On the Line with Alicia Menendez

For the inaugural episode of "On the Line with Alicia Menendez," she spoke to experts on the consequences of the announced deal between the United States and Iran to temporarily stop fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

California Senator Alex Padilla responds to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who did not give a clear answer on whether voters can expect to see ICE agents at polling locations. Padilla also discussed whether a potential Democratic majority in Congress could lead to a new impeachment push. Plus, the presidential birthday present played out on a national stage and on a network that just got the green light for a massive media takeover. The UFC show also played directly into the president's pockets.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez breaks down Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's charm offensive on Capitol Hill to permanently take over the Dept. of Justice. Plus, the panel breaks down the latest act of apparent political retribution targeting California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez digs into the Georgia races that could reshape the center of gravity on Capitol Hill. Plus, Melissa Murray, Sarah Matthews and MS Now's Lisa Rubin break down the fake electors facing a Wisconsin court.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel break down Pres. Trump's press conference at the G7. He took questions for the first time on the Iran deal, as well as his decision to pull his nomination for Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel discuss the whiplash nomination battle for the president's pick for Director of National Intelligence. Plus, we get a look at MS Now's exclusive interview with Barack and Michelle Obama ahead of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. Former Obama speechwriter David Litt joins the conversation.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez breaks down President Trump's new comments about the extent of his power amid the war with Iran. Plus, Trump's controversial pick Bill Pulte takes over as the Acting Director of National Intelligence. And a Texas military base suffers a major flu outbreak just weeks after Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth dropped the flu vaccine requirement for troops. CEO of the Obama Foundation Valerie Jarrett joins after the grand opening ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center. 

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez discusses new reporting that $352 million in Secret Service funds were redirected amid construction on President Trump's ballroom. Plus, her panel weighs in on the scrutiny around the reflecting pool renovations after an algae bloom turned the water green. And, in the latest edition of Voices of America, Rosa Flores goes to Texas to talk to people worried about their economic bottom lines.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the president's latest threats that could break down U.S. talks with Iran. Plus, the president's vanity projects take a messy turn.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez speaks with her panel about new reporting that the Trump administration squashed a criminal investigation into why a convicted fraudster got clemency, while they push to detain critics of the president's allies. Plus, the DOJ says the anti-weaponization fund is no longer on the table, but won't put that commitment into writing. And we go to New Mexico for "Voices of America" struggling with high prices.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez speaks with MS Now reporters about their new story on Secy. of State Marco Rubio's low profile during negotiations with Iran. Plus, Rep. Jim Himes shares his thoughts on reports of firings at the ODNI under Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel break down the judicial rebukes to the Trump administration's efforts to nationalize elections. Molly Jong-Fast and Leigh McGowan share their thoughts on the crumbling Trump vanity projects. Plus, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove speaks on efforts to push The White House to brief C ongress on the latest negotiations with Iran.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and Sen. Elizabeth Warren on what's at stake for Americans struggling with the housing crisis, and the president's push to leverage a legislative solution with his push to nationalize elections.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's decision to turn a moment of bipartisanship into a political push to nationalize elections, moments before meeting with Senate Republicans face-to-face on Capitol Hill. Sen. Jack Reed shares his thoughts on the housing bill he helped craft, the Acting Director of National Intelligence and the state of negotiations with Iran.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel discuss the Supreme Court allowing the president to remove temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian refugees and migrants. Plus, Sen. Chris Coons reacts to the Republican about-face on one of the few times they've stood up to The White House.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's decision to celebrate himself instead of the country ahead of America 250. Plus, we hear from former Trump supporters who joined a support group after walking away from MAGA. And, we speak to an attorney who argued the TPS case before the Supreme Court about the ruling.:

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel talk about the ways Pres. Trump has isolated himself from Congressional Republicans, fracturing the party in the last months it could have full control of Washington. Plus, Rep. Robert Garcia talks about the Leon Black factor of the Epstein investigation.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the national implications of the Supreme Court allowing Pres. Trump to end local protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants and refugees. Plus, we speak to The Washington Post reporter who got audio of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s phone call pressuring a Libertarian congressional candidate to drop out of the race.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks to Rebecca Slaughter after the Supreme Court allowed the president to fire her from the FTC, and give him unprecedented power to remake agencies in his own image.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the Supreme Court ruling against RNC efforts to disenfranchise mail-in voters. Plus, how the court handed E. Jean Carroll another victory over Pres. Donald Trump.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the historic Supreme Court ruling to reject Trump's effort to remake the identity of the United States with the ACLU's Cecillia Wang, who argued the case before the court. Plus, the White House brings in a new messaging expert as the president struggles to stay on message ahead of the midterms.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks with Marc Elias, who argued before the Supreme Court to keep limits on campaign financing, on the court's decision to overturn those rules. Plus, one of Trump's favorite media outlets says his sons are "sloshing around in the muck" with their business deals.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel look at the president's stunning income - including more than a billion dollars from crypto in 2025. Plus, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) responds to the DOJ's efforts to prosecute "birth tourists" after the Supreme Court ruling upholding birthright citizenship.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and her panel discuss how Trump officials and lawmakers are trying to turn the Supreme Court decision upholding birthright citizenship into a midterm talking point. Plus, the election denier who went from jail to an Oval Office visit.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's continued efforts to justify his 2020 election loss with evidence-free allegations of fraud. Plus, new economic numbers show more job pressure than expected in the country. And Rep. Ro Khanna on the latest push to release files in the Epstein investigation.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss how the more journalists dig into Trump's financial disclosure form, the more red flags they find. Plus, Rep. Jamie Raskin reacts to the billions the president has made from crypto. 

