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Joy Reid conducts one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers while addressing provocative political issues both inside and outside of the beltway. Reid, who is also a best-selling author and public speaker, joined MSNBC in 2011 as a contributor. Drawing from her decades-long experience in politics, passion for addressing the intersection of race, justice and culture, as well as her signature tenacious interviewing style, Reid kicks off MSNBC’s primetime lineup by delving into American politics as it unfolds.

DOGE prompts chaos, trauma and protests

Joy Reid leads the final episode of The ReidOut with this question: "When you are in the midst of a crisis, and specifically a crisis of democracy, how do you resist?" We examine this as Elon Musk's DOGE faces resistance from everyday Americans who are fighting back. MSNBC hosts Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and Lawrence O'Donnell join Joy during the last edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC to discuss.

Feb 25, • 44:15

Some GOP representatives hammered by constituents furious at DOGE

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with reports of Elmer Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio returning to the scene of the crimes Donald Trump pardoned them for, but it was not long before Tarrio was placed back in handcuffs. Plus, we exposea shakeup at ICE as Donald Trump's deportation plan runs into many obstacles. Yet, the White House is succeeding in weaponizing deportations and demonizing immigrants, critics say, which has already had deadly consequences. Listen now.

Feb 25, • 41:37

The extremists in Trump’s ear

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with a dive into the various far-right extremists who are influencing and orchestrating President Trump’s decision making. Joy and her guests discuss this plus Trump’s justice, with Kash Patel being confirmed as Trump’s FBI Director and a Trump-appointed prosecutor investigating Democrats for their rhetoric. Also in this episode, former NFL player and activist Chris Kluwe joins Joy to discuss being arrested for MAGA civil disobedience. All this and more

Feb 21, • 41:45

Growing protests over Elon Musk’s DOGE firings

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with President Trump and DOGE’s modern American bank heist, slashing budgets for things like Medicaid, social security benefits, and overtime pay, in support of the original goal: massive tax cuts for the ultra rich. Joy and her guests discuss this plus the increased scrutiny of the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss New York City Mayor Adams’ corruption case. Also in this episode, Trump doubles down on his comments calling Ukrainian president Zelen

Feb 20, • 42:06

Judge Chutkan squashes effort to block Musk and DOGE from accessing federal data systems

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with Judge Tanya Chutkan’s rejection of efforts brought by 14 states to curtail Elon Musk and DOGE’s access to federal data across seven agencies. Joy and her guests discuss this plus Trump's continued revenge tour, this time with the resignation of the head of the criminal division of the U.S. Attorney’s office for Washington, D.C., after she refused to carry out politically motivated orders. Also in this episode, chaos in New York City with the mass r

Feb 19, • 41:34

Toronto plane crash landing is the latest of many air disasters in short Trump term so far

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with a recap of Donald Trump’s first weeks in office and the flurry of chaos, fear, and devastation that have ensued. Joy and her guests discuss DOGE slashing government agencies, purging watch dogs groups, and interfering with the justice department. Plus, Joy speaks to a recently fired maternal healthcare medicaid worker on her past 48 hours, and her fears for the future of some medical research. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSN

Feb 18, • 41:39

DOJ files to dismiss NYC Mayor Adams case after request set off wave of mass resignations

In this edition of The ReidOut, Joy Reid covers the mass firings of federal employees—potentially hundreds of thousands—ordered by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Plus, we discuss what many consider to be America’s shame on the world stage as J.D. Vance and Pete Hegseth fumbled through the Munich Security Conference. But first, Trump’s take on law and order, as we seemingly now live in a country where the rule of law apparently comes second to what Trump wants. Top officials in Trump’s Justice Depar

Feb 15, • 42:02

Musk calls for U.S. government to ‘delete entire agencies’

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with what many are calling a bait and switch. As grocery prices continue to soar—despite Donald Trump's promises to lower them starting on Day One of his second presidency—there is growing fear and anxiety across the country. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the world's richest man, has used his version of X/Twitter to weaponize anti-immigrant hysteria, antisemitism, and even race science while buying his way into the Oval Office, experts believe. He now literally

Feb 14, • 41:32

Trump expands Elon Musk's power to cut federal jobs

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what she sees as the latest signs of the gangster-like governance of the current U.S. administration. The Department of Justice, under Donald Trump, has dismissed the corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in a way that keeps him vulnerable to future prosecution, while former WWE CEO Vince McMahon has seen a criminal probe into allegations of sexual misconduct dropped. Coincidentally, McMahon’s wife, Linda, is Trump’s nominee for Ed

Feb 13, • 41:52

Legal challenges pile up against Trump agenda

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid welcomes Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on what Congress can do to rein in the worst of Donald Trump’s executive orders. Plus, we will discuss Trump’s increasingly disturbing plans to "take" Gaza and his insistence that Egypt and Jordan will take in all of Gaza’s people, whether they—or the Gazans—want to or not. We also cover the latest battleground in Trump’s push to transform the federal bureaucracy and expand executive power—efforts that seem to include Elon Musk,

Feb 12, • 41:59

Musk accelerates assault on federal workforce

In this edition of The ReidOut, Joy Reid covers a federal judge ruling that the Trump White House has violated his order to restore frozen federal funding—raising a big what-if: What if Donald Trump simply ignored that judge and other courts that tell him his actions are illegal? We also revisit Trump's promise to lower grocery prices, when he said, “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” But they are still rising--and apparently he does not want to talk about it

Feb 11, • 41:28

Musk's 'DOGE' is spiraling U.S. into a constitutional crisis

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with Donald Trump aligning with President Elon Musk in calling for an end to USAID—the same agency that First Lady Melania Trump once praised as embodying her "Be Best" initiative and that Ivanka Trump used to launch a highly publicized program to empower women in developing countries. Less than three weeks into this new administration, we are already facing what many are calling a constitutional crisis, and it is not coming from the man elected to sit

Feb 8, • 42:01

Democratic lawmakers rally in opposition to Musk overhaul

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with Donald Trump's second choice for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, being sworn in by Clarence Thomas after vowing to end the "weaponization" of the DOJ, only to immediately launch a probe into prosecutors Jack Smith, Alvin Bragg, and Letitia James for prosecuting Trump. And, we discuss the Senate voting to confirm Russell Vought on Thursday, a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist tied to Project 2025, which Trump falsely claimed to know nothing ab

Feb 7, • 42:04

Republicans take a back seat as Trump steamrolls Congress

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with a reminder of, "What about her emails?" In the wake that controversy, which many see as fabricated by the GOP, Donald Trump’s CIA has now committed what is being called a counterintelligence disaster by reportedly sending the names of recently hired CIA employees to the White House in an unclassified email. Plus, fear and outrage has errupted in the Middle East after Trump’s irresponsible remarks about turning Gaza into a "Riviera" of the Middle Ea

Feb 6, • 41:48

Trump: ‘The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip’

President Donald Trump suggested that the U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip during a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, something Trump has never said before. Joy Reid and her panel discuss on The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Feb 5, • 25:56

Elon Musk gains access to sensitive information across the U.S. government

In this edition of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you the latest on Donald Trump's tariff threats and the fear of mass firings at the FBI as the Trump administration demands the names of every agent who worked on the January 6th investigations. Also tonight, we begin bringing you good news amid all the horror. We call this seies our "Moment of Joy," and it comes up later in the show. But, Joy begins with a full-on crisis in our democracy, as federal workers are literally locked out of their office

Feb 4, • 42:05

Breaking: small plane crashes in Philadelphia, causing explosions and multiple fires

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the latest in the ongoing investigation of the plane and helicopter crash that killed 67 people in D.C., and President Trump’s continued insistence that “D.E.I.” is to blame. Plus, breaking news during this episode of a small plane crash in northeast Philadelphia, with multiple fires burning. Joy and her guests join to discuss this plus the Trump administration’s purge of government institutions, now with the firing of FBI agents and prosecutors wh

Feb 1, • 56:03

Trump blames D.E.I. for deadliest plane crash in the U.S. in decades

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the tragic plane and helicopter collision that killed 67 in Washington, D.C. last night. President Trump quickly jumped to blame “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion” efforts for the crash, without any specifics or information to back up this claim. Joy and her guests discuss this plus the confirmation hearings for two of Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks: Kash Patel for FBI Director and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence. Also

Jan 31, • 42:34

RFK Jr. takes the hot seat in confirmation hearing for HHS Secretary role

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with Secretary of Health and Human Services hopeful RFK Jr. in the hot seat taking questions from lawmakers in his confirmation hearing. Former Obama HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius joins Joy to discuss RFK Jr.’s lack of experience for the position and her warnings about the damage he can do in the role. Plus, Joy and her guests discuss the chaos and confusion caused by the Trump administration’s back and forth on a federal funding freeze. Also in this

Jan 30, • 41:53

Trump orders halt on federal funding as he talks about lowering taxes for billionaires

In this edition of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you two major interviews. Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and New York Attorney General Letitia James join Joy to discuss Donald Trump’s reality TV-style immigration raids and his blatantly illegal federal spending freeze, as he moves quickly to consolidate power. Meanwhile, his administration is doubling down on regressive policies, with Trump asking for billions for immigration raids targeting Democratic cities and his Treasury secretary propo

Jan 29, • 41:30

Trump targets DEI and purges the federal workforce. Why?

"The money that’s about to flow to Trump’s friends and cronies is likely going to make your head spin," Joy Reid says. "All funded by you the taxpayer, on top of you having to fund the gargantuan additional tax cut Republicans are prepping so the superrich can pay as close to zero in taxes as possible, not to mention you footing the bill with 25 percent tariffs on your Columbian coffee and anything imported from Mexico, Canada and Panama." Joy further opines on what critics say will be an allege

Jan 28, • 32:14

Pete Hegseth on track to get confirmed but faces uphill battle

Donald Trump’s first week in office has been nothing short of exhausting. In just five days, he has signed dozens of executive orders, including pardons for over 1,500 individuals involved in the January 6th attack on the Capitol and commutations for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers convicted of seditious conspiracy. He has declared a national emergency at the southern border and taken aim at the constitutional right granting automatic citizenship to anyone born in the United States, a move already f

Jan 25, • 42:20

Jan. 6 police officers react to Trump calling violence against them 'minor incidents'

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with Donald Trump’s controversial defense of his pardons for the violent criminals who attacked Capitol police officers on January 6th. Tonight, we hear from four of those officers—Harry Dunn, Aquilino Gonell, Daniel Hodges, and Michael Fanone—along with Fanone’s mother, as they share their powerful stories and reactions to these pardons.

Jan 24, • 43:34

Trump begins purge of federal workforce

Tonight, Joy Reid leads this episode with Donald Trump's efforts to reshape the federal workforce through Project 2025. The program’s architect, Russell Vought, has openly stated his goal of creating a “traumatically affected” environment for federal employees. This comes as Trump’s allies, Enrique Tarrio and Elmer Stewart Rhodes, have regained their freedom, with Tarrio demanding retribution on Alex Jones' show and Rhodes revisiting Capitol Hill to meet his Republican backers. Meanwhile, Trump

Jan 23, • 41:48

Oath Keepers, Proud Boys leaders released from prison after Trump commutes sentences

Tonight, Joy Reid brings you a conversation with Democratic Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, one of 23 state attorneys general suing the Trump administration over its executive order seeking to ban birthright citizenship. Plus, four years ago, Donald Trump was found to have incited an attack on the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to overturn the 2020 election, according to the House Jan. 6 select committee. Over 140 officers were injured, several of Trump’s supporters lost their lives, and

Jan 22, • 42:14

Trump pardons 1,500 January 6th sentences

Joy Reid leads this coverage of the inauguration of Donald Trump, as Trump signs a series of executive orders at the Capital One Arena in Washington, and pardons January 6 defendants. This moment marked yet another significant development in his political journey, leaving many to debate whether it represents a new beginning or the beginning of the end. Earlier in the day, Trump made his entrance in a highly anticipated and historic event that reflected the uniqueness of this political era. Unlik

Jan 21, • 51:36

Trump says he'll close the border, reinstate travel ban and begin mass deportations on Day One

Tonight on The ReidOut: Do not expect the soaring rhetoric of JFK’s "Ask Not" speech when Donald Trump is inaugurated on Monday. Due to the cold, the ceremony will not be held outside as usual but inside the Rotunda, near the spot where a Trump supporter stood four years ago with a stolen Pelosi lectern amid the desecration of the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has allowed a TikTok ban to proceed, but the final word is far from decided, especially with TikTok’s CEO attending Monday’s

Jan 18, • 42:34

Biden warns of new 'oligarchy' in farewell address

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you a preview of an exclusive new interview our colleague Lawrence O'Donnell just completed with President Biden, marking his final interview from the Oval Office. Also, with President Biden and Vice President Harris stepping down on Monday, we delve into what the future of the Democratic Party should look like and who should lead it, featuring one of the candidates for DNC leadership. Plus, Donald Trump has made numerous MAGA promises, many of which he cl

Jan 17, • 42:09

Biden on Gaza ceasefire: 'The elements of this deal were what I laid out in detail'

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden taking credit for a significant achievement in the final days of his administration—an historic cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s nominees, including Pam Bondi, face scrutiny on Capitol Hill as Bondi continues to dodge the truth about the 2020 election. Plus, as President Biden prepares to deliver his farewell address to the nation, we reflect on his legacy.

Jan 16, • 43:32

Pete Hegseth grilled by senators over remarks that women shouldn't serve in combat

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the questions arising over whether a junior varsity Fox host has the credentials to lead two million uniformed service members, with Democrats sharply criticizing his qualifications at today’s confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of defense. Meanwhile, the damning findings of Jack Smith’s Trump investigation are now rendered almost moot due to the sluggish actions of Attorney General Merrick Garland. Listen now to

Jan 15, • 41:59

Republicans politicize the Los Angeles wildfires

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the LA wildfires, as families return to fire-ravaged homes, discovering their life's possessions destroyed, while firefighters brace for potentially severe weather conditions. Meanwhile, Fox weekend host Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the Pentagon, faces confirmation hearings tomorrow amid concerns about his qualifications and past behavior. This hearing is just one in a series of contentious confirmation proceedings this week,

Jan 14, • 42:01

President-elect Trump is now officially a convicted felon

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with what was likely a devastating day for Donald Trump as, for the first time, he did not completely get away with it. While he will not be going to prison—something that might have happened if his name were Donald Jones—he is now officially and historically a convicted felon. Also, we have the latest on the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, where disinformation is spreading as fast as the flames. Plus, Vladimir Kara-Murza, who expected to be executed

Jan 11, • 42:08

Supreme Court denies Trump request to halt sentencing

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the devastating wildfires raging across Southern California, now burning out of control for three relentless days. Today, President Biden addressed the nation, assuring Southern Californians that federal aid is on its way to support recovery efforts. Plus, in breaking news, Donald Trump’s request to halt his sentencing in his New York hush money case has been denied by the Supreme Court, meaning that Trump will face sentencing on Friday, and will l

Jan 10, • 51:01

Trump blames Biden and California Gov. Gavin Newsom for deadly wildfires

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the utter devastation in Southern California as hundreds of homes are destroyed by wildfires, with the worst likely still to come. Meanwhile, Attorney General Merrick Garland is prepared to release Jack Smith's report on Donald Trump's election interference investigation, but Trump's favored judge is currently blocking the way. In a desperate bid to avoid becoming the first convicted felon in the White House, Trump is seeking refuge in his safe space:

Jan 9, • 42:51

Trump escalates threats against Canada, Greenland and Panama

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid reflects on how, more than 50 years after the push for the Equal Rights Amendment began, women in America still lack equal rights under the law—a change that could become a defining legacy for President Biden. Meanwhile, Don Jr. is visiting Greenland, while his father ties the trip to his lingering fantasy of annexing the island, sparking speculation about whether Elon Musk was consulted before the announcement. And, in a somber moment, President Jimmy Carter, of

Jan 8, • 41:16

Trump vows to pardon insurrectionists on day one

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid examines the stark differences in how each side handles electoral defeat. When one side loses, they fulfill their duty, certify the electoral vote, and quietly leave the stage. But when the other side loses, the result is something entirely different, as seen in the infamous events of January 6th, exactly four years ago. Joining Joy in this episode are January 6th Select Committee Chair Bennie Thompson and retired Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn. We will also d

Jan 7, • 41:22

Judge Merchan orders Trump for sentencing on Jan. 10

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the two starkly different visions for America that took center stage as Mike Johnson narrowly survived the vote to remain speaker of the House. Meanwhile, in the wake of two deadly incidents involving active duty and retired military personnel on New Year’s Day, the pressing need for a serious national conversation about the mental health of our men and women in uniform becomes ever more apparent. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSN

Jan 4, • 43:02

The long con of America's ultra-wealthy elites

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid highlights President Biden awarding civilian medals to 20 individuals, including the two U.S. representatives who led the House January 6th investigation. Meanwhile, this year’s January 6th electoral certification could face a different, but still potentially disruptive, challenge as Republicans prepare for another chaotic speaker election tomorrow. Also, America’s billionaires and near-billionaires are aligning themselves with Donald Trump as their frontman, per

Jan 3, • 42:11

Ethics report says Matt Gaetz paid women for sex

Tonight on The ReidOut, we lead with a statement from Ethics Committee member Glenn Ivey, who discusses Matt Gaetz, Donald Trump’s initial pick for U.S. attorney general, and the bombshell Ethics Committee report, which is as bad and revolting as anticipated. Also, Trump’s territorial ambitions resurface as he demands the return of the Panama Canal and that Denmark hand over Greenland, despite his promises of no more wars. Plus, President Biden makes history by commuting nearly all federal deat

Dec 24, 2024 • 41:52

House GOP 'defies' Trump in spending fight

Tonight on The ReidOut, after Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and their allies on Capitol Hill derailed a deal to fund the government, Republicans sheepishly backed down late today with significant help from Democrats to avert a potentially devastating Christmas shutdown. Joy Reid brings you the latest. Also, while Santa is busy sorting out who’s been naughty or nice, we’ve been compiling our own list of "Who Won the Year." Throughout tonight’s show, we’ll celebrate the trailblazers, the champions hold

Dec 21, 2024 • 43:02

Government Shutdown: 38 Republicans vote no to sink Trump-backed spending bill

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with breaking news from Capitol Hill, where tonight Republicans failed to pass a paired down spending bill that would fund the government and provide aid for hurricane victims and farmers. "It's the end of yet another Republican manufactured chaotic day and a taste of what's to come," Joy says. In a failure that takes America closer to a government shutdown, 38 Republicans voted no to sink the Trump-backed spending bill--which was also reportedly influe

Dec 20, 2024 • 42:37

Trump’s retribution tour continues with a criminal investigation of Liz Cheney

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with Trump’s biggest political feat: convincing working class voters that he is on their side, despite his cabinet of billionaires saying otherwise. Plus, the continuation of the Trump retribution tour, this time with Republicans preparing a criminal investigation of Liz Cheney, after she dared to speak the truth about Trump. Also tonight, Joy and her guests discuss Trump picking one time Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker as the Ambassador to the

Dec 19, 2024 • 42:05

Trump's conspiracy theory cabinet

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the latest chaos surrounding Donald Trump assembling his incoming cabinet, which now includes many who attempted to undermine the vote in the 2020 presidential election. Pam Bondi and Pete Hegseth are on the list of those who helped spread baseless theories in 2020, who are now heading into power with Trump. Joy and her guests discuss this plus Trump’s attempts to demand compliance from the courts, the media, and foreign leaders, with a lawsuit aga

Dec 18, 2024 • 42:03

Trump fuels unfounded drone conspiracy theories

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg having a little fun with the increasingly wild drone conspiracy theories--but conspiracies remain deeply ingrained in the American bloodstream, and the incoming president is surrounded by conspiracy theorists. Also tonight, the right's glorification of Daniel Penny, whose claim to fame is putting a homeless man into a fatal chokehold. Plus, the future of the Democratic Party—school shooting survivor and anti-gun

Dec 17, 2024 • 42:11

Vaccine skepticism: Will the new Trump admin axe the polio vaccine?

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the latest on Trump’s incoming Middle East Advisor, Massad Boulos, who is also Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law. According to new reporting, Boulos is not a billionaire after all, he just allowed people to say he was. Joy and her guests discuss this plus renewed vaccine skepticism with RFK Jr’s lawyer asking the Federal Drug Administration to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. Plus, Joy and her guests discuss Senate Republicans’ pressure campaign o

Dec 14, 2024 • 42:18

Trump: Time’s Person of the Year, for “better or worse”

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the breaking news of Donald Trump being named Time’s Person of the Year. Lawrence O’Donnell joins Joy Reid to discuss this title, the one Trump now shares with names like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Ayatollah Khomeini, and Vladimir Putin. Also in this episode, North Carolina Governor-Elect Josh Stein joins Joy to discuss the giant power grab by his state’s Republicans, one that would strip duly elected Democrats in the state of their powers, and h

Dec 13, 2024 • 42:17

Obeying in advance? FBI Dir. Wray steps down ahead of incoming Trump presidency

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the breaking news of FBI Director Christopher Wray stepping down ahead of the incoming Trump presidency. Joy and her guests discuss whether Wray’s resignation is an example of compliance in advance of an incoming autocrat Trump. Plus, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Joy to discuss how House Democrats are preparing for the incoming Trump presidency. Also in this episode, a look into the fall of Assad. All this and more in this edition

Dec 12, 2024 • 42:13

Conservative pundits face backlash for condemning & accusing left of celebrating CEO killing

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid invites you to revisit Justin Trudeau’s infamous 2019 hot mic moment mocking Donald Trump, the same year as a notable display of affection with Melania Trump. Fast forward to today, and Trump is joking about annexing Canada and demoting Trudeau to governor after the Canadian Prime Minister's failed appeasement trip to Mar-a-Lago. Meanwhile, the case of a wealthy, young valedictorian accused of murdering a healthcare CEO has sparked debate among conservatives over

Dec 11, 2024 • 42:04

Person of interest in NYC CEO killing arraigned on firearm charges

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid and her guests take a closer look at the person of interest being held for questioning in central Pennsylvania, 280 miles from New York City, as new details emerge about his background, ideology, and potential motive in connection to the murder of a health insurance company CEO. Meanwhile, Donald Trump’s immigration rhetoric escalates as he pushes for an end to birthright citizenship, a right explicitly protected by the Constitution. Plus, we discuss the seismic

Dec 10, 2024 • 33:26

Chaos erupts over Trump's administration picks

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid revisits the controversy of President Ford's preemptive pardon of Richard Nixon, who likely committed crimes but was never charged, drawing a parallel to President Biden's consideration of preemptive pardons for individuals targeted by Trump's incoming "Department of Retribution." Meanwhile, Trump is reportedly planning an inhumane deportation strategy to send immigrants to countries not their own—places where they may not even speak the language—despite some of

Dec 7, 2024 • 42:19

Trump Defense secretary pick Hegseth denies allegations he has a drinking problem as Senate support wavers

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid delves into the state of Donald Trump's unconventional approach to leadership, starting with the dismissal of vetting processes for critical roles, and ignoring the Constitution's mandate for Senate advice and consent. Plus, Trump's defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, faces scrutiny over allegations of alcohol abuse and his controversial writings about the military, raising alarms among senators. Meanwhile, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy bring their political ag

Dec 6, 2024 • 41:54

Trump's embarrassing Cabinet picks pile up

Tonight on The ReidOut, Pete Hegseth and his mother continue their apparent PR campaign while Donald Trump fills his administration with billionaires, celebrities, and loyalists, raising questions about their qualifications. Meanwhile, Trump's Cabinet picks are making Vladimir Putin very happy, reflecting the alignment of their interests. Additionally, the conservative Supreme Court justices are echoing right-wing talking points in a major trans rights case, leaving little doubt about the direct

Dec 5, 2024 • 42:34

NBC News reports Trump's Defense secretary pick Hegseth's drinking alarmed Fox colleagues

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you breaking news regarding Pete Hegseth, who is under scrutiny after new reporting from NBC News reveals that some current and former Fox colleagues claim they smelled alcohol on his breath "many times," with his Senate support for a potential role as Trump's Defense secretary reportedly waning. Meanwhile, Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, would be the first to assume the role with a published enemies list. Andrew Weissmann—one of the individuals

Dec 4, 2024 • 41:54

Trump's pick for FBI director Kash Patel vowed to target Trump's perceived enemies

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy shines a spotlight on Kash Patel, who apparently views Trump as "the king," and is his choice for FBI director. Meanwhile, shocking revelations emerge about Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth—including criticism from Hegseth's own mother. Neither man is qualified for these powerful roles, but their unwavering loyalty to Trump is the only requirement that seems to matter, critics say. Also, the Hunter Biden pardon raises a critical question: Why hasn’t Pr

Dec 3, 2024 • 42:00

Trump makes alarming national security, intelligence picks

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Rudy Giuliani’s downfall as he continues to face financial ruin and public humiliation, culminating in an outburst in a New York City courtroom, with no support from Donald Trump—the man he once sacrificed everything for. Meanwhile, Trump and his team are threatening Democratic mayors with arrests and withholding federal funds as mass deportations loom, raising questions about how cities can fight back; one of New York’s mayoral candidates will join th

Nov 28, 2024 • 42:18

Trump's tariffs will raise consumer costs

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid explores America’s potential 2025 health system, led by anti-vaxxer and recovering heroin addict RFK Jr., alongside TV doctors like Dr. Oz—none of whom have significant public health experience. Meanwhile, trouble brews in Trump World as someone faces backlash for committing the cardinal sin of profiting off Trump’s name without sharing the gains. Plus, our guide to navigating autocracy examines how business owners can prepare for mass deportation raids, as Trump

Nov 27, 2024 • 42:06

Trump & 'DOGE' picks say they won't respect Congress' budget despite that not being constitutional

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid examines Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, and their billionaire allies, whose government efficiency commission promises to reward themselves while everyday Americans face the hardships Musk admits will result from their budget cuts. Meanwhile, Democrats are being urged to confront the real reasons behind their election losses, as nearly three weeks post-election, the facts are finally coming into focus. Listen now.

Nov 26, 2024 • 42:08

Spotlight now on other controversial Trump Cabinet picks after Gaetz withdrawal

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with how Pam Bondi, Donald Trump’s new pick for attorney general following the Gaetz implosion, is revealed to have been at the forefront of pushing Trump’s 2020 election lies, with new reports indicating that he is still not ready to move on from that loss. Meanwhile, Trump’s claims of ignorance about the extreme and unpopular Project 2025 are contradicted, as it is now confirmed to be a significant part of his agenda for the next four years.

Nov 23, 2024 • 42:02

Trump loses first cabinet battle

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid reminds us that yesterday was supposed to be a "great day" for Matt Gaetz, but it seems it was not so great after all. He is already Donald Trump’s former pick for attorney general, with Trump announcing a new choice just tonight. Meanwhile, more details are emerging about Pete Hegseth and other Trump nominees who have faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Plus, newly uncovered audio reveals that before embracing MAGA, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. approved of c

Nov 22, 2024 • 42:10

Trump's underqualified cabinet picks to have outsized influence over government

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid discusses how Donald Trump may not have violent mobs this time, but he is completely ignoring the rules for the handover of power as he assembles what can only be described as a reality show administration, featuring Dr. Oz, the wrestling lady, the guy from the Fox weekend comfy couch, and even someone from MTV. Plus, Joy brings you our guide to navigating autocracy, with a focus on how women should begin preparing for the serious challenges looming over the next

Nov 21, 2024 • 42:23

Trump is now receiving intelligence briefings

Tonight on The ReidOut: Trump ally Steve Bannon escalates his calls for revenge and retribution, targeting General Mark Milley while urging the Trump administration to imprison Attorney General Merrick Garland and special counsel Jack Smith. Meanwhile, Republicans are pushing legislation that would allow Trump to shut down nonprofits he opposes, raising serious concerns about the future of these organizations under his potential leadership. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Nov 20, 2024 • 41:42

Demand grows for release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

Tonight on The ReidOut, we lead with the fact that, two women, through their lawyer, allege that they informed the House Ethics Committee that Donald Trump's attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz paid them for sex, including one claim involving a then-17-year-old girl—but will this ethics report ever surface? Meanwhile, Trump continues his "retribution tour," targeting military officers, broadcasters, and others he views as adversaries. Plus, we explore the massive migration of Twitter/X users to

Nov 19, 2024 • 42:29

Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence has no intel experience

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid and her expert guests examine the dramatic turnaround of one-time Trump critics who have now become his most devoted supporters, aligning their ambitions with his rising political star. Meanwhile, alarm is growing over the questionable qualifications of individuals Trump has chosen for critical positions, with the selection of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence causing particular concern within the intelligence community. Listen now.

Nov 16, 2024 • 42:41

Matt Gaetz could lead agency that investigated him

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid discusses RFK, Jr. and his connection with Donald Trump, addressing the implications of Trump appointing someone like him to oversee the health and welfare of the American people—a clear example of Trump’s disregard for the public. We also delve into Matt Gaetz’s push to upend the longstanding tradition that U.S. attorneys general represent the rule of law, not the whims of presidents. Plus, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joins Joy to talk about “Trump 2.

Nov 15, 2024 • 42:28

Trump’s clown car cabinet takes shape

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with Trump’s unconventional new additions to his incoming presidential cabinet, including Matt Gaetz for attorney general, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Pete Hegseth for defense secretary. Joy and her guests discuss what these appointments may tell us about what to expect from the next Trump administration. Plus, “Governors Safeguarding Democracy,” the new coalition of governors joining together to create a unified resistance

Nov 14, 2024 • 42:05

How to Survive a Trump Autocracy: Legal Edition

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the first edition of the ReidOut handbook on how to survive an imminent Trump autocracy. With last week’s major win for Donald Trump and for far-right Republicans, many Americans are left with pressing questions about what the future will hold for women, queer people, low-income people, and individuals seeking American citizenship. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance joins Joy to dive into these questions and help prepare us for what lies ahead. Plus,

Nov 13, 2024 • 41:56

Trump’s win brings about a return to a pro-Russia U.S.A.

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with the fallout from last week’s presidential election, as Donald Trump begins to announce names for his cabinet, including Stephen Miller and Thomas Homan. Plus, the truth about what went wrong for Democrats last week, and why no one should be blaming Latino voters for Kamala Harris’s loss. Also in this episode, Joy and her guests discuss Trump’s impending mass deportation plan that one Fox host said will be “hysterical” to watch. All this and more in

Nov 12, 2024 • 41:56

Trump's win enriches Elon Musk, other billionaires

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid explains how Elon Musk and other billionaire oligarchs in Donald Trump’s orbit are already reaping financial rewards from the return of Trump, while Musk predicts “hardship” for the rest of us. Plus, Democratic governors are sounding the alarm and preparing to counter the extreme Trump agenda, particularly around mass deportations. Colorado's Democratic attorney general joins us with more. Meanwhile, Putin appears to have secured not one, but two compliant Trump

Nov 9, 2024 • 42:07

MAGA gleefully admits that Project 2025 'is the agenda'

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden addressing Tuesday’s election defeat for Democrats, emphasizing that despair is not an option, and reminding us to learn from those who fought and sometimes gave their lives for a better future. We will also cover some historic firsts, with two Black women and the first Korean-American man winning Senate seats. Plus, the rules of politics are changing—Donald Trump’s embrace of manosphere podcasts and Elon Musk’s disinformation tactics h

Nov 8, 2024 • 42:15

Decision 2024: Fascism vs. Freedom

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we are now less than 24 hours away from the first polls closing, with Georgia set to close at 7 pm ET tomorrow, in the 2024 presidential election. Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their final push, with Harris appearing at several events in Pennsylvania, including a star-studded rally in Philly tonight, while Trump holds rallies in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before ending the day in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We have reached

Nov 5, 2024 • 42:19

Trump says Liz Cheney should 'have guns trained on her face'

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Harris speaking bluntly as Donald Trump intensifies his violent rhetoric in the final days of the presidential campaign. We will also dive into the extremism among Trump's MAGA supporters, with JD Vance making shocking statements about women and transgender people, and Trump planning to put RFK Jr.—whom many consider a dangerous choice—in charge of women’s health. And joining us on that and much more is the talented singer, songwriter, a

Nov 2, 2024 • 42:15

MAGA men panic over women secretly voting for Harris

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Shannon Watts highlighting that women, who are turning out to vote in record numbers, are pushing to dismantle the patriarchy as Donald Trump delivers his patronizing closing message, claiming he will protect women "whether they like it or not." Additionally, former Attorney General Eric Holder will join the discussion on the already intense election-related legal battles and the implications a Trump victory would have on the American justice system. L

Nov 1, 2024 • 42:13

Harris' Ellipse speech lays out Trump's threats to democracy

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Kamala Harris responding passionately to a demonstrator in Pennsylvania, following her powerful rally at the Ellipse, as Donald Trump hints at plans to contest a Harris victory. Meanwhile, Trump offers no apology for racist remarks directed at Puerto Ricans during his recent rally, spurring prominent Puerto Rican figures to denounce him and endorse Harris. Additionally, Trump’s vision for a second term includes appointing vaccine conspiracy theorist RF

Oct 31, 2024 • 42:13

VP Harris delivers closing argument speech

Tonight, after weeks of celebrity appearances, get-out-the-vote appeals, and with more than 50 million early votes already cast, and just seven days until the polls close on the 2024 election, all eyes are on Washington D.C., where Vice President Kamala Harris makes her closing argument. Joy Reid begins with a live report from Washington, where Harris will soon deliver what may be the most important speech of her career, billed as her closing argument in this pivotal election, delivered from a s

Oct 30, 2024 • 34:49

Trump rally speakers unload stream of racism, misogyny at NYC's Madison Square Garden

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris keeping the pressure on as Donald Trump stages what some are calling a "racist carnival of hate, rage and misogyny" at Madison Square Garden. Luis A. Miranda, Jr., chair of Latino Victory Fund and author of “Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America,” joins Joy Reid to discuss what many see as Trump’s apparently Nazi-inspired Madison Square Garden event. All this and more in this edition of The

Oct 29, 2024 • 41:55

Trump says America is, 'like a garbage can for the world'

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid spotlights Donald Trump delivering a dark and ominous message to the nation, framing America not as a "shining city on a hill," but as a "garbage can." Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris addresses abortion rights in Texas, one of the states with a stringent ban that endangers women’s lives. And she is joined by a very special opening act--Beyoncé. We bring you a preview. Plus, in breaking news, the Israeli military has confirmed that they are conducting stri

Oct 26, 2024 • 48:59

Harris & Obama campaign together for the first time

Joy Reid begins tonight's ReidOut with the election's final stretch. We take you to a star-studded rally near Atlanta, a must-win for Democrats, featuring Bruce Springsteen and Spike Lee, headlining for Kamala Harris and Barack Obama. It is the first time Harris and Obama are campaigning together for her presidential bid, although they have a long history of collaboration. Despite this high-profile support, the media has largely fixated on Harris calling Trump a fascist, downplaying the fact tha

Oct 25, 2024 • 51:33

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly says Trump praised Hitler while in office

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the explosive warnings from Donald Trump's own inner circle, with claims that he is a fascist who has praised Hitler, raising the question of why this is not making front-page news across America's major media outlets. We will also discuss Trump's upcoming rally in New York City, a place that despises him, and examine the parallels to a dark chapter in American history, specifically the infamous 1938 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden. Plus, we look a

Oct 24, 2024 • 42:14

New report from The Atlantic reveals Trump said ‘I need the kind of generals that Hitler had’

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Harris sitting down with NBC News to discuss the high stakes in the upcoming presidential election. We also cover Donald Trump’s reliance on Elon Musk for his get-out-the-vote effort and what Musk might demand if Trump wins. Plus, one of Trump’s most controversial promises is to use police and the National Guard to detain and deport millions of undocumented immigrants. We break down what that could actually look like. Listen now.

Oct 23, 2024 • 42:35

Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney warn Americans of the risk to democracy if Trump's elected

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's closing message to Pennsylvania, which included a crude remark about a deceased golfing legend whose daughter says he would have been appalled by Trump. We will also explore Trump's billionaire backers, including Elon Musk, and what they may demand if he returns to the White House. And despite the nerves, don’t buy into the hype that Trump has all the advantages in this election—tonight, we break down the numbers that truly matter. Liste

Oct 22, 2024 • 42:49

Trump's portrayal was faked for 'The Apprentice,' former NBC chief marketer says

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the bombshell allegations of a former NBC chief marketer, who says Donald Trump's portrayal as a successful businessman and more was faked for "The Apprentice." Plus, we bring you live coverage as former President Obama speaks at a VP Kamala Harris rally in Tucson, Arizona. Listen now, #reiders.

Oct 19, 2024 • 55:18

Kamala Harris exposes how right-wing media machine protects Trump in Fox interview

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris barnstorming in Wisconsin, showcasing her detailed plans and warning of the dangers of another Trump administration. We will also explore the contrasting media strategies of Harris and Donald Trump, as she heads into hostile territory while Trump remains protected in right-wing media. Plus, Harris comments on the killing of a Hamas leader by Israel, saying it presents an opportunity to end the war in Gaza, a stance that Isr

Oct 18, 2024 • 41:46

Harris slams Trump for suggesting use of military against 'the American people'

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris stepping into the lion’s den, striking back at Trump’s Hitlerian “enemy from within” remarks during an interview on Fox. Meanwhile, Trump attempts to rewrite his record on women and Latinos, as Harris highlights the victims of Trump’s family separation policies. In other news, the fight for control of the U.S. Senate heats up. Last night, former NFL player Collin Allred delivered a powerful blow to Ted Cruz during their deb

Oct 17, 2024 • 43:14

Trump's bizarre music session reignites questions about his mental acuity

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with new questions arising about Donald Trump’s mental acuity after he appeared to get stuck on "pause" during a town hall, swaying to music for nearly 40 minutes. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is in Detroit, holding a town hall with Charlamagne Tha God as part of her efforts to reach more Black voters. Plus, we will explore the false and twisted Republican narrative that Democrats are "hunting" Trump, aimed at stifling legitimate outrage over his

Oct 16, 2024 • 43:10

Trump suggests using military to handle 'radical left lunatics' on Election Day

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid reveals how two distinctly different campaigns are unfolding—Donald Trump continues to avoid tough questions while using increasingly violent and racist rhetoric, whereas Kamala Harris outlines detailed plans to help America in a series of high-profile interviews. Additionally, Trump is attempting to gain support from Black male voters, but history suggests this effort is unlikely to succeed. Later in the show, we bring you live coverage as Vice President Harris

Oct 15, 2024 • 54:10

Harris makes pitch to Latino voters at town hall

Tonight on The ReidOut: At a campaign stop in Phoenix, Arizona, Vice President Kamala Harris drew a sharp contrast between herself and her opponent, Donald Trump, who made a campaign stop in Colorado, emphasizing his focus on fearmongering about migrants. Meanwhile, JD Vance, when questioned by The New York Times, repeatedly avoided acknowledging Trump's 2020 loss despite several opportunities to do so. Additionally, former President Obama issued a direct call to Black men last night, urging the

Oct 12, 2024 • 41:58

Obama campaigns for Harris in Pittsburgh

Tonight on The ReidOut: The coalition backing Kamala Harris is diverse enough to include both Liz Cheney and Barack Obama. The former president takes the stage this evening in Pittsburgh, and we bring that to you live. Meanwhile, Trump has a new excuse for dodging another debate, and it might be the most ridiculous one yet. Listen now.

Oct 11, 2024 • 51:49

Trump campaign rages over Kamala Harris’ beer with Stephen Colbert

Tonight on The ReidOut: President Biden sent a message of support to Floridians as Hurricane Milton barrels towards the state, with landfall expected in the next few hours. Biden also condemned what he called the "un-American" misinformation about the federal storm response, directly calling out Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene for spreading lies. Meanwhile, Trump’s attempt to deny reports that he sent COVID tests to Putin was undercut by none other than his allies in the Kremlin, who confirmed

Oct 10, 2024 • 43:11

Listen to “Kamala: Next in Line”

Election Day is around the corner and Vice President Kamala Harris could become the first woman, first Black woman, and first South-Asian to sit in the Oval Office. In light of this moment, we’re resharing our 2020 series “Kamala: Next in Line,” from MSNBC and Wondery. Hosted by Joy Reid, "Next In Line" is an intimate and immersive look into what drives Harris, what her critics say about her, and how she arrived at this historic moment.This is a special program for our MSNBC Premium subscribers.

Oct 9, 2024 • 10:25

Harris appears on 'The View' proposing to expand Medicare to at-home care

Tonight on The ReidOut: Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on "The View" earlier with a strong rebuke for Donald Trump, part of her wide-ranging media blitz that included "60 Minutes" last night, along with Howard Stern and Stephen Colbert today. Meanwhile, Donald Trump skipped "60 Minutes" because he did not want to be fact-checked. Plus, Bob Woodward’s new book reveals that Trump secretly sent Covid tests to Vladimir Putin when those tests were still hard for Americans to obtain, and even s

Oct 9, 2024 • 41:55

Shadow of South Africa's apartheid rears its head in the 2024 U.S. Election

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Elon Musk making a dangerous accusation, which is just one facet of the fearmongering, racism, and disinformation coming from Trump and his MAGA allies. Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris is deploying a shrewd media strategy, engaging voters through traditional forums like "60 Minutes" and more unconventional spaces, including the "Call Her Daddy" podcast, which is especially popular among young women. Listen now.

Oct 8, 2024 • 42:12

Harris and Trump campaign in battleground states in final sprint to Election Day

Tonight on The ReidOut: President Biden issued a stunning warning, expressing concern that Donald Trump's rhetoric could threaten the peaceful transfer of power. Meanwhile, Trump continued to spread false claims about the Biden-Harris administration's response to Hurricane Helene. Plus, in another instance of storm politics, Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, have made outlandish and baseless statements, further fueling political tensions. Listen now.

Oct 5, 2024 • 42:02

Harris holds first campaign event with Republican Liz Cheney

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris holding her first campaign event with Liz Cheney, a former congresswoman who is party of the Cheney Republican dynasty. Plus, we have a follow-up on the newly-unsealed court filing that says Donald Trump "resorted to crimes" in order to cling to power. Also, Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of "The Message," joins Joy on his new book. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Oct 4, 2024 • 44:37

Special counsel filing shows Trump's 'increasingly desperate' attempts to overturn election

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with a new filing from special counsel Jack Smith that reveals bombshell, never-before-seen evidence about Donald Trump and the election interference case. Also, we highlight the "damning non-answer" from JD Vance when he refused to say that Trump lost the 2020 election that he tried to steal. Meanwhile, while Vance was acting normal at the debate, Trump was spiraling out of control with increasingly confused, nonsensical, meandering remarks. Listen now to

Oct 3, 2024 • 42:34

Trump suggests giving cops ‘one really violent day’ to stop crime

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid sheds light on a new low as Donald Trump has just advocated for a day of violence, essentially "The Purge," his rhetoric taking an even more sinister and dangerous turn. Also, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernardo "Bernie" Moreno from Ohio doubles down on his controversial comment that women over 50 need not be concerned about abortion, implying their bodily autonomy no longer matters. Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, his opponent, joins the discussion. List

Oct 1, 2024 • 41:31

Trump's rhetoric on immigrants gets even darker

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump displaying a disgraceful spectacle in New York, barely hiding his contempt for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is fighting for his country’s existence, while Trump complained about impeachment and lied about his poll numbers. Natasha Stoynoff also joins The ReidOut. Stoynoff accused Trump of sexually assaulting her while she was writing a story about him, and now she is calling out his claim to be a "protector of women," stati

Sep 28, 2024 • 42:11

A tale of two New Yorkers: Donald Trump and Eric Adams

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the tale of two New Yorkers—both facing criminal indictments, both with a similar style. Could Democrat Eric Adams someday be a Republican presidential nominee? He certainly seems to meet MAGA ethical standards. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris takes the global stage, meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, while Donald Trump is busy selling watches, like a street scammer hawking fake Guccis. Plus, we explore the politics of hate, with Repub

Sep 27, 2024 • 42:22

MSNBC Exclusive: VP Harris Interview

MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle sat down with Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh Wednesday night for an exclusive interview. It’s the VP’s first solo network interview since she became the Democratic nominee for president and comes just six weeks before election day. Listen to the full interview here and visit msnbc.com for more coverage in the lead up to the election.

Sep 26, 2024 • 24:16

Trump says immigrants he wants to deport will get 'serial numbers'

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump making an extremely bizarre pitch to win over women voters, claiming that the adjudicated rapist will be their protector, just like he "protected" E. Jean Carroll, his three wives he cheated on, and the random women he grabs because, as he famously said, when you are a celebrity, "They let you do it." Also tonight, the Middle East is on the brink of a regional war as Israel and Hezbollah trade attacks, and the timing of this escalation is

Sep 25, 2024 • 42:07

Harris leads Trump in new NBC poll

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the fact that Donald Trump continues to spout nonsense while Vice President Kamala Harris builds momentum with positive new polls and growing enthusiasm. Also tonight, we examine the significance of the star power on Harris's side, which seems to gnaw at Trump, who is left with has-been stars like Hulk Hogan, some celebrity's dad or brother, and a few other people who were briefly relevant 40 years ago. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNB

Sep 24, 2024 • 42:45

New Georgia rule requiring hand-counted ballots could throw the presidential election into chaos

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the powerful speech on reproductive rights in Georgia today from Vice President Kamala Harris, following reports of the horrifying consequences of the state's strict abortion ban. Also tonight, the MAGA-majority on the Georgia Election Board has ordered a hand-count of the five million or so ballots for November's election, setting the stage for chaos that Donald Trump might need to secure a victory. Plus, Republicans in North Carolina are stuck with M

Sep 21, 2024 • 42:05

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson denies reports of disturbing comments made on porn site

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson and his bombshell porn website scandal, which he denies. Could he sink Donald Trump's chances of winning this critical state? Also tonight, Election Day is November 5th, but for MAGA, it is all about January 6th and getting Trump’s foot soldiers in place to challenge a Kamala Harris victory. Plus, President Biden celebrated the amazing success of Bidenomics today. Inflation is down, and against all o

Sep 20, 2024 • 42:08

Ohio governor calls on Trump, Vance to stop making comments about Haitians

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid asks: Does the GOP even look like a party that is trying to win? A diminished Donald Trump confuses Alaska with Afghanistan, while MAGA stalwarts like Sarah Huckabee Sanders and John McEntee are busy smearing and ridiculing women. Perhaps they do not think they need votes because they have a different plan to seize power in January. Plus, Rachel Maddow joins us to discuss all this, along with her highly-anticipated new documentary "From Russia with Lev," premieri

Sep 19, 2024 • 42:53

JD Vance's astonishing hypocrisy in asking Democrats to tone down inciting rhetoric

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris responding to the vicious lies spread by Donald Trump and JD Vance about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, while Vance shamelessly calls on Democrats to tone down their rhetoric. We also cover the Latino vote, as reggaeton star Nicky Jam, who endorsed Trump, faces backlash, while enthusiasm for Harris is driving a surge in voter registrations among young Latinos. Plus, former CNN anchor Don Lemon joins us to discuss the indict

Sep 18, 2024 • 42:19

Vance defends making false pet-eating claims

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump and JD Vance defending their racist hate speech about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, which is tearing the community apart and sparking violent threats, possibly by design. Meanwhile, there is news of a second apparent assassination attempt against Trump. The suspect does not fit Trump’s usual narrative—not a liberal, minority, or migrant—but that has not stopped MAGA supporters from using the incident to stoke further division. A

Sep 17, 2024 • 42:54

Trump continues to elevate disgusting lie that Haitian immigrants are eating pets

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Kamala Harris having her eyes on the prize — the battleground prize, that is! Building off her debate momentum, the vice president is energizing voters in Pennsylvania, where she and her opponent are locked in a tight race. Meanwhile, Donald Trump continues to push his "big lies," creating panic among Haitian immigrants due to a new wave of hate. Also tonight, there is a right-wing uproar over Taylor Swift that is making headlines. Listen now!

Sep 14, 2024 • 42:44

Trump says he won't debate Harris again

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Kamala Harris wrapping up a whirlwind day of campaigning in North Carolina, marking her first day back on the trail after decisively defeating Donald Trump in the debate. Meanwhile, Trump spent the day declaring himself the "monumental" winner of the debate, clashing with Fox hosts who disagreed, and spreading racist conspiracy theories about immigrants eating pets.

Sep 13, 2024 • 42:12

Special preview: Season 2 of “Velshi Banned Book Club”

MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn’t just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_

Sep 12, 2024 • 3:31

Trump baselessly claims debate with VP Harris was "rigged"

Tonight on The ReidOut: Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's debate disaster, which reached new heights of absurdity with his racist conspiracy theory about Haitian migrants, a narrative spread by JD Vance and other Republicans. Also tonight, Vice President Harris and Donald Trump met again at Ground Zero on this 9/11, marking Trump's first visit in years, as we revisit his history of lies and bizarre statements about that tragic day. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Sep 12, 2024 • 42:27

Harris-Trump Presidential Debate & Analysis

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump go head-to-head in their first presidential debate. Listen to the full debate here, along with post-game coverage by Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, Lawrence O’Donnell, and Nicolle Wallace.

Sep 11, 2024 • 2:14:05

The stakes are high for the first Harris-Trump debate

Tonight on The ReidOut: Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris declaring on Saturday that she is ready, with just 57 days until the vote tabulation begins. The stakes are incredibly high as Harris prepares to debate Donald Trump. Senator Elizabeth Warren and Governor Wes Moore also join us to discuss Trump’s vengeful rhetoric and the alarming agendas Republicans are pursuing at the state level on issues like migrants, abortion restrictions, and voting rights. Listen now.

Sep 10, 2024 • 43:24

Trump is apparently incoherent, ranting & raving ahead of debate

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Republican Liz Cheney delivering some brutal honesty about Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, as she announces she is not the only Cheney endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. Also tonight, Donald Trump finally admits he lost the last election, as if the country might forget the heavy cost of his election-denying lies. Plus, Republicans like Trump and Vance continue to deny that the problem is guns, even after the deadly school shooting in Georgia and afte

Sep 7, 2024 • 42:35

Russia laundered pro-Trump talking points into the American psyche to impact the election

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads by saying of Donald Trump, "Yes, indeed, you did run America’s economy into the ground, just like your businesses, which filed for bankruptcy six times, and your failed Truth app." Plus, we share Trump’s word salad “plan” to make childcare more affordable. Also tonight, Judge Tanya Chutkan shuts down the effort by Trump’s lawyers to delay the election interference case until after the November election. We discuss the significance. Finally, we debunk the ri

Sep 6, 2024 • 42:36

Moody's Analytics: Harris' plans would cut the deficit while Trump's would increase it

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with how back in 2004 Donald Trump was right in saying that the economy performs better under Democrats. Plus, as Vice President Kamala Harris announces a major plan to boost small businesses, economists point out that Trump’s economic proposals, such as tariffs, would actually hurt Americans. Also, just days into the new school year, we have already seen our first school shooting, leaving four dead and several injured at a high school in Georgia. Leading g

Sep 5, 2024 • 42:38

One week until Trump and Harris face off in debate

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads by diving into Donald Trump's contradictory statements about not rambling, even as his campaign faces clear challenges. Despite being America's oldest presidential candidate, Trump spent Labor Day golfing, while Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate had a busy weekend, gaining momentum. We'll also explore JD Vance's strong connections to the "manosphere" and his obsession with pushing women out of the workplace and back into traditional roles, i

Sep 4, 2024 • 42:18

Kamala Harris defends her values in first interview since her campaign launch

Today on a special, two-hour edition of The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris, who discussed key issues while Donald Trump rambled about the wind and bacon, and flip-flopped on abortion, aligning with Democratic positions despite pressure from his far-right base to stay in line. Plus, the fight over book banning continues, with a Louisiana librarian, who has faced years of harassment for opposing censorship, now joining us to discuss her new book. Additionally, we highlig

Aug 31, 2024 • 1:24:07

Harris-Walz campaign makes play for Trump territory

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with JD Vance and Tim Walz receiving very different receptions from the firefighters' union, with Vance labeling those booing him as "haters," leading to speculation that it might be his own staff setting him up to fail. Also, there is an extraordinary surge in voter enthusiasm for Vice President Kamala Harris, with most polls now trending in her favor. Our experts have more. Plus, the U.S. Army has released new details about Donald Trump's disgraceful phot

Aug 30, 2024 • 42:18

Harris-Walz strategy in Georgia includes courting voters in Republican strongholds

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walz, who are receiving a rousing welcome as they barnstorm through rural areas of Georgia amid a massive surge in voter registrations among Black women. Plus, Senator Amy Klobuchar joins Joy to discuss the powerful new Harris ad targeting Trump's authoritarian plans, as outlined in his detailed blueprint, Project 2025. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Aug 29, 2024 • 41:25

Kamala Harris releases ad focused on policy while Trump posts video about his digital trading cards

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson addressing her concerns about presidential immunity in a new interview with CBS News, as special counsel Jack Smith files a superseding indictment against Donald Trump in the January 6th conspiracy case. Also, Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz are preparing to barnstorm the state of Georgia, while Democrats go to court to shut down a Republican plot to derail a Harris victory. Rep. Nikema WIl

Aug 28, 2024 • 42:01

MAGA panic sets in after success of Democratic convention

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump apparently trying to deflect and posture--but it does not seem as though he is eager to face Vice President Kamala Harris on the debate stage. Also tonight, profiles in courage: we cover the surprising number of Republicans who openly support Harris, while believing that Trump is unfit for office. Plus, we have breaking news in the classified documents case that Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed last month. And, we examine the seemingly odd de

Aug 27, 2024 • 42:21

Harris-Walz campaign holds onto momentum as they continue their tour of battleground states

Tonight on The ReidOut: Joy Reid leads with the theme of "standing on the shoulders of giants." We start with the voices of Black trailblazers like Fannie Lou Hamer and Shirley Chisholm, and then discuss Kamala Harris preparing for her historic nomination to be president of the United States. Also tonight, Donald Trump continues to show a strange lack of respect for America’s men and women in uniform, once again denigrating our veterans. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Aug 17, 2024 • 42:01

New tapes undercut Trump’s claims on Project 2025

Tonight on "The ReidOut," Joy Reid leads with new undercover video, which reveals the Project 2025 co-author is very confident that it is indeed the plan for a second Trump presidency, though they are keeping it much quieter this time. Also, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris hit the road for the first time since the major shift at the top of the ticket, with a big announcement that could save you a lot of money, while Uncle Joe feels the love. Plus, JD Vance continues his bizarre crusade against women

Aug 16, 2024 • 42:07

'Republicans for Harris' online rally attended by over 70,000 people

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with an iconic scene from the hit '80s series "Dynasty," because apparently for Donald Trump, that era is his whole life, as he keeps resurrecting his '80s nostalgia like a crypt-keeper digging up oldies. Also tonight, more good news about the Biden economy as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her own economic plan. Plus, we will discuss the scandal that broke two weeks ago—how Egypt allegedly gave Trump a $10 million bribe for his 2016 camp

Aug 15, 2024 • 44:12

Trump's 2024 playbook: Undermine elections

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump’s attempt to overshadow Kamala Harris with a live conversation featuring Twitter-destroying billionaire Elon Musk. It went poorly, starting 40 minutes late and filled with lies and oddities. Meanwhile, Trump remains mostly off the campaign trail, raising questions about whether he is truly trying to win votes or if he expects his allies to install him as president regardless of the voters' choice. Also tonight, a significant step forward i

Aug 14, 2024 • 42:00

Harris and Walz hold largest rally yet in Arizona

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with a tale of two campaigns: excitement and engagement from Vice President Kamala Harris, contrasted with a lazy, low-energy Trump campaign filled with conspiracy theories, including a particularly delusional and embarrassing new one. Also, Trump, who once reveled in the foreign hacking of a rival's presidential campaign, is not finding it so funny now that it has happened to him. Plus, Isaac Hayes, III joins Joy to discuss his fight to stop Trump from ste

Aug 13, 2024 • 42:58

Rep. Nancy Pelosi on the Harris-Walz ticket's momentum

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid takes a look at the Republican Party's outdated views on women, epitomized by the 1950s image of June Cleaver as the submissive homemaker, contrasted with the Democratic stance of moving forward with their new slogan: "We're not going back." Joy is joined by one of America's most powerful women ever, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, to discuss this and the historic presidential candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris. Also tonight, as the Harris campaign picks up

Aug 10, 2024 • 42:19

New evidence of Trump's ties to project 2025

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with a panicked Donald Trump trying to force his way back into the spotlight in the laziest way possible: with a work-from-home press conference after more than two weeks of being completely upstaged by the energy of the Harris campaign. Plus, as UAW President Shawn Fain meets with the Harris-Walz ticket, we will expose just how bad Trump's Project 2025 would be for working men and women in America. Listen now.

