On the Line with Alicia Menendez

Trump tries to tilt the scales for midterms

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:22:08 +0000

July 17, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez asks Fmr. CIA Director John Brennan about President Trump's primetime address attacking the integrity of U.S. elections.

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Trump's receipts don't back his election claims

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:16:03 +0000

July 17, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about how President Trump is using the full weight of government to bolster his false election claims.

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Priority One: Elevate loyalists

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:20:58 +0000

July 16, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the line of loyalists Pres. Trump wants to defend his false election claims. Plus, how the Epstein investigation and the survivors are shaping the Attorney General confirmation hearings.

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"Really Big News" or a Really Big Lie

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:40:57 +0000

July 16, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the president's newest efforts to undermine American elections, and his inability to move on from his 2020 election loss. Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla talks about The White House's quest to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.

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"What happened to you, Todd Blanche?"

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:48:15 +0000

July 15, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing. The question now is whether Pres. Trump's former personal lawyer will take over as the nation's top law enforcement officer.

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"Trump over truth"

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:24:53 +0000

July 15, 2026, 12pm: Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing to determine if president's personal lawyer becomes the next Attorney General.

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Outcry after back-to-back deadly ICE shootings

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:11:50 +0000

July 14, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Sen. Ruben Gallego about the growing outrage over deadly shootings by ICE agents in American streets. Plus, Supreme Court Justices discuss the security threats they face in rare public testimony. And, MS Now has the receipts for Pres. Trump's payout to E. Jean Carroll.

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President's primetime rebrand of The Big Lie

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:39:29 +0000

July 14, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez discusses the president's upcoming primetime speech, where he's expected to continue to push 2020 election conspiracies. Plus, Rep. Robert Garcia and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined ahead of the attorney general confirmation hearings for Todd Blanche.

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Political maneuvering after a Senate stalwart's passing

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:15:45 +0000

July 13, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the president's priorities for Sen. Lindsey Graham's replacement. Plus, new MS Now reporting on the White House working to release documents to fit their election security narrative.

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Complicating the path to power

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:26:55 +0000

July 13, 2026; 12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks about how the sudden passing of longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is complicating the path for Todd Blanche to get confirmed as attorney general. Plus, the latest details on the deadly ICE shooting in Houston.

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Volatility abroad, economic volatility at home

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:06:35 +0000

July 10, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez to break down how new escalations between the U.S. and Iran are erasing economic gains made in the fragile ceasefire. Plus, how ripple effects from the political collapse of Graham Platner are changing Democratic strategy in battleground races across the country.

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Election power grab over American affordability

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:15:10 +0000

July 10, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez on the president pushing an election power grab over tackling high prices. Plus, the latest details on the deadly ICE shooting in Houston.

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Maine Concern

Thu, 9 Jul 2026 18:19:55 +0000

July 9, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on whether the Democratic replacement for Graham Platner can make the election a referendum on Sen. Susan Collins. Plus, Pres. Trump has weighed in on Sen. Mitch McConnell. And a deadly ICE shooting is leaving a Texas community in shock.

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Have Kash Patel's antics caught up with him?

Thu, 9 Jul 2026 17:18:17 +0000

July 9, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez asks whether FBI Director Kash Patel's lavish spending habits are finally catching up to him, with a Republican senator now asking questions. Plus, new safety concerns over the president's new plane after he switched back to the old Air Force 1 on the way back from the NATO summit.

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Pivotal moment for Democratic power

Wed, 8 Jul 2026 18:27:22 +0000

July 8, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the process of finding, recruiting and vetting candidates for office after the implosion of Graham Platner’s campaign. Plus, Lisa Rubin breaks down the latest legal court loss for the president, and win for E. Jean Carroll.

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Trump claims unity while undermining allies

Wed, 8 Jul 2026 18:00:15 +0000

July 8, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's new threats of strikes on Iran and his divisive rhetoric at the NATO summit. Plus, the latest on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health.

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Solving problems that don't exist

Tue, 7 Jul 2026 18:27:35 +0000

July 7, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez interviews Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson about the new DOJ threat to send election monitors to her state for the August primary. Plus, the warning from hundreds of former Justice Department lawyers about Todd Blanche. And a farewell to the Department of Government Efficiency.

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Trump vs. Allies

Tue, 7 Jul 2026 17:12:20 +0000

July 7, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the president's trip to Turkey for the NATO Summit as he threatens the alliance. Plus, the latest on the Maine senate race after an allegation of sexual assault against Democratic nominee Graham Platner.

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On Account of Trump

Mon, 6 Jul 2026 18:17:20 +0000

July 6, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, breaking down his latest economic policies as questions grow over his financial disclosure. Plus, the debate over Pres. Trump's former personal attorney Todd Blanche and how he could be the next Attorney General.

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White House Silence on White Nationalism in the Nation's Capital

Mon, 6 Jul 2026 18:01:53 +0000

July 6, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, discussing Pres. Trump calling out the "threat" of communism in his July 4th speech, while he was silent on the threat of white nationalists marching in DC. Plus, a top Army commander in Europe ousted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gets a hero's send-off. And the president takes questions about his phone call to FIFA over an American red card.

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Indifference to conflicts of interest

Thu, 2 Jul 2026 18:09:25 +0000

July 2, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss how the more journalists dig into Trump's financial disclosure form, the more red flags they find. Plus, Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to the billions the president has made from crypto. Plus, Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to the billions the president has made from crypto.

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Six-year search for evidence

Thu, 2 Jul 2026 17:32:26 +0000

July 2, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's continued efforts to justify his 2020 election loss with evidence-free allegations of fraud. Plus, new economic numbers show more job pressure than expected in the country. And Rep. Ro Khanna on the latest push to release files in the Epstein investigation.

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MAGA-verse responds to SCOTUS birthright citizenship ruling

Wed, 1 Jul 2026 18:59:01 +0000

July 1, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel discuss how Trump officials and lawmakers are trying to turn the Supreme Court decision upholding birthright citizenship into a midterm talking point. Plus, the election denier who went from jail to an Oval Office visit.

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Cashing in on the presidency

Wed, 1 Jul 2026 18:36:19 +0000

July 1, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel look at the president's stunning income - including more than a billion dollars from crypto in 2025. Plus, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) responds to the DOJ's efforts to prosecute "birth tourists" after the Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship.

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Opening the floodgates

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:56:14 +0000

June 30, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks with Marc Elias, who argued before the Supreme Court to keep limits on campaign financing, on the court's decision to overturn those rules. Plus, one of Trump's favorite media outlets says his sons are "sloshing around in the muck" with their business deals.

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Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 18:03:04 +0000

June 30, 2026; 12p: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the historic Supreme Court ruling to reject Trump's effort to remake the identity of the United States with the ACLU's Cecillia Wang, who argued the case before the court. Plus, the White House brings in a new messaging expert as the president struggles to stay on message ahead of the midterms.

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A victory for voting

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:37:51 +0000

June 29, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the Supreme Court ruling against RNC efforts to disenfranchise mail-in voters. Plus, how the court handed E. Jean Carroll another victory over Pres. Donald Trump.

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Presidential power, courtesy of the Supreme Court

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:15:46 +0000

June 29, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Rebecca Slaughter after the Supreme Court allowed the president to fire her from the FTC, and give him unprecedented power to remake agencies in his own image.

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Protected status pending

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:17:02 +0000

June 26, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the national implications of the Supreme Court allowing Pres. Trump to end local protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants and refugees. Plus, we speak to The Washington Post reporter who got audio of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s phone call pressuring a Libertarian congressional candidate to drop out of the race.

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An isolated president, a fractured party

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:19:20 +0000

June 26, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel talk about the ways Pres. Trump has isolated himself from Congressional Republicans, fracturing the party in the last months it could have full control of Washington. Plus, Rep. Robert Garcia talks about the Leon Black factor of the Epstein investigation.

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Trump Celebrates Trump, not America 250

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:31:32 +0000

June 25, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's decision to celebrate himself instead of the country ahead of America 250. Plus, we hear from former Trump supporters who joined a support group after walking away from MAGA. And, we speak to an attorney who argued the TPS case before the Supreme Court about the ruling.

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Twin wins for Trump's immigration agenda

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:28:12 +0000

June 25, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel discuss the Supreme Court allowing the president to remove temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian refugees and migrants. Plus, Sen. Chris Coons reacts to the Republican about-face on one of the few times they've stood up to The White House.

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the president rejecting bipartisanship

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:17:10 +0000

June 24, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren on what's at stake for Americans struggling with the housing crisis, and the president's push to leverage a legislative solution with his push to nationalize elections.

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Capitol Collision Course

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:16:20 +0000

June 24, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's decision to turn a moment of bipartisanship into a political push to nationalize elections, moments before meeting with Senate Republicans face-to-face on Capitol Hill. Sen. Jack Reed shares his thoughts on the housing bill he helped craft, the Acting Director of National Intelligence and the state of negotiations with Iran.

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DOJ's legal losing streak could save the midterms

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:21:05 +0000

June 23, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel break down the judicial rebukes to the Trump administration's efforts to nationalize elections. Molly Jong-Fast and Leigh McGowan share their thoughts on the crumbling Trump vanity projects. Plus, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove speaks on efforts to push The White House to brief C ongress on the latest negotiations with Iran.

