THIS, THE FINAL AM JOY EPISODE: Donald Trump will not retreat before Joe Biden is sworn in as president, politics expert Kurt Bardella believes. Bardella and Dr. Jason Johnson also discuss what many are calling the overall fragmented GOP messaging. NEXT: Republicans are hurting their Georgia turnout for January’s Senate runoff election with their 'special hot mess' tactics expert Marcus Ferrell says. AND: Georgia voter turnout must remain high in the runoff Senate election activist and expert...

THIS EPISODE: The Georgia runoffs that will decide the fate of the Senate, and potentially the early days of Joe Biden’s presidency, could see a reduction in ballot access, voting rights activist LaTosha Brown fears. NEXT: Addressing COVID-19 race disparities should be a top priority of the Biden administration Dr. Bernard Ashby tells Dr. Jason Johnson. AND: Donald Trump’s presidential pardons break with the traditional use by presidents, the manner in which pardons are usually determined,...

THIS EPISODE: COVID-19 fatigue, the coming coronavirus vaccine, and the work ahead for President-Elect Joe Biden in leading the pandemic fight are discussed by experts in conversation with María Teresa Kumar. NEXT: Donald Trump should be boycotted by the media from now on Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin tells AM JOY. PLUS: COVID-19 driving people to food banks, while the revised House Heroes Act sits on Mitch McConnell's desk, and GOP senators take no action, is slammed by Julián...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s recount failures, his campaign losing cases in states such as Pennsylvania and many more, and the Georgia Senate runoff, are analyzed by experts who discuss these events as evidence that our democratic institutions are ‘holding.’ THEN: President-Elect Joe Biden faces many challenges in the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran after that nation’s top nuclear scientist was assassinated. PLUS: A COVID-19 vaccine mass distribution of an FDA-approved product is...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s campaign lawsuits contesting Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election continue to fail, yet the President-Elect Biden transition is reportedly being stymied by Trump administration officials who are not cooperating. NEXT: The Donald Trump era shows that new safeguards are needed to protect our democratic processes, politics expert Kurt Bardella tells Dr. Jason Johnson. THEN: COVID-19 school closures nationwide are expected after Thanksgiving by...

THIS EPISODE: President-Elect Joe Biden is challenged to amend the vulnerabilities in America’s democratic processes exposed by Donald Trump’s presidency. Dr. Jason Johnson and a panel of experts discuss. AND: Donald Trump voters denying the 2020 election results are rejecting American ideals experts tell AM JOY. PLUS: The COVID-19 fight is examined by frontline healthcare worker experts, who warn that in their view Americans must unite, make sacrifices, and spread the truth only in order to...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump not aiding the transition of President-Elect Joe Biden’s new administration hurts national security, Jeremy Basher, former Chief of Staff at the CIA, and the Pentagon, says. AND: The Donald Trump administration must begin to transfer information to the transition team of President-Elect Joe Biden now, in order for America to have an orderly transition to the next administration, Former Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson tells Jonathan Capehart. THEN: The Georgia...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump not conceding that he lost the 2020 presidential election to President-Elect Joe Biden ‘imposes a cost’ on America legal expert Joshua A. Geltzer says. Rep. Bennie Thompson adds, ‘The Secret Service guards the White House and the sitting president. If the sitting president is Joe Biden then Trump is a trespasser.’ PLUS: Migrant treatment by U.S. authorities at the border requires a human rights commission to investigate abuses, Rep. Joaquin Castro tells Tiffany...

THIS EPISODE: Kamala Harris as America’s vice president-elect is celebrated as a win for all, as she will be the first woman, first person of color, and first child of immigrants to become the vice president of the United States. Ari Melber and a panel of women of color leaders discuss. THEN: President-Elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force announcement is coming on Monday. The impending Biden presidency is praised as a game changer in the COVID-19 fight by Dr. Bernard Ashby. PLUS: Vice...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump says the president is “desperate” to win, because he knows there will be a “reckoning,” if he doesn’t win the 2020 presidential election. Mary Trump joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss. NEXT: Donald Trump should not be president again, Cindy McCain says regarding working for Joe Biden’s election in the 2020 presidential race. McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain and a Republican, says, “Americans deserve better.” AND: Trump is slammed by former Trump...

Mike Pence and Sen. Susan Collins have apparently denied that systemic racism exists while on the 2020 campaign trail, Pence also implying that 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Joe Biden is in error for acknowledging racism in America. Jonathan Capehart and his panel discuss. THEN: Joe Biden can win Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, U.S. Senate candidate for the state of Georgia Jon Ossoff says. Ossoff joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss the final stretch of his...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen doubts that there will be a peaceful transition of power, if the president loses the 2020 election to Democratic candidate, former VP Joe Biden. Cohen also states that in his view Trump’s current personal attorney Rudy Giuliani is a ‘moron,’ in conversation with María Teresa Kumar. AND: Trump's presidency is inspiring more celebrity activism in 2020, as actors such as Rosario Dawson, Joey Lauren Adams, and others contribute to...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump faces a “referendum environment” in the 2020 election, as women voters among other groups are increasing their turnout, comparable to the 2018 midterm elections, political forecasting expert Rachel Bitecofer tells María Teresa Kumar.  AND: Joe Biden now leads Donald Trump in 2020 with seniors and white women, groups that Democrats typically do not outperform Republicans in, political pollster Terrance Woodbury says. Plus, Florida politics and what could happen in...

