The ReidOut with Joy Reid
543 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsJoy Reid conducts one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers while addressing provocative political issues both inside and outside of the beltway. Reid, who is also a best-selling author and public speaker, joined MSNBC in 2011 as a contributor. Drawing from her decades-long experience in politics, passion for addressing the intersection of race, justice and culture, as well as her signature tenacious interviewing style, Reid kicks off MSNBC’s primetime lineup by delving into American politics as it unfolds.
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Richard Engel on US airstrike that killed Soleimani: This is not over
January 04, 2020 01:33 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBQasem Soleimani’s death is the latest in a series of escalating incidents that followed President Trump's decision to unilaterally withdraw America from the Iran nuclear deal.
Susan Collins questions McConnell’s handling of impeachment trial
January 03, 2020 01:32 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBAnother Republican senator is voicing concerns over how Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is handling the pending impeachment trial of the president. Senator Susan Collins of Maine joins fellow Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski in offering a rebuke of McConnell's recent statements.
Daily Beast: GOP Senators avoiding Rudy Giuliani ahead of impeachment trial
January 02, 2020 16:33 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBAs Senators prepare for an impeachment trial, some are reportedly wary of Giuliani's escapades. The Daily Beast reports: "Senators on Capitol Hill are actively avoiding meeting with Giuliani."
‘Wholly irresponsible’ : Trump pushes tweet naming alleged whistleblower
December 28, 2019 01:36 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBPresident Trump capped his holiday week with a barrage of twitter attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But he also retweeted a post by his re-election campaign's "war room" linking an article that named the alleged whistleblower whose complaint ultimately led to impeachment.
Lisa Murkowski ‘disturbed’ by McConnell’s coordination with White House on impeachment
December 27, 2019 16:41 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBRepublican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska expressed her concerns about McConnell's plans to coordinate with the White House on impeachment, revealing a potentially significant crack in Republican support for Trump.
Michael Moore says Bernie Sanders can beat Trump in 2020
December 26, 2019 22:05 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBFilmmaker Michael Moore joins Hardball and gives his take on the 2020 race and who can beat Trump.
Sen. Blumenthal: Impeachment trial can’t be ‘charade or scam’ by Mitch McConnell
December 21, 2019 02:10 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBSpeaker Nancy Pelosi has yet to transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate, prompting a standoff with the Republican majority of that chamber.
Chris Matthews on Putin defending Trump during impeachment: ‘This is weird’
December 20, 2019 01:31 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBAnswering a question during his marathon annual news conference in Moscow, Vladimir Putin said he did not believe Donald Trump’s presidency was "at an end." Chris Matthews says, "Do you think Putin's a member of Trump's party or Trump's a member of Putin's party? I mean, really. This is weird."
Article II: Trump is Impeached
December 19, 2019 05:32 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBIt was a historic day for Washington and for the country. The House of Representatives voted along party lines to impeach President Donald Trump on two charges, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. There was not a single Republican defector to vote for impeachment, and just four Democrats broke ranks with their party. Steve Kornacki analyzes what Wednesday’s vote means for our politics and our country and asks what the future of impeachment holds. For by-the-minute updates ...
Dick Durbin: Impeachment trial in Senate a ‘constitutional responsibility’
December 18, 2019 01:36 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBSenator Mitch McConnell has come under criticism for saying he is taking his cues from the White House on how to run the Senate trial.
Chris Matthews: Does it make sense to re-elect an impeached president?
December 17, 2019 01:39 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBChris asks, “Does it make sense for the country to elect a president impeached in his first term to a second? … It’s hard to hear Trump speak with such awareness, such understanding of his own central role in the high misconduct that has already damaged the presidential office, done nasty, perhaps enduring damage to the confidence we for so long held in our self-government.”
Full House expected to vote on impeachment next week
December 14, 2019 01:37 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBFor just the fourth time in history, a House Committee has passed articles of impeachment against an American President.
Jerry Nadler gives opening remarks in impeachment mark-up
December 12, 2019 01:31 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBHouse Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler gave his opening remarks in the impeachment markup: "Today, we meet to begin consideration of articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump."
Chris Matthews thinks Trump is ‘ignorant of the law, constitution, limits of govt’
December 11, 2019 16:25 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBThe articles of impeachment are the culmination of the investigation led by the Intelligence Committee, which heard testimony from multiple witnesses in public and behind closed doors.
House Judiciary holds last scheduled public hearings before House enters articles of impeachment
December 10, 2019 01:27 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBThe House Judiciary Committee held the last scheduled public hearing before entering articles of impeachment. After years of President Trump accusing the intelligence community of “spying” on him, the Dept. of Justice’s Inspector General, Michael Horowitz, found no evidence of “political bias or improper motivation” in an investigation of President Trump’s campaign. The Washington Post reports that AG William Barr has told Trump that Rudy Giuliani is a liability. And more than 2,000...
