The Official Mike Barnicle Website https://www.mikebarnicle.com The Official Mike Barnicle Website Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:30:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 Postseason Predictions https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/postseason-predictions/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 21:30:42 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10247 Watch this Morning Joe conversation as Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, John Heilemann and Mike Barnicle break down the latest MLB postseason action—from the San Diego Padres staving off elimination against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers taking control of their series against the Atlanta Braves to the New York Yankees’ uphill battle against the Tampa Bay Rays to keep their season alive. “I think Tampa Bay comes out of the American League as the American League champions, and it’s Brewers versus Tampa Bay,” says Barnicle as he predicts the 2026 World Series matchup. What’s your prediction?

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation as Willie Geist, Jonathan Lemire, John Heilemann and Mike Barnicle break down the latest MLB postseason action—from the San Diego Padres staving off elimination against the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers taking control of their series against the Atlanta Braves to the New York Yankees’ uphill battle against the Tampa Bay Rays to keep their season alive. “I think Tampa Bay comes out of the American League as the American League champions, and it’s Brewers versus Tampa Bay,” says Barnicle as he predicts the 2026 World Series matchup. What’s your prediction?

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]]> Trump: No Rush on Iran https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/trump-no-rush-on-iran/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:55:58 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10244 Watch this Morning Joe conversation with TIME senior political correspondent Eric Cortellessa who joins the panel to discuss his wide-ranging, 75-minute interview with President Donald Trump at the White House. “Eric, did he speak at all about the issue of this ongoing war with Iran and the negotiators—Witkoff and Kushner—and the fact that nothing seems to ever get done here?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Cortellessa breakdown Trump’s comment that there isn’t “any rush” to end the war with Iran.

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation with TIME senior political correspondent Eric Cortellessa who joins the panel to discuss his wide-ranging, 75-minute interview with President Donald Trump at the White House. “Eric, did he speak at all about the issue of this ongoing war with Iran and the negotiators—Witkoff and Kushner—and the fact that nothing seems to ever get done here?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Cortellessa breakdown Trump’s comment that there isn’t “any rush” to end the war with Iran.

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]]> It’s the economy, stupid https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/its-the-economy-stupid/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:53:22 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10242 Join the Morning Joe panel conversation about a new AP-NORC poll showing that just 17 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the cost of living and only 26 percent approve of his handling of the economy overall, with the midterm elections one month away. “The big driver in this election is anger—anger at what’s going on around them, anger because they know what’s going on around them. Gas and groceries are their existence and every time you see the president of the United States, more often than not, he’s surrounded by billionaires. That’s his crowd. That’s […]

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]]> Join the Morning Joe panel conversation about a new AP-NORC poll showing that just 17 percent of Americans approve of President Donald Trump’s handling of the cost of living and only 26 percent approve of his handling of the economy overall, with the midterm elections one month away. “The big driver in this election is anger—anger at what’s going on around them, anger because they know what’s going on around them. Gas and groceries are their existence and every time you see the president of the United States, more often than not, he’s surrounded by billionaires. That’s his crowd. That’s where he goes,” says Mike Barnicle.

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]]> What kind of country do you want to live in? https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/what-kind-of-country-do-you-want-to-live-in/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:49:31 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10240 “We live in a country now where there are millions of people…who are afraid to leave their homes, people who are afraid to send their children to public schools, people who have left hospital jobs, restaurant jobs, all kinds of jobs, all kinds of employment that have made them thrive here in this country since they arrived within the last 5 or 10 years, because of the fear of what—the federal government of the United States of America pursuing them as if they are convicted criminals already….They came here because of one word: freedom—linked to another word, America. That’s being […]

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]]> “We live in a country now where there are millions of people…who are afraid to leave their homes, people who are afraid to send their children to public schools, people who have left hospital jobs, restaurant jobs, all kinds of jobs, all kinds of employment that have made them thrive here in this country since they arrived within the last 5 or 10 years, because of the fear of what—the federal government of the United States of America pursuing them as if they are convicted criminals already….They came here because of one word: freedom—linked to another word, America. That’s being slowly destroyed,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist as they discuss Republican Sen. Jim Justice urging the Trump administration to reconsider parts of its immigration enforcement strategy and the impact immigration enforcement is having on communities and businesses.

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]]> AI: the promise and the perils https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/ai-the-promise-and-the-perils/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:15:49 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10238 Watch this Morning Joe conversation with House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussing the need for immediate congressional oversight of artificial intelligence to balance the opportunities, risks, and urgent questions surrounding the rapidly evolving technology. “If the Democrats win the House and you become speaker next January, what are the possibilities that you will hold hearings on artificial intelligence, both its promise and its peril? Because people just simply don’t know about the peril aspect of it, even though people have said, you know, ‘going to end civilization by the end of the month,’ but nobody really knows. When […]

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]]> Watch this Morning Joe conversation with House Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussing the need for immediate congressional oversight of artificial intelligence to balance the opportunities, risks, and urgent questions surrounding the rapidly evolving technology. “If the Democrats win the House and you become speaker next January, what are the possibilities that you will hold hearings on artificial intelligence, both its promise and its peril? Because people just simply don’t know about the peril aspect of it, even though people have said, you know, ‘going to end civilization by the end of the month,’ but nobody really knows. When are those questions going to be asked?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Jeffries explain why lawmakers should address AI safety concerns now.

