Episodes

  • Trump Budget Passes After Bruising Battle

    Trump Budget Passes After Bruising Battle
    Jul 3 2025
    MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Thursday, July 3, and reports on the House passing Trump’s budget and new reporting from The New York Times about how the Trump administration is plotting fresh ways to distort vote counting. Melissa Murray, Douglas Brinkley and Eugene Robinson join.
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    41 mins
  • House Vote on Trump Budget "Frozen" Amid GOP Holdouts

    House Vote on Trump Budget "Frozen" Amid GOP Holdouts
    Jul 2 2025
    MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Wednesday, July 2, and reports on the House GOP’s stalled vote on Trump’s budget, the Diddy verdict, and California’s rollback of its landmark environmental law. Scott Wiener, James Carville, Nancy Erika Smith and Kim Osorio join the show.
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    41 mins
  • Senate Passes Deficit-busting Budget by One Vote

    Senate Passes Deficit-busting Budget by One Vote
    Jul 1 2025
    MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts The Beat on Tuesday, July 1, and reports on on the Senate’s passage of President Trump’s budget and Trump’s latest grift: launching a fragrance line. Evan Handler, Alex Wagner, Chai Komanduri and Maya Wiley join.
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    41 mins
  • SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions Used to Stop Trump Policies

    SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions Used to Stop Trump Policies
    Jun 27 2025
    MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton hosts “The Beat” on Friday, June 27, and reports on the Supreme Court’s consequential ruling in the birthright citizenship case. Hylton also covers the growing backlash to Donald Trump’s sputtering mega-bill and examines the future of the Democratic Party. Jason Johnson, Jamaal Bowman, Evan Osnos, Jon Meacham, Leah Litman, and Ankush Khardori join.
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    41 mins
  • Major Setback to Trump Mega-Bill

    Major Setback to Trump Mega-Bill
    Jun 26 2025
    MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, June 26, and reports on the mayor blow to President Trump's agenda in the Senate and the escalating tensions between the Trump administration and the press over its coverage of the U.S. strikes in Iran. Plus, filmmaker Wes Anderson joins. Robert Reich, Molly Jong-Fast and Karim Sadjadpour also join.
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    41 mins
  • Top DOJ Officials Grilled on Capitol Hill

    Top DOJ Officials Grilled on Capitol Hill
    Jun 26 2025
    MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, May 25, and reports on on top DOJ officials facing tough questions on Capitol Hill after a whistleblower alleged one DOJ leader wanted to tell the courts “f* you.” The claim was denied under oath. Melber also covers the Democratic primary for NYC mayor. Emily Bazelon, John Flannery and Jumaane Williams join the show.
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    41 mins
  • Trump Aides Plotted to Tell Courts “f*** you,” Says DOJ Insider

    Trump Aides Plotted to Tell Courts “f*** you,” Says DOJ Insider
    Jun 24 2025
    MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, March 24, and reports on the bombshell allegation that a Trump DOJ official plotted to tell courts “f* you,” according to a DOJ insider. Melber also reports on the Israel-Iran ceasefire and Trump’s budget troubles. Andrew Weissmann, Gen. Wesley Clark and Don Lemon join.
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    40 mins