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 LaTosha Brown tells Dr. Jason Johnson. PLUS: The COVID-19 relief compromise bill is called 'a capitulation' by activist Rev. Dr. William Barber, who discusses the fact that businesses have received the majority of pandemic relief funds. THEN: COVID-19 vaccine fears, and outreach to minority and isolated communities, are addressed by doctors concerned that plans for vaccine distribution do not address the social and supply chain challenges linked to long term systemic inequality. Jonathan Capehart also joins Dr. Jason Johnson to discuss his new program, launching December 13th on MSNBC. All this and much more in this final edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

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Expert: Trump won’t retreat before Jan. 20

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, and the legal purpose of the powers, lawyer Joyce Vance says. PLUS: COVID-19 could drive down the U.S. population these experts say, as a study shows that America could see 500,000 fewer births in 2021. ADDITIONALLY: White House holiday parties that are reportedly planned for this pandemic holiday season are slammed by Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, who calls on leaders to set a responsible example during the coming waves of new COVID-19 infections. THEN: The Georgia secretary of state investigating an organization promoting voter registration is explained by Tia Mitchell, reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. FINALLY: Trump, Georgia, and more issues are dividing GOP leadership today journalist Errin Haines tells Dr. Jason Johnson. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Activist fears voting access reductions in Georgia runoff

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 Castro. THEN: Donald Trump’s airtime should be limited under certain circumstances, as press coverage of the soon-to-be former president evolves post-presidency, columnist and author Tim O’Brien recommends to us. AND: To overcome a GOP-majority Senate controlled by Mitch McConnell, President-Elect Joe Biden is encouraged to direct federal dollars to small businesses directly, in advice from Democratic strategist and small business owner Tara Dowdell. FINALLY: President-Elect Joe Biden likely wants to take America to a place that exceeds where it was before Donald Trump, Robert Reich, former secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, tells María Teresa Kumar. All this and much more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Doctor on COVID: ‘Going back to normal will prolong this war’

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 ‘months away’ pandemic expert Laurie Garrett says. NEXT: COVID-19 spiking food insecurity is deplored by activists and journalists, as millions wait on Congress to act and fund aid programs. Then, politics experts offer advice to President-Elect Joe Biden for his first weeks in office. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Expert says U.S. is ‘months away from’ mass vaccine distribution

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 many. AND: COVID-19 vaccine distribution possibly via airlines, and the potential need for federal financial support for this process, are discussed by expert Sarah Wilson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants. PLUS: COVID-19 relief expiring soon could cause mass evictions, and much more turmoil, if federal, state, and local governments do not intervene. ADDITIONALLY: The Georgia Senate race between Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock and GOP incumbent Kelly Loeffler has fueled criticisms of Republican hypocrisy, after new attacks against Warnock. FINALLY: Rep. Joe Neguse joins this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Trump lawsuits continue to fail as Biden transition stymied

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 beat the coronavirus pandemic. NEXT: The House Restaurants Act must pass its package of $120 billion in aid for food service workers’ and small businesses’ survival, Melba Wilson, owner of Melba’s restaurant in Harlem, and president of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, tells Dr. Johnson. THEN: Mitch McConnell is slammed by Rep. Tim Ryan for in his view not aiding small restaurants, which in turn would aid the millions of workers employed in restaurants, by not taking up the revised House Heroes Act. All this and much more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Healthcare worker advocate fears ‘America will fail’ COVID fight

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 Senate races could end Mitch McConnell’s control of the Senate, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) explains. PLUS: Chicago’s mayor has issued a stay at home advisory to stem new COVID-19 deaths. ‘If we do not significantly change the course of this pandemic in our city in the next seven weeks... we stand to lose conservatively another 1,000 Chicagoans to death,’ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tells Jonathan Capehart. NEXT: A pandemic expert calls for authorities nationwide to unite to fight COVID-19. ‘If there's one thing that the Biden administration can do that will make a tremendous difference on Inauguration Day, it is to put the CDC back in the driver's seat,’ Laurie Garrett tells AM JOY. ADDITIONALLY: Donald Trump’s refusal to clearly concede, its impact on America, and how this could lead to a national security crisis early in the Biden administration are discussed by Rep. Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. FINALLY: Joe Biden winning the 2020 presidential election, and Donald Trump losing, are discussed by Rep. Ilhan Omar. All this and more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Rep. Omar: It feels good to say President-Elect Biden

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 Cross. AND: President-Elect Joe Biden vows to reunite migrant families separated by the Trump administration, but will these families remain in the U.S.? THEN: Biden transition team member, Dr. Celine Gounder, says ‘we are at war’ with COVID-19. Ending partisanship related to the coronavirus pandemic is discussed by Dr. Gounder on AM JOY. ADDITIONALLY: Obamacare will survive due in part to Supreme Court Justice Roberts legal expert Elie Mystal tells Cross. THEN: The Georgia Senate runoffs will be driven by black voters, who could hand both Senate seats to the Democrats, expert Dr. Jason Johnson says. FINALLY: Donald Trump increasing his 2020 election support among White Women is analyzed by experts. ‘I think one incorrect takeaway from this election is that we wash our hands and say we are no longer speaking to White women,’ Senior Advisor at Democracy Alliance Julie Kohler tells us. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Rep. Thompson: If necessary, Secret Service will remove Trump

