Jim Jordan's quest to make conservatives a protected class

Today is the first hearing of House Republicans' most pointless of endeavors, Hayes Brown writes. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Feb. 9, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] Jim Jordan's quest to make conservatives a protected class]( by Hayes Brown Today is the first hearing of House Republicans' most pointless of endeavors, a subcommittee devoted to exposing "the weaponization of the federal government." Nestled under the Judiciary Committee, the clunkily-named panel will be the foundry for some of the most inane viral moments to hit conservative media in the next two years. While the setting may be different, the story that Republicans are using the subcommittee to try to sell is the same one they've been trying to sell since the Obama administration. 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