The House GOP’s silent scream into the abyss

U.N. warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The courts have treated Trump with kid gloves. One judge can stop that.]( By Glenn Kirschner On Monday, U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, presiding over the prosecution of [former president Donald Trump for interfering in the 2020 presidential election](, will conduct a hearing to determine if she should order [limitations on Trump’s speech]( to prevent him from endangering witnesses, prosecutors, and judges, and to stop him from tainting future jury pools. On the one hand, this hearing is extraordinary: it could result in a [so-called “gag order”]( on a political party’s likely presidential nominee. But on the other hand, this kind of hearing is regularly conducted in courts throughout the United States when a defendant on pretrial release engages in conduct detrimental to the fair and orderly administration of justice. Last month, [Special Counsel Jack Smith]( filed a [motion]( seeking “a narrowly tailored order” restricting Trump’s “prejudicial extrajudicial statements.” Smith urged the court to limit Trump’s speech to stop Trump’s “inflammatory and misleading statements” that “would cause others to harass and harm perceived critics or adversaries” and to block his attempt to “undermine confidence in the justice system and prejudice the jury pool.” This is a preview of Glenn Kirschner's article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [HAYES BROWN]( [The House GOP speaker debacle is going from reality show to horror movie]( It feels fitting, in a terrible sense, that with the Republicans unable to name someone to speak for them, the people’s House has been silenced. [Read more.]( [SARI BASHI]( [The legal and humanitarian red flags of Israel’s evacuation order can’t be ignored]( Hamas targeted civilians. That doesn’t mean the Israeli military should too. [Read more.]( [DERRICK Z. JACKSON]( [Polls show Americans want climate change action. Here's why there's been so little.]( It would be easy to blame America’s inaction on loud right-wing climate deniers in Congress. But the media deserve blame, too. [Read more.]( [ANI BUNDEL]( [Taylor Swift’s 'Eras Tour' film gives most fans something they could never afford]( Taylor Swift is gifting the world with a burst of joy when we need it most. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [JONATHAN CAPEHART]( [‘There is no place safe’: U.N. warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza]( [KATIE PHANG]( [ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on 'worrisome' spikes in antisemitism]( [INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI]( [Palestinian-American who lost family in Gaza: 'This is not collective punishment, this is collective death']( [MSNBC]( [Raf Sanchez gives first look at Hamas weapons cache seized by IDF](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   In the latest episode of “Prosecuting Donald Trump,” bombshell new reporting alleges that the former president revealed sensitive information about U.S. nuclear submarines to a member of his Mar-a-Lago club. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord dig into why Jack Smith hasn’t charged him with that and whether it can be brought into the case now, as well as some other big developments in the Washington, D.C. election case. [Listen now.](   Is there a work of writing more weaponized, more debated, and more quoted and misquoted than the United States Constitution? In this bonus episode of the “Velshi Banned Book Club” podcast, Ali Velshi offers a complete reading of this sacred document that set the foundation for the heated exchange of ideas at the core of the series. [Listen to all episodes, including this bonus feature, 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)