Jen Psaki: McCarthy’s impossible tightrope walk

He's between a rock and a hard-right caucus [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news with Jen Psaki [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news with Jen Psaki Saturday, September 16, 2023 [McCarthy's impossible tightrope walk]( [Alternate text] [By Jen Psaki]( House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is between a rock and a hard-right caucus. On the one hand, it’s [McCarthy's job]( to muster enough votes to pass a budget so the government doesn’t shut down in a few weeks. That means he either needs to convince the Marjorie Taylor Greene-Matt Gaetz wing of his caucus to back a short-term measure or find another way to pass it by getting Democrats on board. As Jake Sherman, the editor of Punchbowl News told me this week, McCarthy is "befuddled" and doesn’t know exactly what to do. [Read more exclusive insights from Jen Psaki here.]( tune in to "Inside with Jen Psaki," on Sundays at 12 p.m. ET on MSNBC, plus catch new, original episodes every Thursday exclusively on Peacock.     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Photo of Trump]( [HAYES BROWN]( [Trump is drafting a tax plan for 2025. It makes zero sense.]( Trump's tax cuts expire in 2025. What could replace them is even worse. [Read more.]( [JACQUES BERLINERBLAU]( [Florida's Ben Sasse is on a mission that should scare professors everywhere]( Sasse emerges as the present dividend — and future enabler — of a wildly successful Republican crusade to upend academic norms. [Read more.]( [Photo of union workers on strike]( [HAMILTON NOLAN]( [Why the UAW strike is bigger than the auto industry]( This is not just a story about about one particular contract. [Read more.]( [JARVIS DEBERRY]( [Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's spicy new speech is a barnburner]( She wouldn’t be who she is or where she is if she hadn’t been taught the harsh, unvarnished truth of American history. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] ALL IN]( [New footage appears to show Lauren Boebert lied about the real 'disturbance' she caused at 'Beetlejuice']( [DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( 'S---'s about to hit the fan': Nicolle reacts to Smith pushing a 'gag order' on Trump]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( ['It's a fake charge': Trump denies telling staffer to delete Mar-a-Lago tapes in new interview]( [11TH HOUR]( [Friday Nightcap: What come next after the summer of strikes]( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] Tomorrow, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss her re-election campaign, the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, and more. Watch The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart, tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET only on MSNBC.   On her first show as moderator of Meet the Press, Kristen Welker sits down for a wide-ranging, one-on-one exclusive interview with former President Donald Trump. Watch Meet the Press with Kristen Welker, tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. ET on NBC.   MSNBC INSIGHTS [Alternate text] Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! [Join the MSNBC Insights Community.](   This weekend on MSNBC SATURDAY - MSNBC’S “The Katie Phang Show”: Gov. Josh Green (D-Hawaii) - MSNBC’S “American Voices”: Fmr. Press Secy. for the First Lady Mike LaRosa… Eugene Scott… Andrew Desiderio - MSNBC’s “Ayman”: Laurence Tribe… New York City Comptroller Brad Lander SUNDAY - MSNBC’S “The Sunday Show”: Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)… Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones - MSNBC’S “Inside with Jen Psaki”: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)… Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) - MSNBC’S “PoliticsNation”: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.)… Mayor of New York Eric Adams… Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner… Mayor of Birmingham Randall Woodfin *Subject to change   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)