Dr. Heidi Overton, President Trump’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), will testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Thursday as she seeks confirmation to lead the agency. Overton, a White House domestic policy aide and preventive medicine physician, is expected to face questions about vaccines, the abortion pill mifepristone and the direction of the FDA. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), who chairs the panel, has raised concerns about her role in Trump’s push to scale back the childhood vaccine schedule, calling her involvement “almost disqualifying” when she was nominated last month. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) has also pushed back on the agency’s recent approach to drug…
MS NOW White House reporter Laura Barrón-López was denied access to the White House this morning, despite a ruling on Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly. Kelly issued a 14-day temporary restraining order restoring access to MS NOW, CNN and Politico after President Donald Trump banned the outlets. Barrón-López joins Morning Joe live from outside the White House, and MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin provides analysis.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington today for his summit with President Trump The two leaders are expected to discuss topics ranging from Trade, the war with Iran, and artificial intelligence. Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner joins Morning Joe with charts on the AI race between the U.S. and China.
By David DeMay How do we break an electorate out of a soap opera trance when the entire political-media complex profits off keeping them hooked to the screen?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is among the notable leaders set to address the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, with the U.S.-Israel war in Iran and fighting in Gaza set to loom large over his remarks. Netanyahu hits the stage a day after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian pushed back against President Trump’s threats at the U.N., declaring Iran would “never bow our head” and saying Tehran remains open to diplomacy. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is also set to address the gathering by video Thursday after the U.S. denied him a visa to attend in person. Tens of thousands of Palestinians were killed in Gaza after Israel launched a military campaign in response to Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023,…