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]]> Bracing for cold temperatures https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/bracing-for-cold-temperatures/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:22:28 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10236 “I think people started putting away pennies last May for their home heating bills this fall and this winter. It’s going to be horrific, horrific. There’s going to be a lot of cold homes,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist as they react to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s defense of the Trump administration’s economic and energy agendas and discuss the rising fuel and home heating costs facing Americans with fall just beginning.

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]]> “I think people started putting away pennies last May for their home heating bills this fall and this winter. It’s going to be horrific, horrific. There’s going to be a lot of cold homes,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist as they react to House Speaker Mike Johnson’s defense of the Trump administration’s economic and energy agendas and discuss the rising fuel and home heating costs facing Americans with fall just beginning.

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]]> America exhausted by Trump https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/america-exhausted-by-trump/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:20:04 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10234 “This is a man who clearly values his friendship and his closeness to Vladimir Putin more than he regards having a convivial or collaborative relationship with—the aforementioned Mark Carney—our Canadian neighbor. This is a man who has exhausted this country. He has certainly exhausted me; he’s exhausted all of us. All we do every single day is look at the absurd things that he does each and every day of his presidency. And there is no way right now, I would submit, that anyone can measure the damage that he has done to the United States of America, nor can […]

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]]> “This is a man who clearly values his friendship and his closeness to Vladimir Putin more than he regards having a convivial or collaborative relationship with—the aforementioned Mark Carney—our Canadian neighbor. This is a man who has exhausted this country. He has certainly exhausted me; he’s exhausted all of us. All we do every single day is look at the absurd things that he does each and every day of his presidency. And there is no way right now, I would submit, that anyone can measure the damage that he has done to the United States of America, nor can we predict how long it’s going to take to repair that damage—if it can be repaired,” says veteran columnist Mike Barnicle during this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski, Willie Geist and Jonathan Lemire about President Donald Trump bragging about his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the state of U.S. relationships with longtime allies under Trump, and the GOP’s unwillingness to reprimand POTUS.

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]]> The breakup of the GOP https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/the-breakup-of-the-gop/ Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:37:43 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10230 Tune in to this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, John Heilemann, former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Mike Barnicle as they unpack new polling on President Donald Trump and shifting political coalitions ahead of the midterm elections. Hear Heilemann discuss why he sees “so much bad news in this poll for regular Republicans who finally seem to be really done with Trump,” and Emanuel explain why he believes the biggest story of 2026 is the “breakup of the Republican Party.”

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]]> Tune in to this Morning Joe conversation with Joe Scarborough, John Heilemann, former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Mike Barnicle as they unpack new polling on President Donald Trump and shifting political coalitions ahead of the midterm elections. Hear Heilemann discuss why he sees “so much bad news in this poll for regular Republicans who finally seem to be really done with Trump,” and Emanuel explain why he believes the biggest story of 2026 is the “breakup of the Republican Party.”

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]]> 9/11: Final words https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/9-11-final-words/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:18:11 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10228 “My thoughts right now are about all the phone calls that were placed by people who never made it out of the buildings or never made it off of the airplanes that were flying in the sky. All the last phone calls to their children, to their wives that ended with the phrase ‘I love you,’” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle on this 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

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]]> “My thoughts right now are about all the phone calls that were placed by people who never made it out of the buildings or never made it off of the airplanes that were flying in the sky. All the last phone calls to their children, to their wives that ended with the phrase ‘I love you,’” says Morning Joe contributor Mike Barnicle on this 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

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]]> 9/11: What Defines Firefighters https://www.mikebarnicle.com/2026/9-11-what-defines-firefighters/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:08:30 +0000 https://www.mikebarnicle.com/?p=10226 Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with International Association of Fire Fighters General President Edward Kelly reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the sacrifice of the 343 FDNY firefighters who lost their lives, and the values that define being a firefighter. “I want to ask you about the core of being a firefighter. There’s an old expression that when the cops come down the street, someone’s in trouble. When a fire department comes down the street, help is on the way. What is it…that makes firefighters different?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Kelly explain […]

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]]> Tune in for this Morning Joe conversation with International Association of Fire Fighters General President Edward Kelly reflecting on the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the sacrifice of the 343 FDNY firefighters who lost their lives, and the values that define being a firefighter. “I want to ask you about the core of being a firefighter. There’s an old expression that when the cops come down the street, someone’s in trouble. When a fire department comes down the street, help is on the way. What is it…that makes firefighters different?” asks veteran columnist Mike Barnicle. Hear Kelly explain why sacrifice and “putting others before self” is the cornerstone of being a firefighter.

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