THIS, THE FINAL AM JOY EPISODE: Donald Trump will not retreat before Joe Biden is sworn in as president, politics expert Kurt Bardella believes. Bardella and Dr. Jason Johnson also discuss what many are calling the overall fragmented GOP messaging. NEXT: Republicans are hurting their Georgia turnout for January’s Senate runoff election with their 'special hot mess' tactics expert Marcus Ferrell says. AND: Georgia voter turnout must remain high in the runoff Senate election activist and expert LaTosha Brown tells Dr. Jason Johnson. PLUS: The COVID-19 relief compromise bill is called 'a capitulation' by activist Rev. Dr. William Barber, who discusses the fact that businesses have received the majority of pandemic relief funds. THEN: COVID-19 vaccine fears, and outreach to minority and isolated communities, are addressed by doctors concerned that plans for vaccine distribution do not address the social and supply chain challenges linked to long term systemic inequality. Jonathan Capehart also joins Dr. Jason Johnson to discuss his new program, launching December 13th on MSNBC. All this and much more in this final edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: The Georgia runoffs that will decide the fate of the Senate, and potentially the early days of Joe Biden’s presidency, could see a reduction in ballot access, voting rights activist LaTosha Brown fears. NEXT: Addressing COVID-19 race disparities should be a top priority of the Biden administration Dr. Bernard Ashby tells Dr. Jason Johnson. AND: Donald Trump’s presidential pardons break with the traditional use by presidents, the manner in which pardons are usually determined, and the legal purpose of the powers, lawyer Joyce Vance says. PLUS: COVID-19 could drive down the U.S. population these experts say, as a study shows that America could see 500,000 fewer births in 2021. ADDITIONALLY: White House holiday parties that are reportedly planned for this pandemic holiday season are slammed by Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, who calls on leaders to set a responsible example during the coming waves of new COVID-19 infections. THEN: The Georgia secretary of state investigating an organization promoting voter registration is explained by Tia Mitchell, reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. FINALLY: Trump, Georgia, and more issues are dividing GOP leadership today journalist Errin Haines tells Dr. Jason Johnson. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: COVID-19 fatigue, the coming coronavirus vaccine, and the work ahead for President-Elect Joe Biden in leading the pandemic fight are discussed by experts in conversation with María Teresa Kumar. NEXT: Donald Trump should be boycotted by the media from now on Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin tells AM JOY. PLUS: COVID-19 driving people to food banks, while the revised House Heroes Act sits on Mitch McConnell's desk, and GOP senators take no action, is slammed by Julián Castro. THEN: Donald Trump’s airtime should be limited under certain circumstances, as press coverage of the soon-to-be former president evolves post-presidency, columnist and author Tim O’Brien recommends to us. AND: To overcome a GOP-majority Senate controlled by Mitch McConnell, President-Elect Joe Biden is encouraged to direct federal dollars to small businesses directly, in advice from Democratic strategist and small business owner Tara Dowdell. FINALLY: President-Elect Joe Biden likely wants to take America to a place that exceeds where it was before Donald Trump, Robert Reich, former secretary of labor in the Clinton administration, tells María Teresa Kumar. All this and much more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s recount failures, his campaign losing cases in states such as Pennsylvania and many more, and the Georgia Senate runoff, are analyzed by experts who discuss these events as evidence that our democratic institutions are ‘holding.’ THEN: President-Elect Joe Biden faces many challenges in the Middle East as tensions rise with Iran after that nation’s top nuclear scientist was assassinated. PLUS: A COVID-19 vaccine mass distribution of an FDA-approved product is ‘months away’ pandemic expert Laurie Garrett says. NEXT: COVID-19 spiking food insecurity is deplored by activists and journalists, as millions wait on Congress to act and fund aid programs. Then, politics experts offer advice to President-Elect Joe Biden for his first weeks in office. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s campaign lawsuits contesting Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election continue to fail, yet the President-Elect Biden transition is reportedly being stymied by Trump administration officials who are not cooperating. NEXT: The Donald Trump era shows that new safeguards are needed to protect our democratic processes, politics expert Kurt Bardella tells Dr. Jason Johnson. THEN: COVID-19 school closures nationwide are expected after Thanksgiving by many. AND: COVID-19 vaccine distribution possibly via airlines, and the potential need for federal financial support for this process, are discussed by expert Sarah Wilson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants. PLUS: COVID-19 relief expiring soon could cause mass evictions, and much more turmoil, if federal, state, and local governments do not intervene. ADDITIONALLY: The Georgia Senate race between Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock and GOP incumbent Kelly Loeffler has fueled criticisms of Republican hypocrisy, after new attacks against Warnock. FINALLY: Rep. Joe Neguse joins this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: President-Elect Joe Biden is challenged to amend the vulnerabilities in America’s democratic processes exposed by Donald Trump’s presidency. Dr. Jason Johnson and a panel of experts discuss. AND: Donald Trump voters denying the 2020 election results are rejecting American ideals experts tell AM JOY. PLUS: The COVID-19 fight is examined by frontline healthcare worker experts, who warn that in their