Aug 9, 2024 • 42:13

The joy surrounding the Harris-Walz ticket vs. Trump's politics of fear

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the politics of joy emanating from the Democrats versus the politics of fear and weirdness from Donald Trump, who has been on the golf course all week instead of the campaign trail. Plus, a newly discovered audio tape reveals Trump talking about Governor Tim Walz's response to the George Floyd protests, and it is completely different from what his campaign is saying now. Also tonight, we get to know the Democratic running mate of Vice President Kamala

Aug 8, 2024 • 46:41

Trump's campaign has become a public display of fear

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with decision time looming as Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to announce her running mate. Will it be Josh Shapiro, Tim Walz, Mike Kelly, or someone else? We are reading the tea leaves with just hours to go before the announcement. Also tonight, the incredibly weird story of RFK Jr. and the dead bear he dumped in Central Park—and it is not even the weirdest thing he has ever done, critics say. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Aug 6, 2024 • 41:49

VP Kamala Harris becomes de facto Democratic nominee

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with another historic moment for Vice President Kamala Harris: just 12 days into her campaign, it is now certain that she will be the Democratic nominee as she moves closer to a decision on a running mate. Also tonight, The Washington Post uncovers yet another Donald Trump scandal involving Trump's DOJ shutting down an investigation into whether Trump took an illegal $10 million campaign contribution from the President of Egypt. Plus, we witness a consequen

Aug 3, 2024 • 42:49

Trump doubles down on questioning Harris' race

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sharing the great news that three Americans and one U.S. resident are finally free after the most complex prisoner exchange since the Cold War. Also tonight, remember when people said Donald Trump became a "changed man" after the assassination attempt? Well, now he and his party are apparently firmly back in their comfort zone, ramping up their racist rhetoric against Vice President Kamala Harris. Plus, we examin

Aug 2, 2024 • 42:03

Trump falsely questions whether VP Harris is Black

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's train wreck of an appearance at a convention of Black journalists, where he insulted them, plus Vice President Kamala Harris, and your intelligence, while doubling down on those "Black jobs." Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) joins Joy to discuss. Also tonight, we continue to expose Project 2025, which Trump now knows is very damaging to his campaign. We will talk about the big Republican push to make the air you breathe and the water you drink

Aug 1, 2024 • 42:52

Vice President Kamala Karris holds energized campaign rally in Atlanta

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut awaiting Vice President Kamala Harris, who held a packed rally in Atlanta on Tuesday at the Georgia State Convocation Center. Harris' speech came after a guest performance by rapper Megan Thee Stallion, leading a legion of musicians and celebrities--from Cardi B to Lil Nas X--who have recently come out in support of Harris’s bid. Joining Joy later in the hour is Fred Trump III, author of "All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way," and Michi

Jul 31, 2024 • 53:26

Project 2025: Exposed

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the fact that the stakes could not be higher for the 2024 presidential election. Donald Trump says that if he wins, you will not have to vote anymore. In this episode, we lay out the dangers of Project 2025, the manifesto that would give him that authoritarian power, limit your rights, and force you and your family to change the way you live your life. Listen now to this special edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jul 30, 2024 • 42:34

Obama endorses Harris for president

Tonight on The ReidOut, Vice President Harris continues to build momentum with a big endorsement and promising new polls, while Trump is back on his heels, backing away from debating Harris. Also tonight, the veepstakes are underway as the vetting process begins to determine who might have the inside track to be Kamala Harris's running mate. Plus, President Biden has made reforming the Supreme Court a priority for his final months in office, which could impact the presidential race. Listen now t

Jul 27, 2024 • 37:45

Prosecutor Kamala Harris takes on felon Donald Trump

Tonight on The ReidOut, we explore the stark contrast between Biden's humility, Harris's hope, and Trump's buffoonery as the ground begins to shift beneath the feet of the Republican Party. Also tonight, we delve into the misogyny of the MAGA attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris's gender and Sen. J.D. Vance's denigration of childless Americans, which is firing up the grassroots energy of American women. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jul 26, 2024 • 41:22

VP Harris gains support of majority of pledged Democratic convention delegates

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the raucous crowd that greeted Vice President Kamala Harris at her first campaign rally since crossing the delegate threshold to become the clear frontrunner for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. Also tonight, New York Attorney General Letitia James joins Joy. She knows all about prosecuting Donald Trump and will share how she thinks Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor herself, will make the case against America's first-ever convicted felon c

Jul 24, 2024 • 41:48

President Biden coalesces party, endorsing Vice President Harris for president

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris who gave a speech at her campaign headquarters in Delaware on Monday, with President Biden cheering her on over the phone, as the torch was passed to Harris in this critical election. We have some great guests to discuss this historic moment: Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA). Additionally, we have a big announcement about our ReidOut Project 2025 cove

Jul 23, 2024 • 42:53

Trump delivered 92-minute rambling, grievance-filled RNC speech

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with a montage of Donald Trump's unhinged moments highlighting his recent erratic behavior. As people worry about President Biden's age, shouldn't we also be questioning if Trump is okay after another rambling performance on the final night of the Republican National Convention? Additionally, we will continue to expose Project 2025 and its dangerous policies, which fueled much of the extreme rhetoric at the RNC. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on

Jul 20, 2024 • 41:55

Project 2025 would allow Trump to target his enemies through the judicial system

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the world leaders who arrived at the White House for tonight's NATO dinner hosted by President Biden. As Biden shows leadership on the world stage amidst a Democratic Party meltdown, Donald Trump continues to display his ignorance about NATO and other issues in his latest unhinged performance. Also tonight, the rise of Christian nationalism is highlighted as insurrection champion Josh Hawley advocates for it, and Trump’s allies plan to infuse Christian

Jul 11, 2024 • 42:09

Trump makes unbelievable claim he knows nothing about Project 2025

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid unpacks details of the wildly unpopular Project 2025, Donald Trump's roadmap for a second presidency. We discuss the drastic changes Republicans would make to children's education, if Trump returns to the White House. Also tonight, we cover the Democrats trying to move forward with President Biden as their nominee, as the White House aims to address concerns while Biden hosts the NATO summit this week in Washington. Plus, we explore corruption in the judiciary, w

Jul 10, 2024 • 42:34

President Biden vows to fight on as Democratic nominee, despite pressure to drop out

Joy Reid leads this episode of the ReidOut with President Biden’s commitment to remain in the presidential race, despite mounting Congressional pressure for him to step down, primarily due to his age and alleged cognitive ability. Joy is joined by Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett to discuss this plus the support among Black Americans for President Biden to stay in the race. Also in this episode, Donald Trump now claims he knows nothing about “Project 2025”, the very campaign that his inner circle

Jul 9, 2024 • 42:04

Democracy in Peril on the Eve of Independence Day

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with America on the eve of The Fourth of July. The fallout continues after this week’s catastrophic Supreme Court decisions, with the conservative-majority Court giving Donald Trump immunity for any “official” acts he carried out while in office. Joy and her panel of experts discuss this plus the far-right fascist manifesto, “Project 2025,” and its warning of violence if Americans don’t follow MAGA’s wishes. Also in this episode, the leader of the Republican

Jul 4, 2024 • 42:06

Major fallout from SCOTUS Trump immunity decision

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fallout from The Supreme Court’s ruling on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity. Monday’s ruling from the Court effectively decided that Trump is immune from prosecution for any act he took while he was president, including ordering the Justice Department to draw up fake voter fraud allegations in order to help him steal the election that he lost. Joy and her panel of experts discuss this and the future of autocracy in the United States, if Trump wi

Jul 3, 2024 • 42:47

Biden surrogates, Obama rally around him

Tonight on The Reidout, Joy Reid leads with a much different, fired-up Joe Biden, who showed up today in North Carolina following last night's poor debate performance. Also, we expose the abomination of today's Supreme Court rulings on the insurrectionists and government regulation, as Trump's justices wait until the last possible moment to reveal their decision on presidential immunity. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 29, 2024 • 41:51

Live Coverage: First Presidential Debate of 2024

It’s been four years since President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump have gone head-to-head. And on Thursday night, the incumbent and the former president faced off in the first presidential debate of 2024. The debate was held in Atlanta and hosted by CNN. Listen to the full debate here and visit msnbc.com for more coverage in the lead up to the election.

Jun 28, 2024 • 1:32:06

Biden and Trump to face off in first debate of 2024

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Republican Adam Kinzinger endorsing Democrat Joe Biden on the eve of the first presidential debate, as Trump and his lackeys try their best to lower expectations and make absurd accusations about Biden. Also tonight, the Supreme Court has sprung another leak, this time accidentally releasing what appears to be a draft decision in an Idaho abortion case. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 27, 2024 • 41:48

Trump fundraises on bogus claim he was 'tortured' in Fulton County jail

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with newly-released photos reportedly showing that Donald Trump kept classified documents in overturned boxes alongside newspapers, keepsakes and maybe even junk. Also tonight, we cover how Julian Assange has been set free. To some, he is a champion of truth. To others, he is a dangerous and reckless criminal who put many lives at risk by revealing sensitive information to the public. Plus, we discuss progressive Democrat Jamaal Bowman, who faced a tough pr

Jun 26, 2024 • 42:14

Trump says he proposed migrants should fight for sport

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings attention to just some of the horrifying consequences for women all across America since the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, two years ago today. Plus, we cover the multiple hearings today on Donald Trump's purloined classified documents, as Trump appointee, Judge Aileen Cannon, entertains the absurd argument that special counsel Jack Smith was illegally appointed. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 25, 2024 • 42:12

New Trump legal team efforts to delay and dismiss classified docs case

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with remembering when Donald Trump, a self-professed big fan of the Bible, could not name a single Bible verse. Yet, he is now backing the idea of displaying the Ten Commandments in taxpayer-funded public schools. "But could he name even one of those commandments?," Joy asks. "And hasn't he broken pretty much all of them?" Also tonight, in a surprise to many, the Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration on a major gun case. But, there is still

Jun 22, 2024 • 42:10

Trump has 'severe memory issues' author of new book says, sharing new, exclusive audio proof

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with audio proof of the first time that Donald Trump let it slip that he actually lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. The journalist who extracted that confession joins Joy with never before heard clips that will make you wonder about Trump's alleged mental decline. Also tonight, we cover how Trump is getting exactly what he needs from his allies on the Supreme Court, who continue to drag out out their decision on presidential immunity. Plus, Louisiana's g

Jun 21, 2024 • 42:39

Trump's unhinged rally highlights sad state of the GOP

Tonight on The ReidOut: Imagine the FOMO from Donald Trump as two dictators that he admires and praises--Russia's Putin and North Korea's Kim--met in Pyongyang, and he was not there to join the party. We discuss the latest. Also tonight, are we prepared for Election Interference 2.0? Roger Stone has revealed the apparent MAGA plan to retake the White House, even if Trump loses again. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 20, 2024 • 41:49

Dark money's insidious impact on U.S. politics

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden's historic announcement about legal protection for the undocumented spouses of American citizens, which aims to keep hundreds of thousands of American families together. Plus, we discuss "White Boy Summer," the new symbol of white nationalists and the latest recruitment tool for the far right. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 19, 2024 • 42:04

The inaccurate portrayal of Trump's Black church event

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the inaccurate portrayal of Donald Trump's Black church event. Next, Joy covers the fact that, at the very moment that he was questioning President Biden's mental accuity, Trump forgot his own former doctor's name. This is, "Just the latest example of the proverbial cheese sliding off Trump's cognitive cracker," Joy says. Plus, President Biden has issued a stark warning about Trump's ability to alter the courts for decades if he is allowed back into th

Jun 18, 2024 • 42:01

Supreme Court lifts ban on bump stocks put into place after being used in deadliest shooting in U.S. history

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's Republican sycophants continuing to kneel to the first ever felon to be a major party presidential nominee. Also tonight, bump stocks turn guns into rapid-fire killing machines. Nonetheless, the six Leonard Leo conservatives on the Supreme Court say they cannot be banned, leading to a scathing dissent from Justice Sonya Sotomayor. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 18, 2024 • 42:13

Republicans host 'pep rally' with Trump in his first visit to Capitol Hill since Jan. 6 attack

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Republicans taking Donald Trump to Capitol Hill for the first time since he lit the fuse on January 6th, then watched on TV as his MAGA faithful trashed the Capitol. Also tonight, the Supreme Court rejects a ridiculous lawsuit to restrict access to the abortion pill, but left open the possibility that future proposed bans could actually succeed. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 14, 2024 • 42:34

While Trump rants about sharks, right-wing criticism of Biden's mental acuity intensifies

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Trump's Republican enablers going after anyone who dares to challenge their MAGA leader. Plus, they are apparently getting a big helping hand from a media company that is serving up Biden disinformation along with "traffic and weather together," in a local news format. Also tonight, as the Supreme Court gets ready to deliver several major rulings, Senate Republicans have blocked an effort to establish a binding code of conduct for justices following a

Jun 13, 2024 • 42:10

The right accuses the DOJ of weaponizing the justice system despite Hunter Biden's guilty verdict

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with today's guilty verdict in the Hunter Biden trial. Hunter Biden received a comforting hug from his dad, the president of the United States, on a day that provided very clear evidence that the justice system is not weaponized. Also tonight, we discuss the fallout from the Alito tapes. Democrats control the Senate, so when can we look forward to hearings on Supreme Court ethics and political bias? Joy and her expert guests discuss this and more. Listen no

Jun 12, 2024 • 42:34

'I’m gonna get them’: Supreme Court Justice Alito's wife targets media in bombshell secret audio

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump once again making absolutely bonkers remarks on the campaign trail, Joy Reid says, and it is just the tip of the iceberg. The more dangerous rhetoric has to do with the policies he will enact if he is put back in the White House again, she explains. Meanwhile, as we await pivotal Supreme Court decisions, there is bombshell new audio out today featuring Justice Samuel Alito and his wife, upside-down flag enthusiast Martha-Ann, talking blunt

Jun 11, 2024 • 41:56

BONUS: Season 2 of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra”

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of the second season of the award-winning original series, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.” In the chart-topping second season, Rachel Maddow returns to uncover the shocking history of the ultra-right’s reach into American politics. Listen to the entire first episode now, and follow the show to get the whole series: https://link.chtbl.com/rmpust_fdlw. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every epis

Jun 10, 2024 • 6:34

Trump World is actually being held accountable

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden stressing the importance of democracy from the very cliffs that allied forces scaled 80 years ago to fight the Nazis. Next, the far right is finally facing accountability, with Steve Bannon being ordered to report to prison next month, and Alex Jones being forced to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families. Plus, Joy asked you online if you would be interested in our show talking about the sudden boom in interest surrounding the

Jun 8, 2024 • 41:52

Biden commemoration of D-Day highlights stark contrast with Trump

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid welcomes Trump surrogate, Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), who sparked a backlash on Tueday for suggesting that there were positive aspects to Jim Crow for the Black family. Plus, President Biden is in Normandy today on the 80th anniversary of D-Day delivering a stark warning about the state of democracy. Finally, the grandson of a key member of the Black Panthers, David Hilliard, is pushing back against a video of Hilliard saying he supports Donald Trump, saying it is

Jun 7, 2024 • 42:37

Senate Republicans block bill to protect access to contraception

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with how Republicans are, with zero irony, still pretending to be the law and order party--even though they are the exact opposite. She explains how their extremism is rotting their party away--from the state level up. Plus, Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans once again threaten retribution against his political rivals, vowing to unleash a biblical flood of partisan indictments to avenge Trump's felony conviction in New York. Listen now to this edition of Th

Jun 6, 2024 • 41:56

Attorney General Merrick Garland hits back at the GOP's 'Unprecedented' attacks on the justice system

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Attorney General Merrick Garland facing a Republican Party hell-bent on doing everything it can to push conspiracy theories and attack the rule of law in the wake of Donald Trump's felony conviction in New York. Plus, we cover President Biden making bold, and controversial, moves today on immigration and his rhetoric towards Israel. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 5, 2024 • 42:00

Trump asks the Supreme Court to intervene in his hush money sentencing

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump apparently getting a bit desperate ahead of his sentencing -- making the ludicrous claim that he never said Hillary Clinton should be locked up. Joy reminds us, "It's on tape, Donald." Plus, Michael Cohen joins us with his reaction to Trump's guilty verdict -- and the potential of prison time. Next, we cover the far-right's continuing embrace of authoritarianism -- with politicans and commentators flocking to El Salvador to attend the inau

Jun 4, 2024 • 43:13

Introducing: Season 2 of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra”

As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s

Jun 3, 2024 • 1:46

Trump lashes out with lies after felony conviction

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the stark contrast that was on display today, as Donald Trump lashed out about his 34 felony convictions, while President Joe Biden defended the American justice system. Plus, we cover the unhinged Republican response to the verdict, as prominent GOP leaders apparently want to tear the whole system down and punish everyone involved. Listen now to this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jun 1, 2024 • 42:03

Trump's legal fate is in the hands of the jury

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with how for the first time in American history, a jury is deciding whether a former president committed felonies. Plus we discuss how, after deliberations began, the jury made several requests to the judge. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and his defenders are bracing for the verdict by attacking the judge, lying about the jury instructions, and increasingly portraying Trump as a martyr. Plus, new reporting on Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito's insurrectionist flag

May 30, 2024 • 42:26

Hush money trial prosecution argues there is a 'mountain of evidence' against Trump in closing arguments

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the closing arguments in the historic first-ever criminal trial of a former U.S. president, Donald Trump. The prosecution argues that the case comes down to three things that they claim to have proven -- that there were in fact false business records, that the false business records were intended to cover up a conspiracy related to the 2016 election, and that Donald Trump was personally involved. As expected, the defense focused heavily on Michael

May 29, 2024 • 42:32

New Yorkers protest Trump's Bronx rally

In this first hour of our special edition of The ReidOut, we delve into debunking the apparent lies surrounding Black and brown voters' support of Donald Trump following Trump's unhinged rally in the Bronx. Plus, we examine Trump's New York trial concluding soon, amidst his other cases being slow-walked by a favorable judge and the Supreme Court. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) also joins Joy to discuss her epic takedown of Marjorie Taylor Greene, sparking a wave of memes and music. Listen now to t

May 25, 2024 • 42:35

Extremist Supreme Court justices wage war on secular America

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito, who reveled in, and joked about, being the one to deliver the death blow to Roe v Wade. Alito is now making it harder to bring racial gerrymandering cases, while reports have shown him flying yet another extremist flag over his home. Also in this episode, we cover Donald Trump wasting his time in the Bronx following a head-spinning week as a criminal defendant, purveyor of Nazi rhetoric, and bald-faced liar claiming tha

May 24, 2024 • 42:34

Joy's one-on-one with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade on his relationship with DA Fani Willis

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with new details we are learning about Donald Trump's efforts to hide the classified documents he took and refused to return--and you will never believe the absurd, new claim they are making to distract from that damning evidence. Plus, Joy interviews former special prosecutor Nathan Wade on the Trump Georgia election interference case, the attacks from Trump, and Wade's former relationship with DA Fani Willis, which forced his resignation. Listen now to th

May 23, 2024 • 42:37

Trump's defense rests without Trump testifying

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump, who last month claimed that only he and his long-time advisor Dan Scavino could post to his social media account. Trump is now having his campaign blame a nameless "staff member" for posting a video referring to "the creation of a unified Reich." This incident is not the first time Trump has invoked rhetoric echoing Hitler's Germany. We also bring you the latest as Trump's defense rests without Trump testifying in the Stormy Daniels hush

May 22, 2024 • 42:10

Judge Merchan prepares for possibility of Trump testifying

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the fact that it is becoming increasingly clear that Donald Trump's promise to testify was likely just dishonest bravado, as the defense begins its case without calling him. Plus, Joy analyzes significant events that have unfolded recently, including an upside-down American flag--long considered a symbol of distress--that was seen flying over Supreme Court Justice Sam Alito's house. She delves into why Alito and others with the MAGA grievance mentality

May 21, 2024 • 42:04

Republicans attend Trump's criminal trial, apparently to help him flout gag order

Tonight on The ReidOut, we lead with the tensions escalating as Donald Trump mobilizes his staunchest MAGA loyalists in a brazen attempt to flout the judge's gag order on his behalf, a desperate move as his criminal trial for allegedly engaging in a hush money scheme edges towards a verdict. Plus, in an unexpected turn, President Biden has swiftly orchestrated two presidential debates with Trump, in a departure from the norm, promising an unprecedented showdown on the political stage. All this a

May 16, 2024 • 42:05

How Michael Cohen went from Trump's best friend to his worst enemy and witness for the prosecution

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with anticipating mounting as Michael Cohen prepares to testify on Monday in Donald Trump's criminal trial, poised to confront his former boss's legal defense head-on. While Trump's lawyers are expected to discredit Cohen as a habitual liar, his consistent narrative, reinforced by corroborating testimonies from other prosecution witnesses, lends weight to his claims. Meanwhile, Trump seems to be assembling his notorious entourage, including Paul Manafort. T

May 11, 2024 • 41:56

Hush money trial highlights Trump's need for vengeance

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid delves into the unfolding drama as Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), known for his own corruption allegations, becomes the first of many Trump loyalists and potential vice presidential candidates to appear at his criminal trial, a stark reminder of the controversies surrounding the former president's inner circle. Additionally, we shine a spotlight on the peculiar presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., including the startling revelation of a worm affecting his br

May 10, 2024 • 42:08

Joy: Trump's belief in his own impunity is at heart of his hush money trial

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid invites us to confront the incredulity of a system where certain individuals, by virtue of their status, can aspire to the presidency despite their actions. Reflecting on past impunity and the present reality, we witness the recurring pattern of evasion of consequences. For Donald Trump, this includes the suspicious delays in not one, but three of his criminal trials, a move that seems strategically aimed at safeguarding his chances, potentially influencing the u

May 9, 2024 • 42:10

WNBA star Brittney Griner reveals she's expecting a baby boy and becoming a mom in our cable exclusive

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the testimony of Stormy Daniels, the pivotal figure in Trump's hush money scandal, who took to the witness stand on Tuesday, recounting in vivid detail the purported sexual encounter that left her shaken and the $130,000 payment aimed at silencing her. Also, don't miss more of Joy's exclusive interview with WNBA star Brittney Griner, where she shares her survival journey, from imprisonment in a Russian gulag, to the letter she penned to Putin, to the f

May 8, 2024 • 42:29

'Terrified': WNBA star Brittney Griner describes chilling 'game' played in Russian prison in our cable exclusive

In tonight's episode of The ReidOut, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner sits down with Joy Reid for her inaugural cable interview since her detainment in a Russian penal colony. We delve into her experiences of fear, political intricacies, Putin's influence, and how her upbringing equipped her for such a harrowing ordeal. Additionally, we unpack more incriminating testimony against Donald Trump in his ongoing criminal trial in New York, this time from a former accountant of his company alleged to ha

May 7, 2024 • 44:45

Bonus: Joy Reid & Rachel Maddow Live at the Apollo

MSNBC hosts Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow teamed up for a live event at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City. They discussed Joy’s "New York Times" bestselling book, "Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story That Awakened America," and how the mission of these civil rights pioneers is now more urgent than ever.

May 5, 2024 • 1:20:26

Ex-Trump aide Hope Hicks gives damning testimony at Trump hush money trial

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Hope Hicks's revelation of a pivotal conversation to the January 6th committee, amplifying her potential to contribute to Trump's tarnished legacy, as she testifies in his ongoing criminal trial in New York. Additionally, we delve into the political repercussions stemming from the pro-Palestinian campus protests and emphasize the imperative to refocus attention on the dire situation unfolding in Gaza. Meanwhile, Kristi Noem's attempt to bury the past b

May 4, 2024 • 42:09

After taking down posts violating gag order, Trump attacks judge again

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden walking a fine line, defending campus protests while unequivocally condemning lawbreaking and hate speech amid ongoing police crackdowns nationwide. Additionally, Queen Rania of Jordan sheds light on the conflict that ignited these protests and the immense suffering endured by the people of Gaza in an exclusive sit down with Joy. Plus, on Monday, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner joins Joy Reid in her first cable interview since her releas

May 3, 2024 • 42:03

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Politically targeted’ fmr. progressive prosecutor Marilyn Mosby on facing 40 years for using own funds

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid decries Florida's implementation of a barbaric six-week abortion ban as it sends shockwaves through the nation, spelling dire consequences for women and setting the stage for a seismic political shift come November. Meanwhile, Marjorie Taylor Greene finds herself isolated as she embarks on a futile attempt to oust Speaker Mike Johnson, whose survival, albeit embarrassingly, is secured with the unlikely aid of Democrats. Plus, in Joy's exclusive interview, ‘politi

May 2, 2024 • 41:58

Judge threatens Trump with jail for further gag order violations

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the courtroom drama unfolding with a chilly and fatigued Donald Trump returning for week two of testimony, lamenting his inability to campaign while spending his recent days away from court on the golf course. Adding to the intrigue, we cover Trump's alarming interview unveiling sinister plans for his potential return to the White House, including proposals to allow states to monitor women's pregnancies and potentially incarcerate them. Meanwhile, tens

May 1, 2024 • 42:54

Trump's apparent legal strategy: Deflect, distract, admit no wrong

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the echoes of history that reverberate as we recall President Richard Nixon's derogatory remarks towards student war protesters just days before the tragic Kent State shootings in 1970, highlighting a disturbing cycle of repression amidst current clampdowns on campus protests by universities and law enforcement. Furthermore, we delve into Donald Trump's legal tactics, observing a shift towards appealing more to his vanity than to the judge and jury, a

Apr 30, 2024 • 41:59

Trump agreement wasn't standard procedure because it was to benefit a campaign former National Enquirer publisher testifies

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden making his presence known in Midtown Manhattan for an interview with radio icon Howard Stern, effectively answering any questions about the cause of the congestion on Friday. Meanwhile, in a stark contrast, former President Donald Trump found himself in Lower Manhattan, attending his ongoing criminal trial in a courthouse setting. Joy and her expert legal guests also discuss week one of arguments in the first ever criminal trial of a fo

Apr 27, 2024 • 41:59

Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump's immunity claim

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with a whirlwind 24 hours of legal twists with Donald Trump at the center of three pivotal cases. In New York, a key witness in Trump's criminal trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, took the stand for a third day. Pecker admitted to helping suppress Playboy model Karen McDougal's story about her affair with Trump to aid his 2016 election bid, acknowledging this violated campaign finance laws. Meanwhile, in Arizona, 18 individuals, includi

Apr 26, 2024 • 42:43

11 Arizona Trump fake electors indicted on state charges including former GOP state chair

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the Supreme Court delving into two pivotal cases. Today's case focuses on whether federal law mandates emergency abortion care in states with stringent bans. Tomorrow, the court will decide if Donald Trump will face any repercussions for his alleged crimes. Plus, we bring you breaking news as Donald Trump's Arizona fake electors have been charged with state crimes. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Apr 25, 2024 • 51:15

Judge blasts Trump's lawyer during gag order arguments

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with day two of the testimony in Donald Trump's hush money election interference trial. The judge is already losing patience with Trump and his legal team. Meanwhile, Joy was in the courtroom as the first witness, David Pecker, gave riveting testimony about his interactions with Trump. She shares what she saw and heard. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Apr 24, 2024 • 42:03

Prosecution lays out 'criminal conspiracy' in historic Trump hush money trial

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump facing trial as opening statements and testimony kick off in the Manhattan courthouse for his Stormy Daniels hush money case. We will delve into what the jury of 12 Manhattanites heard and what lies ahead for Trump, the Republican Party, and the nation. Additionally, chaos erupts at Columbia University. The strife within America's elite institutions comes to a head at New York's Ivy League university, with accusations of Antisemitism and s

Apr 23, 2024 • 42:13

Judge says opening statements in Trump trial to start on Monday

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with NBC News correspondent Yasmin Vossoughian's reporting on the shocking self-immolation of a man outside the Trump trial as it unfolded on Friday. This event has drawn significant media attention from around the world to the historic trial. Additionally, just a short time ago, Judge Merchan denied a last-minute appeal by Trump and declared to the former president and everyone else in court, "We're going to have opening statements on Monday morning. This

Apr 20, 2024 • 41:59

Prosecutors say Trump violated gag order seven more times

Tonight on The ReidOut, we lead with a dismissed prospective juror revealing she that she could not be impartial about Donald Trump. However, today, twelve New Yorkers—seven men and five women—have been sworn in for the Trump hush money trial, indicating they believe they can be impartial. Additionally, the Kennedy family endorses President Biden, rejecting the candidacy of one of their own, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Apr 19, 2024 • 41:22

While Trump is on trial, Biden hits the campaign trail

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden expressing his concern about his opponent, Donald Trump, who, instead of campaigning, spent his day off from his ongoing criminal trial meeting with a right-wing foreign leader once ridiculed for proposing a military base in his home country named "Fort Trump." Additionally, Trump complained about not receiving unlimited jury strikes, a practice that does not exist in criminal trials, while continuing his attacks on the judge and prosec

Apr 18, 2024 • 42:15

"Catch and kill" scheme looms large over Trump trial

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with a dismissed prospective juror describing Donald Trump as "just another guy," as the jury selection for Trump's hush money trial continues. The judge also issued a warning to Trump about potentially intimidating jurors during day two of the process. Trump's MAGA supporters are expressing frustration, claiming that it is unfair for Trump to be required to attend court like any other person accused of a crime. Additionally, the Republican Party is under s

Apr 17, 2024 • 42:28

VP Kamala Harris delivers strong rebuke against those eroding reproductive rights

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Vice President Kamala Harris delivering a strong rebuke in Arizona against those eroding reproductive rights both locally and across the nation. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who seldom attends church, is amplifying Christian nationalist sentiments, a once-fringe movement now dominating the Republican Party. Additionally, in Florida, two staunch election-deniers convened to discuss "election integrity," with Speaker "MAGA Mike" Johnson aligning closely with

Apr 13, 2024 • 42:04

The legacy of the late O.J. Simpson

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy and her guests reflect on the legacy of the late O.J. Simpson and his acquittal, highlighting how the "Trial of the Century" revealed deep societal divides in America. Plus, as the first criminal trial of a former president looms, NBC News has obtained a list of potential witnesses, sparking speculation about whether Donald Trump will take the stand. Meanwhile, MAGA figure Mike Johnson's visit to Mar-a-Lago to discuss election integrity with Trump underscores the ongo

Apr 12, 2024 • 41:52

Trump falsely attributes the dismantling of reproductive rights to the people's desires

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid debunks Donald Trump's false claims of credit for dismantling reproductive rights, which he also falsely attributes to the people's desires. This highlights the dangerous alliance between MAGA and the evangelical right. Additionally, Allen Weisselberg faces his second stint in prison at 76, bearing the burden for Trump as the former president's criminal trial looms. Plus, concerns escalate over airplane safety with another whistleblower raising alarms about Boein

Apr 11, 2024 • 41:54

Arizona's Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid uncovers the repercussions of leaving decisions up to the states as Arizona's Supreme Court upholds a near-total abortion ban reminiscent of the Civil War era, stirring nationwide debates. Democratic Arizona St. Sen. Eva Burch joins us to discuss the implications. Additionally, we delve into a New York court's rejection of Donald Trump's latest legal maneuver, highlighting his attempts to circumvent the law. Also on the agenda is the MAGA grift, with everyone, in

Apr 10, 2024 • 41:54

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Biden's recent proposal for student debt forgiveness

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid unravels the hypocrisy surrounding abortion rights, where only the extreme religious factions seek to control women's reproductive choices. Trump navigates a delicate balance on this issue, attempting to retain women voters while placating his evangelical base. Plus, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) joins us to delve into this dichotomy and President Biden's recent proposal for student debt forgiveness. Additionally, we examine the infiltration of Russian propaganda

Apr 9, 2024 • 42:54

The never-ending Trump grift

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid delves into the never-ending Trump grift, as Lara Trump urges MAGA supporters to donate their last five dollars, while Donald Trump faces yet another legal challenge with his New York hush money trial. Also, we explore the RFK Jr. factor, with debates swirling about his impact on Biden's votes and revelations about his donors' ties to far-right extremists, Christian nationalists, and January 6th insurrectionists. Plus, we discuss the Biden economy, celebrating an

Apr 6, 2024 • 42:21

Trump faces a series of legal setbacks

Tonight on The ReidOut, the stark reality of the January 6th insurrection is exposed as Joy Reid highlights the violent nature of many participants, debunking Trump's portrayal of them as mere "hostages." Shockingly, several individuals featured in insurrection footage are now vying for political office, raising concerns about the state of our democracy. Meanwhile, Trump faces a series of legal setbacks, with three defeats in less than 24 hours, including an unexpected ruling from Judge Aileen C

Apr 5, 2024 • 42:53

Trump's rhetoric escalates to even more toxic levels

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's rhetoric escalating to even more toxic levels, targeting not only the LGBTQ community but also migrants, whom he dehumanizes as "animals" seeking to invade the homes of suburban housewives. In another development, special counsel Jack Smith confronts Judge Aileen Cannon, known for her favorable disposition towards Trump, urging her to abandon the ludicrous guidelines for jury instructions in the Trump classified documents case. Failure t

Apr 4, 2024 • 42:39

The concerning phenomenon of the Trump cult

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid covers the global condemnation that erupted following an Israeli airstrike that tragically claimed the lives of seven humanitarian aid workers associated with Chef Jose Andres' World Central Kitchen, labeling the strike as "unforgivable." Furthermore, we delve into the concerning phenomenon of the Trump cult, where his followers seemingly disregard his alleged crimes and elevate him to a messianic figure at his rallies. Exploring the influence of a renowned minis

Apr 3, 2024 • 42:35

Trump reposts right-wing commentary that claims Trump is ‘the chosen one’ sent by God

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid delves into Donald Trump's escalating messiah complex. Trump, who has likened himself to Jesus, is now employing threatening language towards President Biden and a judge's daughter. In addition, the Florida Supreme Court's pivotal ruling on a ballot measure aiming to safeguard abortion rights in the state's constitution takes center stage, potentially influencing the upcoming November election. Furthermore, filmmaker Rory Kennedy, sister of presidential candidate

Apr 2, 2024 • 42:57

Trump monetizes religious symbols as evangelical Christians continue to support him

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with President Biden showcasing his adeptness in handling protesters at a recent fundraising gala in New York, contrasting sharply with his opponent's alarming tactics of inciting violence against perceived adversaries, including judges and their families. Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to Donald Trump, joins Joy with more. Also on this Good Friday, we spotlight the egregious actions of Donald Trump, who monetizes religious symbols, flouts moral st

Mar 30, 2024 • 42:08

The Baltimore bridge disaster underscores the vital contributions of immigrants

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Liz Cheney issuing a stark warning about the potential consequences of a second Trump presidency as Trump aggressively seeks to dismiss his legal cases. Meanwhile, an unprecedented fundraiser featuring former President Obama, President Biden, and former President Clinton is underway. Joy brings you the latest. Additionally, immigration is a divisive election topic. Yet, the Baltimore bridge disaster underscores the vital contributions amid sometimes da

Mar 29, 2024 • 42:11

The paradox of RFK Jr. ... What is his appeal?

On tonight's episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid dives into the paradox of RFK Jr., whose stance on vaccinations aligns closely with MAGA--yet he presents a potential threat to President Biden in November. What exactly is his appeal? Additionally, we will discuss the absurd blame game by Republicans following the Baltimore bridge disaster, including baseless accusations tied to DEI. Baltimore's mayor, Mayor Brandon Scott (D), who has faced Republican racism, joins Joy to shed light on the situation

Mar 28, 2024 • 42:08

Maddow on Supreme Court abortion pill arguments: ‘Frightening Supreme Court is even hearing this’

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid delves into Donald Trump's latest endeavor: selling special MAGA Bibles for $60 each, despite his apparent inability to name a single Bible verse. Plus, the esteemed Rachel Maddow joins Joy to discuss today's legal arguments before the Supreme Court challening access to the mifepristone abortion pill. Plus, we examine the disturbing trend of right-wing figures jumping to wild accusations immediately after tragic events, like the recent bridge accident in Baltimor

Mar 27, 2024 • 42:32

The first criminal case that could potentially bring down bring Trump

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with the first criminal case, not revolving around classified documents or January 6th, but rather around Stephanie Clifford, better known as "Stormy Daniels," that could potentially bring down Donald Trump. Also, Joy brings you not one, but two major announcements involving her esteemed colleague Rachel Maddow. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Mar 26, 2024 • 42:14

Trump's $454 million problem: Can he post a half-a-billion dollar bond in mere hours?

In breaking news out of Moscow, a shooting attack has left at least 40 dead and over 100 injured, according to Russian state news agencies. The attack occurred at a large concert venue northwest of central Moscow. Russian officials say several gunmen fired automatic weapons at the crowd. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility, via an ISIS-affiliated account on Telegram, but without providing proof. We bring you the latest. Plus, Donald Trump’s $454 million bond in his New York civil fraud

Mar 23, 2024 • 42:01

Trump's last-ditch plea: Countdown to pay $454 million bond... or else

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump appearing to be broke and desperate, with his party facing a financial crisis thanks to his mounting legal bills and "low energy" fundraising numbers. Plus, a federal judge issued a stark warning today that Trump could trigger another insurrection in the lead-up to or aftermath of the 2024 election. Plus, Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg tells a New York judge, "Enough is enough," meaning that there is no need to delay Trump's criminal hush mone

Mar 22, 2024 • 42:13

House Oversight Committee's Biden impeachment proceedings continue with questionable witnesses

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid interviews State Senator Eva Burch of Arizona, who has bravely shared her planned abortion story, while advocating for the reproductive rights of all women. Also, as chaos ensues in the courts over Texas' use of state and local police to arrest and deport migrants, Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas speaks out against the GOP's mishandling of this critical issue. Additionally, the House Oversight Committee's Biden impeachment proceedings continue with questionable wi

Mar 21, 2024 • 42:05

Trump's former White House aide Peter Navarro begins four-month federal prison sentence

On tonight's episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Paul Manafort's ties to Russia and his potential return to the Trump campaign. Manafort, known for his extensive Russia connections, may resurface in Trump's circle, as the former president is in desperate need of cash. Rep. Adam Schiff joins Joy with more. Meanwhile, Trump loyalist Peter Navarro begins a prison term for contempt of Congress. Additionally, Judge Aileen Cannon's unconventional jury instructions in the Florida Trump document

Mar 20, 2024 • 41:58

Trump can't post $464 million bond for NY civil fraud case, lawyers say

Tonight on The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's attempts to deflect from his autocratic tendencies by erroneously accusing Joe Biden of threatening democracy. Meanwhile, Trump's billionaire status is called into question as he struggles to secure a bond in his New York civil fraud case. Additionally, we discuss how the family of a liberal icon is expressing outrage as an award in her honor has been given to controversial figures like Elon Musk and Rupert Murdoch. Plus, Nikole Hannah-J

Mar 19, 2024 • 42:20

Outrage as Fani Willis' love life takes center stage over Trump’s coup attempt in Georgia

On tonight's episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid leads with Donald Trump's Georgia election interference trial, through which the right is attempting to center DA Fani Willis as a distraction from Trump's attempt to overturn the election. Despite the judge finding no conflict of interest despite attempts to remove her, Willis's integrity was gratuitously questioned in his ruling to provide political fodder and GOP talking points. Additionally, we debunk right-wing propaganda claiming a surge in sup

Mar 16, 2024 • 41:57

Is Trump winning his "delay, delay, delay" game?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump appearing in court today for a hearing in his Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. Joy and her guests discuss the nearly five-hour hearing, and the arguments that Trump’s lawyers tried to make regarding Trump’s right to possess the highly classified government material. Plus, NBC’s Yamiche Alcindor joins to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’s historic visit to an abortion clinic, as Republicans push for a national ban. Finally, we

Mar 15, 2024 • 42:28

Trump allies seize RNC as critics slam new co-chair Laura Trump's inexperience

As Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut, we reflect on the events of four years ago when Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic. Despite the immense challenges faced then, Republicans now pose the question: "Are you better off than you were then?," in a bid to help Donald Trump's campaign against President Biden. Are they trying to gaslight the American public? Additionally, we delve into the Trump-led takeover of the RNC, where loyalists and family members now hold sway. Plus, a bipa

Mar 14, 2024 • 42:02

Biden memory issues were a lie probe transcripts and special counsel Robert Hur testimony show

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Jamie Raskin speaking the truth as Biden special prosecutor Robert Hur testifies before a congressional committee, where the latest Republican attempt to smear the president comes up embarrasingly short. Also in this episode, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock joins Joy as polls close in his state's presidential primary. He has a warning about voter suppression ahead of the presidential election this fall. Plus, a new U.S. Intelligence report suggests

Mar 13, 2024 • 44:10

Happy housewife? Joy unmasks 'trad wife' image of Republican U.S. Senator Katie Britt

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with SNL turning to Scarlett Johansson to mock Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt's wildy misleading screed on immigration. But the truth is, immigration reform has failed again and again because of the right-wing echo chamber, from Rush Limbaugh to Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Donald Trump is again lavishing praise on his autocratic role models, because he apparently really wants that kind of power for himself, critics say. All this and more in this edition

Mar 12, 2024 • 42:28

GOP response to Biden’s State of the Union address by Katie Britt almost universally panned

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the State of the Union address. An energized President Biden also shamed Republicans for trying to "bury the truth" about January 6th. Two heroes of that day, former officers Michael Fanone and Harry Dunn, join Joy with more. Plus, as Biden talks about saving democracy, what is Trump up to? While his daughter-in-law is turning the RNC into the new family business, he is hostng a live-action episode of "The Apprentice" with Hungary's anti-immigrant,

Mar 9, 2024 • 42:19

Can Biden’s State of the Union convince Americans he deserves round two?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address. Joy and her panel of experts discuss how Biden can successfully convince Americans that his accomplishments have made their lives better, and what more he can accomplish if he is elected to a second term in November. Plus, Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Joy to discuss Biden’s messaging and public perception on the economy. Also in this episode, we discuss how Biden and the Democrats will use th

Mar 8, 2024 • 42:35

With Nikki Haley out, Trump is the presumptive nominee, again

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the results of yesterday’s Super Tuesday elections. Following her low performance at the polls, Nikki Haley announced today that she has officially suspended her bid for president. Plus, North Carolina Republicans have nominated Mark Robinson, a Holocaust-denier who once described the LGBTQ community as “filth” and denounced the civil rights movement of the 1960s, as their pick for governor. Robinson’s Democratic opponent, Josh Stein, joins Joy to

Mar 7, 2024 • 42:01

Supreme Court says Trump can remain on Colorado ballot, in controversial new decision

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with today’s Supreme Court decision allowing Donald Trump to remain on the Colorado presidential ballot. One of the plaintiffs who tried to remove him from the ballot under the 14th amendment, joins Joy Reid to discuss. Also in this episode -- After calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, Vice President Kamala Harris met with the chief political rival of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. Senator Chris Van Hollen, who has also called for a ceasefir

Mar 5, 2024 • 42:08

Trump effect: Justice system ‘bends over backwards’ to shelter 'defendant Trump' legal expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how Donald Trump often whines about the unfairness of the justice system. Yet, there is apparently a distinct tier for Trump, who remains a free man, and another tier for the many, many other Americans who go to prison for much less than he has done. Also in this episode, we spotlight the brave mourners who defied the Kremlin outside the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. We show how their valor contrasts with the weakness and cap

Mar 2, 2024 • 41:55

Love-hate relationship between the hip-hop community and Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut covering how President Biden and Donald Trump made dueling visits to our southern border. Plus, we dissect the bizarre, baffling love-hate relationship between the hip-hop community and Trump. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Mar 2, 2024 • 42:18

Trump coup trial delayed as Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘presidential immunity’ case

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news from the Supreme Court. The 6-3 conservative majority has decided to hear the case of Trump vs. the United States on whether Donald Trump can claim presidential immunity over his criminal election interference charges. Plus, Mitch McConnell is stepping down as the Senate Republican leader in November. “But the fact remains--no individual has done more damage to the Senate than Mitch McConnell,” Joy says. Joy gives her analysis of what

Feb 29, 2024 • 42:38

Joy: They are letting literal Nazis into their den of Trump worship

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with reports that Nazis mingled openly at CPAC, a prominent conservative conference where Donald Trump has been the keynote speaker since 2017, this past weekend, according to NBC News. Plus, as both President Biden and Trump plan trips to the border, immigration is also discussed by Joy and her guests. Finally, Tennessee is seeing an onslaught of extreme GOP bills from its state legislature, including a ban on pride and Black Lives Matter flags in scho

Feb 28, 2024 • 42:10

Trump: ‘The Black people’ like me due to indictments

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss how Donald Trump's recent attempt at Black outreach went awry, as he spewed a litany of stereotypes, including that Black people like him because he has a mugshot and is being discriminated against by the legal system. Also in this episode--Trump is appealing his nine-figure civil fraud judgment, which grows by more than $100,000 every day, as prosecutors in another case ask a judge to slap a gag order on the former president. Plus, Michigan voters will

Feb 27, 2024 • 41:58

‘Handmaid's Tale’ hellscape: Alabama's anti-IVF ruling may block willing women from bearing children

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as American Women face a real-life 'Handmaid's Tale." Overturning Roe was not enough for Republicans. Now some on the Right are coming after in vitro fertilization, and even birth control. Also in this episode, as President Biden announces 500 new sanctions against Russia following the death of Alexei Navalny, Republicans are pushing even harder to abandon Ukraine. Plus, does Nikki Haley realistically have any chance of winning the Republican nomination

Feb 24, 2024 • 41:47

'Political set-up': Top Dem rips GOPers spreading Russian smear campaign of Biden bribe lies

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republicans' utter humiliation as the basis for their effort to impeach President Biden, by implicating him in a supposed Ukrainian bribery scheme, falls apart. Yet, this will not apparently stop them from carrying water for Russia and Donald Trump. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Joy as the informant who lied to the FBI, Alexander Smirnov, about the Biden bribe lies, is re-arrested today. Also in this episode, we expose how Trump stole the Republican

Feb 23, 2024 • 42:06

MAGA GOPers ‘knew all along’ Biden bribe lies came from Russia former Trump insider says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that the Republicans' "highly credible" source now says he was, in fact, passing along Russian disinformation about the Bidens that formed the foundation of Republicans' wayward and hapless impeachment inquiry. Former Rudy Giuliani associate Lev Parnas, who was involved in a previous effort to "dig up dirt" on the Bidens, joins Joy with his perspective. Also in this episode, Donald Trump continues to compare himself to slain Russian opposi

Feb 22, 2024 • 42:46

Trump ballot challenge and immunity claim awaiting Supreme Court decision

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with reports that Donald Trump and some of his associates are begging for his followers' last few dollars to pay his bills and judgments. "It's the biggest grift in American political history," Joy says. "Start a cult and watch the money roll in." Also in this episode, two critical Trump-related rulings from the Supreme Court could be imminent, involving his claim of absolute immunity, and on whether states can kick him off the ballot under the 14th Ame

Feb 21, 2024 • 41:50

Trump ranked dead last as worst president ever in U.S. history

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the revelaiton that Herbert Hoover ranks significantly higher than Donald Trump in a new historians' poll of the best and worst presidents of all time. Our presidential historian, Michael Beschloss, joins us with more. Plus, Bishop William Barber joins Joy on his new effort to mobilize millions of poor voters. Next, we expose more anti-abortion lunacy from the right as the Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are children, as Trump repor

Feb 20, 2024 • 42:00

Trump ordered to pay $453,500,000 in New York civil fraud trial

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with major breaking news from New York in the jaw-dropping number of $453,500,000. That is the amount Judge Arthur Engoron has ruled Donald Trump has to pay in his New York civil fraud case which includes nearly $100 million dollars in interest. That number will continue to grow until he pays. Engoron also ruled that Trump is barred from personally running a business in New York for the next three years. Engoron's ruling also hits the elder Trump sons,

Feb 17, 2024 • 42:39

Top Dem slams GOP as ‘pro-Putin Party’ as 'Russian nuclear-powered space asset' threat looms

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a defiant DA Fani Willis, who was on the witness stand in Atlanta, pushing back hard against a series of degrading personal questions, as Donald Trump's lawyers try to get her removed from the Georgia election interference case. Also, the stage is set for Trump's first criminal trial, as a judge in the hush money case sets a date for jury selection. Plus, the Republican Party is apparently now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trump, Inc. He's in total

Feb 16, 2024 • 42:13

Special preview of Into America presents: Uncounted Millions

On Into America presents: Uncounted Millions: The Power of Reparations, award-winning MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee dives into one of today’s most pressing debates: reparations. Months ago, Trymaine discovered the little-known story of Gabriel Coakley and it blew his mind. In the midst of the Civil War, Coakley was among a handful of Black people who found a way to get compensated for slavery by the US government. On Uncounted Millions, Trymaine talks to Coakley’s descendants about how repara

Feb 15, 2024 • 6:12

Special counsel Jack Smith urges Supreme Court to reject Trump immunity claim

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut on a very big night in news. Today in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, a Valentine's Day mass shooting erupted as the city was celebrating its third super bowl title in five seasons. Additionally, special counsel Jack Smith has filed his brief with the Supreme Court opposing Donald Trump's quest for total immunity. Plus, Republicans are licking their wounds after yet another election defeat last night. Also, Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen joins Joy after

Feb 15, 2024 • 42:13

House votes to impeach U.S. Sec. of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss how Sen. Lindsey Graham, who once was a champion of aid to Ukraine, is now refusing to vote in support of aid for fear of angering Donald Trump. Also in this episode, if at first you cannot impeach, try try again. House Republicans take another swing at impeaching the Homeland Security secretary, after their first attempt failed in an embarrasing fashion. We bring you breaking news on this development. Plus, voters brave snow to vote in a New York speci

Feb 14, 2024 • 51:42

Trump inviting Russia to attack NATO allies met with GOP silence

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReiOut with Donald Trump's "unhinged" NATO threat to allow Putin to do whatever he wants to our allies as the U.S. stands by and does nothing, while seemingly promising to appease Putin on the issue of Ukraine. Also, we cover how Trump has formally asked the Supreme Court to put a hold on last week's ruling finding that he does not have presidential immunity from criminal prosecution as he meets with his sympathetic Florida judge in his stolen classified docume

Feb 13, 2024 • 42:59

A week of Republican embarassments

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Elise Stefanik, who seem to know that going full election-denier will boost her chances to win "The Apprentice: Autocracy," season one, with the dubious prize of becoming Trump's running mate, "hang Mike Pence" threats notwithstanding. Her absurd comments capped a week of Republican embarassments which included knifing the border bill they demanded and a failed impeachment attempt. Also in this episdoe, we cover President Biden calling Israel's mi

Feb 10, 2024 • 42:44

Can Colorado keep the former president off the ballot in November? Supreme Court to decide

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the historic case argued before the United States Supreme Court on Thursday. The question before the court? Can the state of Colorado keep the former president, who that state found credibly liable for inciting an insurrection, off the ballot in November. On the face of it, it seems like a pretty simple question, but it is a question that has never come before the Court, and the debate centers on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which was written

Feb 9, 2024 • 50:12

Into America presents: Uncounted Millions

This Black History Month, award-winning MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee explores the story of Black America’s unending fight to be made whole in a special series, “Into America presents: Uncounted Millions: The Power of Reparations.” On a journey that begins in the nation’s capital during the heat of the Civil War and ends in modern day Brooklyn, he follows the little-known story of one of the only Black people to receive reparations, and the mark it left on that family for generations to come.

Feb 8, 2024 • 3:05

'President Trump has become citizen Trump': Absolute immunity claim smacked down by appeals court

Joy Reid leads this episode of The Reid out with breaking news from Captiol Hill, moments after The House failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by just two votes--an embarassing loss for Speaker Mike Johnson. Then we turn to the three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruling on Tuesday in its crushing legal takedown that, counter to Donald Trump’s stated arguments, presidents do not have complete and absolute immunity from criminal prosecutio

Feb 7, 2024 • 41:56

‘Basically a cult’: Trump's MAGA Republicans slammed for vowing to block immigration reform bill

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that Donald Trump told MAGA Republicans to do nothing about the border this year, apparently because Republicans cannot afford to give it up as an election issue. Also in this episode, we expose how Trump has managed to delay his criminal trials, something no regular citizen would be able to do. Plus, as Trump openly roots for an economic crash, Joe Biden presides over what even Trump advisors admit is a whopper of an economy. Can Democrat

Feb 6, 2024 • 42:04

'More airstrikes and Tomahawk missiles': How U.S. may continue targeting Iran-backed militia groups

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news. The U.S. has launched new airstrikes against Iran-backed targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three American soldiers. The strikes come the same day that President Biden attended the dignified transfer of the soldiers killed in the strike in Jordan that the U.S. has attributed to Iranian-backed militant groups. President Biden released a statement, saying in part: "Our response began today. It will

Feb 3, 2024 • 42:29

‘Reverse French Revolution’? Trump supporters donate millions for his legal bills, wife's fashion

Joy Reid leads this episode of The Reidout with the apparent revelation that the Republicans' top priority is not securing the border. It is apparently helping Donald Trump return to the White House. Also in this episode, President Biden was greeted in Michigan by pro-Palestinian protesters. The mayor of Dearborn, MI, Abdullah Hammoud (D), who recently turned down a meeting with Biden's campaign, joins Joy with more. Plus, NBC News begins its new "Deciders Focus Group" series. We share the views

Feb 2, 2024 • 41:57

‘Racism at its best’: Rep. Cori Bush on GOPer calling her husband a 'thug' as she explained security spending probe

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with one of the many times former Vice President Mike Pence talked about keeping his oath, something that three former Republican governors say Donald Trump failed to do on January 6th, rendering him ineligible to run again. One of those governors, former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot of Montana, joins Joy to discuss. Also in this episode, while lacking the slightest evidence of a crime or misdemeanor, House Republicans move forward with plans to impeach

Feb 1, 2024 • 42:03

‘They'd impeach Taylor Swift if they could': GOP's angry threats slammed by top Dem

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with many on the right being in full meltdown over celebrity "it" couple Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. With young, white women under 30 trending leftward, the MAGA right has a good reason to be concerned. Also in this episode, we bring you a new investigation that reveals that prison labor is behind some of the most popular food products that make their way to your dinner table. Plus, President Biden says that he has decided on a response to the deaths

Jan 31, 2024 • 41:54

Democracy to tyranny: Unelected Trump commands elected GOP leaders top Dem says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut asking us to commemorate that it has been 63 years since President Eisenhower's farewell speech, as those words come back to haunt us with fears growing of a regional war in the Middle East. This after three U.S. troops were killed in an attack on a base in Jordan, with the White House blaming "Iran-backed militant groups." Plus, E. Jean Carroll spoke out for the first time since the $83 million verdict against Donald Trump. Trump reportedly does not pa

Jan 30, 2024 • 42:11

'Fired as a billionaire'? Trump owes bombshell $83 million payout but might be broke Sharpton says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the dramatic breaking news out of a New York City courtroom that has likely put a damper on Donald Trump’s weekend. A nine member jury has reached its verdict in Trump’s second defamation trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. With the unanimous verdict Donald Trump is on the hook for just over $83 million dollars in damages. The question remains, is the amount high enough to keep Trump from continuing his attacks against E. Jean Carroll, or will

Jan 27, 2024 • 43:10

Trump's bombshell bankruptcy? Possible $100 million payout to victim could break his bank

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with yet another Trump associate who is heading to prison, and apparently broke, humiliated and begging for money. Former Donald Trump advisor Peter Navarro has been sentenced to four months in prison for contempt of Congress after refusing to testify before the House Jan. 6 select committee. Joy and her panel discuss. Plus, the Republican frontrunner himself, Donald Trump, was on the witness stand on Thursday, for all of three minutes, in the E. Jean C

Jan 26, 2024 • 43:04

Why Nikki Haley will battle Trump to the end

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Nikki Haley pressing on despite basically impossible odds. Yet, our expert guests say that this is not a hard decision, because she has the support of the billionaire donor class who want all the Trump tax cuts for the super rich, but cannot stomach Donald Trump. Plus, with Joe Biden's economy doing so well, all Republicans have left to offer is fear, including fear of migrants. Tonight, we look at how the issue is playing in the Latino community.

Jan 25, 2024 • 43:20

DeSantis' 'cruel, craven' politicking called out after presidential bid flames out DeSantis suspends campaign, endorses Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Ron DeSantis suspending his presidential campaign and endorsing Donald Trump, putting an end to one of the biggest campaign failures in political history. Joy's guests lambaste how DeSantis is leaving behind a trail of destructive policies in Florida that he and his obedient Republican legislature shoved down the throats of Floridians, all to advance his personal political ambitions. Meanwhile, Trump is lobbing racially charged attacks on Nikki Hal

Jan 23, 2024 • 43:20

Moms for Liberty co-founder defends de facto book bans with 'graphic' example

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Jan 20, 2024 • 42:48

Fmr. AG Holder: American democracy could end with the election of Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump bragging again about acing a dementia test, meanwhile claiming that presidents should have full immunity for any crimes they might want to commit. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder joins Joy on that, and on a big victory in Louisiana where a new legislative map, with two majority-Black districts, is advancing in the state legislature. Next, with a border deal on the table, which Senate Republicans say is a great deal, Trump's MA

Jan 19, 2024 • 42:26

Trump 'wants' courtroom banishment? Judge's anger, bad boy antics help poll numbers expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Ted Cruz's endorsement of Donald Trump for president--the same Trump who ridiculed the looks of his wife and accused his father of killing JFK. Cruz is just one of many Republicans, whom Joy calls "cowardly," who have signed on to Trump's authoritarian revenge tour, at the mere price of their dignity. Also in this episode, Joy examines the alarming parallels between President Biden and Lyndon Johnson as each man faced re-election, including their r

Jan 18, 2024 • 42:33

Trump’s ‘fascist agenda’ has ‘blessing’ of evangelicals wanting Euro-American ethnostate expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis claiming small victories in the Iowa caucuses, even though they each got walloped by the inevitable nominee--Donald Trump. Also in this episode, Democratic Michigan Governor and Biden campaign co-chair, Gretchen Whitmer, joins Joy to discuss the Democrats' view of the Republican race and whether President Biden has a "Michigan problem." Plus, Joy takes on the war on Dr. King's memory, as there is more to his legacy than

Jan 17, 2024 • 42:14

Charlamagne Tha God: 'I may talk about Biden's shortcomings but Trump is the end of democracy'

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump, Jr. and leading Republicans' latest, racist talking points against diversity, equity and inclusion. Also in this episode, we share the shocking, alleged audio recording of Trump ally Roger Stone apparently calling for the assassination of two prominent Democrats. Stone has denied making these comments. Plus, Joy shares her conversation with Charlamagne Tha God on why the mainstream media is so obsessed with him, and why President Bide

Jan 13, 2024 • 41:59

Trump allowed five minutes to speak in court, goes on fact-free rant bashing NY attorney general

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news. The U.S. and British military have launched strikes against targets in Houthis-controlled Yemen, according to two U.S. officials. This comes after the Iranian-backed militant group has launched a series of attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, which has stoked fears of a wider conflict in the region already reeling from the Israel-Hamas war. Next, we bring you U.S. news involving Donald Trump. Trump was allowed five minutes to

Jan 12, 2024 • 46:53

Christie slammed for hot mic banter belittling Haley, DeSantis as failed '24 campaign ends

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news from the presidential race. Donald Trump's most persistent critic on the campaign trail, Chris Christie, has announced that he is dropping out of 2024. Also in this episode, we examine how Trump has often claimed to have unlimited power as president. Now, his pitch for "absolute power" and his claims of immunity from any legal consequences should be setting off alarm bells. Yet, all we are hearing from Republicans are the sounds of si

Jan 11, 2024 • 42:31

Trump immunity hearing included citations of lawsuits against Nixon

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with footage that shows that Mitch McConnell knew, back in 2021, that Trump can face criminal charges. Now, Trump's lawyer is making the absurd argument that a president can commit all kinds of heinous crimes, and remain immune from prosecution forever, unless he's impeached and convicted. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins Joy Reid with his analysis. Also in this episode, Trump's rhetoric is having dangerous consequences, as both special counsel Jack Smith

Jan 10, 2024 • 43:02

‘Terrorist supporter Stefanik': Top Trump ally sparks outrage by taking Big Lie to next level

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rep. Elise Stefanik, number four in the House Republican leadership, refusing to commit to certifying the will of the voters if Donald Trump loses, as Trump himself refuses to sign a pledge not to overthrow the government. Also in this episode, we cover President Biden, who unlike Trump supports democracy. Biden took his message to Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston amid growing concerns about his standing with Black voters. All this and more

Jan 9, 2024 • 42:20

‘Trump's lawyers don’t make sense’: Top Dem shreds twisted defense against insurrection charges

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden, who marked the anniversary of the January 6th attack on the Capitol on Friday with a scathing rebuke of the man who sparked the violence that day, and a warning that Trump remains a serious threat to democracy. Plus, we bring you breaking news from the Supreme Court on whether it will hear arguments on Trump's ballot status in Colorado--the same court that Trump's lawyer says owes him a favor. We also have three very special guests

Jan 6, 2024 • 42:34

Trump grift exposed? Dems say his businesses raked in $8 million from foreign governments while prez

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden's powerful new ad on the Trump threat to democracy amid new polling that shows a shocking number of Americans do not believe what they saw with their own eyes on January 6th. Plus, two new challenges to Trump's place on the ballot arise, this time in Florida and Illinois, as a deadline looms for the U.S. Supreme court to decide on his disqualification in Colorado. Also in this episode, we bring you the scandal that the Republican-le

Jan 5, 2024 • 42:08

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn Colorado ballot ruling

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as President Biden is set to deliver a dire, new warning about Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to keep him on the ballot in Colorado. Also in this episode, the outrage following the resignation of Dr. Claudine Gay at Harvard is seen by experts as the result of rightwing attacks on DEI, women, people of color, and academia. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, director of the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project

Jan 4, 2024 • 42:00

Big Lie bombshell: Man Trump hired to prove election fraud says he debunked it to Trump and Meadows

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with former Trump staffers warning the nation that the threat is real and democracy is at stake as we enter this presidential election year. Michael Fanone, one of the heroes of January 6th, joins Joy with more. Also, with two weeks to go before Iowa, Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley are still treating the front-runner Donald Trump gently, as if they do not really want to win. Plus, Joy talks to a man who was paid by the Trump campaign to find proof of wide

Jan 3, 2024 • 42:31

Jack Smith seeks to ban Trump from discussing conspiracy theories in his criminal trial

In for Joy Reid, Charles Coleman Jr. leads this episode of The ReidOut with Special Counsel Jack Smith filing a new motion to block Donald Trump from making political arguments during his criminal trial. The new filing also blocks Trump from discussing conspiracy theories and “irrelevant disinformation.” Charles is joined by a panel of experts to discuss this plus Michigan’s Supreme Court deciding against removing Trump from the 2024 ballot, unlike Colorado’s highest court. Also, we discuss the

Dec 28, 2023 • 41:53

Rudy Giuliani files for bankruptcy in New York while facing $148 million judgment

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Biden team weighing how to talk to voters about the dangers of Donald Trump, at a key time when the president is trying to lock in some of the crucial groups in the Biden coalition. Also in this episode, Joy and her panel of esteemed guests announce "Who Won the Year" in 2023. Plus, Joy is joined by a major special guest who is very much in demand right now. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Dec 22, 2023 • 41:59

Trump removal from Colorado GOP primary ballot aligns with Constitution Rep. Jamie Raskin says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Colorado and Donald Trump's disqualification from that state's ballot. Joy and her guests discuss how what many call a compromised Supreme Court, shaped by Trump, will likely decide his fate on that issue, and his claim of presidential immunity in the election interference case. Plus--the predictable response from Trump's MAGA allies is, "Let the people decide"... After many of them allegedly tried to overturn the will of the voters in 2024. Next,

Dec 21, 2023 • 42:07

Trump disqualified from being president under 14th Amendment Colorado Supreme Court Rules

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that the Colorado Supreme Court has found that Donald Trump has engaged in insurrection, disqualifying him from holding office. “Can a twice adjudicated insurrectionist become the president of the United States?,” Joy Reid asks. Our experts discuss on The ReidOut. Plus, Rachel Maddow joins us at the top of the show. On this ruling going to the Supreme Court, Maddow tells Joy, "I don't think this is the way that Donald Trump's poli

Dec 20, 2023 • 46:51

At recent rally, Trump says immigrants are, “poisoning the blood of our country."

