The Weekend

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...

Selecting Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate has sent a jolt of energy into Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, despite the fact that recent polling has found most Americans never even heard of him before his high-profile political ascension. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan joins “The Weekend” to talk about her experience as his governing partner. Plus, Andrew Weissmann and Antho...

It's been a rough week for the Trump campaign, topped off by the campaign saying it was hacked, just one day after Microsoft reported an Iranian group send a spear phishing email to a "presidential campaign." Plus, Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez, and Symone Sanders-Townsend talk to the co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign, former Congressman Cedric Richmond, about the campaign's swing through the...

Both presidential tickets are officially locked in, but the two campaigns could not be offering more different visions of America. While Vice President Kamala Harris leans into the issues and the future, Donald Trump is back to his usual rambling and nonstop lying. Plus, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain joins to discuss the union’s endorsement of Harris-Walz and warning about Donald Trump....

Gov. Tim Walz now is an official member of the Harris ticket. Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele talk about how Harris and Walz are gaining even more momentum as they make stops in battleground states across the country. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has been holed up in Mar-a-Lago, only leaving to hold a late-night rally reliably-red Montana. Plus, Assistant Minority Leader, Rep. Joe Neguse, on what ha...

Don’t be fooled by Donald Trump’s desperate attempt to distance himself from Project 2025 and its extreme agenda. The right-wing manifesto has ties to some of the ex-president’s closest allies… including his running mate JD Vance. Plus, Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) joins to discuss the Veepstakes and the Harris Campaign’s plan to flip North Carolina.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without...

The debate duel is on! Michael Steele and Symone Sanders-Townsend talk the fight over debate date, location, and network with LaTosha Brown and Eugene Daniels. They also do a deep-dive into the veepstakes. Plus, March for Our Lives co-founder David Hogg joins to talk about how Kamala Harris can earn young peoples' votes. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW...

Vice President Harris takes the high road after Donald Trump questions her identity as a Black woman and defends his running mate JD Vance’s weird attack on childless women. Plus, Symone and Michael discuss what a Kamala Harris economy could look like.  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....