The unexpected key to Trump’s defeat

Plus, ex-Giuliani associate Lev Parnas discusses his surprising testimony this week [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Sunday, March 24, 2024 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT [Alternate text] Former President Donald Trump is [scrambling for cash](, as the deadline to pay up in the $464 million in the civil fraud judgment against him looms. If the GOP frontrunner can’t secure a bond by Monday, New York Attorney General Letitia James can start [going after his assets.]( Also on Monday, Judge Juan Merchan will hold a [hearing]( regarding Trump’s New York hush money case. [U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon]( made a strange move in Trump’s classified documents case, requestingproposed jury instructions before setting a trial date. And Trump's social media company Truth Social [went public]( on Friday after a merger, making Trump potentially $3 billion richer on paper and offering him a financial lifeline. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., [filed a motion]( to remove Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Friday, heaping more chaos on the already divided and dysfunctional House Republicans. The [“Great Resignation”]( continues, as [Rep. Mike Gallagher](, R-Wisc., announced he will resign from Congress early, leaving the Republican House majority in peril. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer’s attempt to impeach President Joe Biden is officially [dead in the water.]( The Senate [reached a late deal]( to avoid a government shutdown, voting 74-24 early Saturday morning to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill. Trump is reportedly eyeing [Sen. Marco Rubio](, R-Fla., his former opponent in the 2016 primary, as a potential vice presidential candidate. President Joe Biden is [spinning Trump’s lines of attack]( back on him, making use of a common Trump-ian question: “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” [Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez](, who has been indicted on corruption charges, said he will not be running for re-election as a Democrat.   UNDERSTAND MORE [Alternate text] [CHARLIE SYKES]( [There's an unmistakable crack in the narrative of Trump's GOP domination]( Trump’s outsize control in the Republican Party is formidable — but it’s far from complete. [Read more.]( [JAMES DOWNIE]( [House Republicans just gave Biden the biggest possible gift]( When it comes to Social Security and Medicare, Republicans just can’t help themselves. [Read more.]( [MATT GERTZ]( [The House GOP’s shambolic Biden impeachment is dead — and Fox News dealt the fatal blow]( The network deserves a big share of the blame for leading Republicans into this debacle. [Read more.]( [NORMAN EISEN AND RUTH BEN-GHIAT]( [Trump wasn't just talking about cars with his 'bloodbath' remark. He was putting America on notice.]( Authoritarians know that to get people to overcome taboos about committing violence. [Read more.]( [MELISSA DECKMAN]( [A new survey shows the increasingly hostile climate young LGBTQ Americans face]( Yet despite facing hostility, queer Gen Zers maintain a strong sense of resilience. [Read more.]( [MOLLY JONG-FAST]( [Louisiana shows the risks for pregnant women in a post-Roe America]( What’s happened since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision has been even worse than our worst fears. [Read more.]( MUST WATCH [Alternate text] [THE WEEKEND]( ['Stop being stupid, people': Michael Steele slams critics for opposing national leader coordination]( [WATCH NOW]( Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins The Weekend to discuss Donald Trump's threats to the 2024 election. [AYMAN MOHYELDIN]( [U.S. warned Russia about potential terrorist attack in Moscow, NSC says]( [WATCH NOW]( The U.S. Embassy in Russia on March 7 warned U.S. citizens to avoid crowds and said it was monitoring reports that extremists might attack large gatherings in Moscow, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said. THE WEEKEND [Ex-Giuliani associate reveals what it will take for Trump camp to ‘wake up’ from cult-like behavior]( [WATCH NOW]( Rudy Giuliani's former associate, Lev Parnas joins The Weekend to unpack his surprising testimony before the House Oversight Committee this week. [ALL IN]( [Another GOP rep quits rather than deal with Republican ‘toxic dysfunction']( [WATCH NOW]( “Yet another Republican congressman has decided to quit his job rather than deal with the toxically dysfunctional GOP House majority,” says Chris Hayes on Rep. Mike Gallagher announcing his exit from Congress.     DON'T MISS [Alternate text] MSNBC presents “The Trump Indictments,” a special two-part series from the “Prosecuting Donald Trump” podcast. In part one, Glenn Close and Liam Neeson read key excerpts from the New York hush money and January 6th cases against the former president. In part two, Peter Coyote and Renée Elise Goldsberry focus on the Georgia election interference and the classified documents cases. Legal experts and authors Andrew Weissmann and Melissa Murray provide analysis. [Listen now.]( You can now listen to all five episodes of “Uncounted Millions: The Power of Reparations,” the Into America podcast series hosted by Trymaine Lee. In the final episode, Trymaine reviews public opinion polling and the costs of making reparations a reality for all Black Americans. He also speaks with Gabriel Coakley’s descendants about how the family plans to keep his legacy alive a century and a half later. 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