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 President-Elect Kamala Harris inspires women of color and girls in this historic moment, Rep. Deb Haaland says after Harris’s inspiring speech on Saturday. AND: President-Elect Joe Biden must remember the black community, which many call the backbone of the Democratic party, once in office in terms of policies and more, politics expert Dr. Jason Johnson says. NEXT: The Trump Organization will continue to be investigated New York Attorney General Tish James explains. All this and more in this special Sunday edition of AM JOY, featuring MSNBC’s continuing coverage of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Women of color leaders on the historic import of VP-Elect Kamala Harris

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 administration officials, as the president travels America holding large rallies in the final 48 hours before Election Day. THEN: The president could be driving high voter turnout, as voting levels in 2020 could exceed 70%, election forecasting expert Rachel Bitecofer tells Jonathan Capehart. PLUS: Trump may lose the Midwest to Joe Biden, as the manufacturing jobs Trump promised to states such as Ohio never materialized, former U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill tells Jonathan Capehart. All this and much more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Mary Trump says president expects ‘a reckoning’ if not re-elected

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 campaign, while praising Georgia voters’ ‘will’ to vote. AND: New U.S. pandemic Covid-19 cases have increased to a one day record high, as nations such as China have had fewer cases total since the discovery of the virus, than this single highest day of new infections in America on record. Pandemic expert Laurie Garrett joins us to explain the science. Plus, Valerie Jarrett, former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, gives a preview of how he will assist Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the final stretch of the 2020 presidential campaign. Jarrett refers to Obama as “the closer.” All this and much more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Mike Pence, Sen. Collins apparently deny systemic racism exists

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 fundraising and social media campaigns promoting efforts to get out the vote. Dawson and Adams join María Teresa Kumar to discuss. PLUS: The Donald Trump 2020 campaign is ‘pretty much broke,’ while the campaign has no oversight, former GOP operative Kurt Bardella believes. Kurt and María Teresa Kumar also discuss how much this “never Trumper” thinks has been spent on this re-election campaign. THEN: Pandemic funding moving to fracking in North Dakota is being slammed, as the governor of this state with an uncontrolled coronavirus outbreak reportedly moves to give federal funding meant to fight the impact of Covid-19, to the oil industry. ADDITIONALLY: North Dakota’s uncontrolled Covid outbreak and its personal impact on his life are discussed by Joel Heitkamp, area radio host of ‘News & Views.’ U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono also joins AM JOY on the contentious Supreme Court nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. All this and more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Michael Cohen: ‘There will never be a peaceful transition of power’

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 critical state are discussed by Mitch Ceasar, former chairman of the Florida Democratic Party. NEXT: The Donald Trump administration’s child separation policy is now a key 2020 issue, in the wake of reports that over 500 separated children’s parents cannot be found. PLUS: Donald Trump's taxes as reported on by The New York Times, which includes discussions of a Chinese account linked to the president, plus his reported relationship to Deutsche Bank, are analyzed by journalist David Cay Johnston, an expert on Donald Trump’s financial dealings. ADDITIONALLY: U.S. Senate candidate for Mississippi Mike Espy joins AM JOY, before we take you to Joe Biden’s Pennsylvania stump speech. All this and much more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Top election forecaster sees ‘referendum’ on Trump in poll numbers

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 Barber says, as this activist encourages poor, working class, and low-wealth citizens to vote in high numbers in the 2020 election. AND: Polls conducted right before 2020 Election Day could be critical to verifying the results of the 2020 presidential elections, if Joe Biden continues with a double-digit lead, and Donald Trump appears to win by one or two points, pollster and expert Fernand R. Amandi believes. PLUS: Democrats can win the Georgia U.S. Senate races candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff say, as both describe a climate in their state and America as one that increasingly embraces diversity. All this and much more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Rep. Jeffries: McConnell will present ‘phony’ Covid-19 relief bill

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 for Joe Biden. Publisher of The.Ink Anand Giridharadas joins Tiffany Cross to discuss this story. ALSO: Supreme Court packing allegations against the Democrats are debunked, as one legal expert proposes adding 20 justices to the Supreme Courts in an effort to reform the courts and appointment system. PLUS: The Hunter Biden New York Post stories causing controversy are linked to Rudy Giuliani, co-reported on by an ex-Hannity staffer, have many holes, and provide little proof for key allegations, NPR reporter David Folkenflik tells AM JOY. FINALLY: Joe Biden leads with Latinx voters, but this Latinx voter expert shares advice with all the candidates, urging them not to marginalize this huge, diverse group of American voters in the 2020 elections. Geraldo L. Cadava, author of ‘The Hispanic Republican,’ joins Tiffany Cross to discuss. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

Politics experts on Ice Cube plan, Black male voters, and Trump

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