On the Line with Alicia Menendez
Alicia Menendez leads insightful conversations that bring us to a deeper understanding of the day’s headlines, focusing on what’s at stake for our country and our communities.
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Shaky start for the new face of the Trump White House
October 13, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the shaky start for the new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia, who has a history of trafficking in conspiracies. Plus, Kimberly Guilfoyle just figured out the limits for corruption within the Trump Administration.
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Republicans worry about losing Senate firewalls
October 13, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the president's pilgrimage to a state that should be a slam dunk election for an incumbent Republican Senator. Plus, questions about new White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia and her credentials.
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Trump charges his weapon of choice: The DOJ
October 12, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down how Trump is using the DOJ to investigate news outlets. Plus, Texas Senate candidate James Talarico calls out "silly season" for conspiracies about his campaign.
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Trump's flailing attempts to salvage the midterms
October 12, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president making foreign policy moves to cushion domestic economic pain. Plus, why did federal agents raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's home?
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Jon Ossoff's roadmap to November for Democrats
October 9, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down last night's debate between GA Sen. Jon Ossoff and his Republican opponent Rep. Mike Collins. Plus, FL State Rep. Angie Nixon, running for U.S. Senate there, joins to talk where her race stands 25 days out from Election Day.
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Donald Trump's obsession with Lisa Cook
October 9, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down Trump's new committee to investigate Lisa Cook, months after the Supreme Court blocked him from firing her. Plus, Kash Patel's FBI gives a new contract to the UFC.
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A head-scratching new plan for the midterms
October 8, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down Trump's political calculations on Iran, as the U.S.S. Lincoln returns home.
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Trump's Oprah-style giveaway to voters
October 8, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down President Trump's last-ditch efforts to convince voters to go with Republicans with just 26 days out. Plus, breaking news out of court on the legal case over Trump's attempted ban of MS NOW, Politico, and CNN.
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Republicans try to fend off a blue wave
October 7, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks the midterm races that appear to be shifting from red to blue, with just over three weeks to election day. Can Democrats pull off the a big blue wave?
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Trump's Texas-sized midterm problem
October 7, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down Trump's third trip to Texas in a month to support struggling candidates in a traditionally red must-win state for Republicans in the midterms.
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A rare reversal from Trump?
October 6, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down President Trump's new comments, saying he'll pay for his propaganda ads himself, instead of using taxpayer money.
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Trump's shocking defense of the Iran war as voters worry about high prices
October 6, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the bipartisan backlash Trump is facing after suggesting Iran could annihilate Los Angeles or San Diego, and how it's the last thing Republicans need a month out from election.
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Trump's latest midterm rescue mission in Nebraska
October 5, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez digs into Trump's campaign trip to Nebraska, a state he won by almost 20 points in 2024. Also, the details of a taxpayer-funded spending spree by former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Republicans stuck playing defense
October 5, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down how the midterm map has been scrambled, 29 days out from Election Day. Plus, Justice Samuel Alito may be considering retirement as the Supreme Court kicks of a new term.
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Trump's bad PR and your tax dollars he's using to try to fix it
October 2, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali, in for Alicia Menendez, digs into President Trump's latest argument for why Republicans are struggling right now: bad PR. Plus, she talks with Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) about a new FBI memo about reexamining past investigations FBI Director Kash Patel considers "failures."
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Republicans running out of time
October 2, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali, in for Alicia Menendez, breaks down new signs of trouble for Republicans with just 32 days to the midterms. Plus, new reporting the DOJ is reviewing whether Richard Nixon got a raw deal in Watergate.
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The midterm alarm bells ringing over Trump's economy
October 1, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down a new poll showing the president's approval on the economy hitting new lows, less than five weeks out from Election Day. Plus, she digs into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's highly partisan diatribe to U.S. troops.
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Trump fighting for friendly territory
October 1, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the Republican midterm strategy that's relegating Trump to red states and keeping him out of battlegrounds.
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New details about Trump's taxpayer-funded ads leave people "gobsmacked"
September 30, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the reports that the money for pro-Trump ads actually came out of DHS funds. Plus, breaking news in one of President Trump's longest-running political feuds: his clash with former Fed Chair Jerome Powell about the Federal Reserve construction project.
