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On the Line with Alicia Menendez
Alicia Menendez leads insightful conversations that bring us to a deeper understanding of the day’s headlines, focusing on what’s at stake for our country and our communities.
Episodes
- On the Line with Alicia Menendez
Pressure on Pete hits a fever pitch
September 17, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss how close Pete Hegseth was to an impeachment vote in the House. Plus, a new sign of…
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Vance to Voters: "Give us another chance."
September 17, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the Trump Administration's new midterm message: "Give us another chance." Sign up for MS NOW Premium…
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The Justice Department could threaten ballot access
September 16, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the ways the Justice Department could make Election Day less accessible to…
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Trump's North Carolina political rescue mission
September 16, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the president's pilgrimage to North Carolina to rally behind his hand-picked…
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A win for voting rights
September 15, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold about the Supreme Court blocking Pres. Trump’s new…
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"Like an 18-year-old kid who wants to join a frat"
September 15, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel react to the loud, fiery and chaotic confrontations at a Senate hearing with FBI Director…
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JD Vance swoops in to campaign in deep-red Kansas.
September 14, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks where things stand 50 days out from election day as Vice President Vance campaigns in Kansas. Plus…
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Trump scoffs at A.I. doomsday warnings
September 14, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at how President Trump is doubling down on his defense of A.I., as leaders in the tech industry…
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How the 9/11 attacks shaped the nation, 25 years later
September 11, 2026, 1pm: The nation honors those we lost 25 years ago in the 9/11 attacks, while President Trump changes the agencies created in the aftermath…
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Remembering 9/11 25 Years Later
September 11, 2026, 12pm: The country remembers the 9/11 attacks, and how it shaped the nation, with a ceremony at Ground Zero. Plus a new moment of silence to…
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Full Speed Ahead on Voter Fraud
September 10, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks the ways President Trump is trying to disrupt American's right to vote through lies, threats, and…
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Trump's dubious $5K promise
September 10, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks Trump's surprise promise to Americans at last night's GOP midterm convention in Dallas. Plus…
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"Petty Parochial Power"
September 9, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW host Alicia Menendez talks the Trump Administration's latest attempts to make voting harder: court battles, voter roll…
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A Midterm Convention Republicans Wish Wasn't Happening
September 9, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW host Alicia Menendez talks the Republican midterm convention and whether it will help or hurt Republicans in November. Plus…
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The Midterm Consequences of Trump's Trade War
September 8, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks Trump's newest trade war attacks on Canada and what it all means for voters 56 days from election…
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Career-defining decision for Republicans
September 8, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks the Republican midterm convention and the pickle it's putting battleground candidates in. Plus, she…
- On the Line with Alicia Menendez
Trump wants new election powers with ballots already in the mail
September 4, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the uncertain future for mail-in ballots as Pres. Trump wages a legal war over election powers. Sign up…
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The rising cost for wars with no endgame
September 4, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at how the war in Iran is raising costs for Americans. Plus, Republicans in tough re-election fights…
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The president pitching himself to a weary party
September 3, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the presidential pitch to Republicans in trouble this November, but they may want…
- On the Line with Alicia Menendez
The Trump admin's new chase for elusive voter fraud
September 3, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the legal deadline that could determine whether USPS can enact new voting systems, which…
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Growing backlash to slashing polling places
September 2, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Texas voters taking a stand against the choice to close 92 polling places just two months…
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"You can't grow admirals and generals on trees"
September 2, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the small but growing chorus of national security Republicans questioning the leadership…
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How Pete Hegseth "ruined the U.S. military"
September 1, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks Army Secretary Dan Driscoll becoming the latest military leader to resign from Hegseth's DOD while…
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Is the chaos the point?
September 1, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW's Alicia Menendez talks a brand new whistleblower report warning of potentially major issues with the new USPS system to handle…
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Trump's Super PAC finally steps in
August 31, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW host Alicia Menendez talks about Trump's 400 million dollar super PAC MAGA Inc. entering into the midterms fray in Michigan. Plus…
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Making the US "look weak"
August 31, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the newest round of airstrikes in Iran and President Trump's bizarre social media postings…
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The toll of six months of war with Iran
August 28, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about the emotional and economic toll of six months of Pres. Trump's war…
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A new march on Washington to defend the right to vote
August 28, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about the fight for voting rights with the March on Washington as…
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Trump says "mission accomplished" in Iran
August 27, 2026, 1pm: The president is making a bold announcement - that it's 'mission accomplished' in Iran. But there's no peace deal, no nuclear agreement…
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Trump's hitting the campaign trail after trashing GOP candidates
August 27, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about President Trump's trip to Texas to rally voters for Ken Paxton…
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Trump's confession on trade talks
August 26, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez to talk about the president admitting his administration's chaotic negotiating…
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Pentagon purges leave leadership vacuum
August 26, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Eugene Daniels sits in for Alicia Menendez, covering the new report finding the Pentagon adrift after leadership purges…
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Canada Bites Back
August 25, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Canada hitting back against Trump's tariffs with $2 billion of their own. Plus, could Georgia…
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Making the USPS an agent of chaos
August 25, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Pres. Trump's efforts to use the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in voting. Plus, Puerto…
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Trump bets on "Economic D-Day" in Iran War
August 24, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the new economic sanctions on Iran, and whether they will be effective in ending the…
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Republicans can't get on the same economic page
August 24, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Republicans' struggle to respond to the whiplash of Trump's economic policies. Sign up for MS…
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The president propping up his pick
August 21, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the president's efforts to hang onto Republican control of the senate. Plus, Colorado Secretary…
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The White House aide more visible than the First Lady
August 21, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the White House response to new reporting about Trump aide Natalie Harp. Sign up for MS NOW…
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The Trump priority that means rooting against the U.S. economy
August 20, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the economic cost of the president's policies. Plus, his meeting with crypto leaders puts his…
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Who really is the president's gatekeeper?
August 20, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the new MS NOW reporting into the White House aide that appears to be one of the president's…
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Republicans caught in the wake of Trump's economic agenda
August 19, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW's Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez, breaking down the economic warning signals the president is brushing off. Plus…
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Election deniers win big, but don't question those results
August 19, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW'S Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez, talking about the election deniers who just won primary elections. Sign up for MS…
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Ossoff forces Trump to own his failures
August 18, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez examines how Sen. Jon Ossoff is highlighting Trump's corruption - and getting under his skin. Plus, Trump…
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More election deniers on the ballot
August 18, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at the election deniers vying for the governor's seat in Florida. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth…
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Trump team's PR campaign to downplay problems on USS Lincoln
August 17, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez digs into the Trump administration's response to reports of problems on the USS Abraham Lincoln. Plus, the…
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Ditching post-Watergate reforms
August 17, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down AG Todd Blanche's refusal to pledge he'll run the Department of Justice independently from Pres…
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On the Defense Secretary
August 14, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez covers the increasingly dire conditions aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Strait of Hormuz, and the…
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Basic facts on the line at DOJ
August 14, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks with Lisa Rubin, who was inside the federal courthouse for Luigi Mangione's guilty plea. Plus, the…
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Secrecy permeating all levels of the executive branch
August 13, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the lengths this White House will go to keep secrets from the American people. Plus, Danielle Bensky talks…
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Epstein transparency goes to court
August 13, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about how the new Attorney General is handling — or not handling — the release of the Epstein Files…
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Election conspiracists are on the ballot
August 12, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the election denier looking to lead Wisconsin. Plus, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) shares what…
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Feeding the relentless appetite for retribution
August 12, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez looks at DC U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's decision to convene a special grand jury after her reflecting pool…
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Riding The Big Lie to November
August 11, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the gubernatorial candidates trying to ride The Big Lie to victory in November. Plus, what's at stake with…
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Priority Number 1: Protect the President
August 11, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down just how quickly Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved to protect his former client, and the…
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Flailing to pass the SAVE Act
August 10, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the president's pressure to pass the SAVE Act, which would give him unprecedented power over…
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Power to go after political enemies
August 10, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the powers Todd Blanche will have now that he's officially Senate confirmed as Attorney General. Plus…
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Blanche clears his highest hurdle to controlling the DOJ
August 7, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, getting the first reaction from longtime Judiciary Committee member Sen. Richard…
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Falling in line with the DOJ on the line
August 7, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, breaking down the consequential decision by Sen. Bill Cassidy to greenlight the…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks Senate power on the line
August 6, 2026, 1pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, talking with Sen. Elizabeth Warren for her first TV interview since Dr. Abdul…
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Will Blanche skeptics hold the line?
August 6, 2026, 12pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, asking about the GOP holdouts standing between Todd Blanche and senate confirmation…