The Weekend

The longtime leader of Hezbollah is killed by Israeli forces as conflict expands in the Middle East. Plus, Quentin Fulks with the Harris-Walz Campaign joins to discuss VP Harris’ and Donald Trump’s competing views on the economy. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

It's a dead heat. Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to MSNBC political contributor and POLITICO White House Correspondent Eugene Daniels about the brand-new NBC News national poll show Vice President Harris slightly ahead of Trump, but that is still within the margin of error. Plus, California Senator and member of the Judiciary Committee, Alex Padilla joins to discu...

"Like a fine wine," as Trump puts it, the Mark Robinson saga just gets more unhinged. Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez talk to historians and authors Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Max Boot about that and Trump's history of disparaging and hateful rhetoric. Plus, New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján sits down with Michael, Symone and Alicia to talk about how the Harris-Walz campaign is...

The new book "Lucky Loser," profiles how Trump went from a child with a silver spoon in his mouth to failing in business and lying his way to the White House. The books co-authors, The New York Times  investigative reporters, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner, join Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez to discuss. Plus, an important issue for many voters this November, Vice President Harris is putting...

With 45 days until November 5th, people in states across the country are already lining up to vote and receiving their absentee ballots in the mail. Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele talk to political analyst Eddie Glaude and Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen about this as well as Trump's ramped-up hateful rhetoric. Plus, in The Weekend's continued series with swing state party chairs, Michael a...

VP Harris plans a major swing through the must-win Rust Belt and continues her push to win over voters outside of the Democratic Party’s traditional base with 51 days to go until Election Day. Plus, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on the steps being taken to prevent another attempt to overturn the presidential election.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up...

One day before early voting begins in must-win Pennsylvania, VP Kamala Harris is working to bring communities together while Trump continues to foster division while spreading racist lies about Haitian immigrants. Plus, Mary Trump on her new memoir “Who Could Ever Love You” with new revelations about her family’s dysfunction. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS...

After nearly 70-million people saw Vice President Harris and Trump debate Tuesday, voters are really getting to know to Kamala Harris is. Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to Democratic party chairs of Nevada and Pennsylvania about the push to win their states. Plus, Harris-Walz campaign staffers, Kevin Munoz and Maca Casado join to talk about what the campaign is do...

Will they or won't they? Vice President Harris pushes for a second debate as she keeps up the campaign momentum at rallies in swing states across the country. Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend and Alicia Menendez speak to DNC chair Jaime Harrison about the Harris-Walz campaign, and about the dangerous lie Trump is spreading about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Plus, Assistant House...

Kamala Harris plans to use her first debate with Donald Trump to chip away at a crucial area where he’s managed to maintain a competitive edge: the economy. Plus, award-winning actor Billy Porter joins to discuss Broadway for Harris. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com...

Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior puts even more focus on the immense double-standard in coverage between himself and VP Kamala Harris. Plus, Harris-Walz Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks on the campaign’s plan to barnstorm the battleground states after the debate.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simple...

The Harris-Walz campaign launches a Weekend of Action to expose Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda to remake the executive branch in Donald Trump’s image, as former Vice President Dick Cheney officially endorses Kamala Harris to be president. Plus, Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins to discuss how reproductive rights have become such a major dilemma for Trump. To listen to this show and other MS po...

Three days out from their first, and possibly only, debate clash, VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are spending the weekend in very different ways: Harris is preparing while Donald Trump is insulting women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan joins to discuss Russia’s newly exposed election disinformation campaign. To listen to this show and other MS p...

The Harris-Walz campaign isn’t letting Donald Trump run away from Project 2025, the extreme right-wing plan to completely overhaul the federal government. But Trump isn’t doing himself any favors by speaking at an event co-sponsored by the group that wrote it. Plus, Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to the discovery of six dead Israeli hostages, including one American.  ...

President Biden and VP Kamala Harris condemn Hamas after the deaths of six Israeli hostages, including one American. Plus, Harris-Walz Senior Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms previews the campaign’s Labor Day blitz through Pennsylvania and Michigan.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm...

The Harris Campaign is already taking steps to defend against Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy as Trump tries to make nice with Georgia’s popular governor now that the Peach State is back in play. Plus, the first Gen-Z member of congress, Rep. Maxwell Frost, on Kamala Harris’ appeal to young voters. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Po...

Senator Elizabeth Warren joins The Weekend to discuss Donald Trump completely flip-flopping his views on reproductive rights in a 24-hour period. Plus, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz storm rural Georgia to run up the margins in traditionally Republican territory. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz com...

With a plethora of American flags and the chants of "USA," Democracy was on display at the DNC last week. Alicia Menendez and Symone Sanders-Townsend talk to long-time colleague and friend of Vice-Presidential nominee Tim Walz, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, about Walz's speech and his display of masculinity. Plus, Congresswoman and Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin about her race in Mich...

The Harris-Walz campaign is just days away from launching their first joint bus tour in Georgia. Symone Sanders-Townsend and Alicia Menendez talk to campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu about that and Harris' debate prep. Alicia and Symone also speak with the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressman Steven Horsford about what it'll take to win his state, the key battleground of Nevada.  To...

Donald Trump wants you to believe he has absolutely nothing to do with Project 2025, but his allies’ fingerprints are all over it. Meanwhile, VP Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz are planning for their first joint interview after a blockbuster convention. Plus, Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) on President Biden’s message to “finish the job” after passing the torch to his Vice President. To listen to this s...

Kamala Harris has formally accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination to be President and Donald Trump is having a complete meltdown over it. Plus, the Republicans for Harris trying to convince their fellow GOP-ers that it’s okay to vote for her. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm...

It’s DNC week and the Democrats are ready to party and officially christen Vice President Kamala Harris as its presidential nominee. DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker join The Weekend with a preview of the festivities. Plus, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the Harris-Walz plan to lower prices for Americans. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW...

Democrats are looking to the future one day out from the Democratic National Convention where the party is set to make history by naming Vice President Kamala Harris as their standard-bearer. Plus, New York Governor Kathy Hochul joins to discuss Donald Trump and JD Vance’s collapsing poll numbers with women voters. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premiu...

With just days until the DNC begins in Chicago, Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez, and Symone Sanders-Townsend give a preview of what President Biden's role at the convention will be. They also speak with Rep. Eric Swalwell about how Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to question the results of this election. Plus, gold-star father, Khzir Khan, who spoke at the 2016 DNC convention on beha...

The split screen is jarring: Vice President Harris unveiling her economic platform in North Carolina and her campaign outlining concrete steps for her proposals. Meanwhile, Trump was at his Bedminster, New Jersey golf club, standing in front of a "Price is Right"-style grocery table talking about how he's going to take the Cheerios to his "cottage." Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, and Symone Sand...