McCarthy's clown car has no brakes

Plus, AOC criticizes Tucker Carlson and other Fox News hosts for “incitement of violence.” [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Monday, Apr. 24, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling plan gets more dangerous by the day]( [By](James Downie The clown car that has been Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership spluttered to a halting start over 15 long ballots in January and hasn’t had a second of a smooth ride since. From botched committee hearings to failed subcommittees to intra-leadership disputes, the House speaker’s tenure has been a kaleidoscope of incompetence. But McCarthy’s latest stumble is the most important, as it concerns the entire U.S. economy. Last week, McCarthy finally introduced his debt ceiling bill, which would raise the limit by $1.5 trillion until March 31, 2024 — that is, not even for one year. The problem here isn’t the bill itself — even though it has the absence of substance you’d expect from today’s GOP. The problem is that the basic elements of what’s being requested in the bill have been public knowledge for months, and yet McCarthy and his team have dawdled on bringing it to the floor. And even after all this time, McCarthy is, once again, struggling to find the 218 votes he needs to pass the proposal. “The whip count on this is not good,” one senior Republican told Axios on Thursday. This is a preview of James Downie's latest article. [Read the full column here](.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Clarence Thomas]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Clarence Thomas wants a man executed before DNA testing is done]( The Supreme Court actually rendered a commonsense decision. It wasn’t unanimous.[Read more.]( [ROSA DELAURO]( [I warned Republicans about their debt ceiling bill. I was right.]( House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's bill holds the economy hostage in exchange for slashing investments important to American families. [Read more.]( [Ralph Yarl]( [ALEX WAGNER, TRACI TILMAN]( [The hypocrisy and horror of America's 'stand your ground' laws]( It's no coincidence that "Stand your ground” laws exploded in popularity across the country after George Zimmerman killed Trayvon Martin in 2012. [Read more.]( [CHARLIE BRAXTON]( [Hulu’s new Tupac documentary explores his brilliance with an apology and an elegy]( Afeni Shakur may have minimized her influence on her talented son, Tupac, but a new Hulu documentary explores the magnitude of her impact. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI]( [AOC: Tucker Carlson’s conduct is ‘very clearly incitement of violence’]( [YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN REPORTS]( [Biden calls for immediate ceasefire to violence Sudan after U.S. diplomats evacuated]( CAPEHART [Jonathan Capehart: What it means to be Black in America]( WITH JEN PSAKI [John Kerry on re-building U.S. climate credibility after Trump's 'four years of non-stewardship']( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] Legal news is dominating the headlines, and former prosecutor Jordan Rubin is tackling these crucial issues with a new limited newsletter, Deadline: Legal. An extension of Deadline: White House with Nicolle Wallace, you can expect insights when major updates hit, along with news and analysis from MSNBC legal experts, in your inbox until the end of the current Supreme Court term. [Subscribe now.](   On Sunday, MSNBC Films presents the third episode of “Leguizamo Does America,” a six-part series from NBC News Studios. This week, John Leguizamo heads to Washington, D.C. to explore Latino representation within America’s government. Watch an all new episode of “Leguizamo Does America,” Sunday at 10pm ET on MSNBC and streaming on Peacock.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)