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The Beat with Ari Melber

The Beat with Ari Melber

By: Ari Melber MSNBC
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Ari Melber delivers the biggest political and news stories of the day, with interviews and original reporting from around the nation. An Emmy-winning journalist, attorney and former Senate staffer, Melber cuts through the spin and the noise to tell you what's really happening. Real news, every night.2019 NBC News Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • After Putin Summit, Trump Meets with Zelenskyy
    Aug 18 2025

    August 18, 2025; 6pm: President Donald Trump met at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss possible paths to ending the war in Ukraine. Both leaders said the next step would be a meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Afterwards, leaders of France, the U.K., and other nations joined for a larger session, emphasizing the need to stand united behind Ukraine. John Sipher, a former CIA officer who served in Moscow, joins to discuss what’s ahead. Plus, MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports on the Jeffrey Epstein case that continues to haunt President Trump.

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    41 mins
  • Trump and Putin Meet in Alaska
    Aug 15 2025

    August 15, 2025; 6pm: President Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin are meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. MSNBC’s Ari Melber is joined by NBC Chief Washington and Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea Mitchell, former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki and others to discuss what’s at stake.

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    51 mins
  • Trump Approval Sinks Amid Epstein Scandal and Guard Deployment
    Aug 14 2025

    August 14, 2025; 6pm: Disturbing new reports emerge in the Epstein scandal, protests erupt over Trump’s so-called DC takeover and California Governor Gavin Newsom launches a fiery attack electrifying Democrats. MSNBC's Ari Melber is joined by longtime journalist Don Lemon for a conversation on politics and culture, and Chance the Rapper discusses his new album.

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    42 mins
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