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Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff have split, and Dr. Sarah Oreck breaks down the relationship red flags that were there from the beginning, from love bombing to power differentials to body language on the red carpet. Then, Graham Platner officially drops out of the Maine Senate race with an 11-minute backyard video that manages to feed conspiracy theories, invoke his pregnant wife, and never onc...

New and serious sexual assault allegations have emerged against Graham Platner, the Maine Democrat running to unseat Susan Collins. Meredith and Rebecca break down what the Politico report actually says, why the timing matters, and what options Maine Democrats have if he withdraws. Then, Gen Z comedian and Girls Rewatch podcast host Evan Lazarus joins fresh from outside Madison Square Garden with...

Alex Cooper addresses the Vanity Fair allegations against Unwell from Cannes, dismissing the toxic workplace claims as a smear campaign, but does that hold up against accounts from 30-plus former employees? Then, Real Housewives of New Jersey's Milania Giudice is arrested, and Meredith and Rebecca get into what's next for the Giudice family.    Then, Oregon Congresswoman Janelle Bynum joins to tal...

Activist and environmental advocate Erin Brockovich joins Rebecca Sananès, Meredith Lynch, and Dr. Sarah Oreck (our new Friday co-host) to break down what AI data centers are doing to water, land, and small towns across America. Then, the decoy wedding theory taking over Taylor Swift's MSG permits, why Blake Lively may not make the guest list, and SCOTUS closes out its term with a Dobbs anniversar...

Trump's $14.7 million no-bid reflecting pool restoration is already peeling, algae is everywhere, and he's blaming vandals. Meredith on the cognitive decline clip and why the only number he can think of is 250.   Then: new details in the Nancy Guthrie case: a second ransom note said Nancy died shortly after being taken and was buried in nature. One theory: a contractor mentioned it in passing to t...

New York City is electric. The Knicks won in 5 and the city is prepping for their congressional primaries. Will Jack Schlossberg's name recognition deliver a win for him? Then: Trump's 80th birthday UFC fight is giving full Idiocracy energy. Joe Rogan looks like he ate Tony Danza. Nate Bargatze was there and claims he's not political. A UFC winner used his moment to make jokes about Michelle Obama...

The Knicks are in the NBA Finals and New York City is losing its mind — Taylor Swift was courtside, Wemby got egged, and why Meredith is rooting for San Antonio too.   Then: the New York Times dropped a bombshell excerpt from the upcoming Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan book — inside the situation room where Trump's inner circle scrambled to cover up his involvement in the Epstein files. Susie W...

Nithya Raman surged past Spencer Pratt in the LA mayor race — and Trump immediately called election fraud on Meet the Press. What that means for the midterms, why California's voting system creates a vacuum, and why Spencer Pratt's reality show contract gives him a vested interest in chaos.   Then Gwyneth Paltrow declared herself an independent on the Goop podcast with a Palantir-esque defense con...

Rebecca Grossman, the LA socialite who hit two little boys in a crosswalk while street racing at 83 miles per hour, was got a $176 million civil verdict. Her co-defendant Scott Erickson had to make a PSA about not driving too fast. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why that's not the same thing.   Then: the New York Times dropped a sweeping Graham Platner story, ex-girlfriends ranging from 201...

Delaney Hall detainees are on a hunger strike — and Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why 60,000 people are currently detained by ICE, why showing up to your hearing and still getting arrested is the point, and why it's good that Delaney Hall is close enough to an airport that people can actually show up.   Then: Graham Platner has a sexting scandal and a Reddit history, and Rebecca thinks he...

Trump's DOJ has reportedly opened an investigation into whether E. Jean Carroll committed perjury by denying outside funding for her lawsuits, specifically from a Reid Hoffman nonprofit. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why this is the DOJ going after another Trump enemy, why Todd Blanche has recused himself, and what this means for Carroll's $88 million in judgments.   Then Rep. Joaquin Cast...

Jennifer Lopez is moving on, and we have intel on Ben Affleck, Brett Goldstein, and Leah Remini's friendship fallout. Plus: the dating apps ranked, Feeld app discourse, and reflections on nightmare dating stories. Then: Spencer Pratt blocked Meredith after she reached out to his team.   Then Michael Tubbs, former mayor of Stockton, youngest mayor of any major American city at 26, founder of Mayors...