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump’s inflammatory comments at a rally over the weekend, saying that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country”. Some say these words sound a lot like the Nazi rhetoric written by Adolf Hitler himself, in the book “Mein Kampf”, which, according to Trump’s first wife, Trump kept on his bedside table. Joy and her guests discuss this plus the new reporting from ProPublica, about how Justice Clarence Thomas’s private complaints about his s

Dec 19, 2023 • 42:09

Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay over $148 million in defamation trial

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with the long-anticipated verdict in Rudy Giuliani’s defamation trial against two Georgia poll workers. An eight-person jury in Washington, D.C. today decided that Giuliani will owe over $148 million in damages to Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss for the distress and defamation his lies caused. A lawyer representing Freeman and Moss joins Joy to discuss the verdict and what comes next. Plus, the Israeli Defense Forces Friday announced that they mistakenly killed

Dec 16, 2023 • 42:15

Rudy Giuliani fails to testify in defamation trial

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rudy Giuliani’s defamation suit against two Georgia election workers. The former New York City mayor was expected to testify Thursday but ultimately did not appear. The eight person jury in the Washington, DC courthouse began deliberations today to decide how much money Giuliani owes in damages. Joy and her guests discuss this plus a major case in the Supreme Court, in which the justices, three of whom are Trump-appointees, will consider whether the gov

Dec 15, 2023 • 42:10

GOP-controlled house votes to open Biden impeachment inquiry despite lack of evidence

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that House Republicans still cannot answer critical questions as they breathlessly approve a Biden impeachment inquiry. Rep. Joe Neguse joins Joy with more. Plus, as America's Middle East policy faces strong criticism, there appears to be a growing rift between President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Rep. Rashida Tlaib and Rep.Cori Bush join The ReidOut to discuss. Additionally, we bring you breaking news in one of J

Dec 14, 2023 • 42:28

Giuliani could be ordered to pay $43 million in damages for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman, Shaye Moss

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut tonight with Rudy Giuliani, who is in the second day of his civil trial to determine the amount of damages he will have to pay to two Georgia election workers he defamed after the 2020 election. Our legal experts explain the latest in this case and more. Also in this episode, President Biden has told President Zelenskyy that he will never walk away from Ukraine, but many Republicans feel differently. Joy speaks to Sen. Raphael Warnock about this and the

Dec 13, 2023 • 41:40

‘It shouldn’t have happened’: Photos of stripped Palestinians addressed by Netanyahu senior advisor

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the American hard right's bear hug of the European hard right. Plus, we analyze special counsel Jack Smith asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a speedy ruling on whether presidential immunity protects Donald Trump from prosecution. Also, the UN describes the situation in Gaza as apocalyptic and on the brink of collapse. For all of the death and destruction, how much has Hamas been degraded by Israel? Former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom Ma

Dec 12, 2023 • 43:03

Second Trump presidency expected to move U.S. toward dictatorship critics say

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with video of Liz Cheney, banging that alarm bell with all her might, as her former friends and colleagues apparently abandon democracy for the cult of Trump. Our experts discuss warnings that a second Trump presidency could tip the U.S. into a dictatorship. Plus, we cover how Gaza teeters on the brink of a full-blown humanitarian catastrophe as calls for a permanent ceasefire grow louder by the day. Next, Texas goes full "Handmaid's Tale," creating the

Dec 9, 2023 • 42:06

Trump reportedly eying 'loyalty first' cabinet

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut critiquing some of the people Donald Trump would likely recruit among controversial MAGA figures if he gets a second presidency. Plus, Trump was back in court on Thursday as new reporting on the signals from prosecutors in Georgia suggests that they expect Trump and/or his co-defendants to get prison time. Finally, we have an update on the major scandal involving Florida's Republican party chair and his wife, which is shining a light on the alleged effo

Dec 8, 2023 • 41:55

Trump says he would only behave like a dictator on "day one" of a second presidency

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid analyzes Donald Trump apparently saying he will be a "day one" American dictator, whose plans for a second presidency, critics say, are right out of the playbook of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro: seek vengeance against your opponents, muzzle the press, and call off elections. Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen joins Joy with more. Plus, we cover new reporting on the almost 200-person witness list in Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, i

Dec 7, 2023 • 41:49

Special counsel lays out Trump's history of 'blaming fraud for election results he doesn't like'

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the new legal filing on Tuesday in special counsel Jack Smith's election subversion case, showing prosecutors hope to present a more sweeping range of evidence of Donald Trump's lies about election fraud than previously thought. Plus, we examine Liz Cheney speaking of her regret for supporting Trump for years, as she warns about the potential consequences if Trump returns to the White House. Also in this episode, our legal expert discusses news tha

Dec 6, 2023 • 42:35

Florida Republican Party Chairman at the center of criminal sexual battery investigation

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with a scandal in Florida, involving the Chair of Florida’s Republican Party, Christian Ziegler. Ziegler is now under criminal investigation for allegations related to sexual battery, according to a complaint filed by the Sarasota Police Department. Joy and her guests discuss this plus Ziegler’s wife Bridget Ziegler’s anti-lgbtq activism as co-founder of Mom’s for Liberty. Plus, new warnings about former President Trump’s plans for a second presidency, which

Dec 6, 2023 • 42:23

George Santos Expelled from Congress

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that Representative George Santos of New York has been expelled from Congress. Friday, after a litany of illegal and unethical behavior, Santos became just the sixth House member to be expelled in the history of the United States Congress. Joy and her guests discuss this plus Thursday’s live debate between Governors Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom, amid new allegations around the Florida Republican Chair and Mom’s for Liberty co-founder.

Dec 2, 2023 • 42:41

Gag order reinstated after Trump insults judge's wife and law clerk

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with her expert guests discussing the gag order that was reinstated after Donald Trump targeted the wife of the judge overseeing Trump's New York civil fraud case. Plus, we bring you new reporting on GOP Rep. Scott Perry's text messages following the 2020 election revealing the integral role he likely played in Donald Trump's plot to overturn Joe Biden's victory. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins us with more. Also in this episode, we examine the Koch netwo

Dec 1, 2023 • 41:50

GOP insists that Hunter Biden testify behind closed doors

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with two very stark warnings about the fight to protect our democracy and the direction of our country. Plus, we discuss how Hunter Biden has agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee on the lack of evidence that his father did anything wrong. Meanwhile, Chairman James Comer refuses to take yes for an answer. Also in this episode, we cover how more hostages have been freed by Hamas, including an American, as negotiators work to extend the p

Nov 30, 2023 • 42:26

Pence considered not presiding over January 6th electoral vote certification, according to new reporting

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with new reporting that former Vice President Mike Pence seriously considered not attending the January 6th electoral vote certification. According to new details from sources familiar, it was Pence’s son, a marine, who influenced his father’s decision to preside despite mounting pressure from former President Trump. Also in this episode, as Russia extends the detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich, Joy sits down with Masha Gessen of the New Yorke

Nov 29, 2023 • 42:02

Far-right extremism on the rise around the globe

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with a troubling sign of the rise of far-right extremists being elected around the world, as anti-Islamic populist Geert Wilders is newly elected in the Netherlands. Joy and her panel of experts discuss his win plus the global tug-of-war between liberalism and ultra-nationalism, as many question the future of democracy. Plus, as eleven more hostages were freed Monday from Hamas, we learn more about who the Palestinian hostages were who were freed from Israel

Nov 29, 2023 • 42:21

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens as anticipated hostage deal nears

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with the overwhelming anticipation for the Israeli and Palestinian families who may reunite with their loved ones in the coming days, as a result of a breakthrough hostage deal. The deal, agreed upon by Israel and Hamas, calls for the release of 50 women and children who were kidnapped and held in Gaza, and 150 Palestinians held in Israeli jails. Joy and her panel discuss this and Prime Minister Netanyahu’s history of far-right leadership. Plus, Media Matter

Nov 23, 2023 • 42:37

Trump loyalist vows to put critics in a "gulag"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what could happen should Donald Trump return to the White House. Plus, we cover how Fulton County DA Fani Willis has made her case against Harrison Floyd, one of Donald Trump's 18 co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case, as she seeks to revoke Floyd's bond for allegedly trying to intimidate witnesses and co-defendants online. Also in this episode, we analyze the deal to release the hostages held in the heavily demolished Gaza strip.

Nov 22, 2023 • 42:11

Is this the expedited destruction of the Voting Rights Act?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what many see as the expedited destruction of the Voting Rights Act. Plus, Donald Trump's tirades have already devastated the lives of people like Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman. On Monday, an appeals court heard arguments on the gag order designed to protect others from the words of Trump and some of his supporters. We bring you our analysis. Also in this episode, we discuss how far-right Sen. Mike Lee has revived an old and thoroughly discr

Nov 21, 2023 • 42:08

Trump says he wanted to join Jan. 6 crowd in new audio

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that it has been three years since an army of MAGA extremists laid siege to the U.S. Capitol. Now, it has been revealed that Donald Trump said he wanted to join the Jan. 6 crowd in new audio. Joy and her panel discuss. Plus, the new speaker Mike Johnson, in an October prayer call, said American culture is "dark and depraved." Our politics experts analyze this and more. Next, Hani Almadhoun, director of philanthropy at the United Nations Re

Nov 18, 2023 • 42:44

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has reportedly made millions off of his crusades The New York Times asserts

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new reporting from The New York Times asserting how Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has allegedly turned his public crusade into a private windfall. Plus, we discuss how today a congressional subcommittee issued a scathing report on the alleged lies and potential crimes of Rep. George Santos, including the use of campaign funds for botox, OnlyFans, and more. Also in this episode, Fulton County DA Fani Willis moves to revoke the bond of one of Donald Trump'

Nov 17, 2023 • 42:10

Expert legal guests unpack a wild day in court in Fulton County, Georgia

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut awaiting the start of President Biden's news conference, following his bilateral meeting today with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Then our expert legal guests unpack a wild day in court in Fulton County, Georgia, as we learned the source of the leaked confidential interviews between DA Fani Willis's office and some key figures in her January 6 RICO case. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Nov 16, 2023 • 45:20

House averts government shutdown Tuesday via bipartisan vote with three days to spare

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis asking the judge in Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case to put a protective order in place. Plus, the House averted a government shutdown as once again Dems stepped in to provide the votes, yet Republican Speaker Mike Johnson is not facing calls to remove him, even though doing the same thing cost McCarthy the gavel. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) joins Joy with more. Plus, tens of thousands of peopl

Nov 15, 2023 • 42:54

U.S. Supreme Court announces new code of conduct

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a reminder: Donald Trump has told you who he is over and over again. Harsh treatment of immigrants, jailing his perceived enemies, and more -- the former president is not hiding his authoritarian plans if he is re-elected. Meanwhile, the Biden coalition that stopped Trump the last time is showing signs of fracturing. Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, we analyze the U.S. Supreme Court announcing a new code of conduct. Critics say the

Nov 14, 2023 • 41:53

Interfaith roundtable: Religious leaders sit down to discuss violence in the Middle East and prospects of peace

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with the twice impeached, four times indicted former President Trump’s interview Thursday with Univision, during which he warned that if he wins a second term, he would be justified in using the powers of the presidency to weaponize the FBI and DOJ against his perceived enemies. This comes as there is, of course, no evidence that President Biden or the deep state are behind his indictments that include 91 combined federal and state charges. Plus, Joy sits do

Nov 11, 2023 • 41:56

Special counsel will reportedly focus on Trump's involvement in jan. 6

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republican presidential debate featuring five candidates who most people likely agree will almost certainly not be getting the nomination. Our experts weigh in on the fact that while we saw a lot of heated rhetoric in Wednesday night's debate, in the end they are all likely just running for second place. Also in this episode, we analyze what it could mean that Joe Manchin, the Senate's most conservative Democrat, has announced that he will not

Nov 10, 2023 • 36:44

Democrats celebrate big victories in Tuesday's elections

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a message for the GOP: "I don't know who needs to hear this in the Republican party, since you all keep trying, even though voters keep telling you over and over, but abortion is a problem for you." We discuss Democrats celebrating big victories in Tuesday's elections due to this issue. Also in this episode, Ivanka Trump took the stand on Wednesday in the New York civil fraud trial, often using the phrase, "I don't recall." We bring you the latest

Nov 9, 2023 • 42:44

Artist-activists join forces to call for a ceasefire in Gaza

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Election Night 2023! Across the country, voters will give us a sense of what they are thinking and feeling on key issues, including abortion access, as polls close across the country. Plus, we weigh in on Donald Trump's damaging admission on the witness stand in his New York fraud trial. Also, artist-activists are joining forces to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Mo Amer, Palestinian American comedian and activist, Wallace Shawn, actor, playwright an

Nov 8, 2023 • 46:44

Donald Trump on the witness stand on Monday in his civil fraud trial in New York

This episode of The ReidOut leads with Donald Trump on the witness stand on Monday in his civil fraud trial in New York, where critics say he was belligerent, and showed what many see as a lack of respect for the rule of law. Also in this episode, we analyze how Donald Trump may be using this trial, and his future trials, as a campaign platform. Plus, we examine new reporting on what Donald Trump might do on day one, if he returns to the White House, including possibly invoking the Insurrection

Nov 7, 2023 • 41:35

New York judge rules a limited gag order on Trump should also apply to his attorneys

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss President Biden visiting grieving families in Lewiston, Maine as we learn more about missed warning signs before the gunman killed 18 people. Plus, on Friday a New York judge ruled that a limited gag order on Donald Trump should also apply to his attorneys after he said they made inappropriate remarks about his principal law clerk. Also in this episode, we cover the NBC News report that top Biden administration officials have expressed "growing concern"

Nov 4, 2023 • 41:57

New House Speaker Mike Johnson's history of inflamatory rhetoric on LGBTQ issues

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid critiques Sen. Tommy Tuberville for apparently claiming that it is not a big deal that key positions in our armed forces are going unfilled because of him, even as fellow Republicans are done with him. Also in this episode, we discuss how Eric Trump reportedly got testy on the witness stand in the New York fraud case. After stating "I know nothing" regarding the Trump Organization's financial statements, he was shown evidence that he did know. Former pers

Nov 3, 2023 • 42:23

Donald Trump, Jr. takes the witness stand for first time on alleged scheme to falsely inflate Trump Org. assets

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's first official day at work now that the People's House is back in session. Also, Donald Trump, Jr. took the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday, answering questions about his role in the alleged scheme to falsely inflate the Trump Organization's assets. Eric and Ivanka are next. Plus, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes joins Joy in the studio following his Wednesday testimony before a Senate c

Nov 2, 2023 • 41:58

The constitutional question that could determine whether Trump appears on a state ballot

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the constitutional question that could determine whether Donald Trump appears on a state ballot next year. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins us with more. Meanwhile, according to Former Attorney General Eric Holder, "any other defendant" would be sent to the slammer for violating a gag order. So what is stopping the federal judge in Donald Trump's January 6th coup case from making good on her vow to treat Trump just like any other defendant? Plus, Senate Dem

Nov 1, 2023 • 42:10

Bonus: Joy Reid and Chris Hayes Live in Philly

Chris Hayes is taking his podcast “Why Is This Happening?” on tour this Fall. At the most recent stop in Philadelphia, he was joined by MSNBC’s own Joy Reid. Joy shared the twists and turns of her journey to becoming host of The ReidOut, including her years in Florida, which have given her unique insight into the state’s current culture wars.Stay here to listen to the full conversation, and check out msnbc.com/podcasts for more.

Oct 31, 2023 • 53:49

Judge Tonya Chutkan reimposes gag order on Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news of the reimposed gag order on Donald Trump from Judge Tonya Chutkan, who is overseeing Trump's federal election interference case in Washington, DC. Plus, Trump may have already violated it. Also in this episode, Joy shares her commentary on the violence in the Middle East, and the questions we should be asking. Also, the war's impact on politics here in the U.S. is analyzed, as Republicans escalate their extreme rhetoric. Meanwhile, President

Oct 31, 2023 • 42:02

Manhunt continues for Maine mass shooter

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with a continued manhunt in Maine and communities still reeling after Wednesday’s mass shooting at a bowling alley. Representative Robert Garcia of California joins Joy to react to the devastation and call for politicians to take action. Plus, three weeks after the Hamas terror attack, Israel launches an intense new round of airstrikes in Gaza. Rabbi Sharon Brous and Rami Nashashibi join Joy to discuss the tremendous anger, fear and sadness among American Je

Oct 28, 2023 • 41:54

Sen. Chris Murphy joins Joy Reid on yet another devastating mass shooting, this time at a bowling alley in Maine

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news out of Lewiston, Maine, with yet another devastating mass shooting. Senator Chris Murphy joins Joy Reid to react to the country’s 36th mass killing this year, this time in the state that, until last night, was designated by the FBI as the safest state in America. Also, Joy and her guests discuss the new Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and his extreme anti-abortion and anti-lgbtq stances. Plus, as new indications emerge that an Israeli gr

Oct 27, 2023 • 41:47

Meet the new Republican speaker of the House

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news that the Republican party finally elected a new House speaker Wednesday, 22 days after Kevin McCarthy was deposed. Congressman Mike Johnson of Louisiana is a leading 2020 election denier, right-wing religious ideologue, and America’s newest speaker of the House of Representatives. Also, Joy and her legal experts discuss the contentious second day in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial, with Trump and Michael Cohen meeting face-to-face for the

Oct 26, 2023 • 41:45

A potentially explosive development in Jack Smith’s federal case against Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news--a potentially explosive development in Jack Smith’s federal case against Donald Trump and his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Blockbuster new reporting from ABC states that Mark Meadows has been granted immunity to testify under oath about Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the election. Rep. Adam Schiff joins Joy to discuss. Also in this episode, a tearful Jenna Ellis has pleaded guilty and apologized for her role in the Geor

Oct 25, 2023 • 41:52

Two more hostages released by Hamas as Israeli ground assault on Gaza looms

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with House Republicans meeting behind closed doors once again to try and decide on their next nominee for speaker as they reach 20 days without one. The presumed leading candidate is Republican House Majority Whip Tom Emmer of Minnesota, who is just one of two potential candidates who upheld the 2020 election. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, two more hostages were released by Hamas Monday as an Israeli ground assault on Gaza looms. Former Deputy National

Oct 24, 2023 • 42:51

Kenneth Chesebro unexpectedly pleads guilty for conspiring to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the dominos starting to fall in the Fulton County case against Donald Trump after another one of his former legal advisers and co-defendants has flipped. On Friday, Kenneth Chesebro unexpectedly pleaded guilty for illegally conspiring to overturn Trump's 2020 election loss in Georgia, just hours after jury selection began for his trial. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, it was speaker vote number three that ultimately sank Jim Jordan's hopes of becoming s

Oct 21, 2023 • 42:23

Trump ally Sidney Powell accepts plea deal the Georgia election interference case

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that, on Thursday morning, one of Donald Trump's key allies cut a deal with Fani Willis' office in the Georgia election interference case. Sidney Powell has accepted a plea deal, agreeing to testify against Donald Trump and the other co-defendants in the Georgia election interference case. Our legal experts weigh in. Also in this episode, we examine how the Republican House caucus is still leaderless, with Jim Jordan vowing to make yet ano

Oct 20, 2023 • 46:06

Jim Jordan accused of using controversial tactics to threaten his way into speaker's office

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what critics say is Jim Jordan using controversial tactics to apparently threaten his way into the House speaker's office. Meanwhile, Democrats are totally united in the speaker fight, as Republicans are casting protest votes for speaker. Is the nomination of who many see as the unqualified Jim Jordan circling the drain? Plus, Joy's friend and colleague Rachel Maddow joins us on Rachel's new book, "Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism," and m

Oct 19, 2023 • 41:58

Nancy Pelosi on Jim Jordan's dreams of holding the speaker's gavel

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with an unprecedented juxtaposition of crises--an intensifying Israel-Hamas war with President Biden en route to the region, and with Republicans in the House of Representatives still trying to elect a speaker after two weeks without one. Jim Jordan's dreams of holding the speaker's gavel have come up short for now. Speaker Emerita Rep. Nancy Pelosi joins Joy with her perspective. Plus, we bring you the latest on the Israel-Hamas war, as hundreds of peo

Oct 18, 2023 • 44:39

Israel and Gaza on the brink

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Israel and Gaza on the brink. Families, including Americans, wait at Egypt's border hoping to escape the hell that is Gaza, as Israeli troops amass for the expected Gaza invasion. Also in this episode, Judge Tanya Chutkan has slapped a partial gag order on Donald Trump. Our legal expert brings his analysis. Plus, Jim Jordan has never passed a single piece of legislation, and former House speaker John Boehner calls him a "legislative terrorist." Yet

Oct 17, 2023 • 42:47

As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, major political drama unfolds in D.C.

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with two pieces of breaking news. As the Israel-Hamas war escalates, in Washington, D.C. major political drama is unfolding on Capitol Hill. During a moment of international crisis, the House remains without a speaker as the Republican majority is unable to garner enough support for their nominee. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he is forming an emergency unity government in the wake of the Hamas attack, adding two op

Oct 12, 2023 • 41:51

Day four of the Israel-Hamas war and hostage crisis

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with day four of the Israel-Hamas war, which now includes a hostage crisis. The surprise attack by the Gaza-based militant group Hamas shocked Israelis and the world, after the group launched an attack on a concert in southern Israel near the Gaza border, and armed men kidnapped or murdered Israeli civilians in their homes and cars in several border areas. Joy and her guests bring you the latest news and analysis.

Oct 11, 2023 • 42:30

Israel declares all-out war on Hamas after surprise attack from Gaza killing 700 Israelis

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking coverage of the war in Israel, and the fighting that has gripped the world for the past 72 hours. Israel has declared all-out war on Hamas after the group launched a devastating surprise attack from Gaza killing 700 Israelis, many of whom were attending an outdoor concert, and abducting dozens of people, including children. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed his country today, saying his military would intensify its operat

Oct 10, 2023 • 42:22

The increasingly dangerous rhetoric coming out of the American right

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the increasingly dangerous rhetoric coming out of the American right. Plus, we discuss Donald Trump ally Mike Lindell saying he is moneyless. Also, our friend Ali Velshi joins Joy on Banned Books Week, and why he takes a stand every week against the epidemic of book banning in this country. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Oct 7, 2023 • 42:54

Donald Trump's renewed push to delay his federal case

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut by reviewing the chaos of this week--the hand-wringing and in-fighting--a scene we should be really worried about. An esteemed professor who joins us says these events should be setting off alarm bells warning that democracy is in trouble. Plus, we cover Donald Trump's renewed push to delay his federal case, including complaining about being unable to access all of the highly classified documents that used to be stored in his unsecure bathroom at Mar-a-

Oct 6, 2023 • 41:48

New York Attorney General Letitia James says "The Donald Trump show is over"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a crisis of governance in the House of Representatives at a time when the nation and the world are facing some very serious problems. Even some Republicans realize that their party is apparently a mess and seemingly incapable of governing. Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins us to discuss. Also in this episode, on day three of his fraud trial, Donald Trump has headed back to Florida. Meanshile, New York Attorney General Letitia James says she has had enoug

Oct 5, 2023 • 41:58

McCarthy ousted from speakership role

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with an historic moment--something that has never happened in the U.S. House of Representatives in 234 years of American history. Kevin McCarthy has been ousted from the speakership role, sparked by the motion to vacate filed by Matt Gaetz. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins Joy with his perspective. Plus, Banned Books Week is championed by actor, director, and literacy advocate LeVar Burton, as conservative book bans reach a record peak across America. All this

Oct 4, 2023 • 45:00

Trump and New York AG James together for first time in NYC courtroom

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump and New York Attorney General Letitia James together for the first time in a New York City courtroom. Trump is on trial to determine what price he should pay for the massive fraud he has committed for years. Plus, we cover the former president's increasing threat to democracy. He is attacking judges and threatening to lock up America's district attorneys. The authors of the book, "How Democracies Die," join Joy with their perspectives.

Oct 3, 2023 • 42:34

The countdown until the federal government likely shuts down

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the countdown--ending Saturday at midnight--until the federal government will likely shut down. Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA) joins Joy to dicuss the demands of the House GOP extremists fueling the likely shutdown. We also remember Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose passing away was announced on Friday. The longest-serving woman in Senate history leaves behind a legacy as a fierce advocate for gun safety measures and equal rights. Plus, in a major development i

Sep 30, 2023 • 43:03

The House GOP's controversial Biden impeachment inquiry

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden addressing the nation today on one of the greatest threats our country faces ahead of next year's election--the threat to democracy. Meanwhile, House Republicans held a reported three ring circus of a hearing, apparently struggling to find a rationale to impeach Joe Biden, with their own witnesses saying there is no there there. Rep. Jared Moskowitz joins Joy on the first hearing in the House GOP's controversial Biden impeachment in

Sep 29, 2023 • 43:02

Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries on looming government shutdown

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news--Judge Tonya Chutkan, who is presiding over Donald Trumps’ federal election interference case, has rejected Trump’s request for her to recuse herself. Meanwhile, a New York judge's ruling has put a lie to a prominent rationale for Donald Trump's political career--that he was an extraordinarily wealthy, successful businessman. Plus, ahead of Trump's speech to workers at a non-union plant, we expose the apparent misconception that he is

Sep 28, 2023 • 42:51

Sen. John Fetterman joins Joy Reid on the growing calls for Sen. Bob Menendez to step down

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden making an historic visit to a Michigan UAW picket line, as Donald Trump gets ready to speak to autoworkers on Wednesday, people he has apparently never made an effort to help. Also in this episode, we cover a major legal blow to Donald Trump as a judge rules that he committed fraud for years, exaggerating his net worth and massively overvaluing his assets. Plus, last week's Who Won the Week winner, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman,

Sep 27, 2023 • 42:33

Gen. Mark Milley becomes the target of threats from Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the aftermath of fact that, while in South Carolina, Donald Trump talked about buying a gun. Gen. Mark Milley is also the target of threats from Donald Trump, who could become president again. Steve Schmidt joins Joy Reid to discuss what Schmidt called, "the edge of an abyss in this country." Also in this episode, we cover how Trump's actions are forcing judges to take extraordinary measures to preserve the justice system and protect the lives of j

Sep 26, 2023 • 42:10

New ProPublica report has Supreme Court members drawing fresh scrutiny for some alleged ethics lapses

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a ProPublica report on Supreme Court members drawing fresh scrutiny for some alleged ethics lapses. Plus, everybody heading home in the House for the weekend instead of working to avoid a government shutdown is critiqued by Joy Reid's guests. Also, Joy talks to Rep. Maxwell Frost about a major development from the White House on Friday on gun violence. Additionally, Howard Stern has conservatives clutching their pearls by proclaiming himself "woke"

Sep 23, 2023 • 42:23

'Dangerous for America': Warren slams GOP enabling Tuberville to block critical military promotions

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Sen. Tuberville saying that Wednesday night's confirmation of our new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff means that Democrats "blinked" on his blockade of military promotions. Joy explains that in her view what he really means is that he was outmaneuvered by Chuck Schumer and capitulated on his stand on abortion. Plus, we cover former Joint Chiefs chairman, General Mark Milley, reportedly unloading on his former boss Donald Trump, saying he did

Sep 22, 2023 • 41:51

Many House Republicans remained apparently fixated on Hunter Biden

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we are staring down the barrel of a potential government shutdown that could paralyze our economy. Meanwhile, many House Republicans remained apparently fixated on Hunter Biden on Wednesday, as Attorney General Merrick Garland appeared before Chairman Jim Jordan's House Judiciary Committee to defend the work of the Department of Justice. Also in this episode, we cover interesting developments in Georgia as DA Fani Willis names lawyer Lin Wood, who wo

Sep 21, 2023 • 42:08

The crisis of American democracy on the world stage

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the crisis of American democracy--on the world stage. President Biden vowed on Tuesday at the UN to defend democracy abroad and at home, where he warned that Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans are determined to destroy it. Also in this episode, on National Voter Registration Day, Pennsylvania has made it much easier to register to vote, as a truly stunning number of election deniers are now overseeing the vote in their states. Meanwhile, with the cl

Sep 20, 2023 • 41:55

New reporting on alleged nexus of Brett Kavanaugh and dark money millionaires in Alabama legislative maps controversy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what might apparently be one of the hardest jobs in America--being one of Donald Trump’s lawyers. Trump's attorney just last month said that Trump cannot be held responsible for his alleged crimes, because he was only listening to the advice of lawyers and learned constitutional scholars. Yet, this past weekend, Trump himself said it was all his idea. Our legal experts have more. Also in this episode, we bring you new reporting on the alleged nexus

Sep 19, 2023 • 42:11

The latest breaking news involving the DC criminal case against Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news involving the DC criminal case against Donald Trump. Late on Friday, special counsel Jack Smith asked a judge for a narrow gag order against Trump in the election interference case claiming that Trump's inflammatory remarks have led to threats against witnesses and could prejudice the jury pool. Also, Sarah Collins Rudolph, survivor of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Alabama and sister of bombing victim Addie Mae Collins, jo

Sep 16, 2023 • 42:23

Romney the latest old school Republican to say he's apparently had enough of the modern GOP

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that Mitt Romney is the latest old school Republican to announce he has apparently had enough of the modern GOP. Romney also alleges that a very large portion of his caucus does not even believe in the Constitution. Also in this episode, the Fulton County judge has agreed to sever two of the 19 co-defendants' cases, as the number of violent threats grows against officials in that county and against federal law enforcement. Our legal expert

Sep 15, 2023 • 42:01

Are Republicans trying to gaslight Americans into thinking Joe Biden is just like Donald Trump?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the New York Times reporting that Marjorie Talyor Greene and Donald Trump discussed the House plan to impeach President Biden. Are Republicans trying to gaslight Americans into thinking Joe Biden is just like Donald Trump? Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) joins Joy Reid to discuss. Also, Fulton County DA Fani Willis makes her case for why Donald Trump and his 18 criminal co-defendants should be tried together. Plus, our expert guest weighs in on how Sen.

Sep 14, 2023 • 42:04

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has directed the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has directed the House to open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Maryland) joins us to discuss the controversy of the House getting ready to launch an impeachment inquiry against Biden despite zero evidence of wrongdoing. Plus, Joy shares her observations as she returns from a trip to Spain and Ghana on the very troublesome history of organized religion here at home and arou

Sep 13, 2023 • 41:52

The Mar-a-Lago IT worker who could be a key witness for prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case

In this episode of The ReidOut we discuss how even some conservative people in Congress know it is nonsensical that Republicans like Marjorie Taylor Greene are pushing to impeach President Biden before even establishing the smallest hint of wrongdoing. Also in this episode, we share what we are learning about the Mar-a-Lago IT worker who could be a key witness for prosecutors in Donald Trump's classified documents case. Plus, we have new reporting on the Citizens United Supreme Court ruling, and

Sep 12, 2023 • 41:58

We get our first look at the Fulton County special grand jury report

In this episode of The ReidOut, we get our first look at the Fulton County special grand jury report. They apparently believed that far more than the 19 alleged co-conspirators in the Georgia election interference case should have been criminally charged, including Senator Lindsey Graham. Also in this episode, it's called "Project 2025"--and it's a revealing and horrifying look at what many leading entities on the right have in store for America should Donald Trump return to the White House. All

Sep 9, 2023 • 41:58

Can the 14th amendment truly bar Trump from becoming president again?

In this edition of The Reidout we cover how Fulton County DA Fani Willis has released a blistering response to House Judiciary Committee chairman Jim Jordan's decision to investigate her investigation. Also in this episode, the libraries of 13 former presidents, both Republican and Democrat, have issued an unprecedented warning about the state of U.S. democracy as we see an uptick in violent rhetoric from politicians on the right. Plus, Colorado voters have filed a lawsuit to keep Donald Trump o

Sep 8, 2023 • 42:01

The controversy surrounding the 61 "Cop City" activists indicted in Georgia on RICO charges

In this episode of The ReidOut we cover how prosecutors in the Georgia election interference case say they are ready to try all 19 co-defendants together, including Donald Trump, but the judge does not seem to be on board with that plan. Plus, we bring you new reporting on the warning Donald Trump received from his own lawyer that the FBI could search his Mar-a-Lago estate, if Trump continued to refuse to hand over classified documents. Also, our experts weigh in on the controversy surrounding t

Sep 7, 2023 • 42:02

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio received a long sentence on Tuesday for seditious conspiracy

In this episode of The Reidout we cover how former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio received a long sentence on Tuesday for seditious conspiracy. Also in this episode, we bring you new reporting saying that special counsel Jack Smith is looking into Donald Trump's fundraising off of false voter fraud claims, as some of Trump's co-defendants may be getting ready to throw Trump under the bus, according to reports. Plus, the extreme gerrymandered maps that helped Republicans win the House are now r

Sep 6, 2023 • 41:45

New York State Attorney General Tish James alleges that Donald Trump has been inflating his wealth

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump requesting to sever his case from any of his 18 co-defendants who are demanding speedy trials in the Georgia election interference case. Meanwhile, New York State Attorney General Tish James alleges that Donald Trump has been inflating his level of wealth. Plus, another pair of Proud Boys found out how much time they will be spending behind bars for seditious conspiracy. Finally, we discuss how some Supreme Court justices have filed ne

Sep 1, 2023 • 42:29

Giuliani has been slapped with a summary judgment finding him liable for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the alleged architect of the plan to keep Donald Trump in power after he lost, John Eastman. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani has been slapped with a summary judgment finding him liable for defaming Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss. The courts will now decide how much he will have to pay to compensate the mother and daughter for their ongoing pain and distress. Plus, Joy spotlights what many experts see as Republicans' new tactic of try

Aug 31, 2023 • 41:54

Right-wing figures push racist narrative that being an accused felon gives Trump "street cred" with African-Americans

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut noticing that since Donald Trump came along in 2016, leading Republicans insist that because of him, Republicanism is booming among Black people, despite there being no evidence of that. We also continue to point out the absurdity of the concurrent idea that Donald Trump is just like a persecuted Black teenager in the 1930s, as many on the right also push the racist narrative that being an accused felon gives Trump "street cred" with African-Americans.

Aug 30, 2023 • 42:00

Vivek Ramaswamy calls Rep. Ayanna Pressley and author Ibram X. Kendi "modern grand wizards of the modern KKK"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news that on Monday the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal election interference case scheduled the trial to begin on March 4 of next year--just one day before Super Tuesday. Plus, Ron DeSantis was booed by his constituents in Florida at a vigil after Saturday's mass shooting in Jacksonville, which was committed by a self-avowed racist, a phrase many critics say Ron DeSantis would never say. Florida St. Rep. Angie Nixon, who stood next to DeSa

Aug 29, 2023 • 43:01

The defendant identified at the Fulton County jail as P01135809 is the real Donald John Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the defendant identified at the Fulton County jail as P01135809. This is the real Donald John Trump. Being booked with a mug shot on charges of alleged election interference in Georgia may be the worst humiliation of Donald Trump's life. Meanwhile, the usual supporters are rushing to Trump's defense, vowing to investigate the investigators, and threatening civil war. Plus, Dr. Bernice King joins us, as we mark 60 years since the March on Washington

Aug 26, 2023 • 42:22

Special Preview: “Velshi Banned Book Club”

Ali Velshi gives a special preview of his new podcast, “Velshi Banned Book Club,” an act of resistance against the epidemic of book banning. In each episode, a different author of a banned book joins Ali—including Margaret Atwood, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Laurie Halse Anderson and more—to talk about why their work is being targeted and about the literature itself. “Velshi Banned Book Club” is a series rooted in literary and cultural analysis and in the notion of reading as resistance. Listen to the

Aug 24, 2023 • 1:56

Rudy Giuliani surrenders today in Atlanta

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rudy Giuliani surrendering today in Atlanta. He is one of a growing list of Donald Trump's co-defendants who are being booked, fingerprinted and getting mugshots via the Fulton County Sheriff's office as Friday's deadline for surrender looms. Also in this episode, stunning news out of Russia as Yvegeny Proghozin, the man who led the June mutiny against the Kremlin, is now believed to be dead in a plane crash. Plus, Elon Musk’s reported influence ov

Aug 24, 2023 • 42:04

Mar-a-Lago's IT employee changes his lawyer and his story

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news of constitutional scholar John Eastman and another Donald Trump co-defendant surrendering on Tuesday in Atlanta. Plus, we bring you breaking news in the classified documents case as Mar-a-Lago's IT employee changes his lawyer and his story. This could be very bad news for Donald Trump. Also, there is new reporting on Mark Meadows' delicate dance with special counsel Jack Smith. Meanwhile, DA Fani Willis is warning Meadows to surrender by Frida

Aug 23, 2023 • 41:55

Trump supporters are doubling and tripling down on the election lies that likely made Trump an accused felon

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the manhunt for a man named Christopher Worrell. He is a Florida Proud Boy convicted of seven felony counts for his actions on January 6th, including physically attacking police officers and pepper spraying them. Meanwhile, Trump supporters are doubling and tripling down on the election lies that likely made Trump an accused felon. Also in this episode, we examine what many see as the rise and fall of Trump co-defendant Rudy Giuliani. Now reports s

Aug 22, 2023 • 42:30

The clearest picture yet of the expansive plot Trump and his allies allegedly unleashed

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the clearest picture yet of the expansive plot Donald Trump and his allies allegedly unleashed after he lost the 2020 election. Plus, we look ahead to next week's Republican primary debate, in which Trump now says he will not participate. Also, Morgan Freeman joined Joy to talk about his new documentary on the first Black tank battalion to fight in World War II. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Aug 19, 2023 • 41:52

Trump requests April 2026 trial date for his federal indictment for 2020 election interference charges

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a question: What is a gang? Our guests join us to explain why the RICO statute in Georgia is fitting for the crimes Donald Trump and his alleged co-conspirators have been charged with in the state of Georgia. Plus we bring you breaking news: Donald Trump has requested an April 2026 trial date for his federal indictment for 2020 election interference charges connected to the Jan. 6 insurrection. Also, we highlight the latest in a series of horrifyin

Aug 18, 2023 • 42:01

Giuliani, who put dozens of mobsters behind bars using RICO, now indicted under similar RICO statute

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump drawing his fourth indictment. That is four more indictments than any prior president of the United States has ever faced. Plus, we cover the apparent irony of how Rudy Giuliani, who put dozens of mobsters behind bars using RICO, is now indicted under a similar RICO statute along with Donald Trump in Georgia. Indicted with them is former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, who could face the same fate as Nixon's chief of sta

Aug 17, 2023 • 42:08

Judge Chutkan warned Trump against making inflammatory statements, which he proceeded to ignore

In this episode of The ReidOut we discuss the fourth indictment of Donald Trump, minutes before it was handed down, this time for election interference in Georgia. Also in this episode, Judge Tanya Chutkan warned Trump against making inflammatory statements, which he proceeded to ignore. What, if anything, will be done about it? Plus, Trump still appears to be the Republican party's inevitable nominee. His dominance over DeSantis and the rest of the Republican field was on full display this week

Aug 15, 2023 • 41:33

Judge Tanya Chutkin tells Trump's lawyer that the First Amendment is not absolute

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the possible scenario that Donald Trump could be declared the winner of the 2024 election. But, what if Democrats in key states then object to certifying his electors based on the Fourteenth Amendment? Our legal expert has more. Plus, Donald Trump claimed earlier this week that no one is going to stop him from speaking about his criminal case. Yet, on Friday, Judge Tanya Chutkin laid down the law, telling Trump's lawyer that Trump's words will have

Aug 12, 2023 • 42:14

Trump's emerging defense and the emerging crisis of lawyering in America

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what is apparently Donald Trump's emerging defense, that the lawyers allegedly said he could do it, and what it tells us about the emerging crisis of lawyering in America. Plus, we cover new reporting that came out on Thursday on even more lavish gifts bestowed upon Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas by his wealthy right-wing benefactors. Finally, Rev. Al Sharpton discusses his exclusive interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, which you can

Aug 11, 2023 • 42:22

Elected state attorney Monique Worrell who DeSantis suspended says he threatens democracy

Monique Worrell was elected state attorney by the voters of Florida. Now Ron DeSantis is using his authoritarian powers to remove her from office basically because he can, critics say. State Attorney Worrell joins Joy in this episode. Also, there are reportedly new details on a possible fourth indictment against Donald Trump in Georgia, which could come in a matter of days, including what Fani Willis could charge him with, plus who his co-defendants might be. Plus, there was another big win for

Aug 10, 2023 • 42:07

Trump vows again to blow up America's institutions if he finds his way back to the Oval Office

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump once again vowing to blow up America's institutions if he somehow finds his way back to the Oval Office, as his lawyers fight in court for the right to potentially intimidate witnesses in the lead-up to his criminal trials. Plus, polls are closing in Ohio in the special election designed to limit democracy and give Republicans minority control over critical issues like abortion. We bring you the latest. Next, we highlight the brawl on

Aug 9, 2023 • 42:09

Trump's lawyers' formal response to special counsel's request for protective order

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut bringing you a first look at Donald Trump's lawyers' formal response to the special counsel's request for a protective order in the 2020 election interference case. Plus, we are on the eve of a critical referendum in Ohio designed specifically to make it harder to protect abortion rights. Meanwhile, a judge has ruled that the abortion ban in Texas goes too far. We bring you critical analysis on this important issue. Finally, our new digital series on ou

Aug 8, 2023 • 42:01

Trump showed up for his third arraigment basically alone

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with one of the most striking aspects of Donald Trump’s third arraignment on Thursday--the man who showed up in a Washington courtroom that day was basically alone. Plus, after all those years of "lock her up," Trump and his rapidly shrinking inner circle apparently do not see the hypocrisy of whining about the possibility of Trump going to prison, as his lawyers test out long-shot defenses for the serious charges he faces. Then, Soumya Dayananda, forme

Aug 5, 2023 • 42:05

The former president returns to the scene of the alleged crime

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut following Thursday's breaking news out of Washington, DC. Donald Trump, for the third time this year, entered a courthouse, stood before a judge, and pleaded "not guilty" to his alleged crimes. Unlike the previous two instances, the location of Thursday's arraignment tells its own story, because the former president essentially returned to the scene of the alleged crime. The DC federal courthouse stands in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol where Trump’s ef

Aug 4, 2023 • 42:25

The most important trial of our lifetimes: the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what is likely to be not only the most significant criminal case against the twice-impeached, thrice-indicted former president, but also the most important trial of our lifetimes--the United States of America v. Donald J. Trump. On Thursday, Trump will be arraigned in a Washington, D.C. courtroom. He is expected to plead not guilty to four criminal counts. This latest indictment of the former president, handed down by special counsel Jack Smith, is

Aug 3, 2023 • 41:34

Why Trump's third indictment is the most historically significant

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we continue to follow the breaking news that Donald Trump has received indictment number three courtesy of the DC grand jury investigating his efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Never has a president of the United States refused to relinquish power until Trump. Never has a former president come up with a conspiracy that involves having their vice president overturn the will of the people through the use of a fake electors scheme until Trump. Neve

Aug 2, 2023 • 59:40

Trump likely waiting to see whether Willis and Smith increase his indictments before end of summer

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with reports that Donald Trump is likely waiting to see whether Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney Fani Willis and/or special counsel Jack Smith will increase his number of indictments to three or even four before the end of summer. Plus, we examine the first court appearance of Carlos De Oliveira, the Mar-a-Lago manager accused of scheming with Donald Trump to cover up his purloined classified documents. Also in this episode, Joy and her expert g

Aug 1, 2023 • 41:47

We discuss the document outlined in the new, superseding indictment

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss the document outlined in the new, superseding indictment, and reports that special counsel Jack Smith has this document. Plus, we dig deeper into the alleged words of a Trump employee, that the "boss" wants the server deleted. This Trump employee is now the third defendant in the classified documents case, leading to additional obstruction counts against the former president. Finally, wouldn't it be refreshing if Ron DeSantis could admit that teaching t

Jul 29, 2023 • 41:29

A superseding indictment has added a new charge against Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news in the multiple special counsel investigations into Donald Trump. A superseding indictment has added a new charge against Donald Trump: one additional count of willful retention of national defense information. It also adds a third defendant to the case, alongside Trump and his longtime valet Waltine Nauta. Carlos De Oliveira was the head of maintenance at Trump’s Florida resort and reportedly helped Nauta move boxes of documents from

Jul 28, 2023 • 42:26

House Republicans' apparent revenge agenda kicks into high gear with Biden impeachment chatter

Joy Reid leads this airing of The ReidOut tonight the two portrayals of Donald Trump during his life as a public figure, as the reportedly imminent indictment related to his involvement in Jan. 6 from the office of the special counsel looms. Plus, we examine the House Republicans' apparent revenge agenda kicking into high gear with a new obsession to impeach President Biden for an offense that puzzles many. Additionally, Rudy Giuliani has admitted to lying about two Georgia election workers, con

Jul 27, 2023 • 41:55

Trump's now the apparent poster child for the "defund the police" movement, delegitimizing the DOJ, FBI

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how in 2023 Donald Trump is now the apparent poster child for the "defund the police" movement, delegitimizing the Department of Justice, the FBI, and more. Plus we spotlight Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., who just honored his late cousin Emmett Till, alongside President Biden and Vice President Harris, on what would have been Till's 82nd birthday. Meanwhile, the right-wing continues to vandalize the history of Black people in America. Also in this epis

Jul 26, 2023 • 42:05

Conservatives clutch their pearls over the world's most iconic doll, Barbie

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with conservatives clutching their pearls over the world's most iconic doll, Barbie, whose movie smashed a glass ceiling when Greta Gerwig made history by earning the biggest domestic opening by a woman director, ever. Plus, Ron desantis is not backing down from his support for teaching children that slavery was not only not bad--it was an awesome job skills program! Also in this episode, judging by Donald Trump's social media, he may apparently believe

Jul 25, 2023 • 41:52

Major developments in the many criminal cases against Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with major developments in the many criminal cases against Donald Trump. Plus, we cover how Vice President Kamala Harris, in Florida on Friday delievered a blistering rebuke of Republicans for new standards requiring students to be taught about the positive aspects of slavery. Also in this episode, as Donald Trump learns when his classified documents trial will begin, we explore how it could make for a very interesting start to the general election camp

Jul 22, 2023 • 42:07

White House aide who was at Donald Trump's side on January 6 meets again with the grand jury

In this episode of The ReidOut we discuss William Russell, a White House aide who was at Donald Trump's side on January 6, meeting again with the grand jury, as special counsel Jack Smith's criminal investigation enters its final stages. Also in this episode, we highlight this summer during which American labor is taking a stand. Hollywood actors and writers are on strike, and flight attendants and UPS workers could be next. Plus, we examine the culture war battles the right is choosing to fight

Jul 21, 2023 • 41:36

The potential charges outlined in the target letter Trump received from special counsel Jack Smith

In this episode of The ReidOut, we cover how the former president, Donald Trump, is facing the possibility of a third indictment. Plus, we are learning more about the potential charges outlined in the target letter Trump received from special counsel Jack Smith. Additionally, we speak with Miles Taylor, who as a Trump administration official anonymously revealed the danger of Trump's abuses of power. He is back with a new book and a new warning about "the next Trump." All this and more in this e

Jul 20, 2023 • 41:45

Special counsel Jack Smith has informed Trump he's a target of the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a lot of breaking news. NBC News has confirmed that special counsel Jack Smith has informed Donald Trump that he is a target of the special counsel’s investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Being named a target almost certainly means that Trump will face arrest and his third indictment this year. Meanwhile, on Tuesday in Michigan, the 16 fake electors Trump allegedly tried to use to claim he had actually won that state were indic

Jul 19, 2023 • 41:59

Donald Trump is openly running a campaign on autocracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how the Republican party’s presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump--a twice-impeached, twice-indicted, liable for sexual abuse, former president--is openly running a campaign on autocracy. Joy's panel of experts discuss. Also in this episode, conservative Democrat Joe Manchin was in New Hampshire on Monday, still playing coy about whether he intends to run on the third-party No Labels ticket, which could possibly tip next year's election to Donald T

Jul 18, 2023 • 42:02

DeSantis is in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness, glitchy failures

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid and her guests examine how the Republican presidential candidates, except for Donald Trump, flocked to Iowa to embrace wildly unpopular issues like an extreme abortion ban. Is this the way to win a presidential election? Joy and her panel discuss. Plus, DeSantis is in damage control mode after failing to launch without extreme awkwardness and glitchy failures. Can he reassure right-wing donors and activists that he is not Scott Walker or Jeb Bush? Our pol

Jul 16, 2023 • 41:03

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has testified to the January 6th grand jury

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news in the special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump’s efforts to try to remain in power after his 2020 election loss. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has testified to the January 6th grand jury. Our legal experts have more. Plus, the radical normalcy of Joe Biden is currently on the world stage. He is leading a united NATO, after his predecessor publicly sided with Putin over U.S. intelligence leaders. Then we bring you the late

Jul 14, 2023 • 41:45

Trump’s allies in Congress apparently go to bat for the former president

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the ongoing efforts by Donald Trump’s allies in Congress to apparently go to bat for the twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president. The recent appearance of Trump-appointed FBI Director Chris Wray before the Republican-controlled House Judiciary Commitee immediately went off the rails with an unhinged bombardment of all the old, right-wing conspiracy theories. Our experts bring their analysis. Also in this episode, we cover the aftermath now

Jul 13, 2023 • 41:56

The Republican party forces its vision on America of more restrictions on abortion

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the alarming phenomenon of the Republican party forcing its vision on America of more restrictions on abortion, despite voters across this country saying no, we don't want this, and fighting to protect their access to abortion care. Our guest calls out Iowa Republicans on Tuesday as the Iowa legislature returns for a special session to implement extreme new restrictions on abortion. Meanwhile, Sen. Tommy Tuberville's hold on military promotions is

Jul 12, 2023 • 41:46

Clarence Thomas allegedly gave ‘unusual access’ to Supreme Court to exclusive club The New York Times reports

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that a former CIA director is speaking out about the danger Donald Trump posed to national security with his misuse of classified documents. Also in this episode, we are learning about more the rich billionaires that Justice Clarence Thomas has apparently been closely associating with, including what he allegedly received from them, and what he reportedly gave in return. Plus, George Santos, who remains in Congress, is comparing himself to

Jul 11, 2023 • 41:25

Special counsel reportedly scrutinizing White House meeting of December 2020

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid examines new reporting that says the special counsel is signalling interest in the December 2020 meeting in Donald Trump's White House where a team including Mike Flynn and Sidney Powell discussed how to overturn Joe Biden's victory. Also in this episode, after the hottest days on record, many are asking: has climate change already reached a tipping point? The meteorologist who left local news after his climate coverage led to a death threat joins Joy wit

Jul 8, 2023 • 42:15

Donald Trump’s valet and co-defendant in the special counsel’s classified documents case faced his arraignment today

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Walt Nauta, Donald Trump’s valet and co-defendant in the special counsel’s classified documents case, having faced his arraignment today after finding a Florida-based criminal attorney. Meanwhile, former-Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers says he has spoken to the FBI about efforts to overturn Arizona's election results in 2020. Our legal experts have more. Also in this episode, we examine how in the aftermath of the Supreme Court affirmative actio

Jul 7, 2023 • 42:21

Joy Reid: The Supreme Court is acting like unelected politicians, not a court

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Supreme Court, which critics say is acting like a super-Congress, imposing an unpopular conservative ideology on America. Plus, we address the culture of violence in America, and how the powerful gun lobby has created a permission structure, where apparently it is not just about the right to own guns. It also seems to be fair game to use them. We also critique the lagging Ron DeSantis campaign, which is now pushing his anti-LGBTQ message across

Jul 6, 2023 • 42:19

Supreme Court 'religious freedom' ruling based on hypothetical dispute

Joy Reid leads this two-hour edition of The ReidOut on the eve of the Fourth of July, during a time in America when a lot of people are seeing their freedoms being taken away. To start, we examine the Supreme Court 'religious freedom' ruling being based on a hypothetical dispute, which is being questioned on its legality by critics. Then our experts discuss how, one year after Roe v. Wade's reversal, the anti-abortion front is intensifying its war on women's bodies nationwide. Plus, we bring you

Jul 4, 2023 • 1:24:15

Supreme Court delivers two controversial decisions on the final day of its term

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Supreme Court, on the final day of its term, delivering two controversial decisions. One of the most regressive Supreme Court terms in history now comes to an ignominious end, with blows to President Biden's student debt plan, LGBTQ+ protections, and affirmative action. Also in this episode we cover how despite the fact that Moms for Liberty was designated as an extremist group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, Republican presidential candida

Jul 1, 2023 • 42:33

Supreme Court strikes down use of affirmative action in college admissions

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the United States Supreme Court once again turning the arc of justice back to the early 20th century, in a new ruling striking down the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The Roberts Court, which would not look like the court it is today without affirmative action, decided in a pair of rulings that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violate equal protection under the Constitut

Jun 30, 2023 • 42:27

McCarthy reportedly apologizes for suggesting Trump might not be the strongest GOP candidate

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut recounting how Kevin McCarthy went on CNBC to discuss the challenges of a twice-impeached, twice-indicted former president becoming his party's presidential nominee. McCarthy then reportedly apologized for suggesting that Donald Trump might not be the strongest candidate. Meanwhile, as the January 6th investigation moves forward, two big names meet with the special counsel. Plus, President Biden is delivering a potent message for the presidential campai

Jun 29, 2023 • 42:11

Special counsel could file new charges in NJ for dissemination of classified material

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with audio of a conversation Donald Trump had in 2021 at his New Jersey golf club with two staffers, a publisher and a writer -- none of whom possessed a security clearance -- discussing classified documents about a military plan. This as the DOJ reportedly barrels forward on its investigation of his attempt to overturn the 2020 election. Also in this episode, we cover how the Supreme Court has rejected “independent state legislature theory,” in an impo

Jun 28, 2023 • 41:49

The unprecedented challenge to more than two decades of Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the wild weekend and unprecedented challenge to more than two decades of Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia. The reported weekend mutiny by Russian mercenaries exposes Vladimir Putin's vulnerability experts say, forcing him to cut a deal with the man he had called a traitor just hours before. That man, hot dog vendor turned warlord Yvegeny Prigozhin was apparently allowed to flee to Belarus. Our experts lead you on a deep dive into what happens next f

Jun 27, 2023 • 41:47

The first anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade falls on Saturday

In this episode of The ReidOut, we begin with the first anniversary of the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, which falls on Saturday. Meanwhile, conservatives like Mike Pence say they want to further crush reproductive rights. Plus, we bring you the latest in the case of the United States vs. Donald Trump. It will be hard to claim that the trial is rigged, experts say, with a Trump-appointed judge and a jury picked from a Trump-friendly community. What kind of an edge, if any, do those two

Jun 24, 2023 • 42:40

If Trump is caught witness tampering "he'll be running for GOP nomination from jail" expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as Donald Trump and his legal team are reportedly getting their first look at some of the evidence gathered by special counsel Jack Smith. Also in this episode, we examine No Labels, the group that claims America could need a third-party choice if President Biden and Donald Trump are the 2024 presidential nominees. Joy asks the national co-chair about the very real possibility that they could inadvertantly help put Trump back in the White House. Plus, w

Jun 23, 2023 • 42:11

Trump apparently keeps confessing to crime of unlawfully retaining U.S. defense secrets

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as Donald Trump apparently keeps confessing to the crime of unlawfully retaining U.S. defense secrets and refusing to give them back. Plus, Sen. Cory Booker joins us on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito saying the pricey private airplane seat given to him by the billionaire who later had business before the court would have gone unused anyway if he had not used it. We also have an update on that missing Titanic submersible, which experts believe is rap

Jun 22, 2023 • 42:15

VP Kamala Harris Exclusive: When legislation codifying protections of Roe is passed ‘Biden will sign it’

The abortion rights landscape post the Dobbs decision, one year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, is discussed by Vice President Kamala Harris in this exclusive roundtable discussion, "One Year Post-Roe: A ReidOut Special with VP Harris,” featuring Joy Reid and people impacted by Dobbs. "This issue is so fundamentally about freedom... The ability of an individual to make decisions about their own life and literally their own body…,” Vice President Harris tells Joy Reid. “A piece of

Jun 21, 2023 • 48:35

Former Trump administration officials say he endangered national security

In this edition of The Reidout, we start with observing how Donald Trump claimed to hire "all the best people" when president. Now many of those same people--inlcuding his former attorney general, defense secretary, national security advisor and others--say he endangered national security. Also in this episode, we cover new reporting that seems to answer the question as to why it took a lengthy period of time for the Justice Department to begin an investigation into Donald Trump's plot to overtu

Jun 20, 2023 • 42:10

Trump's own administration targeted people under the same Espionage Act that Trump is now complaining about being charged under

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Former President Donald Trump’s obsession with his boxes of national secrets. Joy and her panel of experts discuss this and how Trump’s own administration targeted people under the very same Espionage Act that he is now complaining about being charged under. Also in this episode, we discuss how the Department of Justice finally released the damning findings of their investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, more than three years after t

Jun 17, 2023 • 42:20

Meet the judge set to oversee the Trump documents case: U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the mishandling of classified documents case against Donald Trump, and the judge who is set to oversee the case--U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon. Also in this episode, we explore what to expect when President Biden attends a major gun control summit on Friday in Connecticut. Sen. Chris Murphy joins Joy to discuss. Finally, Joy has a big announcement about a blockbuster ReidOut special coming next week. Vice President Kamala Harris joins Joy this

Jun 16, 2023 • 42:37

Gaslighting efforts regarding Trump's federal indictment kick into high gear

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut on Donald Trump's birthday, as he turns 77 under indictment. Joy and her guests discuss this, and how gaslighting efforts regarding Trump's federal indictment have kicked into high gear among many on the right, with false equivalencies flying fast and furious at Fox. Plus, the great Rachel Maddow joins Joy to talk about Trump's indictment, and her amazing new podcast, "Deja News," that takes listeners back in time to news events eerily similar to those

Jun 15, 2023 • 42:47

Donald Trump has turned himself in for what is his second criminal indictment

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we continue to follow the breaking news in Miami where, for the first time, a former U.S. president has been arraigned on federal criminal charges. On Tuesday, Donald Trump turned himself in for what is his second criminal indictment, the first having been in New York. In Miami, he made his first appearance in a federal courtroom, responding to the 37 counts charged by special counsel Jack Smith related to mishandling classified documents, obstructio

Jun 14, 2023 • 42:30

The extreme denialism of Trump defenders, unpacked

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump's arrival on Monday in Miami to spend the night at his Doral resort as he awaits his unprecedented arraignment on Tuesday. Trump is the first former president to face federal charges and the possibility of prison time. Plus, the extreme denialism of Trump defenders is unpacked, in addition to what they get totally wrong about the Presidential Records Act, how declassification works, and the Biden and Hillary Clinton false equivalences.

