Sen. Kennedy's appalling racist attack

And Nancy Pelosi reacts to House GOP's failure to pass spending bill [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Sep. 19, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The House GOP has 'concepts of a plan' to prevent a shutdown]( //link.msnbc.com/click/36781399.65245/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9iaWRlbi1pbnRlcnZpZXctcmVhY3Rpb24tbWl4ZWQtcmNuYTE2MDQ3OT9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDkxOSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Be7c3f93bBy[Hayes Brown]( Former President Donald Trump told the moderators at last week's presidential debate that he has "[concepts of a plan](" to replace Obamacare should he win the election. His instantly meme-able response spoke to how little thought he and other Republicans tend to put into his plans beyond reflexively opposing Democrats. It's a tendency that was on full display Wednesday as House Republicans [failed to pass their own bill]( to prevent a looming government shutdown. As things stand, we are less than two weeks away from the federal government’s running out of money at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1. The [continuing resolution](, or CR, that Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., put forward would have extended current funding levels for an additional six months, punting the deadline until March. But he also chose to attach [the SAVE Act](, a bill that the GOP [falsely claims is necessary to prevent noncitizen voting]( in the election. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [Senator's racist attack on a witness was appalling, even by Trump-era standards]( A senator’s racist attack on a witness in a hearing was appalling even by Trump era standards.