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Plus, why Trump's gag order could open the floodgates against him [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Oct. 05, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Kevin McCarthy was a fawning servant to Trump, and he got nothing for it]( By Zeeshan Aleem Rep. [Kevin McCarthy](, R-Calif., obediently did the bidding of [Donald Trump]( for years. And all he got out of it was the shortest House speakership since 1876. Throughout the Trump era, McCarthy was consistently a fawning servant of the MAGA king. He was, [as the Washington Post notes,]( the first member of House GOP leadership to endorse Trump for president in 2016. He voted to support Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results. While he briefly criticized Trump as bearing “responsibility” for violence in the Jan. 6 riot, he voted against impeaching him, and he tried to exonerate the man for his attempt at sedition. Just weeks later, he helped rehabilitate Trump’s image through a public meeting with him at Mar-a-Lago. This is a preview of Zeeshan Aleem's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [Kevin McCarthy]( [MEHDI HASAN]( [McCarthy's ousting was the cherry on top of spectacularly embarrassing career]( McCarthy's historic ousting was a career low point. But these other moments come close. [Read more.]( [Donald Trump]( [PAUL WALDMAN]( [Trump gives the game away about his 'border wall']( There's a reason why Republicans love giving speeches about immigration, while doing nothing about the issue. [Read more.]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [A grim trend among Americans without college degrees exposes an enormous failure]( It turns out that a college degree correlates with far more than just income. [Read more.]( [Matt Gaetz]( [STEVE BENEN]( [Would House Republicans consider an expulsion vote against Gaetz?]( How upset are House Republicans with Rep. Matt Gaetz? Chatter about a possible expulsion vote is getting progressively louder. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [Katie Phang and Cory Booker]( [THE BEAT WITH ARI]( [Republican party has been 'hijacked' by 'extremists': Cory Booker on GOP 'civil war']( [Trump]( [BRIAN TYLER COHEN]( [Trump's gag order now poised to open the floodgates against him]( [Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis]( [MORNING JOE]( Nikki Haley jumps ahead of Ron DeSantis in New Hampshire poll](//link.msnbc.com/click/32931312.88423/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL2FuZHJlYS1taXRjaGVsbC1yZXBvcnRzL3dhdGNoL3JlcC1nYWV0ei1jb250aW51ZXMtdG8tdGVhc2UtaGUtd2lsbC1maWxlLWEtbW90aW9uLXRvLW91c3Qtc3BlYWtlci1tY2NhcnRoeS0xOTQyMzQ0Mzc4NTQ_Y2lkPWVtbF9tZGFfMjAyMzEwMDUmdXNlcl9lbWFpbD1kN2RjNzQ1MTcyOTdiMzk3MWFhMTRkNmYzMzExMzVhMDg3OGY4ZjY0MGZhMWExMDE5ZjE1N2I2NWMxYjVkZDFk/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B55f0ba99 [DEADLINE WHITE HOUSE]( [Gold star father Khizr Khan says he stands with John Kelly, 'saddened' by Trump's remarks](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   [ Chris Hayes is taking his podcast, Why Is This Happening?, back on the road for a live three-city tour this fall. Tickets are going fast, but you can still join Chris in Philadelphia at The Fillmore on Monday, October 16th with special guests Naomi Klein, New York Times best-selling author and journalist, and MSNBC’s Joy Reid, host of The ReidOut. [Buy your tickets now](.   It’s Banned Books Week, and Ali Velshi continues his resistance against the epidemic of book banning in a new episode of “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Dr. Imani Perry and Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., and writer and professor Ibram X. Kendi, examine two books that changed American culture — “Beloved” by Toni Morrison and “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston. [Listen now.](   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.](   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)