Michael Steele remains a Republican, but the party as it stands today is unrecognizable to him. “For the sake of power, we bought the idea of the South will rise again,” he says. “We should've killed it in its infancy and [been] done with it because it gave rise to what happened on January 6th.” The first Black chairman of GOPAC and the RNC joins the groupchat to offer his take on big money (and dark money) in politics, to reflect on how his faith guides his politics, and to explain why he’s stuck with the Republicans in spite of their about-face with regard to individual liberties. “ The easiest thing to do is walk away,” says Steele. “ I have to believe in your rights as a citizen under the flag and the Constitution…
When postpartum OCD upended CNN anchor Pamela Brown’s life, she went looking for answers. Today, she's launching Body Language by CNN, a series that translates the symptoms and science of women's health.
The circumstances leading up to November's elections appear to share some striking similarities to those of the 2006 midterms, when Republicans lost control of both the House and Senate. Voters back then faced what voters are facing today: a war, rising costs and a deeply unpopular president. MS NOW economic analyst Steve Rattner joined Morning Joe with charts and analysis.
The cause of the explosions on Thursday morning remains unclear. Saudi Arabia is on edge a day after the authorities said Houthi strikes on two airports had killed three people.
Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of the country has opened up a prime Senate pickup opportunity for Democrats in Ohio and made for a razor-thin contest in Iowa, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS. President Donald Trump carried both states by double digits in 2024, and Republicans currently hold both US Senate seats and complete control of the state government in each of them. But in these deep-red states, likely voters now mostly disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency, say his policies have increased the cost of living and that tariffs on foreign goods have largely been a negative for their states. CNN political director David Chalian runs through the new numbers and CNN’s Audie Cornish discusses the Ohio…
