MOMENTS AGO: VERSANT Media (Nasdaq: VSNT) began trading on Nasdaq today as an independent company following its spin-off from Comcast. The company rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square. | Morning Joe

@senatorwarner warns on Morning Joe, that a criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell marks a dangerous escalation in President Trump’s feud with the Federal Reserve, calling it a “direct attack” on the Fed’s independence and a purely political move that could destabilize the system. | Morning Joe