The Briefing with Jen Psaki

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Desperate Trump takes first steps toward undermining midterm election results

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October 23, 2026; 9pm: Jen breaks down the Justice Department’s Alaska election lawsuit with Mark Elias, the fallout from Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad with Josh Turek, and

Oct 24
41 min

Trump Corruption, Women’s Power, and the Fight for the Midterms

October 22, 2026; 9pm: This episode examines Trump-era corruption, attacks on women seeking power, election threats, and the midterm fight in Mississippi. Guests Jennifer

Oct 23
41 min

Team Trump running on depravity in midterms' closing weeks

October 21, 2026; 9pm: Jen examines Republican closing messages on Vladimir Putin, Amy Acton, Camp Lejeune veterans, and alleged Trump corruption, with guests Wes Moore,

Oct 22
42 min

'ABSOLUTE STUNNER': New corruption scandal rocks Trump just weeks before midterms

October 20, 2026; 9pm: Jen covers rising Democratic turnout and fundraising, Republican attack politics, alleged Trump pardon influence, and Elon Musk’s role in Texas pol

Oct 21
41 min

Trump Vetting Chaos, Corruption Politics, and Starlink in Ukraine

October 16, 2026; 9pm: Michael Steele examines Trump White House turmoil after Katie Zachariah’s short-lived press secretary role, the politics of corruption and campaign

Oct 17
42 min

Bend School Shooting and DOJ’s Fight Over California Voter Rolls

October 15, 2026 9p.m. ET - Jen Psaki covers breaking news of a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, where three children, a teacher, and the suspec

Oct 16
40 min

Psaki: MAGA candidates should answer for Trump's unhinged nonsense

October 14, 2026 - Jen Psaki shares pieces of Donald Trump's speech at a rally in Arizona and makes the case that the media should not ignore the bizarre things he says a

Oct 15
41 min

'Oh, Katie': Psaki lets loose on Trump's new press secretary

October 13, 2026 - Jen Psaki reacts to Katie Zacharia's first day as Donald Trump's press secretary, the mockery she made of the press briefing, and Donald Trump's effort

Oct 14
42 min

Together in Texas: Part 2

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the politics. With a few weeks left until the midterms, MS NOW anchors and fans gathered in Texas for a day of conversation and c

Oct 11
42 min

Together in Texas: Part 1

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the politics. With a few weeks left until the midterms, MS NOW anchors and fans gathered in Texas for a day of conversation and c

Oct 11
44 min

Trump backstabs allies, breaks sanctions for sudden Russian diesel deal

October 9, 2026 - Jen Psaki reports on Donald Trump giving Russian President Vladimir Putin another big boost by dropping sanctions to allow Russia to move more diesel fu

Oct 10
41 min

Psaki: It's not just Trump's curse. GOP put flawed candidates in tight races.

October 8, 2026 - Jen Psaki explains that while a popular president may be able to carry a lackluster candidate with the help of local partisanship, the combination of Do

Oct 9
41 min

HOT MESS: Report says Guilfoyle begged for money, offered favors ahead of confirmation

October 7, 2026 - Jen Psaki relays new reporting from the Wall Street Journal that Kimberly Guilfoyle, former Fox News host, former Donald Trump Jr. fiance, and current U

Oct 8
42 min

Jen Psaki live from Maine on the road to the midterms

October 6, 2026 - Jen Psaski interviews Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for Senate from Maine, fresh from his debate with his Republican opponent, Susan Collins, about

Oct 7
47 min

Local news busts Trump on empty economic promises

When Donald Trump boasts that a new steel plant is already under construction in Iowa, who better to check the veracity of that claim than the people in Iowa who live whe

Oct 3
46 min

Trump meme coin hype sputters as his public approval tanks

Jen Psaki explains that Donald Trump is hosting another dinner in support of his cryptocurrency meme coin, ignoring the fact that his own followers took massive losses in

