Skip to main content
  • Online media
  • Iran
  • Epstein
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • RSS
  • Take Action
  • Search
  • Donate

Media Matters for America

  • News & Analysis
  • Research & Studies
  • Audio & Video
  • Archives

Media Matters for America

  • Nav
  • Search
  • News & Analysis
  • Research & Studies
  • Audio & Video
  • Archives
  • Online media
  • Iran
  • Epstein
  • Take Action
  • Search
  • Donate
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • RSS

MSNBC's Witt latest to dub budget process “so-called nuclear option”

Written by Media Matters Staff

Published 08/22/09 11:45 AM EDT

From the August 22 edition of MSNBC Live:

Video file

Previously:

Media: When Dems use budget process to pass bills, it's the “nuclear option”

Matthews suggests using the “nuclear option” of reconciliation wouldn't be “accept[ing] the Senate rules”

The Latest

  1. The Comey indictment is so weak even some in right-wing media aren’t buying it

    Article 09/26/25 2:40 PM EDT

  2. Fox Business lets Trump enforcer Bill Pulte spin his debunked “mortgage fraud” accusations against Lisa Cook

    Article 09/26/25 2:39 PM EDT

  3. Right-wing media touted Milei’s austerity schemes. Now Argentina might need a US bailout.

    Narrative/Timeline 09/26/25 2:16 PM EDT

  4. Ben Shapiro on James Comey indictment: “It appears ... that this isn't a particularly well-predicated indictment, that the indictment itself is quite weak, and that it's unlikely to survive in court”

    Video & Audio 09/26/25 1:31 PM EDT

  5. Fox News panel expresses extreme skepticism on Comey charges: “I don't think this case even gets to trial”

    Video & Audio 09/26/25 12:02 PM EDT

Pagination

  • Previous page ‹‹
  • …
  • Current page 208
  • …
  • Next page ››

In This Article

  • MS NOW / MSNBC

    MSNBC-MMFA-Tag.png

Related

  1. Rachel Maddow highlights QAnon-drafted executive order for Trump to declare a national emergency over the 2026 midterms

    Video & Audio 03/10/26 8:03 PM EDT

  2. On Deadline: White House, Angelo Carusone discusses right-wing media’s disjointed response to Trump’s war in Iran

    Video & Audio 03/09/26 6:49 PM EDT

  3. On Deadline: White House, Angelo Carusone discusses the role of right-wing influencers in amplifying Trump’s conspiracy theories about elections

    Video & Audio 02/25/26 6:28 PM EST

Media Matters for America

Sign Up for Email Updates
  • About
  • Contact
  • Corrections
  • Submissions
  • Jobs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • RSS

© 2026 Media Matters for America

RSS