Rep. Jim Jordan's gambit unravels

Plus, Trump lawyers take focus [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news March 4, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [This asinine Florida bill 'banning' Democrats epitomizes today's GOP]( [By Hayes Brown]( Let us, for just a moment, pretend that Florida state Sen. Blaise Ingoglia is a serious man. On Tuesday, the Republican lawmaker filed a bill that would, if signed into law, ban the Florida Democratic Party. That is, at least, the overall effect of his bill, which targets any party whose platform had “previously advocated for, or been in support of, slavery or involuntary servitude.” The combative, hyperpartisan, single-minded focus on trolling — or “owning the libs” — that Ingoglia’s bill represents has become the Republican Party’s guiding ethos, if one can call it such a thing. This post-policy method of politicking is focused more on narrative than outcome. Bills are drafted not to become law but to get a rise out of the enemy and applause from the base at how thoroughly the opposition has been put into their place. It is a contemptible way of going about life, one that makes me feel a faint sadness for the GOP elected officials who are so damned, condemned to debase themselves in favor of spouting incendiary nonsense. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Jim Jordan thought he found the FBI's kryptonite. It's blowing up in his face.]( When the GOP launched its "weaponization" committee, it was intended to strike fear in the hearts of their foes. But the panel isn't scary; it's pitiful. [Read more.]( [A photo of Rick Scott and Mitch McConnell]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Rick Scott takes his fight against Mitch McConnell to a new level]( Scott has taken plenty of rhetorical shots at McConnell — but at CPAC, the Floridian threw fuel on the burning fire of contempt. [Read more.](//link.msnbc.com/click/30732747.74720/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL3RoZS1yZWlkb3V0L3JlaWRvdXQtYmxvZy9iYW5uaW5nLXRpa3Rvay1ub3QtZ29vZC11c2UtYmlkZW4tcmVwdWJsaWNhbi10aW1lLXJjbmE2MzczMT9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDIzMDMwNCZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bde592cc7 [JOY-ANN REID]( [Paul Ryan is no beacon of morality, no matter what the Dominion filing suggests]( It appears that Paul Ryan is doing at Fox News what he did in Congress: focusing not on what's right, but on securing the proverbial bag. [Read more.]( [A photo of Maria Elvira Salazar]( [JULIO RICARDO VARELA]( [The loneliest Republicans in Congress]( Can these Latino conservatives hold the line against the nativists in the GOP?Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [A photo of special counsel Jack Smith]( THE REIDOUT]( ['That's going to be a goldmine': Expert on Jack Smith scrutinizing Trump attorneys]( [A photo of Ron DeSantis]( THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Florida takes a page from Putin playbook with pending bill on state registration for bloggers]( [A photo of Joe Biden]( [ALL IN]( [Biden sides with conservatives on overruling D.C. crime bill]( [A photo of Walgreens]( [11TH HOUR]( [Weekly Recap: Winners & losers of the week]( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] Tomorrow, [MSNBC Films]( presents the third episode of "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story,” a four-part series from TIME Studios. This week, Giuliani goes global as a terrorism expert after 9/11. Then, fueled by the same ambition, he brings his playbook to Ukraine in the name of Donald Trump. Watch an all-new episode of "When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story" tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming on Peacock.   A new episode of the special podcast mini-series "Into America presents Street Disciples: Politics, Power and the Rise of Hip-Hop" is now available. In this final episode, host Trymaine Lee reflects on the direction of hip-hop over the last decade through the Trump and Biden administrations, the rise of Black Lives Matter, the spread of Covid-19 — and what the next 50 years could hold. And guests from the series share how their lives have been shaped by half a century of hip-hop. [Listen now](, wherever you get your podcasts.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)