The Rachel Maddow Show

Former Republican strategist and author Stuart Stevens joins Morning Joe to discuss his new book ‘The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy’.

House Republicans on Monday night held a closed-door candidate forum where candidates made their pitches to be the next speaker. The conference is scheduled to vote Tuesday morning on whom to nominate next. The Washington Post’s Jackie Alemany joins Morning Joe to discuss.

During a campaign speech Monday in New Hampshire, former President Trump blamed President Biden for the Israel-Hamas war, threatened to break Biden’s nose, confused Hungary for Turkey and told his supporters ‘don’t worry about voting’.

Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports on Hamas’ release of two elderly female hostages, ongoing negotiations to release more hostages and relief efforts inside Gaza.

Hamas released two more hostages Monday, and Yocheved Lifshitz, with the help of her daughter, Sharon, described her experience being kidnapped in a Tuesday press conference.

Former CIA Senior Intelligence Service Marc Polymeropoulos discusses his latest column on Israel’s intelligence failure.

National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications at the White House, John Kirby, joins Morning Joe to discuss the possibility of a ground invasion in Gaza.

Rep. Mike McCaul, R-Texas, on Sunday called out his party over the current House speaker chaos on the Hill, saying it empowered U.S. adversaries. The Morning Joe panel discusses the continued fight for a new speaker.

In a post on his social media, former President Donald Trump is now claiming Sidney Powell was never his attorney. Trump’s remarks come after Powell took a plea deal in the Georgia election interference case.

NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel reports from Kiryat Shmona in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon on the latest in the Israel-Hamas war and the possibility of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.