12pm: MS Now host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, discussing Pres. Trump calling out the "threat" of communism in his July 4th speech, while he was silent on the threat of white nationalists marching in DC. Plus, a top Army commander in Europe ousted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gets a hero's send-off. And the president takes questions about his phone call to FIFA over an American red card.

1pm: MS Now host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, breaking down his latest economic policies as questions grow over his financial disclosure. Plus, the debate over Pres. Trump's former personal attorney Todd Blanche and how he could be the next Attorney General.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks about the president's trip to Turkey for the NATO Summit as he threatens the alliance. Plus, the latest on the Maine senate race after an allegation of sexual assault against Democratic nominee Graham Platner.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez interviews Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson about the new DOJ threat to send election monitors to her state for the August primary. Plus, the warning from hundreds of former Justice Department lawyers about Todd Blanche. And a farewell to the Department of Government Efficiency.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the president's new threats of strikes on Iran and his divisive rhetoric at the NATO summit. Plus, the latest on Sen. Mitch McConnell's health.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the process of finding, recruiting and vetting candidates for office after the implosion of Graham Platner's campaign. Plus, Lisa Rubin breaks down the latest legal court loss for the president, and win for E. Jean Carroll.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez asks whether FBI Director Kash Patel's lavish spending habits are finally catching up to him, with a Republican senator now asking questions. Plus, new safety concerns over the president's new plane after he switched back to the old Air Force 1 on the way back from the NATO summit.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez on whether the Democratic replacement for Graham Platner can make the election a referendum on Sen. Susan Collins. Plus, Pres. Trump has weighed in on Sen. Mitch McConnell. And a deadly ICE shooting is leaving a Texas community in shock.

12pm: MS Now Host Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez on the president pushing an election power grab over tackling high prices. Plus, the latest details on the deadly ICE shooting in Houston.

1pm: MS Now Host Erielle Reshef sits in for Alicia Menendez to break down how new escalations between the U.S. and Iran are erasing economic gains made in the fragile ceasefire. Plus, how ripple effects from the political collapse of Graham Platner are changing Democratic strategy in battleground races across the country.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks about how the sudden passing of longtime Republican Senator Lindsey Graham is complicating the path for Todd Blanche to get confirmed as attorney general. Plus, the latest details on the deadly ICE shooting in Houston.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks about the president's priorities for Sen. Lindsey Graham's replacement. Plus, new MS Now reporting on the White House working to release documents to fit their election security narrative.

12pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez discusses the president's upcoming primetime speech, where he's expected to continue to push 2020 election conspiracies. Plus, Rep. Robert Garcia and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined ahead of the attorney general confirmation hearings for Todd Blanche.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez talks to Sen. Ruben Gallego about the growing outrage over deadly shootings by ICE agents in American streets. Plus, Supreme Court Justices discuss the security threats they face in rare public testimony. And, MS Now has the receipts for Pres. Trump's payout to E. Jean Carroll.

12pm: Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing to determine if president's personal lawyer becomes the next Attorney General.

1pm: MS Now Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing. The question now is whether Pres. Trump's former personal lawyer will take over as the nation's top law enforcement officer.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel talk about the president's newest efforts to undermine American elections, and his inability to move on from his 2020 election loss. Plus, Sen. Alex Padilla talks about The White House's quest to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel break down the line of loyalists Pres. Trump wants to defend his false election claims. Plus, how the Epstein investigation and the survivors are shaping the Attorney General confirmation hearings.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about how President Trump is using the full weight of government to bolster his false election claims.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez asks Fmr. CIA Director John Brennan about President Trump's primetime address attacking the integrity of U.S. elections.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss the intensifying war with Iran after the total collapse of the ceasefire. Plus, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse shares why she and other survivors don't think Todd Blanche is the right pick for Attorney General.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and the panel discuss how the Republican push for the SAVE Act could tank the rest of its agenda. Plus, did the president admit he flew on a jet that wasn't safe?

