Morning Joe

10 hours ago | msnbc.com | Ryan Teague Beckwith

If you got to this article by searching for "DOGE check," "DOGE dividend check" or "DOGE stimulus check," I have some bad news: Your check is not in the mail. Each week, Americans take to the internet to search some variation of the words DOGE, stimulus, dividend, refund and payment to learn when they might get their share of the money supposedly saved by the Department of Government Efficiency as it has slashed and burned through Washington.

1 day ago | msnbc.com | Jacob Mchangama |Ashkhen Kazaryan

A new bill in Congress threatens to dictate what Americans can read, watch and say online. On May 8, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah and Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., introduced the “Interstate Obscenity Definition Act” (IODA) — a recycled attempt to ban online pornography nationwide.

2 days ago | msnbc.com | Amel Ahmed |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the May 10 episode of “Velshi.”Donald Trump is trying to sell a vision to the American people. As his chaotic tariff rollout continues to prove both damaging to the U.S. economy and unpopular among voters, the president has frequently brought up the hardships Americans will face, like his recent remark that children might have “two dolls instead of 30” this Christmas.

2 days ago | msnbc.com | Marc Katz |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the May 11 episode of “Velshi.”Hours after Donald Trump announced a ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan on social media early Saturday, explosions were once again heard in major cities across the region. Dozens have been killed on both sides in fighting that started on Wednesday between the two enemy nuclear powers, triggering an apparent mediation effort from the United States. But this conflict has a long history.

2 days ago | msnbc.com | Jen Psaki |Allison Detzel

This is an adapted excerpt from the May 8 episode of “The Briefing with Jen Psaki.”At this point, we are all familiar with Donald Trump’s “flood the zone” strategy: Move fast, try to upend as many things as possible, and throw so much at us that it’s hard to keep up. The president wants to make it harder for us to figure out what’s real and what’s bluster. One way to cut through some of that is to figure out what he really cares about.