Old photo proves awkward for TN gov.

Plus, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes.

VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news March 1, 2023 THE LATEST Ron DeSantis' war on Disney just escalated By Zeeshan Aleem Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' retaliatory war on Disney escalated further on Monday, when he signed a bill that strips the company of its special self-governing status in Florida. Disney's self-governed district in central Florida, which has allowed the company for decades to raise taxes and issue bonds in the area to maintain and build infrastructure for the Walt Disney World Resort, was always a weird arrangement. But DeSantis' attack on it was not inspired, as he's suggested, by a meaningful agenda to rein in corporate power. It was instead an attempt to punish Disney for daring to speak out against his homophobic policies and to bully the company into complying with his crusade against so-called wokeness.   This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. Read their full column here.  TOP STORIES JORDAN RUBIN The three words from Rupert Murdoch that encapsulate Fox News' utter recklessness The latest bombshell court filing is a nightmare for the network. Read more. STEVE BENEN Trump now sees special counsel Jack Smith as a 'mad dog psycho' These are not the actions of a man expecting to be cleared of wrongdoing. Read more.  STEVE BENEN Old photo proves quite inconvenient for GOP governor set to criminalize some drag shows Tennessee's governor is eager to advance the culture war agenda, but there's an awkward detail hanging overhead. Read more. JORDAN RUBIN Ketanji Brown Jackson issues her first Supreme Court majority opinion It's mostly unanimous, but with a twist from some Republican-appointed colleagues. Read more.         TOP VIDEOS WATCH Lori Lightfoot concedes race, first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election ALL IN Hayes: Fox is 'the most destructive institution in all of American politics' 11TH HOUR Kevin McCarthy defends release of Jan. 6 tapes ALL IN Bernie: Americans shouldn't have to go deeply in debt to get an education BLACK HISTORY, UNCENSORED "Black History, Uncensored" is a ReidOut Blog series that highlights work by Black creators targeted by GOP bans.   White fragility and willful ignorance of Black history have always posed an obstacle to the truthful teaching of America's past and present. But we haven't seen conservatives this rabid — and coordinated — in their effort to hide these truths since the post-Civil War Redemption era.   Here, we explore works Republicans want to keep under wraps. Jason Reynolds' ode to dreamers is a must-read for America's students Why Lorraine Hansberry was fed up with white, liberal views on activism The heaviness of Kiese Laymon MORE FROM MSNBC On Sunday, MSNBC Films presents the third episode of "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story," a four-part series from TIME Studios. This week, Giuliani goes global as a terrorism expert after 9/11. Then, fueled by the same ambition, he brings his playbook to Ukraine in the name of Donald Trump. Watch an all-new episode of "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story" on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming on Peacock. A new episode of the special podcast mini-series "Into America presents Street Disciples: Politics, Power and the Rise of Hip-Hop" is now available. In episode four, host Trymaine Lee explores how in the late 90s, mainstream hip-hop had largely begun to shed its political messaging. Then, the backlash against a Republican government brought politics back to hip-hop once more, leading to the mobilization of a generation and the first hip-hop president: Barack Obama. Listen now. 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE