US EditionMSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ Gives Verdict on Shutdown Deal
The Senate approved a bipartisan deal funding key departments through Jan. 30, 2026, ending the 40-day shutdown that stemmed from disputes over tax cuts and assistance programs.
- On Jan. 30, 2026, seven Democratic senators and one independent joined every Senate Republican except Rand Paul of Kentucky to pass a continuing resolution funding the Department of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, and legislative operations.
- Amid fights over priorities, Republicans pressed to extend billionaire tax cuts last week while resisting expanded SNAP and health aid, and Democrats demanded restoring over $1 trillion including enhanced Obamacare subsidies.
- On Morning Joe, Scarborough argued the shutdown exposed GOP priorities, spending over two and a half minutes saying it was a Democratic victory tied to momentum this past week.
- Scarborough warned the fallout will persist with voters, saying the Republican Party's stance this past week will stay with voters for years to come, while Donald Trump blamed the shutdown.
- Democratic victories in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City strengthen momentum after passing a partisan California map on Tuesday, shaping the post-shutdown political landscape next year.
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Washington reopens, but Americans still feel shut out
On Wednesday, the House voted on a deal to reopen the federal government. Now, by Thursday, the lights have flickered back on in Washington. But let’s be honest: although the government has reopened, a lot of Americans have already shut right down.When the government shuts down, paychecks stop, services pause, and families feel the pinch. In fact, before the Senate moved to end the shutdown, 39% of Americans told Economist/YouGov they were perso…
Morning Joe Says Democrats Won the Shutdown by Demanding Healthcare
Morning Joe Says Democrats Won the Shutdown by Demanding Healthcare Despite folding under pressure to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough and his guests claimed on Monday that Democrats were still winning on the healthcare issue. The night prior, several Democrats and Independents joined Republicans in passing a package that would restore funding to many government entities, essentially showi…
Washington Examiner
mrc.orgJoe Scarborough spins shutdown cave-in as win: Liberal Media Scream
Since Joe Scarborough has built his MSNBC show around bashing Republicans and President Donald Trump, how else could he spin the Sunday cave-in by Senate Democrats on the government shutdown as anything other than a liberal victory? And not just any win. On his Monday show, he compared the move by Senate Democrats to retreats of George Washington and the British against Adolf Hitler. A temporary retreat, he argued, is part of the long game of be…
'Morning Joe' Spends Over 2 Minutes Declaring Democrats Won Government Shutdown
MSNBC host Joe Scarborough spent over two and a half minutes of Monday’s “Morning Joe” episode claiming that the government shutdown was a victory for the Democratic Party. Seven Democratic senators and one independent joined every Senate Republican except for Rand Paul of Kentucky to pass a compromise continuing resolution to fund the government through Jan. 30, […] ‘Morning Joe’ Spends Over 2 Minutes Declaring Democrats Won Government Shutdown
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