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October 3, 2026; 3 pm: In his latest push to help Republicans before the midterms, President Trump told his supporters to vote by mail, despite his efforts to restrict its use. Also, Antonia Hylton is joined by the older sister of Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide after an extended deployment at sea aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale. The Assignment Desk discusses the biblical language and “spiritual war” messaging in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech to troopers at Quantico. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 3, 2026; 2 pm: In his latest push to help Republicans before the midterms, President Trump told his supporters to vote by mail, despite his efforts to restrict its use. Also, Antonia Hylton is joined by the older sister of Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide after an extended deployment at sea aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale. The Assignment Desk discusses the biblical language and “spiritual war” messaging in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech to troopers at Quantico. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

October 3, 2026; 1 pm: In his latest push to help Republicans before the midterms, President Trump told his supporters to vote by mail, despite his efforts to restrict its use. Also, Antonia Hylton is joined by the older sister of Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide after an extended deployment at sea aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale. The Assignment Desk discusses the biblical language and “spiritual war” messaging in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech to troopers at Quantico. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 27, 2026; 3 pm: Born a Palestinian refugee in Syria and raised in a tent city, Mahmoud Khalil tells his story in a new book. The former Columbia graduate student, targeted by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestinian organizing, spent 104 days in ICE detention and missed his first child's birth, yet was never charged with a crime. He joins Antonia Hylton to reflect on it all and what happens next. Plus, with 37 days until the midterms and voting already underway in many states, lawmakers are raising alarm after the Supreme Court temporarily let DHS advance President Trump’s “SAVE” citizenship-check program, which critics say exposes sensitive data and has wrongly flagged eligible voters as noncitizens. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 27, 2026; 2 pm: Born a Palestinian refugee in Syria and raised in a tent city, Mahmoud Khalil tells his story in a new book. The former Columbia graduate student, targeted by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestinian organizing, spent 104 days in ICE detention and missed his first child's birth, yet was never charged with a crime. He joins Antonia Hylton to reflect on it all and what happens next. Plus, with 37 days until the midterms and voting already underway in many states, lawmakers are raising alarm after the Supreme Court temporarily let DHS advance President Trump’s “SAVE” citizenship-check program, which critics say exposes sensitive data and has wrongly flagged eligible voters as noncitizens. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 27, 2026; 1 pm: Born a Palestinian refugee in Syria and raised in a tent city, Mahmoud Khalil tells his story in a new book. The former Columbia graduate student, targeted by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestinian organizing, spent 104 days in ICE detention and missed his first child's birth, yet was never charged with a crime. He joins Antonia Hylton to reflect on it all and what happens next. Plus, with 37 days until the midterms and voting already underway in many states, lawmakers are raising alarm after the Supreme Court temporarily let DHS advance President Trump’s “SAVE” citizenship-check program, which critics say exposes sensitive data and has wrongly flagged eligible voters as noncitizens. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 26, 2026; 2 pm: Republican midterm candidates and some GOP lawmakers facing re-election are shifting their tone, calling for an immediate end to the war in Iran and urging President Trump to focus on the everyday issues weighing most on Americans. In Portland, Maine, Bob Peck set out to witness and document immigration raids, until ICE agents confronted and threatened him. He wasn't arrested, but his lawsuit says the threat did its job: he stopped following and observing ICE. His lawyer says it's the first time a Maine legal observer has sued ICE officers under the Maine Civil Rights Act. And despite mounting concerns over the economy, inflation and the war in Iran, President Trump is pressing ahead with a growing list of vanity projects and personal side quests. According to sources familiar with the effort, his aides are exploring putting his name on Ford's Theatre, the historic site where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Trump has denied the report. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 26, 2026; 1 pm: Republican midterm candidates and some facing re-election are shifting their tone, calling for an immediate end to the war in Iran and urging President Trump to focus on the everyday issues weighing most on Americans. In Maine, Bob Peck set out to witness and document immigration raids, until ICE agents confronted and threatened him. He wasn't arrested, but his lawsuit says the threat did its job: he stopped following and observing ICE. His lawyer says it's the first time a Maine legal observer has sued ICE officers under the Maine Civil Rights Act. And despite mounting concerns over the economy, inflation and the war in Iran, President Trump is pressing ahead with a growing list of vanity projects and personal side quests. According to sources familiar with the effort, his aides are exploring putting his name on Ford's Theatre, the historic site where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Trump has denied the report. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 26, 2026; 3 pm: Republican midterm candidates and some facing re-election are shifting their tone, calling for an immediate end to the war in Iran and urging President Trump to focus on the everyday issues weighing most on Americans. In Maine, Bob Peck set out to witness and document immigration raids, until ICE agents confronted and threatened him. He wasn't arrested, but his lawsuit says the threat did its job: he stopped following and observing ICE. His lawyer says it's the first time a Maine legal observer has sued ICE officers under the Maine Civil Rights Act. And despite mounting concerns over the economy, inflation and the war in Iran, President Trump is pressing ahead with a growing list of vanity projects and personal side quests. According to sources familiar with the effort, his aides are exploring putting his name on Ford's Theatre, the historic site where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Trump has denied the report. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 20, 2026; 3 pm: Sen. Mark Kelly joins Antonia Hylton to discuss the push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, criticism of Pentagon briefings, and Trump's plans for the triumphal arch. Lara do Carmo Santana shares her deeply personal story in detention as ICE reports 18 miscarriages in custody, a number likely undercounted since the agency stopped tracking them in October, per a new Guardian report. Plus, what to watch as Xi Jinping makes his first U.S. state visit in a decade, including a Thursday dinner with tech leaders where A.I. talks are expected. For more on immigration, Kennedy Center developments, the midterms and artificial intelligence, listen here. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 20, 2026; 2 pm: Sen. Mark Kelly joins Antonia Hylton to discuss the push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, criticism of Pentagon briefings, and Trump's plans for the triumphal arch. Lara do Carmo Santana shares her deeply personal story in detention as ICE reports 18 miscarriages in custody, a number likely undercounted since the agency stopped tracking them in October, per a new Guardian report. Plus, what to watch as Xi Jinping makes his first U.S. state visit in a decade, including a Thursday dinner with tech leaders where AI talks are expected. For more on immigration, Kennedy Center developments, the midterms and artificial intelligence, listen here.    To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 20, 2026; 1 pm: Sen. Mark Kelly joins Antonia Hylton to discuss the push to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, criticism of Pentagon briefings, and Trump's plans for the triumphal arch. Lara do Carmo Santana shares her deeply personal story in detention as ICE reports 18 miscarriages in custody, a number likely undercounted since the agency stopped tracking them in October, per a new Guardian report. Plus, what to watch as Xi Jinping makes his first U.S. state visit in a decade, including a Thursday dinner with tech leaders where A.I. talks are expected. For more on immigration, Kennedy Center developments, the midterms and artificial intelligence, listen here. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 19, 2026; 3 pm: Today, journalists were denied entry to the White House grounds, one day after President Trump said he planned to ban MS NOW, CNN and Politico, just 45 days before the midterms. And while Pete Buttigieg isn't on the ballot this November, he's invested in Democrats winning back Congress. Antonia Hylton asks the former Transportation Secretary what Democrats would do with that power. Plus, Macklemore was dropped as Ed Sheeran's opening act after voicing support for Palestinians onstage. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose stadium hosts Sheeran next week, threatened to cancel the shows if Macklemore stayed on the tour. Also, new updates on the Iran war, the economy, Trump's vanity projects, the Defense Department and more.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 19, 2026; 2 pm: Today, journalists were denied entry to the White House grounds, one day after President Trump said he planned to ban MS NOW, CNN and Politico, just 45 days before the midterms. And while Pete Buttigieg isn't on the ballot this November, he's invested in Democrats winning back Congress. Antonia Hylton asks the former Transportation Secretary what Democrats would do with that power. Plus, Macklemore was dropped as Ed Sheeran's opening act after voicing support for Palestinians onstage. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose stadium hosts Sheeran next week, threatened to cancel the shows if Macklemore stayed on the tour. Also, new updates on the Iran war, the economy, Trump's vanity projects, the Defense Department and more.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

September 19, 2026; 1 pm: Today, journalists were denied entry to the White House grounds, one day after President Trump said he planned to ban MS NOW, CNN and Politico, just 45 days before the midterms. And while Pete Buttigieg isn't on the ballot this November, he's invested in Democrats winning back Congress. Antonia Hylton asks the former Transportation Secretary what Democrats would do with that power. Plus, Macklemore was dropped as Ed Sheeran's opening act after voicing support for Palestinians onstage. Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose stadium hosts Sheeran next week, threatened to cancel the shows if Macklemore stayed on the tour. Also, new updates on the Iran war, the economy, Trump's vanity projects, the Defense Department and more.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.