The 11th Hour with Brian Williams

By Brian Williams, MSNBC

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Brian Williams delivers the latest pertinent updates on evolving news stories and places the major political events of the day into context for viewers. Broadcast live from New York, Williams’ show convenes a dynamic panel of guests to offer a fresh, forward-thinking look at the critical stories that will drive the conversation the following morning. Williams has also anchored MSNBC’s special coverage around key political events and major breaking news stories as they occur domestically and around the world. 

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Day 1,092: Senate begins Tr...

01.17.2020

With the Chief Justice looking on, the Senate swears to do 'impartial justice' in the impeachment trial of Pres. Trump as Lev Parnas speaks out making more allegations against the president. Ashley Parker, Annie Karni, Shannon Pettypiece, Tamara Keith, Barbara ...

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01.17.2020 Day 1,092: Senate begins Trump impeachment as Giuliani cohort Parnas makes new allegations With the Chief Justice looking on, the Senate swears to do 'impartial justice' in the impeachment trial of Pres. Trump as Lev Parnas speaks out making more allegations against the president. Ashley Parker, Annie Karni, Shannon Pettypiece, Tamara Keith, Barbara ...
01.16.2020 Day 1,091: House Dems send impeachment charges to Senate Speaker Pelosi sends charges against Trump to the Senate, paving the way for a trial. At the same time, House investigators release more evidence in the impeachment case. Indicted Giuliani associate Lev Parnas tells Rachel Maddow Trump was fully aware ...
01.15.2020 Day 1,090: Democrats debate as new impeachment evidence is released Six Democratic candidates for president participated in their last debate before the Iowa Caucuses. And we are starting to see the contents of the cell phone and files of Lev Parnas, and what appears to be the full-on surveillance of ...
01.14.2020 DAY 1,089: New questions about Russia and Trump as he faces trial in the Senate One day before Speaker Pelosi meets with Democrats to finalize the transfer of impeachment articles, new reporting reveals Moscow’s cyberattack on the firm linked to the Ukraine scandal. Peter Baker, Jill Colvin, Philip Rucker, Maya Wiley, Alexi McCammond, Jason Johnson, ...
01.11.2020 Day 1,086: Pelosi clears way for Trump’s impeachment trial to begin
11.16.2019 Day 1,030: New details emerge after marathon impeachment testimony A marathon day of testimony in the Impeachment investigation sees the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine describe how Trump’s allies carried out a smear campaign against her ; a senior official in the State Department says he overheard Trump ask ...
11.15.2019 Day 1,029: Another Trump aide is ready to break ranks and talk impeachment Just hours before Trump impeachment hearings resume, late word breaks that a federal budget employee will defy the Trump White House and talk impeachment. Plus, Rudy Giuliani's legal woes seem to keep growing and the Democratic 2020 field gets bigger... ...
11.07.2019 Day 1,021: Democrats announce public hearings for impeachment probe Day 1,021 House Democrats set a date for public, televised impeachment hearings while Republicans attempt to settle on a single line of defense for the President; a key Trump’s ally on Capitol Hill blocks an effort to back whistleblower protections; ...
11.06.2019 Day 1,020: Key impeachment witness changes testimony, describes quid pro quo A Trump ally and key witness in the impeachment probe changes his testimony and details a quid pro quo involving military aid to Ukraine; Sen. Rand Paul escalates his threat to unmask the whistleblower even as some of his colleagues ...
11.05.2019 Day 1019: Impeachment witness lays out White House campaign against her Newly released transcripts of testimony from a key impeachment witness reveal the former US ambassador to Ukraine believes there was a White House campaign to oust her; Trump launches new attacks on the whistleblower, calling for his or her name ...
11.02.2019 Day 1,016: Why Trump's White House wants details of 'perfect' call under wraps Five weeks in to the Trump impeachment inquiry, changing tactics and moving goalposts, but no clear strategy to fight back from the White House. Plus, Beto O'Rourke is ending his presidential campaign as Sen. Kamala Harris makes some staffing moves ...
11.01.2019 Party Lines After another momentous week in the impeachment inquiry, Kristen Welker, White House Correspondent for NBC News, recaps events in Washington. Witnesses from the White House and State Department provided corroborating evidence against the president. But on Thursday, a House vote ...
11.01.2019 Day 1,015: Dems win House vote on Trump impeachment, and the GOP doesn't like it On a near-party line vote, Democrats in the House voted Thursday to initiate impeachment against the President of the United States. And Republicans made their anger known. Peter Baker, Annie Karni, Jeremy Bash, Steve Schmidt, Zerlina Maxwell, and A.B. Stoddard ...
