Mike Johnson’s crisis countdown begins

And Trump criticized after removing Holocaust Museum board members, including Doug Emhoff |

VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2025 THE LATEST Mike Johnson is deep in the weeds on Trump's big beautiful bill By Hayes Brown Mike Johnson is deep in the weeds on Trump's big beautiful bill By Hayes Brown Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has two main jobs in funding President Donald Trump's regressive agenda: setting deadlines and counting votes. He has yet to prove he's particularly adept at either, which makes it unlikely he'll get Trump's "big, beautiful bill" through the House by Memorial Day as he hopes. And when it comes to getting enough votes to pass what's likely to be the most consequential bill of the year, he'll have to skillfully juggle a competing set of priorities where one dropped ball could cause the whole thing to come tumbling down.   Republicans are trying this week to give some shape to this amorphous blob of a plan. The first few House markups are happening now. Once that process is done, Johnson still must cobble together all the pieces into one bill that achieves near unanimity from his caucus. There are plenty of troublemakers in the far-right camp who have already said they'll happily let the speaker's Memorial Day deadline lapse if the bill doesn't satisfy their demands for savings. And once a final bill passes the House, it will still have to go to the Senate, where it may take pretending math isn't real and ignoring the chamber's rules to get the bill over the line.   That's likely to be a bridge too far for some Republicans.   This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest column. Read the full column here. TOP STORIES PAUL WALDMAN Trump's tariff fiasco has even his own treasury secretary flailing And even a statement of fact about how tariffs generate revenue is enough to send the administration into a rage. Read more. SELINA C. WANG Will RFK Jr.'s synthetic food dye crusade help 'Make America Healthy Again'? We need to fundamentally rethink how we produce, market and consume food in America. Read more.  ANTHONY L. FISHER Bill Maher still doesn't get the joke The "Real Time" host didn't seem to appreciate his pal Larry David's satirical New York Times column, "My Dinner with Adolf." Read more. JORDAN RUBIN Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says new Supreme Court ruling will hurt the 'neediest among us' Joined by Justice Sotomayor in dissent, Jackson said Congress can fix the mistake the majority needlessly made in the benefits case. Read more.   TOP VIDEOS THE BEAT WITH ARI  Trump criticized after removing Holocaust Museum board members, including Doug Emhoff WATCH NOW RACHEL MADDOW American mother, daughters reportedly terrorized by ICE in botched search for migrants WATCH NOW ALL IN 'People will notice': Trump can't bully his way out of higher prices and empty shelves, Hayes says WATCH NOW CHRIS JANSING REPORTS 'Single biggest cut to Medicaid in American history': Dem lawmaker slams Trump budget plan WATCH NOW MORE FROM MSNBC Beginning Saturday, catch the premiere of "The Weekend" at 7am Eastern. Join Jonathan Capehart, Jackie Alemany, and Eugene Daniels as they offer analysis and perspective of the morning's biggest news and the week's most important events. Watch "The Weekend" from 7-10am ET, Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC. MSNBC is nominated at this year's Shorty Awards, an international awards competition highlighting the best digital and social media content. Go to msnbc.com/shorty to cast your vote by April 30th.   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