Republicans want the door open for Trump's chaos in 2024

It's a shame, Hayes Brown writes, that only nine House Republicans voted for it. [View in browser]( [Image]( September 23, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Republicans want the door open for Trump's chaos in 2024]( by Hayes Brown The Presidential Election Reform Act, which passed Wednesday in the House, affirms one thing, especially for those who acted as if it weren't clear: the vice president of the United States can't decide to ignore the states' Electoral College votes. It's a shame, [Hayes Brown writes](, that only nine House Republicans voted for it. Brown says the current law is only ambiguous to those "determined to take Neil-Armstrong-on-the-moon leaps of logic." It's not that Republicans who refused a vote to clarify the law "love the Electoral Count Act as it stands; it's that they find the politics around changing it untenable." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/29146476.72449/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1zLXFhbm9uLWZyaWVuZGx5LXJhbGx5LXNob3dzLWhvdy1oZS1zLWZvc3RlcmluZy1uMTI5ODk4Mz9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMDkyMyZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B7261dc35 in your Friday [MSNBC Daily](. Stay informed with curated match-ups, race updates and key midterms analysis from experts like Steve Kornacki in our new pop-up elections newsletter: Countdown to Midterms. [CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP](   TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Ja'han Jones]( [Trumpworld is beginning to face its worst enemy: reality]( Multiple court filings and rulings this week have undercut the MAGA movement's fictitious narratives. [Read more.]( [Zeeshan Aleem]( [Russians are proving just how patriotic they are about the Ukraine war]( Putin just asked his country to spill more Russian blood. It's not going well for him. [Read more.]( [Noah Rothman]( Why Biden was right to say the pandemic is over]( A perpetual pandemic forecloses on the idea that Covid is an emergency. Emergencies end. [Read more.]( [Steve Benen]( What Rubio gets wrong in his hysterical whining over migrants suing DeSantis]( Perhaps he's feeling antsy about his re-election campaign and is lashing out at these Venezuelans to impress the GOP base. [Read more.](   TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [The ReidOut]( [Special master asks Trump to back up his allegation that FBI 'planted' evidence in Mar-a-Lago]( [Alex Wagner Tonight]( [Charter company that flew migrants to Martha's Vineyard has ties to DeSantis allies]( [All In]( [Trump admits to willful retention of documents in Hannity interview]( [Katie Phang]( [Former mayor of San Juan: Hurricane Fiona described as 'even worse than Maria'](   MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] On Sunday, MSNBC Films presents the second episode of the four-part series 'Model America.' In the latest episode, the shooting of 16-year-old Phillip Pannell by a white police officer causes the supposed "model community" of Teaneck, New Jersey to splinter, and different versions of what took place the night of the shooting emerge. 'Model America' continues Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC. If you missed the first episode, catch up this Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, or stream it on Peacock.   Over the past few years, we've seen enormous shifts in the ideological and intellectual foundations of government policy. Trillions of dollars have been allocated through programs including the Infrastructure Bill, the CHIPS Act, and the American Rescue Plan. At the same time, we're seeing inflation at levels unseen since the late 70s. Have we arrived in a new economic era? For over three decades, the Roosevelt Institute has fought to "develop progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America's promise of opportunity for all." Felicia Wong, president and CEO of the think tank, joins WITHpod to discuss how we got to this moment, the importance of economic freedom, the need to rethink public investment and more.   [Image] [Image]   [Privacy]( [Unsubscribe](listvar=sub_daily)