10.31.2019 Day 1,014: House set to hold first floor vote in impeachment Inquiry House of Representatives prepares to hold its first big vote on the impeachment inquiry as three investigating committees seek testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton, Speaker Nancy Pelosi warns Democrats that the next phase of the impeachment probe ...
10.30.2019 Day 1,013: Vindman tells Congress Trump WH log of Ukraine call left out details In his dress uniform and displaying the decorations he earned overseas and in 20-years of service to the United States, Lt. Col. Vindman shows up to Capitol Hill to offer testimony that could be damning to Trump in the impeachment ...
10.29.2019 Day 1,012: WH Aide who heard Trump call to tell Congress about Ukraine pressure FOX News launched what could be an opening salvo attacking the character of a White House national security aide who heard Trump's call with Ukraine's leader ahead of that aide's testimony on Capitol Hill where he plans to detail the ...
10.26.2019 Day 1,009: Federal judge rules impeachment inquiry is legal A Federal Judge has handed the Democrats a significant victory, coming at the end of an eventful week -- what appears to be a steady march toward articles of impeachment. The President responds to criticism that his team may not ...
10.25.2019 Day 1,008: Trump DOJ's review of Russia probe is now a criminal investigation The New York Times was first to report that AG Barr's review of the Russia probe is now a criminal investigation. We discuss what that means, plus look at the latest details in the unfolding impeachment drama on Capitol Hill. ...
10.24.2019 Day 1,007: GOP storms a House hearing as Trump's Ukraine narrative falls apart Trump's claim that Ukraine didn't know that military aid was being withheld falls apart as House Republicans storm a secure impeachment inquiry deposition. Plus, Trump lawyers argue he can't be charged while president... even for murder. Joining to discuss that ...
10.23.2019 Day 1,006: Dems say diplomat drew 'direct line' between Trump and quid pro quo Democrats seemed shaken and stunned after hearing from Amb. Bill Taylor who they say painted a damning picture of Trump's involvement in a quid pro quo with Ukraine. Plus, Rudy Giuliani is facing even more legal questions and Trump is ...
10.22.2019 Day 1,005: Amid impeachment talk on the Hill, Trump goes after the Constitution With the impeachment inquiry taking shape in Congress, Trump calls part of the U.S. Constitution 'phony.' Plus, Trump's Syria policy continues to be condemned as U.S. forces pull out of the country, and the latest 2020 polls show where the ...
10.19.2019 Day 1,002: One month since the Trump whistleblower, chaos reigns in Washington The White House is struggling to answer questions about impeachment, Republicans are struggling to defend the president, and the Feds keep breathing down Rudy Giuliani's neck. Plus, Trump is facing strong condemnation from both Democrats and Republicans for the crisis ...
10.18.2019 Article II with Steve Kornacki: Behind Closed Doors Introducing Article II: Inside Impeachment, a new podcast from NBC News. Seven witnesses have now appeared before Congressional committees to share what they know about the Trump administration’s dealings with Ukraine. But why is so much of this process behind ...
10.18.2019 Day 1,001: Did the Trump White House just admit to an impeachable offense? Acting White House Chief of Staff has created a lot of headlines and a lot of grief for the Trump White House as the White House tries to sell a supposed ceasefire in Syria. Rachel Maddow, Anita Kumar, Jeremy Bash, ...
10.17.2019 Day 1,000: Pelosi says Trump had a 'meltdown' at the White House After a meeting over Syria between Trump and Hill lawmakers fell apart, Trump and Pelosi each accused the other of having a 'meltdown.' Plus, we take a look back at the first 1,000 days of this presidency. Joining the program ...
10.16.2019 Day 999: Democrats hit Trump on impeachment, Syria, and more at fiery debate We take an in-depth look at the fourth Democratic debate which saw some fireworks among the candidates, but most of criticism from Democrats was aimed at the current resident of the White House. With us is Nicolle Wallace, Chris Hayes, ...
10.15.2019 Day 998: Fmr. Trump aide talks to Congress and the Feds keep probing Giuliani As news breaks from The New York Times that former John Bolton ordered a Trump aide to alert WH lawyers about Ukraine and Rudy Giuliani's activities, federal investigators are digging into the finances and business dealings of Rudy Giuliani according ...
10.12.2019 Day 995: Giuliani is reportedly being investigated by the same office of prosecutors he used to run The New York Times reports that the SDNY, the same office Rudy Giuliani used to run, is investigating his conduct in Ukraine. Plus, a chaotic week for the president ends with a string of legal losses on several different issues. ...
10.11.2019 Day 994: Trump goes off at a rally as a WH insider plans to tell all she knows Two men linked to Ukraine and Rudy Giuliani have been arrested as a White House insider plans to talk to Congress and the president goes off on several wild and chaotic diatribes during a campaign rally in Minnesota. With us ...
10.10.2019 Day 993: Trump fights Dems on impeachment and GOP on Syria withdrawal Trump faces a growing drumbeat of impeachment on Capital Hill as Democrats push forward in the face of White House stonewalling as Republicans publicly rebuke Trump's policy shift leaving U.S.-allied Kurdish forces in danger in Syria. Plus, a new FOX ...