THIS EPISODE: Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell’s Covid-19 relief bill will be “phony” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) says, meaning everyday, working class Americans will not receive the necessary pandemic assistance through the Senate proposal, in his view. Passing a vital, robust coronavirus pandemic relief package, and the related stalemate in Congress, are discussed by Jeffries and Tiffany Cross. NEXT: Covid-19-linked poverty should be a 2020 presidential debate topic Rev. Dr. William...

THIS EPISODE: The Donald Trump campaign’s controversial outreach to Black male voters and its reported link to Ice Cube are questioned, as the iconic African-American rapper comes under fire for discussing his ‘Contract With Black America’ plan with the Trump campaign. Tiffany Cross and her panel discuss black male Trump supporters, and the apparent rift between some black voters and the Biden campaign. THEN: A former Trump supporter and senior citizen has opened up about why he is now voting...

THIS EPISODE: Amy Coney Barrett’s opening statement, before her Senate confirmation hearings begin, is analyzed in part by Pete Buttigieg, former Democratic 2020 presidential candidate, on the impact Barret joining the Supreme Court could have on LGBTQ+ and other rights. Buttigieg also shares a special message in honor of National Coming Out Day. AND: Jaime Harrison discusses South Carolina U.S. Senate race opponent, incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham. Harrison tells Jonathan that in his view,...

THIS EPISODE: Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s legislation on invoking the 25th Amendment for future presidents, and Donald Trump’s recent behaviors, are analyzed by John Podesta, former counselor to President Barack Obama. Podesta tells Jonathan Capehart, ‘There's no question that Trump's behavior triggered Congress,’ on legislation based on a section of the 25th amendment that, ‘permits Congress to set up an alternative to the Cabinet to review if the president is fit to carry out the duties of the...

As a bonus for AM Joy listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Kamala: Next in Line, a six-part podcast from MSNBC and Wondery that goes inside the cross-cultural journey that led Senator Kamala Harris from her humble roots to become the first African-American woman to be the Vice Presidential nominee for a major party. From Oakland to Howard University, and California to Washington DC, experience her story as it has never been told before. Hosted by MSNBC's Joy Reid, the show features...

The 2020 vice presidential candidates’ debate, between Democratic candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and Republican incumbent Vice President Mike Pence, will see Pence having to defend the record of the Trump administration, some experts say. AND: The South Carolina U.S. Senate race debate is discussed by Democratic candidate Jaime Harrison, who debated with the incumbent Sen. Lindsay Graham on Saturday night. PLUS: Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis comes as members of the Senate Judiciary...

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis does not shock the experts who join AM Joy to discuss the president's coronavirus infection. Journalist Yamiche Alcindor tells host María Teresa Kumar, ‘Now we see something unfolding in the U.S. you do not see in other developed nations. Higher death rates, and a federal government that is upended because it could not protect itself from the virus.’ AND: Donald Trump’s Covid-19 diagnosis could invoke the 25th amendment to the Constitution,...

THIS EPISODE: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court nomination is slammed by Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Blumenthal tells Tiffany Cross, “I have no intention of meeting with Judge Barrett.” NEXT: Donald Trump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett is critiqued by legal expert Elie Mystal. Mystal tells Tiffany Cross, “Democrats have to do a better job messaging to their base about how important the courts are.” AND: Donald Trump trailing Joe Biden just before the presidential debates kick off is...

THIS EPISODE: The Breonna Taylor case, comments by Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and the findings of the grand jury in this case, are discussed by Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin. AND: Breonna’s Law co-sponsor, and Kentucky’s only black woman state representative, Attica Scott, was arrested at a Breonna Taylor protest following the decision of a grand jury not to indict any of the officers involved in her shooting, related to her death. Scott joins Tiffany Cross with her...

THIS EPISODE: Former RNC Chairman, Michael Steele, joins AMJoy to discuss the Democrat’s strategy for next 45 days, and then through to the inauguration, as an “exercise of war gaming.” He tells the panel to stop treating Donald Trump as if he is a “legitimate” president and adds, “he is not.” AND: Senate Republicans seeking the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s seat, plus the repeal of Obamacare, and more are analyzed by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). Stabenow tells Jonathan...

THIS EPISODE: Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and the Senate GOP wanting to fill her Supreme Court seat with a Donald Trump nominee--despite a precedent set against this during President Obama’s final term by Republicans--are discussed by Sen. Amy Klobuchar. She tells Joy Reid that, ‘in her own words, [Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s] fervent wish is that the next president pick her replacement.’ NEXT: Mitch McConnell seeking to fill the late Justice Ginsburg’s seat is discussed by Sen. Mazie Hirono, who...

THIS EPISODE: The 2020 election stakes for America are explained by legendary journalist Dan Rather who tells Jonathan Capehart, “What this presidential election is about is whether this country is going to move more in the direction of White supremacy, or whether it's going to move more in the direction of a multi-racial, constitutional republic based on principles of freedom and democracy.” NEXT: Donald Trump’s foreign policy disruptions, such as pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, are...