Vivek Ramaswamys GOP campaign for Ohio governor is running into some fierce headwinds courtesy of the MAGA movement.

The New York Times reports that a then-17-year-old young woman trying to save up money for braces alleges she had sex for money with powerful men, including then-Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Michael Schmidt, investigative reporter at The New York Times, joins Chris Jansing with the details of his reporting.

The Food and Drug Administration says it is removing the black box safety warnings from all hormone therapy creams, pills and other treatments prescribed to ease the symptoms of menopause and perimenopause. FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Hakeem Jeffries referred to FHFA chief Bill Pulte as a malignant hack and a corrupt sycophant who might be held criminally liable for his recent actions.

There are tense protests outside an ICE facility near Chicago. MSNBC Reporter Nnamdi Egwuonwu joins Ana Cabrera from Broadview, Illinois to report the latest.

JD Vance claimed low-income immigrants are entering the U.S., becoming servants, and buying up excessive amounts of real estate. Seriously?

The government shutdown is over, and Democrats have failed to obtain an extension of subsidies for plans under the Affordable Care Act.

Justice Department sues over California's Proposition 50 redistricting plan

The California Democratic Party is reeling from the arrest of Gov. Gavin Newsoms former chief of staff in a corruption case involving a top aide to former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Adelita Grijalva has been sworn in after a seven-week standoff with Mike Johnson. Mika Brzezinski explains why the Arizona Democrats' speech gave her "chills."

Rep. Eric Swalwell is looking at a bid for the California governership.

Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner discusses how AI could impact jobs and economic growth.

The claims raised by James Comey and Letitia James are stronger than the ones rejected in the New Jersey congresswomans case on Thursday.

The shutdown ended after the Senate's GOP majority leader promised a December vote to extend subsidies for the Affordable Care Act. That's too late for many families.

Texas is leading a Jim Crow-style assault on Black and Latino voters.

Success breeds success, just as failure feeds failure.

The secretary of Homeland Security plans to unveil sizable bonuses for certain agents who showed up for work during the government shutdown, administration officials tell MSNBC.

Lawyers for James Comey and Letitia James are arguing the interim U.S. attorney prosecuting them was unlawfully appointed. MSNBC Legal Affairs Reporter Fallon Gallagher and MSNBC Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin join Ana Cabrera with more details from outside the courthouse.

After 16 years of broken promises, Republicans insist they're serious this time about presenting health care proposals. That's very difficult to believe.

Senate Republicans empowered themselves to file lucrative Arctic Frost lawsuits, but House Republicans intend to take that power away.

How bad was the job market in the late summer and early fall? According to the White House, we'll never know because the data is being kept under wraps.

One day in 1980, Attorney General Benjamin Civiletti tapped out a quick four-page memo to President Jimmy Carter that has cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, damaged the economy to the tune of billions of dollars and undermined faith in democratic institutions

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, discusses the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

More than seven weeks after her special election victory, Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva stood on the House floor and took the oath of office Wednesday, marking the end of a bitter standoff with GOP Speaker Mike Johnson, who had refused to seat her during the record government shutdown. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

The historic government shutdown is over. The fight over health care is just starting.