GOP's latest self-inflicted wound

And Pelosi's thoughts on what Putin has on Trump [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [The GOP's Hunter Biden investigation is a self-inflicted wound. The latest cut may be fatal.]( By Hayes Brown The Department of Justice bringing two counts of lying to the FBI against the informant who accused Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden of corruption is the latest bad news in what’s been a bad year for congressional Republicans. That informant’s claims, which DOJ says were false, was the linchpin for House Republicans’ crusade against President Biden. That witness was key to Republicans’ plan to impeach President Joe Biden for the wrongdoing they’ve imagined. Rather than hurt Biden, House Republicans have more often than not found that having the power to lead investigations has backfired on them tremendously. Alexander Smirnov, who’s now been charged with lying to the FBI, was charged by the same special counsel that Republicans insisted be appointed to investigate the president and his family. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article. [Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [CLARISSA-JAN LIM]( Indiana’s AG just escalated the GOP's war on teachers. This won't end well.]( Attorney General Todd Rokita just launched a portal for people to report what he called “socialist indoctrination from classrooms.” [Read more.]( [JA'HAN JONES]( [Border Patrol agents’ emails and texts are a cesspool of anti-immigrant bigotry](//link.msnbc.com/click/34404832.76391/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9ncmVnLWFiYm90dC1ib3JkZXItc3VwcmVtZS1jb3VydC1pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi1iaWRlbi1yY25hMTM2NzQ2P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjQwMjIwJnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914Bfa01c977 Although this reported behavior is sick and deeply disturbing, it’s hardly shocking. [Read more.]( [NICHOLAS MITCHELL]( [Want to learn how to respond to fascism? Study Black history.]( It’s perplexing how Americans, when discussing the dangers of fascism, invoke the memory of German Nazis and not American segregationists. [Read more.]( [STEVE BENEN]( Trump’s new line on mail-in voting conflicts with GOP’s position]( Republican officials really seemed to believe they’d convinced Trump to support mail-in voting. They were wrong. [Read more.](     TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI]( 'I think it’s probably financial': Speaker Pelosi wonders what Putin has on Trump]( [RACHEL MADDOW]( [Concerns grow that legal losses could make Trump desperate, even more open to corruption]( [MORNING JOE]( 'So grotesque': Joe slams Trump for comparing himself to Navalny]( [THE REIDOUT]( Trump ranked dead last as worst president ever in U.S. history]( MORE FROM MSNBC [Alternate text]     Saturday, Rachel Maddow leads analysis of the South Carolina Primary with Steve Kornacki breaking down results at the Big Board. Special coverage begins Saturday at 6:30pm Eastern on MSNBC.   “The ReidOut Blog,” the digital extension of “The ReidOut with Joy Reid,” is launching a new special series, “The Reconstruction: A History of Black History.” The series celebrates how the Black community is reclaiming its own narrative, dissects America’s affinity for revisionism, and looks toward the future of storytelling around race in America.       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)