Jun 13, 2023 • 41:58

BONUS: Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News,” a new original podcast series from MSNBC. In each episode, Rachel Maddow and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson seek a deeper understanding of a story in today's headlines by asking: Has anything like this ever happened before? Would knowing that help us grapple with what’s happening now… and what might happen next? Listen to the first episode now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/rmpdn_fdlw

Jun 12, 2023 • 5:11

Historic indictment released to the public laying out special counsel’s case against Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we continue to follow the breaking news of the historic indictment released to the public on Friday laying out the special counsel’s case against Donald Trump and his gross mishandling of classified documents. In all, the special counsel is charging Trump with 37 counts. Thirty-one of them have to do with Trump’s willful retention of national defense information, otherwise known as the Espionage Act. Under the Espionage Act it does not matter whether

Jun 10, 2023 • 43:02

Trump indicted in classified documents probe

Donald Trump has been indicted in the classified documents probe by a federal grand jury connected with his mishandling of over 100 classified documents that were found last year at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. This makes the twice-impeached former president the first former president to face federal criminal charges. Rachel Maddow, Nicolle Wallace and more join Joy Reid on this historic breaking news. Plus, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh have come to t

Jun 9, 2023 • 58:45

New reporting indicates federal prosecutors formally told Trump’s lawyers he is a target of the classified docs investigation

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new reporting from The Guardian indicating that federal prosecutors formally told Donald Trump’s lawyers last week that Trump is a target of the criminal investigation into Trump’s mishandling of classified documents according to two people briefed on the matter. Plus, there is a good chance Mark Meadows could be playing a pivotal role in the special counsel investigation. Joy and her panel of legal experts analyze these developments. Also in this

Jun 8, 2023 • 42:58

The growing calls for justice following the killing of AJ Owens

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news: The New York Times is reporting that Mark Meadows, former Trump chief of staff, has testified before the federal grand jury hearing evidence in special counsel Jack Smith's investigations. Conservative lawyer and Washington Post columnist George Conway joins us with his expert analysis. Plus, Joy compares the soaring rhetoric of America's presidents versus that of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who was just called a "small, pathetic man"

Jun 7, 2023 • 42:18

Trump’s warning of ‘death and destruction’ if indicted sparks security concerns

A Florida woman, Ajike “AJ” Owens, was shot and killed through a door after a heated argument on Friday. Many fear the alleged shooter may be protected by the state's "Stand Your Ground" law. In their first interview, Ajike “AJ” Owens’ mother, Pamela Dias, Owens’ son Isaac Williams, and their lawyer, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, join Joy Reid on growing calls for the arrest of the woman accused of shooting Ajike “AJ” Owens, who was her neighbor. Plus, Nikki Haley has suggested that trans gir

Jun 6, 2023 • 41:58

President Biden's first ever Oval Office address celebrates debt ceiling deal

Joy Reid and her guests analyze President Biden's first ever Oval Office address to the nation on a big night for the president. He is expected to sign into law the debt limit package as soon as Saturday. This prime time address comes fresh off the passage of the legislation by larger than expected margins in both chambers of Congress. It was less than 24 hours ago that the Senate passed the agreement to suspend the U.S. debt limit for two years. President Biden walks into Friday's speech with a

Jun 3, 2023 • 52:41

President Biden's theory that bipartisanship is best wins out with passage of debt deal

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Joe Biden's theory that bipartisanship is best winning out when the House of Representatives voted to pass the debt deal he worked out with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. This as many on the right continue to push fringe positions, personal grievances and conspiracy theories, critics say. Also in this episode, some on the right are turning the defense of the violent January 6th criminals into a movement. Is Kevin McCarthy complicit? Sandra

Jun 2, 2023 • 41:52

New reporting indicates prosecutors have tape of Trump after he left the White House acknowledging he was holding onto highly sensitive material he did not declassify

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new reporting on the special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents that seems to undercut Trump’s longstanding defense in the matter. This new reporting indicates prosecutors have in their possession tape of Trump, after he left the White House, acknowledging that he was holding onto highly sensitive material, which he did not in fact declassify. Plus, we analyze the debt ceiling bill with the great Lawrenc

Jun 1, 2023 • 42:02

The apparent wrath of the far-right House Freedom Caucus in response to the debt ceiling deal

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a debt ceiling deal being in place, and the apparent wrath of the far-right House Freedom Caucus in response. Joy observes, "If the Republican chaos caucus is this mad about the debt ceiling deal, you know President Biden got a good result." Our panel brings their analysis. Also in this episode, we examine new reporting on the alleged growing bad blood among Donald Tump's lawyers, including that one of them may have been misled about where Trump wa

May 31, 2023 • 42:11

Talks between Republicans and White House representatives have yet to resolve the debt ceiling issue

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with just seven days until the United States could default on our debt, as talks between Republicans and White House representatives have yet to resolve the debt ceiling issue. Rep. Ro Khanna joins Joy on what could come next, and the many veterans in particular who could be adversely affected. Plus, the longest January 6th sentence so far has been meted out as Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes gets 18 years for seditious conspiracy. Our legal expert p

May 26, 2023 • 41:56

DeSantis kicks off what many say is the most awkward presidential campaign launch in American history

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that on Wednesday Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off his 2024 presidential campaign in an apparent two-man convention with Twitter CEO Elon Musk. Joy and her guests discuss why many say this is sure to be remembered as the most awkward campaign launch in American history. Plus, our legal expert discusses a likely reason why Donald Trump's attorneys have asked Attorney General Merrick Garland for a meeting. Finally, we talk to an activist

May 25, 2023 • 41:54

Donald Trump returns to a New York criminal courtroom

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the return of Donald Trump in a New York criminal courtroom on Tuesday. Our legal experts bring their analysis on a judge warning Trump against discussing evidence presented in his hush money case. Plus, another Republican has admitted that his party's anti-Biden crusade is nothing more than a stunt to help Trump. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Joy to respond. Then, we illuminate Ron DeSantis' problematic history with history itself, this time as an autho

May 24, 2023 • 42:02

America is one week from a potential default on the national debt

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with America being one week away from a potential default on the national debt, which every economic expert agrees would be catastrophic for our economy. Our politics expert breaks down the latest. Plus, Republican Sen. Tim Scott kicked off his presidential campaign with an announcement that played up all the old conservative talking points while downplaying racial disparities in the U.S. economy. Joy examines the GOP field of contenders attempting to t

May 23, 2023 • 42:33

Fulton County DA signals an August decision on potential charges in the Trump election interference probe

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Fulton County DA Fani Willis having signaled an August decision on potential charges in the investigation of Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia, which included the use of fake electors. Also in this episode, we examine how Ron DeSantis is getting set to formally launch his presidential campaign, with the baggage of a four-plus year record of attacking the personal freedoms of the people and businesses in hi

May 20, 2023 • 42:05

Rep. Madeleine Dean calls out Marjorie Taylor Greene for her Rep. Bowman insinuations

In this episode of The ReidOut, we begin with Jim Jordan's "weaponization of government" hearing going off the rails according to critics. Reportedly, his so-called "FBI whistleblowers" are getting paid by a Trump supporter, and some recently had their security clearances revoked. Our expert guests discuss. Rep. Madeleine Dean also joins us to call out Marjorie Taylor Greene for her Rep. Bowman insinuations. Plus, we further examine how toxic many say the Republican brand has become, as Speaker

May 19, 2023 • 42:04

Panic on the political right after a good election night for Democrats

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the panic on the political right after another good election night for Democrats. Joy and her panel discuss this and how Republicans are finally realizing that their party’s toxic and regressive policies have sparked a voter backlash. Also in this episode, new reporting that Donald Trump knew he couldn’t declassify documents by putting them in a box, as he has claimed. Additionally, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America Mini Timmaraju joins Joy to

May 18, 2023 • 41:57

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses resolution to expel George Santos

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the introduction of a resolution to expel GOP Representative George Santos. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins Joy to discuss this and his meeting at the White House on Tuesday on the looming debt ceiling crisis. Plus, there are new allegations against former New York City Mayor and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani alleging that he and Donald Trump were trying to sell pardons. Additionally, Giuliani faces new sexual harassment allegatio

May 17, 2023 • 41:57

Do leading conservatives believe every election cycle requires a new boogeyman?

The arrest of the man who killed homeless Michael Jackson performer, Jordan Neely, on a New York City subway train, Daniel Penny, has been met with an overwhelming reaction from conservative Republicans and organizations. Joy Reid and her panel discuss how leading Republicans and conservatives apparently believe that every election cycle requires a new boogeyman. Plus, Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed legislation that would have banned nearly all abortions in his state after 12 w

May 16, 2023 • 42:06

The continued cleanup in the wake of widespread criticism over the Trump town hall

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the continued cleanup in the wake of widespread criticism over the town hall featuring former president Donald Trump. Is the once-renowned cable news network that hosted Trump, under its new ownership, now another outlet for the libertarian billionaire point of view? Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, we cover how Jim jordan is pursuing a repordedly pointless investigation of Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Meanwhile, James Comer seemingly

May 13, 2023 • 43:06

Trump's lies about January 6th featured in 'disastrous, embarrassing' town hall

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump, who by now you know was handed an opportunity to speak to his fans and a national audience on Wednesday night on another major cable news network. Trump's lies about January 6th, which rained death and destruction down in the halls of the U.S. Capitol, were a feature of what many have called a disastrous and embarrassing MAGA town hall, with only a half-hearted effort made to fact check him. Plus, experts tell The ReidOut that Trump a

May 12, 2023 • 41:57

Kevin McCarthy refuses to call for George Santos' resignation

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news that Republican Congressman George Santos was arraigned in a Long Island courtroom today. He is now facing felony charges and the possibility of 20 years in prison. Meanwhile, Kevin McCarthy refuses to call for Santos' resignation. Also in this episode, we critique Republicans rushing to the defense of Donald Trump after a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation. Plus, how should the media deal with a Republican front-runner wh

May 11, 2023 • 42:17

Trump is now the first former president to be found liable for sexual abuse

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with another historic first for Donald Trump. He is now the first former president to be found liable for sexual abuse. The 9 jurors deliberated for just three hours before their historic decision in favor of E. Jean Carroll on most counts, including sexual abuse and defamation. Joy and her panel of experts analyze this momentous decision. Plus, in breaking news, the law is finally catching up to someone many believe to be the most dishonest member of C

May 10, 2023 • 41:59

How to demand common sense gun reform now

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with with a question: Is it safe to go to the mall in a red state? Mass murder has become a regular occurance in red states like Texas, as Republicans apparently keep trying to gaslight us about how the guns somehow have nothing to do with it. Joy and her panel discuss how to demand common sense gun reform now. Plus, we have new information on the eight victims, including three children, in the tragic mass shooting that just took place in Allen, Texas.

May 9, 2023 • 42:22

Trump made misogynistic statements targeting plaintiff's lawyer in deposition in his civil rape trial

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump’s testimony in E. Jean Carroll’s civil case against him over allegations that he raped her in a department store in the 1990s. Our experts break down the latest. Plus, Clarence and Ginni Thomas's wealthy friends allegedly always seem to be there in their time of need, whether it was reportedly a much-needed yacht trip, pricey private school tuition, or a steady job for Ginni--but none of it was disclosed. What were those donors actuall

May 6, 2023 • 43:03

Will there be any recourse for apparent Supreme Court corruption?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news of a partial verdict in the trial of five members of the far-right group the Proud Boys for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Also in this episode, yet another allegedly undisclosed big money gift to Justice Clarence Thomas from the same big-time Republican benefactor has been reported. Will there be any recourse at all for this apparent Supreme Court corruption? We bring you expert legal analysis. Plus, w

May 5, 2023 • 42:30

Hospital waiting rooms join list of places you can be shot and killed in gun-crazy America

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with The New York Times reporting on text messages Tucker Carlson sent to a producer after he watched a video of Trump supporters attacking an "Antifa kid," which led Fox management to say essentially, he's gotta go. Plus, you can add hospital waiting rooms to the ever-expanding list of places you can be shot and killed in gun-crazy America. Senator Raphael Warnock is here to talk about Wednesday's deadly shooting in Atlanta. We also have the latest on

May 4, 2023 • 41:49

Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on the mounting scandals involving Supreme Court justices

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss how the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the mounting scandals involving Supreme Court justices. Committee member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins Joy Reid on calls for a code of conduct that justices must follow. Also in this episode, we cover the testimony on Tuesday from Jessica Leeds who claims she was molested by Donald Trump on a flight. She joins Joy detailing her allegations against the former president. Plus, some of your favorite TV s

May 3, 2023 • 41:59

What can be done to end America's epidemic of gun violence

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with America’s gun crisis on full display once again, with unimaginable horror in Texas. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has done much to boost the apparent NRA culture of "guns before kids" in that state according to critics, wasted no time reducing the murder victims, including a 9-year-old child, to "illegal immigrants." Our guests discuss what can be done to end America's epidemic of gun violence. Also in this episode, E. Jean Carroll was back on the wi

May 2, 2023 • 42:05

The reported corruption of many in the right-wing Supreme Court majority

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we await a verdict in the trial of five members of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys for their role in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. We discuss how Jan. 6 continues to be a drag on the Republican Party, as their likely nominee, Donald Trump, continues to literally embrace insurrectionists. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins Joy with his analysis. Also in this episode, we examine the reported corruption of many in the right-w

Apr 29, 2023 • 41:54

How right-wing media radicalizes Americans for ratings

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that former Vice President Mike Pence testified on Thursday before the D.C. grand jury investigating Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Also in this episode, we bring you the chilling words of E. Jean Carroll, who was back on the witness stand facing cross-examination in Donald Trump's civil rape trial. A reporter who was in the room has more. Then, documentary filmmaker Jen Senko joins us on how right-wing media radi

Apr 28, 2023 • 41:55

Why Tucker Carlson's ouster from Fox wasn’t just any old firing

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Tucker Carlson, and how his ouster from Fox wasn’t just any old firing. We bring you new information on what led to his dismissal. Plus, transgender Montana St. Rep. Zooey Zephyr joins Joy after Republicans voted to discipline her late on Wednesday for her empassioned defense of gender affirming care. She joins The ReidOut with more. Next, our legal experts analyze the dramatic testimony from E. Jean carroll, as the civil rape trial of Donald Trump

Apr 27, 2023 • 41:38

The long-awaited but unsurprising news that Joe Biden will seek a second term as president

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the long-awaited but unsurprising news that Joe Biden will seek a second term as the 46th president of the United States. Meanwhile, Donald Trump faces day one as the defendant in E. Jean Carroll's civil lawsuit accusing him of rape. Our legal expert brings you her analysis. Also in this episode, we discuss the fallout from Monday's media Red Wedding. Many in the right-wing world are raging at Fox for firing Tucker Carlson, as the reasons behind Do

Apr 26, 2023 • 41:21

The abrupt and embarrassing end to Tucker Carlson’s reign

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the abrupt and embarrassing end to Tucker Carlson’s reign as the top-rated primetime host in cable news. Plus, we bring you breaking news as a new timeline has been set regarding when we can expect a decision from Fulton County DA Fani Willis on potential criminal charges against Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election results. Then, we have three very special guests, fresh from their White House meeting today with President Biden

Apr 25, 2023 • 41:55

Supreme Court justices ‘at each other’s throats’ as abortion pill access upheld legal expert says

The Supreme Court blocked in full a decision by Texas-based U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk made on April 7 that invalidated the Food and Drug Administration’s longtime approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito publicly dissented from the decision. While the Supreme Court has upheld access to mifepristone temporarily, the issue of abortion is still a losing one for Republicans, politics experts say. Joy Reid and her guests discuss th

Apr 22, 2023 • 42:47

Brand new Super PAC wants to help America move past right-wing extremists

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the latest from the Kevin McCarthy caucus. McCarthy joked about a debt default, while still refusing to specify what he wants to cut, as some in his caucus grow more emboldened to create spectacles. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins The ReidOut with his perspective. Plus, Joy is joined by the foudners of a brand new Super PAC that wants to help America move past the politics of right-wing extremists. Then, we examine how Ron DeSantis has put all of his chip

Apr 21, 2023 • 42:01

Attorney for ex-Fox producer Abby Grossberg on her allegations regarding working on Tucker Carlson's show

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how Fox's settlement of the biggest media defamation case in history allows them to keep spreading dangerous misinformation, while they have many more legal challenges ahead. Gerry Fillippatos, attorney for ex-Fox producer Abby Grossberg, joins Joy on Grossberg's allegations regarding working on Tucker Carlson's show and more. Plus, some say Jim Jordan's New York City field trip this week is part of the radicalization of the American right, in whic

Apr 20, 2023 • 41:56

Why there is very little reason to believe Fox will change its ways after defamation suit settlement

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that on Tuesday Dominion Voting Systems agreed to settle their defamation lawsuit against Fox on what was both the first and last day of what was supposed to be a blockbuster trial. Our experts discuss why there is very little reason to believe Fox will change its ways any time soon. Also in this episode, Ralph Yarl's aunt, Dr. Faith Spoonmore, joins Joy, with their family attorney, Ben Crump. Yarl is the Missouri teen who was shot after a

Apr 19, 2023 • 42:14

Michael Cohen on what the weaponization of government really looks like

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut following a Moral Monday rally in Nashville on Monday to protest the deadly acceleration of the gun culture in the U.S. As more children were killed in mass shootings this weekend, the NRA gathered to celebrate weapons of death. Also in this episode, Michael Cohen joins Joy to talk about what the weaponization of government really looks like, as Jim Jordan holds a field hearing of the House Judiciary Committee critiquing the Manhattan DA whose office ha

Apr 18, 2023 • 42:44

Fmr. Australian prime minister says Murdoch has done more to undermine American democracy than any individual alive

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the landmark case against Fox. On Monday, the trial begins in the Dominion defamation trial, which it is said will outline how Fox hosts lied to their audiences and riled up the MAGA base in the runup to the January 6 insurrection. That division and dishonesty created under Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch is discussed by the former prime minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, who joins Joy Reid. Turnbull says on The ReidOut that Murdoch has done more to u

Apr 15, 2023 • 42:09

Leaked audio of the Tennessee Republicans who expelled Justin Jones and Justin Pearson reportedly reveals much

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the recent interview between Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson. Joy and her panel discuss some improbable statements made by the former president. Plus, as Justin Pearson was sworn back into the Tennessee legislature, leaked audio of the Tennessee Republicans who expelled him reportedly reveals exactly who they are. Also in this episode, as jury selection gets underway in the Dominion defamation trial against Fox, we are hearing new audio of top Trum

Apr 14, 2023 • 42:10

Newly-reinstated Tennessee St. Rep. Justin Pearson on his plans moving forward

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as both lawmakers who were expelled by Republicans in the Tennessee state legislature have been reinstated. Newly-reinstated Tennessee St. Rep. Justin Pearson joins Joy Reid on his plans moving forward. Plus, now that the two pillars of the Republican Party, Donald Trump and Fox, are apparently friendly again, there are big new developments in both of their perilous legal situations. Our legal expert brings you the latest. Next, we comment on the extrem

Apr 13, 2023 • 42:27

What it really means when they call Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and others "Soros-backed"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the current state of chaos and confusion for women across the country spurred by a single judge’s decision to invalidate the FDA’s 23-year-old approval of one of the principal drugs used for abortions – mifepristone. We also expose the hypocrisy and extra-loud dog-whistling by Republicans and what it really means when they call Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg and others "Soros-backed." Plus, we are learning a lot of very interesting things about Cameron S

Apr 12, 2023 • 42:42

Reinstated Tennessee St. Rep. Justin Jones says statehouse speaker Cameron Sexton ‘must resign for his attacks on democracy’

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut moments after Justin Jones officially returned to the Tennessee House of Representatives. The apparent attempt at humiliation of many leaders that state's GOP including pro-gun Republicans, leading to the expulsion of Jones for daring to speak up for gun control, is now null and void. Justin Pearson, who was also expelled after speaking up against gun violence, is reportedly not far behind in terms of reinstatement. Reinstated Tennessee St. Rep. Justin

Apr 11, 2023 • 43:13

Judge officially puts FDA’s approval of mifepristone, the abortion pill, on hold

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with two major stories linked to the right's minority rule attack on democracy. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Tennessee on Friday after meeting this afternoon with the "Tennessee Three." We bring you more on this story. Plus, we have breaking news out of Texas on the major ruling that we have been waiting for. Federal Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has officially put the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, the abortion pill, on hold. He has given the fede

Apr 8, 2023 • 47:21

Former Tennessee St. Rep. Justin Jones speaks out on being expelled by GOP lawmakers after supporting student gun control protest

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what she calls an "unprecedented" and "frankly shameful" day in American politics. The Tennessee House took up resolutions to expel three Democratic lawmakers, not for breaking any laws. They moved to expel these members for standing in the well of the chamber despite being ruled out of order by the speaker, and attempting to speak loudly against gun violence, and children being shot dead in schools--something that just happened weeks ago, in Nashv

Apr 7, 2023 • 46:46

Bonus: Prosecuting Donald Trump

As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing a preview from Prosecuting Donald Trump, a new original podcast series from MSNBC.    Donald Trump became the first ex-president to be arraigned on criminal charges Tuesday. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord tell us what happened inside that Manhattan courtroom, what stood out to them in the pages of the indictment and what it all tells us about how District Attorney Alvin Bragg plans to build his case. Listen to the first three episode

Apr 6, 2023 • 3:48

Are local prosecutors doing the work the DOJ should have been doing all along?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that it was not the Department of Justice that brought the historic charges against Donald Trump, but a local prosecutor in the state of New York. As local prosecutors pursue criminal charges against Trump, Joy and her legal expert guest question whether they are doing the work that the DOJ should have been doing all along. Plus, despite warnings to refrain from inciting violence, Trump is still attacking Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Judge Ju

Apr 6, 2023 • 41:53

America learns the full extent of the allegations against Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what was an historic day in lower Manhattan, as America learned the full extent of the allegations against the former president--the first American president to be charged with a crime. Donald Trump was uncharateristically grim and silent while entering the courtroom, ignoring questions from reporters before pleading not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. After the twice-impeached former president's arrai

Apr 5, 2023 • 41:40

The eve of a legal reckoning for Donald J. Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut on the eve of a legal reckoning for Donald J. Trump in New York City. Former Manhattan DA Cy Vance revealed why it has taken so long to get to this point, just hours from the finger-printing of the first criminally indicted former president. Donald Trump's apparent strategy is to turn this likely harrowing moment in his life--Tuesday's arraignment in a Manhattan courtroom--into a media spectacle. Omarosa Manigault Newman, who knows a lot about Donald Tr

Apr 4, 2023 • 42:11

Michael Cohen, Trump's long-time fixer, on his indictment

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we learn much more about the charges Donald Trump likely faces, and how his arraignment will play out on Tuesday. Michael Cohen, Trump's long-time fixer who went to prison for his role in these same alleged crimes, joins Joy with his unique persepective. Plus, we examine how the same Republicans who scream about states' rights are now trying to intimidate a local prosecutor, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, surrounding the Trump indictment. All this and mor

Apr 1, 2023 • 42:55

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with historic breaking news. For the first time in our country’s history, a former U.S. president is facing criminal charges. A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump for his role in the hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. This is the first time in history this has happened. Two sources familiar with the situation told NBC News that Trump’s attorneys have been notified that he has b

Mar 31, 2023 • 54:21

A new symbol taking over America: the AR-15

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a new symbol taking over America--the AR-15. Many Republicans celebrate the AR-15 despite the fact that mass murderers routinely use it for its intended purpose, which is to quickly kill people. Joy and her guests discuss how that weapon of war became so powerful politically for the right, and how Republicans are able to supress gun control measures the vast majority of Americans, including gun owners, support. Plus, we expose how the right is usin

Mar 30, 2023 • 42:40

Joy Reid talks one-on-one with Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on Kevin McCarthy and more

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that a federal judge says former Vice President Mike Pence must testify before the federal grand jury investigating the insurrection and Donald Trump's alleged plot to overturn the election. Plus, gone are the days of a functioning House of Representatives. Kevin McCarthy has apparently handed the keys to the "insurrection caucus" many critics believe, which appears to have no agenda except punishing its political opponents and seeming to

Mar 29, 2023 • 42:00

A tragedy unique to America: Another school massacre, this time in Nashville, Tennessee

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a tragedy that is unique to America--another school massacre, this time in Nashville, Tennessee. First lady and teacher, Dr. Jill Biden, responded to the latest horrific act of mass violence calling for change, as politicians in states like Tennessee apparently worry more about drag shows and banning books than about actually protecting children. Also in this epidose, public protests in Israel and elsewhere against a rising wave of authoritarianism

Mar 28, 2023 • 42:30

Republicans' apparent insurrection field trip to the jail holding January 6th accused criminals

In this edition of The ReidOut we cover the Republicans' apparent insurrection field trip to the jail holding January 6th accused criminals, and the dangerous rhetoric of calling their arrests "political." Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, who observed that visit on Friday, joins us with her analysis. Also in this episode, on the same day that Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg received a threat warning "I am going to kill you," Donald Trump warned of "potential death and destruction" if Bragg in

Mar 25, 2023 • 42:27

Republicans launch unrelenting attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg

In this editon of The ReidOut, we cover how as Republicans launch unrelenting attacks on Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, Jim Jordan's House Judiciary Committee is apparently acting as Donald Trump's Capitol Hill legal team, according to critics. Also in this episode: Marjorie Taylor Greene's trip to support the suspects who allegedly trashed the Capitol, beat police officers, tried to hunt down members of Congress, and sought to overthrow the government, is on Friday. We offer our deepest critique. Pl

Mar 24, 2023 • 42:01

Judge says Trump attorney should be compelled to tell grand jury everything he knows about Mar-a-Lago classified documents case

In this edition of The ReidOut, Dr. Jason Johnson fills in for Joy Reid. We cover how a Manhattan grand jury is preparing to vote soon on an indictment of Donald Trump related to a hush money payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels. As we await their decision, there are several major developments on other fronts. A judge says the special counsel has provided sufficient evidence that Donald Trump committed a crime through his attorneys in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, and that Trump

Mar 23, 2023 • 42:07

The unsubstantiated Republican allegation that the Department of Justice is partisan

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that it is Tuesday--the day that the former president told America he would be arrested and charged by the Manhattan district attorney--which has not happened, but if and when it does, it would be historic. As we await news of a possible Trump indictment, we recall the case of John Edwards, the rich and powerful Democratic politician who was indicted for something very similar to Trump--allegedly breaking campaign finance laws after a tawd

Mar 22, 2023 • 42:14

Republicans promise to haul anyone who dares prosecute Trump before Congress

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the potential indictment of Donald J. Trump over allegations that he illegally paid hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels during his 2016 run for the presidency. The party that has campaigned for more than six years on their plans to lock up its political opponents is crying foul, now that one of their own is facing possible indictments for actual crimes. Our polticial experts analyze these developments. Plus, as we await the first of pos

Mar 21, 2023 • 43:01

Michael Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, gives his first TV interview

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news of Donald Trump facing possible indictment in the Manhattan DA hush money case. Michael Cohen's attorney, Lanny Davis, joins us for his first TV interview regarding this case. Also in this episode, in a major development in the criminal investigation of Donald Trump's mishandling of classified documents, a judge has ordered Trump lawyer Evan Corcoran to testify, ruling that he cannot invoke attorney-client privilege. Our legal expert has m

Mar 18, 2023 • 42:16

Criminal charges are possibly coming soon in Georgia and New York for Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what is considered to be the most difficult element to prove in a criminal case--intent--proving that someone acted intentionally to commit a crime. This is key, as criminal charges are possibly coming soon in Georgia and New York for Donald Trump. Why is the Justice Department apparently taking a backseat to those state investigations? Joy and her panel of experts discuss. Plus, newly-released January 6th video clearly refutes Tucker Carlson's pho

Mar 17, 2023 • 42:28

Could an indictment of Donald Trump be imminent?

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight as Michael Cohen was back before a Manhattan grand jury on Wednesday. Could an indictment of Donald Trump be imminent? Michael Cohen, former Trump personal attorney and host of the "Political Beatdown" and "Mea Culpa" podcasts, and author of "Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the U.S. Department of Justice Against His Critics," joins Joy Reid with more. Also in this episode, remember the Republican Party of Ronald Reagan--demanding that the Soviet leader "te

Mar 16, 2023 • 42:36

Donald Trump reportedly rolls out 'the Melania defense'

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally shared with the world what his policy position is on Russia's invasion of Ukraine. DeSantis apparently wants to appease Putin, calling the brutal invasion of Ukraine nothing more than a "territorial dispute." Joy and her panel discuss what this signals about an alarming shift in the Republican Party. Also in this episode, we tackle how the failure of Silicon Valley Bank is exposing the positiv

Mar 15, 2023 • 42:24

Mike Pence unloads on Donald Trump at 2023 Gridiron Club dinner

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the reports of Mike Pence unloading on Donald Trump at the 2023 Gridiron Club dinner. Plus, Michael Cohen testifies before a grand jury in the investigation of Donald Trump's hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels. Joy and her legal experts bring their analysis. Also in this episode, President Biden reassures Americans that their money is safe in the bank after two recent bank failures. We look at the role Trump-era deregulation played in the financi

Mar 14, 2023 • 42:10

Legal expert: I'm confident in saying an indictment is coming

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the observation: "How rich would it be if it is an extra-marital affair with a porn actress that sinks Donald Trump?" Joy and her legal expert guests discuss the Manhattan DA's office offering Trump a chance to testify--and what that possibly means. Also in this episode, we explain how Leonard Leo played a large role in pushing the courts to the far right. Now, he thinks the rest of American society needs a hard right turn. Joy and her panel discus

Mar 11, 2023 • 42:11

New York Times reports Trump 'likely' to face charges in hush money case

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news, which could be bad news for Donald Trump. The New York Times is reporting that prosecutors in the Manhattan District Attorney’s office are signaling that criminal charges for the former president are likely to come for his role in the hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels. If those charges are made, it would be the first indictment of a former U.S. President and the first time that Trump, who has faced numerous criminal inv

Mar 10, 2023 • 42:17

Court documents reveal Tucker Carlson called Trump's presidency "a disaster"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with court documents that reveal Tucker Carlson called Donald Trump's presidency "a disaster," and that Carlson said he hates Trump "passionately." Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, Rupert Murdoch, whose media empire has radicalized right-wing audiences all over the world, is analyzed for his motives. Plus, we cover global protests on this International Women's Day, at a time when women's rights are being taken away in many countries, inc

Mar 9, 2023 • 42:31

New filing in $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion against Fox points to Fox’s intentional disregard for truth

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news--the newest filing in the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems against Fox has been released. The more than 1,000-page filing provides additional evidence that points to Fox’s intentional disregard for the truth as it continued to spread Donald Trump’s baseless claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Former chair of the Jan. 6 select committee, Rep. Bennie Thompson, and former Jan. 6 select committee member,

Mar 8, 2023 • 42:33

Trump pledges to run in 2024 even if he's indicted

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut analyzing Jim Jordan’s subcommittee on the “weaponizaton of the federal government." Plus, Donald Trump was at CPAC over the weekend feeding his followers a dark, conspiracy-driven vision for America, which many of them crave. Mehdi Hasan, host of 'The Mehdi Hasan Show' on MSNBC and Peacock, and author of 'Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking,' joins The ReidOut to discuss. Plus, Trump pledges to run in 2024 even if h

Mar 7, 2023 • 42:02

Commemorating the vital role of women in American history, as abortion access shrinks

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the vital role of women in American history, something especially celebrated during Women's History Month, which started this week. For example, Pennsylvania's new House speaker, Joanna McClinton, is just one of a rapidly growing number of powerful women leaders in this country. Yet, ironically, women now have less bodily autonomy than we have had in 50 years. Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, we cover major new developments in spec

Mar 4, 2023 • 42:32

Republicans in Tennessee move full speed ahead to promote a right-wing agenda

Joy Reid takes us to Mississippi for tonight's State of Disunion, as the state's leaders apparently and unapologetically embrace a right-wing agenda. Plus, Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill on Thursday that would restrict drag performances, as Republicans in Tennessee move full speed ahead in an apparent quest to promote a right-wing agenda. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Mar 3, 2023 • 23:54

Republican in Florida's state legislature files bill that could eliminate Florida Democratic Party

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Attorney General Merrick Garland facing the righteous indignation of Ted Cruz and other Republicans on Wednesday amid new reporting about tension between the FBI and the Justice Department over the Mar-a-Lago raid. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins us to discuss. Also in this episode, CPAC is back! Once the home of mainstream conservatives like Ronald Reagan, it is now considered by many to be nothing more than a clown show. Joy's guest says it does in fact

Mar 2, 2023 • 42:42

Rep. Ayanna Pressley on the need for student loan debt relief

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with The New York Times publishing a stunning account of more than 100 migrant children who, according to the Times' reporting, were working overnight shifts and dangerous jobs for companies large and small throughout the U.S. Plus, Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins us on the need for student loan debt relief, with the conservative Supreme Court majority poised to possibly kill President Biden's relief plan. Also in this episode, we examine how in some of the

Mar 1, 2023 • 42:27

Ron DeSantis' policies that push authoritarianism

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the post-Obama right-wing panic over race and culture. Nowhere is that in sharper focus than in Florida. Joy and her panel discuss Ron DeSantis' policies that push authoritarianism. Plus, we bring you breaking news in the Dominion voting systems lawsuit against Fox News, including our first look at some of the sworn testimony from Rupert Murdoch on why he allowed his network to spread election lies. Also in this episode, Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins

Feb 28, 2023 • 41:49

Zelenskyy vows to do everything to win Russia's war against Ukraine this year

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut commemorating the first year of the war in Ukraine. Following a devastating year of Russia's war of aggression, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has vowed to do everything to win this year. If Vladimir Putin's goal was to devour Ukraine, he has clearly failed. From the beginning, he underestimated Ukraine and the West, with severe consequences within Russia. MSNBC's Ali Velshi joins Joy live from Ukraine with more. We also cover the Alex Murdaugh

Feb 25, 2023 • 41:56

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on East Palestine, Ohio toxic train derailment

Joy Reid leads this epidose of The ReidOut covering how people in East Palestine, Ohio continue to be angry and afraid after the toxic train derailment. Meanwhile, Donald Trump offered them Trump brand water during a visit there. Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured the site on Thursday, calling on the former president to support reversing the safety deregulations put in place by his administration. Sec. Buttigieg will joins Joy on these developments. Also in this episode, we bring you more evidence

Feb 24, 2023 • 42:04

Impact of GOP lawmakers pushing a deregulation agenda

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the impact of GOP lawmakers pushing a deregulation agenda. Plus, she responds to those in the GOP suggesting a "national divorce." Spoiler alert: it does not end well for red states. Next, we cover how Ron DeSantis apparently wants to roll back press freedoms to coddle conservatives. Finally, Rep. Barbara Lee of California, who just announced her U.S. senate candidacy, joins The ReidOut on what is shaping up to be quite a clash of Democratic heavyw

Feb 23, 2023 • 42:07

President Biden receives a rock star welcome in Poland

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss President Biden receiving a rock star welcome in Poland, vowing that a united NATO will never abandon Ukraine. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin tries to justify his disastrous war to the Russian people. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Feb 23, 2023 • 41:49

President Biden's bold and historic visit to Kyiv

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden's bold and historic visit to Kyiv, coming at the end of the first year of Vladimir Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine. Also in this episode, Fox New's own lawyers argued that viewers should not believe what Tucker Carlson says. Now, Kevin McCarthy has given Carlson exclusive access to 41,000 hours of January 6th security footage. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Joy on the suspicion held by many that the Fox News host will use this fo

Feb 21, 2023 • 42:25

When the cameras were off, top Fox News hosts called election fraud claims bogus

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the explosive court filing in the case of Dominion v. Fox News. This documnent appears to reveal that, when the cameras were off, certain Fox News hosts were calling election fraud claims bogus. They allegedly knew Donald Trump lost, but continued to lie to their audience to keep their MAGA viewers happy. Also in this episode, Rudy Giuliani's character is dissected in a new MSNBC Films documentary, "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story."

Feb 18, 2023 • 41:43

Senator Sherrod Brown on the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the newly unsealed portions of the Georgia special grand jury’s final report looking at potential election meddling by Donald Trump and his allies. Plus, people who live near the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio are demanding answers about the potential health risks, as the Biden administration vows to hold the railroad company accountable. Senator Sherrod Brown, who met with families today, joins Joy with more. Finally, Leslie Jones

Feb 17, 2023 • 42:31

Activists battle againt the erasure of Black history in Florida

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the demonstration sparked by Florida Gov. DeSantis attempting block an AP course in African American studies, saying it "lacks educational value." Rev. Al Sharpton, who led the protest, plus many other figures and activists in this battle againt the erasure of Black history, join Joy live from Tallahassee where this act of resistance took place earlier on Wednesday.

Feb 16, 2023 • 42:15

Marking five years since the Parkland, Florida shooting

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the deadly school shooting that just took place in Michigan, as we mark five years since a gunman took the lives of 14 high school students and three staff members in Parkland, Florida. Fred Guttenberg, father of Jaime Guttenberg, who was killed in the Parkland shooting, and author of "Find The Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope," joins The ReidOut as we remember this tragedy. Plus, former South Carolina Gov

Feb 15, 2023 • 42:27

Ohio train derailment shows "we create sacrifice zones" of environmental laxity expert says

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight on this 13th day of Black History Month with the legend of John Henry, and the real person behind this tale--plus how his true story echoes the reported circumstances surrounding the Ohio train derailment, including an alleged fallout of dangerous chemicals. Plus, as Agent Mulder explained on 'The X-Files,' "The truth is out there." Space aliens are probably not responsible, but after the downing of that Chinese spy balloon, unidentified flying objects were sho

Feb 14, 2023 • 42:32

The Pence subpoena: What really happened between Trump and his vice president?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Pence subpoena: What really happened between Trump and his vice president in the days leading up to January 6th, and could this be a signal that we are nearing the end of the special counsel investigation of Donald Trump? Also in this episode, we shine a light on reproductive rights being under further threat. We critique the right-wing Trump-nominated judge who could single-handedly ban abortion pills nationwide. Plus, students in Alabama said

Feb 11, 2023 • 42:10

Trump's former vice president Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news. Donald Trump's former vice president Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by special counsel Jack Smith, a source familiar with the matter tells NBC News. Smith is overseeing the dual probes involving Pence's former boss, regarding the classified documents Trump took with him to Mar-a-Lago and the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol. MSNBC's Ari Melber joins Joy with his analysis. Plus, today was the first hearing of House Republicans'

Feb 10, 2023 • 42:44

Special preview: Trymaine Lee on 50 years of hip-hop

This Black History Month, MSNBC’s “Into America” podcast celebrates the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with a special mini-series, “Street Disciples: Politics, Power and the Rise of Hip-Hop.” Hosted by Trymaine Lee, the series explores how our country’s political and economic forces shaped half a century of hip-hop, and how over time, hip-hop shaped America. Listen to a preview of the second episode featuring hip-hop legend Melle Mel, the man behind “The Message,” and follow the series: https://lin

Feb 9, 2023 • 5:34

President Biden delivers a State of the Union address for the books

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a State of the Union address for the books, when last night President Biden got Republicans to jump from their seats in support of Medicare and Social Security. Meanwhile, in the Republican response, Sarah Huckabee Sanders did her version of "American Carnage" tying the party right back to Donald Trump, while repeatedly using the word "freedom" to describe the party that is taking away women's rights and banning books. Then, freshman congresswoman

Feb 9, 2023 • 42:00

Stakes are high for President Biden's second State of the Union address

President Joe Biden will deliver his second State of the Union address on Tuesday to a joint session of Congress--and the stakes are extremely high. White House Press Sec. Karine Jean-Pierre joins Joy Reid to discuss. Plus, following the death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of police last month, there has been a renewed push from Democrats to resume stalled police reform efforts such as the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and her guest for the State of the Union addre

Feb 8, 2023 • 42:13

How the Grammys may have been many on the right's biggest nightmare

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut observing how the Grammys may have been many on the right's biggest nightmare, as a celebration of everything many prominent GOP leaders apparently fear in terms of diversity and inclusion, broadcast to an audience of millions. Also in this episode, the Florida governor's efforts to whitewash history preceded some very controversial changes by the College Board to a proposed AP African American studies course. Kimberlé Crenshaw, one of the scholars expu

Feb 7, 2023 • 42:11

Biden delivers fiery remarks to DNC amid fresh signs of economic recovery in America

In this episode of The ReidOut, we lead with President Biden having delivered fiery remarks to the DNC amid fresh signs of economic recovery in America. Plus, the U.S. secretary of state has postponed his trip to China after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was spotted over the U.S. Why not shoot it down? We explain why, and bring you the latest on a second Chinese "surveillane balloon" that has been spotted over Latin America. We also examine the fallout from the vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar f

Feb 4, 2023 • 41:53

President Biden talked policing reform with the Congressional Black Caucus

In this episode of The ReidOut, we report on Republicans removing Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee, another example of House Republicans putting "the show" ahead of any kind of policy agenda. Also tonight, President Biden talked policing reform with the Congressional Black Caucus, but there is still almost zero chance of getting enough Republican support for anything meaningful. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee joins us after attending this meeting. Plus, the next presidential campaign

Feb 3, 2023 • 42:09

This Black History Month the war on history is being fought across red states

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut on the first day of Black History Month observing that, "Today, the war on history is being fought across the red states, with Florida and its governor, Ron DeSantis, acting as the tip of the spear." We discuss the importance of telling the truth about American history, as the erasure of Black history and more looms across America. Also in this episode, with the brother of George Floyd and the mother of Breonna Taylor in attendance, Tyre Nichols, yet an

Feb 2, 2023 • 43:00

Florida, where it seems easier to get a gun than certain history books

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with developments from the apparently not-so-free state of Florida, where in the year 2023 it seems easier to get a gun than it is to get certain history books. Some say Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis might as well be burning books, because he evidently sees them as much more dangerous than guns, which Florida Republicans want people to be able to carry without a license or training. Also in this episode, we bring you more on the investigation of Donald Trum

Feb 1, 2023 • 41:56

The fallout over the tragic death of Tyre Nichols

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fallout over the tragic death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of five Memphis police officers. Yet again, Black parents grieve a son's death from police brutality. It is a story that dates back to the very origins of America--a history that prominent conservatives are fighting to eliminate from our schools. Also in this episode, we probe the unanswered questions surrounding Tyre Nichols' death, and the police chief responsible for hyper-aggressive

Jan 31, 2023 • 43:22

Memphis police release video of the deadly Tyre Nichols officer beating

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as Memphis police released video of the deadly Tyre Nichols officer beating, which we bring to you as breaking news. Father of Tyre Nichols Rodney Wells slams the ex-officers charged with his son's death, just minutes after this video release. "These was monsters that did this to my son," Wells tells Joy. Then, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reacts to the video of this tragic event from her perspective as the leader of the city where the Rodney King beati

Jan 28, 2023 • 52:54

The specter of the radicalized right

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the specter of the radicalized right. She and her expert guests examine how Michael Flynn, convicted of lying to the FBI, is fusing Christian nationalism and conspiracy propaganda in his radical roadshows. Plus, we discuss how the racist Republican dog whistles are not dog whistles anymore. The right-wing racist attacks against people like Rep. Ilhan Omar, former Sec. Elaine Chao, and many others, is now right out in the open. We also decry Tyre Ni

Jan 27, 2023 • 41:53

McCarthy blocks Democrats Schiff and Swalwell from seats on House Intelligence Committee

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has blocked Democratic congressmen Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from seats on the House Intelligence Committee. Some believe this proves how beholden McCarthy is to the far right fringe of his caucus. Rep. Adam Schiff and Rep. Eric Swalwell join Joy Reid on these developments. Also in this episode, civil rights attorney Ben Crump has warned Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that he will sue his administration if it continues to block an AP course on African-American studies

Jan 26, 2023 • 43:06

The wheels of justice apparently begin moving much quicker for Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight as the wheels of justice apparently begin moving much quicker for Donald Trump and the insurrectionists who tried to overturn the election. Also in this episode, we discuss how easy access to weapons is the common thread in America's gun violence epidemic, as California is stunned by back-to-back mass murders. Plus, Rep. Ruben Gallego joins Joy as he launches his bid to replace conservative former Democrat Kyrsten Sinema in the Senate. Finally, we analyze the l

Jan 25, 2023 • 42:03

The heroic man who wrestled the gun away from mass killer in California

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the heroic actions of the man who wrestled the gun away from a mass killer in California on Saturday night. Mayor Henry Lo of Monterey Park, CA, where this tragedy took place, joins us on how his community is coping. Also in this episode, Joy is joined by Florida historian Marvin Dunn, who sees what Ron DeSantis is doing to criminalize the teaching of African-American history, but says in response, "We're going to keep on teaching it." Plus, we cov

Jan 24, 2023 • 43:03

On the 50th anniversary of Roe anti-abortion forces work to further crush reproductive rights

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that on the 50th anniversary of Roe, anti-abortion forces are actively working to further crush the reproductive rights of women, regardless of how unpopular it is with the American people. Also in this episode, Joy and her guests analyze why Kevin McCarthy might be thinking "I've made a huge mistake" after striking down proxy voting in the House. Plus, we call out the hypocrisy of alleged drag queen George Santos helping to push the right

Jan 21, 2023 • 41:51

The long history of Republican House Oversight Committee madness

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with with the latest in a long history of Republican House Oversight Committee madness. Also in this episode, Joy and her expert guests cover two big depositions. First, Fox honcho Rupert Murdoch testified under oath today about his network's role in pushing false election rigging theories. Plus, Donald Trump made what could be seen as a very telling mistake in the E. Jean Carroll rape allegation lawsuit. We also have the latest on how Florida students

Jan 20, 2023 • 41:56

Shock as extreme MAGA Republicans appointed to key House committees

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the fact that what many see as extreme MAGA Republicans have been appointed to key House committees. Plus, Kevin McCarthy is also playing with fire over America's debt ceiling. Joy and her panel explain how after maxing out the national credit card when they were in charge, Republicans are threatening to simply stop paying America's bills. Also in this epsode, gun fanatics believe in reportedly 'starting them young,' which many believe results in putting g

Jan 19, 2023 • 43:01

Joy Reid co-hosts 'National Day of Racial Healing: An MSNBC Town Hall'

Joy Reid, Chris Hayes, and Trymaine Lee host 'National Day of Racial Healing: An MSNBC Town Hall' live from New Orleans. They discuss the recent rise in hate speech across America, what we can do to become a more just and equitable society, and how we navigate the path to healing. 'National Day of Racial Healing: An MSNBC Town Hall' first aired on Jan. 17, 2023 on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.

Jan 19, 2023 • 52:32

Failed GOP candidate arrested after string of shootings targeting New Mexico Democrats

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news of the failed GOP candidate who was arrested after a string of shootings targeting New Mexico Democrats, including Adriann Barboa who joins us with her experience. This case is just the latest example of how years of right-wing crackpot conspiracy theories including election denial have real consequences, Joy Reid and her panel of expert guests observe. Plus, author Jared Yates Sexton joins The ReidOut on his new book, 'The Midnight Kingdo

Jan 18, 2023 • 43:36

Everybody is quoting Dr. King--for what purpose?

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the observation that everybody is quoting Dr. King, but she questions--for what purpose? Joy and her guests give their expert analysis. Also in this episode, George Santos claimed that not only was he a collegiate volleyball star, but he said that he also had to get both knees replaced as a result. This has been debunked, but there are serious new questions about alleged links to a sanctioned Russian oligarch, and a company accused of fraud. Plus,

Jan 17, 2023 • 42:40

Black Lives Matter co-founder on the death of her cousin Keenan who died after being tased by LAPD

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a history lesson, beginning in September 1941, when a federal prosecutor, on orders from the Justice Department, was investigating the infiltration of Nazis in the United States. She also draw parallels to America today. Joy and her expert guests also discuss how the very same Republicans who said that Trump's classified documents were nothing more than a bookkeeping matter are now going ballistic over the Biden documents. Plus, Manhattan DA Alvin

Jan 14, 2023 • 43:26

Why is Garland moving so quickly to appoint a special counsel for Biden documents?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the question: Why is Attorney General Merrick Garland moving so quickly to appoint a special counsel for the Biden documents, when it took forever to do the same for Trump? Also in this episode, George Santos recently said, "I've lived an honest life." Now, there is new reporting on the multiple investigations into his questionable finances. We bring you the latest. And the latest GOP talking point is... Joe Biden coming for your gas stove? Joy bre

Jan 13, 2023 • 42:02

House GOP readies to take a sledgehammer to yet another American institution

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the fact that House Republicans are getting ready to take a sledgehammer to yet another American institution, with the false narrative that the DOJ is unfairly targeting the right. Also in this episode, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins us on how many Republicans have apparently learned nothing from the election, with the new House majority actively working to take away what is left of women's reproductive rights. Plus, we have learned that George Santos lied abo

Jan 12, 2023 • 42:15

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds defends being put up for House speaker after one term

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how Kevin McCarthy and his apparent far-right overlords are off and running with an extreme agenda. He is normalizing people like Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, while punishing lawmakers like Adam Schiff, Ilhan Omar, and Eric Swalwell. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins us to discuss. Plus, GOP Rep. Byron Donalds defends being nominated for House speaker after only one term in a lively debate with Joy Reid. All this and more in this edition of The Re

Jan 11, 2023 • 42:42

House Republicans try to get organized

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how those who cheered on the January 6th attack on the Capitol are now apparently exporting that brand of anti-democratic violence to Brazil. Plus, we watch the House floor as Republicans try to get organized, and analyze what Kevin McCarthy's struggles mean for our democracy. Also in this episode, Florida St. Sen. Shevrin Jones join us on Ron DeSantis' anti-critical race theory policies, and how they are impacting higher education and educators in

Jan 10, 2023 • 42:02

A void in leadership with no Speaker of the House on Jan. 6  anniversary

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut commemorating the two year anniversary of the January 6th Capitol insurrection. Remembering Nancy Pelosi's leadership during that crisis, many truly feel a void in leadership as we currently have no Speaker of the House. While Kevin McCarthy may have gained votes on Friday, he has now lost the Speaker's race 13 times, not exactly inspiring confidence. Joy Reid is joined by Rep. Madeleine Dean and Rep. Cori Bush on these issues and more. Plus, an endurin

Jan 7, 2023 • 43:05

Another day and night without a Speaker of the House

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut on yet another day and night without a Speaker of the House. Kevin McCarthy has made history by surpassing the number of ballots needed the last time a speaker was not chosen on the first ballot, 100 years ago, after appearing to have failed an eleventh vote at the start of the show. Joy Reid and her panel discus what could come next. Plus, Thursday morning, President Biden, who sent Congress an immigration proposal on day one of his administration, tol

Jan 6, 2023 • 46:58

The never-ending GOP fight over the next House Speaker

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the never-ending Republican fight over the next House Speaker. In the face of a united front from Democrats, the Republican lack of unity was on full display on the House Floor between each of Wednesday's three rounds of voting. Meanwhile, in a sign that the frustration among Republicans is boiling over, Colorado Rep. Ken Buck said McCarthy needs to strike a deal or step aside. Rep. Joe Neguse (D-Colorado) joins Joy to discuss. All this and more in

Jan 5, 2023 • 43:12

The historic development of McCarthy losing the first three speakership votes

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the historic development of Kevin McCarthy losing the first three speakership votes. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins us to discuss. Plus, cardiologist Dr. Bernard Ashby explains the potential cause of Buffalo Bills' Damar Hamlin's collapse and cardiac arrest. Finally, Joy Reid offers her analysis of the first day of Rep.-elect George Santos in the halls of Congress, an ongoing controversy. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.

Jan 4, 2023 • 42:39

McCarthy's quest to become Speaker believed to be in serious peril

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as Kevin McCarthy apparently plays "Let's Make a Deal" with the most radical members of the Republican caucus. Joy and her panel discuss how his long-time quest to become Speaker is believed to be in serious peril. Meanwhile, one vote McCarthy needs belongs to George Santos. Rep. Ritchie Torres joins us on the ongoing Santos controversy. Also in this episode, the first Gen Z member of Congress, Rep.-elect Maxwell Frost, claps back to the Republicans moc

Jan 3, 2023 • 41:49

Will certain Trump comments on Jan. 6 open possibility of lawsuits by insurrection victims?

