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Morning Joe 4/21/20

Governors in the South including Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia have begun loosening restrictions put in place to contain the spread of coronavirus. Georgia's decision will apply to barbershops, gyms and other businesses that include close contact. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/20/20

More than 60 percent think the president didn't take the threat of the coronavirus seriously enough at the beginning, according to new polling from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/17/20

As the president this week announced guidelines for reopening the country's economy, some public figures have said an expected loss of life is the price of getting the U.S. economy back on track. Is there a strategy at play in this? The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/16/20

As the president is set to announce Thursday his plans to reopen parts of the economy by May 1, Republicans including Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana are publicly discussing the need to reopen despite the consequences. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/15/20

The president on Tuesday accused the WHO of 'severely mismanaging and covering up' the coronavirus crisis, specifically the initial outbreak in Wuhan, China and then announced he was halting funding. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/14/20

As New York State edges closer to 200,000 cases of the coronavirus, the state is now recording over 10,000 deaths. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/13/20

'The president, though, was slow to absorb the scale of the risk and to act accordingly' on the coronavirus, according to new NYT reporting. Reporter Eric Lipton joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Morning Joe 4/10/20

During Thursday's coronavirus press briefing, Dr. Fauci said that social distancing could reduce the U.S. death toll to 60,000. The Morning Joe panel discusses the importance of having experts speak during the briefings.

Morning Joe 4/9/20

As the U.S. nears 15,000 deaths from the coronavirus, Dr. Anthony Fauci praised the effectiveness of social distancing as a way to curb the virus. Yet as the pandemic deepens, the president is still looking for people to blame.

Morning Joe 4/8/20

Wisconsin voters on Tuesday braved long lines and waits while defying the state's stay-at-home order to vote after two courts ruled that the primary election couldn't be postponed. State Democrats sought to delay the contest but failed.

Morning Joe 4/7/20

A memo from Peter Navarro, the president's trade adviser, said failure to contain a coronavirus outbreak could lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths and trillions of dollars in economic losses. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/6/20

The president on Sunday used his daily press briefing on Sunday to again endorse unproven drugs to battle the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Surgeon General Jerome Adams said this week would be the country's 'Pearl Harbor' moment.

Wondery presents Business Wars

Business Wars digs deep into some of the greatest corporate rivalries of all time. Think Facebook VS Snapchat or Nike VS Adidas. On each episode we give you an inside look at what inspired entrepreneurs to take risks that drove their companies to new heights -- or into the ground. In this season "Starbucks VS Dunkin" they follow these two java giants in a war that started brewing in the 1950s and is now hotter than ever. Coffee is a 100 billion dollar plus global industry with these...

Morning Joe 4/3/20

The WH is expected to announce a new national advisory on Americans in coronavirus hot spots should wear masks. Meanwhile, economic analyst says the unemployment rate will shortly head into double digits and the country will likely still be looking at roughly 10 percent unemployment on Election Day.

Morning Joe 4/2/20

As the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. continues to grow, more governors are issuing statewide stay-at-home orders for their residents, including Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 4/1/20

On Monday, the White House coronavirus response coordinator warned that the U.S. could see up to 200,000 deaths from the outbreak 'if we do things almost perfectly.' President Trump called the figures 'sobering.'

Morning Joe 3/31/20

The number of deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 passed 3,000 on Tuesday, according to NBC News' tally, and there are now more than 160,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 3/30/20

President Trump said last week that he wanted to see much of the country return to normal by Easter, yet on Sunday announced he's extending his administration's guidelines on social distancing during the COVID-19 outbreak until April 30.

Morning Joe 3/27/20

As the U.S. overtakes China as the country with the most cases in the world of the coronavirus, New York City hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus cases.

Morning Joe 2/10/20

With the New Hampshire primary set for Tuesday, the 2020 Democrats make their final pitch in the state.

Morning Joe 2/7/20

Morning Joe compares and contrasts Bill Clinton's public response to impeachment to the public remarks President Trump gave on Thursday. And, Joe Scarborough discusses President Trump's remarks at Thursday's National Prayer Breakfast and why he says Trump mocked the words of Jesus Christ and got away with it.

Morning Joe 2/6/20

The Senate on Wednesday voted almost entirely along party lines to acquit President Donald Trump on abuse of power and obstruction of justice. The panel discusses the vote, the latest from Iowa and Mitt Romney's vote.

Morning Joe 2/5/20: SOTU analysis

The Morning Joe panel kicks off Wednesday's show by recapping the president's State of the Union address.

Morning Joe 2/4/20

The Iowa presidential caucuses were thrown into chaos late Monday after the state Democratic Party said it found 'inconsistencies,' delaying results and causing widespread confusion across the state.

Morning Joe 2/3/20

Monday is Caucus Day in Iowa, and the 2020 Democratic candidates were out in full force making their pitch over the weekend.

Morning Joe 1/31/20

On Thursday, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., announced that he will not join Democrats in voting to call witnesses. The panel discusses the flaws in Sen. Alexander's argument.