view Americans must unite, make sacrifices, and spread the truth only in order to beat the coronavirus pandemic. NEXT: The House Restaurants Act must pass its package of $120 billion in aid for food service workers’ and small businesses’ survival, Melba Wilson, owner of Melba’s restaurant in Harlem, and president of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, tells Dr. Johnson. THEN: Mitch McConnell is slammed by Rep. Tim Ryan for in his view not aiding small restaurants, which in turn would aid the millions of workers employed in restaurants, by not taking up the revised House Heroes Act. All this and much more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump not aiding the transition of President-Elect Joe Biden’s new administration hurts national security, Jeremy Basher, former Chief of Staff at the CIA, and the Pentagon, says. AND: The Donald Trump administration must begin to transfer information to the transition team of President-Elect Joe Biden now, in order for America to have an orderly transition to the next administration, Former Sec. of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson tells Jonathan Capehart. THEN: The Georgia Senate races could end Mitch McConnell’s control of the Senate, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) explains. PLUS: Chicago’s mayor has issued a stay at home advisory to stem new COVID-19 deaths. ‘If we do not significantly change the course of this pandemic in our city in the next seven weeks... we stand to lose conservatively another 1,000 Chicagoans to death,’ Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tells Jonathan Capehart. NEXT: A pandemic expert calls for authorities nationwide to unite to fight COVID-19. ‘If there's one thing that the Biden administration can do that will make a tremendous difference on Inauguration Day, it is to put the CDC back in the driver's seat,’ Laurie Garrett tells AM JOY. ADDITIONALLY: Donald Trump’s refusal to clearly concede, its impact on America, and how this could lead to a national security crisis early in the Biden administration are discussed by Rep. Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. FINALLY: Joe Biden winning the 2020 presidential election, and Donald Trump losing, are discussed by Rep. Ilhan Omar. All this and more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump not conceding that he lost the 2020 presidential election to President-Elect Joe Biden ‘imposes a cost’ on America legal expert Joshua A. Geltzer says. Rep. Bennie Thompson adds, ‘The Secret Service guards the White House and the sitting president. If the sitting president is Joe Biden then Trump is a trespasser.’ PLUS: Migrant treatment by U.S. authorities at the border requires a human rights commission to investigate abuses, Rep. Joaquin Castro tells Tiffany Cross. AND: President-Elect Joe Biden vows to reunite migrant families separated by the Trump administration, but will these families remain in the U.S.? THEN: Biden transition team member, Dr. Celine Gounder, says ‘we are at war’ with COVID-19. Ending partisanship related to the coronavirus pandemic is discussed by Dr. Gounder on AM JOY. ADDITIONALLY: Obamacare will survive due in part to Supreme Court Justice Roberts legal expert Elie Mystal tells Cross. THEN: The Georgia Senate runoffs will be driven by black voters, who could hand both Senate seats to the Democrats, expert Dr. Jason Johnson says. FINALLY: Donald Trump increasing his 2020 election support among White Women is analyzed by experts. ‘I think one incorrect takeaway from this election is that we wash our hands and say we are no longer speaking to White women,’ Senior Advisor at Democracy Alliance Julie Kohler tells us. All this and more in this Saturday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.

THIS EPISODE: Kamala Harris as America’s vice president-elect is celebrated as a win for all, as she will be the first woman, first person of color, and first child of immigrants to become the vice president of the United States. Ari Melber and a panel of women of color leaders discuss. THEN: President-Elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 task force announcement is coming on Monday. The impending Biden presidency is praised as a game changer in the COVID-19 fight by Dr. Bernard Ashby. PLUS: Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris inspires women of color and girls in this historic moment, Rep. Deb Haaland says after Harris’s inspiring speech on Saturday. AND: President-Elect Joe Biden must remember the black community, which many call the backbone of the Democratic party, once in office in terms of policies and more, politics expert Dr. Jason Johnson says. NEXT: The Trump Organization will continue to be investigated New York Attorney General Tish James explains. All this and more in this special Sunday edition of AM JOY, featuring MSNBC’s continuing coverage of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

THIS EPISODE: Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump says the president is “desperate” to win, because he knows there will be a “reckoning,” if he doesn’t win the 2020 presidential election. Mary Trump joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss. NEXT: Donald Trump should not be president again, Cindy McCain says regarding working for Joe Biden’s election in the 2020 presidential race. McCain, widow of Sen. John McCain and a Republican, says, “Americans deserve better.” AND: Trump is slammed by former Trump administration officials, as the president travels America holding large rallies in the final 48 hours before Election Day. THEN: The president could be driving high voter turnout, as voting levels in 2020 could exceed 70%, election forecasting expert Rachel Bitecofer tells Jonathan Capehart. PLUS: Trump may lose the Midwest to Joe Biden, as the manufacturing jobs Trump promised to states such as Ohio never materialized, former U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill tells Jonathan Capehart. All this and much more in this Sunday edition of AM JOY on MSNBC.