In this episode of The ReidOut we discuss how a judge's ruling about certain comments from Donald Trump on Jan. 6 would seem to open up the possibility of lawsuits against the former president by victims of the January 6th insurrection. Meanwhile, more transcripts were released by the January 6th committee revealing a whole lot of Trump insiders with very convenient memory lapses. Also tonight, more of George Santos' lies have been uncovered. We look closely at his finances, which highlight the

Dec 30, 2022 • 42:25

Zimmerman, Democrat who ran against George Santos, calls for more investigations into his finances

In this episode of The ReidOut, we bring you the latest as prosecutors open an investigation into the lies of Republican Rep.-elect George Santos. Meanwhile, Kevin McCarthy is facing a caucus in chaos just six days before the House votes on a new speaker. Plus, serious questions are being raised about where Santos got the money to run his campaign. Rob Zimmerman, the Democrat who ran against Santos, joins us with new allegations. Rep. Ritche Torres (D-NY) also joins us to discuss. Also in this e

Dec 29, 2022 • 41:35

GOP Rep.-elect Santos admits much of his promoted life story was fiction

In this episode of The ReidOut, we cover Republican Rep.-elect George Santos, who admits that much of the life story that helped get him elected was fiction. But, there is a very good reason to expect that Kevin McCarthy will do nothing about it. Also in this episode, we analyze what to expect when Donald Trump's tax returns are finally released. We already know that some years he paid nothing in federal taxes. Additionally, if you missed it over the holidays, we will dig into the Jan. 6 committ

Dec 28, 2022 • 41:40

President Zelenskyy's inspiring speech to Congress

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Zelenskyy's inspiring speech to Congress, as many in the apparently Putin-loving arm of the GOP give him the cold shoulder. Plus, Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn joins Joy to talk about the January 6 committee's investigation as we await its final report. Finally, Joy recounts President Biden's address laying out a hopeful vision for America's future as we prepare to bid farewell to a tumultuous 2022--with her own additional message of

Dec 23, 2022 • 41:44

House Ways and Means Committee votes to release Donald Trump's tax returns

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with one of the biggest political scandals in the history of this nation--for a lot of Republicans. She and her guests compare and contrast legal authorities' responses to the Bill Clinton cheating scandal versus the government's response to Donald Trump being at the center of a plot to overturn the 2020 election. Plus, the House Ways and Means Committee has voted to release Donald Trump's tax returns. We bring you our analysis. We also cover how GOP Ho

Dec 21, 2022 • 41:59

Rep. Jamie Raskin on the January 6th committee's criminal referral of Donald Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the final meeting of the January 6th committee. Today's announcement by the committee will make Donald Trump the first former president ever to become the subject of a criminal referral from Congress over conduct laid out in detail by committee member and congressman, Jamie Raskin. What happened on Monday is a very big deal. It will forever alter the way January 6th is remembered, even shaping how our democracy will survive. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins

Dec 20, 2022 • 43:02

Stacey Abrams joins Joy Reid on the recent midterms

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what we may expect as the House Jan. 6 committee prepares to hold its final public hearing on the Capitol insurrection. As we look ahead to Monday, there is new reporting about the referrals that could be coming from the committee regarding Donald Trump's plot to overturn the election. Also in this episode, Stacey Abrams joins Joy on the recent midterms, and how Georgia Republicans are trying to change voting rules yet again. Plus, acclaimed filmma

Dec 17, 2022 • 42:20

Dr. Fauci speaks the truth as many Republicans ramp up Covid misinformation

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut welcoming Dr. Anthony Fauci, as many Republicans ramp up their Covid misinformation and conspiracy theories. Meanwhile, concerns are being raised about a possible winter surge. Then we bring you gripping testimony by Faith Mata, the sister of a young Uvalde school massacre victim. Mata joins us after testifying on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers search for answers to gun violence. And, the White House is opening up the JFK assassination files. What new infor

Dec 16, 2022 • 42:48

Club Q mass shooting survivors testify on Capitol Hill

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Club Q mass shooting survivors testifying on Wednesday on Capitol Hill. Club Q survivors Michael Anderson and James Slaugh join us after giving their testimony. GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, who also spoke at the hearing, also joins Joy in the studio. Also in this episode, more of Mark Meadows' text messages have been revealed, as the January 6th committee gets ready to release its report and make referrals. Joy and her panel discus

Dec 15, 2022 • 42:03

GOP Rep. Allen texts to Meadows show efforts to overturn 2020 election

Joy Reid leads this episode of The Reid Out with what we are learning was in thousands of text messages Mark Meadows sent and received regarding Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. The reporter who reviewed those text messages joins us tonight with new reporting. Rep. Madeleine Dean also joins The ReidOut to discuss. Also in this episode, in an historic step forward, President Biden signed the Respect for Marriage Act on Tuesday, protecting the rights of same-sex and interracial

Dec 14, 2022 • 42:25

Members of Congress mix at New York City gala with white nationalists

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that members of Congress mixed at a New York City gala with white nationalists, where there was also a declaration of "total war." Meanwhile, Kevin McCarthy has apparently remained silent after this dangerously radical future of the Republican Party was put on lurid display over the weekend. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins The ReidOut on what this portends. Plus, we examine Elon Musk's unhinged attack on Doctor Fauci, which is the latest example

Dec 13, 2022 • 42:16

Brittney Griner is home, yet hypocritical Republicans are slamming the deal that got it done

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that at long last, Brittney Griner is home, yet hypocritical Republicans are slamming the deal that got it done, while at the same time attacking Griner herself. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee joins Joy on the sad politicization of what should be a celebration. Also in this episode, we address the controversial "both sides-ism" from Kyrsten Sinema, who is switching to Independent and accusing Democrats of catering to the fringes, after voting 90%

Dec 10, 2022 • 42:15

WNBA star Brittney Griner is on her way home

We begin this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that WNBA star Brittney Griner is on her way home, after a prisoner swap with the Russians. How the deal came together and what is next for those Americans still held prisoner in Russia are analyzed by our expert guests. Plus, we have more breaking news, this time in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case. The DOJ is reportedly asking a judge to hold the Trump team in contempt. Also in this episode, we cover this historic day for Amer

Dec 9, 2022 • 41:34

Will GOP do any soul-searching after another defeat for 'Team Trump'?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the triumph of Senator Raphael Warnock, who narrowly defeated his Trump-backed opponent. Will Republicans actually do any soul-searching after another defeat for 'Team Trump'? Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, democracy was on the ballot in the midterms. Now, it is on the line in the Supreme Court with conservative justices possibly set to give state legislatures the power to overturn the will of the voters. North Carolina Gov. Roy C

Dec 8, 2022 • 42:26

Warnock says Georgia U.S. Senate runoff against Walker is not about GOP vs. Democrat, but right vs. wrong

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut tonight live and in person from the legendary Manuel’s Tavern in Atlanta on the eve of voting in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff--and the stakes could not be higher. It is the second time in two years that Georgia voters will decide not just who represents the Peach State and its values in the Senate, but also the direction of our country, and whether Democrats will have a clear 51 seat Senate majority in the new Congress. Join is joined on set with the in

Dec 6, 2022 • 42:40

With Obama in his corner Warnock appears to have momentum in Georgia runoff

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with four days remaining until the Georgia runoff. With former President Obama in his corner, Senator Raphael Warnock appears to have momentum, while the Walker campaign makes a desperate plea for cash. Plus, Rachel Maddow joins Joy to talk about white nationalism on the rise in America, which is eerily reminiscent of the 1930s, which she explores in her amazing podcast, "Ultra." Also in this episode, 2023 is shaping up to be a very bad year for Donald

Dec 3, 2022 • 42:28

President Obama makes closing arguments for Raphael Warnock in Georgia's senate runoff

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Obama coming back to the political arena to make a closing argument for Raphael Warnock in Georgia's Senate runoff. Plus, we discuss another major legal setback for Donald Trump, this time involving those classified documents he stashed at Mar-a-Lago. Also in this episode, we take you to French President Macron and President Biden's arrival at the White House state dinner on Thursday, as these Western leaders reinforce their alliance and

Dec 2, 2022 • 42:20

Democrats make historic and smooth transition to younger generation of leadership

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Attorney General Merrick Garland saying on Wednesday that the Oath Keepers' trial shows that the DOJ will "work tirelessly" to hold all January 6th perpetrators accountable. Plus, on this day the Democrats also made an historic and smooth transition to a younger generation of leadership. One of these new leaders, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), joins Joy in her first interview since being elected the incoming House Democratic Whip. Meanwhile, Republic

Dec 1, 2022 • 41:54

Elmer "Stewart" Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers, is found guilty of seditious conspiracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that Elmer "Stewart" Rhodes, leader of the Oath Keepers, was found guilty on Tuesday of seditious conspiracy, in the biggest verdict yet in the January 6 plot to overturn the presidential election. January 6 committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin joins The ReidOut to discuss. Also in this episode, Kevin McCarthy is still excusing Donald Trump's dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes by essentially calling Trump a dupe. Joy and her

Nov 30, 2022 • 42:37

Trump's long history of apparently embracing the so-called "alt-right"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the meal hosted by Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago with guests Ye, formerly known as rapper Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes, an outspoken antisemite and racist. Trump claims that he had never heard of Fuentes before he served him dinner at his private home. Yet, even after being told who Fuentes is Trump will not condemn white nationalism. Joy Reid and her guests examine Trump's long history of apparently embracing the movement that has renamed itself the

Nov 29, 2022 • 41:54

Why does America choose violence over and over again?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut on how America can be a violent society where any one of us could be the next victim of a mass shooting, while many right-wing politicians refuse to do anything about it. Plus, we have more on what we are learning about the Colorado Springs Club Q shooting suspect from his neighbors and his social media accounts, and how he allegedly managed to obscure a very troubled past. Also in this episode, we discuss how Mike Pence refused to talk to the January 6

Nov 24, 2022 • 40:03

Colorado reckons with its anti-LGBTQ history

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Colorado Springs community still mourning Saturday's mass shooting at Club Q, as Colorado reckons with its anti-LGBTQ history. As Club Q victims recover, we take a look at why Colorado is especially susceptible to the kind of deadly violence we saw on Saturday night, and the state's long character arc, from a state riddled with intolerance and gun violence, to one that had started to turn it around. Also in this episode, we examine how the poli

Nov 23, 2022 • 42:12

Colorado St. Rep. Brianna Titone laments tragic Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub mass shooting

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what we are learning about the mass shooting that left five people dead at a welcoming haven for LGBTQ people in the heart of Colorado's most conservative city. The murders follow months of toxic rhetoric from the right targeting LGBTQ people with words like grooming and genital mutilation. Colorado St. Rep. Brianna Titone joins The Reidout as we lament the tragic Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub mass shooting. Also in this episode, Samuel Alito w

Nov 22, 2022 • 42:13

Experts bemoan Garland appointing special counsel for Trump DOJ investigations

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has named a special counsel for the Department of Justice Trump investigations. Does this move us closer to an indictment--or is it just window dressing for when they let him off the hook? Joy and her legal experts discuss. Plus, Elon Musk leading Twitter towards its possible demise is being mourned by many who believe it deserved a better fate than this. We examine the highs and lows of, and poss

Nov 19, 2022 • 41:14

Pelosi's historic 20-year run as Democratic leader comes to an end

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that Nancy Pelosi is stepping back after two decades in leadership. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins us on Pelosi's historic 20-year run as Democratic leader coming to an end. Nadeam Elshami, Pelosi's chief of staff, also joins Joy to discuss. Filmmaker, activist, and podcast host Michael Moore speaks to us on the blue wave that hit Michigan and Pennsylvania. Finally, we tackle the controversial proposals coming out of the Virginia Board of Educa

Nov 18, 2022 • 42:07

Progressive Caucus Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal on GOP's projected House takeover

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that NBC News projects that the GOP will take control of the House--while at the same time Republicans play the blame game for the party's other midterms losses, mainly pointing the finager at Donald Trump. Some Republicans say they are done with Trump, but it remains to be seen what impact his running may have on our election process, and how the media will handle it. Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Plus, Progressive Caucus Chair

Nov 17, 2022 • 42:11

GOP in crisis mode after midterms losses

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how the GOP is in crisis mode after their midterms losses. Now, the knives are out for Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell. Rep. Ro Khanna joins Joy to discuss. Plus, we examine Donald Trump's alleged ploy to try to avoid prosecution--by announcing that he is a candidate for president. Our expert guest explains why that should mean nothing to prosecutors. And, Sen. Jon Ossoff joins The ReidOut to encourage Georgia voters to make a plan to vote in th

Nov 16, 2022 • 41:57

The threat to democracy is not over

Democrats and those who care about democracy are breathing a sigh of relief after every election-denying candidate who would have had power over elections in a swing state lost, or in Kari Lake's case, is apparently on her way to losing her election. This is good news for 2024, because Republicans who have signalled a willingness to do so, will not be able to steal the election by ignoring the votes and handing the electoral college over to their side. But the threat to democracy is not over. De

Nov 15, 2022 • 42:29

The battle for control of the House and Senate is still not over

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the battle for control of the House and Senate that is still not over. Plus, we examine how we are on the verge of potentially seeing Biden's Democrats make history, with a first-term president's party either retaining the House or keeping losses to a bare minimum. DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins Joy for an analyses of the Democrats' strategies. Angela Bassett, co-star of ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,’ also joins Joy Reid to remember Chadwick Bos

Nov 12, 2022 • 42:46

Control of Congress hangs in the balance as midterms vote count continues

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that control of the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance as the midterms vote count continues. Meanwhile, we are awaiting results from two of the three states that will determine control of the Senate. Democratic strategist James Carville and more politics experts join Joy on the big winners and losers in the midterm elections so far, and lessons that Democrats and Republicans should take away from the battle. Plus, Dav

Nov 11, 2022 • 42:16

Stacey Abrams on her tight race for Georgia governor

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with why democracy, women's rights, and gun violence are on the ballot for these midterm elections. Will voters reject the politics of fear, denial and insurrection? Or will they give in to what many see as the MAGA madness? Also in this episode, we examine many Republicans' dark vision for America and what they will likely do if election deniers, those who have pledged to cut Social Security, and other similar candidates are elected. Plus, Stacey Abram

Nov 8, 2022 • 41:31

Our democracy is on the ballot in these high-stakes midterm elections

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that our democracy is on the ballot in these high-stakes midterm elections. We are reminded that it really is a fragile construct, and that it is on all of us to make sure it survives. A crop of midterms candidates joins The ReidOut including: Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, Chris Jones, Democratic nominee for governor of Arkansas, Charles Booker, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate for Kentucky, and M

Nov 5, 2022 • 42:09

Joy Reid broadcasts live from Florida five days before midterms voting day

Joy Reid leads this special edition of The ReidOut, which is a live broadcast from the Hall on the Yard in Orlando, Florida, with just five days to go before the final voting day of the midterm elections. Joy and our guests spend the hour looking at Florida, once the perennial swing state and key to the 2000 election, yet now effectively the home base of the MAGA movement. The stakes could not be any higher. U.S. Senate nominee Rep. Val Demings (D), governor nominee Charlie Crist (D), and Maxwel

Nov 4, 2022 • 42:12

President Biden addresses threats from MAGA Republican election deniers in prime time speech

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut after a major speech from President Biden on the most important issue in the midterm election, now just six days away: protecting our democracy. To respond to President Biden's speech, Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Joy with his thoughts on the president calling out Republicans seeking division and apparently threatening political violence. Then, our expert panel weighs in on President Biden's thoughts on protecting our free and fair elecions, and the critical

Nov 3, 2022 • 33:18

Hillary Clinton decries the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decries the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband and the rise of political violence from the right, while encouraging voters to use discrimination during the midterm elections, in this episode of The ReidOut with Joy Reid. "Would we trust somebody who is stirring up these violent feelings... scapegoating, making a joke about a violent attack on Paul Pelosi?,” Clinton asks Joy. “Why would you trust that person to have power over you, your family, your busines

Nov 2, 2022 • 41:58

MAGA Republicans apparently seek to normalize political violence

Joy Reid leads this episod of The ReidOut with the disturbing trend of MAGA Republicans apparently seeking to normalize political violence. After years of targeting Nancy Pelosi with violent rhetoric and imagery, right-wing Republicans are resorting to vile conspiracy theories and whataboutism to try to downplay their role in the violent attack on her husband. Plus, we cover how the right wing majoirity on the Supreme Court seems poised to dismantle yet another icon of 20th century progress, tak

Nov 1, 2022 • 42:24

Special Preview: “The Revolution with Steve Kornacki”

Steve Kornacki gives a special preview of his new podcast, “The Revolution with Steve Kornacki.” In this six-part original series, Kornacki steps back from the Big Board to tell the origin story of the 1994 Republican “revolution,” the midterm election when the GOP took the House majority for the first time in four decades. Listen to all six episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/trwsk_fdlw

Oct 31, 2022 • 4:33

Nancy Pelosi's husband attacked by maniac with reported history of posting extreme right-wing memes, conspiracy theories

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the horrible news that Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband was attacked in their home. Her husband Paul was brutally beaten with a hammer by a maniac with a reported history of posting extreme right-wing memes and conspiracy theories on social media. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is getting ready to reinject those dark online forces back into the veins of Twitter, which he now completely controls. Joy and her guests including Rep. Eric Swalwell illuminate these

Oct 29, 2022 • 41:53

Fetterman post-debate exclusive: I will be much, much better in Jan. but Oz will still be a fraud

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the media and GOP narratives latching on to John Fetterman's health, while the health of another candidate in one of the most consequential Senate races -- Herschel Walker -- has not been subjected to the same scrutiny. Democratic Senate candidate for Pennsylvania John Fetterman, fresh from debating his opponent Mehmet Oz, joins The ReidOut in this exclusive, first interview after that clash. Medical professionals commended his performance just mon

Oct 28, 2022 • 41:59

Herschel Walker accused by new woman of being urged by him to have an abortion

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with how Republicans are struggling to avoid saying what they really plan to do about abortion. Meanwhile, Herschel Walker has been accused by a new woman of being urged by him to have an abortion. Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, we address the extreme voices in the Republican Party who will focus on vengeance, not legislating, if they win control of Congress. Plus, Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has been ordered to testi

Oct 27, 2022 • 41:58

Democratic nominee for Texas governor Beto O'Rourke on need to beat Greg Abbott

Joy Reid leads this special edition of The ReidOut live from the Flying Saucer Draft Emporium in Fort Worth, Texas! We are now two weeks away from the midterm elections. The stakes could not be higher for the Lone Star State where everything, from school board elections to the race for governor, is dominated by the struggle to define what America is, and who America stands for. Democratic nominee for Texas governor Beto O'Rourke joins Joy Reid to discuss all this and more. Plus, Twitter sensatio

Oct 26, 2022 • 42:26

The open, unabashed rise of anti-semitism among leading figures on the right

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that the threat to democracy is real. With two weeks until Election Day, we are already witnessing how that threat is becoming a reality, such as in the open, unabashed rise of anti-semitism among leading figures on the right. Also in this episode, we discuss how Justice Clarence Thomas has gotten involved yet again to help out one of Trump's Washington cronies. Plus, we expose how Republicans love to point the finger of blame about inflat

Oct 25, 2022 • 43:03

President Biden sits for an exclusive interview with Jonathan Capehart

Joy Reid introduces, in an MSNBC exclusive, a wide-ranging interview between President Biden and Jonathan Capehart, which debuts in this episode of The ReidOut. We also bring you breaking news on several fronts involving Donald Trump and his cronies, including, the January 6th committee issuing a subpoena ordering Trump to testify under oath and turn over documents within weeks. Steve Bannon knows what it means to defy the committee's subpoenas. We discuss how on Friday he was sentenced to four

Oct 22, 2022 • 43:07

Republicans' fixation with limiting early voting

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut dissecting Republicans' fixation with limiting early voting. Plus, we cover the phony Republican narrative that abortion rights is fading as an issue, and how assisted by the national media, the GOP is gaslighting women about what is at stake in the midterms. We also introduce this week's Democracy Defender, who is taking on the powerful MAGA forces in Arizona who want to control how votes are cast and counted, as the threat of violence increases agains

Oct 21, 2022 • 42:29

Shocking video shows anger and confusion over Florida voter fraud arrests

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with shocking video showing the anger and confusion over the Florida voter fraud arrests. Plus, we cover how Rep. Val Demings shredded Marco Rubio on the debate stage Tuesday night, as Florida becomes the emblem of the rot on the right. Also, Donald Trump was deposed under oath on Wednesday in E. Jean Carroll's defamation case. We could also be just hours away from the delivery of the Trump subpoena from the January 6th committee. Our legal expert joins

Oct 20, 2022 • 42:32

Massive early voting shows reproductive rights is a motivating midterms factor

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut tracking prominent midterms polls. The Republican spin is that voters only care about inflation. But what does massive early voting tell us about reproductive rights as a motivating factor in this election? Joy and her panel discuss. Then, we cover dramatic debate moments from Monday night in Ohio, Utah and Georgia, as Democrats hold Republicans accountable for Donald Trump's "Big Lie." Plus, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joins us on his new book illuminating

Oct 19, 2022 • 41:50

Rep. Eric Swalwell debuts new ad depicting the awful possibilities of a post-Roe america

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with nominees like Arizona's Kari Lake, who is just one of hundreds of Republican election deniers on the ballot this fall, which is why this election, and more importantly the day after the election, are so incredibly important. Plus, Rep. Eric Swalwell joins Joy with an exclusive sneak peek at a chilling new ad depicting the awful possibilities of a post-Roe america. We also examine the origin of the once broadly-inspiring word "woke," and how it's be

Oct 18, 2022 • 42:05

Speaker Pelosi kept lawmakers of both parties safe on Jan. 6 newly-released video shows

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with more of that incredible video of Speaker Pelosi on January 6th demanding protection from Donald Trump's government and making sure lawmakers of both parties stayed safe, while Trump infamously did nothing. Also in this episode, we address the chilling new questions being raised by the January 6th select committee about the Secret Service and members of the FBI. Plus, Sen. Ron Johnson might have a second career in stand-up comedy, because the audien

Oct 15, 2022 • 42:02

January 6th committee wraps historic hearings voting unanimously to subpoena Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the shocker of the January 6th committee wrapping up its historic public hearings by voting unanimously to subpoena Donald Trump, after clearly laying out the case of the plot that was hatched months before the election. Namely, if Trump lost, he planned to declare victory anyway, the committee concluded, then literally doing anything to stay in power. Plus, while Trump ultimately failed, the threat is ongoing. Republicans who stoked the insurrecti

Oct 14, 2022 • 41:20

Trump worker allegedly told FBI Mar-a-Lago documents boxes were moved on former president’s orders Washington Post reports

Breaking news from The Washington Post reportedly sheds light on the FBI’s investigation into Donald Trump’s hoarding of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. Who in Trump’s orbit has been cooperating with the DOJ? And what will this mean for the DOJ’s investigation? Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Plus, tomorrow, is the much-anticipated and likely final January 6th hearing. We are expecting to hear evidence that Donald Trump knew that things could turn violent that day. We bring you a preview. Al

Oct 13, 2022 • 42:02

The oddball field of MAGA candidates

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut observng how all the former president's men--J.D. Vance, Herschel Walker, and Adam Laxalt--make up an oddball field of MAGA candidates all running this year, with our democracy on the line. Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate for Ohio, Rep. Tim Ryan, who whalloped the "Hillbilly Elegy" hedge fund guy on the debate stage on Monday night, joins Joy to discuss this and more. Also, we bring you another edition of Democracy Defenders, with our guest warni

Oct 12, 2022 • 42:21

A sad weekend of blatantly racist remarks from the right

In this episode of The ReidOut our guests critique this past weekend of blatantly racist remarks from the right, which has been met by complete silence from Republican leadership. Can Democrats leverage this in the midterms? Also in this episode, we address Russia unleashing a new round of air strikes against Ukrainian civilians--the latest act of extreme brutality from an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin. Will this make people who think Putin is willing to negotiate see differently? Plus,

Oct 11, 2022 • 41:56

Special preview: “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra”

Rachel Maddow gives a special preview of her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.” In this eight-part original series, Rachel tells an all-but-forgotten true story of American extremism getting supercharged, connecting the dots between sitting members of Congress aiding and abetting a plot to overthrow the government and the lengths they would go to in order to cover their tracks. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/rmpu_fdlw

Oct 10, 2022 • 4:45

DOJ believes Trump still has documents he should not have

Jason Johnson filling in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that the DOJ believes Donald Trump still has documents he should not have. Plus, Putin's back is up against the wall. He is losing and facing dissent from a high-ranking insider, as President Biden has weighed in with a chilling assessment of the threat to the world. Our experts join The ReidOut to discuss. Then, all the Republicans rallying to Herschel Walker's defense must have known it could get worse--and i

Oct 8, 2022 • 42:19

Exposing Republicans' apparent contempt for women

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut exposing many Republicans' contempt for women, because it is apparently okay for Herschel Walker to pay for an alleged abortion, but they want harsh penalties for women who need the procedure. Also in this episode, we discuss how it is less than five weeks to the midterms, and many Republicans are trying to scare voters about crime. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins us on how Democrats like himself and Rep. Ilhan Omar are fighting back. Speaking of fighting back

Oct 7, 2022 • 41:27

DeSantis accuses "national regime media" of using Hurricane Ian to "advance their agenda"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden meeting with Florida hurricane victims, as Ron DeSantis accuses "national regime media" of using Hurricane Ian to "advance their agenda." Former U.S. Rep. and former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, the current Democratic nominee for governor of Florida, blasts GOP incumbent Ron DeSantis for seeking federal aid, after voting against similar aid for New York as a member of Congress. Rep. Val Demings, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate for

Oct 6, 2022 • 42:10

Eric Holder: Vote up and down the ballot for candidates who will be Democracy Defenders

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the Herschel Walker controversay, as his own son tells the Republican Georgia U.S. Senate nominee to stop the lies after a new allegation suggests serious hypocrisy on abortion. Joy and her panel further reveal the scam of the Christian right's "family values" brand. Also in this episode, we remind you that Donald Trump once called the the justices he picked for the Supreme Court "my justices." Today, he asked that Court to intervene on his purloin

Oct 5, 2022 • 42:02

The disturbing resurgence of fascism

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the disturbing resurgence of fascism, both at home in the U.S. and abroad. In particular, we highlight the violent rhetoric of Marjorie Taylor Greene and the disturbing, deafening silence of her GOP colleagues when they are asked to denounce that kind of extremist talk. Plus, we illuminate a community in Florida that was hit hard by Hurrican Ian, in part because of what many see as an "environmental Ponzi scheme": Cape Coral, Florida. Our expert gu

Oct 4, 2022 • 42:20

The aftermath of Hurricane Ian

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, as tens of thousands of Floridians will sleep in shelters over these nights following this devastating storm. Also in this episode, we bring you the latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin's illegal annexation of parts of Ukraine. He's unhinged and dangerous. How should the world respond? Plus, the Supreme Court welcomed Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Friday, ahead of what is expected to be another perilous term

Oct 1, 2022 • 42:04

Florida Gov. DeSantis handles hurricane in weirdly "Trumpy" way

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut as recovery efforts begin after utter devastation has hit parts of Florida caused by Hurricane Ian. Now millions more people are at risk as Ian moves north. Marcus T. Coleman, Jr., DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Director, joins us on the FEMA response. Also tonight, we examine how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is handling this hurricane in a weirdly "Trumpy" way. How will accepting assistance from President Biden impact his politic

Sep 30, 2022 • 47:01

Florida is pummeled by Hurricane Ian, a storm of catastrophic and historic proportions

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news as Florida is pummeled by a storm of catastrophic and historic proportions. Hurricane Ian, the first hurricane of its caliber to hit the Sunshine State since 2018, made landfall just hours ago, but for many Floridians, the worst may still be to come. The storm is currently barreling across southwest Florida with winds of up to 150 miles per hour. Yet, the most imminent and life-threatening concern is the storm surge, with some areas s

Sep 29, 2022 • 41:41

Documentary footage shows Roger Stone outlining Trump's alleged coup plot

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Florida preparing for a monster storm with landfall expected on Wednesday. Governor Ron DeSantis is going to be put to the test. Is he up to the task? Joy Reid and her panel discuss. The approaching hurricane has also changed the January 6th committee's plans. Meanwhile, we have previewed some documentary footage of Roger Stone laying out Donald Trump's alleged plot to steal the election, which the committee is expected to show when the hearing is

Sep 28, 2022 • 41:48

The January 6th hearings return this week

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that the January 6th hearings return this week, plus the new revelations on Monday night about who was talking--and texting--to whom before and during the attack on the Capitol. Plus, a former member of the Oath Keepers joins Joy as its leader, Stewart Rhodes gets ready to stand trial, facing allegations that he helped to plot the effort to stop the presidential transfer of power through violence. Jason Van Tatenhove, former Oath Keepers s

Sep 27, 2022 • 41:56

Republican candidates across the country follow Trump's lead

In this episode of The ReidOut, we expose Republican candidates across the country that are following Donald Trump's lead, threatening democracy by refusing to say whether they will accept election results they do not like. Adrian Fontes, Democratic nominee for Arizona Secretary of State, joins us on his GOP opponent having been at the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and more. Also tonight, we take a look at what has been a very bad week for Trump, with the special master telling his lawyers to put

Sep 24, 2022 • 41:53

New York's attorney general exposes Trump's most sensitive insecurity

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the fact that Donald Trump's defense of the indefensible--taking sensitive documents to Mar-a-Lago--is getting more absurd by the day. Now, his handpicked judge has received an embarassing rebuke from a panel of appeals court judges. Also in this episode, we cover how New York's attorney general has exposed Trump's most sensitive insecurity--that he is not nearly as rich as he claims to be. This is something that our guest, Tim O'Brien, forced Trum

Sep 23, 2022 • 42:49

NY AG lays out massive fraud case against Donald Trump and three of his adult children

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with groundbreaking news of New York Attorney General Letitia James laying out a massive fraud case against Donald Trump and three of his adult children, accusing them of years of tax cheating and fraud. The lawsuit makes clear that the family's claims of tremendous wealth was always a myth, which Trump himself destroyed by entering the world's biggest fishbowl, by becoming president of the United States. Plus, we bring you the latest on Russia's war on

Sep 22, 2022 • 41:50

Trump White House lawyer warned him against taking sensitive documents to Mar-a-Lago

Trump White House lawyer warned him against taking sensitive documents to Mar-a-Lago

Sep 22, 2022 • 42:31

Is Trump embracing QAnon?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how Donald Trump feigned ignorance about QAnon back when he was president, but now he's apparently fully embracing this dangerous cult, as evidenced by his creepy rally for J.D. Vance this weekend. Joy and her panel discuss. Also in this episode, as the new special master gets to work, why does Trump seem so confident that his preposterous claims of executive privilege will hold up? Our legal experts have more. Plus, Nikki Fried, Florida Commission

Sep 20, 2022 • 41:59

The grotesque, cynical politics behind the Florida governor's migrant stunt

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the grotesque, cynical politics behind the Florida governor's migrant stunt, which is just like the racist "Reverse Freedom Rides" of the 1960's, as these migrants were lied to every step of the way, so DeSantis could own the libs. Also in this episode, we bring you new reporting from The Washington Post on how Donald Trump's team grossly mischaracterized the nature of the documents he was keeping at Mar-a-Lago, when the National Archives first ask

Sep 17, 2022 • 42:05

Presenting Into America: The Power of the Black Vote

With this year’s midterms more critical than ever, MSNBC correspondent Trymaine Lee is taking his podcast, Into America, to some of the country’s most prominent Historically Black Colleges and Universities in a special series “Into America: The Power of the Black Vote” to learn how the next generation of Black thinkers and doers are harnessing the power of Democracy to shape America’s future. Listen a preview of the first episode: “Taking Back the Classroom.” And head over to the Into America fe

Sep 16, 2022 • 8:56

Republican governors exploit migrants for cheap political points

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republican governors who are exploiting and abusing human beings--migrant men, women and children--to score cheap political points on immigration. How do they square this dehumanizing behavior with their supposed Christianity? Joy and her panel discuss Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proudly taking credit for the inhumane, reckless political stunt of flying roughly 50 migrants from Texas to Martha's Vineyard without informing the travellers or Ma

Sep 16, 2022 • 42:40

Monday afternoon, the FBI seized the cellphone of pillow-manufacturer-turned-election-conspiracy-theorist Mike Lindell

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut at a Hardees drive-through in Minnesota, where Tuesday afternoon, the FBI seized the cellphone of pillow-manufacturer-turned-election-conspiracy-theorist Mike Lindell, as the FBI investigates alleged crimes committed in support of Donald Trump and the Big Lie. Then, we cover how verdicts are now being handed down for the violent criminals who attacked police on January 6--the same criminals who are being embraced as heroes by Trump and his MAGA comrades

Sep 15, 2022 • 42:54

New allegations that Trump wanted Barr to go after Trump's political rivals

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the bombshell new allegations from former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman that Donald Trump and William Barr wanted him to put his thumb on the scales of justice and go after Trump's political rivals. Also in this episode, we examine how we have come to know Lindsey Graham as apparently the most cravenly opportunistic politician in America. Now just two months after saying that states should decide on abortion, he is pushing for a federal ban. Joy ex

Sep 14, 2022 • 42:43

Trump's lawyers' new excuse for stashing classified documents at Mar-a-Lago slammed by leading Republican

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the scathing remarks made by Mike Pence's former chief of staff, as Donald Trump's lawyers now claim that Trump's stashing of highly classified documents at Mar-a-Lago is nothing more than a "storage dispute." Plus, we bring you new reporting from The New York Times on an escalation of the Justice Department's criminal probe of January 6, including 40 new subpoenas. Also, we bring you the woman who defeated Sarah Palin in Alaska, Mary Peltola, who

Sep 13, 2022 • 42:09

The politics of King Charles III and how he is likely to change the British Monarchy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with King Charles III paying tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. After 70 years in waiting, the job is now his. Joy Reid and her guests take a look at the politics of King Charles and how he is likely to change the institution of the British Monarchy. Plus, we are just weeks away from the midterms and Republicans are feeling the full force of the abortion backlash. We examine how the issue of abortion is galvanizing voters. We also take

Sep 10, 2022 • 41:57

Joy Reid commemorates the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid commemorates the life of the late Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at home on Thursday in Scotland, after a remarkable 70-year reign. Joy and her guests examine the drastic changes to her empire over the years, and the persistent fascination with her family here in the former colonies, as the British people grieve the only monarch most of them have ever known. Plus, Steve Bannon, once Donald's Trump's chief White House strategist, appeared in handc

Sep 9, 2022 • 42:23

Washington Post reports: 'Material on foreign nation's nuclear capabilities seized at Trump's Mar-a-Lago'

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that Trump's lawyers have been denying and joking about the possibility of nuclear secrets being stashed at Trump's home, but now new reporting indicates it is no joke. Yet, Republicans are still defending him. Former Trump attorney Michael Cohen joins Joy to weigh in. Also, the buddy act returned to the White House, as President Biden welcomed Barack and Michelle Obama for the unveiling of their official White House portraits. We share th

Sep 8, 2022 • 42:41

The shameful hypocrisy of the Trump defenders

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the shameful hypocrisy of Trump defenders making excuses for the former president stealing sensitive government documents, some with the highest classifications, after years of attacks on Hillary Clinton over her email server. Joy Reid and her panel also scrutinize the judge who granted Donald Trump's request for a special master, who experts say is creating special rights out of thin air for the man who appointed her. Also in this episode, we repo

Sep 7, 2022 • 42:29

Trump-appointed judge grants Trump's special master request, delays parts of DOJ probe

Joy Reid leads this special two-hour edition of The ReidOut with the fact that Donald Trump is apparently gaslighting his supporters and playing the victim these days. Meanwhile, he did catch a break on Monday in the Mar-a-Lago documents scandal from a judge that he appointed. Joy Reid muses: "Wouldn't it be great if everyone got to appoint their own judge?" Joy and her panel discuss the fact that this Trump-appointed judge granted Donald Trump's special master request, thereby delaying parts of

Sep 5, 2022 • 1:33:07

Bill Barr says Donald Trump probably committed a serious crime

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Bill Barr saying in a stunning interview that Donald Trump probably committed a serious crime. Joy and her panel discuss how today we learned much more about the many classified documents Trump stole and stashed at Mar-a-Lago. Plus, we revisit President Biden's searing and completely accurate warning about the threat posed by Trump and his violent, election-denying followers in the president's prime time Thursday speech. Next, the mayor of Jackson,

Sep 3, 2022 • 42:11

Biden to call out MAGA Republicans for extremism in prime time speech

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut reminding us that President Biden made an appeal for unity in his inaugural address. During his speech on Thursday night, it is expected that he will not be as gentle. In a prime time address to the nation, the president is expected to call out MAGA Republicans for the extremism that threatens our democracy. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vermont), and more expert guests join Joy Reid to discuss this and more.

Sep 2, 2022 • 42:09

DOJ says Trump team likely "concealed and removed" classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the Department of Justice revealing that the government believes Donlad Trump's team hid the classified documents he stole when he left office, moved them to unsafe places in Mar-a-Lago, resisted giving them back, and lied about all of it. Also in this episode, we discuss the Trump lawyer who could also find herself under the microscope. Who is Christina Bobb, and is this former OAN host really the best a former president of the United States can do? Meanw

Sep 1, 2022 • 42:13

Biden slams the MAGA threat to the rule of law

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the headspinning, Republican ideological switcharoo, as President Biden, the Democrat, slams the MAGA threat to the rule of law, while Donald Trump's Republican pals threaten "riots in the streets." Plus, we anticipate the Department of Justice's response to Donald Trump's request for a special master for those classified documents he stole and stashed at Mar-a-Lago. Senator Elizabeth Warren also joins Joy on the GOP trend of considering Americans to be "l

Aug 31, 2022 • 42:04

Lindsey Graham and the politics of violence

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as the Justice Department finishes its initial review of the classified documents Donald Trump purloined, as authorities confirm that they are now looking into the potential risks to national security. Joy also addresses an alarming comment by Lindsey Graham showing that the politics of violence is rearing its head again. Graham says if Donald Trump is indicted, Republicans will riot in the streets. We note that this is quite a contrast to pivotal momen

Aug 30, 2022 • 42:04

BONUS EPISODE - The Culture Is: Latina

Actress Justina Machado hosts an honest, thought-provoking conversation with Latina trailblazers shaping American culture including: Julissa Arce, Author of You Sound Like A White Girl: The Case for Rejecting AssimilationGloria Estefan, Grammy-Award Winning Singer, Actress and PhilanthropistMaria Hinojosa, Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Anchor of Latino USAGloria Calderón Kellett, Executive Producer and ShowrunnerBricia Lopez, James Beard Award-Winning Restaurateur and AuthorJanel Martine

Aug 29, 2022 • 48:50

Why storing government documents at a public events venue is a bad idea

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut examining the much-anticipated, redacted copy of the search warrant affidavit of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Of the 38-page affidavit, nearly half of it is redacted. Those redactions by the Department of Justice and approved by U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhardt are designed to protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation by not disclosing highly sensitive information about witnesses and other grand jury material. In the 15 boxes of documen

Aug 27, 2022 • 42:30

Abortion rights prove to be a potent issue for Democrats

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as abortion rights prove to be a potent issue for Democrats, with Republicans in a near-panic, and a surge in voter registrations by women in several key states. Also, we examine the fact that the judge overseeing the Mar-a-Lago investigation has ordered a redacted version of the search warrant affidavit be unsealed before noon on Friday. We discuss the implications. Plus, Joy puts the Republicans on blast who took your tax dollars without paying it bac

Aug 26, 2022 • 42:56

Rep. Val Demings and the iconic actress Pam Grier on motivating voters

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the strong indication that the Supreme Court nuking abortion rights has shifted the midterm momentum to the Democrats. Plus, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate for Florida Rep. Val Demings and the iconic actress and activist Pam Grier discuss how to motivate voters. They also talk about Demings' race against incumbent Marco Rubio, and much more. Then we examine new reporting from The Washington Post on Donald Trump's delay tactics as the governme

Aug 25, 2022 • 42:37

Just how highly classified are the documents Trump had at Mar-a-Lago?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what we are learning about just how highly-classified the documents were that Donald Trump squirreled away at his Florida mansion/resort, and the security threat they could present. Then, we show you how Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis apparently fancies himself as a political Tom Cruise in a cringe-worthy political ad, as democracy hangs in the balance. Beto O'Rourke, Democratic candidate for Texas governor taking on incumbent Greg Abbott, also joins Jo

Aug 24, 2022 • 42:20

Why did Trump take classified documents in the first place?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the questions: "Why did Trump take classified documents in the first place, why did he keep them so long at his private home, and what are the likely consequences?" Plus, we cover the new legal filing from Donald Trump seeking a 'special master' to review evidence seized from Mar-a-Lago. Joy and her panel weigh in. Also, a new poll shows that the threat to democracy is now the number-one issue for Americans heading into the primaries, while the roa

Aug 23, 2022 • 42:21

Trump and his advisors have a new excuse for why he kept classified docs

In this episode of The ReidOut, we discuss how Donald Trump and his advisors have a new excuse for why the former president kept classified documents. Plus, we examine the fact that Arizona used to give us Republicans like John McCain. Now, the fringe is firmly in control of the party there with election deniers and extremists rising to the top. We also highlight an important victory in Michigan for reproductive rights, while sadly across the country, more young girls are being forced to give bi

Aug 20, 2022 • 41:56

Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg sentenced to five months in prison

In this episode of The ReidOut, we examine how things have changed for Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, who went from a guest spot on 'The Apprentice,' to a sentence of five months in prison for his role in a tax scheme. Also tonight, we cover the judge who approved the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago saying he is inclined to release some of the search warrant affidavit. Meanwhile, that same judge is facing anti-Semitic threats from Donald Trump's MAGA followers, as Trump cashes in on the FBI

Aug 19, 2022 • 42:07

Liz Cheney's defeat and what it tells us about the Republican Party

In this episode of The ReidOut, we analyze Liz Cheney's defeat and what it tells us about the Republican Party. Namely that the election deniers and conspiracy theorists are no longer the party crashers. It is clearly their party now. Also, Rudy Giuliani testified under oath on Wednesday in Atlanta as his legal situation looks increasingly precarious. The same could be said for Donald Trump who is reportedly having trouble finding top-notch legal representation with a decision coming soon on wh

Aug 18, 2022 • 41:37

The lead-up to the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago

In this episode of The ReidOut we reveal new reporting on the lead-up to the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, who the FBI interviewed about it, and how Attorney General Garland finally gave the go-ahead. Plus, the fake elector investigations are heating up with Rudy Giuliani set to testify tomorrow in Georgia. Our experts weigh in. Also, voters are going to the polls in two states with Liz Cheney's political career on the line in Wyoming, Lisa Murkowski facing a challenge for her Senate seat in Alaska,

Aug 17, 2022 • 42:49

The Espionage Act applies to Trump's case regardless of file classifications

In this episode of The ReidOut: Donald Trump is now apparently changing his excuse almost daily for why he may have stashed classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. We discuss how the Espionage Act applies to Trump's case, regardless of the classifications of certain materials. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani received some bad news from prosecutors in Georgia regarding their election interference investigation. We bring you the latest. Also, FBI agents are facing an increasing number of threats as Republica

Aug 16, 2022 • 41:39

DOJ moves to make Trump search warrant details public

In this episode of The ReidOut: We examine how Donald Trump could reveal the details of the FBI Mar-a-Lago search right now, but he has not, leaving the dangling question of, "why?" Now, the Department of Justice is moving to make that information public. We also bring you fresh reporting on a subpoena from this past spring concerning sensitive documents the FBI believed Trump was still improperly holding. Also in this episode, we have new details on the armed man who tried to breach an FBI offi

Aug 12, 2022 • 42:01

Donald Trump ironically pleads the Fifth

In this episode of The ReidOut: Guess what Donald Trump did today? If you said, "He pleaded the Fifth," you are correct. Dr. Jason Johnson filling in for Joy Reid and a panel of experts discuss why this is so ironic. Also, the MAGA enablers are all on the same page about the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago. They have no idea what the evidence is, but they firmly believe it was planted by the FBI. We debunk this disinformation. Plus, Rep. Raul Ruiz joins us on President Biden signing the PACT Act vetera

Aug 11, 2022 • 42:16

FBI search of Mar-a-Lago has serious ramifications for Trump

In this episode of The ReidOut: Despite the freakout from the right, there are serious legal ramifications for Donald Trump as we are learning more about yesterday's FBI search. Plus, there are dark MAGA-aligned forces threatening violence on social media, with some not even bothering to disguise their identities. We discuss why they appear to see the FBI's lawful search of Mar-a-Lago as an apocolyptic sign of a "cold civil war." Finally, a famous presidential historian explains why you should n

Aug 10, 2022 • 41:54

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago being raided by FBI called ‘nonpolitical’ by Rep. Khanna

Donald Trump says his Mar-a-Lago home was “raided” by a “large group of FBI agents.” At Justice Department headquarters, a spokesperson declined to comment to NBC News. Rep. Ro Khanna joins The ReidOut with his perspective. Plus, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence Frank Figliguzzi details what the FBI needed to prove to obtain a search warrant to raid Mar-a-Lago, what the search may mean, and the next steps in the investigation. Dr. Jason Johnson, sitting in for Joy Reid, disc

Aug 9, 2022 • 55:45

President Biden racks up win after win this week

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut observing that it has been a week of contrasts, with President Biden was racking up win after win, while Republicans were pushing abortion bans, Social Security cuts, election denial, and watching their midterm prospects begin to fade. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D), Vice-Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, joins The ReidOut to discuss the Democrats going into the midterms on great terms. Plus, a Texas jury has delivered a massive blow to Alex Jon

Aug 6, 2022 • 41:49

Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orban receives the red carpet treatment by Republicans at CPAC

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Hungarian autocrat Viktor Orban, who was accused of pure Nazi rhetoric by one of his own aides--but that did not prevent him from receiving the red carpet treatment by Republicans at CPAC. Also tonight, the Russian show trial ended just as everyone knew it would: with a barbaric sentence for basketball star Brittney Griner. So how soon until a deal gets done to bring her home? Plus, in the Alex Jones defamation trial the jury has returned a ver

Aug 5, 2022 • 42:18

A major victory for reproductive freedom in Kansas that should make GOP nervous

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the major victory for reproductive freedom in Kansas that should make Republicans very nervous about the midterms. Also, it was a big night for the Big Lie, as many Arizona Republicans continued to go full MAGA. The state's top conspiracy theorist could end up running the elections there. Arizona Sec. of State Katie Hobbs, Democratic nominee for governor of Arizona, joins The ReidOut to discuss. Also in this episode, we cover how there are more mis

Aug 4, 2022 • 42:26

Primary night commences in five states with democracy itself on the ballot

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as primary night commences in five states highlighting candidates who are trying to get their hands on the key offices overseeing voting. Make no mistake, democracy itself is on the ballot, Joy tells us. Also on the ballot today is reproductive rights in Kansas. A referendum there would strip women of their right to choose unless enough people vote no. Plus, Speaker Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday, even though China is furious about the trip. We exp

Aug 3, 2022 • 42:01

President Biden announces killing of Al Qaeda's leader by drone strike

Joy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news. President Biden addressed the nation during our program regarding a major counter-terrorism operation, announcing that the United States has tageted Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's leader and a former deputy to Osama bin Laden on 9/11. He was killed via drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. A senior administration official said there were no civilian casualties in the mission. Joy and her guests discuss these developments. Plus, The Rei

Aug 2, 2022 • 46:40

Senate Republicans celebrate blocking a bill to give veterans health care coverage

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the righteous outrage many are feeling after Senate Republicans openly celebrated blocking a bill to give veterans critical health care coverage. Also, we cover even more missing text messages that could shed important light on the plot to overturn the election. A senior investigator for the January 6th committee joins The ReidOut to discuss. Plus, it is not just Disney. Ron SeSantis is stepping up his fight against so-called "woke" companies, whic

Jul 30, 2022 • 42:10

Jan. 6 committee agrees to share evidence, witness transcripts with DOJ

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut covering how the January 6th committee has met with former Trump acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, and how the Department of Justice will finally get its hands on the committee's enormous collection of evidence. Also, it has been a very good week for President Biden with some major victories in Congress, while Republicans were doing the usual, such as voting against veterans' needs and American technology development. Plus, the Republican embrace of

Jul 29, 2022 • 42:11

Signs Merrick Garland will come to believe Trump should be prosecuted

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the possibility that Merrick Garland will come to believe that Donald Trump should be prosecuted--and we are starting to see the signs. Joy also explains why Republicans are so willing to tolerate the party's rapid descent into fascism, going into the history of tax cuts under Republican leadership that have undermined the middle class. Plus, we bring you a major development in the effort to free Americans Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan from capit

Jul 28, 2022 • 43:13

Merrick Garland says DOJ is doing ‘most wide-ranging investigation in its history’ regarding Jan. 6

We lead this episode of The ReidOut with Attorney General Merrick Garland in a rare interview telling NBC's Lester Holt what might happen next in the DOJ's investigation of the January 6th insurrection. Plus, the man who caused it was back in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, with many of the same Republican politicians who fled the Capitol insurrection coming out to "kiss the ring." Then, The Washington Post reports that the Justice Department is looking into former president Donald Trump's actions

Jul 27, 2022 • 42:30

January 6th committee drops previously unseen video

In this episode of The ReidOut we address how the January 6th committee dropped previously unseen video revealing what Donald Trump could not bring himself to say after the assault on the Capitol. Also, the World Health Organization is now calling monkeypox a global health emergency. So how worried should we be? Plus, Vice President Kamala Harris is in Indiana urging Democrats to fight back as Republican state legislators begin a special session to take away women's reproductive rights. Finally,

Jul 26, 2022 • 41:56

Trump apparently could not say the election was over on Jan. 7

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that Donald Trump apparently just could not say the election was over, as seen in a video taped on Jan. 7, aired during Thursday's Jan. 6 Committee Hearing. As we learned that night, that 187 minutes during which the former president apparently did not respond to end the Capitol attack on January 6th was not inaction. He was actively watching and waiting for his coup to succeed, according to the select committee. Capitol Police Officer Har

Jul 23, 2022 • 42:43

What the DOJ may do in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 committee hearings

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a recap of the January 6th hearings, which began with chilling personal stories from the people caught in the middle of the insurrection. Then we learned in great detail how Donald Trump himself caused all of it. On Thursday, we'll watch the season finale, when we'll get the inside story on the 187 minutes Trump spent reveling in the violence he caused while doing nothing to stop it. Joy Reid and her panel discuss this, plus what the DOJ may do in

Jul 21, 2022 • 42:10

Secret Service text messages from January 6th and the day before are gone for good

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that the Secret Service text messages from January 6th and the day before are gone for good. Plus, we examine what we know about the 187 minutes that Donald Trump did nothing to stop the violence on January 6th, and what more we might learn during Thursday's prime time hearing. Also, Joy is joined by the attorney for the doctor who was defamed by Indiana's attorney general for doing her job in ending the pregnancy of a raped 10-year-old gi

Jul 20, 2022 • 41:55

January 6th committee prepares for Thursday's primetime hearing

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Steve Bannon going on trial in the first of several major developments this week related to the Capitol insurrection. Plus, the Secret Service is getting ready to hand over subpoenaed text messages, as the January 6th committee prepares for Thursday's primetime hearing on the 187 minutes when Donald Trump did nothing to quell the violence. Joy Reid and her panel discuss. We also examine what a damning new report reveals about policing in Uvalde, in

Jul 19, 2022 • 42:19

Secret Service denies ‘maliciously’ deleting Jan. 5 & 6 texts but expert finds this ‘very suspect’

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how the Secret Service saw everything involving Donald Trump and Mike Pence on Jan. 6 and the days leading up to it, but now potentially critical text messages could be gone forever. So, what happened? Joy Reid and her panel analyze circumstances one expert calls "very suspect." Plus, apparently a pariah no more, we look at President Biden's very controversial meeting with the Saudi crown prince accused of ordering the murder of journalist Jamal Kh

Jul 16, 2022 • 42:07

Trump’s Big Lie that election was stolen debunked by prominent conservatives in new report

The Jan. 6 committee investigating the Capitol insurrection is not the only body battling the Big Lie perpetuated by Donald Trump and his allies. A prominent group of conservatives issued a detailed report on Thursday showing that there is "absolutely no evidence of widespread fraud" in the 2020 election. The question remains: will their conservative peers finally listen? David Hoppe, former chief of staff for Speaker Paul Ryan, and one of the authors of the aforementioned report, and Abdallah F

Jul 15, 2022 • 43:05

Trump's lawyers reportedly believe Meadows will be the fall guy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how Mark Meadows witnessed every aspect of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection attempted coup plot, amid a new report saying that Donald Trump's lawyers believe Meadows will be the fall guy as the criminal probe continues. But what, if anything, will the Department of Justice do about Donald Trump? Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Plus, leaked security footage from Uvalde, Texas has revealed more of the inexplicable lack of action by police as children

Jul 14, 2022 • 42:52

A fresh round of possible witness tampering by Trump teased in Tuesday's Jan. 6 hearing

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the latest January 6th committee public hearing. Liz Cheney dropped a bombshell in the closing moments of Tuesday's hearing, alerting the Department of Justice to a fresh round of possible witness tampering by Donald Trump. Plus, we witnessed gripping testimony about the Oath Keepers and its indicted leader Stewart Rhodes, from a man who was once on the inside. That witness, Jason Van Tatenhove, joins Joy Reid in this episode. All this and more in

Jul 13, 2022 • 43:08

Tuesday Jan. 6 hearing to show how Trump's inner circle coordinated with right-wing militias

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how on Tuesday the January 6th committee is expected to show us how Donald Trump's inner circle coordinated with right-wing militia groups to allegedly put some muscle, and violence, behind their efforts to overturn the election. Also in this program, we cover how apparently Steve Bannon is a total loser in court in his last ditch effort to delay his contempt trial. Plus, Joy brings you a major announcement on Monday from the White House on reprodu

Jul 12, 2022 • 41:53

BONUS - The Culture Is: Black Women

MSNBC’s Joy Reid and Tiffany Cross host a dinner party at Minton’s in Harlem with Black female trailblazers who are shaping America’s culture, including:Ryan Michelle Bathe, Actress and Producer, Star of NBC's "The Endgame”Tarana Burke, Activist, Author, and Founder of the Me Too MovementNikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist and Creator of the 1619 ProjectCaptain Timika Lindsay, Partner, “Diversity Crew” and Retired U.S. Navy CaptainRep. Ayanna Pressley, Congressw

Jul 11, 2022 • 48:12

Toxic stench of political violence felt in America, now felt by our friends in Japan

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the toxic stench of political violence that we have experienced here in America, now also being felt by our friends in Japan, as that country's longest-serving prime minister has been assassinated. Also in this episode, we cover how the January 6th committee has finally heard from the man who had a front-row seat to Donald Trump's effort to steal the election--Pat Cipollone, former White House Counsel. Plus, President Joe biden is now using the pow

Jul 9, 2022 • 42:30

British conservatives give Boris Johnson the boot, while American conservatives still embrace Trump

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with British conservatives giving Boris Johnson the boot, in direct contrast to America's Republicans, who not only never held Donald Trump accountable, but still stand by him despite all of his misconduct. Also in this episode, apparently none of the existing think tanks wanted them, so "Team MAGA" has set up their own insurrectionist clubhouse. Joy is joined by the journalist who helped to reveal this shadowy, conservative group. Plus, we are going to

Jul 8, 2022 • 42:00

Trump allies have been subpoenaed by the Fulton County, Georgia special grand jury

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you the latest on the Trump allies who have been subpoenaed by the Fulton County, Georgia special grand jury. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis means business. After the nearly unprecedented subpoena of a sitting United States senator, Lindsey Graham, the Georgia prosecutor says she is not done with her investigation of Donald Trump's effort to find votes to reverse the results of the election, and that Trump himself could be next. Also i

Jul 7, 2022 • 41:52

Fear and dread shroud America in the wake of another mass shooting

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut voicing the constant fear and dread we are all feeling. One of the reasons for our discontent is the latest case of police overkill, when a 25-year-old Black man named Jayland Walker was killed in Akron, Ohio by 60 bullet wounds as he ran from police. Also in this episode, a major development in Fulton County's investigation of Donald Trump's efforts to "find" enough votes to steal Georgia, plus new details about the next January 6th committee hearing.

Jul 6, 2022 • 42:17

The alleged mob-like tactics of "Team MAGA"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut detailing how, long before he was president, Donald Trump was already acting and talking like a mob boss. After this week's explosive testimony from former West Wing aide Cassie Hutchinson, we are learning about the mob-like tactics "Team MAGA" is allegedly using to try to keep people quiet. Next, What can be done to protect reproductive rights? President Biden met with Democratic governors on that critical issue on Friday. One of those governors, Miche

Jul 2, 2022 • 41:41

The most activist and destructive Supreme Court in more than a century

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the historic transition of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the highest court in the land, coming at the end of the most activist and destructive Supreme Court term in more than a century. Also tonight, The ReidOut examines what apparently amounts to more criminal exposure for Donald Trump and his January 6th enablers, including a potential criminal referral for witness tampering. But we begin with a look at how in the past month the

Jul 1, 2022 • 41:35

Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news from the Jan. 6 committee. Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone has been subpoenaed. He had previously refused to cooperate. This follows new legal exposure for the twice-impeached former president, after former aide to Mark Meadows, Cassidy Hutchinson, provided what certainly looks like a smoking gun to support multiple, possible criminal charges against Donald Trump. Joy Reid and her panel of legal experts discuss. Plus, the Sup

Jun 30, 2022 • 42:24

Testimony reveals Trump knew January 6th could likely to turn violent

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with stunning testimony stating that Donald Trump not only knew that January 6th was likely to turn violent and did nothing to stop it, but that he also fully intended to lead his armed MAGA mob into the Capitol. To paraphrase our esteemed NBC presidential historian Michael Beschloss, who also joins this program, never before have we heard testimony this shocking about a president of the United States. Rep. Jamie Raskin, a member of the January 6th sele

Jun 29, 2022 • 42:19

The January 6th committee's surprise hearing on Tuesday

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with how the reversal of Roe v. Wade is rocking America, and the fact that Justice Clarence Thomas wants the Court to take away even more rights. We also discuss the January 6th committee's surprise hearing on Tuesday, and the possibility of new evidence requiring this special hearing. Then, an executive at a real woman's health center warns us about deceptive "crisis pregnancy centers," which are in reality anti-abortion entities that spread disinforma

Jun 28, 2022 • 41:55

The battle against the Roe v. Wade repeal

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as, across the country, protests continue on Friday after the extreme-right justices on the Supreme Court stripped away a half-century of abortion rights. Justice Clarence Thomas is also making it clear that he wants other rights to be revoked as well. Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Cori Bush join The ReidOut to discuss the push by Democrats to battle these developments. Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, joins us on the grassr

Jun 25, 2022 • 43:06

Jeffrey Clark was apparently fully committed to corrupting DOJ for Trump

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut on Thursday with gripping testimony about Jeffrey Clark who was apparently fully committed to corrupting the Department of Justice on Donald Trump's behalf. If not for a handful of sane lawyers, Donald Trump might have gotten away with the theft of the 2020 election. Plus, documentary filmmaker Alex Holder joins Joy Reid after his meeting today with the January 6th committee. He has turned over 11 hours of footage of Donald Trump and his family to the committee, from b

Jun 24, 2022 • 43:05

The Jan. 6 committee turns its spotlight on Jeffrey Clark

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the January 6th committee turning its spotlight on Jeffrey Clark, the critical figure in Donald Trump's corrupt plot to put the DOJ's imprimatur on his fake elector scheme. Plus, Joy and her guests observe how Donald Trump is not happy with Kevin McCarthy, because the January 6th hearings are completely devoid of the clowning, trolling and disruptions that Trump was apparently counting on to obscure the truth about his attempted coup. Next, we have

Jun 23, 2022 • 41:43

The people targeted by Trump's relentless effort to overturn the election

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut hailing the human beings who became targets of Donald Trump's relentless effort to overturn the election, and slamming the threats and slander that ripped their lives apart. Their devastating personal stories were revealed today in the most emotional January 6th hearing yet. Plus, Joy and her guests bring you new details on Trump's highly illegal campaign to pressure state elections officials to install fake electors. Finally, we observe how Trump and h

Jun 22, 2022 • 42:43

Trump's crooked plan to steal Georgia

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump's crooked plan to steal Georgia taking center stage before the January 6th committee. Plus, we're learning more about the equally crooked effort to submit fake electors, which everyone in Trump's inner circle seemed to understand was completely illegal. Then, we examine new evidence of the violence and menace at the heart of today's MAGA-driven Republican party, from the rise of the Proud Boys, to the threats from Republicans targeting

Jun 21, 2022 • 42:27

The apparent alliance between Ginni Thomas and those who plotted to overturn the election

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the historical echoes between the Jan. 6 and Watergate scandals, as we remember the 50th anniversary of the crime that ended Richard Nixon's presidency. Plus, we examine the unholy alliance between Ginni Thomas and the people who plotted to overturn the presidential election. Rep. Bill Pascrell, who is now calling for her husband, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to resign joins The ReidOut. Then, the makers of the new documentary, "The Big P

Jun 18, 2022 • 41:44

Mike Pence's peril revealed in Day 3 of Jan. 6 public hearings

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Jan. 6 hearing testimony that confirms that the Eastman plan to reject the election results was unconstitutional. Next, we bring you new details on the extent of Mike Pence's Jan. 6 peril. Then, we bring you expert legal analysis on allegations that Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, reportedly emailed John Eastman. Finally, Joy Reid interviews Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), author of the new book, "A Way Out of No Wa

Jun 17, 2022 • 42:41

What President Biden and the Democrats are doing to address rising gas prices

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the Jan. 6 committee connecting the dots, and the news that the committee told Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-GA, that a man he gave a tour of House office buildings to threatened Democratic lawmakers. Plus, this week's primaries show that the Big Lie is alive and well in the Republican party, and a major threat to the next presidential election, as multiple election deniers ran for important offices in many states. Next, we examine the jaw-dropping video from Y

Jun 16, 2022 • 42:56

Liz Cheney shows America the Jan. 6 committee means business in new video

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news that Rep. Liz Cheney is teeing up, showing America that the Jan. 6 committee means business in a new video. The committee also just released stunning video testimony from a Trump lawyer telling coup architect John Eastman, "You'd better find yourself a good lawyer." Joy and her panel discuss, including former U.S. Senator Doug Jones. Next, January 6th committee member Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Joy to discuss what the committee has revealed, and

Jun 15, 2022 • 42:11

Jan. 6 hearing: Trump knew he lost, but tried to steal the election anyway

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the testimony of the second January 6th hearing, revealing that Donald Trump apparently knew he lost, but tried to steal the election anyway, while allegedly cheating his MAGA supporters out of their hard earned money. Joy and her panel discuss. Plus, some are calling the new gun reform framework a "good first step," which suggests more is coming, but many are skeptical that truly thorough gun control is on the horizon. Then, White House Press Secr

Jun 14, 2022 • 42:28

The legal case against Donald Trump and why it matters

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the legal case against Donald Trump, and why it matters. As the January 6th committee presented Thursday night, everything Donald Trump did was part of his effort to use every means necessary to stay in power. As President Biden declared on Friday the violent siege against democracy is far from over. Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-California), member of the House Select Committee to Investigate January 6th, joins The ReidOut to discuss the committee's first,

Jun 11, 2022 • 42:40

News from Joy: How to Listen to The January 6th Hearings

Joy Reid will be contributing to MSNBC’s special coverage of the January 6th Hearings this month, beginning on Thursday, June 9th. Good news: you can listen to the full hearings, plus the team’s analysis before and after each hearing, as podcasts. The episodes will be dropping into The Rachel Maddow Show feed. Head there now and hit “follow” so you don’t miss a moment: https://link.chtbl.com/trms16_jr.

