Producer’s Note: Team Randi’s off today, but we’ve still got a fresh edition of your Homework, and a great “Best Of” show for you this afternoon, plus a new Randi YouTube Short later today. Randi will be back live Wednesday, Feb. 26. See you then!

– Producer Shawn

Media Matters

Joy Reid Signs Off MSNBC, As Network Undergoes Major Shake-Ups

Rachel Maddow Calls Out New MSNBC Execs Over Joy Reid Exit, Demotion Of Non-White Hosts, & Botched Handling Of Staffing Issues

Trump-Appointed Federal Judge Allows Trump White House Ban On The Associated Press To Continue, For Now

The People Are Coming

Republican Rep. Mark Alford (R-Mo), At Town Hall Filled With Constituents Frustrated By Federal Job Cuts, Tells Them “God Has A Plan” For Fired Workers

A Shocking Moment At A Republican Town Hall In Idaho Is A Foreboding Sign

Coeur d’Alene Idaho Prosecutors Dismiss Citation Against Woman Dragged From Town Hall, City Revokes Security Company’s Business License

Some House Republicans Say They’re Unfazed By Angry Town Halls: ‘We’re Moving Forward With The Cuts’

Shutdown Looms Again

Mike Johnson’s Make-Or-Break Budget Week – The House Republicans’ Budget Will Likely Go To The Floor Today

Elise Stefanik’s Confirmation Now On Ice Because A Desperate Mike Johnson Needs Her Vote To Pass His Budget

House Republicans Are Scrambling To Find A Way To Include Steep Medicaid Cuts In Their Budget

Republicans’ Plans For Deep Medicaid Cuts Have A Serious Political Problem –  The Majority Of The American People Don’t Want Medicaid Cut

Flashback December 2024: Low Income, Low-Info Voters Who Backed Trump Hoped He Wouldn’t Slash Their Benefits

Ed Kilgore: Why the Government Will Probably Shut Down in March

Government By Chaos

Trump Admin. Tells Agencies They Can Ignore Musk’s Order On Email Reply

White House HR Email Is Creating ‘Bedlam’ For Federal Workers: “No One Knows Who Is In Charge”