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The Republican disinformation machine
September 30, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the GOP's disinformation surrounding A.I. and the Jack Smith hearing. Plus, the DOJ announces new judicial misconduct claims against all but one federal judge in Minnesota.
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GOP hearing "smelled of desperation"
September 29, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down Republican attacks on former Special Counsel Jack Smith during his Senate Judiciary Committee testimony. Plus, Alicia asks Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) what, if anything, he learned from the hearing.
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Jack Smith won't be intimidated
September 29, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down former Special Counsel Jack Smith's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Trump's taxpayer-funded hype reel
September 28, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the growing backlash over Trump's latest political ad funded by the U.S. taxpayers.
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Trump promised a boom, delivered a bust
September 28, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the presidential laser focus on grievances, golf courses and gaudy construction projects while Congressional Republicans want him to take on the economy.
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A wasted opportunity for vulnerable Republicans
September 25, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the missed opportunity for Republicans to show voters they understand the economic pain caused by the war with Iran. Plus, Minnesota Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson joins to talk about the latest Supreme Court ruling that could help Trump sow distrust in our elections.
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Fears of voter purge after Trump's SCOTUS win
September 25, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the stakes for Americans now that the Supreme Court will allow the Trump administration to deploy an expansive system to hunt for voter fraud. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) of the Oversight Committee reacts.
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Trump's Strongman Pomp and Circumstance
September 24, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel react to President Trump welcoming China's Xi Jinping with open arms at the White House - a moment that was not covered on camera because of Trump's press ban. Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) joins to talk the First Amendment, the midterms, and immigration.
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MS NOW Regains White House Access
September 24, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the ongoing legal battle over Pres. Trump's White House press ban, as MS NOW reporters regain their access. Plus, Oversight Committee member Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) joins to talk press freedom, the Epstein investigation, and how the committee plans to hold Trump accountable.
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Trump's Red Scare to Red Carpet
September 23, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks President Trump rolling out the red carpet for Pres. Xi at the White House. Plus, Democratic Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal joins to talk about how the Trump administration is booting 750,000 people off Obamacare.
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Demanding coverage, but on his terms
September 23, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the upcoming court battle over the president's attack on the free press.
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The Justice Dept. settling political scores for Trump
September 22, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez covers the president's push to use the power of the Department of Justice to settle personal scores.
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Trying to bend reality to his will
September 22, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez asks the panel about the president's less-than-inspiring take on global affairs, and his purely political approach to his war with Iran.
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Trump's forced isolation on the world stage
September 21, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez discusses Trump foreign policy decisions that have isolated the U.S. from allies amid the war in Iran.
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With the sanctity of the First Amendment on the line
September 21, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the president's ban on media organizations at the same moment he can't create a coherent midterm message to voters. Plus, the growing gap in the Texas race for U.S. Senate among Latino voters. And are Democrats planning impeachments? She asks Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) of the Oversight Committee.
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America's heartland may be falling out of love with Trump
September 18, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on Republicans scrambling to secure what were once safe GOP seats.
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Democracy in motion as Trump tries to hold it back
September 18, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez covers the first day of in-person early voting while the Trump White House tries to take control of elections. Plus, why a judge says the anti-weaponization fund Todd Blanche swore was dead, is, "alive and kicking."
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Pressure on Pete hits a fever pitch
September 17, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss how close Pete Hegseth was to an impeachment vote in the House. Plus, a new sign of the president's plans for the Kennedy Center.
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Vance to Voters: "Give us another chance."
September 17, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the Trump Administration's new midterm message: "Give us another chance."
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The Justice Department could threaten ballot access
September 16, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the ways the Justice Department could make Election Day less accessible to voters. Plus, the U.S. Senate races that are no longer Republican slam dunks.
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Trump's North Carolina political rescue mission
September 16, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the president's pilgrimage to North Carolina to rally behind his hand-picked candidate for U.S. Senate. Plus, the Republican congressman taking on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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A win for voting rights
September 15, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold about the Supreme Court blocking Pres. Trump’s new limits on mail-in voting. Plus, the issue where Steve Bannon and Sen. Bernie Sanders agree.
