The Rachel Maddow Show

New York voters are weighing in on Rep.-elect George Santos, R-N.Y., after he admitted that he had fabricated and “embellished” several claims about his background involving his education and work history. Morning Joe’s Daniela Pierre-Bravo reports.

A day before the new Congress is seated, Rep. Kevin McCarthy appears to still be short of the votes needed to become the next House speaker.

As the new Congress will be sat Tuesday, five Republicans have publicly vowed to vote against Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid and another nine signed a letter Sunday saying he hadn’t done enough to earn their support. The Morning Joe panel discusses.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was in critical condition at a hospital after he collapsed after having made a hit in the first quarter of “Monday Night Football” against the Bengals in Cincinnati, officials said. NBC Sports Peter King joins Morning Joe to discuss.

Charles Sennott of the GroundTruth Project joins Morning Joe to discuss his visit to leading Ukrainian newsrooms amid the war with Russia.

Mika Brzezinski pays tribute to legendary journalist Barbara Walters, who died last week at 93.

Steven Sund, the U.S. Capitol Police chief during the January 6 insurrection, is sharing new details about the alleged government failures he says allowed the attack to happen. Sund discusses January 6 in the new book ‘Courage Under Fire’.

Jeremy Renner is in critical but stable condition after suffering an accident while plowing snow on Sunday, a representative for the actor said.

The Morning Joe panel recaps 2022 and looks ahead to 2023 and why there are reasons to be hopeful.

Russian forces have fired 69 missiles at energy facilities and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine, causing widespread damage. This is the largest wave of attacks in weeks, and Ukrainian officials say that 54 of the missiles were successfully intercepted by their forces.

The Associated Press reports that Russia has also dispatched explosive drones overnight to selected regions in the war-torn country. As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, NBC News Chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel takes a look back at the start of the invasion, the escalation and where things stand as we near one year of fighting. 

*Warning some of the footage is graphic*