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Democratic senator hints why Mitch McConnell may come to regret blocking debt ceiling vote

Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) suggested that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) wants to get rid of the filibuster.

In an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, Tester found McConnell's latest statement about the debt ceiling being the dumbest thing he's ever heard of.

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FedEx driver fired after angry tirade about refusing to deliver packages to homes with BLM signs

The Root reported Monday that a FedEx driver was caught refusing to do his job out of partisanship.

A profanity-laced video surfaced on TikTok after the FedEx driver was fired because he refused to deliver to homes showing support for Black Lives Matter, Joe Biden or Kamala Harris.

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MSNBC's Morning Joe sounds alarm over GOP's 'clear intent' to steal the 2024 election for Trump

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough sounded the alarm over Donald Trump's continued election lies.

The twice-impeached one-term president falsely claimed during a Georgia rally that the Arizona "audit" showed he had won and called on other states to conduct similar partisan probes to justify his lies about fraud -- and the "Morning Joe" host explained how Trump was setting the stage to steal the 2024 election.

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A Texas Republican urged people to 'read the bill' to prove voter suppression — so John Oliver did it

The main story on "Last Week Tonight's" first show of the season called the GOP's bluff on their voter suppression laws.

State Rep. Matt Schaffer, a Republican from Tyler Texas went on television to tell people upset over the GOP's voter suppression bill to "read the bill. There's no voter suppression. Read the bill and show me what person who is eligible to vote who will not be able to vote. You can't find it."

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Why are progressives always the ones who have to compromise —and not Joe Manchin: MSNBC host

MSNBC host Medhi Hasan shared a tweet from progressive author Stephen King, who said that 70 percent of something is better than 100 percent of nothing. He referred to President Joe Biden's budget that includes a human infrastructure component to help fund childcare, paid family leave, universal pre-K, community college tuition and other things to move the green economy forward.

"We have a potential government shutdown and debt crisis coming down the line," Hasan said. "Oh, and a political stalemate over a $3.5 trillion social and economic policy and climate change bill. The heart of Biden agenda. If you are thinking the Republican Party is the Freddy Kruger of this nightmare, you'd be wrong. It's the left. Apparently, the left is to blame!"

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Anyone who thinks Trump will disappear if you ignore him has been proven wrong: Liz Cheney on Jan 6 committee

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) responded to critics who said that she shouldn't be participating in the Jan. 6 committee because she is keeping the focus on former President Donald Trump.

Cheney made it clear that Trump isn't going to go away if everyone stops talking about him.

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Trump administration assumed 'everyone was going to get COVID anyway': Interview with ex-FDA chief reveals

An interview with former President Donald Trump's FDA Commissioner revealed that the administration was dismissive of any efforts to fight COVID-19 because they assumed "everyone" was going to get it anyway, and they essentially wanted to get it over with.

Speaking to CNN's Pamela Brown, Dr. Scott Gottlieb explained that he thinks the government should militarize viruses like this because it's a national security threat and existing structures aren't made to handle such a massive pathogen.

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Lara Trump says it's 'refreshing' to not see Donald Trump 'vilifying' troops

Lara Trump clambered to paint her father-in-law as a patriot who served his country while speaking to Fox News on Sunday. Trump, who never served in the military due to alleged "bone spurs" spent the final years of Sen. John McCain's (R-AZ) life questioning his service to his country.

"How refreshing, by the way, that we are taking a servicemember, someone that serves our country and we are propping them up and we are recognizing them instead of vilifying them like we've so sadly seen so many times," said Lara Trump.

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CNN's Jim Acosta says Trump's 'big lie' has turned into 'the big cry' as he whines about losing in rallies

CNN's Jim Acosta joined with Republican Margaret Hoover and fellow CNN analyst John Avlon to discuss former President Donald Trump's latest rally in Georgia.

The weekend rally was largely downplayed by the report that he still lost the Arizona election. In fact, he lost it by more than initially calculated, losing over 260 votes and Joe Biden gained 99. Still, at the rally, Trump trotted out his usual applause lines attacking Democrats, calling the election a "lie" and pledging a rematch.

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MSNBC's Claire McCaskill burns down Trump's 'nutjob' lawyer John Eastman: 'You don't belong in the law, buddy'

MSNBC's Claire McCaskill unloaded on Federalist Society lawyer John Eastman for crafting a spurious legal argument aimed at overturning a lawful election.

Eastman incorrectly told Mike Pence on Jan. 5 that the vice president had the constitutional authority to block the certification of Joe Biden's election, and he sent Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) a six-point memo outlining the process for Pence to reject electors from seven states to keep Donald Trump in power -- but both men declined to carry out the scheme.

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Dem Congressman reveals some GOP lawmakers expressed 'glee' and 'were having a good time' during Capitol riot

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) revealed some details about his experience on Jan. 6 when the Capitol was under siege.

According to the Congressman, while the Capitol was being torn apart, an attacker was being shot and terrified congressional staffers were hiding afraid for their lives, some Republicans were filled with "glee."

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'The cowboys are there to protect your family!' Lindsey Graham throws a fit over 'inhumane' criticism of border agents

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told Fox News that the Border Patrol agents whipping Haitian refugees were just "cowboys" who are
"trying to protect you." Graham didn't downplay the beatings by government employees, instead, he celebrated them and those doing it.

"A man on horseback is there to protect your family!" Graham insisted. "The people rushing our border have put us all under siege!"

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'Do you think pregnant women pose a big threat?' Jen Psaki mocks Peter Doocy's latest claim

On Thursday, Fox News' White House reporter Peter Doocy ran into the Jen Psaki brick wall during the daily press briefing.

Doocy asked the White House about the situation at the border where a slew of migrants continue to be desperately trying to enter the U.S. According to Psaki, those migrants aren't being allowed into the country. Doocy disagreed.

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