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This afternoon President Joe Biden is taking his brand on energy on the road after a fiery state of the Union Address in which he laid out the choice facing voters in november. He made a stunning indictment of the gops decision to turn its back on democracy and freedom both here and abroad, all in service of the disgraced wannabe autocrat who is The Republicans presumptive president ial nominee. President joe biden will be soon making remarks in pennsylvania. Pennsylvania is central to his hopes...

abortion rights for all women in america in the aftermath of roe versus wade being overturned is a warning sign to all americans right now of what they envision for all women including the most vulnerable among us. on capitol hill, republicans are willing to infringe on a persons right to travel in order to hold up their draconian bans on abortion in republican-led states. >> on thursday, senate republicans blocked a bill that would make it illegal for governments to punish residents w...

Undeterred to campaign for the white house in 2024 under the banner of, quote, i am your retribution. despite the legal argument we just heard here from former federal judge michael luttig, who maintains that the constitution bars donald trump from ever holding the white house again, setting up quite a dramatic clash of forces, joining our coverage msnbc legal analyst andrew weissman, editor at large for the bulwark charlie sykes is back with us. andrew, this was fascinating to me as a non-lawye...

Though they further strengthen any defamation case, but the climate is certainly a fraught one with people feeling very afraid, and its just very curious that lying about her paperwork that is filed and there for the eye to see was part of his -- his strategy. kathleen, i want to ask you, too, to keep us posted and if dr. bernard, you know, has anything to say shes always welcome here. thank you for spending some time with us today. >> thank you very much, nicole. my pleasure. joining our cove...

Election, an election were all very concerned about in this country, whether or not it will be fair. whats to stop him from just waiting it out? >> i think, katy, he senses -- he thinks were weak right now. first of all, because of all th have. its been really obvious through all the coverage msnbc has had about january 6. also with the withdrawal, he doesnt think we have the guts to stand up to our partners internationally. that may be wrong, but i think that helps his decision in ukraine and t...

As omicron is taking over most of this country, no doubt youve been told to upgrade your mask. here with us is msnbc medical contributor and critical car -- critical care pulmonologist dr. vin gupta. doctor, i want to get down to what works and what doesnt. "the wall street journal" had a helpful grid that talked about masks. if youre out and youre going to go buy a mask, which one should you buy? >> katy, good afternoon, great to see you. i have demos here to help folks understand what were now...

Federal pay ending a two-year wage freeze imposed in 2010. the proposal could touch off another showdown with congress where republicans want to extend the pay freeze through next year. drum roll, please, its time for our "office politics" segment. this week i talk to my boss, msnbc president phil griffin. hes a fan. >> "office politics" is a hit. i love it. >> yeah. >> its a franchise. i love franchises that make you stay tuned or tune in. this is one of them. so, congratulations. >> well, th...

>> reporter: the economy. obviously weve got the jobless numbers yesterday which were a surprise than most people expected, unemployment rate going down to 8.5%. governor romney took the president to task for that. thats the biggest issue here. one thing that were seeing that we didnt necessarily see in iowa is the number of undecided voters is much smaller in the msnbc marist poll, its about 6 or 7%. everyone has pretty much made up their minds here. mitt romney enjoys a sizeable lead in the po...

If we can look around the corner and figure it out and be right, then we win. and thats what its about. dont be flat-footed. dont be back on your heels. i really believe this. in another way -- ill give you another analogy. i look at our competitors and i see one as sort of this -- this sort of gray area. and another thats sort of black and white. i want to be blossoming colors. i want to be in full color. thats what -- i want to be full of ideas. full of information. full of just -- you come to...

Msnbcs "hardball" over negative ads that aired in iowa. >> his grandchildren, he ought to win a campaign showing his grandchildren. what do you think about somebody being beaten up like this on television? we should run campaigns worthy of our best, not campaigns that demean us to our worst. >> all of the candidates except rick perry will be covering dmir. they have events planned today until tomorrow nights debates. ron, i understand some opponents just tried to crash there. really? >> hey ther...