Jun 9, 2022 • 0:32

Sen. Warren has strong suggestions for President Biden on supporting reproductive rights

In this episode of The ReidOut Joy Reid brings you the heart-wrenching congressional testimony given on Wednesday by the families who have suffered unimaginable losses to gun violence. Plus, on the eve of the much-anticipated first public hearing of the January 6th committee, Joy is joined by Sandra Garza, whose longtime partner, U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, died in the aftermath of the insurrectionists' attack on the Capitol. Sen. Elizabeth Warren also joins Joy to tell us what w

Jun 9, 2022 • 42:47

Why Fox News will not air the Jan. 6 hearings live

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the revelation that Fox News will not air the Jan. 6 hearings live, and the clear political implications of this. Then, Pamela Pritchett, daughter of Pearl Young, who was killed during the Buffalo shooting, and the attorney for the family of Pearl Young, Ben Crump, slam Congress for its failure to act in the wake of numerous mass shootings. We also examine how the war in Ukraine has caused a global food crisis. Joy also brings you an analysis of ho

Jun 8, 2022 • 42:05

House Jan. 6 committee prepares for first prime time hearing

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the concept of safe spaces and her observation that there are no safe spaces in the GOP's America, regarding the violence exacerbated by lax gun laws and more. Plus, we give you a preview as the House January 6 committee prepares for its first prime time hearing this Thursday. Then, Josh Koskoff, one of the lawyers representing the family of Uvalde shooting victim Amerie Jo Garza, who successfully sued the manufacturer of the AR-15 used in the 2012

Jun 7, 2022 • 42:24

Federal grand jury indicts former Trump adviser Peter Navarro

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you a major development on the Jan. 6 front. On Friday, a federal grand jury indicted former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, who ignored a subpoena from the January 6 committee. Navarro has not been shy about divulging his role in the plot to overturn the election. He wrote a book, and talked to pretty much anyone with a microphone about it. He's now the second Trump ally indicted on contempt of Congress charges. But first, Joy leads the program with

Jun 4, 2022 • 42:03

The push to end gun violence in schools, hospitals, grocery stores and beyond

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rep. Eric Swalwell and anti-gun violence activist and Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg addressing the push to end gun violence in schools, hospitals, grocery stores, our places of worship, and beyond. Then, Veronique De La Rosa, mother of Sandy Hook victim Noah Pozner, and Dr. Amy Goldberg, trauma surgeon and surgeon-in-chief for Temple Health in Philadelphia, who has treated thousands of gunshot wounds, discuss the idea that America wouldn't

Jun 3, 2022 • 49:33

How the AR-15 conquered the American market

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news of another mass shooting, this incident occurring in Tulsa, Oklahoma at a hospital. Authorities say multiple people were shot and at least three have been killed. The shooter is also dead, according to police. Sadly, in Uvalde, Texas, memorials and funerals were also held on Wednesday for seven of the 21 victims of the deadly mass shooting that happened there just days ago. Meanwhile, in Washington, lawmakers met to discuss a possible way forw

Jun 2, 2022 • 42:46

Families and friends begin to say goodbye to the victims of the Uvalde massacre

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as families and friends begin to say goodbye to the victims of the Uvalde massacre. Joy and her guests also question why it took 78 minutes to clear the scene of the mass shooting at the Texas elementary school, which left 19 children and two teachers dead. Grieving parents are devastated and the larger community, angered by the inaction, are demanding answers. Plus, the first verdict from special prosecutor John Durham's probe into the origins of the i

Jun 1, 2022 • 42:03

Texas officials share harrowing details of Uvalde school shooting

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Texas officials sharing harrowing details on what happened when a gunman killed at least 19 children and two of their teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, where roughly 82 percent of the population is Latino. Meanwhile, a split screen featuring Texas during Friday's program showed the stark reality of this country's problem with gun violence and our refusal to do anything about it. As the community in Uvalde continues to mourn the lives of

May 28, 2022 • 42:32

NRA to hold annual convention in Houston despite Texas gun massacre three days ago

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut observing how many Republicans are tying themselves into pretzels to point the finger at every single thing but the problem--the gun--in the wake of the murders of 19 fourth graders and two of their teachers in Uvalde, Texas. NBC News correspondent Kerry Sanders joins Joy with the latest on what we have learned may have unfolded on that tragic day. Plus, the National Rifle Association will hold its annual convention in Houston, Texas this weekend, despi

May 27, 2022 • 41:48

Joy Reid: To hell with anybody who says 'Don't politicize this'

Joy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut remembering the victims of the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting, and lambasting the Republican politicians who claim that demands to address gun violence and end such violence in schools amount to politicizing this tragedy. "So to hell with anybody who says 'Don't politicize this,' because these deaths--until we change and stop letting this minority of ghouls rule us--this is who we are," Joy says. Anti-gun violence activist Fred Guttenberg, wh

May 26, 2022 • 43:20

Nicole Hockley, co-founder and CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, slams do-nothing politicians

Joy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut with yet another devastating tragedy that leaves us all emotionally spent, exhausted, angry, and indescribably sad. Eighteen little kids and one of their teachers are dead in Texas, and countless more traumatized, after yet another mass shooting, this one at Robb Elementary School. The school is in Uvalde, Texas which is 85 miles west of San Antonio. Texas Governor Greg Abbott identified the shooter as an 18-year-old Uvalde resident. He added that the

May 25, 2022 • 1:00:34

Stacey Abrams, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, on the state of Georgia politics

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut live from Liberty Plaza in Atlanta near the Georgia State Capitol on the eve of Georgia's primary election. There are several major races many are keeping a close eye on, as Georgia was ground zero for the former president's scheme to steal the 2020 election. On Tuesday, voters will determine if Republican attempts to steal the next presidential election in a similar manner can be stopped. Polls indicate that the race for governor will likely be a remat

May 24, 2022 • 42:29

Wife of Clarence Thomas reportedly urged Arizona GOP to send Trump electors, not Biden's

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid discusses new reporting that Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, allegedly messaged Arizona Republicans in the days after the election urging them to throw out the people's votes and send Trump electors instead. Plus, we cover the archbishop of San Francisco saying on Friday that he would ban House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving communion over her support for abortion rights. Additionally, Trump’s candidate in Georgia is

May 21, 2022 • 42:12

Jan. 6 committee requests info from GOP Rep. Loudermilk on a tour he conducted the day before Jan. 6

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with democracy on the ballot in November, as election deniers run for statewide office in a large number of states in 2022, jeopardizing the outcome of the next presidential election if these Republicans win many of these offices. Next, we discuss how the Jan. 6 select committee has announced a new development in their investigation with their request for information from Republican Congressman Barry Loudermilk concerning a tour he conducted the day bef

May 20, 2022 • 42:13

Joy Reid explains the racist history of the "great replacement theory"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the winners and losers from Tuesday's primaries--including Madison Cawthorn whose primary loss in North Carolina caps off a season of Republican infighting over his various salacious claims. Then, we discuss how on Wednesday Finland and Sweden formally submitted applications to join NATO. Both countries are abandoning decades of neutrality in direct response to Russia's aggression in Ukraine. Joy also explains the racist history of the "great repla

May 19, 2022 • 42:02

President Biden's emotional visit to Buffalo in the wake of the racist mass shooting

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid takes you to President Biden's emotional visit to Buffalo on Tuesday, where he met with the families of the victims killed in Saturday's racist mass shooting. Joy speaks with Garnell Whitfield, former Buffalo fire commissioner and son of Buffalo shooting victim Ruth Whitfield, and Ben Crump, attorney for the Whitfield family. Plus, polls closed on Tuesday in North Carolina and Pennsylvania during our show. We brought you updates on some of the major races

May 18, 2022 • 44:22

The mainstreaming of racist hate and the Buffalo mass shooter

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the mainstreaming of racist hate. The racist, domestic terrorist who drove 200 miles to a grocery store in a predominantly Black neighborhood in Buffalo to slaughter Black people, says he was "radicalized" while sitting at home bored during the pandemic by White supremacist message boards. Ideas that once existed on the fringe of the web have now been fully mainstreamed. The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul -- who was born in Buffalo and represen

May 17, 2022 • 42:25

GOP tries to downplay draconian abortion bans ahead of midterms

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight raising the alarm over Republican voters in the Keystone State, who appear poised to nominate two of the most extreme candidates in the country in races for governor and Senate. Then, Joy brings you the latest on Brittney Griner's detention in Russia being extended one month. Plus, Republicans are having a hard time figuring out just what to say and do when it comes to abortion, now that they are the dog that caught the car. All this any more in this edition of

May 16, 2022 • 42:07

House select committee investigating Jan. 6 subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and other members

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the unprecedented action taken by the House January 6th committee in the investigation into the insurrection. On Thursday, the committee took the historic step of issuing subpoenas to their own House colleagues, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins Joy to discuss. Plus, part of Russian President Vladimir Putin's justification for invading Ukraine was to prevent it from joining NATO and strengthening the Western

May 13, 2022 • 41:53

Senate Republicans refuse to codify Roe v. Wade into law

Joy Reid leas this episode of The ReidOut with a vote that puts Republicans on the record, actively harming their constituents by refusing to codify Roe v. Wade into law. On Wednesday, every single Republican senator voted against advancing the Women's Health Protection Act, which prohibits government restrictions on abortion. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Cori Bush join Joy Reid to discuss. Next, we analyze how, although it was Justice Samuel Alito who wrote the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wa

May 12, 2022 • 42:11

Republicans lean in on dismantling a woman's right to choose

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Republicans leaning in on dismantling a woman's right to choose. The U.S. Senate will vote on legislation to codify those rights into law on Wednesday, but it is expected to fail. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who serves on the Senate Judiciary Committee, joins Joy Reid to discuss. Plus, we address the assessment today from our top intelligence officials that Russia's offensive in Ukraine is not expected to end anytime soon, and could be heading into an

May 11, 2022 • 41:54

Public outcry against the threat to Roe continues to grow

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the frightening truth about where America is headed post-Roe v. Wade, as the public outcry continues to grow. Next, we discuss how Russia held its annual "Victory Day" parade--Russia's celebration of the Soviet Union's role in the defeat of Nazi Germany--where Vladimir Putin once again tried to justify his murderous attack on Ukraine by baselessly framing it as a continued fight against the Nazis. The military parade comes as Russia is in actuality

May 10, 2022 • 42:12

Introducing In Their Court

As a bonus for The ReidOut listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of In Their Court, a new podcast series from NBC News and NBC Sports about the impact of Title IX in women’s basketball and beyond. Follow now and listen to the first two episodes: https://link.chtbl.com/itc_feeddrops

May 9, 2022 • 3:01

Russian forces continue their brutal and unrelenting assault on Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol

Jason Johnson sitting in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the battle for Ukraine. Russian forces continue their brutal and unrelenting assault on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, where 200 terrorized citizens remain hunkered down and looking for a way out. Next, responding to the impending end of Roe v. Wade, California governor Gavin Newsom channeled the urgency many are feeling for Democrats to mount a forceful response. Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the 2015 U.

May 7, 2022 • 42:15

Alito's draft opinion that would overturn Roe cites 17th century misogynist

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion that would overturn Roe v. Wade cites a 17th century misogynist--multiple times. Plus, we discuss a new report this week that confirmed that two social media companies -- Facebook and Parler -- gave advance warning to government officials of the potential for violence at the Capitol on January 6th. And, Tuesday night's primary election in Ohio was a glaring example of how the Republic

May 6, 2022 • 42:33

The growing reality of a post-Roe America

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the growing reality of a post-Roe America. Plus, we just learned of newly released audio of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Republican leadership, recorded just two days after the January 6th attack on the Capitol. It confirms previous reporting that McCarthy not only condemned Donald Trump's actions during the insurrection, but also discussed the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office. Next, we analyze how the Supreme Court leak on th

May 5, 2022 • 42:41

Sounding the alarm as the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut sounding the alarm about the Supreme Court being poised to overturn Roe v. Wade according to a leaked draft opinion published by Politico. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito authored the draft of this ruling, which rests on the argument that, "The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected" -- taking us back to the time of the Founding Fathers, when women were considered barely more than the property of their

May 4, 2022 • 48:56

Joy Reid on the defense of democracy at home and abroad

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the defense of democracy at home and abroad. Over the weekend, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, promising that the U.S. would support Ukraine “until the fight is done.” Here at home at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, D.C., we heard similarly strong messages from President Biden and host Trevor Noah, who shared comedic and urgent takes on stepping up to save democr

May 3, 2022 • 42:01

Retired conservative federal judge believes Republicans will repeat coup attempt

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the observation that Republicans seem to agree 100 percent that they are all in on getting it right, if and when they repeat a coup against our democracy. This is the warning from retired conservative federal judge, J. Michael Luttig. Laurence Tribe, the Carl M. Loeb University professor of constitutional law at Harvard Law School, joins Joy Reid to express his agreement. And, Russian forces struck in the heart of Kyiv on Thursday as UN Secretary G

Apr 30, 2022 • 42:16

Has America become ungovernable?

Joy leads this episode of The ReidOut with a question that has been bothering her increasingly over the last few years--has America become ungovernable? Lawrence O'Donnell, host of "The Last Word" on MSNBC, joins us with his powerful analysis. Joy Reid also commemorates Yom Hashoah, the internationally recognized holocaust remembrance day set aside to memorialize the approximately six million Jews murdered by Nazi Germany and their collaborators. It is a day meant to reflect on the unspeakable a

Apr 29, 2022 • 42:09

Late former U.S. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright remembered as a champion of democracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the late former U.S. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright being remembered on Wednesday as a champion of democracy, a message that could not be more relevant today. Joy and her guests discuss the latest reports detailing the efforts of leading Republicans to overturn the 2020 election and undermine our democracy. Plus, Russia and the United States carried out an unexpected prisoner exchange also on Wednesday, trading an American Marine veteran jailed b

Apr 28, 2022 • 42:22

New audio reveals McCarthy believed GOP colleagues' rhetoric was "putting people in danger"

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the new audio revealing that Kevin McCarthy believed his GOP colleagues' rhetoric was "putting people in danger." Former U.S. senator for Alabama Doug Jones joins us to discuss. Plus, we unpack how as Elon Musk's deal to take over Twitter is being finalized, the end result is more than just control of a social media platform. Next, we bring you details on Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin making a strong show of support for Ukraine. In Europe, he m

Apr 27, 2022 • 42:03

Joy Reid critiques the GOP embrace of authoritarianism

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut by critiquing the GOP embrace of authoritarianism. Democratic candidate for governor of Florida, Rep. Charlie Crist, joins Joy Reid to discuss. Then, she and her guest analyze Elon Musk reaching a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Next we turn to Secretary of State Tony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin making a strong show of support for Ukraine. They took a train from Poland to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv over the we

Apr 26, 2022 • 42:01

Joy Reid slams the sycophancy of the Republican Party

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with what many see as more proof of the idiocy and sycophancy of the Republican Party led by Kevin McCarthy, whose apparent plot to become House speaker comes with a new twist. Plus, despite Russian claims of a scaled back military offensive in Ukraine, we explore new indications today that Russia's goals are wider than previously indicated. Then, we analyze the fact that Marjorie Taylor Greene was forced to testify in Georgia state court on Friday in a

Apr 23, 2022 • 42:25

Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Putin's war against Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that officials in the Department of Justice seem to be ratcheting up their investigation into insurrection plotters, including members of Congress and others close to the former president. Plus, on Thursday Florida Republicans passed a new congressional map that dismantles a largely Black district in northern Florida and gives Republicans a major edge in future elections. Next, John Kirby, press secretary for the United States Department o

Apr 22, 2022 • 41:54

Is DeSantis determined to make the happiest place on earth---Disney World--a living hell?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Florida, where tourism is king and where GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis is apparently determined, many believe, to make the happiest place on earth---Disney World--a living hell. Joy and her guests discuss his fight against one of the largest employers in his state over its stance against his anti-LGBTQ policies. Next we bring you the desperate pleas heard on Wednesday as Ukrainian forces mount a last stand for what remains of the city of Mariupol. Plus, fo

Apr 21, 2022 • 45:15

Joy Reid slams ruling of Trump-appointed judge that voids mask mandate on planes

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid slams the decision of a Donald Trump-appointed judge whose ruling just voided the mask mandate on planes. Her decision ignores or distorts the opinion of most medical experts and raises the danger of a surge in Covid-19 cases. But first, Joy and her guests analyze the second phase of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, which is now fully underway. Plus on Tuesday, we learned how deeply entrenched the Oath Keepers were with the twice-impeached president'

Apr 20, 2022 • 41:53

Zelenskyy says Russia has begun the battle for the Donbas

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with yet another escalation of Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. Late Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia has begun an all-out offensive in the east. In his latest video, the Ukrainian leader said that the Russian military has begun the battle for the Donbas. Malcolm Nance, executive director of the Terror Asymmetrics Project, joins us from Ukraine, where he is fighting with the International Legion of Territorial Defense of

Apr 19, 2022 • 42:01

Texts show Republican lawmakers' efforts to overturn the election

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with new details exposing the extent of some Republican lawmakers' efforts to overturn the election. Texas Congressman Chip Roy and Senator Mike Lee of Utah reportedly turned out to be early enthusiasts of the Big Lie, as shown in a series of damning text messages to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Next, we discuss the fact that Ukrainian officials have announced that more than 900 civilian bodies have been discovered in the region surroun

Apr 16, 2022 • 41:37

The Republican Party's outright war on women as anti-abortion laws spread

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the Republican Party's outright war on women. The conservative Supreme Court justices have made it clear that not only would they refuse to block extremist laws like the Texas bounty law, but that they are also on track to fulfilling one of the Christian right's most durable goals. Namely, gutting or just going all-in and overturning Roe v. Wade. Then we turn to the 50th day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian forces may have handed Russi

Apr 15, 2022 • 41:58

Trying to untangle another day of Russian disinformation

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid covers the arrest of Frank James, the man suspected of carrying out Tuesday's shooting spree on a Brooklyn subway. The 30-hour manhunt reportedly came to an end after James himself called the police tip line. Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York, who represents the district where the shooting took place, joins us on these developments. But first we bring you the latest on the war in Ukraine, where we are trying to untangle yet another day of Russian disinform

Apr 14, 2022 • 42:20

NYC mayor calls Brooklyn subway shooting "not only a New York City problem"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Brooklyn subway shooting on Tuesday in which a gunman shot at least 10 people during morning rush hour. We then take you to the live press conference during which officials provided an update on the New York City manhunt for the gunman, where a person of interest, Frank James, was named and a $50,000 reward was offered by authorities seeking information to assist in solving this crime. During the press conference, NYC Mayor Eric Adams said of t

Apr 13, 2022 • 55:31

Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Joy Reid to discuss Covid cases ticking up

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the terrifying new face of Russian brutality in Ukraine. The brutal but faltering Russian offensive has a new commander: Army General Alexander Dvornikov, a veteran of Russia's atrocities in Chechnya, also known as the 'Butcher of Syria.' Next, we turn to the Jan. 6 committee having enough evidence for a criminal referral of Donald Trump, according to Vice Chair Liz Cheney. Then, Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Joy to discuss Covid cases ticking up across

Apr 12, 2022 • 42:03

Putin's missiles wreak fresh destruction and horror

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a scene that feels like something out of World War II, as Putin's missiles wreak fresh destruction and horror. This occurred at a railway station in the Donetsk region, where scores of people, including children, are dead after two rockets hit, as thousands were trying to evacuate. Joy Reid and her guests analyze these chilling developments. Next, we discuss a leader of the Proud Boys, the right wing militia group that is accused of organizing the

Apr 9, 2022 • 42:14

The historic Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the historic Senate confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a very important step towards her becoming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman in history on the U.S. Supreme Court. Next, we turn to the West's continued efforts to further isolate Russia amid growing evidence of war crimes in Ukraine. The European Union has agreed to ban Russian coal, but is still divided on Russian oil and gas, which remains untouched. Joy and her

Apr 8, 2022 • 42:05

The continued fallout over Russian atrocities in Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the continued fallout over Russian atrocities in Ukraine. Wednesday, the White House unveiled a severe, new round of punitive measures aimed squarely at Vladimir Putin's regime. Joy Reid and her panel discuss clear statements from Russian media signaling the probable intent of Russian leaders to commit genocide against the Ukrainian people. Next, we critique the GOP-led near total ban on abortion just passed in Oklahoma, as the conservative-dominat

Apr 7, 2022 • 42:38

The growing evidence that Russia committed horrific war crimes in the city of Bucha, Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the growing, indisputable evidence that Russia committed horrific war crimes in the city of Bucha, Ukraine. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. ambassador to the UN, joins us on how Russia is becoming increasingly isolated in response to these atrocities. Next, Joy and her guests analyze Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, appearing voluntarily before the Jan. 6 select committee on Tuesday, testifying for roughly 8 hours. Plus, for the firs

Apr 6, 2022 • 41:52

World leaders condemn alleged atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden again saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, joining world leaders in condemning the alleged atrocities in Bucha, Ukraine. Next, with the massacre of innocent civilians in Bucha, Putin is again being accused of committing genocide. We discuss what it would take to actually convict and hold the Russian president accountable for his multiple war transgressions. Then we analyze how Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson i

Apr 5, 2022 • 41:35

Vice President Harris "experienced great joy" as Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson "cut through political gamesmanship"

In this very special edition of The ReidOut, Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewed in Greenville, Mississippi on Friday, where she traveled to highlight the Biden administration’s investment in small businesses. Vice President Harris traveled there soon after President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law. The vice president is interviewed by Joy Reid about being responsive to the needs of all American communities, the crisis in Ukraine, the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, t

Apr 2, 2022 • 42:54

The world is five full weeks into Putin's horrific war in Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut commemorating that the world is five full weeks into Vladimir Putin's horrific war in Ukraine that is targeting civilians, killing 148 children so far, according to Ukraine's defense ministry. Joy Reid and her panel discuss what it could take to make Putin realize that he cannot achieve any of his goals by continuing this inhumane assault. Next, on Thursday Jared Kushner met virtually with the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on th

Apr 1, 2022 • 42:45

The intense skepticism over Russia's pledge to scale back military operations in Kyiv

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the intense skepticism over Russia's pledge to scale back military operations in Kyiv. Despite their rhetoric during peace talks in Turkey, the shelling has continued. Next, we discuss a Russian TV host saying on Tuesday that Americans should change the regime in the U.S before its term expires, and to again help their "partner" Donald Trump to become president. Retired Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman joins Joy on the former president's appare

Mar 31, 2022 • 42:45

Trump White House phone records show 7-hour gap on Jan. 6

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with The Washington Post reporting on Tuesday, that "internal White House records from January sixth show a gap in Trump’s phone records of seven hours and 37 minutes, including the period when the Capitol was being violently assaulted." Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Next we turn to Ukraine, where Russia's deputy defense minister has announced that the Kremlin would sharply reduce its military activity near Kyiv and Chernihiv. A White House official t

Mar 30, 2022 • 43:31

January 6 House committee holds two aides to the former president in contempt of Congress

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the fight to save democracy at home and abroad leading up to the moment in Washington, DC, when the House Select Committee on January 6th met to hold two aides to the former president in contempt of Congress. But first, Joy and her panel discuss the battle to defend democracy that continues in Ukraine, five weeks into Vladimir Putin's invasion. Ukraine's counteroffensive continues to hold the line, amid fresh concerns about the Russian dictator's e

Mar 29, 2022 • 32:54

President Joe Biden embarks on an emergency mission to Europe

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with one of the most high-stakes presidential trips in recent memory. President Joe Biden is embarking on an emergency mission to Europe, meeting with NATO leaders in Brussels, and then heading to Poland--a country on the front lines of the humanitarian and military crisis in Ukraine. It is perhaps the most important moment in Biden's presidency so far, a moment that will punctuate world history for decades to come. Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambass

Mar 26, 2022 • 42:59

Western leaders continue to roll out measures to increase pressure on Putin

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the unified display of solidarity in Brussels, where Western leaders stood shoulder to shoulder in an extraordinary series of summits hosted by NATO, the Group of Seven industrialized nations, and the European Union. Western leaders continue to roll out a series of measures to increase the pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin, while avoiding steps that could lead to a wider war on the continent. Joy Reid and her panel discuss what could hap

Mar 25, 2022 • 43:10

Putin humiliated on the battlefield as his war on Ukraine enters its second month

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as the Senate wraps up a third day of confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Republicans focused on dog whistle politics and offensive, false insinuations about her record, with Lindsey Graham and others resorting to interrupting, mansplaining and outright bullying. Through it all, Judge Jackson showed patience and resolve in defending her record. But before Joy covers this, we bring you news of Russian dictator Vl

Mar 24, 2022 • 43:29

Joy Reid and her panel on day 2 of Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings

Joy Reid and her panel analyze day two of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.

Mar 23, 2022 • 4:24

The emerging consensus that the war in Ukraine is reaching a stalemate

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the emerging consensus that the war in Ukraine is reaching a stalemate, if it has not already. Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, former member of Ukrainian Parliament, joins us to discuss. Next we discuss how Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was incredibly poised throughout her opening Supreme Court confirmation hearing, some calling her the literal opposite of, in her temperament as well as her qualifications, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he went thr

Mar 22, 2022 • 43:31

Ukrainian cities face potentially fatal shortages of food, water, medicine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the latest on the humanitarian disaster in Ukraine. The United Nations is raising concerns about the 6.5 million people who are internally displaced, and the 13 million people currently in regions hit hardest by the war in Ukraine. Cities like Mariupol and Sumy are facing what the UN describes as critical and potentially fatal shortages of food, water, and medicine. Joy Reid and her guests bring you their expert analysis of these developments and m

Mar 22, 2022 • 42:24

Russian soldiers besiege the Ukrainian capital

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the increasingly desperate situation in Mariupol as Russian soldiers besiege the Ukrainian capital. Then we discuss Arnold Schwarzenegger opening a Telegram channel to communicate with the Russian people. Igor Novikov, a former advisor to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy joins The ReidOut on how battling Vladimir Putin is an information war, in addition to a military initiative. Plus, Joy Reid calls out the American companies still doing business in Russia as

Mar 18, 2022 • 43:30

Ukrainian MP: If you don't stop Putin in Ukraine he will go further

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden declaring that Vladimir Putin is a war criminal. Oleksandra Ustinova, a member of Ukrainian Parliament, joins us and says about Putin, "If you don't stop him now in Ukraine, he will go further." Rep. Eric Swalwell also joins Joy Reid sharing his view that America should give Ukraine the jets it is requesting now. Journalist Terrell J. Starr also explains his experiences getting families out of Ukraine as Russia bombards major cities

Mar 17, 2022 • 43:45

Samantha Power on Russia's relentless assault against Ukrainian civilians

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut covering Russia's relentless assault against Ukrainian civilians. Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID, tells The ReidOut, on the tactics of the Russian Federation, "When you intentionally strike civilians, it's a war crime... It is as dark as anything I have seen in my life and my career." Next, we bring you the latest on the Enrique Tarrio case, after a federal magistrate judge in Miami has ordered Tarrio to be held before trial after he was indicte

Mar 16, 2022 • 42:50

Russian airstrikes in west will cut off supplies from further west and the south expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the latest on the military situation in Ukraine with our expert guest discussing how Russian airstrikes in the west are about cutting off the supplies coming in from further west and the south. Chef Ievgen Klopotenko, winner of Master Chef Ukraine, joins us on doing what Joy Reid calls "God's work of trying to feed people" as Russia continues to invade his nation. Next, we discuss the fact that Ukrainian refugees consist of so many women and childr

Mar 15, 2022 • 43:00

Vladimir Putin’s army advances toward Kyiv

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with news of Vladimir Putin’s army advancing toward Kyiv, and apparently doubling down on taking the capital of Ukraine by opening up new fronts overnight. Next, we discuss President Biden calling for the U.S. to revoke Russia's “most favored nation” status, which would downgrade Russia as a trading partner and open the door to damaging new tariffs on Moscow. Then we examine the two things we have learned about Donald Trump from his campaign and his adm

Mar 12, 2022 • 44:05

Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine enters its third week on Thursday

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the civilian tragedy that continues to unfold as Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine enters its third week on Thursday. Maksym Borodin, a city council member in Mariupol, Ukraine, joins Joy to discuss. Plus, it is not just Ukrainians fleeing. We also analyze how Russians are leaving their own homeland before the new Iron Curtain fully descends on Russia due to Putin's war. We next turn to Western nations warning that Putin appears ready to commit new a

Mar 11, 2022 • 42:48

The horrific realities of Putin's war of choice in Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the horrific realities of Vladimir Putin's war of choice in Ukraine. The Pentagon explained Wednesday why the U.S does not support the Polish plan to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine, as Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Warsaw for the first leg of her trip to meet with regional allies. Zhan Beleniuk, the sole Black MP in the Ukrainian Parliament and a 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and his fellow MP Oleksandra Ustinova join us to discuss. Then,

Mar 10, 2022 • 43:30

Special Preview: New Miniseries from “Why Is This Happening?”

Listen to a special preview of the first episode of “Future Of” from MSNBC’s Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast. Seismic, and in some cases, irreversible changes have taken place since the dawn of the fossil fuel age. Compounded by a pandemic, these changes will continue to impact every facet of our lives. What’s in store for rapidly evolving areas like innovation, energy, and entertainment? How have the social media revolution and COVID crisis affected our personal relationships, an

Mar 9, 2022 • 2:14

Ukraine still fights for its freedom nearly two weeks into Russia's unprovoked aggression

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Ukraine still fighting for its freedom, nearly two weeks into Russia's unprovoked act of aggression. Then, we discuss how President Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States will ban all Russian oil imports, a move that will come at a severe cost to Russians and have ramifications in America as well. Rep. David Cicilline joins The ReidOut on this bold move. Plus, Vladimir Putin is flattening and destroying entire cities in Ukraine the way h

Mar 9, 2022 • 42:43

Ukrainian president calls for boycott of Russian oil

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy calling for additional international sanctions against Russia, including boycotting Russian oil. Ukrainian tennis star Sergiy Stakhovsky joins us saying, "They expected they would be welcomed with bread and salt like in Crimea in 2014. Ukraine is a different country." Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman also had this to say about the apparent quandary over arming Ukraine with aircraft: "We

Mar 8, 2022 • 42:44

Russian forces continue to invade Ukraine from the north, east and south

Tiffany Cross sits in for Joy Reid for this episode of The ReidOut. We begin covering the situation in Ukraine, where it is increasingly dire as Russian forces continue their invasion from the north, east, and south. Former double agent Naveed Jamali joins us with his analysis. Then we turn our attention to the shocking news that Russian forces have seized the largest nuclear power plant in Europe, located in southern Ukraine. Tiffany and her panel discuss how the world narrowly escaped a nuclea

Mar 5, 2022 • 43:06

Zelenskyy addresses Putin: "Sit down with me"

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the humanitarian catastrophe in Ukraine, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy saying directly to Vladimir Putin, "Sit down with me. What are you afraid of?" Plus, Putin spewed outrageous lies about the Ukrainian people, and insisted that his war is going according to plan in a rambling diatribe Thursday, even as the Russian army is reportedly plagued by poor morale. NBC's Keir Simmons has the latest developments. Finally, in this edition of

Mar 4, 2022 • 47:21

Russia is bombarding Ukrainian towns and cities

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the horrifying development that Russia is now bombarding Ukrainian towns and cities. Joy is joined by a Ukrainian reporter on the ground there who tells The ReidOut that the Ukrainian people submitting to the Kremlin is "impossible." Next, we explore the New York City properties owned by Russian oligarchs among the many vast stores of wealth that the Department of Justice will target as the U.S. intensifies its response to Russia's invasion of Ukra

Mar 3, 2022 • 43:29

Zelenskyy tells the European Parliament: the Ukrainian people will not be broken

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's powerful speech to the European Parliament, in which he accused Vladimir Putin of war crimes, and said that the Ukrainian people will not be broken. Next, experts discuss reports of discrimination at some of Ukraine's borders, how Putin is likely to exploit these reports to create anti-Ukraine sentiment. Then, Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, who is of Ukrainian descent, tells Joy that despite what looks like a botched invasio

Mar 2, 2022 • 45:07

U.S. and EU effectively cut off Russia from its war chest

U.S. and EU effectively cut off Russia from its war chest

Mar 1, 2022 • 44:45

Ukrainians leave their normal lives to defend their homeland against Russia

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut by inviting you to step into the shoes of the Ukrainian populace, as everyday people leave their normal lives to defend their families and homeland against Russia. Next, we speak to a member of Ukraine's Parliament, Kira Rudik, who describes asking for and learning to use a Kalashnikov rifle as part of the civilian, volunteer effort to defy Ukraine's Russian invaders. Then, we completely debunk the viral lie suggesting that Vladimir Putin would not have

Feb 26, 2022 • 44:45

Ukrainian president declares "new Iron Curtain" has descended between Russia and world

Joy Reid leads this special coverage of Russia waging war on Ukraine with Ukrainian President Zelensky today invoking the language of the Cold War, declaring that a "new Iron Curtain" has "closed Russia off from the civilized world." Meanwhile in Russia, protestors took to the streets after Vladimir Putin's rambling speech declaring war. Joy and her panel discuss the dissent against Putin. Next, we critique how President Biden has vowed to make Vladimir Putin a pariah on the international stage

Feb 25, 2022 • 43:38

Why right-wing Trump loyalists praising Putin make America look weak

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the right-wing Trump loyalists praising Vladimir Putin--and why experts say this praise makes America look weak. Next, we unpack Russia's cyberattacks against Ukraine, and what that could portend in what Malcolm Nance calls Putin's "asymmetrical warfare." Then, the president of Howard University, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick discusses how students are coping after this historically Black college received bomb threats in a nationwide pattern under inve

Feb 24, 2022 • 43:46

President Biden imposes sanctions on Russian banks, elites

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that President Biden has imposed sanctions on Russian banks and elites. Daleep Singh, U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics, says President Biden could further extend the sanctions announced on Tuesday. Next, Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman joins The ReidOut on Donald Trump lauding Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading Ukraine. "It's deeply disturbing for the former president to bandwagon and

Feb 23, 2022 • 43:44

Vladimir Putin tries to justify invading Ukraine in a rambling, fact-bending address

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to justify invading Ukraine in a rambling, fact-bending address. MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance joins Joy Reid from Ukraine saying, "This could be the single, largest land war since World War II." Next, attorney Harry Litman joins us to explain the case in which a judge has suggested that Donald Trump is to blame for Jan. 6, and is allowing a critical Jan. 6 lawsuit to proceed. Plus, this week's *DEMOCRACY DEFEN

Feb 22, 2022 • 43:21

Kim Potter being sentenced to two years in prison for killing Daunte Wright

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden stating that he is "convinced" Putin will invade Ukraine, followed by a ReidOut analysis of all the repercussions. Next, we discuss the National Archives retrieving 15 boxes of White House records from Mar-a-Lago and confirming that classified information was in this trove. Then, legal expert Elie Mystal weighs in on Kim Potter being sentenced to two years in prison for killing Daunte Wright saying, "Judge Chu wants us to look at t

Feb 19, 2022 • 44:45

Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump ordered by judge to testify under oath

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that a judge has ruled that Donald Trump and his children Donald Trump, Jr. and Ivanka Trump must testify under oath. Next we discuss the Russian threat in Europe, and how Russia has amassed huge amounts of troops on Ukraine's borders visible by commercial satellite according to reports, despite claiming that they are withdrawing. Then we are joined by Z’Kye Husain, the Black teenager who was pinned to the ground and handcuffed by

Feb 18, 2022 • 43:46

Why Democrats need to fight back against the GOP culture wars

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut outlining the reasons why Democrats need to fight back against the GOP culture wars. Next, our expert guests discuss how Democrats need to understand what is at stake in the midterms and beyond, if the radicalized arm of the GOP takes back the House. Plus, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins The ReidOut on the fact that many entities from states to music festivals are considering lifting some combination of testing, masking, and vaccination requirem

Feb 17, 2022 • 44:27

How many right-wing leaders prioritize banning books and masks over guns

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut shining a light on how many right-wing leaders prioritize banning books and masks over guns. Nicole Hockley, CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, joins us on the Sandy Hook lawsuit succeeding in holding a gunmaker accountable for irresponsible marketing via the award of a multi-million dollar settlement. Hockley lost her 6-year-old son Dylan in the Sandy Hook shooting. Plus, Rep. Ilhan Omar joins Joy on introducing legislation that proposes new restrictions on no

Feb 16, 2022 • 44:45

Super Bowl Halftime Show sparks odd right-wing freak out

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a recap of the Super Bowl halftime show and the related right-wing freak out. Then, we turn to the breaking news that the accounting firm that has represented for Donald Trump for years has said essentially, in the words of legal expert Paul Butler, "we're quitting you and you need to alert your banks and insurers and everybody else[.]" Plus, meet this week's Democracy Defender! Katie Paris, founder of Red Wine & Blue, an organization which is "by,

Feb 15, 2022 • 44:07

Joy Reid: The Tea Party never died, lives on in MAGA movement and more

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the revelation that while the Tea Party is officially gone, it never actually died. Now that same, faux grassroots strategy is being applied to the anti-vax truckers in Canada. Next, musician, author and director Questlove joins us on directing a documentary on what many call the "Black Woodstock" -- ‘Summer of Soul’ streaming on Hulu. He tells Joy Reid, "Not many people count Black joy as an actual component in our stories." Then authors Wajahat Ali and Y

Feb 12, 2022 • 44:13

White House records obtained by Jan. 6 committee show no phone calls for hours after Trump's speech

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the news that White House records obtained by the January 6th committee do not include any phone calls during an hours long period following Donald Trump's speech from the Ellipse. Next, Joy and her expert guest explain the truth about inflation. Then, U.S. Senate candidate for Louisiana Gary Chambers joins us on his latest campaign ad in which he burns the Confederate flag. Plus, Russian President Vladimir Putin is continuing his chest thumping ov

Feb 11, 2022 • 44:10

Rep. Joyce Beatty on Rep. Hal Rogers apologized for telling her to "Kiss my a**" when asked to put on a mask

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rep. Joyce Beatty recounting how Rep. Hal Rogers apologized for telling her to "Kiss my a**" when she asked him to put on a mask. Next, we examine the explosive reporting from The Washington Post stating that the National Archives has asked the Justice Department to probe Donald Trump's handling of White House records. Plus, Joy Reid explains how the right-wing has co-opted the Canadian anti-Covid vaccine mandate trucker protest. Finally, we do a d

Feb 10, 2022 • 43:45

Activists on the Supreme Court declare open season on the voting rights of Americans of color

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut tonight with the activists on the Supreme Court declaring open season on the voting rights of Americans of color. Next, District Attorney Fani Willis of Fulton County, Georgia has asked the FBI to help secure her office as she investigates Donald Trump’s effort to steal the election in that state from Joe Biden. Joy and her panel discuss. Then, despite the centrality of slavery in this nation’s history, the United States has never been very good about c

Feb 9, 2022 • 43:47

Expert: Trump illegally destroyed White House documents that belong to American people

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with The Washington Post's new, extensive reporting that Donald Trump’s shredding of documents by hand was far more widespread and indiscriminate than previously known. Next, according to a U.S. Official with direct knowledge, the Russian military is preparing for a large-scale invasion of Ukraine that could include a capture of Kyiv. Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman joins Joy Reid to discuss. Plus, meet this week's Democracy Defender Tayhlor Coleman,

Feb 8, 2022 • 44:04

Mike Pence stands up to Donald Trump and tells the truth about the election

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Mike Pence doing something entirely uncharacteristic for him and many Republican politicians--he stood up to Donald Trump for the second time including Insurrection Day. Plus, just two days ago, Minneapolis police used a no-knock warrant to enter an apartment and within 9 seconds ended the life of a 22-year-old black man named Amir Locke. Joy Reid and her panel discuss how some police departments seem to flout the Fourth Amendment. Next, eight-time

Feb 5, 2022 • 43:48

Biden returns to his foreign and domestic policy wheelhouse after tough first year

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden returning to his foreign and domestic policy wheelhouse after a tough first year as president. Next, Deadline reports that two judges walked off the set of "The Masked Singer" last week after Rudy Giuliani was revealed as one of the masked characters. Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Next we turn to a new bill being debated in Missouri. If passed, it would result in murders being considered justified if the perpetrator claimed self-d

Feb 4, 2022 • 43:54

Presenting Into America: Reconstructed

This month, MSNBC’s Into America podcast is celebrating Black history through a special series called ‘Reconstructed’: a deep dive into the Reconstruction era and how its legacy continues to shape us today. Part one, ‘Birth of a Black Nation,’ tells the story of Robert Smalls: born into slavery and later elected to Congress. It’s a look at how Black Americans began to gain political power, and how the fight for full access to the franchise continues today. Listen to the full series here.

Feb 3, 2022 • 6:45

Jan. 6 select committee heard from head of far-right group the Oath Keepers on Wednesday

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that the Jan. 6 select committee heard from Stewart Rhodes, the head of the far-right group the Oath Keepers, today. Joy and her panel discuss whether the Department of Justice is doing enough to bring indictments for the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and attempts to overturn the election. Next, we are joined by Coach Hue Jackson, head coach at Grambling State University and former NFL head coach for the Cleveland Browns and Oakland Raiders,

Feb 3, 2022 • 43:51

'This is all a warmup' former RNC chair says of GOP election manipulations

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with The New York Times reporting on the efforts by Donald Trump and his advisors to use the authority of the federal government to seize voting machines after the 2020 election. Next, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy explains the breaking news that a Pfizer vaccine for children could be ready by the end of February. Then, Marilyn Mosby, State's Attorney for Baltimore City, joins Joy Reid to discuss being accused by the Justice Department of financ

Feb 2, 2022 • 43:32

Stacey Abrams on protecting voting rights: "We cannot afford inaction"

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with Donald Trump speaking at a rally in Texas this weekend, saying that if he retakes the White House in 2024, he may offer Capitol insurrectionists presidential pardons. Joy Reid and her panel discuss his latest attempts at invalidating the legitimate presidency of Joe Biden. Plus, tonight Joy proudly debuts a new segment on The ReidOut that we will bring to you regularly: Democracy Defenders! We will hear from folks working to make this country more just an

Feb 1, 2022 • 43:34

Joy Reid: Republicans! Wokeness is communism, but book banning isn’t?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the ongoing trend of book banning asking, "So hey, Republicans! Wokeness is communism, but book banning isn’t? Make it make sense." Plus, today the committee probing the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection subpoenaed 14 of the 84 fake electors who tried to falsify the results of the 2020 election in 7 states, compelling them to provide documents and testimony in their ongoing investigation. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins us to discuss. Next, Florida Sen. Rick Sco

Jan 29, 2022 • 44:28

Art Spiegelman talks his graphic novel "Maus" on the horrors of The Holocaust being banned

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Tennessee school board that has voted unanimously to ban the graphic novel "Maus," which portrays the horrors of The Holocaust, from the eighth grade curriculum. Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-winning artist and creator of the esteemed work "Maus," and Jerry Craft, Newbery Medal-winning illustrator and author of “New Kid,” which was temporarily banned by a Texas school board, both join The ReidOut to discuss. Next, with the retirement of Suprem

Jan 28, 2022 • 43:09

Now is President Biden's time to make his mark on the Supreme Court

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that it is President Biden's time to make his mark on the Supreme Court with the unexpected news that Associate Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire at the end of this term. Joy and her panel discuss Biden confirming that he is committed to filling the vacancy with a Black woman, and what the GOP opposition might be. Next, the Justice Department has opened an investigation into the fake election certificates submitted by pro-Trump Republ

Jan 27, 2022 • 44:30

A history lesson on the scheme by the super-rich to topple the U.S. government

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a history lesson, explaining the elaborate 1930s scheme by the super-rich to topple the U.S. government for their own financial interests, which has many echoes today. Next, a panel of judges in Georgia has given the green light to Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis to seat a special grand jury for her investigation into Donald Trump's attempts to overturn the election results in that state. Then we discuss how many Trump-aligned Republica

Jan 26, 2022 • 43:42

Rep. Lieu: You really see how fearful Republicans are now of Jan. 6 committee

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut critiquing the alarming fact that not everyone agrees that the New Deal, the end of child labor, the ability of American workers to unionize, and expanded women's liberty and voting rights are good things. Next, Jan. 6 select committee Chairman Bennie Thompson confirmed that the committee has spoken with Donald Trump's former attorney general Bill Barr. Rep. Ted Lieu, who was a 2021 House impeachment manager, joins Joy to discuss. Then we analyze how ov

Jan 25, 2022 • 43:42

Joy Reid: More seeds of an apparent conspiracy were planted before Jan. 6

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a report that the Jan 6. select committee is actively investigating several illegitimate Republican electors, who in December of 2020 submitted forged documents that falsely declared Donald Trump the victor. Rep. Mark Pocan joins The ReidOut to discuss. Next, we examine the dystopian development of governors who are pitching special election police forces, which many are calling "election cops." Plus, with the Supreme Court's approval rating at a n

Jan 22, 2022 • 43:52

Jan. 6 select committee asks Ivanka Trump to testify voluntarily

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new developments in reporting on the plot to steal the election. A district attorney in Fulton County Georgia is requesting a special grand jury in her investigation of Donald Trump. Plus, there is a bombshell new report from The Washington Post alleging that Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani coordinated the scheme to forge documents to submit illegitimate electors from multiple states. Those falsified certificates later became a pretense to throw out Joe

Jan 21, 2022 • 43:53

U.S. Senate is one step closer to putting themselves on the historical record on voting rights

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with an analysis of President Biden news-making, nearly two-hour press conference during which he addressed his administation's wins and challenges. Plus, we bring you breaking news tonight with major implications for the former president as the Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump’s effort to block his administration’s records from being sent to the Jan. 6 select committee. And, Joy and her panel discuss the United States Senate coming closer to put

Jan 20, 2022 • 44:21

Rudy Giuliani subpoenaed by Jan. 6 select committee

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with breaking news in the investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. On Tuesday the select committee issued subpoenas to four of Donald Trump’s most prominent lawyers, aides and advisors. They include Trump attorney Jenna Ellis, Trump legal advisor Sidney Powell, and senior Trump campaign aide Boris Epshteyn. Yet, the marquee name is Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s “TV lawyer” and the former New York mayor who is also under federal investigation for his d

Jan 19, 2022 • 43:56

Dr. Bernice A. King : I think it's time for massive civil disobedience

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut tonight on perhaps the most misused, misinterpreted day on the American calendar: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This is a day when people who would have stood against everything Dr. King fought for--equal rights, civil rights, the elimination of poverty and especially voting rights--soberly repeat that one partial quote they memorized in high school. Dr. Bernice A. King, CEO of the King Center and daughter of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. joins Th

Jan 18, 2022 • 43:32

Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes charged with seditious conspiracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who is facing up to twenty years in prison and is charged with seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, and more. Next, Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Joy on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy refusing to voluntarily cooperate with the Jan. 6 select committee. Then, we turn to President Biden hosting Senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin

Jan 15, 2022 • 43:49

Malcolm Nance: On Jan. 6 we saw the command cell of the Oath Keepers

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a major escalation in the Jan. 6 investigation: for the first time the Department of Justice has filed "seditious conspiracy" charges related to the insurrection, including against the leaders of the far-right group, the Oath Keepers. Next we turn to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who paid lip service to the two voting rights bills on Thursday, just as she has paid lip service to the late civil rights leader John Lewis on twitter and bragged about co-sponsor

Jan 14, 2022 • 43:45

Jan. 6 committee officially requests cooperation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with big news from the Jan. 6 select committee. They are officially requesting cooperation from House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in their investigation of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Rep. Adam Schiff, member of the House select committee on the January 6th attack, and the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, joins Joy Reid to discuss. Then, Joy digs into how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell had lots of feelings about President Bi

Jan 13, 2022 • 43:34

Leading civil rights attorney on voting rights: At this point, it’s all-hands-on-deck

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden and Vice President Harris having given a major, joint speech in Atlanta on Tuesday, putting the full weight of the administration behind the push for new federal voter protection laws, even if it means that Senate Democrats go it alone. Meanwhile, the probe of Donald Trump’s business practices in New York seems to be a source of heartburn for the Trump family, in addition to other legal proceedings underway involving the disgraced f

Jan 12, 2022 • 45:00

Georgia voting rights groups press the White House on voting rights legislation plan

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with something that should not be breaking news--a Fox News host and a Republican senator went on the record this weekend, to state the obvious: Trump lost the election. Plus, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes joins us as one of the Democrats vying to face-off with Senator Ron Johnson this fall for a U.S. Senate seat. Next, we examine how for months, Rep. Jim Jordan has stuck to his mantra that he had “nothing to hide” from the Jan. 6 select committee.

Jan 11, 2022 • 43:52

Rep. Clyburn on Manchin, the Freedom to Vote Act, and hopes for a filibuster carve out

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Raphael Ted Cruz, who apparently made the mistake of telling the truth about January 6th on the anniversary. Next, the Senate could advance the Freedom to Vote Act as early as next week, ahead of a Martin Luther King Day deadline for a vote to change Senate filibuster rules in the face of Republican obstruction. House Majority Whip, Rep. Jim Clyburn, joins Joy to discuss. Then, as new COVID infections are hitting record highs nationwide, the Suprem

Jan 8, 2022 • 43:19

Remembering the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and the ongoing fight to protect our democracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut remembering that exactly one year ago insurrectionists stormed our nation's Capitol in an unprecedented attack on our democracy incited by the disgraced former president. Rep. Pete Aguilar, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Ruben Gallego, and Rep. Ayanna Pressley join us with their unique perspectives. Plus, the Big Lie behind the insurrection has been weaponized by Republican state legislatures into new voter suppression laws, which are designed to disenfranc

Jan 7, 2022 • 44:43

Joy Reid commemorates the eve of the Capitol insurrection

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight on the eve of the anniversary of the Capitol insurrection. One year ago this Wednesday night, all the pieces were in place for Donald Trump to attempt something that has never been done in this country. There were at least four memos circulating among Trump's inner circle -- and all of them proposed a version of the same unprecedented scheme: To pressure Mike Pence and get enough Republican House and Senate members to reject Democratic votes on Jan. 6. Next, Me

Jan 6, 2022 • 44:33

U.S. sets global record of one million Covid cases reported Monday

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you breaking news from the Jan. 6 congressional investigation that ties two known allies, Donald Trump and Fox News host Sean Hannity, together on insurrection day. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins us to discuss. But we begin the show with a new year, and a new record in Covid cases. The U.S. has set a global record of one million cases reported on Monday. Next, we turn to conservative Democratic Senator Joe Manchin, who is throwing cold water on Senate D

Jan 5, 2022 • 43:43

Sen. Schumer on getting Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema to take action on voting rights

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut as we start this new year as a nation with two very different concepts of citizenship struggling to exist in the same society. Plus, over the weekend, select committee vice chair Liz Cheney said that there is firsthand testimony of how Donald Trump watched the attack unfold and did nothing for hours. We next turn to Sen. Chuck Schumer vowing to hold a vote on rules changes to the Senate filibuster to move forward on blocked voting rights legislation. Se

Jan 4, 2022 • 44:14

Politics expert asks: Will Democratic leaders really listen to voters in 2022?

Tiffany Cross in for Joy Reid leads this edition of The Reid Out with this observation: While some may have had a racial reckoning after George Floyd's death in 2020, the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was a glaring warning that a significant portion of our country is threatened by an America no longer powered by White dominance, and one that takes accountability for our history. Then we turn to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer promising a vote on the Build Back Better bill despite Joe Manchin'

Dec 31, 2021 • 44:08

The ReidOut remembers a great American fighter, the late Harry Reid

We begin this episode of The ReidOut remembering a great American fighter, Harry Reid. The longtime Senate Democratic leader died Tuesday at the age of 82 after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Next, new U.S. Covid-19 cases are at a record seven-day average of more than 265,000 per day, as of Tuesday. This is happening just days before kids return to the classroom after their holiday break, and child Covid-19 hospitalizations are up. Then we turn to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appearing

Dec 30, 2021 • 43:30

Legal expert says DOJ is 'not doing its job' on Jan. 6 prosecutions

We begin this episode of The ReidOut with new revelations about Jan. 6. The Daily Beast reports on yet another plot by Donald Trump’s allies to overturn Joe Biden’s victory--this one from Steve Bannon and Donald Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro, which they dubbed the “green bay sweep.” Plus, the terrible, sinking feeling of those early days of the pandemic are roaring back. Washington, D.C. has seen a nearly ten-fold increase in cases, which have surged 987 percent in the past two weeks, as h

Dec 29, 2021 • 43:23

Dr. Anthony Fauci explains the new, shorter CDC quarantine guidelines

Tiffany Cross in for Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the CDC releasing new guidelines shortening the recommended isolation and quarantine period for asymptomatic people with Covid-19. Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and chief medical advisor to President Biden, joins The ReidOut to discuss. Then, as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection anniversary approaches, many believe that the riot was more than just a failed coup. Long before the Big Lie that inspired that f

Dec 28, 2021 • 43:48

Joy Reid: House GOP is trying to throw all the sand it can into the Jan. 6 probe gears

Joy Reid covers a lot in this episode of The ReidOut, including a stunning guilty verdict for the ex-Minnesota cop who killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop earlier this year. Kim Potter said she mistook her handgun for her taser. Jurors today found her guilty of first and second degree manslaughter. Rep. Karen Bass join Joy on this topic. But first we tackle the House GOP reportedly trying to throw all the sand they can into the gears of the Jan. 6 probe including Kevin McCarthy attempting

Dec 24, 2021 • 43:49

Jan. 6 select committee expresses interest in Jim Jordan’s phone calls with Trump on Jan. 6

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the explosive news that the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 has requested testimony from Rep. Jim Jordan. Then, we discuss how on Wednesday the FDA authorized the first Covid-19 anti-viral pill in the U.S., as Omicron spreads across the country. And, tragically, at least 50 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been murdered in America this year alone, and likely many more go unreported — or misreported. Bob the Drag Queen, a

Dec 23, 2021 • 43:05

Joy Reid names Joe Manchin "The Absolute Worst" for obstructing bill that would help his state

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden addressing the nation as Omicron, now the dominant Covid variant in the U.S., surges across the nation. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joins Joy Reid to discuss. We then turn to the select committee investigating Jan. 6 getting serious about accountability. They are now considering more criminal referrals, and not just for contempt of Congress. Then, Joy says of the U.S. senator also known as "Maserati Manchin," "For his bad

Dec 22, 2021 • 44:06

Joe Manchin is a millionaire out of touch with working families expert says

Jonathan Capehart in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with COVID threatening to upend our holiday travel plans as the pandemic marches into its third year. Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser joins us on how she is leading her city through this crisis. Next, we analyze Sen. Joe Manchin doubling down on his startling admission on Sunday that he is done with the Build Back Better bill. Then, we turn to Donald Trump doing what he always does when the walls are closing in--he filed a

Dec 21, 2021 • 43:30

Legal expert: There's probable cause Jim Jordan committed a crime by forwarding that text to Mark Meadows

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Rep. Jim Jordan's office admitting that he was one of the lawmakers whose texts to Mark Meadows were revealed this week. Joy Reid's guests explain why they believe his text is written confirmation that Jordan is a "traitor" who may have committed a crime. Next, a new report by the House Oversight Committee reveals damning new details about just how derelict and political Donald Trump's response to COIVD-19 really was. Plus, a new HBO documentary, "

Dec 18, 2021 • 43:19

Report alleges Mark Meadows is far more responsible for the Big Lie than previously known

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the intensifying scrutiny on Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows as he awaits potential charges of criminal contempt. There are now new reports alleging that he is far more responsible for the Big Lie than was previously known. Then, we discuss facing a winter tsunami of the delta and omicron variants. The Centers for Disease control is warning that deaths in the United States will soar by 73 percent, or more than fifteen-thousand a w

Dec 17, 2021 • 43:32

Elizabeth Warren to Elon Musk: The world's richest freeloader evidently has very thin skin

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you the latest on the Jan. 6 investigation following Wednesday's House contempt vote against Mark Meadows. Joy also speaks with Mary Trump about the pathology of people like Meadows who are seemingly willing to give up everything to show fealty to her uncle. Plus, Joy is also joined by Senator Elizabeth Warren, who today called for expanding the size of the Supreme Court in response to the court's extremism. Warren also responds to Elon Musk, who p

Dec 16, 2021 • 44:04

Fox News hosts urged Trump to stop the Jan. 6 insurrection

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that within hours the House will likely vote to refer Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows, a former Republican member of Congress, for charges of criminal contempt. Rep. Adam Schiff, who is part of the Jan. 6 select committee, joins Joy to discuss. Then, we examine how, no matter how they tried to downplay it, or blame "Antifa," the texts from many Fox News hosts during the Capitol insurrection illustrate that only D

Dec 15, 2021 • 44:15

Jan. 6 House panel recommends Trump former chief of staff Meadows face contempt of Congress charge

The Jan. 6 House panel has recommended Donald Trump's former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, face a contempt of Congress charge. The referral now moves to the full House where it is expected to come up for a vote as soon as Tuesday. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the proceedings, and what might come next. Jan. 6 select committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson also gives us his perspective from the halls of Congress.

