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Mitch McConnell's ‘out and out lying’ about the court ‘radicalizes’ right-wing justices: Morning Joe panel

Panelists on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" discussed how Mitch McConnell's machinations to pack the U.S. Supreme Court had "radicalized" the justices he got confirmed.

The three justices nominated by former president Donald Trump, after McConnell held up a nominee by Barack Obama and rushed one last pick in the days before the November 2020 election, signaled they would undo abortion rights in a Mississippi case, and the panelists agreed the political scheming had turned the court into a highly politicized body.

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NYT's Maggie Haberman busts Mark Meadows for denying his own book: 'He has a history of lying about my reporting'

Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows "has a history of lying about my reporting before he confirms it," New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman shared on CNN Thursday. "I can't describe which one is worse...it’s bad that they are on the one hand acknowledging they were imperiling all of these people [with the positive COVID-19 test]. Not actually acknowledging."

Haberman recalled the antigen tests that former president Donald Trump brushed off as insignificances at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when he returned a negative result from a different test shortly after the positive.

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MSNBC’s Morning Joe mocks Mark Meadows for calling his own book ‘fake news’

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough mocked Mark Meadows for calling his own bombshell revelation about Donald Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis "fake news."

The former White House chief of staff went on Newsmax late Wednesday and agreed with Trump that the account in his forthcoming book was "fake news," after the twice-impeached one-term president denied that he had tested positive for the coronavirus three days before his first debate with Joe Biden, and before he interacted multiple times with the public.

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'It's murderous!' Morning Joe panelists bury 'reckless' Trump for 'spreading COVID around'

MSNBC panelists were appalled at revelations that Donald Trump had tested positive for COVID-19 before attending rallies, meeting with Gold Star families, boarding Air Force One and debating Joe Biden.

Former chief of staff Mark Meadows claims in his new book that Trump tested positive for virus on September 26, 2020, but soon afterward tested negative. Less than a week later, the White House disclosed that Trump had been diagnosed with COVID-19.

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Morning Joe compares GOP's Jan 6 obstruction to smash-and-grab robbers: 'What separates you from the punks on the West Coast?'

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough compared the U.S. Capitol rioters to smash-and-grab thieves plaguing retailers.

Some of Donald Trump's allies and administration officials are stonewalling the congressional investigation of the Jan. 6 riot, and the "Morning Joe" co-host wondered why the violent assault on Congress hadn't prompted the same level of outrage in some quarters as the recent string of robberies.

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'A conspiracy of dunces': CNN's Acosta accuses Walter Reed of misleading Americans about Donald Trump

A new book by Donald Trump’s former chief of staff claims that Trump tested positive for COVID-19 three days before his first debate against his rival Joe Biden on Sept. 29, 2020. Mark Meadows’ upcoming book, "The Chief’s Chief," claims that Trump initially tested positive for the virus before taking another test, which came back negative, according to The Guardian.

But the White House never shared president’s test results with the public.

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Adam Schiff is 'skeptical' about the newly cooperative Mark Meadows -- here's why

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is skeptical of Mark Meadows' cooperation with the House select committee investigating the U.S. Capitol riot.

The former White House chief of staff spent Jan. 6 alongside Donald Trump as the former president's supporters stormed the Capitol to stop the certification of his election loss, and Schiff told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Meadows could be a key witness for the bipartisan committee -- if he fully cooperates in good faith.

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'Kevin is playing scared' as GOP's 'craziest people' spin out of control: Morning Joe

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough once again called out House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for being unable to control his caucus.

One Republican lawmaker, Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, has been publicly harassing Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over her Muslim faith, while two other Republican representatives, South Carolina's Nancy Mace and Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene, have been feuding on Twitter, and the "Morning Joe" host said it's past time for McCarthy to rein in his party's most bombastic members.

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LIVE: 3 dead and 6 injured - including a teacher - in Oxford, Michigan school shooting

At least three people are dead and six have been injured in a school shooting in Oxford, Michigan, which is about an hour north of Detroit. The start of the shooting was 12:55 p.m. Tuesday and took place in an area of the school where many history classes are. At least one teacher was hurt.

Police revealed that the shooter is in custody and they were able to arrest him within five minutes of arriving on scene. There were over one hundred 911 calls, the police chief said in a briefing.

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'It's wrong what's happening over there': MSNBC's Mika shreds Fox News for 'spewing hatred and lies'

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski went on a rampage against Donald Trump voters and then turned her attention to Fox News.

The conservative network's Lara Logan compared Dr. Anthony Fauci to the infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, and the "Morning Joe" co-host blasted Fox News as dangerous propaganda.

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MSNBC’s Mika unloads extended rant against ‘twisted’ Trump voters: ‘They live and thrive on hate!’

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski unloaded on Donald Trump voters and the Republican lawmakers who keep scraping bottom to get their attention.

"Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough ripped Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), who prefaced one of her culture-war screeds by insisting she's a "strong Christian,"

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Oklahoma National Guard soldiers are 'roadkill' for Gov. Kevin Stitt's political career: Rachel Maddow

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow updated the battle between Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) and the Department of Defense and commander in chief.

Stitt told National Guard soldiers in his state to ignore the national vaccine requirement set by the Pentagon and the National Guard.

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Jan 6 committee has interviewed over 250 people: Congressman

Rep. Pet Aguilar (D-CA) revealed that over 250 witnesses were interviewed, so far, by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack.

Speaking to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Monday, Aguilar explained that people like Steve Bannon, Jeffrey Clark, and former Donald Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows are outliers in those willing to come forward and speak to the committee.

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