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Plus, watch conservative commentator get fact-checked on Joy Reid [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Wednesday, Apr. 12, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Alvin Bragg is done playing nice with Jim Jordan]( By Hayes Brown Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has kept his cool as Republicans have ramped up their pressure campaign against him. For weeks now, his office has been engaged in a back-and-forth with the House Judiciary Committee over the committee's demand for documents and testimony related to his prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But now it's clear that Bragg is done playing nice, and he is asking the courts to end this farce. Even before a grand jury voted to indict Trump, Republicans warned Bragg that he'd regret what they deemed a "politically motivated prosecutorial decision." Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is leading that charge from his perch atop the Judiciary Committee. It's clear that Jordan, one of Trump's top allies in Congress, and other members of the House GOP are trying to influence the outcome of the trial — or at the very least ensure Bragg will pay a political cost for it. The very public nature of the "investigation" into the Manhattan DA's investigation, though, provided ample fodder for a federal lawsuit Bragg filed in the Southern District of New York on Tuesday. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [KATELYN BURNS]( [Kid Rock is so frothed up over inclusive ad he forgets how beer works]( All the conservative outrage likely only drives more attention — and sales — toward these so-called 'woke' corporations. [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [Judges deal a major blow to Tennessee GOP as lawmaker is reinstated]( Look for Tennessee Republicans to appeal the judges' decision, or even devise new ways to subvert the will of voters. [Read more.]( [JARVIS DEBERRY]( [A discreet note inside a library restroom is a sign of the GOP's culture war]( Unfettered access to books can be scary to those who position themselves as the gatekeepers of what is acceptable to do or think. Read more.]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Sen. Whitehouse: Chief Justice Roberts may have reached a 'tipping point']( Whitehouse wants to spotlight differences between Supreme Court justices and their lower court colleagues who are actually bound by an ethics code. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [THE REIDOUT]( [Joy Reid fact-checks conservative commentator's anti-abortion pill argument]( THE LAST WORD]( [Lawrence: Trump lied that NYC court staff cried, but he was the one close to tears]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [DA who indicted Trump back on offense suing Rep. Jim Jordan: Ari Melber's breakdown]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Tennessee Dem Justin J. Pearson preps comeback, calls GOP leader 'despicable']( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] This week on 'Into America,' Trymaine Lee sits with the mother of LaKeith Smith, a man who was convicted of the murder of his friend, even though it was a cop who killed him. Trymaine learns how the felony murder rule allows people to be charged with murder even if they weren't the ones to pull the trigger, and how this disproportionately hurts young, Black men. [Listen now](, wherever you get your podcasts.   On Sunday, MSNBC Films Presents "Leguizamo Does America," a new six-part series from NBC News Studios. Host John Leguizamo travels across the country to celebrate the rich and diverse Latino cultures in six different destinations, exploring food, politics, music, and everything in between along the way. First up on John's trip: New York City. "Leguizamo Does America" premieres Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and is streaming on Peacock.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)