June 9, 2026; 6pm: MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on tough news for the Trump DOJ as a top Jeffrey Epstein employee testifies. Renowned civil rights attorney Nancy Erika Smith and veteran journalist Tara Palmeri join. Plus, Melber also reports on Jon Stewart roasting Trump.

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In this podcast extra, hip-hop icons The LOX join music enthusiast Ari Melber to discuss New York rap, their famous Versuz battle, music podcasts, culture and the new mayor quoting Jadakiss in this extended interview. (Portions of the interview aired on "The Beat with Ari Melber.")

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June 8, 2026; 6pm: President Trump formally nominates his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to serve as attorney general. Plus, new lies from Trump about the war in Iran. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on the latest developments and is joined by Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and former DNC chair and Andrew Weissmann, former Mueller prosecutor.

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June 5, 2026; 6pm: MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on the Trump DOJ's bizarre "Statue of Liberty" scandal. The New York Times' Emily Bazelon and MS NOW's Juanita Tolliver join. Plus, former Knicks player Bill Bradley joins ahead of Game 2 of the NBA finals.

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June 4, 2026; 6pm: MS NOW has confirmed President Trump plans to nominate Acting AG Todd Blanche to be Attorney General. MS NOW's Ari Melber reports and is joined by Jason Johnson, politics professor at Morgan State University. Plus, Melber delivers a special report on big tech seizing human creations.

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June 3, 2026; 6pm; MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on escalating confusion surrounding the status of President Trump’s $1.8 billion “slush fund.” Former SDNY Chief David Kelley joins the discussion. Plus, Melber breaks down CBS News’ firing of anchor Scott Pelley as the future of “60 Minutes” comes into question.

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June 2, 2026; 6pm; MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on growing fears within the GOP that President Trump is damaging the party with scandals and blunders. Legendary Democratic Strategist James Carville joins. Plus, CBS’s top anchor Scott Pelley says MAGA ownership is killing "60 Minutes.” Melber reports and is joined by former FBI General Counsel and former Mueller prosecutor Andrew Weissmann.

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June 1, 2026; 6pm; MS NOW reports that the Trump administration is planning to abandon its highly controversial $1.8 billion “slush fund.” MS NOW’s Melissa Murray reports and is joined by former SDNY civil prosecutor Maya Wiley and The New York Times’ Molly Jong-Fast. Plus, Murray reports on growing questions about Donald Trump's Wall Street trades. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Trump biographer David Cay Johnston joins.

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BONUS: In this podcast extra, Ari Melber reports on President Trump's slush fund and speaks with Andrew Weissmann about legal ways to stop the unprecedented plot, plus some lighter conversation on law, vocabulary, and his new book. Maya Wiley joins for a separate conversation on Democracy and the significance of “No Kings” protests These new interviews are a Beat bonus from our podcast series “The B-Side.” Real talk and Ari’s extended conversations off air.

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May 28, 2026; 6pm; The Department of Justice has opened a criminal investigation related to writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of sexual abuse and won her civil case. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by civil rights attorney Nancy Erika Smith and former Trump administration official Sarah Matthews. Melber also reports on new revelations involving potential corruption tied to the Trump family and the federal government. ProPublica’s Robert Faturechi joins.

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May 27, 2026; 6pm; Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports on how his victory is fueling GOP fears within the party. Rev. Al Sharpton and longtime Texas-based political strategist Mark McKinnon join. Plus, acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins to discuss aliens, the universe, and his new book, “Take Me to Your Reader: Perspectives on Your First Alien Encounter.”

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