“This is McCarthyism all over again. Only this time, it’s Kevin and not Joe,” @mehdirhasan says of the deal the new speaker made with rebels in his caucus to secure the top job. Jim Jordan will lead a new Judiciary subcommittee that will investigate the investigators. WATCH:

Harvard has denied a human rights fellowship to the former head of Human Rights Watch (yes, you read that correctly). How is that possible, you ask? @mehdirhasan asks @KenRoth on @MSNBConPeacock. Tune in: peacocktv.com/mehdi

Two days after the second anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Brazil had an insurrection of its own. How much of a role did America’s far-right play in the attack? Watch @mehdirhasan ask @VianaNatalia and @djrothkopf on @MSNBConPeacock.

Harvard’s Kennedy School refused to hire human rights expert @KenRoth because of his criticisms of Israel. And if the school can censor him, @mehdirhasan asks, is there hope for anyone else? “If they can do this to me, imagine what they can do to lesser figures," Roth says.

Right-wing media have wasted no time using Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse to push anti-vaccine disinformation. @MehdiRHasan debunks the right’s anti-vax lies in only 60 seconds. Start the clock!

Bolsonaro’s “Trump of the Tropics” moniker took on a whole new meaning today after a mob of his far-right supporters stormed through Brazil’s Congress and other federal buildings. @mehdiRHasan and @AymanM discuss the scary episode, and its parallels to January 6th. WATCH:

The modern conservative movement now relies on the ignorance of its voters. @KevinMKruse tells @MehdiRHasan that it's a remarkable change for conservatives who used to see themselves as clear-eyed warriors of the truth.

Why has historical myth-making grown in recent years? @julianzelizer tells @MehdiRHasan that it’s partly because politicized classrooms have made it harder to teach self-critical history.

“All Democrats had to do last week, as the Republican Party reaffirmed its incompetence for the entire world to see, was just stand up and say the name Jeffries unanimously,” @MondaireJones tells Mehdi as they discuss the challenge for Hakeem Jeffries going forward.

Republicans are trying to fool the media into thinking far-right extremists aren’t controlling the party. @MehdiRHasan brings the receipts in order to disprove the myth of “moderate House Republicans”. WATCH: