While Donald Trump's most extreme picks to serve in his administration are struggling in the spotlight, Trump's revenge agenda is likely to survive even if the nominations of some of his preferred foot soldiers do not. In light of Trump's enthusiasm for payback that could take the form of baseless criminal prosecution, some people are encouraging President Biden to issue pardons to Trump critics, particularly those on the black list of Trump's choice to lead the FBI, Kash Patel.
Dec 04, 2024•42 min•Ep 241203•Transcript available on Metacast Even as Donald Trump continues to secure his corruption of the federal government, he remains powerless to escape his civil fraud judgment in New York.
Nov 28, 2024•41 min•Ep 241127•Transcript available on Metacast Despite having seen how tariffs raised consumer prices in his first term, Donald Trump is determined to start new trade wars with significant tariffs on Mexico and Canada while at the same time deporting a sizeable portion of the U.S. workforce against the warnings of the farming and construction industries.
Nov 27, 2024•42 min•Ep 241126•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Wagner reports on a litany of new Cabinet picks announced by Donald Trump on Friday evening.
Nov 23, 2024•42 min•Ep 241122•Transcript available on Metacast With the collapse of Matt Gaetz's bid for attorney general, attention is shifting to Donald Trump's other nominees and whether Trump is hitting the limits of his political power with such flawed Cabinet picks.
Nov 22, 2024•42 min•Ep 241121•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Wagner explores how Donald Trump's true goal of wreaking havoc on the federal government is well served by his Cabinet picks even if they are unqualified to run the departments they would be in charge of.
Nov 21, 2024•42 min•Ep 241120•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Wagner looks at how Donald Trump has returned to the tactic Steve Bannon described as "flood the zone," by overwhelming the capacity of the media and the public at large to process the sheer volume of inappropriate behavior and decisions that might have caused a bigger scandal in isolation.
Nov 20, 2024•42 min•Ep 241119•Transcript available on Metacast As Donald Trump bullies Washington Republicans into submission with ridiculous Cabinet picks, President Joe Biden is working to bolster the guard rails of the judiciary as much as he can before his time in office runs out.
Nov 16, 2024•42 min•Ep 241115•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Wagner takes a closer look at the dubious cast of characters Donald Trump is elevating to his Cabinet, from Tulsi Gabbard to Matt Gaetz, to RFK Jr.
Nov 15, 2024•41 min•Ep 241114•Transcript available on Metacast After a day of absurd selections for the top levels of his administration, it is clear that Donald Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans to blindly do his bidding. Alex Wagner talks with her guests about the reaction to a potential Attorney General Matt Gaetz or Defense Secretary Hegseth.
Nov 14, 2024•42 min•Ep 241113•Transcript available on Metacast Alex Wagner looks at expectations for the new Trump regime, from his cabinet appointments to his plan for "mass deportations," to his attacks on federal government agencies.
Nov 13, 2024•42 min•Ep 241112•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, How the Roberts Supreme Court embraced MAGA and paved the way for Trump's autocratic ambitions
Nov 09, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, 'Women have to find each other': Election exposes deep political rift among white women
Nov 08, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Abortion rights ballot measures confirm public support but confound with Trump voter crossover
Nov 07, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast On the last episode of Alex Wagner Tonight before Election Day, Alex Wagner looks at the remarkable campaign Kamala Harris has pulled together in a very short amount of time, and talks with guests about the final days of election day and what it means about the United State of America that someone as flawed as Donald Trump still enjoys the support of half of the country's voters.
Nov 02, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast The name of the game in the final days of the 2024 election is "get out the vote." While Donald Trump struggles to find a way to communicate to anyone who isn't already in his thrall, Kamala Harris combines a rigorous ground game with a steady effort to expand her reach, especially in swing states. Ali Velshi takes a closer look at Nevada, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and North Carolina.
Nov 01, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joy Red co-hosts with Alex Wagner in a "Your Vote, Your Power" election special broadcast looking at the rights and freedom for women that are at stake in the 2024 election.
Oct 31, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Will the Trump team's latest insult to Puerto Ricans actually cost him votes? Victor Martinez thinks it will.
Oct 30, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Harris emphasizes election's national stakes, even in states that don't swing
Oct 26, 2024•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Democrats see hopeful signs in early voting patterns
Oct 25, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, American men pose complex challenge for Democrats against allure of Republican toxicity
Oct 24, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, is America ready to elect a woman president?
Oct 23, 2024•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Echoing anti-Trump trend, some Texas Republicans flip to Allred over Cruz
Oct 19, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Sanders highlights missing message to shore up union vote for Harris
Oct 18, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Trump gambit to outsource campaign operations to Musk backfires
Oct 17, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Why Michigan is such a complicated election state
Oct 16, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, Fears grow that 'clown-like' Trump could achieve fascist goals despite gross incompetence
Oct 12, 2024•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Plus, 'Get out of here with that.': Trump risks battleground backlash with more thoughtless remarks
Oct 11, 2024•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast 'The change is coming more quickly than we thought': Climate change sends local leaders scrambling
Oct 10, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Election Day is around the corner and Vice President Kamala Harris could become the first woman, first Black woman, and first South-Asian to sit in the Oval Office. In light of this moment, we’re resharing our 2020 series “Kamala: Next in Line,” from MSNBC and Wondery. Hosted by Joy Reid, "Next In Line" is an intimate and immersive look into what drives Harris, what her critics say about her, and how she arrived at this historic moment. This is a special program for our MSNBC Premium subscribers...
Oct 09, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