Trump declines to participate in House impeachment inquiry
December 07, 2019 01:44 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThe White House says they won't participate in the House impeachment inquiry. Rudy Giuliani continues to dig up dirt on Biden in Ukraine. And Warren and Buttigieg duke it out over Iowa.
Fmr. Congresswoman during Watergate says Trump involved in a cover-up
December 06, 2019 01:32 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has made the historic decision to direct House committee chairs to draft articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, a member of the Judiciary Committee during Watergate, says, "The president is involved in a big cover-up here."
Ted Lieu: We cannot allow Trump to benefit from obstruction of justice
December 05, 2019 01:34 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBDemocrats on the House Judiciary Committee began a new phase of the impeachment inquiry, setting out to show why the president's conduct warrants such a dramatic remedy. Congressman Ted Lieu says, "We cannot allow the president to benefit from his own obstruction of justice and obstruction of Congress."
House Intel Committee votes to adopt impeachment report
December 04, 2019 02:01 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBHouse Intel Committee voted 13-9 to adopt impeachment inquiry report; the report will now be transmitted to House Judiciary Committee.
John Kerry: ‘Earth isn’t winning’ in battle against climate change
December 03, 2019 01:37 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBIn the United States, there is a new coalition of former presidents, military generals, and celebrities who will begin holding town hall meetings across the country urging Americans to combat climate change. The group is called "World War Zero." One of the founders of that group and Fmr. Secretary of State John Kerry says that, "America has an extraordinary record of breaking through, of setting the pace, of being first, and that's what we have to do right now. But we don't have the...
Prosecutors seeking info on payments to Rudy Giuliani
November 26, 2019 01:49 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBIn a bombshell report, Reuters reveals how Federal Investigators are also scrutinizing Rudy Giuliani. According to a grand jury subpoena, "Federal prosecutors in New York are seeking records of payments to Rudy Giuliani as part of an active criminal investigation."
Dems expect to hold impeachment vote before Christmas
November 23, 2019 01:32 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBNBC News reports the House Judiciary committee could take up articles of impeachment within weeks and a full House vote could come before Christmas.
Democratic presidential primary debate, November 20, 2019
November 21, 2019 06:02 - 2 hours - 119 MBCory Booker, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang, and Tom Steyer engage in the fifth 2020 Democratic primary debate for the presidential nomination.
Poll: 70% say Trump’s actions toward Ukraine were wrong
November 19, 2019 01:39 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBA new ABC News poll conducted over the weekend, after the first week of testimony, found that an overwhelming majority of Americans, 70%, said President Trump's actions towards Ukraine were wrong, 25% said they were not.
Witness says Sondland told Trump that Ukraine president will ‘do anything you ask him to’
November 16, 2019 01:46 - 48 minutesDavid Holmes, an official from the US embassy in Kiev who testified behind closed doors, said that he overheard the President's phone call with Ambassador Gordon Sondland in Ukraine. Holmes said that during that call "I heard President Trump ask, so he's gonna do the investigation?' Ambassador Sondland replied that 'he's gonna do it,' adding that President Zelensky will do ‘anything you ask him to.'" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Laurence Tribe on impeachment: It’s about time we pay attention to constitution
November 15, 2019 01:30 - 44 minutesAmbassador William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent painted a sobering portrait of a president using the power of his office to advance his personal political agenda by withholding aid from a foreign power. Laurence Tribe plays Hardball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GOP efforts to legitimize claims about Biden fall flat
November 14, 2019 01:44 - 45 minutesRepublicans turned to their lead Counsel, Steve Castor, to undermine the Democrats' case. Castor tried to legitimize President Trump's unfounded claims about Ukraine and Joe Biden but it seemed to fall flat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dem aide says first hour of impeachment hearing expected to be a ‘blockbuster’
November 13, 2019 01:34 - 45 minutesHouse Democrats characterize their first three witnesses – Amb. Bill Taylor, George Kent, and Amb. Marie Yovanovitch -- as respected, apolitical public servants with long, storied careers. “If the American people only watch the first hour, they’ll hear plenty,” a third Democratic source familiar tells NBC. “The first hour of each hearing is designed to be a blockbuster.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
GOP plans to blame everyone but Trump ahead of impeachment inquiry
November 12, 2019 01:38 - 45 minutesPresident Trump has centered his presidency on the idea that he's in charge and everyone else is just a supporting actor. However, ahead of the first public impeachment hearings, Republicans are now arguing that it's everyone else's fault and not Trump's. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
20 years of Hardball
November 09, 2019 01:31 - 45 minutesWe're celebrating 20 years of Hardball! Tune in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NYT: Ukraine president was prepared to do Trump’s bidding in fear of losing aid