Oct 2
42 min

'Clown' Hegseth makes a fool of himself with fixation on superficial priorities

September 30, 2026 - Despite the increasingly dangerous global security environment, made even more dangerous by Donald Trump's inexplicable war on Iran and Pete Hegseth'

Oct 1
43 min

Smug GOP senator faceplants with humiliating 'gotcha' failure

Jen Psaki shares the events at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee in which Republican Senator Eric Schmitt thought he had caught former special counsel Jack Smit

Sep 30
41 min

Trump's hypocrisy compounds his humiliation in sucking up to China's President Xi

September 25, 2026 - Jen Psaki holds Donald Trump's boasts about helping Republican candidates on the campaign trail up against the reality that he is being sent to safel

Sep 26
42 min

Psaki: Trump admiration for dictators seen in his attacks on media

September 24, 2026 - As Donald Trump ban on members of the media whose coverage he doesn't like continues to play out in court, Jen Psaki points out that the media model

Sep 25
41 min

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What listeners say

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Calm Rational Truth Backed by Actual Facts! Wow I miss the days when we could sit down with those that didn’t agree with us and have a conversation. Jen represents class, calm and intelligence which seems has been totally lost. Jen you are the only person I can listen to anymore to actually break down what’s going on in a way that is clear, succinct and factual - ie we can verify it! Unlike the stomach turning false boasting we are subjected to everyday. You are a light in these dark days! Please keep going - we are listening and you provide hope that kindness, intelligence, sensibility and collaboration for the people and democracy will return - hopefully soon! 🙏

campbca · Nov 2025

I am a Conservative and a Trump supporter, so the last thing I thought I'd ever be doing would be giving a podcast like this a five star rating. I am doing so for one reason: Despite the fact that I disagree with Jen on 99 percent of the issues, I can say something that I can't about most liberals, Democrats and others on the left in media or politics. Jen is genuine. She truly believes what she says. Seeing how emotional she got after the mass shooting in Minnesota truly cemented that for me. Whereas most on both sides immediately started the political debate (the left wanting to seize guns and the right wanting to protect their rights), Jen spoke from the point of view of the families, not just those there but as a Mom herself. Unlike every other host and pundit, she allowed herself to become emotional, and to show the sadness that everyone, whichever side of the issue you're on, feels. She showed that, though we may not agree on the solutions, we are all united in our grief and our anger. I admire the courage it took to be so genuine and not hold back the emotion. Whether you agree with her or not, you can always know that when you listen to this podcast, you can trust that Jen truly believes what she says. She's someone you can debate on the issues. I disagree with her, but I respect her.

superfan 2.0 · Aug 2025

An interesting podcast with a lively host, but the editing is terrible. How can a national broadcaster treat its podcast audience with such contempt? Adverts frequently cut off the host mid sentence or even mid-word, long silences are included that make a listener stop and check the podcast is still working, and rough edits sometimes even include behind the scenes communications with producers. Very sloppy. Amateur podcasters can do better than this. Embarrassing for a corporation like MSNBC.

JC3003 · May 2024

Jen is a great presenter for this subject matter. The range of commentators and guests from various parts of the political spectrum help at depth to what can easily be one sided stories. All in all a great show that I always look forward to hearing. It obvious that everyone involved works hard at making the best show possible. Except for whoever controls posting the podcast. The show being cut off due to weird ad break alignment is forgivable. Sometimes, that’s out of the show’s hands for technical reasons. What is fully in their control though is posting the correct show in the first place! Often, the Monday posting is a repeat of Sunday’s show, even though the title and description have changed. An occasional slip is almost inevitable, but lately it’s upwards of 50% of the time. Worse yet, the blunder isn’t corrected until around Thursday (if at all). I’m not sure if the person in charge is too busy or just doesn’t care. Whatever the reason, please fix it. The fans and everyone involved in production deserve better. Please & thank you.

S Gentry · Feb 2024

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