Dec 14, 2021 • 12:55

Georgia election worker threatened after being falsely accused by Trump of rigging votes

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with a frightening display of intimidation, which is just one of the many threats that Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman received after being falsely accused by Donald Trump of rigging votes in the state against him. Next, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that abortion providers can challenge a Texas law that imposes a ban on abortions after six weeks, before many people even know they are pregnant. The court also ruled that the law will remain in p

Dec 11, 2021 • 44:05

Joy Reid: There is one party standing up for a government of the people, by the people and for the people

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid brings you the latest on two legal setbacks for Donald Trump. Late Thursday, a federal appeals court ruled against his effort to withhold documents from the Jan. 6 committee. Plus, the New York attorney general is seeking a deposition from Trump early next month as part of her investigation into the Trump organization. Joy and her guests also explore what many see as the open hostility to democracy evident in today's Republican Party. Finally, In tonight'

Dec 10, 2021 • 43:21

Why some may see Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as a "degenerate sycophant"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with why some may see Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows as a "degenerate sycophant" who has apparently chosen not to stand up for truth, as he declared on Tuesday that he will no longer cooperate with the Jan. 6 committee. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins us to discuss. Plus, it has been nearly two weeks since the first video was publicly released of Rep. Lauren Boebert's Islamophobic comments suggesting that her colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar, is

Dec 9, 2021 • 43:40

Rep. Ilhan Omar joins The ReidOut decrying Lauren Boebert's racist, anti-Muslim comments targeting her

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with reporting on a group known as the “Utah Voter Verification Project,” reportedly working on the latest front in the election fraud conspiracy movement. Plus, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Ret. joins us on new threats to Ukraine from Russian president Vladimir Putin, and how President Biden is handling things very differently than Donald Trump. Additionally, Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks out on Lauren Boebert's racist, anti-Muslim attacks on her. Finally, in

Dec 8, 2021 • 44:29

Joy Reid calls out media entities ignoring the numerous threats to our American experiment

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a warning that despite numerous threats to our American experiment as a multiracial democracy, many in the media report that things are business as usual. Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joins us on his viral media critique. Next, the Department of Justice is suing the state of Texas over redistricting maps that they say explicitly discriminate against Latino and Black voters. Plus, the anti-choice crusade to control the wombs of women and g

Dec 7, 2021 • 43:49

Special Preview: New MSNBC Podcast

MSNBC anchor Ayman Mohyeldin gives a special preview of “American Radical,” MSNBC’s newest podcast, which he hosts. In this five-part original series, Ayman explores the story of Rosanne Boyland, a woman from his own hometown who became a foot soldier in one of the most dangerous movements in America and died at the Capitol on January 6th. Listen to the first episode and follow or subscribe to the series: https://link.chtbl.com/americanradical_feed

Dec 6, 2021 • 2:41

Joy Reid on the manhunt for the parents of the Oxford High School shooting suspect

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fugitive manhunt in Michigan for James and Jennifer Crumbley, who were set to be arraigned Friday afternoon on charges related to their son's shooting rampage at Oxford High School on Tuesday--but they never showed up. Next, Rep. Ilhan Omar has simply requested a public apology be made to her by Lauren Boebert for her racist and anti-Muslim remarks, but that seems to be too much for her according to reports. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the C

Dec 4, 2021 • 44:10

Rep. Schiff: Justice Department should consider investigating the organizers and funders the Jan. 6 attack

Joy Reid leads this episode of #TheReidOut with breaking news from New York, where Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the state has five cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy joins Joy Reid on this and more. Plus, the Jan. 6 select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection has already interviewed 250 witnesses according to its chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson. Rep. Adam Schiff, member of the House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack, bring us his p

Dec 3, 2021 • 44:01

Rep. Ayanna Pressley calls on Congress to protect abortion rights if the courts won't

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Supreme Court hearing arguments on Wednesday in which they were asked to allow Mississippi to uphold a ban on abortions after 15 weeks. Listening to the oral arguments it became clear that all six conservative justices were either openly or implicitly interested in entertaining Mississippi's request. Rep. Ayanna Pressley joins Joy to discuss. Next, the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 has voted unanimously to refer Jeffrey Clark for

Dec 2, 2021 • 43:56

Joy Reid: The faction of the right defying COVID-fighting measures is a death cult

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republicans defying Covid-fighting measures. She observes, "How many more people have to die before we say what we've all known for some time. This faction of the right is a death cult." Next, we turn to the three appellate judges who heard arguments on Tuesday about whether Donald Trump can withhold White House records from the select committee investigating Jan. 6. It is no surprise that the panel of judges appeared skeptical of Trump’s case.

Dec 1, 2021 • 43:53

Dr. Fauci on the Omicron variant putting the world on edge

Joy Reid leads this episode of The Reidout with the new Coronavirus variant--Omicron--that is putting the entire world on edge. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical advisor to President Biden, joins Joy with his advice. Next, we turn to the Supreme Court, which on Wednesday will hear arguments about the Mississippi law that prohibits nearly all abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy. Rep. Barbara Lee, co-chair of the Congr

Nov 30, 2021 • 43:55

Conviction of men who killed Ahmaud Arbery is positive, yet illuminates the system's flaws

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the verdict in one of the most important trials in recent American history: the conviction of three White Georgia men who chased down a Black man--Ahmaud Arbery--in their pickup trucks in what has been described as a modern-day lynching. Next, Joy and her panel try to determine how the Biden administration can better sell all the economic gains it has set into motion, because the American public in large part erroneously believes the economy is not

Nov 25, 2021 • 44:04

Rep. Swalwell: After Trump we are trying to make America a democracy again

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the select committee on Jan. 6 issuing brand new subpoenas targeting the right-wing militias at the forefront of the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins The ReidOut to discuss. Plus, the judge in the trial for Ahmaud Arbery's killing sent the jury home Tuesday night meaning there is no verdict so far. We discuss what could come next. Next, in a special "Absolute Worst," Joy Reid slams the lack of urgency from both Democratic and especial

Nov 24, 2021 • 44:41

Video shows Alex Jones saying he was directed by White House to lead Jan. 6 march

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news from the Jan. 6 Select Committee, which has issued subpoenas to five more people involved in the planning of the so-called "Stop the Steal" rally, including Alex Jones and Roger Stone. Then, we acknowledge the lives of the three people who were shot when Kyle Rittenhouse crossed state lines into Kenosha and used an assault-style weapon equipped for war. Gaige Grosskreutz is the lone survivor. The two men fatally shot by Rittenhouse we

Nov 23, 2021 • 44:57

Joy Reid on the Rittenhouse Verdict: This is what we expected to happen

Jason Johnson in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the disturbing news that 18-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, who crossed state lines and killed two human beings at a Black Lives Matter rally, was found not guilty of murder on all counts. Joy Reid joins this discussion as a special guest. Then, after months of wrangling and negotiation, House Democrats passed the landmark bill at the center of President Biden’s domestic agenda: the Build Back Better Act. Rep. Mondaire Jones, deputy

Nov 20, 2021 • 44:48

Joy Reid: If the GOP takes back the House it's going to be one giant revenge fantasy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a description of our two political parties, which are like opposing parents--the Democrats being the responsible parent vs. the yolo parent, the Republicans. Next, Joy examines how after three days of jury deliberation, there is still no verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Meanwhile in Georgia, the defense for the three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery rested its case today--but not before the prosecution got its chance to cross exa

Nov 19, 2021 • 44:39

Joy Reid: Some Republicans are using the threat of political violence to reach an extremist base

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the extraordinary scene that played out on the House floor on Wednesday. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed Paul Gosar's stupid, violent anime fantasy video depicting him killing Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and then turning a pair of knives on President Joe Biden. Rep. Nikema Williams joins Joy to discuss. Plus, Republicans apparently want you to believe the economy is not doing well. But in reality, unemployment is at its lowest point since before the

Nov 18, 2021 • 45:04

Joy Reid: Two cases will tell us if armed, primarily white men can serve as judge, jury and executioner

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the two cases which will tell us where we are as a country--whether armed, primarily white men can continue to take matters into their own hands and serve as judge, jury and executioner legally under the law--the Ahmaud Arbery case and the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Next, while President Biden is out communicating about how his infrastructure bill being signed into law will benefit America, Democrats in Congress now have the challenge of making

Nov 17, 2021 • 44:43

Joy Reid: The Kyle Rittenhouse trial has been one of the strangest in recent history

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as her expert guests break down the reportedly unusual behavior of the judge and more. Then, Joy and her panel discuss Steve Bannon surrendering to federal authorities on Monday after being criminally indicted on Friday on charges of contempt of Congress. Plus, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins The ReidOut on the heels of President Biden signing his his

Nov 16, 2021 • 45:19

Elie Mystal: Put Mark Meadows and Steve Bannon in jail now

Tiffany Cross guest hosting for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the breaking news that Steve Bannon has been indicted by a federal grand jury for contempt of Congress. Tiffany and our guests also discuss former Trump aide Mark Meadows failing to appear before the Jan. 6 committee to honor his subpoena on Friday. Rep. Pete Aguilar and Rep. Ted Lieu also join The ReidOut to discuss these developments. Then, MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton shares his thoughts after a defense attorney in

Nov 13, 2021 • 43:39

Joy Reid: The Rittenhouse case is fundamentally about American vigilantism

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the conservatives launching an all-out war on books about Martin Luther King, Jr., the LGBTQ experience, and even seahorses. Then, Joy and her panel of experts discuss the trend of certain Republicans using violent language, apparently veiled threats, and aggressive behavior as part of their politics. Plus, The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper goes one-on-one with Joy about what it is like to interview staunch Trump supporters, misinformed conservatives

Nov 12, 2021 • 44:06

Malcolm Nance: The political wing of the GOP is coddling the people that attacked democracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the attacks on our democracy that are happening state by state. Joy and her panel discuss what is at stake. Next, our legal expert lends his in-depth analysis to the latest in the Kyle Rittenhouse murder trial. Next, we expose the truth about the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, ahead of the airing of, "In the Dark of the Valley," a documentary that premieres Sunday, November 14th at 10 pm ET on MSNBC. Finally, in "The Absolute Worst," Joy Reid criti

Nov 11, 2021 • 43:43

Politics expert predicts Paul Gosar will remain 'in good standing' with House GOP

Jonathan Capehart in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the shocking news that Arizona Republican Rep. Paul Gosar posted an altered clip of an anime video, showing him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and attacking President Biden. Our panel asks why House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is missing in action after a Republican lawmaker appeared to threaten the life of another member of Congress on social media, which Gosar denies. Plus, the January 6 Select Committee issued

Nov 10, 2021 • 43:28

Politics expert: Republicans have decided they're not for democracy when they lose

Jonathan Capehart fills in for Joy Reid as he leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news of the Jan. 6 committee releasing six new subpoenas, including one for Michael Flynn. Then, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, and Rep. Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, join us on President Biden's success in the passage of the infrastructure bill, and what the future holds for Build Back Better. MSNBC legal analyst Paul Butler joins The ReidOut

Nov 9, 2021 • 44:54

Rep. Khanna: Progressives have compromised. Now we have to come together.

Rep. Khanna: Progressives have compromised. Now we have to come together.

Nov 6, 2021 • 44:30

Rep Jayapal: We're trusting President Biden is going to get 51 votes in the Senate

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Donald Trump’s attorneys defending on Thursday his far-fetched claims of executive privilege in federal court in an attempt to withhold documents from the committee investigating Jan. 6. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins us with her analysis of the ongoing probe into the Capitol insurrection. Then, we explore why a certain Republican was assisted in his gubernatorial victory on Tuesday night after vowing to banish African-American author Toni Morrison from

Nov 5, 2021 • 44:27

Politics expert: Race and racism remain in American politics because they work

Tiffany cross in for Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with her message that it is America who should be concerned, not just the Democrats, with the tactics that the Republican party has used to attract many of the the voters who are empowering it to do things such as engage in further voter suppression. Next, we analyze how on Wednesday Senate Democrats -- with the help of just one Republican, Alaska's Lisa Murkowski -- failed to pass the voting rights bill named after civil rights ico

Nov 4, 2021 • 44:20

Joy Reid on the looming threat to abortion rights in America

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the looming threat to abortion rights in America. Then, she and her guests analyze the strategy of GOP Virginia governor candidate Glenn Youngkin, who vows to ban critical race theory from schools "on day one"--even though this field of legal scholarship is not taught outside of law schools. Next, Jennifer Pinckney, survivor of the Charleston church massacre, also joins Joy after a multi-million dollar settlement was announced in response to a laws

Nov 2, 2021 • 43:59

Rep. Jayapal: Let's operate from a place of belief that we can do both bills

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut discussing how the progressive agenda is being maintained in the Build Back Better bill, even after negotiations with moderate Democrats have resulted in reducing the scale of the plan. Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins us with the details. We also discuss Rupert Murdoch allowing elements of his media empire to spread Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, and the possible impact on our society. Plus, Kimberlé Crenshaw, a leading scholar of critical race theory, debunks

Oct 30, 2021 • 43:56

Susan Rice confident that scaled-down Build Back Better will satisfy voters

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden announcing a new framework for the Build Back Better bill. Ambassador Susan Rice, director of President Biden's Domestic Policy Council, and Rep. Cori Bush join us to discuss. Plus, Rep. Eric Swalwell denounces the new Tucker Carlson documentary for suggesting that the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was a false flag, saying it is "a tribute video for the terrorists." Finally, in "The Absolute Worst," Joy slams the racist "tomahawk chop

Oct 29, 2021 • 44:24

Rep. Schiff: There's no separating the insurrection from the White nationalist motivation behind it

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with Trump lawyer John Eastman, who is the expected target of an upcoming subpoena from the committee investigating Jan. 6. Lauren Windsor, creator and executive producer of the political reporting web show TheUndercurrent.tv, joins us with new footage she has recorded of Eastman discussing Jan. 6. Rep. Adam Schiff of the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection also joins us with his analysis. Then, Rep. Ro Khanna, deputy whip for the Hous

Oct 28, 2021 • 44:56

Rep. TedLieu: Marjorie Taylor Greene should not be in Congress if she's still disputing election

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with "Beloved," the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Nobel laureate Toni Morrison that tells the story of a runaway enslaved woman, and is now targeted in an ad for Republican Glenn Youngkin who is running for governor in Virginia. Joy and her panel discuss what the dynamics of this race portends. Next, Democrats announced their corporate minimum tax plan today, which would require companies that report more than $1 billion in profits to pay at least a 15 percen

Oct 27, 2021 • 44:30

Malcolm Nance: We are are on the cusp of an insurgency

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new calls from House Democrats for the expulsion of more than a half-dozen of their Republican colleagues as new reports emerge, which have not been confirmed by NBC News, alleging close involvement of certain GOP members of Congress in the planning that reportedly fueled the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Cori Bush and MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance join The ReidOut to discuss. Then, we examine reports of the thousands of leaked internal documents from F

Oct 26, 2021 • 44:12

Build Back Better is a bargain compared to Trump, Bush tax cuts expert says

Filling in for Joy Reid, Tiffany Cross leads this episode of The ReidOut with the progress that will impact millions of working class Americans, as it appears that Democrats are getting close to the finish line when it comes to delivering the Build Back Better agenda. But the questions we all need answers to are: what will be in it and will it include what was promised? Then, in a bipartisan vote yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives referred Steve Bannon to the Department of Justice for

Oct 23, 2021 • 43:27

Stacey Abrams: We need to do a carve out for the filibuster to protect our democracy

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with Rep. Bennie Thompson, the chairman of the select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. They discuss what is next now that the House has voted to refer Steve Bannon to the Department of Justice for criminal contempt charges. Then, Karine Jean-Pierre, White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary, joins Joy to discuss the status of negotiations on the Build Back Better plan, and how the White House is working with Senators Manchin

Oct 22, 2021 • 45:01

Joy Reid: House Republicans apparently defending Bannon shirk their responsibilities

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the committee investigating Jan. 6 sending a strong message that they will aggressively pursue their mission by enforcing their subpoenas. Then, Joy and her panel discuss Senate Republicans opposing voting rights legislation for the third time this year. Plus, David Corn joins us on his reporting in Mother Jones that Sen. Joe Manchin is allegedly telling associates he is considering leaving the Democratic Party, if he does not get his way on the Bu

Oct 21, 2021 • 44:30

Steve Bannon referred to DOJ for criminal contempt charges in unanimous Jan. 6 House select committee vote

The Jan. 6 House select committee voted unanimously on Tuesday night to refer Steve Bannon to the Justice Department for criminal contempt charges for defying the subpoenas of the select committee regarding the Capitol insurrection. Leading up to this historic vote, Joy Reid and her panel discuss its ramifications, and how Merrick Garland's Justice Department may respond. Rep. Eric Swalwell also joins us with his perspective as a Trump impeachment manager. Listen to the expert analysis in this e

Oct 20, 2021 • 32:42

Joy Reid: Powell will be remembered as a genuinely good man

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut commemorating the loss of one of America's most historic figures, General Colin Powell, who has died of Covid-19 complications at the age of 84. Then, we discuss the House select committee investigating Jan. 6 being set to vote Tuesday night on a resolution referring Steve Bannon for charges of criminal contempt for defying the select committee subpoena for his records and testimony. Plus, our expert guest analyzes the possible motives of the two Democr

Oct 19, 2021 • 44:27

Rep. Adam Schiff on Jan. 6 select committee addressing Steve Bannon defying subpoena

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut addressing an academic freedom fight of Texas-sized proportions: the educators on all levels under attack from many on the right. Plus, on Tuesday the Jan. 6 select committee will hold a vote to refer Steve Bannon for criminal charges of contempt, after Bannon refused to comply with their subpoena on Thursday. Rep. Adam Schiff joins The ReidOut to discuss. Then, we explore workers throughout the country unionizing and going on strike to make their voice

Oct 16, 2021 • 44:22

Rep. Bennie Thompson: Merrick Garland has to do his job in a timely manner

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the criminal charges that may be in store for Steve Bannon. Rep. Bennie Thompson, chair of the Jan. 6 select committee, tells Joy, "Steve Bannon or anyone else can't flout the law and expect nothing to happen," after Bannon announced that he would not honor the subpoena served to him by the select committee. And, today in Pennsylvania, where Republicans are trying to obtain private personal information on all 7 million state voters for an investiga

Oct 15, 2021 • 44:50

Rep. Dean calls on Mark Meadows "to say absolutely everything he knows" on Jan. 6

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the apparent renewed effort by many on the American right to make sure Covid-19 is here to stay. Then, the House select committee on Jan. 6 today issued a new subpoena for records and testimony from one of the most controversial figures in Donald Trump’s effort to steal the election and subvert our democracy: Jeffrey Clark, the former Justice Department official and Trump loyalist who tried to nullify the election results in Georgia and other state

Oct 14, 2021 • 44:21

Joy Reid: We may be in the waning years of America as a democracy

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with Republican members of Congress openly musing about civil war, such as Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, polling her supporters as to whether they would support a "national divorce." Then, Joy Reid and her panel discuss the latest alarming developments out of Texas, including Gov. Abbott deciding to ban all Covid-19 vaccine mandates, even for small businesses. Next, we examine how the state of Michigan told the residents of Benton Harbor, a majorit

Oct 13, 2021 • 44:47

'The Big Lie is the Republican Party's platform' politics expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the gathering storm in this country: antidemocratic forces fueled by the Big Lie and enabled by many in the Republican Party gaining ground at an alarming pace. Joy and her panel discuss. Plus, Joy suggests that if you want a taste of what the GOP has dreamt up for America, just take a look at Texas where certain counties are banning books that touch on race, among more alarming developments. Then, observers agree that Democrats are in trouble goin

Oct 12, 2021 • 44:31

Garland 'is not rising to meet the moment' legal expert says

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the question, "How dumb can a nation get and still survive?," courtesy of Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson. Joy and her panel discuss the many puzzling actions and leadership decisions coming out of the modern GOP. Also, the select committee announced Friday that Donald Trump's former chief of staff Mark Meadows and former Department of Defense official Kash Patel are engaging with the Jan. 6 committee, while Steve Bannon has said he will

Oct 9, 2021 • 44:23

What will happen if targets ignore Jan. 6 subpoenas?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with new developments from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Thursday marked the deadline for four subpoenaed Trump aides to turn over documents ahead of their scheduled depositions next week. What will the select committee do if the subpoenas are not obeyed? Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Next, the nation's strictest abortion law has been put on hold -- for now. But what does this legal trend portend for other social is

Oct 8, 2021 • 44:25

Former Sen. Frankin: This was a game of chicken and Mitch blinked

There are just 12 days left until the U.S. economy faces catastrophic failure if the debt ceiling is not raised. Mitch McConnell offered Democrats a deal to raise the debt ceiling on Wednesday--with a catch. Former U.S. Senator Al Franken joins Joy Reid and her panel to discuss. And on Thursday, the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection, and the role of the Trump White House in trying to overturn the presidential election, will face its first real test as four of Donald Tr

Oct 7, 2021 • 44:34

Sen. Tina Smith on McConnell: Democrats have to stand up to him

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with America just 13 days away from defaulting on our nation's debt. Meanwhile, Republicans seem to have no regard for the fact that a failure to raise the debt limit could plunge the U.S. into a deep recession. Sen. Tina Smith joins The ReidOut to discuss. Plus, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen spelled out her allegations about the dangerous effects of the social media giant she called "morally bankrupt" in congressional testimony on Tuesday. The

Oct 6, 2021 • 44:58

Sen. Sinema has 'gotten taste of that donor lifestyle' politics expert asserts

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with an analysis by her expert guests of Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from a state that voted for Joe Biden, the first Democrat chosen there since Bill Clinton. Yet, she is obstructing President Biden's agenda. Then, we turn to the Republican Party appearing to gradually fuse its brand with far-right extremists, while they attract Black conservatives seemingly willing to help them. Malcolm Nance and Fernand Amandi join us with their dire w

Oct 5, 2021 • 44:58

Former Sen. Harry Reid on the 'need for something specific' in negotiating infrastructure with Manchin, Sinema

Joy Reid leads this episode of The Reidout with a win for progressive Democrats. Rep. Pramila Jayapal tells Joy Reid, "The president affirmed the need to do both bills together, and made it clear that where we are is that we will not be able to do the infrastructure bill without the reconciliation bill." And, in an exclusive on The ReidOut, former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tells Joy Reid of the infrastructure bill talks: "We need something specific. Not 'we'll do it some other time,'" in

Oct 2, 2021 • 44:28

Rep. Jayapal: Four percent of Dems in House, Senate are blocking Build Back Better

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the wait to see if Speaker Pelosi will bring the bipartisan infrastructure bill to the House floor for a vote on Thursday night, which per her history, Pelosi would likely only do if it will pass. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Joy Reid to discuss. Then, the select committee on Jan. 6 is moving forward in high gear issuing 11 new subpoenas Wednesday night to those involved in planning, promo

Oct 1, 2021 • 44:47

Rep. Khanna asks of Sen. Sinema: "What does she want?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with developments on Capitol Hill as Democrats push to avoid a government shutdown and pass President Biden's economic agenda. Meanwhile, Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are refusing to pass Biden's Build Back Better agenda. Rep. Ro Khanna of California, deputy whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Joy to discuss. And tomorrow, three congresswomen will testify on their deeply personal stories of abortion at a House hearing on repr

Sep 30, 2021 • 43:49

Progressives praised for holding the line to pass Biden's agenda

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Senate Republicans once again dragging the United States -- and by extension the world -- to the brink of economic catastrophe. Joy and her panel discuss what the Democrats can do about it. And today, former President Barack Obama spoke at the groundbreaking of his long-awaited Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Valerie Jarrett, former White House senior advisor to President Obama and president of the Obama Foundation joins Joy Reid to discu

Sep 29, 2021 • 43:51

Joy Reid asks the viral question: what’s to be done about our constitutional crisis?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a critical question that took over "politics Twitter" this past weekend thanks to a Washington Post essay by Robert Kagan--what’s to be done about our constitutional crisis? Joy Reid and her panel discuss. Plus, this is shaping up to be a very busy week on Capitol Hill with Democrats juggling passage of an infrastructure bill, finalizing a human infrastructure package central to Biden's agenda, and staving off a government shutdown and default. Wil

Sep 28, 2021 • 44:32

Republican Party of Arizona says Biden did indeed win election

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the Republican Party of Arizona announcing that President Biden did indeed win the election, according to their tally by a wider margin. Then, Joy is joined by Patrick Gaspard, president of the Center for American Progress, and former White House political director in the Obama administration, who toured the Del Rio encampment housing Haitian migrants on Thursday. Next, David Robinson, father of Daniel Robinson, a geologist who went missing in late

Sep 25, 2021 • 44:31

Jan. 6 select committee subpoenas four Trump associates including Steve Bannon

In breaking news Thursday night, the Jan. 6 select committee subpoenaed four Trump associates including Steve Bannon. Additionally, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, his deputy Dan Scavino, and former Defense Department official Kash Patel have been subpoenaed. Joy Reid and her panel discuss this important development. Plus, Democratic senator Kyrsten Sinema has come out against the reconciliation bill's drug price reforms, which the majority of the country supports, according to recent pollin

Sep 24, 2021 • 48:16

Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema slammed for "internal party obstructionism" against Biden

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the Republicans refusing to vote to increase the debt ceiling. Joy and her panel of experts discuss how this could have catastrophic results for America. Next, NBC News confirms that Donald Trump has sued the New York Times as well as his own niece, Mary Trump, over a 2018 report that shattered the illusion of him as a self-made billionaire. Will these lawsuits open the president to further unwanted scrutiny? Trump expert David Cay Johnston tells u

Sep 23, 2021 • 43:50

Homeland Sec. Mayorkas: I am horrified at images of Border Control corralling migrants

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the constitutional meltdown this country narrowly avoided in January, with new allegations of another plot by Donald Trump and others to defy the will of the voters. Joy and her panel of experts discuss. Then, Rep. Cori Bush joins on the showdown in Congress over the debt ceiling, reconciliation bill, and the passage of the "human" infrastructure bill, with the progressive caucus at odds with moderate Democrats such as Sen. Joe Manchin. Rep. Bush t

Sep 22, 2021 • 44:31

Rep. Ilhan Omar slams federal response to Haitian immigrants gathered at southern border

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with two Americas--a nation with vaccinated and unvaccinated spaces with sharply competing values. Joy and her panel of doctors discuss America's path forward as these spaces continue to diverge on many levels. Plus, video from over the weekend shows a horse patrol for U.S. Customs and Border Protection trying to corral human beings like cattle, chasing after Haitian immigrants trying to cross back into the United States. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Min

Sep 21, 2021 • 43:59

Eric Holder on battling GOP voter suppression laws and gerrymandering nationwide

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news that last night Anthony Gonzalez -- the two-term Republican congressman from Ohio -- announced he is retiring in 2022, calling Donald Trump “a cancer for the country.” Joy and her panel discuss the future of the Republican Party, in anticipation of the right wing rally slated for Saturday in D.C. NBC News senior reporter Ben Collins says of the event, "The revolutionary fervor is higher than ever." Then, Dr. Kavita Patel explains the age range

Sep 18, 2021 • 43:53

Joy Reid on the ongoing kerfuffle over the misinformation in Nicki Minaj's debunked COVID-19 tweet

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with Idaho's COVID-19 crisis becoming a crisis in Washington, as hospitals there face an influx of patients coming across the state line. Then, legendary filmmaker Ken Burns and Rasheda Ali, daughter of iconic boxing champion and activist Muhammad Ali, join us to discuss the new documentary "Muhammad Ali," premiering on PBS on Sept. 19 at 8 pm ET. Plus, Joy addresses the ongoing kerfuffle over the misinformation in Nicki Minaj's debunked tweet on false COVID-19 side ef

Sep 17, 2021 • 43:44

Newsom beat the recall effort because the pandemic was voters' number one issue

Joy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut discussing why in part Gov. Gavin Newsom was able to beat the recall effort. According to exit polls, the most important issue for voters was the pandemic. Joy and her panel discuss the apparent GOP miscalculation that they can win big with an anti-vaccine, anti-mask platform. Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, state Republicans -- in a breathtaking breech of privacy -- voted on Wednesday to subpoena Gov. Tom Wolf's administration for detailed records of ever

Sep 16, 2021 • 45:12

Joy Reid calls for conversation as Nicki Minaj's COVID tweets politicized by right wing

In this edition of The ReidOut podcast: Hip-hop star Nicki Minaj tweeting about a friend of a cousin in Trinidad who allegedly had a negative reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine was essentially the star making public her own vaccine deliberation--a better way to describe vaccine hesitancy, experts say--which is different from refusal. Joy Reid explains how the tweets of this major celebrity have been used by certain right wing figures to further politicize the pandemic, while what America really need

Sep 15, 2021 • 44:47

Has the Republican Party organized itself around rejecting a life-saving vaccine?

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the apparent reality that this is the first time an entire, major political party has organized itself around opposition to a life-saving vaccine--the modern Republican Party. Plus, in just a few hours President Biden will hold his first rally with California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Joy and her panel discuss the recall election that threatens to unseat the Democratic governor, possibly handing the state to his leading opponent, controversial conservativ

Sep 14, 2021 • 43:49

Despite ring wing meltdown, poll shows Americans favor Biden's COVID policies

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the collective sigh of relief that President Biden has announced far-reaching new federal requirements to compel the millions of still-unvaccinated Americans to get their shots, which was followed by a right wing meltdown. Then, Joy commemorates the September 11 attacks, saying "Even twenty years later, it hurts. And so this weekend, we'll remember. And hurt and try to heal again." Next, with the California recall vote just days away, there are som

Sep 11, 2021 • 43:38

President Biden outlines aggressive attempt by federal government to contain COVID-19 surge

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with President Biden outlining the most aggressive attempt yet by the federal government to contain the latest COVID-19 surge. Plus, today Attorney General Merrick Marland announced that the Justice Department is suing the Lone Star State, arguing that its new abortion law violates Supreme Court precedent and is clearly and intentionally unconstitutional. Former Texas state senator Wendy Davis joins The ReidOut to discuss. Meanwhile, law enforcement is

Sep 10, 2021 • 44:38

Joy Reid on the right wing fringe ultimately losing many culture wars

Joy Reid leads this edition of The ReidOut with the right wing fringe that is desperate to go mainstream, while the culture wars are ultimately being won by those who want a multi-racial, pluralistic society. Next, Texas is hurtling towards a voter suppression election next year, and its bounty hunter abortion law has patients flocking to other states with overwhelming strained clinics. Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins Joy Reid to discuss what is going on in Texas, and the need to protect women's cons

Sep 9, 2021 • 44:24

Texas gov. slammed for signing voter suppression bill and strange defense of abortion law

In this episode of The ReidOut, Joy Reid interviews Dr. Anthony Fauci on the latest in our ongoing COVID-19 nightmare. But first, she begins this program with U.S. school boards, which are now an emotional -- and sometimes dangerous -- battleground in the mask mandate war. She then welcomes experts guests on the stunning new comments Texas Governor Greg Abbott made about abortion and rape. Plus, she leads a discussion on the voter suppression bill he just signed into law. Then, Rep. Mondaire Jon

Sep 8, 2021 • 44:03

Democratic pollster asks: Where is the cry on the left to literally say save our democracy?

Joy Reid begins this special two-hour edition of The ReidOut with what is apparently the Republican long game in the party's likely quest for ultimate power, our expert guests say. Republicans have been flooding the election boards, school boards, and local, city, and county ranks for a long time. Joy Reid and her panel discuss the GOP geminating its tremendous base of political influence at the local level, and what Democrats must do to balance the scales. Then, in the eight months since the Ja

Sep 4, 2021 • 43:45

Barbara Boxer: "Wake up America. This is a full-throated overturning of Roe."

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut podcast with a big dose of existential dread. Much of New York and New Jersey are under water -- with more than 40 people dying from devastating floods Wednesday night. Will this finally be the moment that people start acknowledging just how bad the climate crisis is? Meanwhile, COVID-19 continues to rage across the country -- with children's hospitals at capacity and pleading for help. And, in their second dead of night ruling in just over a week, afte

Sep 3, 2021 • 44:18

Sen. Warren: Congress could pass Roe v. Wade

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the new, draconian abortion law that went into effect in Texas after the Supreme Court declined to take action. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us on this development saying, "Let's remember that 70% of Americans want to see Roe v. Wade as the law of the land... Congress could pass Roe v. Wade." Plus, millions of people are poised to lose their unemployment benefits on Monday, when federal pandemic policies expire after being extended twice. This comes just a

Sep 2, 2021 • 44:40

Rep. Swalwell slams those pushing America "towards fascism"

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the Republicans who apparently continue to pour gasoline on the flames that led to Jan. 6. Rep. Eric Swalwell of California, a Trump impeachment manager earlier this year, joins us to discuss the controversial statements of GOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn and other prominent conservatives. Plus, today marks the first day in 7,268 days that our country is no longer fighting a war in Afghanistan. In a defiant tone on Tuesday, President Biden said he refuse

Sep 1, 2021 • 44:37

The final U.S. military plane has left Afghanistan

Joy Reid begins this episode of The ReidOut just hours after the final U.S. military plane left Afghanistan. For the first time in two decades there are no U.S. troops there, bringing an end to the longest war in U.S. history. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a former Marine who commanded infantry in Afghanistan, joins us to discuss. Plus, 16 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana, Hurricane Ida slammed into the state with 150-mile-per-hour winds -- one of the strongest hurricanes to

Aug 31, 2021 • 32:40

Sen. Murphy: Biden had the courage to break with the military-industrial establishment

Joy Reid leads this episode The ReidOut with the U.S. on the cusp of ending the longest war in its history. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joins us to discuss. Then: for months before Capitol police officer Lt. Michael Byrd revealed his identity in an interview with NBC News, the former president and his allies had been relentlessly trying to out him. Mary Trump, Donald Trump’s niece and the author of “The Reckoning: Our Nation’s Trauma a

Aug 28, 2021 • 44:57

Joy Reid on Kabul airport attacks and Lester Holt interview with Capitol officer who shot Ashli Babbitt

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut covering the two deadly explosions near the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Within hours, there were calls from war hawks in the Republican Party for an increased military presence. Joy and her expert guests bring you their insightful analysis of these developments. Then, The ReidOut airs Lester Holt's exclusive, NBC News interview with U.S. Capitol Police Officer Lt. Michael Byrd, who likely saved the lives of many lawmakers when he fatally shot Capitol

Aug 27, 2021 • 49:21

Joy Reid: Vaccine mandates could be a way out of the pandemic

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with what could be the way out of the pandemic. As our nation's healthcare system is wobbling under a continued assault by the delta variant, what has been a vaccine push is now becoming a vaccine must, with more and more vaccine requirements taking effect. Then, the House Jan. 6 select committee is demanding materials about the Trump administration’s possible involvement in the Capitol insurrection. Chairman Bennie Thompson has set a two-week deadline

Aug 26, 2021 • 43:57

The GOP governors enforcing mask mandate bans as the delta variant hits Southern schools

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the dizzying spread of the COVID-19 delta variant, and its harsh impact on many public school systems in the South, as some GOP governors push to enforce bans on mask mandates in schools. Next, Rep. Pete Aguilar joins us on the Jan. 6 select committee planning to request lawmaker phone records, and what this could mean for particular GOP members of Congress. Plus, MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance speaks out on the Afghanistan evacuation, telling Joy Rei

Aug 25, 2021 • 43:57

Beto O'Rourke urges Biden to get For the People and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement acts passed

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a major breakthrough in a different type of forever war -- the war against COVID19. Dr. Chris Pernell tells us, "If you've been vaccinated tell your story. It's going to be crucial for someone who is still on the fence." Then, Beto O'Rourke joins Joy with the latest in the voting rights fight, urging Joe Biden: "Mr. President, please get the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act passed as quickly as you can." Next, Ari

Aug 24, 2021 • 43:49

Introducing: Southlake

As a bonus for The ReidOut listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Southlake,” a new, six-part original podcast series from NBC News that takes listeners inside a Texas suburb’s war over race and education. Follow or subscribe to get the first two episodes on Monday, August 30: https://link.chtbl.com/southlake_feed

Aug 23, 2021 • 3:10

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames COVID-19 surge on unvaccinated Black people

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut tonight with the state of the pandemic in Texas, where more than 100 people are dying of COVID-19 each day, and where only 46 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. Then, Joy and her expert guests discuss President Biden's address on Afghanistan on Friday. The president, who has supported getting the U.S. out of Afghanistan since he was President Obama's vice president, made it clear that it was time for the war to end, adding that the focus now

Aug 21, 2021 • 44:35

The continued threat of COVID-19 looms over Southern states

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with a stark reminder about the continued threat of COVID-19: three U.S. Senators announced today that they tested positive. Rep. Charlie Crist joins us on the pandemic #crisis in Florida. Then, Joy and her guests discuss how for the past few days the American media gaze has been fixed on Afghanistan, and the potential for terrorism to rear its ugly head again with the Taliban back in charge, with 24-7 dissections of everything the Biden administration

Aug 20, 2021 • 43:37

Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Joy Reid on the confusion and concerns surrounding COVID-19 booster shots

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with breaking news taking place in America and from overseas. A Florida school board voted on Wednesday to defy Governor Ron DeSantis' ban on mask mandates in schools. Plus, President Biden strongly defended his decision to pull out of Afghanistan, and said American troops would get every American out of the country even if it means staying past the August 31st deadline. Additionally, the Biden administration is taking forceful action on multiple fronts

Aug 19, 2021 • 44:16

Harrowing scenes as Afghans, Americans desperately flee Afghanistan

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the crisis in Afghanistan, where many are desperately trying to leave the country, in scenes that look like the opening episode of "The Handmaid's Tale," but in real life. Evacuations resumed overnight after being halted earlier due to the chaotic scenes of Afghans rushing to U.S. military planes and trying desperately to climb on board, incidents in which some died. Despite those harrowing scenes, Americans and some of our Afghan allies are gettin

Aug 18, 2021 • 43:59

The difficult reality of the end of America's longest war

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the difficult reality of the end of America's longest war. Journalist Nida Khan joins us with her analysis saying, "What were we doing for the last two decades? The American people need to hold our elected officials, our military officials... accountable because we have not received a full accounting for the $2 trillion dollars that have been spent." Plus, Dr. Vin Gupta gives an update on the latest in the COVID-19 battle, and on the young, vaccina

Aug 17, 2021 • 43:43

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on the possibility of holding a former president accountable

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the fact that there is no constitutional mechanism or legal tool to "reinstate" a president who did not win re-election. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder joins us on the question of whether the former president, Donald Trump, should face prosecution in the numerous probes linked to allegations that he sought to overturn the 2020 election. Holder tells Joy, "Prosecution of a former president involves a whole range of things that are differen

Aug 14, 2021 • 43:49

Dr. Anthony Fauci: I wish people would realize the common enemy is the virus

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with the COVID-19 crisis that feels like it is spiraling out of control. Dr. Anthony Fauci joins us saying, "I wish... that people would realize that the common enemy is the virus. Not each other. We're in this together. And the only way we're going to conquer this virus is by working together." Plus, activist LaTosha Brown addresses the voter suppression crisis saying of Congress, "There should not be a recess... We need to see the Senate Democrats pass, using their p

Aug 13, 2021 • 43:51

Joy Reid on the five-alarm warning we missed on the rise of fascist views in America

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the five-alarm warning that this country somehow missed on the rise of fascist views in America. MSNBC analyst Malcolm Nance says of the various right wing groups that surfaced in the wake of Donald Trump's election, "They carried out exactly what I predicted last November--the first insurrection of what I suspect will be many insurrections." Then, U.S. Education Sec. Miguel Cardona discusses the reopening of schools as protests and debates over ma

Aug 12, 2021 • 44:05

Sec. Pete Buttigieg joins The ReidOut on holding together the bipartisan coalition that passed the Senate infrastructure bill

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with news that the embattled governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has announced that he is stepping down. Journalist Ronan Farrow joins us on this and his reporting on new allegations regarding Cuomo saying: "I think it's telling that the Democratic Party in New York, and politicians of all stripes, allowed Andrew Cuomo to bully in this way." Plus, Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg joins The ReidOut on holding together the bipartisan coalition that pass

Aug 11, 2021 • 43:57

Joy Reid on humanity's two code red crises: The climate crisis and COVID-19

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight considering the biggest threats to mankind, as humanity faces two code red crises: The climate crisis that is literally burning parts of the world to the ground, and the COVID-19 pandemic, which at this point has mutated into the super-contagious delta variant that is officially out of control. Dr. Peter Hotez asks as this latest strain of COVID-19 surges, "Who's looking out for the children in the South?," where the disease is advancing rapidly among the young

Aug 10, 2021 • 43:56

Joy Reid addresses the millions of Americans refusing the miracle breakthrough of the COVID-19 vaccine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut addressing the millions of Americans who are refusing the medical breakthrough miracle known as the COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Lipi Roy says: "No preventive measure is 100% effective. It's like saying 'people who wear seatbelts still get in car accidents.' So do we stop wearing seatbelts?" Next, Alexander Vindman, retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who blew the whistle on the Trump-Ukraine scandal, plus MSNBC Legal Analyst Barbara McQuade, join us on the l

Aug 7, 2021 • 44:06

Mary Trump on "the failure to hold powerful White men accountable"

We begin this episode of The Reidout with Governor Cuomo continuing to be pressured to resign by Republicans and Democrats alike. Next, Mary L. Trump, author and niece of Donald Trump, joins Joy Reid to discuss her new book, "The Reckoning: America's trauma and finding a way to heal." Plus, Rep. Cori Bush discusses what's next in the fight to extend the federal eviction moratorium saying, "I do not want to hear people say we've already given too many handouts." Finally, Joy addresses Tucker Carl

Aug 6, 2021 • 44:50

How America reportedly narrowly escaped a coup at the hands of its former president

We begin this episode of The ReidOut with shocking new examples of how this country reportedly narrowly escaped a coup at the hands of its former president. MSNBC legal analyst Daniel Alonso and former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele join us to discuss. Next, experts join us with their analysis of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo facing an overwhelming number of New York lawmakers calling on him to resign, after a report issued by New York's Attorney General alleged that he sexua

Aug 5, 2021 • 43:23

Calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign reach a crescendo

We begin this episode of The ReidOut with calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign reaching a crescendo, just hours after the state's attorney general released the disturbing findings of her five-month investigation. New York State Assembly Member Ron Kim joins us saying, "It is our legal and ethical duty to hold Gov. Cuomo accountable and if he does not step down then we must impeach." Then, Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Arizona State Rep. Lorenzo Sierra join The ReidOut on the on

Aug 4, 2021 • 43:56

The new urgency in the fight against COVID-19

We begin this episode of The ReidOut with new urgency in the fight against COVID-19 with the U.S. crossing the 35 million case milestone late Sunday night. Today, the White House said 70 percent of all U.S. adults have had at least one vaccine dose, almost a month after President Biden's original goal of reaching that mark by July 4th. Florida Agriculture Commissioner and Democratic candidate for governor Nikki Fried encourages COVID-19 vaccination saying, "We know that vaccines work... please p

Aug 3, 2021 • 43:49

Leaders of progressive caucus slam House failure to pass eviction moratorium

In tonight's episode of The ReidOut we begin with an alarming and grim new portrait of the fight to contain COVID-19. Then, we cover stunning new details we are learning about the pressure Donald Trump reportedly exerted on his justice department in an alleged attempt to help him overturn the results of last year's election. Plus, the DOJ made news on another front, issuing an opinion that the Treasury department must turn over Trump's tax returns to a congressional committee that has been fight

Jul 31, 2021 • 44:25

Required mandates for masks and vaccines ramp up COVID-19 culture war

We lead this episode of The ReidOut with the latest flash point in the COVID-19 culture war--required mandates for masks and vaccines. Dr. Lipi Roy joins us saying, "We need to aggressively counter the anti-vaccination movement. It is killing people." Next, Texas St. Rep. Senfronia Thompson and Sen. Jeff Merkley join The ReidOut to discuss the battle to protect voting rights. Then, Rep. Ilhan Omar weighs in on the progressive push for a broader infrastructure bill. Finally, MSNBC's Steve Kornack

Jul 30, 2021 • 43:59

Top figures on the right ignore the gut-wrenching testimony of officers traumatized by Jan. 6

We lead this episode with the appalling reactions from some on the right to the gut-wrenching testimony we heard yesterday from officers who were attacked while defending the Capitol on Jan. 6. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins The ReidOut to discuss. Also tonight, 17 Republicans joined all Senate Democrats in voting to move forward on a procedural motion to debate a bipartisan infrastructure bill. NBC News national political reporter Sahil Kapur joins us with his report. Plus, Beto O'Rourke and Rev. Wi

Jul 29, 2021 • 43:43

Officers who defended the Capitol share their trauma in first Jan. 6 select committee hearing

We lead this episode of The ReidOut with the officers who testified today on the trauma of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection attack. Rep. Stephanie Murphy, who serves on the Jan. 6 select committee, said: "What you saw today was four members of hundreds of people in law enforcement that did fight back that day. Those stories were just incredible." Next, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins The ReidOut to discuss the Biden administration's plans to recommend that vaccinated people in areas with

Jul 28, 2021 • 44:39

First hearing of Jan. 6 select committee promises emotional officer testimony

We lead this episode of The ReidOut just hours away from the first hearing of the House select committee to investigate the January 6th Capitol insurrection. Rep. Pete Aguilar joins us on what the probe may reveal saying, "If Members have nothing to hide they should be fine and willing to share their perspectives." Florida's Rep. Charlie Crist weighs in on the current COVID-19 surge, remarking of his state, "We have a governor that's not leading, and it breaks my heart to say that." Next, MSNBC'

Jul 27, 2021 • 43:26

The perfect, yet deadly storm brewing in our fight against COVID-19

We lead this episode of The ReidOut with the perfect, yet deadly storm brewing in our fight against COVID-19. Rep. Ted Lieu joins us to discuss. Plus, activists join The ReidOut to decry the apparent escalation in the conservative movement against abortion access. Next, Rep. Hank Johnson discusses the call for greater action from the White House on voting rights, in addition to President Biden's recent efforts. We also bring you an analysis of the Olympics so far, and what we expect to come as t

Jul 24, 2021 • 44:09

Kevin McCarthy’s GOP boycott of the Select Committee investigating Jan. 6

We lead this episode of The ReidOut with Kevin McCarthy’s Republican boycott of the Select Committee investigating Jan. 6. Rep. Madeleine Dean recalls what it was like to live through the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection saying, "They came to hang, to assassinate..." Then, Dr. Bernard Ashby and Dean Obeidallah analyze the conservatives reversing course on their anti-vaccine rhetoric. Plus, voting rights experts explain the For the People Act vs. the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and why we need both.

Jul 23, 2021 • 43:59

Rep. Swalwell: Kevin McCarthy has shown he's not serious about January 6th

We lead The ReidOut tonight with the bold move of Speaker Pelosi rejecting two of the five Republicans that Kevin McCarthy proposed for the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Rep. Eric Swalwell joins us saying, "Kevin McCarthy has shown that he's not serious about January 6th." Then, Dr. Peter Hotez explains what he calls "the triple-headed monster" that President Biden is fighting on vaccines, which includes the Russian government. Plus, Washington Post reporters Ca

Jul 22, 2021 • 43:42

Warren: Trump inaugural committee chair indictment is why we need For the People Act

Joy Reid leads this special, anniversary edition of The ReidOut with yet another reported Donald Trump ally having been indicted. Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us to discuss the Trump inaugural committee chair being charged with being an alleged UAE agent. Former U.S. attorney Chuck Rosenberg also joins Joy to discuss. Plus, Rep. Jim Jordan being appointed to the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection committee probe by Kevin McCarthy is critiqued by her guests. Joy also thanks the ReidOut community of exper

Jul 21, 2021 • 44:07

Stacey Abrams on phase 2 of her "Hot Call Summer" campaign to push voting rights through in the Senate

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with good trouble in the fight against voter suppression just days after the one year anniversary of the death of the late, great John Lewis. Voting rights activists Stacey Abrams joins us with the message: "The fundamental challenge is that we have to have a U.S. Senate that recognizes that nothing else passed will hold, and nothing new will happen if we lose the right to participate in our elections in '22 and '24... This is not hyperbolic." Experts also join the sho

Jul 20, 2021 • 44:53

Dr. Anthony Fauci: The risk for those who are not vaccinated is substantial

Dr. Anthony Fauci joins The ReidOut tonight telling America about COVID-19, "The risk for those who are not vaccinated is substantial." Then, journalist Michael Bender shares reporting from his new book, "Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost." Activist Melanie Campbell--who was arrested during the recent protest in D.C. over voting rights--says on this issue, "We have a long way to go, and we don't have a lot of time to do it." Plus, Arizona St. Rep. Lorenzo Sier

Jul 17, 2021 • 43:49

Trump allegedly wanting to stage post-election coup alarmed top generals according to new book

We lead this edition of The ReidOut with the danger that was averted when Joe Biden was sworn into office in January. Donald Trump allegedly wanting to stage a military, post-election coup, which alarmed America’s top generals according to a new book, is discussed by Rep. Eric Swalwell, and co-founder of Renew America Miles Taylor. Plus, Texas St. Rep. Joe Moody shares what happened when the Texas Democrats who fled the state to fight voter suppression met with Sen. Joe Manchin. Then, voting rig

Jul 16, 2021 • 43:47

Dr. Bernice King to Republicans: Do not take excerpts from my father, Dr. Martin Luther King

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with the most important and most debated political question of the moment: what is happening to the Republican party? She is joined by Texas St. Rep. James Talarico, who went on Fox News to call out the Big Lie. Rep. Talarico says of he and his Democratic colleagues fleeing Texas for DC to support voting rights: "All of this is because of one man's inability to accept factual reality, and because of one party's complicity with that big lie." Then, Dr. Bernice King, CEO

Jul 15, 2021 • 43:41

Joy Reid on the moral case for protecting the right to vote

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with the moral case for protecting the right to vote. Texas St. Rep. Chris Turner and Sen. Alex Padilla join Joy on the Texas Democrats who fled their state to oppose new voter suppression bills there, and whether pressure can be brought to bear to pass federal voting rights protections now. Then, Tiffany Cross joins us on Tennessee halting adolescent outreach for all vaccines, and the possibility that a teacher in that state could be fired for teaching an essay by Afr

Jul 14, 2021 • 44:18

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with Texas Democrats taking major stand for voting rights

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with Texas Democrats taking a major stand for voting rights. Texas legislature Democrats leaving the state to protest GOP voter suppression bills is discussed by MSNBC analyst Julián Castro, and Texas St. Rep. John Bucy, III. Then, Andre Segura, lawyer of Hervis Rogers, explains his client's case and the decades of prison time he faces for accidentally voting while on parole in Texas. We also bring you the latest on the situations in Cuba and Haiti. All this and much m

Jul 13, 2021 • 43:24

Disturbing new Capitol insurrection footage show additional perils faced by heroic police

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with newly-released video evidence--which we warn you is disturbing--from the Capitol insurrection. Rep. Madeleine Dean joins to explain the next steps in the Jan. 6 select committee probe, and gives her sharp critique of House and Senate Republicans. Then, researcher Robert Jones explains the fanatical undercurrents that helped fuel the Capitol insurrection saying, "The root of all of this--Make America Great Again, QAnon--is this fundamental belief that America was d

Jul 10, 2021 • 43:32

Joy Reid on the Democrats turning their focus to protecting your right to vote

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with the Democrats turning their focus on protecting your right to vote--and to have that vote count. Politics expert Kurt Bardella tells Joy, "Of all the priorities that we have... nothing supersedes our democratic rights. Nothing will matter if we don't win this fight." Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown joins The ReidOut on what she expects from Democratic leadership now that President Biden's new voter protection initiative has been launched. Then, with an update

Jul 9, 2021 • 43:37

Sec. Buttigieg has hope that 'at least some Senate Republicans' will back infrastructure bill

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with what Democrats should expect from the many GOP culture wars as they prepare to run for office across the country. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate from Kentucky Charles Booker tells us that in his view, "Whenever someone like Rand Paul talks about... critical race theory... it's not because he cares about solutions. It's because he wants to distract the people from the challenges we're facing." Then Lauren Windsor joins on her organization's reporting using hidden

Jul 8, 2021 • 43:42

Joy Reid commemorates milestone of six months since Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Joy Reid leads this episode commemorating that it was six months ago today that insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol. Rep. Val Demings, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Florida, says of this day, "We know that this did not just all happen on Jan. 6, but it had been planned for weeks and months." Next, in her first interview since this breaking news, Nikole Hannah-Jones explains why she chose to join Howard University's faculty after being offered tenure at UNC-Chapel Hill,

Jul 7, 2021 • 45:03

Joy Reid's guests say signs of neo-fascism apparent in leading GOP figures, factions

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with Americans facing a choice between the real world where coronavirus cases are falling and the economy is bouncing back -- and a fantasy world where the election was stolen and everything is a culture war. Journalist Eugene Daniels joins Joy on whether Democrats have a sense of urgency about what many perceive as stark rifts between the parties, and existential threats to our democracy coming from many corners of the GOP. Then, QAnon conspiracies and the reported li

Jul 6, 2021 • 1:27:32

Joy Reid interviews Michael Cohen on Allen Weisselberg: Allen has to understand he's by himself

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with the former president's company, the Trump Organization, and its longtime money man, Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, being formally indicted. Former attorney to Donald Trump Michael Cohen shares his view on Weisselberg's indictment, based on his experiences, telling Joy Reid, "Allen has to understand. He's by himself." Plus: Trump expert Tim O'Brien believes of the ongoing investigation, "I think Trump and his legal advisors have lots of reasons to worry

Jul 2, 2021 • 44:02

Joy Reid on Washington Post breaking news of Trump Org., Weisselberg indictments

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with the shocking and very much unexpected release of Bill Cosby Wednesday afternoon. We are then joined by Bill Cosby accuser Heidi Thomas on the overturning of his conviction, who tells Joy, "It's a gut punch." Next, Sandra Garza, partner of fallen Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, joins us on how it felt to see only two Republicans vote to support the Jan. 6 select committee probe. Rep. Eric Swallwell also joins us to discuss. Finally, David Fahrenthold shares

Jul 1, 2021 • 44:55

Rep. Krishnamoorthi tells Joy Reid Jan. 6 select committee should subpoena Kevin McCarthy

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut on the House voting on a bill to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, introduced by Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins us on whether the select committee should in his view be prepared to subpoena House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy. Next, Rep. Paul Gosar's brother Dave Gosar joins regarding his brother's apparent ties to White nationalists, and says of the congressman: "You don't get to say you're not a racist when

Jun 30, 2021 • 43:59

Schiff on Barr: No one in the modern history of the DOJ has done more damage to the institution

Monday on The ReidOut, Rep. Adam Schiff tells Joy Reid his views on former U.S. Attorney General William Barr, saying: "I don't think there's anyone in the modern history of the Justice Department who has done more damage to that institution." Plus, MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner weighs in on whether he believes the Trump Organization can survive a criminal indictment stating that in his view, if this happens, "I think it's all going to crumble like a house of cards." Then, Dr. Ibram X. Ken

Jun 29, 2021 • 43:55

George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd on Derek Chauvin's sentencing

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd. Philonise Floyd, brother of George Floyd, joins us at this historic moment telling Joy Reid, "I just think he should've gotten the maximum. You have to understand that--my brother, he's dead... We cherished him." Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump says on Chauvin being sentenced, "Today represents an opportunity for America to have a turning

Jun 26, 2021 • 43:29

Joy Reid on Rudy Giuliani's law license being suspended by a New York court over his election lies

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with a New York State appellate court today suspending Rudy Giuliani's law license over the election lies he told following the November election. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro join us on this story. Then, Rep. Joaquin Castro says of the select committee that will investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection: "This will be an opportunity for Congress to subpoena people if they have to." Jonathan Capehart also offers his analysis on Speaker Pelosi vowing a no vote o

Jun 25, 2021 • 43:56

Joy Reid debates conservative activist Christopher Rufo on what constitutes Critical Race Theory

Joy Reid and conservative activist Christopher Rufo debate his amalgam of conservative perspectives on race in America, as Joy explains why this is not Critical Race Theory. Plus, Rep. Maxine Waters joins The ReidOut on the possibility of a select committee to probe the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Additionally, Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins us on the Democrats exploring their options after GOP senators have blocked the voting rights bill. All this and much more in this Wednesday edition of The ReidO

Jun 24, 2021 • 44:04

Joy Reid on what's next after the For the People Act failed to get enough votes for a Senate floor debate

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the For the People Act failing to get enough votes to head to the Senate floor for debate. Politics expert Stuart Stevens says of this moment that Democrats, "need to nationalize [the 2022] election and make it a referendum on democracy." U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy also joins us to share his concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant. Then, legal expert Elie Mystal explains what he believes is necessary for a thorough prosecution of the Jan. 6 Ca

Jun 23, 2021 • 43:49

Beto O'Rourke joins Joy Reid on the possible fate of the voting rights bill in the Senate

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut with what some say is looking more and more like a major intelligence failure on the part of the FBI ahead of the January 6th insurrection. Plus, investigative reporter Scott MacFarlane reports on allegations that point to Jan. 6 as a possible "armed insurrection," according to prosecutors. Then Beto O'Rourke joins Joy on what he would say to senators reluctant to vote for the For the People Act--and how to make our voices heard to our U.S. senators on voting rights. N

Jun 22, 2021 • 44:06

Joy Reid interviews Sandra Garza, partner of fallen Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick

Friday on The ReidOut, Joy Reid interviewed Sandra Garza, partner of fallen Capitol police officer Brian Sicknick, on the House GOP members who voted not to give Congressional Gold Medals to the officers who defended them, and the reported actions of GOP Rep. Andrew Clyde. Scott MacFarlane also joins us with his report on NBC obtaining a transcript of an FBI interview with a Jan. 6 insurrection defendant, which included questions about his possible connections with Members of Congress. Plus, we

Jun 19, 2021 • 44:42

Joy Reid on what the post-war sanitizing of the Confederacy teaches about Jan. 6

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut Thursday with current events that parallel the sanitizing of the Confederacy after the Civil War, namely the continued denial by many GOP leaders of what happened on Jan. 6 at the Capitol. MSNBC analyst Charlie Sykes comments on how these recent events demonstrate, "how crucial it is to have an independent, bipartisan Jan. 6 commission to get to the bottom of what happened." Next, journalist Michael Harriot discusses the essential elements that he believes must be in a

Jun 18, 2021 • 44:05

Joy Reid on Biden's historic summit with Putin as he reaffirms America's commitment to democracy

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut Wednesday with President Biden's historic summit today with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as Biden reaffirms America's commitment to democracy. Journalist Yamiche alcindor joins us on Putin making false equivalencies between his suppression of Russian dissidents and political conflicts in the U.S. In today's edition of "The Absolute Worst," Joy addresses the 21 Republicans who voted against awarding Congressional Gold Medals to the Capitol police officers who prote

Jun 17, 2021 • 43:18

Trump allies pressured DOJ to investigate conspiracy theories about 2020 election

Joy Reid begins The ReidOut Tuesday with new reports of emails detailing how Donald Trump and others pressured the Justice Department to embrace the Big Lie and act on it. House Democrats have released hundreds of pages of correspondence that include these emails dated during the final weeks of Trump's one-term presidency. The emails were sent to top DOJ officials working under incoming acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen pressuring the Justice Department to join the legal fight to challenge t

Jun 16, 2021 • 44:08

Stacey Abrams on her Hot Call Summer campaign to protect voting rights

Monday on The ReidOut, Stacey Abrams joins Joy Reid on her new voting rights initiative, the Hot Call Summer campaign, asking supporters to call their U.S. senators every day until the For the People Act passes. Plus, today Mitch McConnell told radio host Hugh Hewitt that it was "highly unlikely" that, if the next presidential campaign was underway, he would bring a Biden nominee to the floor for a vote, making the Senate majority leader the subject of tonight's "The Absolute Worst." Also, journ

Jun 15, 2021 • 43:03

Joy Reid on reports the Trump-era Justice Department sought records of Democratic lawmakers

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut on Friday with what is reportedly shaping up to be yet another appalling abuse of power by the Trump-era Justice Department. Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks comments on comparisons between Richard Nixon's wiretapping and reports that Donald Trump's Department of Justice sought the records of Democratic lawmakers. In today's "The Absolute Worst": New reporting from Reuters details a torrent of truly disturbing texts, voicemails and e-mails that election work

Jun 12, 2021 • 43:31

Joy Reid on America's fragile democracy and our tattered reputation around the world

Joy Reid leads The Reid Out Thursday with the state of America's fragile democracy and our tattered reputation around the world, as President Biden continues his first trip as president overseas. Plus, former U.S. Senator for Alabama Doug Jones joins us, telling Joy he would try to interview Donald Trump, if he were prosecuting a case like the Jan. 6 insurrection. And, do you remember Glenn Beck? He's back... and featured in tonight's edition of "The Absolute Worst." Then historian Jelani Cobb a

Jun 11, 2021 • 43:50

Exclusive: Val Demings talks her run for U.S. Senate to unseat Marco Rubio

Joy Reid leads The ReidOut tonight with the important question -- "What does today's Republican Party actually stand for?" Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins us to discuss this topic, and with a message for Democrats in the Senate: "You want to win, then deliver on your promises." Then, Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) joins Joy in an exclusive interview following the announcement of her run for U.S. Senate to unseat Marco Rubio. All this and much more in this Wednesday edition of The ReidOut with Joy Reid.