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Duck-and-Cover Diplomacy

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:17:35 +0000

June 23, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez speaks with MS Now reporters about their new story on Secy. of State Marco Rubio's low profile during negotiations with Iran. Plus, Rep. Jim Himes shares his thoughts on reports of firings at the ODNI under Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte.

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Who gets clemency, and who gets a crackdown?

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:49:08 +0000

June 22, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez speaks with her panel about new reporting that the Trump administration squashed a criminal investigation into why a convicted fraudster got clemency, while they push to detain critics of the president's allies. Plus, the DOJ says the anti-weaponization fund is no longer on the table, but won't put that commitment into writing. And we go to New Mexico for "Voices of America" struggling with high prices.

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Trump threats nearly derail Iran talks

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:47 +0000

June 22, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the president's latest threats that could break down U.S. talks with Iran. Plus, the president's vanity projects take a messy turn.

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Renovation row

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:11:15 +0000

June 19, 2026; 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez discusses new reporting that $352 million in Secret Service funds were redirected amid construction on President Trump's ballroom. Plus, her panel weighs in on the scrutiny around the reflecting pool renovations after an algae bloom turned the water green. And, in the latest edition of Voices of America, Rosa Flores goes to Texas to talk to people worried about their economic bottom lines.

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Trump claims "there are no limits" to his power amid war

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:27:39 +0000

June 19, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down President Trump's new comments about the extent of his power amid the war with Iran. Plus, Trump's controversial pick Bill Pulte takes over as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. And a Texas military base suffers a major flu outbreak just weeks after Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth dropped the flu vaccine requirement for troops. CEO of the Obama Foundation Valerie Jarrett joins after the grand opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center.

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Obama Presidential Center Ceremony SPECIAL COVERAGE - Pres. Barack Obama's Speech

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:18:07 +0000

June 18, 2026, 1p: Part two of MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her continuing live coverage of the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. She is joined by MS Now's Jacob Soboroff, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Nnamdi Egwuonwu and presidential historian Jon Meacham. Listen for Former President Barack Obama's speech.

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Obama Presidential Center Ceremony SPECIAL COVERAGE - Michelle Obama's Speech

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:17:56 +0000

June 18, 2026; 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez anchors live from Chicago for the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center alongside MS Now's Jacob Soboroff, Nnamdi Egwuonwu and presidential historian Jon Meacham. Listen for Former First Lady Michelle Obama's speech.

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Eric Holder at The Obama Presidential Center

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:24:16 +0000

June 18, 2026; 11am: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez sits down with Former Attorney General Eric Holder in Chicago ahead of the opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center. Plus. Vice Pres. JD Vance spoke about the preliminary deal with Iran from the White House Briefing Room.

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Why not take the win?

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:58:34 +0000

June 17, 2026, 1p: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel discuss the whiplash nomination battle for the president's pick for Director of National Intelligence. Plus, we get a look at MS NOW's exclusive interview with Barack and Michelle Obama ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. Former Obama speechwriter David Litt joins the conversation.

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Victory lap before the details

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:57:29 +0000

June 17, 2026, 12p: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and her panel break down Pres. Trump's press conference at the G7. He took questions for the first time on the Iran deal, as well as his decision to pull his nomination for Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton.

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The crumbling firewall around Trump

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:44:11 +0000

June 16, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's charm offensive on Capitol Hill to permanently take over the Dept. of Justice. Plus, the panel breaks down the latest act of apparent political retribution targeting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife.

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Voting where election misinformation began

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:32:44 +0000

June 16, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez digs into the Georgia races that could reshape the center of gravity on Capitol Hill. Plus, Melissa Murray, Sarah Matthews and MS Now's Lisa Rubin break down the fake electors facing a Wisconsin court.

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ICE at the polls?

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:37:26 +0000

June 15, 2026, 1pm: California Senator Alex Padilla responds to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who did not give a clear answer on whether voters can expect to see ICE agents at polling locations. Padilla also discussed whether a potential Democratic majority in Congress could lead to a new impeachment push. Plus, the presidential birthday present played out on a national stage and on a network that just got the green light for a massive media takeover. The UFC show also played directly into the president's pockets.

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"With so much on the line"

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 19:29:05 +0000

June 15, 2026, 12pM: For the inaugural episode of "On the Line with Alicia Menendez," she spoke to experts on the consequences of the announced deal between the United States and Iran to temporarily stop fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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Introducing On the Line with Alicia Menendez

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Catch every episode of your favorite MS NOW shows as podcasts, including On the Line with Alicia Menendez, starting June 15th.

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