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"Like an 18-year-old kid who wants to join a frat"
September 15, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel react to the loud, fiery and chaotic confrontations at a Senate hearing with FBI Director Kash Patel.
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JD Vance swoops in to campaign in deep-red Kansas.
September 14, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks where things stand 50 days out from election day as Vice President Vance campaigns in Kansas. Plus, looking at the bombshell reporting about a Russian oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Junior’s wedding weekend.
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Trump scoffs at A.I. doomsday warnings
September 14, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at how President Trump is doubling down on his defense of A.I., as leaders in the tech industry raise growing concerns.
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How the 9/11 attacks shaped the nation, 25 years later
September 11, 2026, 1pm: The nation honors those we lost 25 years ago in the 9/11 attacks, while President Trump changes the agencies created in the aftermath of the attacks.
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Remembering 9/11 25 Years Later
September 11, 2026, 12pm: The country remembers the 9/11 attacks, and how it shaped the nation, with a ceremony at Ground Zero. Plus a new moment of silence to honor those who died of illnesses in the aftermath of the attacks.
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Full Speed Ahead on Voter Fraud
September 10, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks the ways President Trump is trying to disrupt American's right to vote through lies, threats, and brute political force. Plus, she interviews an immigration judge who is speaking out after being fired by the Trump administration, and says she doesn't know if immigration courts will survive Trump's second term.
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Trump's dubious $5K promise
September 10, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks Trump's surprise promise to Americans at last night's GOP midterm convention in Dallas. Plus, Congressman James Walkinshaw joins to talk about Democrats plans to investigate the White House's dealings if they win congressional control in November.
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"Petty Parochial Power"
September 9, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW host Alicia Menendez talks the Trump Administration's latest attempts to make voting harder: court battles, voter roll crackdowns, and mail-in ballot restrictions, and DOJ poll watchers.
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A Midterm Convention Republicans Wish Wasn't Happening
September 9, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW host Alicia Menendez talks the Republican midterm convention and whether it will help or hurt Republicans in November. Plus, the counterprogramming opportunity it's giving Democrats.
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The Midterm Consequences of Trump's Trade War
September 8, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks Trump's newest trade war attacks on Canada and what it all means for voters 56 days from election day. Plus, she speaks with New Mexico Congressman Gabe Vasquez about Trump's desire to change the name of his state.
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Career-defining decision for Republicans
September 8, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks the Republican midterm convention and the pickle it's putting battleground candidates in. Plus, she speaks with a retired Major General about a new push from military veterans to protest Trump's Arch.
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Trump wants new election powers with ballots already in the mail
September 4, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the uncertain future for mail-in ballots as Pres. Trump wages a legal war over election powers.
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The rising cost for wars with no endgame
September 4, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at how the war in Iran is raising costs for Americans. Plus, Republicans in tough re-election fights want to keep the president, but not his cash, at arm's length. And why Fox News suddenly separated with host Maria Bartiromo.
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The president pitching himself to a weary party
September 3, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the presidential pitch to Republicans in trouble this November, but they may want his PAC money more than his time. Plus, Danielle Bensky and Lauren Hersh talk about billionaire Jeffrey Epstein associate Leon Black ignoring congressional subpoenas for the investigation. And Vice Pres. JD Vance takes the podium in The Whit
The Trump admin's new chase for elusive voter fraud
September 3, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the legal deadline that could determine whether USPS can enact new voting systems, which critics say could disenfranchise voters across the country. Huma Abedin and Michele Goodwin talk about the life and legacy of Gloria Steinem. Plus, Rep. James Walkinshaw talks about billionaire Jeffrey Epstein associate Leon Black blowing off two
Growing backlash to slashing polling places
September 2, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Texas voters taking a stand against the choice to close 92 polling places just two months before election day. Plus, the USPS power grab for mail-in ballots, and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) talks about the Oversight Committee's new demands for answers.
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"You can't grow admirals and generals on trees"
September 2, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the small but growing chorus of national security Republicans questioning the leadership decisions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) weighs in on the chaos at the Pentagon.
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How Pete Hegseth "ruined the U.S. military"
September 1, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks Army Secretary Dan Driscoll becoming the latest military leader to resign from Hegseth's DOD while the U.S. strikes Iran again.
