Why the 118th Congress could be the worst one ever

We are not prepared for the MAGA-inspired madness a Republican-led 118th Congress would provide. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( Nov. 8, 2022 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Why a GOP midterms win would be much, much worse than you think]( by Hayes Brown "It is Election Day 2022," [writes Hayes Brown](, "and I am not OK. I have not been OK for weeks." It's not just the prospect of a Republican-controlled Congress that has him down. "I very much doubt," he says, "that any of us have fully grasped that a GOP-led 118th Congress would be like nothing the country has ever experienced." Readers who've lived through the rise of the tea party and other waves may think this is an exaggeration. But "if, as expected, the GOP takes the House and/or the Senate," Brown [insists](, "the next two years will be a speed-run of the crises of the 2010s." With establishment types like former Speaker John Boehner gone, there's no one to restrain the likes of Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio. With a Democrat in the White House, there's no need to pretend to be able to govern. "It feels like we're on the cusp of entering a new phase in politics," Brown writes, "one that would be considered farcical — if there were anything funny about it, that is." Read Hayes Brown's [full analysis](//link.msnbc.com/click/29626142.10518/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi90cnVtcC1zLXFhbm9uLWZyaWVuZGx5LXJhbGx5LXNob3dzLWhvdy1oZS1zLWZvc3RlcmluZy1uMTI5ODk4Mz9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIyMTEwOCZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bdaa52808 in your Tuesday [MSNBC Daily](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [SARAH POSNER]( [DeSantis' bonkers new ad has to be seen to be believed]( On the eighth day, his campaign tells us, God sent Ron DeSantis to save America. [Read more.]( [Photo of Elon Musk]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [Elon Musk is endorsing the GOP ahead of the midterms for the most depressing reason]( His recent tweet shows his indulgence of reckless 'bothsidesing.' [Read more.]( [Photo of Stephen Miller]( [JESSE J. HOLLAND]( [New racist radio ads stoke the not-so-secret fears of white America]( Here's hoping that white voters who are the targets of these fear-mongering ads won't fall for them. [Read more.]( [Photo of an I Voted sticker with trans flag]( [KATELYN BURNS]( [Republicans are forcing trans voters into an impossible predicament]( For transgender Americans, voting is often a nightmare of awkward and invasive explanations, or even outright hostility. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [RACHEL MADDOW]( [What accounts for the GOP 'candidate quality' crisis in 2022?]( [THE LAST WORD]( [Obama tells Democrats 'sulking and moping is not an option']( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [James Carville rips GOP's Herschel Walker for 'Marie Antoinette' campaign]( [DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( [Frank Figliuzzi says he's concerned about violence if vote counting goes into ']( [overtime'](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text] Tonight, join MSNBC for live coverage and analysis of the midterm elections. Rachel Maddow, Joy Reid, Nicolle Wallace and Steve Kornacki lead coverage and break down the results as votes are counted. Election Night coverage begins tonight at 6PM Eastern on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock. Then, the morning after the midterm elections, Morning Joe will be joined by a live studio audience as they break down the election results and discuss what it all means for the future of our country. Watch Morning Joe, tomorrow at 6AM Eastern, only on MSNBC.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)