The Weekend

It's a dead heat. A brand-new NBC News poll has Vice President Harris and Trump tied in a head-to-head matchup. All eyes are on make-or-break swing states like Pennsylvania. Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez talk to Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey about his crucial state and his reelection race. Plus, President Biden heads to Florida to assess the damage after Hurricane Milton. Olivia Troye and Kevin Carroll join to discuss.

It's a move towards the mitt as the Harris-Walz campaign works to gain ground in Michigan and the entire "blue wall" while also shoring up support for Senate candidate Rep. Elissa Slotkin. Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend and Alicia Menendez talk about it with Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell. Plus, Democrats like former President Obama and Gov. Tim Walz are doing what they can to convince men to vote for Vice President Harris, but is it enough?

Donald Trump ramps up his dangerous lies about immigrants and hurricanes while even some Republican officials start to push back. Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan on the damning new revelations about Trump and Vladimir Putin’s cozy relationship in Bob Woodward’s new book “War.”

VP Harris releases her medical report while Donald Trump continues dodging questions about his fitness for office. Plus, Eddie Glaude and Juanita Tolliver on President Obama’s blistering message to men this election.

One month out from Election Day, the Harris-Walz campaign is putting JD Vance’s “damning non-answer” about accepting election results on blast as Republicans make it clear they intend to pack the Supreme Court with more right-wing justices should Donald Trump win a second term. Plus, Nebraska Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn on his surging candidacy that is suddenly making Republicans sweat.

We're officially one month from election day. Former President Obama puts his power behind a number of key Senate races ahead of November. Could it have the power to swing even red states blue? Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to Florida Senate hopeful, former Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, about her race against incumbent Sen. Rick Scott. Plus, Trump returns to Butler, Pennsylvania nearly three months after he was struck by a bullet in an assassination attempt. This as Vice President Harris heads out on a busy week, visiting two battleground states and sitting down for multiple interviews.

George Conway joins to discuss Jack Smith’s bombshell new filing that argues Donald Trump “resorted to crimes to stay in office” after the 2020 election. Plus, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) on Obama wading into her state’s crucial Senate race.

The Harris-Walz campaign is rolling out the heavy hitters to shore up support in the must-win Blue Wall, including former President Barack Obama. Plus, Donna Edwards on the campaign’s outreach to Black and Latino voters.

The sidekick showdown. Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance are just two days away from their vice presidential debate in New York City. Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend and Alicia Menendez preview the debate with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. Also, Delegate Stacey Plaskett talks about the split screen we're seeing from the two candidates on immigration.

"Dark Brandon" may be about to leave the White House, but Trump now seems to want to resurrect his "American Carnage" platform from 2016. The Republican nominee warned it was going to be a "dark speech" and aired a long list of grievances in Wisconsin Saturday. Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to Joe Walsh and Molly Jong-Fast all about it. Plus, the battleground states director for the Harris-Walz campaign, Dan Kanninen, talks swing state strategy with just over a month to go.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison joins to discuss the historic spending on down-ballot races in every state and territory. Plus, Andrew Weissmann and Kristy Greenberg on the latest developments in Donald Trump’s many legal headaches.

The longtime leader of Hezbollah is killed by Israeli forces as conflict expands in the Middle East. Plus, Quentin Fulks with the Harris-Walz Campaign joins to discuss VP Harris’ and Donald Trump’s competing views on the economy.

It's a dead heat. Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to MSNBC political contributor and POLITICO White House Correspondent Eugene Daniels about the brand-new NBC News national poll show Vice President Harris slightly ahead of Trump, but that is still within the margin of error. Plus, California Senator and member of the Judiciary Committee, Alex Padilla joins to discuss the upcoming hearing about Supreme Court's decision on Trump's immunity.

"Like a fine wine," as Trump puts it, the Mark Robinson saga just gets more unhinged. Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez talk to historians and authors Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Max Boot about that and Trump's history of disparaging and hateful rhetoric. Plus, New Mexico Senator Ben Ray Luján sits down with Michael, Symone and Alicia to talk about how the Harris-Walz campaign is reaching out to Latino voters.

The new book "Lucky Loser," profiles how Trump went from a child with a silver spoon in his mouth to failing in business and lying his way to the White House. The books co-authors, The New York Times investigative reporters, Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner, join Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez to discuss. Plus, an important issue for many voters this November, Vice President Harris is putting a spotlight on the fight for reproductive rights and how Trump is the "architect" of this health crisis. Legal analysts Michele Goodwin and Jill Wine-Banks talk about it with Alicia and Michael.

With 45 days until November 5th, people in states across the country are already lining up to vote and receiving their absentee ballots in the mail. Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele talk to political analyst Eddie Glaude and Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen about this as well as Trump's ramped-up hateful rhetoric. Plus, in The Weekend's continued series with swing state party chairs, Michael and Alicia speak with the Democratic state party chairs of Arizona, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

VP Harris plans a major swing through the must-win Rust Belt and continues her push to win over voters outside of the Democratic Party’s traditional base with 51 days to go until Election Day. Plus, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on the steps being taken to prevent another attempt to overturn the presidential election.

One day before early voting begins in must-win Pennsylvania, VP Kamala Harris is working to bring communities together while Trump continues to foster division while spreading racist lies about Haitian immigrants. Plus, Mary Trump on her new memoir “Who Could Ever Love You” with new revelations about her family’s dysfunction.

After nearly 70-million people saw Vice President Harris and Trump debate Tuesday, voters are really getting to know to Kamala Harris is. Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to Democratic party chairs of Nevada and Pennsylvania about the push to win their states. Plus, Harris-Walz campaign staffers, Kevin Munoz and Maca Casado join to talk about what the campaign is doing for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Will they or won't they? Vice President Harris pushes for a second debate as she keeps up the campaign momentum at rallies in swing states across the country. Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend and Alicia Menendez speak to DNC chair Jaime Harrison about the Harris-Walz campaign, and about the dangerous lie Trump is spreading about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Plus, Assistant House Democratic Leader, Congressman Joe Neguse on the contentious fight to fund the government past October.