Ted Cruz pushes misleading claims

And former Mar-a-Lago employee discusses classified documents case with Ari Melber

VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024 THE LATEST The GOP's second Biden impeachment hearing was somehow worse than the first By Hayes Brown Wednesday's impeachment inquiry hearing in the House Oversight Committee managed to be somehow even less impressive, and even more damaging to the Republicans' goal of bringing down President Joe Biden, than the first impeachment hearing held last year. Per the Constitution, the bar for impeaching — let alone convicting — a president is a high one. Despite that, House Republicans have tried to set the bar nice and low. And on Wednesday they showed how far they still are from clearing it.   Republicans claimed to have two witnesses who would finally rip the lid off this whole "affair" during Wednesday's hearing, luridly titled "Influence Peddling: Examining Joe Biden's Abuse of Public Office." Chairman Jim Comer, R-Ky., promised in his opening statement to show "that Joe Biden has taken action after action to further his family's plans to get rich." That allegedly includes supporting efforts from his son, Hunter Biden, and his brother Jim Biden to capitalize on the family name.   This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. Read the full column here. TOP STORIES DAVE PEPPER Trump supporters just made a big mistake in Ohio Trump looks to have hand-picked a candidate who makes Democrats' odds of a Senate majority just a little bit brighter. Read more. JORDAN RUBIN Trump just shot his own Supreme Court immunity argument in the foot Before he became a Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh argued against prosecuting sitting presidents. Trump isn't a sitting president. Read more. CLARISSA-JAN LIM An Arizona state senator got real about her abortion story. Republicans left the room. Arizona has a 15-week abortion ban and a host of restrictive laws that force patients to jump through hoops to terminate their pregnancy. Read more. STEVE BENEN Pushing made-up claims, Ted Cruz says, 'You can't make this stuff up' Sen. Ted Cruz used his podcast last week to present his listeners with a scary sounding tale. Read more.         TOP VIDEOS THE BEAT WITH ARI 'He knew': Witness who may land Trump in jail talks Jack Smith probe WATCH NOW DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE Liz Cheney blasts Trump's Republican enablers WATCH NOW JOSÉ DÍAZ-BALART 'Take a shot at the devil, you better not miss': Top attorney on Fani Willis staying on case WATCH NOW BRIAN TYLER COHEN Trump's campaign suffers fatal blow WATCH NOW MORE FROM MSNBC You can now listen to all five episodes of "Uncounted Millions: The Power of Reparations," the Into America podcast series hosted by Trymaine Lee. In the final episode, Trymaine reviews public opinion polling and the costs of making reparations a reality for all Black Americans. He also speaks with Gabriel Coakley's descendants about how the family plans to keep his legacy alive a century and a half later. Listen to all five episodes now.  MSNBC presents 'The Trump Indictments', a special two-part series from the 'Prosecuting Donald Trump' podcast. In part one, Glenn Close and Liam Neeson read key excerpts from the New York hush money and Jan. 6 cases against the former president, followed by analysis from legal experts and authors Andrew Weissmann and Melissa Murray. Listen now.    MSNBC INSIGHTS Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! Join the MSNBC Insights Community.   Download the MSNBC App: 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE