Trump signals dark '24 strategy

And at least 15 dead and dozens injured in Maine mass shootings [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [House Speaker Mike Johnson cleared the lowest bar possible]( By Hayes Brown It [didn’t feel possible]( after three straight weeks of chaos, but the House finally elected a new speaker: [Rep. Mike Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana]( in his fourth term. The erstwhile vice chair of the GOP Conference won over the entirety of his caucus Wednesday. As a result, he ended up with more support in one ballot than his predecessor, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., got even in the 15th and final round of voting in January. Given the messiness of the last 10 months, one tends to forget that electing a speaker is usually the easiest part of being in the majority. (McCarthy’s [difficulties winning the gavel]( and his eventual ouster are historical outliers.) What Johnson now faces, though, is a set of challenges that represent the next lowest bar, one that McCarthy was unable to overcome: keeping the federal government funded. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [LISA RUBIN]( [We knew Michael Cohen was trouble when he walked in]( So did the New York attorney general's office. So why did it call him as a witness? [Read more.]( [SARAH POSNER]( [Mike Johnson's job before he ran for Congress is incredibly revealing]( The newly-elected House speaker's Christian nationalist track record isn’t a mystery — it’s a tragedy. [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [No need to vote, Trump says while signaling a dark '24 strategy]( Trump is inciting fury toward Black poll workers and calling for throngs of poll watchers in a campaign that sounds like it’s straight out of the 1920s. [Read more.]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Why Meadows getting immunity wouldn’t mean he flipped on Trump]( Receiving immunity for testimony isn’t the same thing as fully cooperating. We still don’t totally know what Meadows or the prosecutors are up to. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] MORNING JOE]( [Manhunt underway for person of interest in Maine mass shootings]( CHRIS JANSING REPORTS]( [Trump fined $10,000 for violating gag order]( ALL IN]( [Raskin: Don't be fooled by 'good manners' of MAGA speaker Mike Johnson]( WHITE HOUSE [‘We are continuing to fight’: Cohen after testifying in Trump fraud trial](     MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]   In a new episode of “Prosecuting Donald Trump,” the former president is raising eyebrows after claiming Sidney Powell was never his attorney following her guilty plea in the Georgia election interference case. MSNBC legal analysts Andrew Weissmann and Mary McCord dig into what that could mean for his defense. Plus, former President Trump’s fraud trial resumes in New York this week. [Listen now.](   On Sunday, MSNBC Films presents "Martha's Vineyard versus DeSantis," the latest installment of "The Turning Point'' documentary series from Executive Producer Trevor Noah. The film tells the story of the migrants flown to the New England island, the community that took them in, and the Florida governor behind it all. Watch "Martha's Vineyard versus DeSantis," on Sunday at 10 p.m. ET on MSNBC, and streaming on Peacock.   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)