Jun 10, 2021 • 43:47

Joy Reid applauds Vice President Harris's press conference detailing plans to address root causes of migration

Joy Reid applauds Vice President Kamala Harris's press conference from Mexico City today detailing plans to address the root causes of migration. Joy explains regarding Harris not going to the southern border on this trip, "This is perhaps an unpopular opinion in the business right now, but I think we need to have some perspective." Plus, Rep. Adriano Espaillat calls what we heard from Vice President Harris "right on target" on improving life for potential migrants in the region. Joy and her gue

Jun 9, 2021 • 30:51

Historian: Joe Manchin’s “living in a dream world that no longer exists”

Actor and activist Jane Fonda, and activist Tara Houska, join The ReidOut on participating in today's protest against the Line 3 pipeline that would carry oil across Minnesota's environmentally sensitive tribal lands. But first, Joy Reid leads the show with an important question: "How many weeks, days, hours need to pass before we start fighting in earnest for our democracy?" Historian Nancy MacLean joins us on America's voting rights being imperiled, linked to Sen. Joe Manchin’s push for bipart

Jun 8, 2021 • 44:25

Rep. Ted Lieu on Jan. 6: "The Republicans cannot stop the full truth from coming out"

"The Republicans cannot stop the full truth from coming out," Rep. Ted Lieu tells Joy Reid, as he joins The ReidOut to discuss the Republican Party apparently turning a blind eye to any responsibility Donald Trump bears for the Jan. 6 insurrection. About today's GOP, politics expert Stuart Stevens adds, "I think the only way to save the Republican Party is to burn the current Republican Party to the ground." Next, as the filibuster controversy continues to rage and the voting rights bill faces a

Jun 5, 2021 • 44:12

Joy Reid details growing list of Trump's reported Dept. of Justice abuses

The Jan. 6 insurrection probe being blocked by the GOP is addressed by Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colorado), who tells Joy Reid, “I'm not ready yet to let the Republicans off the hook here,” as House Democrats explore more options. Then, as voting rights are under assault, politics expert Matthew Dowd calls for moderate Democrats to fight harder to defend our democracy. Next, the NFL has abandoned the use of “race-norming” in settlements, a policy that presumed Black players have lower IQs. Sports journ

Jun 4, 2021 • 43:57

America's existential crisis: voting rights bill faces uphill Senate battle

Joy Reid begins The ReidOut with America's existential crisis--the voting rights bill facing an uphill battle in the Senate. Former Sen. Al Franken and Dr. Christina Greer join us to discuss. Then, in today's edition of "The Absolute Worst," Joy addresses Tucker Carlson comparing vaccine passports to Jim Crow. Plus, America is slowly recovering from the pandemic, but it is an uneven recovery, with low-income families suffering the most. Bishop William Barber and Rep. Jamie Raskin join us on how

Jun 3, 2021 • 44:41

Joy Reid asks the difficult question: “Will America always be a democracy?”

Politics experts Michael Steele and Frank Figliuzzi address Donald Trump's big lie about the 2020 election, and the people who apparently believe and support it, presenting a growing threat to our democracy. Plus, Texas St. Rep. Chris Turner, the Democratic Caucus Chair who organized the walkout over the restrictive Texas voting bill, joins Joy Reid on some of what is needed next in the voting rights fight. Then, Chris Matthews shares his personal thoughts on the Jan. 6 insurrection, and discuss

Jun 2, 2021 • 44:33

Michael Cohen on Giuliani’s legal, financial woes: ‘He’s going to get stiffed’

New reporting suggests that Trump fixer Rudy Giuliani may be cash strapped as he faces a criminal investigation and two defamation lawsuits. Michael Cohen says, "Let me be very clear, he's (Rudy Giuliani) going to get stiffed. Donald Trump does not pay legal bills … He thought Donald Trump was going to pay him $140k a day, he has a better chance at sling-shooting himself to the moon. It's impossible."

May 8, 2021 • 44:38

‘A sham’: Arizona State Rep says GOP audit ‘destroying democracy’

A ‘sham’ audit is underway in Arizona, where Republicans have handed millions of ballots over to “Cyber Ninjas,” a sketchy sounding firm led by a Trump supporting conspiracy theorist.

May 7, 2021 • 44:01

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: ‘You want people to go to work? Then, invest in childcare’

More than 100 days into his administration, President Biden has unveiled an aggressive agenda that polls show is popular with the middle and the left. Biden has unveiled an infrastructure plan and an American Families Plan which would offer free universal pre-school, child care support and paid leave. Senator Elizabeth Warren makes the case for child care, citing her personal experience and saying "You want people to go to work? Then, invest in childcare."

May 6, 2021 • 44:41

Joy Reid: Being a Republican today means parroting the ‘Big Lie’

Here’s what Joy thinks of GOP efforts to push out Congresswoman Liz Cheney from leadership: “What we have learned in the nearly 6 months since Donald Trump stopped being president is that to be a Republican today means parroting ‘the big lie,’ even if you know it isn’t true.”

May 5, 2021 • 44:39

‘Making America worse’: Joy Reid's mini-biography on Tucker Carlson's many failures

Joy takes a look at every which way Tucker Carlson is ‘making America worse’: “People like you, and your friends at the BS factory are keeping us steeped in covid sickness, and rage, and paranoia.”

May 4, 2021 • 45:05

‘It should go’: Hillary Clinton says the filibuster’s ‘usefulness has passed us by’

Asked about the congressional filibuster and how Republicans have threatened to use it to block voting rights, Hillary Clinton says ‘it should go.’

May 2, 2021 • 44:19

Brown family attorney responds to claim that Andrew Brown's car 'made contact' with police: Show the tape

On the North Carolina District Attorney claim that Andrew Brown Jr's car 'made contact' with deputies, Brown family attorney says, "If that's your position, show the tape."

Apr 30, 2021 • 45:02

‘Failure is not an option, voting is too sacred’: How Chuck Schumer plans to pass voting rights

Asked by Joy Reid how he plans to convince Senators like Joe Manchin to support voting rights, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says, "The biggest leverage we have is the merits. This is not what a democracy does. And I think they admit that."

Apr 29, 2021 • 43:58

Joy Reid on police killing of Andrew Brown Jr.: ‘Show us the tape’

Nearly a week after Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, with law enforcement officials providing virtually now details and no body cam footage yet, federal investigators are now joining the investigation.

Apr 28, 2021 • 44:36

Joy on Andrew Brown Jr.: This is not about his history, this is about him getting killed

Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by multiple police officers. On information about his history getting released Joy says “This is not about this dead Black man's history, this is about him getting killed ... That is the story."

Apr 28, 2021 • 44:55

Joy: I spend lots of time speaking to mothers grieving kids lost to police. It’s personal.

Joy talks about her experience speaking with grieving mothers who have lost their children to police killings: “I've spent a lot of my time as a journalist talking to grieving mothers, who become known in a sort of journalistic shorthand as 'the mother of.’ The mother of Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice … People ask me sometimes if we Black journalists take these stories personally. And the answer is, yeah. We do. Because each of us knows that at any time our husbands, our sons, our daughters could be

Apr 24, 2021 • 44:36

Stacey Abrams: Why Republicans are 'hysterical' about suppressing the vote

On GOP efforts to disenfranchise voters, Stacey Abrams is calling for a new voting rights act at the federal level and says Republicans are ‘hysterical’ about suppressing voters because of ‘existential panic.’

Apr 23, 2021 • 45:08

Philonise Floyd on the Chauvin verdict: ‘I wanted to jump up and down’

Philonise Floyd talks about his reaction when the verdict was announced: "When the judge started reading and I heard 'guilty,' and then I heard 'guilty,' and then I heard 'guilty' one more time, I wanted to jump up and down ... I was ecstatic about everything."

Apr 22, 2021 • 44:55

Joy Reid calls the Chauvin guilty verdict ‘an exceptionally rare event’

Here’s what Joy Reid has to say about the Chauvin guilty verdict: "You're seeing a very rare sight, the family of George Floyd ... on a day in which that does not normally happen happen: The conviction of Derek Chauvin, former police officer in Minneapolis for killing George Floyd. An exceptionally rare event."

Apr 21, 2021 • 56:43

Dr. Fauci: If a substantial proportion of people don’t get vaccinated, we won’t get to a normal

Despite leading the world in the number of vaccinations, new covid cases in the United States are up 8% over the past two weeks. Dr. Anthony Fauci stresses getting the vaccine: "If we get a substantial proportion of people who don't get vaccinated, then we will not get to the point that people want to get to."

Apr 17, 2021 • 44:29

Joy Reid: Police didn’t wait 10 seconds before opening up on Adam Toledo ‘like it was a drive by’

Tensions are high in Chicago where police today released bodycam footage in the fatal shooting of a 7th grader last month. 13 year old Adam Toledo was shot and killed on March 29th. Joy says, "With this 13-year-old child, they didn't wait 10 seconds before opening up on him like it was a drive-by. He didn't wait to assess what that child was doing. And that child was standing there with his hands up with nothing in them."

Apr 16, 2021 • 44:53

Prosecution dismantles defense witness theories about cause of George Floyd’s death

In stark contrast to the medical witnesses heard from the prosecution, Dr. Fowler testified that the cause of George Floyd’s death was everything but Chauvin. But Joy says the entire testimony ‘imploded’ once the prosecution picked apart his findings during cross examination. Fowler conceded multiple points, including that a lack of bruising and other injuries do not prove that Floyd did not die of asphyxia and that the weight of Chauvin's gear was not factored into his calculation of the force

Apr 15, 2021 • 44:57

'They murdered my nephew': Floyd and Wright families hold joint news conference

The Wright family came together with the Floyd family to hold a press conference with attorney Benjamin Crump. Daunte Wright’s aunt expressed outrage over the loss of her nephew, who left behind a one-year-old child.

Apr 14, 2021 • 44:32

Rev. Al Sharpton on police killing of Daunte Wright: ‘You can die for having expired tags’

On the police killing of Daunte Wright, Reverend Al Sharpton says “And you wonder why we need the country to understand why Black lives matter? You can die for having expired tags or for a phony 20 dollar bill for you may have not even known was a phony 20 dollar bill. It wouldn’t happen in any other community.”

Apr 13, 2021 • 48:10

Joy Reid: Joe Manchin, Kyrsten Sinema chasing a ‘mythical bipartisan beast’ by defending filibuster

On Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema’s refusal to abolish the filibuster, Joy says “What the Senators are choosing to ignore, as they chase this mythical bipartisan beast, is that the current batch of Senate Republicans have shown no interest in compromise.”

Apr 10, 2021 • 44:50

Joy Reid: Unlike NRA’s Wayne LaPierre, we can't hide from mass shootings on yachts

For tonight’s absolute worst, Joy calls out the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre for hiding out on a yacht after shootings: “Not everyone can afford the luxury of hiding out on a yacht to feel safe. The rest of us want common sense gun safety measures.”

Apr 9, 2021 • 45:02

Joy Reid calls GOP attacks on voting rights ‘intellectually dishonest’

In tonight’s 'Absolute Worst,' Joy calls out ‘anti-democracy, anti-voting, and yes, Jim Crow Republicans’ for continuing to push legislation that would make it harder to vote.

Apr 8, 2021 • 45:18

Chauvin's knee restraint on George Floyd not part of police training, instructor testifies

Lt. Johnny Mercil, who oversees the Minneapolis Police Dept’s use-of-force training, testified that Derek Chauvin's use of his knee on George Floyd's neck is not a part of department training.

Apr 7, 2021 • 43:28

Pete Buttigieg: Every part of Biden’s infrastructure plan is popular

On the importance of passing President Biden’s infrastructure plan, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg says, "I even heard some Republicans oddly suggesting that water pipes, wastewater pipes aren't infrastructure. I don't really understand that view … I don't care which label you apply to which part of the plan. Every part of the plan is popular and good."

Apr 6, 2021 • 43:49

MLB pulls All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of restrictive new voting law

Major League Baseball on Friday pulled this year's All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia's new restrictive voting law.

Apr 3, 2021 • 44:56

Park Cannon says ‘people were cut out of the process’ in Georgia’s restrictive voting law

Georgia Rep. Park Cannon was arrested for knocking on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s office door as he signed a contentious voting restrictions bill. On Georgia’s restrictive voting law, Rep. Cannon says "People were cut out of the process. Even state legislators who were on the committee were unable to have their amendments read."

Apr 2, 2021 • 44:56

Secretary Gina Raimondo on Biden’s infrastructure plan: ‘We can’t afford not to do it’

President Joe Biden unveiled the details of his infrastructure plan. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo says that the country can’t afford not to do it, stressing the need for broadband and other investments.

Apr 1, 2021 • 44:34

Joy Reid: The right wing’s performative drama has violent consequences

For tonight’s absolute worst, Joy Reid calls out the right wing’s ‘performative nonsense:’ Republicans have recently targeted trans youth, undocumented immigrants, and have fanned the flames of anti-Asian hate during the pandemic.

Mar 31, 2021 • 44:46

Joy Reid: H.R. 1 expands voting by ‘taking the burden off you’

Republicans have recently tried to slam Democrats’ popular voting rights bill. Joy explains how H.R. 1 expands voting by ‘taking the burden off you.’

Mar 30, 2021 • 44:33

Joy Reid on Georgia voting restrictions: It doesn’t get much clearer who this law benefits and hurts

Here’s what Joy Reid had to say about new voting restrictions passed in Georgia: "It's just almost poetic how much the history this week rhymes. It doesn't get much clearer who this law is designed to benefit and who it's designed to hurt."

Mar 27, 2021 • 44:53

Joy Reid on new voting restrictions in Georgia: Republicans want to make it torture for you to vote in line

Here’s what Joy Reid thinks of the new voting restrictions passed in Georgia: "Let's be clear for everybody who's watching right now. What Republicans are saying is they're going to make it torture for you to vote in line by having fewer machines, beat-up machines ... where Black folks live, suburbs where Black people live. Make it impossible or torture for you to vote in line. And they’re going to make it impossible for you to vote by mail.”

Mar 26, 2021 • 44:56

‘Do you care more about the filibuster or democracy protection?’

Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins The ReidOut to talk about the nationwide effort by Republicans to suppress the vote and the need to pass H.R. 1: "This is all about power ... The Republicans understand the demographics are changing, the ideologies are changing away from them."

Mar 25, 2021 • 43:48

After spreading false election fraud claims, Powell claims ‘reasonable people’ wouldn’t believe her

Joy’s choice for the absolute worst: Ex-Trump attorney Sidney Powell's weekslong campaign to invalidate the results of the 2020 election was not based in fact, her lawyers said Monday. Joy’s message to Trump supporters: “Hey guys, I think she’s calling y’all suckers.” And lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee debated legislation Monday that would make Washington the 51st state. Mayor Bowser, who testified at the hearing, called Republican attacks against statehood ‘stupid’: “They

Mar 24, 2021 • 44:54

Malcolm Nance: Ron Johnson is ‘the executor of Donald Trump's big lie’

On Senator Ron Johnson defending the insurrectionists despite mounting evidence from a prosecutor that some committed sedition, Malcolm Nance says "What's going on is that Ron Johnson decided that he's going to be the executor of Donald Trump's big lie."

Mar 23, 2021 • 47:37

Asian-American communities on edge after Georgia shootings

Joy talks to Michelle Kim and Georgia State Representative Sam Park on the recent Atlanta area shootings. On how little is known about some of the victims and what can be done by media and public officials, Kim says, "I do think that there needs to be much longer term commitment to building that relationship and trust to understand the needs of the community more deeply."

Mar 19, 2021 • 44:27

Katie Phang on Atlanta area shooting: ‘This was not a random, indiscriminate crime’

MSNBC Legal Contributor Katie Phang says the Atlanta area shooting is not a random, indiscriminate crime: “This man got in his car and he went to these locations to target Asian women. I think it was irresponsible for law enforcement to put into public consumption the idea that this guy had a sex addiction and had a bad day." And on Iowa legislators passing a bill allowing landlords to refuse fed housing vouchers, HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge says "As a lawyer, what I know that fair housing is the

Mar 18, 2021 • 44:36

Harry Reid calls for killing the filibuster: ‘60% is not a real democracy’

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says ‘we need to get a lot of things done’ and calls for killing the filibuster: "The country's better off having a real democracy, not a fake democracy. 60% is not a real democracy."

Mar 17, 2021 • 43:50

Gavin Newsom commits to nominating an African American woman to Senate if Dianne Feinstein retires

Asked if he would consider nominating an African American woman to restore the seat left by Vice President Kamala Harris in the Senate if Dianne Feinstein were to retire, Governor Gavin Newsom said, "We have multiple names in mind, the answer is yes."

Mar 16, 2021 • 44:13

Cori Bush on $27 million George Floyd settlement: ‘We can’t put a price tag on this man’s life’

The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit with George Floyd's family just weeks before the trial is scheduled to begin for the former officer charged with murder in his death. Congressmember Cori Bush says ‘we can’t put a price tag on this man’s life’ and mentions how ‘our state legislatures will work to come up with all this anti-protester legislation ... instead of fixing the problem."

Mar 13, 2021 • 43:51

Biden Administration to take ‘victory lap’ to sell covid relief package

The Biden Administration plans to take a ‘victory lap’ to sell the recently passed American Rescue Plan.

Mar 12, 2021 • 43:04

Sen. Sherrod Brown says covid relief has 'so many things that'll make the country better'

On Congress passing the American Rescue Plan, Sen. Sherrod Brown says "This is the best day of my career because we did so many things ... It's got so many things in there that'll make the country better."

Mar 11, 2021 • 44:20

‘It’s indicative of who he is’: Trump makes voter suppression a part of his post presidency

Joy says that Trump looks like he wants his post presidency legacy to look like George Wallace. LaTosha Brown says ‘it’s indicative of who he is. He built his entire presidential career on being a divider.’

Mar 10, 2021 • 43:46

George Floyd’s brother on the Derek Chauvin trial: ‘I believe a conviction is possible’

On the Derek Chauvin trial, George Floyd’s brother Philonise Floyd says he believes a conviction is possible: “If you look at the video, you can see that was wrong. It was a modern day lynching in broad daylight.”

Mar 9, 2021 • 43:58

‘More important to them than health care’: Joy Reid says Potato Head is ‘the Republican Platform’

On the GOP’s obsession with Dr. Seuss and the Potato Head brand, Joy says “This is the equivalent of what Republican governance has become. Hanging around with a potato. And making sure the potato is a girl or a boy ... That is literally the Republican platform."

Mar 5, 2021 • 44:26

‘This has already taken far, far too long’: GOP aims to delay passage of covid relief bill

Republicans are planning to use a number of procedural moves to delay the passage of the covid relief bill. Congresswoman Katie Porter says the process already has taken ‘far, far too long.’

Mar 4, 2021 • 44:26

In Jackson, Mississippi, some residents have been without water for 2 weeks

Some residents of Jackson, Mississippi, have been without water for 14 days. Laurie Bertram Roberts of the MIssissippi Reproductive Freedom Fund says, "What really needs to be done is major infrastructure investment on the federal and state level. It was not shocking to me that it took the state so long to even show up in Jackson."

Mar 3, 2021 • 44:45

Stacey Abrams calls GOP efforts to restrict voting ‘new Jim Crow era laws’

Stacey Abrams says that new efforts by the GOP to restrict voting ‘actually take us to what looks like post-Reconstruction Jim Crow era laws.’

Mar 2, 2021 • 44:47

The ReidOut Town Hall: Race and America's COVID crisis

Joy Reid is joined by Dr. Fauci and members of the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on communities of color.

Feb 27, 2021 • 44:11

Senate Parliamentarian rules that minimum wage increase cannot be included in covid relief bill

The Senate Parliamentarian ruled that the minimum wage is "merely incidental" and cannot be included in the covid relief bill.

Feb 26, 2021 • 48:42

Ron Klain: 'We're fighting our guts out' to get Neera Tanden confirmed for OMB

On the confirmation of President Biden’s nominee for OMB Neera Tanden, White House Chief of Staff says ‘we’re fighting our guts out’ to get her confirmed. He cites Sen. Grassley coming out as ‘open minded’ on Tanden’s confirmation.

Feb 25, 2021 • 43:58

Biden cabinet members facing double standard in confirmation

Republicans are targeting some of President Biden’s cabinet nominees, most notably the nominees of color are facing outsize opposition.

Feb 24, 2021 • 44:43

Dr. Pernell: ‘This pandemic has taught us that all lives still don't matter’

Public Health Physician Dr. Chris Pernell joins The ReidOut to talk about the racial inequities in vaccination rates: "What this pandemic has taught us is that all lives still don't matter ... We're not going to see those lives truly matter until all of the tools, access is prioritized." Michael Cohen thinks with New York County District Attorney Cy Vance bringing in prosecutor Mark Pomerantz to investigate Trump’s business, there will be an indictment against Trump ‘sooner than later.’

Feb 23, 2021 • 44:03

Next Friday: Joy Reid hosts ‘Race and America’s Covid Crisis’ town hall with Dr. Fauci and CBC

Next Friday, on a special edition of “The ReidOut,” Joy Reid is joined by Dr. Fauci and members of the Congressional Black Caucus to discuss the COVID crisis and its impact on communities of color. Watch “The ReidOut: Race and America’s COVID Crisis” Friday at 7PM Eastern on MSNBC. Beto O’Rourke joins The ReidOut to talk about the latest in the Texas power outages, calling for Texas to be connected to the national grid.

Feb 20, 2021 • 45:06

‘This is a wake up call’: Experts say climate change played a role in Texas storm

Author of the ‘Lone Star Nation’ Richard Parker says climate change absolutely played a huge role in the Texas storm, calling it a ‘wake up call’: "I think this is a catastrophe so big that it's going to require federal intervention."

Feb 19, 2021 • 42:56

GOP politicians in Texas push ‘survival of the fittest’ during power outages, snow storms, pandemic

In tonight’s ‘The Absolute Worst:’ When the GOP’s ideology of ‘survival of the fittest’ goes into practice and the Texas power grid fails leaving millions without heat.

Feb 18, 2021 • 44:38

NAACP President on suing Trump over Capitol riot: 'We must hold people accountable'

NAACP President Derrick Johnson joins The ReidOut to talk about his organization’s lawsuit against Trump for conspiring with right wing organizations to incite the Capitol riot: “If we don't cut off the serpent's head, we are guaranteed that the snake will bite."

Feb 17, 2021 • 44:55

'You can't be a country where a president is above the law': Trump faces multiple lawsuits

Joyce Vance breaks down other lawsuits former President Trump is facing after he was acquitted by the Senate. National Education Association President Becky Pringle says she’s encouraged by new CDC guidelines needed to reopen schools: "We absolutely need Congress to act so that we can provide for what they need. The question is not about whether this country has the wealth. It's a question about whether our country has the will to take care of all our babies."

Feb 16, 2021 • 44:50

Joy Reid: Trump's defense 'a blizzard of lies, conspiracy theories, whataboutism, and BS'

Here’s what Joy Reid thought of the Trump defense in the impeachment trial: "This was not a defense. It was literally just a blizzard of lies, conspiracy theories, whataboutism, and frankly, BS. It was a stand-in for a Trump tweet storm, which of course, he can no longer do because Twitter banned him."

Feb 13, 2021 • 42:56

‘A+++’: Rep. Adam Schiff says House Managers ‘couldn't make a more persuasive case’

Congressman Adam Schiff says the House Managers ‘couldn’t make a more persuasive case’ in the Impeachment trial and ‘the facts are on their side.’

Feb 12, 2021 • 44:27

‘It was bad’: Sen. Chris Coons calls Trump defense the ‘Four Seasons Landscaping of the legal profession’

Senator Chris Coons calls the Trump defense in the impeachment trial bad: “This was the Four Seasons Landscaping of the legal profession."

Feb 10, 2021 • 44:50

'It will lift millions out of low wages, poverty': Rev. Barber makes the case for $15 minimum wage

Rev. Barber of the Poor People’s Campaign joins The ReidOut to make the case for the $15 minimum wage: "The truth of the matter is it will lift millions of people out of low wages and poverty. 62 million people work for less than a living wage."

Feb 9, 2021 • 45:01

‘Joe knows us’: Polls show broad support for Biden, his policy proposals

Congressman Clyburn joins The ReidOut to talk about the first few weeks of the Biden Administration and how President Biden has enjoyed broad support for his proposals. Michael Eric Dyson and Leslie Odom, Jr. join to talk about Odom’s new film ‘One Night in Miami.’ On his role as Sam Cooke, Odom said "Getting cast in the role, I went back to those early days of training of listening to mom and dad's records. I tried to sound as much like Sam Cooke as I possibly could."

Feb 6, 2021 • 44:22

Pete Buttigieg: I want the United States to be leading the world in high speed rail

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg joins The ReidOut to talk about the future of high speed rail in the United States and having racially equitable transportation policy.

Feb 5, 2021 • 44:55

Sen. Warnock: Covid relief needs to be urgent, quick, and equitable

Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock says that covid relief needs to be urgent, quick, and equitable: "It is important that we get the people of Georgia aid and that we get it as soon as possible."

Feb 4, 2021 • 43:59

Rep. Maxine Waters says Trump ‘absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder’

Congresswoman Maxine Waters says she knows what Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez was feeling, recalling the threats she has received over her career. Congresswoman Waters also says Trump should ‘absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder because of the lives that were lost with this invasion, with this insurrection.’

Feb 3, 2021 • 44:47

Rev. Barber on covid relief: We cannot compromise on the backs of poor people

Reverend William Barber says that covid relief is necessary because people are hurting: “We can't always have this business of compromising on the backs of poor people who are hurting the most ... It's passing what needs to be passed."

Feb 2, 2021 • 45:03

'I'm here to do a job': Cori Bush recounts how Marjorie Taylor Greene berated her

Congressmember Cori Bush recounts how Marjorie Taylor Greene berated her in Congress: "I moved my office because I'm here to do a job for the people of St. Louis. They deserve that. And what I cannot do is continue to look over my shoulder wondering if a white supremacist in Congress by the name of Marjorie Taylor Greene or anyone else, cause there are others, that they are doing something or conspiring against us."

Jan 30, 2021 • 44:31

‘Absolutely horrific’: David Hogg criticizes Marjorie Taylor Greene appointment to Education Committee

David Hogg calls it 'absolutely horrific' that Marjorie Taylor Greene was appointed to the Education Committee by Kevin McCarthy. Vin Gupta joins The ReidOut to talk about how new covid variants change how Americans should mask up to prevent spread. Regarding the internet backlash on Robinhood restricting trading on stocks like GameStop and AMC, New York Times reporter Taylor Lorenz says “I would say the internet absolutely exploded when Robinhood announced they were halting trades."

Jan 29, 2021 • 44:11

‘Non-democratic’: Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the filibuster ‘has got to go’

Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says it’s not a question of if the filibuster is going away, but when: "The filibuster is non-democratic. It has been used to the disarray of Congress. And certainly it hasn't been anything that's been helpful to the American people.”

Jan 28, 2021 • 44:19

BLM Movement Co-Founder on Biden’s Executive Orders: It’s a nod but more to do on racial equity

Black Lives Matter Movement Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors calls President Biden’s executive orders on racial equity ‘a nod’ but "there's so much more to do and we will push this administration to do it."

Jan 27, 2021 • 44:27

House delivers impeachment article against Trump to Senate

The House delivered its article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, kicking off preparations for the upcoming trial.

Jan 26, 2021 • 52:26

House delivers impeachment article against Trump to Senate

The House delivered its article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, kicking off preparations for the upcoming trial.

Jan 26, 2021 • 52:27

Joy Reid: McConnell wants to ‘rinse and repeat,’ use filibuster on Biden like he did with Obama

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Jan 23, 2021 • 44:04

Joy Reid: McConnell wants to ‘rinse and repeat,’ use filibuster on Biden like he did with Obama

On Sen. Mitch McConnell wanting to prevent Senate Democrats from getting rid of the filibuster, Joy says: "The guy who made it his number one priority to block President Barack Obama's agenda and use the filibuster at levels rivaled only by Southern Dixiecrat filibusters of civil rights legislation during the 50s/60s wants to make sure he can rinse and repeat with Biden."

Jan 23, 2021 • 44:04

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: We’re going to invest in a 50 state strategy

In a ReidOut exclusive, DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison tells Joy Reid that he wants the party to invest in a 50 state strategy to be prepared for the next races.

Jan 22, 2021 • 44:50

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison: We’re going to invest in a 50 state strategy

In a ReidOut exclusive, DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison tells Joy Reid that he wants the party to invest in a 50 state strategy to be prepared for the next races.

Jan 22, 2021 • 44:51

Joy Reid: Take these last four years of Trump 'as a warning'

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Jan 20, 2021 • 44:53

Joy Reid: Take these last four years of Trump 'as a warning'

Even though the Trump presidency is coming to an end, Joy says, “As rotten as Trump is, and he is rotten, he can happen again. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but this is who we are. Let’s just take these four years as a warning.”

Jan 20, 2021 • 44:53

Joy Reid: Martin Luther King Jr’s words still relevant in 2021

Joy notes the annual tradition of politicians, ‘some of whom to have been the enemies of non white Americans,’ quoting Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech. Joy says, “Those politicians would do better to pay attention to the later King, who painted a much less rosy picture of America.”

Jan 19, 2021 • 44:46

Joy Reid: Martin Luther King Jr’s words still relevant in 2021

Joy notes the annual tradition of politicians, ‘some of whom to have been the enemies of non white Americans,’ quoting Martin Luther King Jr’s ‘I have a dream’ speech. Joy says, “Those politicians would do better to pay attention to the later King, who painted a much less rosy picture of America.”

Jan 19, 2021 • 44:46

Rep. Jeffries: ‘Most bipartisan impeachment in U.S. history’ lays the foundation for Senate trial

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries calls the second impeachment of President Trump the ‘most bipartisan impeachment in U.S. history’ and that it lays the foundation for a bipartisan conviction in the Senate.

Jan 14, 2021 • 44:37

How Republicans fanned the flames before the Capitol Hill insurrection

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Jan 13, 2021 • 44:42

Rep. Ayanna Pressley: ‘Trump is a threat to the American people, clear and present’

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley joins the Reidout to talk about the Capitol Hill insurrection and the question of impeachment: "This was an attack led and coordinated by white supremacists. It was a violent mob, an attempted coup, to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power ... Donald Trump is a threat to the American people, clear and present."

Jan 12, 2021 • 44:58

Joy Reid: Twitter is shutting Trump ‘the hell up’ with permanent suspension

Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump’s account. Joy says Twitter has accomplished something '3 wives,' 'and his entire White House staff have failed to do: shutting him the hell up.'

Jan 9, 2021 • 44:49

Retired Capitol Police Officer: If that was a Black organization, they would have never gotten to the steps

Joy talked to Retired Capitol Police Officer “Butch” T. Jones about how a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol: "There was no reinforcement ... I think if that was a Black organization, they would have never gotten to the steps."

Jan 8, 2021 • 44:48

Rev. Warnock on Loeffler contesting Electoral College: ‘Georgians need a Senator, not a sycophant’

Reverend Warnock joins The ReidOut to talk about his campaign to unseat Sen. Loeffler. On Loeffler planning to contest the Electoral College certification, Warnock says ‘Georgians need a Senator, not a sycophant.’

Jan 5, 2021 • 43:48

House approves bill to up Covid relief checks to $2,000

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Dec 29, 2020 • 44:28

Rep. Jayapal on Trump derailing covid relief talks: Democrats wanted $2000 checks ‘a long time ago’

Here’s what Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal had to say about Trump derailing covid relief talks asking for more in stimulus checks: "The president is being disingenuous at best, cruel at worst. 250 days ago, I introduced a bill with Rashida Tlaib and others for $2000 in survival checks … We were pushing for more money the entire time."

Dec 24, 2020 • 47:28

Trump pardons George Papadopoulos and former congressmen Duncan Hunter, Chris Collins

President Donald Trump announced a series of pardons including George Papadoupolos and Alex van der Zwaan, two people convicted in the special counsel’s Russia inquiry. He also pardoned former congressmen Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins.

Dec 23, 2020 • 43:52

Kamala Harris on Trump’s refusal to concede: ‘We need to govern’

On President Trump and members of the GOP’s refusal to concede in the election they lost the presidency, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris says, “I have to believe at some point that reality will set in and that everyone will understand that we need to govern.”

Dec 22, 2020 • 44:49

‘The vaccination is broadly safe’: Dr. Vin Gupta debunks GOP conspiracy theories on the vaccine

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Dec 19, 2020 • 44:49

GOP suddenly outraged by foul language, silent on Trump’s vulgarity from the past four years

We’re introducing a new segment on The ReidOut: 'What The Duck?!' We're documenting what lame duck Trump and his Republican 'lemmings' do on the way out of the door. Tonight, Republicans are suddenly outraged by foul language. But they should check a president from the past 4 years.

Dec 18, 2020 • 44:44

Anjanette Young on wrongful police house raid: ‘They didn’t care about what was happening to me’

Anjanette Young, who was handcuffed by the Chicago Police during a wrongful house raid, says that she wants to see accountability for what happened: "It didn't feel like any man in there cared anything about me as a woman or a female … They didn’t care about what was happening to me.”

Dec 17, 2020 • 44:40

Fmr. Commissioner of NJ Dept. of Health: ‘No chance’ for you to get covid-19 from vaccines

There’s been mistrust on the effectiveness of the covid-19 vaccine, including high amounts of mistrust from Black Americans. Former New Jersey Dept. of Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal says that’s ‘earned mistrust’ unfortunately, and that’s important to clear up some facts: “There's no chance for you to get covid-19 from any of the vaccines being presented ... Because the virus isn't in the vaccine."

Dec 16, 2020 • 45:10

‘I believe in science’: NYC Nurse first to get vaccinated for covid-19 in United States

New York City ICU nurse Sandra Lindsay was the first person to get the covid-19 vaccine after FDA authorization in the United States. On The ReidOut, she says “As a nurse, my practice is guided by the science. I believe in science ... I hope that me taking the vaccine today is an inspiration to you."

Dec 15, 2020 • 52:23

Supreme Court rejects Texas effort to overturn election in blow to Trump legal blitz to stop Biden

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would not consider a lawsuit filed by Texas that sought to overturn Joe Biden's election victory in four battleground states.

Dec 12, 2020 • 45:04

106 House Republicans, 17 State AGs back anti-democracy lawsuit to try and overturn 2020 election

106 House Republicans signed a court filing supporting the Texas lawsuit that seeks to overturn the 2020 election results by overturning millions of votes in four battleground states that President-elect Joe Biden won.

Dec 11, 2020 • 43:54

Joy Reid says GOP efforts to subvert the election is ‘not about fraud’

On recent efforts by the Republicans to subvert the election, Joy says “Let's be clear: this isn't about fraud. These Republicans are simply saying, in effect, they do not and will not accept that Black voters should be allowed to cast votes, however legal those votes may be, to overrule the desires of a majority of white voters."

Dec 10, 2020 • 45:25

‘Not nearly enough’: Former HHS Secretary concerned about vaccine doses reaching public

Asked if passing on additional doses of the coronavirus vaccine was a ‘foolish’ mistake by the Trump Administration, Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius says “We have some doses coming from Pfizer, but not nearly enough … We are going to find this rollout slower than we like.”

Dec 9, 2020 • 44:07

‘Escalation of months of hateful rhetoric’: Armed protesters at Michigan secretary of state's home

Dozens of armed people gathered outside Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's home over the weekend, threatening violence in an effort to overturn the presidential election results in the state. Benson says, “This is the escalation of the months of hateful rhetoric and combined with the efforts to misinform the public about the reality of the election, which was incredibly safe and secure."

Dec 8, 2020 • 43:59

'He's not even talking about it': Joy blasts Trump for his response to the deadly pandemic

Nearly the same number of Americans are dying from covid everyday as the 9/11 attacks. Joy asks, “Where is the outrage? … And the person who swore to protect and defend this country as President of The United States, Donald Trump, is not only not doing a damn thing to try and protect you and your family. He’s not even talking about it.”

Dec 5, 2020 • 44:46

Chuck Rosenberg on Sen. Perdue: ‘If he’s trading on insider info, it’s not just a problem. It’s a crime’

On Sen. David Perdue’s stock trading under scrutiny, Chuck Rosenberg says "If he's trading on inside information ... that's not just a problem, that's a crime."

Dec 4, 2020 • 44:39

Dr. Vin Gupta: Cancel your travel plans

Dr. Vin Gupta says the next few months will be crucial as virus cases skyrocket and hospitalizations rise across the United States.

Dec 3, 2020 • 43:50

Season 4 of The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg

As a bonus for The ReidOut listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “The Oath with Chuck Rosenberg.” “The Oath” returns for Season 4 with more revealing conversations with fascinating men and women who took an oath to serve America. In the first episode, Chuck talks with former FBI Director, Robert Mueller, about his service in Vietnam and his ascent through the Justice Department to become the FBI Director. Listen to the first episode and subscribe to the series: https://link.chtbl.com/oat

Dec 2, 2020 • 3:04

DOJ investigating potential pay-for-presidential pardon scheme

The U.S. Justice Dept. is conducting an investigation into allegations of a bribery scheme for a presidential pardon, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. Tom Winter joins The ReidOut for more.

Dec 2, 2020 • 44:56

New York AG calls Trump’s efforts to subvert the census ‘more anti-immigrant rhetoric’

The Supreme Court heard President Donald Trump's plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the census figures that are used to calculate each state's representation in Congress. New York Attorney General Tish James calls it ‘more anti-immigrant rhetoric:’ "Regardless of your immigration status, you don't cease to be a whole person."

Dec 1, 2020 • 43:37

Mitch McConnell refusing to move on covid relief talks as programs set to expire by end of year

Policies from covid relief are set to expire by the end of the year if the Senate doesn’t take up the House’s HEROES Act. Sen. Chris Murphy blames Sen. Mitch McConnell: "He has refused to negotiate with anybody ... because he's afraid of splitting his caucus."

Nov 25, 2020 • 44:16

GSA says Biden transition can formally begin

In a letter from GSA Administration Emily Murphy, The Trump administration has authorized resources and services to be made available to Joe Biden for the presidential transition.

Nov 24, 2020 • 44:19

Joy Reid: It looks like Republicans 'want to hand Biden mega crises' and a country that's broken

Regarding Trump’s refusal to concede in the election along with his mishandling of the pandemic, Joy says it looks like the Republicans ‘want to hand Biden mega crises and a country that’s broken and destroyed.’

Nov 24, 2020 • 44:38

Fmr. Surgeon General says mask mandates a policy 'we should have everywhere because it saves lives'

Fmr. Surgeon General and Biden Covid Task Force member Dr. Vivek Murthy joins The ReidOut to talk about the importance of mask wearing and why states should consider mandates.

Nov 19, 2020 • 44:09

Trump fires DHS Cybersecurity chief who debunked voter fraud claims

President Trump has fired Chris Krebs, the director of CISA, over Krebs' statements debunking various myths about 2020 election voter fraud that were advanced by President Trump and his allies.

Nov 18, 2020 • 43:50

Joy Reid: ‘Trump is going for the biggest lie of all, that he won the election’

With President Trump still refusing to concede in the presidential election that he lost, Joy says he’s going for ‘the biggest lie of all.’

Nov 17, 2020 • 43:55

Jon Ossoff on the stakes of his Senate run: GOP won’t let Biden pass his agenda

Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff joins The ReidOut to talk about his upcoming runoff election against Sen. David Perdue.

Nov 17, 2020 • 44:00

Raphael Warnock: I’m focused on access to affordable health care, dignity of work, voting rights

The campaign for the Georgia runoff Senate race is in full swing. Rev. Warnock joins The ReidOut to talk about his campaign: "I've spent my 15 years there as the pastor of that church focused on the concerns of ordinary people. Fighting for access to affordable health care, standing up for voting rights, standing up for the dignity of work."

Nov 13, 2020 • 44:16

Joy Reid: Trump is refusing to accept the will of the people

As President Trump continues to promote false claims about voter fraud, Joy says Republican Party continues to "coddle" their leader.

Nov 12, 2020 • 43:20

Joy Reid: America can breathe again, it's time to 'bind up the nation's wounds'

Joy outlines what the United States accomplished with its vote for Joe Biden and what challenges the upcoming administration faces, namely the pandemic and a divided country.

Nov 11, 2020 • 43:42

Introducing: Do No Harm

As a bonus for The ReidOut listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Do No Harm”, a new, six-part original podcast series from NBC News and Wondery. “Do No Harm” is the terrifying true story of one family’s fight against a system so committed to protecting children, it sometimes fails to protect innocent parents. Hosted by NBC News Investigative Reporter Mike Hixenbaugh. Listen to the first two episodes and subscribe to the series: https://link.chtbl.com/dnh_drop

Nov 10, 2020 • 3:15

Joy Reid on Trump saying he may fire Dr. Fauci: ‘I can’t think of a worse closing argument’

On Trump saying he may fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after the election, Joy says “I can’t think of a worse closing argument than ‘Fire Fauci.’”

Nov 3, 2020 • 44:12

Joy Reid: 'Everything we care about is on the line in this election'

We’re less than 4 days away from Election Day and Joy wants to make sure you vote: "Vote for all people who were denied for centuries this basic right of citizenship."

Oct 31, 2020 • 44:27

GOP hoping 2020 election will be decided in the courts

You may have stumbled on the promising Supreme Court rulings allowing longer deadlines for absentee ballots in PA, NC. But these are also 'wait and see' rulings. The Supreme Court is reserving the right to decide the election at a later date, if it's close. Joy says, “We may be on the cusp of the Supreme Court, and not the people, deciding the election for the second time in 20 years.”

Oct 30, 2020 • 43:58

Our experts answer questions you have about voting and the election

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Oct 29, 2020 • 44:12

Sen. Sherrod Brown: Biden is the most pro-worker candidate ‘we’ve nominated in a generation’

Senator Sherrod Brown is making a prediction about his home state in the 2020 election: "He's (Biden) going to win Ohio because he's the dignity of work candidate, he's the most pro-union, pro-worker candidate we've nominated in a generation. Contrast that with Trump's betrayal, Trump came here with a phony populism."

Oct 27, 2020 • 44:09

Preview Episode 5 of Kamala: Next In Line

Preview Episode 5 of Kamala: Next In Line

Oct 26, 2020 • 4:57

‘Not true’: Joy fact checks Trump’s false claim that ‘we’re rounding the corner’ on the pandemic

Joy fact checks some of Trump’s false claims during the debate and his rally in Florida, taking a look at his false claim that the United States is ‘rounding the corner’ on the pandemic when the United States reached another milestone in cases.

Oct 24, 2020 • 43:40

FBI announces Iran, Russia interfering in election

The FBI announced that Iran and Russia have ‘taken specific actions to influence public opinion relating to our elections.’ Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe says that Iran was trying to meddle in the election and that Russia has obtained American voter information.

Oct 22, 2020 • 47:49

Joy Reid: Republicans distancing from Trump are pretending they haven’t been his sycophants

Some Senate Republicans are gearing up for a bloodbath in 2020, losing potentially the majority along with the White House. Joy says, "Senate Republicans are freaking out warning of a potential bloodbath and pretending they haven't been Trump's sycophants."

Oct 21, 2020 • 43:54

Trump keeps attacking Hunter Biden, but Trump’s kids have been accused of ethics violations

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Oct 21, 2020 • 43:55

Lipi Roy says White House herd immunity strategy ‘will lead to mass murder’

Here’s what Lipi Roy thinks of the White House strategy to ride out the pandemic via herd immunity: "Herd immunity has never been used as a strategy to address an epidemic, let alone a pandemic ... It will lead to mass murder."

Oct 16, 2020 • 43:56

GOP suddenly concerned with 'fiscal restraint' after 4 years of deficit spending

The Republican Party is gearing up for a potential Biden presidency, aiming to bring up ‘concerns’ over the national debt after 4 years of deficit spending by the Trump Administration and a massive tax cut for the rich.

Oct 16, 2020 • 43:35

Amy Coney Barrett refuses to answer whether presidents should commit to a peaceful transfer of power

Sen. Cory Booker asked Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett whether she believed every president should make a commitment to ‘the peaceful transfer of power.’ Barrett refused to answer, saying “Well, senator, that seems to me to be pulling me in a little bit into this question of whether the president has said that he would not peacefully leave office and so to the extent that this is a political controversy right now as a judge I want to stay out of it.”

Oct 14, 2020 • 32:36

'They're running out of beds to put all the patients:' Several states seeing record new cases

Several states are seeing a record number of coronavirus cases, and states like North Dakota are reaching ICU bed capacity with the new rise.

Oct 13, 2020 • 43:45

Preview Episode 3 of “Kamala: Next in Line”

As a bonus for ReidOut listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Kamala: Next in Line,” a six-part podcast from MSNBC and Wondery, hosted by Joy Reid. The latest episode picks up just months after Kamala was sworn in as San Francisco District Attorney. A police officer is shot and killed and Kamala Harris faces her toughest test: stick with her values or cave to public pressure. Her decision gains her enemies - and will plague her as she rises in California politics. Listen to the first thr

Oct 12, 2020 • 4:36

Rep. Maxine Waters: 'Long past time' to invoke 25th amendment on Trump

As Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi starts to look into legislation that would create a bipartisan commission to determine a sitting president’s ability to carry out the duties of the office, Congresswoman Maxine Waters thinks it’s time to invoke the 25th amendment on the president.

Oct 10, 2020 • 44:13

‘The real danger is Donald Trump’

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Oct 9, 2020 • 43:45

Immigration activist says ‘no question’ Trump’s child separation policy is a human rights abuse

Sergio Gonzales of the Immigration Hub says it’s ‘no question’ that the Trump Administration’s child separation policy is a human rights abuse: "I've often said that when you look at immigration in particular, cruelty has been the point of this administration."

Oct 8, 2020 • 43:26

Beto O’Rourke calls GOP voter suppression efforts in Texas ‘a sign of desperation’

Last week, Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott ordered counties across the state to provide just one drop-off location for voters to cast their absentee ballots. Beto O’Rourke calls these moves a sign of desperation by the party and thinks that Texas can flip towards the Democrats.

Oct 7, 2020 • 44:03

Trump takes mask off as he returns to the White House

Trump returns to the White House from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center -- and takes his mask off before going inside. The GOP reckons with what Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis means for their party. And Ari Berman and LaTosha Brown discuss the GOP's efforts to suppress votes.

Oct 6, 2020 • 48:18

Introducing Kamala: Next in Line

As a bonus for ReidOut listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Kamala: Next in Line, a six-part podcast from MSNBC and Wondery that goes inside the cross-cultural journey that led Senator Kamala Harris from her humble roots to become the first African-American woman to be the Vice Presidential nominee for a major party. From Oakland to Howard University, and California to Washington DC, experience her story as it has never been told before. Hosted by MSNBC's Joy Reid, the show features exc

Oct 5, 2020 • 5:34

President Trump hospitalized for COVID-19

President Trump has been hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positive for COVID-19. We break down what that means for the country and what happens next, weeks ahead of the election.

Oct 3, 2020 • 44:00

Steve Schmidt says Trump gave a ‘lock and load order’ to white supremacist groups during debate

On President Trump telling the Proud Boys, a white supremacist organization, to ‘stand back and stand by,’ Steve Schmidt says “Donald Trump gave a lock and load order to heavily armed, paramilitary, white supremacist, militia organizations. The white supremacist organizations are reveling in the support of the president today. They're celebrating."

Oct 1, 2020 • 0:00

‘The beginning of the end for Donald Trump’

Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, calls the new revelations on Trump’s tax returns the beginning of the end for the president.

Sep 29, 2020 • 0:00

Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls Trump's tweet about withholding a vaccine from New York 'a threat'

When asked about President Trump’s tweet insinuating that New York will be last in line for a coronavirus vaccine, Governor Andrew Cuomo says, "That's called a threat. That's called, 'I will put New York at the end of the list.' That's what he's trying to say. But look, I don't trust the president."

Sep 26, 2020 • 0:00

Bob Woodward says Trump has ‘failed miserably’ as president

Bob Woodward is out with a new book detailing his interviews with President Donald Trump. Here’s what he said about Trump’s job as president, using the president’s own grading system: "I asked what's the job of the president. And he said the job of the president is to protect people. On that front, he's failed miserably."

Sep 25, 2020 • 0:00

Joy Reid: Trump is not protecting pre-existing conditions, and has no real plan to replace ACA

Joy talks to Congresswoman Donna Shalala about Trump’s Executive Order on pre-existing conditions, and both agree that the president is not aiming to protect one of the most popular portions of the Affordable Care Act. Congresswoman Shalala says, "There's no way that you can cover pre-existing conditions with an executive order ... what he's doing is raising peoples' prices if they have a pre-existing condition."

Sep 25, 2020 • 0:00

Mehdi Hasan says ‘let’s call it the Trump virus’ because Trump is ‘objectively pro-covid’

On coronavirus cases continuing to climb and the president’s mishandling of the pandemic, Mehdi Hasan says, "Fine, let's call it the Trump virus ... Put it this way: if you wanted to spread the coronavirus, if you were trying to get people to get the virus, what would you do differently that Donald Trump's already not doing right now?"

Sep 24, 2020 • 0:00

Joy Reid: Who among us is surprised Lindsey Graham is hypocrite-in-chief in SCOTUS fight?

Sen. Lindsey Graham has changed course on comments he made in 2016 about the nomination of a Supreme Court justice in any president’s final year of their term. He now supports the filling of the vacancy during a presidential election year. Joy asks, "Who among us was actually surprised that Lindsey Graham would actually be the hypocrite in chief in the looming political battle over the Supreme Court vacancy?"

Sep 22, 2020 • 0:00

Jon Meacham: Ruth Bader Ginsburg represented ‘the best of a devotion to the American experiment’

On Ruth Bader Ginsburg's legacy, Presidential Historian Jon Meacham says, "Justice Ginsburg represented the best of the American tradition, the best of a devotion to the American experiment ... She believed in the journey toward a more perfect union."

Sep 19, 2020 • 0:00

Joy Reid: ‘Absurd and infuriating’ for Barr to compare shutdowns to slavery

On Attorney General Bill Barr calling the coronavirus lockdowns the greatest intrusion of civil liberties since slavery, Joy responds “Let's just be clear: 245 years of forced labor, rape, and the breeding, selling, and violent subjugation of human beings is slavery. And nothing, certainly not being asked to cover sneezes in Walmart, comes anywhere close to that."

Sep 18, 2020 • 0:00

Michael Cohen thinks Trump is ‘setting himself to be an autocrat’

Michael Cohen joins The ReidOut to talk about his time working for Donald Trump. Cohen believes the president is setting himself to not only win in 2020, but beyond that as well.

Sep 17, 2020 • 0:00

Breonna Taylor family attorney calls the settlement a significant step

The city of Louisville, Kentucky, has reached a $12 million settlement with Breonna Taylor's family six months after she was killed in her home during a police drug raid. This includes a set of police reforms.

Sep 16, 2020 • 0:00

San Francisco Mayor London Breed: Trump is denying climate change when ‘it’s right at our heels’

On President Trump dismissing the threat of climate change during his visit to California, San Francisco Mayor London Breed mentioned how she woke up last week to red, orange skies like ‘it was the end of the world.’

Sep 15, 2020 • 0:00

"Trump's delay, his denial, his distortion caused deaths"

On President Trump downplaying the pandemic, Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, "I've never been able to make sense of the President of the United States ... What we've learned in the last few days is nothing new. His delay, his denial, his distortion caused deaths."

Sep 11, 2020 • 0:00

Joy Reid on Trump downplaying coronavirus dangers: Your President lied to you

On President Trump downplaying the risks of coronavirus in new recordings from Bob Woodward, Joy says, “Your President, the man to whom you have given your absolute devotion over the last 4 years, lied to you."

Sep 10, 2020 • 0:00

Omarosa: We all know that Donald Trump 'is a racist'

On new revelations about the president from Michael Cohen’s upcoming book, Omarosa Manigault Newman says this is ‘par for the course’ for Trump: “We all know that he is a racist."

Sep 9, 2020 • 0:00

Joy: Trump runs on law and order, but he breaks the law because ‘he does not care for it’

Donald Trump is running on ‘law and order,’ but Joy says he acts as if the law doesn’t apply to him or his family: “Donald Trump proves once again that he is not the law and order president, he is instead the president of lawlessness.”A Black man, restrained with handcuffs and his head covered with a “spit hood,” was forced into the asphalt by Rochester police before going limp and dying days later, his family said Wednesday. Relatives of Daniel Prude, 41, released police video and claimed that

Sep 4, 2020 • 0:00

‘Definitely not’: Dr. Vin Gupta doesn’t think there will be a vaccine ready by October

On reports that the CDC is notifying states to be prepared for a vaccine by end of October, early November, Dr. Vin Gupta says “Definitely not are we going to have a vaccine by the end of October, early November. And making the American public think that's a reasonable expectation is just going to loosen, lower our guard."

Sep 3, 2020 • 0:00

Jacob Blake’s sister on police brutality: It’s going to take our country as a whole to put a stop to this

Donald Trump took his message of division and alternate reality to Kenosha, Wisconsin today. On the issue of police brutality, Letetra Widman, Jacob Blake's sister, says “This is something that has been a problem in our country for a long time, and Trump nor Biden is the solution … It's going to take our country as a whole to put a stop to this."

Sep 2, 2020 • 0:00

‘Trump is openly encouraging more violence’

Joy Reid has a warning when it comes to hearing what President Trump has to say on recent violence: Beware of politicians preying on tribal loyalties, especially the current president. Joy says, “If Trump wanted to end the violence in American cities, he could simply go on his Twitter feed and tell his supporters to go home … But Trump is openly doing the opposite: encouraging more violence and cowing his party into refusing to condemn the violence, while his media friends laude the Kenosha shoo

Sep 1, 2020 • 0:00

Jacob Blake Sr: I want the officers fired, there was attempted murder on my son

Asked by Joy Reid what he wants to see after the police shooting his son, Jacob Blake Sr. says, “I want the officers fired. Because he committed attempted murder on my son."And in recordings shared by Mary Trump exclusively with The ReidOut, Maryanne Trump Barry, Donald Trump’s sister, is heard criticizing many members of the Trump family. Maryanne Trump Barry and Mary Trump discussed Ivanka Trump’s actions during the period that the Trump Administration initiated their child separation practice

Aug 29, 2020 • 0:00

‘So many of us are not safe in Donald Trump’s America’

On Vice President Mike Pence saying Americans won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America, Joy Reid responds “So many of us are not safe in Donald Trump's America ... But that is the reality of Donald Trump's America, as unrest over yet another shooting of a Black man spreads across this country. Trump has led for the last 3 and a half years."

Aug 28, 2020 • 0:00

‘If you want the protests to end, then stop killing us’

Brittany Packnett Cunningham says the way to end protests is to deal with the reason why protesters are protesting: "The way to end protests is not to demean protesters. The way to end protests is to actually deal with the roots of the injustice that protesters are out there protesting. If you want the protests to end then stop killing us."

Aug 27, 2020 • 0:00

‘Most definitely’: Jacob Blake’s mother wants officers involved in her son’s shooting arrested

Julia Jackson, mother of Jacob Blake, and Attorney Benjamin Crump join Joy Reid on The ReidOut. Asked by Joy whether she wants to see the officers involved in her son’s shooting arrested, Jackson says, “Most definitely ... When you make bad decisions, there's consequences no matter who you are."

Aug 26, 2020 • 0:00

Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Postmaster General ‘did not take responsibility for anything’

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s testified on Capitol Hill, promising to deliver all election mail while taking zero responsibility for the measures implemented on his watch that have slowed down the mail. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney agreed saying, “He clearly did not take responsibility for anything ... These delays are real and they are hurting people, our seniors, our veterans."

Aug 25, 2020 • 0:00

Al Franken: Trump 'spectacularly failed’ at dealing with pandemic

Former Senator Al Franken says Trump’s handling of the coronavirus is the biggest issue in the 2020 campaign: "This is the biggest issue of the campaign: How this guy 'spectacularly failed at dealing with this pandemic. And that has to do with not just the 172,000 plus deaths, but it has to do with the destruction, collapse of our economy." On the White House shrugging off the poisoning of a critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Joy says, “We have a problem, America. Donald Trump cann

Aug 22, 2020 • 0:00

BONUS: Joy Reid on Into America

In this bonus episode for The Reid Out listeners, Joy Reid joins Trymaine Lee on Into America.Growing up, Joy Reid loved to watch the news with her mother – and even remembers staying up late to watch coverage of the Iran Hostage Crisis as a middle schooler. Along the course of her career, Joy’s worked in local news, as a press secretary for the 2008 Obama campaign, and written books on American politics.And she recently became the host of a new primetime show on MSNBC: The ReidOut, which premie

Aug 6, 2020 • 26:54

Introducing The ReidOut

Joy Reid conducts one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers while addressing provocative political issues both inside and outside of the beltway. Reid, who is also a best-selling author and public speaker, joined MSNBC in 2011 as a contributor. Drawing from her decades-long experience in politics, passion for addressing the intersection of race, justice and culture, as well as her signature tenacious interviewing style, Reid kicks off MSNBC’s primetime lineup by delving into Ameri

Jul 19, 2020 • 0:40