November 08, 2019 01:40 - 44 minutesIn an explosive report, The New York Times reveals that President Zelensky was so desperate that he was prepared to deliver a message that he would investigate the Bidens in an interview scheduled with CNN. Unwilling to lose the military aid he badly needed, Zelensky decided to bow to Trump's demands. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Kamala Harris on impeachment: This is a fight for our democracy
November 07, 2019 02:05 - 45 minutesPublic hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump start next week, but Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell is already speculating on how a Senate trial would play out. Senator Kamala Harris says, "I really believe this is an issue about a fight for our democracy ... I would hope that my Republican colleagues will agree that this is a critical moment and that America's identity is very much at stake." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sondland becomes 4th witness to confirm quid pro quo between Trump, Ukraine
November 06, 2019 01:39 - 45 minutesAccording to Sondland's updated testimony, he "now recalls" telling a top aide to President Zelensky "that resumption of the U.S. aid would likely not occur until Ukraine provided the public anti-corruption statement,” a statement committing Ukraine to investigate Trump's political opponents. With his revelation, Sondland has become the fourth witness to affirm a quid pro quo: military aid in exchange for political dirt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gerry Connolly: ‘Disturbing’ that Ukraine ambassador subject to ‘political corruption’
November 05, 2019 01:52 - 44 minutesMarie Yovanovitch, the ousted U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, told House impeachment investigators last month that U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland told her she should tweet out support or praise for President Donald Trump if she wanted to save her job, according to a transcript of her testimony made public Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trump's day of reckoning
November 02, 2019 00:17 - 45 minutesThis Friday marks the end of an harrowing week in the House Impeachment investigation -- all foreshadowing the day of reckoning that's to come for this President. Rachel Maddow plays Hardball. The latest on 2020 -- with Beto O'Rourke dropping out of the race. And Hardball celebrates its 20th anniversary next week -- listen for information on how we're planning to celebrate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Party Lines
November 01, 2019 21:58 - 20 minutesAfter another momentous week in the impeachment inquiry, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News, recaps events in Washington. Witnesses from the White House and State Department provided corroborating evidence against the president. But on Thursday, a House vote to move the inquiry forward fell completely along party lines. As Democrats move the inquiry into a public phase, will the evidence be enough to overcome political partisanship? Questions about the impeachment inquir...
NBC News presents Article II: Party Lines
November 01, 2019 21:58 - 20 minutesAfter another momentous week in the impeachment inquiry, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News, recaps events in Washington. Witnesses from the White House and State Department provided corroborating evidence against the president. But on Thursday, a House vote to move the inquiry forward fell completely along party lines. As Democrats move the inquiry into a public phase, will the evidence be enough to overcome political partisanship? Questions about the impeachment inquir...
Fmr. DOD Speechwriter calls what he saw in White House ‘alarming’
October 31, 2019 23:11 - 44 minutesFormer James Mattis speechwriter and author Guy Snodgrass joins Hardball to give an inside look in the Trump White House. He wrote “Holding the Line: Inside Trump's Pentagon with Secretary Mattis.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tom Steyer: I would spend my last dollar to save this democracy
October 30, 2019 01:03 - 45 minutesPresidential Candidate Tom Steyer joins Hardball to talk about the impeachment inquiry and his presidential run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
House to vote Thursday on formalizing impeachment inquiry
October 29, 2019 00:28 - 45 minutesWhile Democrats maintain that the resolution is not necessary to conduct impeachment proceedings under the law, it will undercut the White House, which has long argued that that the inquiry is illegitimate without the approval of the full House. That resolution will be introduced on Tuesday, with a vote by the full House on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chris Matthews calls Rudy Giuliani ‘Trump’s henchman’
October 27, 2019 15:39 - 45 minutesRudy Giuliani "butt-dialed" NBC News reporter Rich Schapiro last week. The two had already spoken earlier that day but around 11 pm Giuliani accidentally followed up with "a message exactly three minutes long... the words tumbling out of Giuliani's mouth were not directed at the reporter. He was speaking to someone else, someone in the same room." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AP: White House fearful of GOP defections during impeachment vote
October 25, 2019 16:00 - 45 minutesWhite House officials have grown increasingly fearful of GOP defections in a House impeachment vote and potential Senate trial. Trump himself has been upset with his own top aides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leon Panetta calls Trump’s Syria pullout the ‘most disastrous foreign policy blunder’
October 24, 2019 00:46 - 45 minutesOn Trump’s Syria pullout, Leon Panetta says "This is the most disastrous foreign policy blunder I've seen a President of the United States make and it's sending a terrible message to the world that you can't trust the United States."On Trump’s Syria pullout, Leon Panetta says "This is the most disastrous foreign policy blunder I've seen a President of the United States make and it's sending a terrible message to the world that you can't trust the United States." Learn more about your ad choic...