Pope Leo released his first encyclical and it's about AI. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why the CEO of Anthropic was present at the release of Magnifica Humanitas, why Pope Leo is the AI Pope for a reason, and what Catholic social teaching has to say about the wealth gap, workers, and children in the age of artificial intelligence.   Then: Hasan Piker has been subpoenaed by federal investi...

Jeff Bezos did a sweeping CNBC interview where he said the bottom 50% of income earners should pay zero taxes, and then had no answer for how to make that up. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why "I'll give my billions away someday" is not a tax plan, and why taxing the wealthy would actually improve their mental health.   Then: Bethenny Frankel is claiming $20 million a year in affiliate mar...

Description:  Shein just bought Everlane for $100 million — and Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on what it means that the millennial conscious fashion brand sold to fast fashion's biggest villain, why Everlane represents the death of the girl boss era, and why it's actually a signal of the shrinking middle class.   Trump's approval rating just hit a new low of 37%, only where it was right as he...

Breaking news for The Moment LIVE community: MSNBC's rebrand MS Now has announced a new show called The Moment with Katie Tur, and Rebecca Sananès, an Edward R. Murrow award-winning journalist with a master's in journalism, is calling it what it is: plagiarism.    Spencer Pratt has cameras following him around for a reality TV show, and TMZ just caught him living at Hotel Bel Air, not the Airstrea...

Julie Klausner — comedian, author, creator of Difficult People and host of How Was Your Week? — joins Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès for a bonus episode. The Alex Murdaugh murder conviction was just overturned and they're all watching Wikipedia in real time. The Hantavirus quarantine hottie has a mini fridge and a Peloton and everyone wants his number.   Then: the deep dive into Thought Crimes...

You raised $115,000 for the moms and children detained at the Dilley Detention Center over Mother's Day weekend — and we cannot believe it. Casey Revkin, executive director and co-founder of Each Step Home , joins to break down where the money goes, what these moms are spending it on (water, phone calls, birthday candy for their kids), and how your advocacy already got the water price reduced from...

89% of viewers named Spencer Pratt the winner of the LA mayoral debate — what would Justin Bobby say about that? Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why that's alarming and what Spencer Pratt and Trump actually have in common. Plus: Hantavirus is on a cruise ship with 146 people from 23 countries, human-to-human transmission is now possible, and the US withdrew from the WHO, which is literally w...

Met Gala 2026 recap: not one ICE OUT pin on the red carpet. Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on Blake Lively's 2006 dress the day after her Justin Baldoni settlement, Lauren Sanchez's Madame X look and why she'll never be timeless, Chase Infiniti as best dressed of the night, Beyoncé and Blue Ivy, Kendall and Kylie, Sarah Paulson's dollar bill moment, and why the Met Museum is quietly trying to...

The Met Gala is Monday and the Bezoses are co-chairing: Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès on why the theme is as bland as their wedding invitation, why Lauren Sanchez can't buy her way in, and Rebecca's theory that Beyoncé is dropping a rock album announcement for Act 3 on Monday. Plus: Devil Wears Prada 2 is out and it’s just not hitting the same.   Then: the internet is dissecting Olivia Wilde'...

Shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, and then things got even weirder. The suspect left a manifesto, Norah O'Donnell read it to Trump on 60 Minutes, and his response told us everything. Plus: Pregnant Karoline Leavitt was ducking under tables while Secret Service grabbed Trump, and Melania is calling for Jimmy Kimmel to be fired.   Then: Euphoria's wedding episode went off t...

Breaking Summer House news: leaked audio from the Bravo reunion has Ciara confronting Amanda about West: was Ciara's strongest argument buried by her weakest one?   Then: a Bloomberg report says Alex Cooper's husband and co-CEO berates staff and the Unwell network has massive turnover. Neither Alex nor her husband showed up to the all-hands meeting to address it. We have it on good authority that...

Kash Patel is suing The Atlantic for $250 million after a report citing two dozen anonymous sources says the FBI director has a serious drinking problem, and Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès have thoughts on why Trump, who hates alcohol, might fire him next. Plus: Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out as Labor Secretary, and the pattern of cabinet departures is accelerating.   Then: Ruby Rose is alleging t...

Should Democrats be welcoming MAGA defectors welcome under a big tent? Meredith Lynch and Rebecca Sananès cover Ilhan Omar's hot take on Marjorie Taylor Greene, why Democrats keep betting everything on one guy, and whether Hasan Piker is the savior the left thinks he is. Plus: Pete Hegseth quotes scripture, but it’s actually from Pulp Fiction. Lena Dunham's new memoir Famesick has hit millennial h...