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Joe Scarborough, the namesake host of MSNBC’s Morning Joe, addressed the network’s decision to pull Monday’s show from the air and instead run an NBC News/NBC News Now newsfeed that covered the aftermath of the assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump. “We were told, in no uncertain terms on…

Conspicuously absent from the cable news lineup Monday morning was Morning Joe, with MSNBC pre-empting the show in favor of NBC News and NBC News Now special reports in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The show, hosted by Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, is scheduled to…

A number of polls and pundits say Joe Biden should exit the race against Donald Trump after his debate debacle and ensuing fallout, but the President of the United States says he's truly in it to win it. "I have one job, and that's to beat Donald Trump," the 81-year-old incumbent told a conference…

President Joe Biden started the week by insisting that he’s staying in the presidential race, calling into MSNBC’s Morning Joe and telling hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, “I am not going anywhere.” Biden’s remarks came as some major prominent donors and more House Democrats have called for…

MSNBC’s Morning Joe and Way Too Early were interrupted on Tuesday due to apparent technical problems. “Alright, thanks for bearing with us everybody. It is Tuesday December 12th. Getting started a little bit late this morning,” host Mika Brzezinski told viewers at about 6:11 a.m. ET. The…

Peacock is adding livestreams of MSNBC’s Morning Joe and CNBC’s Squawk Box to its platform, starting on Tuesday, as the streaming service boosts its news offerings from NBCU. Morning Joe and Squawk Box will be part of a Morning News Live editorial collection, which will draw on NBCU morning news…

Eugene Daniels, White House correspondent for Politico and Playbook co-author, has been promoted to senior contributor to Morning Joe. Daniels joined MSNBC as a contributor last year. He appeared on Morning Joe on Monday during its inaugural fourth hour, as the show expanded to the 9 a.m. ET time frame. The show…

UPDATED, 7:17 AM PT: MSNBC confirmed that Stephanie Ruhle will succeed Brian Williams in the 11 p.m. slot, while Morning Joe will expand to four hours by taking over Ruhle’s 9 a.m. hour. “This expansion will give us an opportunity to extend the reach of the program, which has become so well known for its signature…

Julian Castro has joined NBC News and MSNBC as a political analyst. Castro is the former secretary of Housing and Urban Development who ran for president in the 2020 cycle. Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski announced his new role in an appearance on the show on Monday, as Castro joined to talk about voting rights…

UPDATE, with Cuomo response New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said today that he expects the city to be back “full strength” from the yearlong Covid shutdown in July – not including Broadway. “Broadway takes time because they have to mount full productions,” de Blasio said today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “I'd say you…

Morning Joe exec producer Daniel Norwick this morning posted the powerful opening to the MSNBC show, featuring startling images of Wednesday’s riot set against the Johnny Cash song “Hurt.” During this morning’s show, host Joe Scarborough made an impassioned speech about the level of policing during the riot.  “If…

President Donald Trump loves to watch the ratings. This morning, he tweaked the lion’s tail against MSNBC’s low-rated Morning Joe, targeting the show’s ratings and in particular cohost Mika Brzezinski, calling her a “ditzy airhead.” “Very poor morning TV ratings for MSDNC's Morning Joe, headed by a complete Psycho…