The 11th Hour with Brian Williams

Biden is blasting states ending Covid restrictions as Democrats try to push Covid aid through the Senate. Plus, the Commander of D.C.'s National Guard testified on the Hill about the chaos during the Capitol Hill riot. We discuss that and more with Peter Baker, Anna Palmer, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Jen Golbeck, Eugene Robinson, and Stuart Stevens.

Public health experts are criticizing the governors of Texas and Mississippi for announcing the end to all statewide Covid restrictions as Biden announced good news on the vaccine front. We discuss that, the growing calls for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign, and much more. Philip Rucker, Dr. Kavita Patel, Frank Figliuzzi, David Plouffe, Tim Miller, and Jesse McKinley all join.

The Senate will take up Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid aid bill this week as Johnson & Johnson releases its one-dose FDA-approved vaccine. Plus, Republicans are still taking in the former president using the CPAC stage to vow revenge on members of his own party. We discuss that and more with Ashley Parker, A.B. Stoddard, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Joseph Spector, Amie Parnes, Jonathan Allen, Andrew Mitchell, and Isaiah Pinnock.

The U.S. House is expected to vote after midnight on Pres. Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid relief legislation. But several House Republicans - who cited the pandemic - are voted remotely while also attending the start of the CPAC in Orlando. We discuss that and more with Philip Rucker, Julie Pace, Ben Rhodes, Dr. Kavita Patel, Caroline Randall Williams, and Bill Kristol.

Taking his first military action in office, Pres. Biden ordered strikes on Iran-backed sites in Syria in retaliation for attacks against U.S. and coalition forces in Iraq. Plus, the House is poised to vote Friday on the Biden-backed $1.9T Covid aid bill. We discuss that and more with Jonathan Lemire, Courtney Subramanian, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Dr. Vin Gupta, Jeremy Peters, and Mark McKinnon.

The Biden White House is facing opposition on Capitol Hill on a Covid relief bill and some Cabinet nominees. We discuss that, plus the division within the Republican Party over Trump's role and more. Joining us are Lawrence O'Donnell, Michael Steele, Peter Baker, Claire McCaskill, Neal Katyal, and John Heilemann.

Congress has officially opened an investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot. In a hearing where new details were being uncovered, cameras caught Sen. Ted Cruz - who challenged the Electoral College results that day - on his phone. Plus, Congress questions more of Biden's Cabinet nominees. We're joined by Philip Rucker, Alexi McCammond, Eugene Robinson, Michael Osterholm, A.B. Stoddard, and Matthew Dowd.

As America marks over half a million confirmed Covid deaths, Biden urged action and caution from a weary nation during a remembrance of the pandemic's victims. Plus, Trump will reportedly try to again take the reins of the Republican Party when he speaks at CPAC in a few days. We discuss that and much more with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ashley Parker, Melissa Murray, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, David Plouffe, and Tim Miller.

On the even of his memoir 'Permanent Record' being published, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length from Moscow with MSNBC's Brian Williams in an exclusive interview. Here is their full discussion, including portions of the interview that did not air on The 11th Hour because of time constraints. This is their discussion in its entirety in podcast form, edited down slightly for clarity.