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Is the chaos the point?
September 1, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW's Alicia Menendez talks a brand new whistleblower report warning of potentially major issues with the new USPS system to handle mail-in ballots. Plus, Sen. Jack Reed joins and says it's time for Pete Hegseth to resign.
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Trump's Super PAC finally steps in
August 31, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW host Alicia Menendez talks about Trump's 400 million dollar super PAC MAGA Inc. entering into the midterms fray in Michigan. Plus, Trump intensifies his attacks on Canada while American voters keep begging for help with rising costs.
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Making the US "look weak"
August 31, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the newest round of airstrikes in Iran and President Trump's bizarre social media postings egging on the war, despite new warnings from inside the military against extending the fighting.
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The toll of six months of war with Iran
August 28, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about the emotional and economic toll of six months of Pres. Trump's war of choice with Iran. Plus, Rev. Al Sharpton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak on protecting voting rights at the March on Washington.
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A new march on Washington to defend the right to vote
August 28, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about the fight for voting rights with the March on Washington as President Trump continues to try to restrict those same rights.
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Trump says "mission accomplished" in Iran
August 27, 2026, 1pm: The president is making a bold announcement - that it's 'mission accomplished' in Iran. But there's no peace deal, no nuclear agreement, and the Straight of Hormuz is still closed. Plus, he's pushing a new executive order to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America.'
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Trump's hitting the campaign trail after trashing GOP candidates
August 27, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about President Trump's trip to Texas to rally voters for Ken Paxton after airing grievances with his own party.
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Trump's confession on trade talks
August 26, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about the president admitting his administration's chaotic negotiating strategy is putting international trade, and the economy, on the line. Plus, MS Now's exclusive interview with New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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Pentagon purges leave leadership vacuum
August 26, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez, covering the new report finding the Pentagon adrift after leadership purges. Plus, the legal move by James Talarico against Ken Paxton in their campaigns for the U.S. Senate in Texas.
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Canada Bites Back
August 25, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Canada hitting back against Trump's tariffs with $2 billion of their own. Plus, could Georgia voters see troops at the polls this November?
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Making the USPS an agent of chaos
August 25, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Pres. Trump's efforts to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in voting. Plus, Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón talks about the water crisis and drought forcing American citizens on the island to ration water.
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Trump bets on "Economic D-Day" in Iran War
August 24, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the new economic sanctions on Iran, and whether they will be effective in ending the war.
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Republicans can't get on the same economic page
August 24, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Republicans' struggle to respond to the whiplash of Trump's economic policies.
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The president propping up his pick
August 21, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the president's efforts to hang onto Republican control of the senate. Plus, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold talks about the Trump administration's efforts to influence elections. And Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) talks about the Democratic plans to hold the White House accountable if Republicans lose the midterms.
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The White House aide more visible than the First Lady
August 21, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the White House response to new reporting about Trump aide Natalie Harp.
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The Trump priority that means rooting against the U.S. economy
August 20, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the economic cost of the president's policies. Plus, his meeting with crypto leaders puts his corruption on full display.
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Who really is the president's gatekeeper?
August 20, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the new MS NOW reporting into the White House aide that appears to be one of the president's most powerful gatekeepers. Plus, Rep. Robert Garcia has a new demand in the Epstein Investigation: Get Attorney General Todd Blanche in front of the House Oversight Committee. And David Jolly, a former republican and current democratic gubernat
Republicans caught in the wake of Trump's economic agenda
August 19, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW's Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez, breaking down the economic warning signals the president is brushing off. Plus, retired Army Brig. Gen. Leela Gray talks about her campaign to unseat Rep. Anna Paulina Luna.
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Election deniers win big, but don't question those results
August 19, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW'S Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez, talking about the election deniers who just won primary elections.
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Ossoff forces Trump to own his failures
August 18, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez examines how Sen. Jon Ossoff is highlighting Trump's corruption - and getting under his skin. Plus, Trump votes by mail - again.
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More election deniers on the ballot
August 18, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at the election deniers vying for the governor's seat in Florida. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hits the campaign trail as the Pentagon confronts multiple challenges.
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