MSNBC’s Katie Phang hosts “The Beat” on Wednesday, November 22, and reports on Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and the latest in the Israel-Hamas war. Molly Jong Fast, Kurt Bardella, Hugo Lowel, David Rhode, Marc Polymeropoulos and Renato Mariotti join.
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Trump Legal Vet Cobb on Trump DOJ Charges
October 9, 2025; 6pm: The Trump Justice Department has indicted New York Attorney General Leticia James, the top law enforcement official in New York. It follows the DOJ’s controversial indictment of Trump critic James Comey. Plus, Ty Cobb, former White House attorney during Pres ... Show More
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Nov 2023
November 19 – Dep. NSA Jon Finer, Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Steve Kornacki
Following reports that Israeli and Hamas negotiators are closing in on a hostage release agreement, Dep. National Security Adv. Jon Finer discusses the potential for a U.S.-brokered deal. Steve Kornacki joins Kristen Welker at the big board with a new NBC News national poll. In e ... Show More
47m 29s
Oct 2023
Republicans elect Mike Johnson as Speaker.
Mike Johnson (R-LA). Yesterday, Republicans in the House of Representatives elected Johnson their new Speaker. His election ended three weeks without a Speaker, and came after Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Tom Emmer (R-MN) all failed to win a full floor vote a ... Show More
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