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Sen. Richard Blumenthal about the Republican push to get Todd Blanche confirmed as Attorney General. 

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez and Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya break down the ways American taxpayers are spending more to weather the president's chaotic economic agenda.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the U.S. nuclear dealmaking in the Middle East, in the middle of the war with Iran.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Marc Elias and Arizona native Vaughn Hillyard about election deniers sweeping the state's Republican primaries. The president attends the dignified transfer of four American troops killed in the war with Iran.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the Republican push to prosecute former Special Counsel Jack Smith. Plus, Rep. Pramila Jayapal talks about her successful effort to draw a line in the sand around Pres. Trump's war with Iran.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about how Republicans in office and their voters are growing increasingly frustrated with the quagmire with Iran. Plus, the latest Republican culture war comes for the Smithsonian, and its gift shop.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez asks why the Pentagon has lowered its official death toll in the war with Iran. Why are these numbers changing? Plus, the DOJ has backed off its legal crusade against The New York Times over its reporting on whether the president flew on an unsafe plane.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down Pres. Trump's new worldwide tariffs, despite the Supreme Court denying his previous attempts. Plus, Democrats hold a field hearing in Houston, TX to get answers into the deadly ICE shooting.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez discusses the decision to send President Trump to battleground Michigan at a time when republican candidates are keeping their distance from his policies. Plus, a new update from Sen. Mitch McConnell's team on his health after a 6-week absence from the Senate.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the harsh realities the president's facing in his war of choice with Iran. Plus, we have new reporting on the expensive scramble to retrofit the president's new Air Force One.

MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the president's latest appeal to the Supreme Court to tighten federal controls over state-run elections.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the latest court filing in the James Comey "86 47" case, alleging Pres. Trump illegally coordinated with law enforcement for his retribution campaign.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about Dr. Anthony Fauci pleading the Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in a Republican-led Senate hearing about his actions during the coronavirus pandemic.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) about President Trump's threat to withdraw Todd Blanche's Attorney General nomination until two key GOP holdouts are out of office. 

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to former CIA Dir. John Brennan about the Todd Blanche nomination battle, and reporting that the Secret Service felt pressured to spy on former FBI Dir. James Comey.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the power dynamics at play in President Trump's Cabinet.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Nicolle Wallace about the number of controversies hanging over President Trump's Cabinet meeting at Camp David. Plus, new reporting on how the President is raising millions from donors for his pet projects.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks about the deal Republican Senate holdouts struck to confirm Todd Blanche as the next Attorney General. Plus, new clarity on the leadership limbo at the top of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez asks about the implications of the delayed swearing-in of the nation's new spy chief Jay Clayton. Plus, whiplash from the president's comments on Iran.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez speaks to Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) on the senate vote to get Todd Blanche one step closer to being confirmed as Attorney General. Plus, could the $1.776B anti-weaponization fund be a smoke screen for what the president really wants: IRS Immunity?

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez talks to Liz Oyer and Marc Elias about what's at stake for American democracy now that Todd Blanche is one step closer to having full power over the Justice Department. Plus, the pivotal primary election in Michigan that could reshape the Democratic coalition.

12pm: MS NOW Host Jonathan Lemire sits in for Alicia Menendez to lay out the stakes of the matchup for Michigan's open Senate seat. Plus, while counting the votes for Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General, the DOJ just closed its last Jan. 6 case.

12pm: MS NOW Host Jonathan Lemire sits in for Alicia Menendez to break down the president's rosy economic picture as Americans' bottom lines bottom out.

12pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, asking about the GOP holdouts standing between Todd Blanche and senate confirmation. Plus, a partisan vote finds Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.

1pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, talking with Sen. Elizabeth Warren for her first TV interview since Dr. Abdul El-Sayed's primary victory over Haley Stevens in Michigan.

12pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, breaking down the consequential decision by Sen. Bill Cassidy to greenlight the president's former personal attorney's quest to be Attorney General.

1pm: MS NOW Host Ali Vitali sits in for Alicia Menendez, getting the first reaction from longtime Judiciary Committee member Sen. Richard Blumenthal to Todd Blanche clearing the biggest hurdle yet to be Attorney General.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the powers Todd Blanche will have now that he's officially Senate confirmed as Attorney General. Plus, Alicia welcomes Peter Alexander as he launches his new MS NOW show, "State of Play."

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down the president's pressure to pass the SAVE Act, which would give him unprecedented power over state elections. Plus, the new GOP efforts to deflect bad economic data.

12pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez breaks down just how quickly Attorney General Todd Blanche has moved to protect his former client, and the current President of the United States. Plus, the secretive security measure in the Middle East that involved the president hiding in a catering truck.

1pm: MS NOW Host Alicia Menendez on the gubernatorial candidates trying to ride The Big Lie to victory in November. Plus, what's at stake with the president's new vaccine policy.