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Ari Melber

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Ari Melber delivers the biggest political and news stories of the day, with interviews and original reporting from around the nation. An Emmy-winning journalist, attorney and former Senate staffer, Melber cuts through the spin and the noise to tell you what's really happening. Real news, every night.

The Beat with Ari Melber

October 31, 2025; 6pm: Food assistance is on the brink of expiration as the government shutdown hits one month. A federal judge in Rhode Island Ruling ordered the Trump administration to fund the SNAP program for November, despite their vows to let that funding expire. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Juanita Tolliver. 

 
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"Trump Shutdown" Sparks Outrage as Food Aid, Air Travel Take Hit

October 30, 2025; 6pm: The Pentagon orders the National Guard to establish "quick reaction" forces in every state for civil unrest, meaning as many as 500 soldiers will receive non-lethal crowd control training, MSNBC's Ari Melber reports and is joined by Reverend Al Sharpton and Staff Sergeant Demi Palecek. Plus, the apparent backroom deal struck between the Trump family and the high-profile crypto giant Binance. 

 
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DC National Guard Deployment Extended into 2026

October 28, 2025; 6pm: Trump is planning to replace some regional ICE leaders with Border Patrol officials for a more "aggressive" crackdown, MSNBC Ari Melber reports. John Flannery and Chai Komanduri join to discuss Trump's expanding presidential power. Plus, Trump and republicans are refusing to tap an existing SNAP contingency fund as 42 million people are bracing for food stamp benefits to run dry.

 
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Trump Escalates Threats on Domestic Force

October 27, 2025; 6pm: President Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in 2028. Plus, The Wall Street Journal reports President Trump fast-tracked the demolition of the East Wing by firing three Biden-appointed members of a 12-person planning committee, “installing his own panel of loyalists, including senior White House officials, giving Republicans control of a little-known body that has outsize influence over the historic White House complex.” 

 
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Trump Says He Would 'Love To' Run Again in 2028

October 24, 2025; 6pm: Trump ally Steve Bannon says President Trump will serve a third term, despite the 22nd amendment. Plus, MSNBC's Jason Johnson reports on President Trump's major expansion in his controversial, and potentially illegal, military campaign in Latin America. Congressman Adam Smith joins. 

 
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Trump ally Bannon reveals Trump third term plan

October 23, 2025; 6pm: MSNBC’s Jason Johnson breaks down President Trump’s East Wing demolition, Trump’s $230 million demand from the DOJ, and Trump’s pardon of crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao. Plus, former special counsel Jack Smith, who indicted Trump twice, is pushing to testify publicly.

 
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Trump’s WH Demolition, DOJ Demands & Crypto Pardon Outrage Rock Admin

October 22, 2025; 6pm: President Trump is demanding that his own DOJ pay him $230 million, citing his own conduct that led to past federal investigations, according to The New York Times. Plus, MSNBC's Ari Melber reports on the White House's plan to demolish the East Wing. Andrew Weissmann joins.

 
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Trump Hits New Low With Cash Plot Amid WH Destruction

October 21, 2025; 6pm: President Trump is demanding that his own DOJ pay him $230 million, citing his own conduct that led to past federal investigations, according to The New York Times. MSNBC's Ari Melber reports and is joined by House Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Plus, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins. 

 
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NYT: Trump Plotting to Take $230M in Taxpayer Funds

October 20, 2025; 6pm: Organizers for the nationwide "No Kings" protests estimate that over 7 million people attended over the weekend. Plus, James Comey files motions to dismiss the criminal case against him. Melissa Murray reports and is joined by Molly Jong-Fast, David Litt, Maya Wiley and Rep. Brendan Boyle. 

 
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"No Kings" Organizers Estimate 7 Million Protestors Against Trump

October 17, 2025; 6pm: Another court has stopped President Trump’s bid to seize powers and put troops in the streets. Plus, more than two thousand “No Kings” protests are scheduled for this weekend. MSNBC's Ari Melber reports and is joined by legendary political strategist James Carville.

 
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Trump Loses Bid to Put Troops in Chicago

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Friday, August 25, and reports on Donald Trump’s historic mugshot. Jason Johnson, Nick Akerman, Howard Dean and Ruth Ben-Ghiat join. 
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