Morning Joe 1/30/20

GOP sources tell NBC News they expect to have enough votes to block Senate testimony at the president's impeachment trial. If that happens, impeachment proceedings could end by Friday. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/29/20

A majority is in favor of witnesses testifying at the Senate impeachment trial of the president, according to new polling. Will enough Republican senators back witnesses? The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/28/20

Morning Joe 1/27/20

From the shocking, surprise passing of legend Kobe Bryant to the Grammys to revelations from John Bolton's book, it was a weekend of major news. Mika Brzezinski has the headlines.

INTRODUCING: So You Wanna Be President? with Chris Matthews

Lesson one: win Iowa. An astounding number of Democrats and Republicans won their party's nomination after winning first in the Iowa caucuses—but America's first battleground hasn't always been a priority for campaigns. Jimmy Carter was the first to realize that a win there could propel a candidate into the national spotlight. Chris Matthews examines Carter's approach to the 1972 campaign with Gerry Rafshoon, who handled political advertising for the candidate, and veteran journali...

Morning Joe 1/24/20

In a 2015 interview, Donald Trump said he wouldn't touch Social Security benefits, yet this week Trump said he could be open to entitlement cuts. The panel discusses. Also, MSNBC's Garrett Haake lays out where the impeachment trial stands on Friday, January 24 and what's ahead for the weekend.

Morning Joe 1/23/20

During opening arguments for President Trump's Senate impeachment trial, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., told senators they need to remove Trump from office because he's shown he's willing to cheat in the 2020 election.

Morning Joe 1/22/20

After nearly 13 hours on Tuesday, the Senate passed a resolution setting the rules for the trial and adjourned. The Senate killed 11 Democratic amendments, most of them seeking subpoenas for Trump administration documents and witness testimony.

Morning Joe 1/21/20

51 percent of voters believe the Senate should vote to convict and remove Trump from office, according to new CNN/SSRS polling. And, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will allot each side a total of 24 hours to present their arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, but the time must be confined to two working days.

Wondery Presents The Next Big Idea

Presidential Candidate, Andrew Yang, asks what you would do with an extra $1,000 of FREE MONEY every single month? Would you start a savings account for retirement? Would you go back and finish your degree? Or would you just spend it on your dream vacation? In The Next Big Idea’s Episode entitled “FREE MONEY” Andrew Yang makes his case for Universal Basic Income or UBI, and why it might be the best plan to grow America’s economy and bolster its shrinking middle class. Listen to The...

Morning Joe 1/20/20

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2020, the Morning Joe panel remembers the life and legacy of the influential American civil rights leader. And, the president's defense team in his impeachment trial will high-profile names like Ken Starr, who investigated Bill Clinton, and Alan Dershowitz, who served on the legal teams of O.J. Simpson and Jeffrey Epstein. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/17/20

On Thursday, the Senate formally received impeachment articles from House managers. The president then referred to impeachment as a hoax. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/16/20

In an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, indicted associate of the president's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, Lev Parnas, said Trump 'knew exactly what was going on' about alleged attempt to pressure the Ukrainian government to dig up dirt on Joe Biden.

Morning Joe 1/15/20: Post-debate analysis

The Morning Joe panel recaps Wednesday's CNN/Des Moines Register Democratic debate and a tense round of exchanges between Sen. Sanders and Sen. Warren.

Morning Joe 1/14/20

New Monmouth University polling in Iowa shows gains for Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders and a drop for Pete Buttigieg and Elizabeth Warren. And, new polling from New Hampshire has former VP Joe Biden in the lead and Sen. Bernie Sanders running second. The Morning Joe panel digs into the numbers.

Morning Joe 1/13/20

Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday that he 'didn't see' specific evidence that Iran was readying to attack four U.S. embassies, as the president claimed last week. And, new 2020 polling shows Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are in a statistical tie in Iowa.

Morning Joe 1/10/20

As the president now says he ordered the killing of Gen. Soleimani because he was plotting to blow up U.S. embassies, Trump and some GOP allies are trying to claim Dems who question the killing are somehow supportive of Soleimani.

Morning Joe 1/9/20

During his Wednesday announcement about the situation with Iran, President Trump criticized the Obama administration over the 2015 Iran deal, saying Iran got '$150 billion', a claim that outraged many Democrats. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/8/20

Iran retaliated for the killing of a top general by firing more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi air bases housing U.S. forces on Wednesday local time. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/7/20

John Bolton, the former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, said Monday he is willing to testify in the Senate impeachment trial if subpoenaed. The Morning Joe panel discusses Bolton and the GOP response to his announcement.

Morning Joe 1/6/20

The president insisted Sunday that Iranian cultural sites were fair game for the U.S. military, despite Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying otherwise on the Sunday shows. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/3/20

The United States killed a high-profile commander of Iran's secretive Quds Force, the Defense Department said late Thursday. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 1/2/20

Joe Scarborough looks at the challenges ahead for President Trump as we head into 2020. And, the United States is sending about 650 soldiers to the Middle East after thousands of people stormed the compound of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Tuesday night. The panel discusses.

Morning Joe 12/30/19

Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper joined Mike Pompeo and John Bolton in trying to convince the president that releasing the aid was in interests of the United States, according to NYT reporting.