Chris Jansing

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today for a Louisiana case that could upend the Voting Rights Act. The justices will weigh whether states can consider race while drawing new districts. NYU School of Law Constitutional Law Professor Richard Pildes and civil rights attorney Charles Coleman, Jr. join Alex Witt to explain more.

Furloughed IRS attorney Jack Neugebauer joins Alex Witt to share his experience amid week three of the government shutdown and explain how the shutdown will impact Americans this coming tax season. 

Journalists turn in press passes after news outlets reject Hegseth’s new Pentagon rules

President Trump spoke at the Mideast peace summit in Egypt and signed a plan for a ceasefire in Gaza.

President Trump is in Egypt with world leaders to sign a peace plan for Gaza. NBC News Senior Executive Editor for National Security David Rohde, President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass, and former Under Secretary of State of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Richard Stengel join Chris Jansing to discuss the challenges still ahead for the region.

In today’s Cabinet meeting, President Trump addressed Israel and Hamas agreeing to Phase 1 of a peace deal in Gaza that includes the IDF pulling back their forces and Hamas releasing the remaining hostages.

Former Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is running for Governor of California and is going viral for a tense interaction while she was being interviewed by CBS News California. And in a newly surfaced video posted by Politico, Porter is seen tearing into a staffer in a 2021 interview. Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky and former GOP Communications Director Tara Setmayer join Chris Jansing to with their reaction.

A mother on the way to a Chicago area grocery store was arrested by ICE amid the Trump administration’s crackdown in the city. MSNBC Senior Political and National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff spoke to the woman’s daughter. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance and Michael Hardaway, former Spokesman and Communications Director for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, join Chris Jansing with their reaction.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) spoke to MSNBC Senior Political and National Correspondent Jacob Soboroff in Chicago where he responded to the president's call for him to be jailed, saying Trump is "breaching the Constitution."

The government shutdown is adding further uncertainty to an economy already weathering the volatility of an unsteady job market and President Trump's tariff war. Among that uncertainty - the delay of Friday's expected release of the critical October jobs report. MSNBC White House correspondent Akayla Gardner, The Bulwark Managing Editor Sam Stein, and former Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers Jason Furman join Chris Jansing to discuss how damaging the government shutdown could be to the U.S. economy and President Trump’s decision to withdraw his nomination for the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief.

Citing the ongoing government shutdown, the White House froze billions in funding for New York City infrastructure projects, including money allocated for building a new Hudson Tunnel connecting to New Jersey. Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) joins Chris Jansing to share his insight on the impact this withholding of funds will have, and explain why he’s forgoing his own paychecks during the shutdown.