The Weekend

7am: A missile attack on Saudi Arabia's International airport in Riyadh left 12 people dead, including an American, and more than 300 injured. A Saudi-led coalition blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, and President Trump indicated that he is weighing whether the U.S. should join Saudi strikes against the Houthi rebels in neighboring Yemen. Two Saudi Arabian government officials have told MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid that the Kingdom is requesting "urgent defense support" from the U.S. following multiple attacks on airports in the capital, Riyadh. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde joins "The Weekend" to discuss.

8am: The New York Times is reporting that the Justice Department is investigating five television networks - FOX, CNN, ABC, CBS, and NBC - for potentially violating federal antitrust laws after the networks temporarily declined to provide pool coverage of President Trump. The networks' move came in response to Trump's attempts to bar CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds last month.  When CNN was removed from its spot in the television press pool, the other networks acted. In a statement to the Times, Justice Department spokeswoman Emily Covington wrote, "The Antitrust Division is simply investigating to determine whether these news organizations have violated the antitrust laws." Representatives for the five networks did not comment.

9am: With just 23 days until the midterms, organizers of the widely popular No Kings movement are preparing for its next big day of action next Saturday.  Organizers say they already have more than 2 thousand events planned across all 50 states, with a focus on "supporting nonpartisan voter participation by making sure people are ready to vote early to choose their leaders." Past days of action have seen millions of people take to the streets to protest President Trump and the actions of his administration. Antonia Hylton, host of 'The Assignment' on MS NOW and Adrienne Elrod, Former Senior Advisor and Senior Spokesperson for the Harris-Walz campaign, join "The Weekend" to discuss.

7am: With just 17 days until the midterms, "The Weekend" host Eugene Daniels launches his three-part series, "The Deciding Vote," which focuses on the importance of Black voters, their frustrations, aspirations, and political power. The first installment begins in Ohio, where data shows more than 600,000 eligible Black voters didn't cast a ballot in the 2022 midterms. He spoke with voting rights activists and young Black men who are considering sitting this election out.

8am; Organizers say nearly 3,000 events will take place in all 50 states across the country focused on early voting and turnout. It comes in this final stretch ahead of the midterm elections as Democrats are increasingly invoking corruption as part of their final pitch to voters. It follows a week of turmoil for the White House as Kimberly Guilfoyle, the now embattled former U.S. Ambassador, resigned following allegations of corruption including asking a Trump donor to pay her massive credit card bill in exchange for access to the Trump White House. Additionally, there was the reporting that a member of the administration ordered federal financial regulators to retract a referral that flagged possibly suspicious oil trades worth billions of dollars made just before Trump announced he was backing away from strikes on Iran back on March 23, according to people familiar with the matter. The agency declined to comment on the report. Rep. Greg Casar joined The Weekend to discuss the trend of corruption within the Trump Administration.

9am; He gave a speech at a rally yesterday in Dalton where he went on several unhinged rants, including renewing false claims of voter fraud and spreading lies about the legitimacy of Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff's election in 2020. Trump was campaigning for Ossoff's opponent, Republican Congressman Mike Collins, as well as Republican Gubernatorial Nominee Rick Jackson. Over the last three months, Ossoff raised $33.1 million dollars, nearly 12 times the roughly 2-point-8 million dollars raised by Collins. 10 Steps Campaign founder Stacey Abrams joins The Weekend to discuss the latest.

7am: The fourth round of nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations focused on getting people to the polls to vote early for this year's midterms. Events took place across all 50 states and Washington, DC and organizers hoped they would lead to the largest single day of early voting in American history while also building a network of volunteers to help defend elections. MS NOW political analyst Eugene Robinson and Matt K. Lewis, columnist for The Washington Sun, joined "The Weekend" to discuss.

8am; Worries are mounting around A.I. with a new AP poll finding 8 in 10 Americans saying they want the U.S. government to ensure that A.I. stays under human control. And 64% of Americans in that poll also think A.I. is developing "too fast". Machine Gods host Kevin Roose joins The Weekend to discuss the growing concerns of A.I.

9am:  As the country prepares for the midterm election in just 16 days, President Trump continues to rehash his claims of fraud in the 2020 election, and election officials are reportedly concerned about what could come in the weeks ahead. Vanita Gupta, former Associate U.S. Attorney General under President Biden, joins "The Weekend" to discuss.