10.09.2019 Day 992: Trump's White House is ready to go to war with Dems over impeachment The key Trump ambassador at the center of the Ukraine controversy is a no-show on the Hill as the White House tells Democrats to expect no cooperation on the impeachment inquiry. Plus, the latest polls show support for impeachment rising ...
10.08.2019 Day 991: GOP turns on Trump over Syria as Democrats issue more Ukraine subpoenas Republicans turn on Trump's sudden change to pull support from U.S.-allied Kurdish fighters in Syria effectively giving Turkey the go-ahead to move in as Democrats keep up the impeachment pressure on the Trump White House. With us to talk about ...
10.05.2019 Day 988: Dems drop subpoenas and there may be another Trump whistleblower The New York Times drops a late, exclusive report that another federal official is considering whether to file an official whistleblower complaint over Trump's actions on Ukraine as Democrats on the Hill begin serving subpoenas. We discuss that and much ...
10.04.2019 Day 987: The president - in his own words - seems to violate his Oath of Office Today in broad daylight with cameras rolling and a helicopter waiting... the President of the United States said something out loud roundly believed to be impeachable. Here to react is Michael Schmidt, Jill Colvin, Robert Costa, Maya Wiley, Michael Schmidt, ...
10.03.2019 Day 986: A swearing and ranting Trump refuses to answer the key Ukraine question Trump brings America a day in presidential history unlike any other railing on Twitter that the impeachment inquiry is 'BULLSHIT' before ranting his way through a joint press conference with the leader of Finland. Plus, the Sanders campaign canceled all ...
10.02.2019 Day 985: Trump lashes out calling impeachment a 'COUP' (in all caps) As Secy. of State Mike Pompeo pushes back on Democrats looking to get some answers about Trump and Ukraine, the president lashes out calling the impeachment inquiry a coup d'état. Plus, how will Republicans react with polls showing support growing ...
10.01.2019 Day 984: Giuliani gets subpoenaed & Pompeo was there for Trump's Ukraine's call As Trump's impeachment saga drags into yet another week, a slew of breaking reports continue to bring bad news for this White House including NBC News confirming a WSJ report that Secy. of State Mike Pompeo was there when Trump ...
09.28.2019 Day 981: In 2017 Trump told Russians he wasn't concerned over election meddling WAPO reports A bombshell for the Trump White House breaks with the news from the Washington Post that Trump told the Russians in a 2017 Oval Office meeting that he wasn't worried about Moscow's election interference. This comes with the impeachment inquiry ...
09.27.2019 Day 980: Whistleblower says Trump abused his power and White House tried to hide it Trump's acting DNI faces questions on Capitol Hill about the now-declassified whistleblower complaint alleging Trump abused his power and the White House tried to hide it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi responded saying that the White House has committed a cover-up. ...
09.26.2019 Day 979: Lawmakers who've seen Trump whistleblower complaint call it disturbing Ahead of testimony on Capitol Hill from the acting DNI who withheld the Trump whistleblower complaint from Congress, lawmakers who have now read it express concern. Plus, The New York Times reports that Trump's fixation on the Bidens and Ukraine ...
09.25.2019 Day 978: Pelosi announces an impeachment inquiry against Trump It's a day for the history books as Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the House will open an impeachment inquiry into the president after a slew of damning information about Trump and Ukraine. The White House is also reportedly set to ...
09.24.2019 Day 977: Trump ordered military aid withheld before call with Ukraine WAPO reports As impeachment calls grow on Capitol Hill, news breaks that the president had Mick Mulvaney pump the brakes on military aid to the Ukraine days before Trump spoke with that country's leader on the phone. Plus, news breaks late in ...
09.21.2019 Day 974: Trump reportedly urged Ukraine to investigate Biden's son eight times New reports that Trump pressed Ukraine to look into Joe Biden's son is raising questions about whether Trump used presidential powers to put pressure on a political opponent. We explain what it could mean for this president and what the ...
09.20.2019 Day 973: Whistleblower complaint against Trump rocking DC involves Ukraine WAPO reports The Washington Post adds to its reporting about the whistleblower inside the Trump administration who reportedly witnessed the president engage in something troubling enough to tell people about it – it involves a phone call Trump made to Ukraine. We ...
09.19.2019 Day 972: Washington Post reports a govt. whistleblower heard Trump say something troubling to a foreign leader The Washington Post reports that a Trump admin. whistleblower heard the president say something troubling to a foreign leader. Now Congress wants to know what was overheard. Plus, Democrats are even more divided over impeachment. Plus filmmaker Ken Burns joins ...
09.18.2019 Day 971: Trump facing Iran tensions, trade war fallout, and calls to act on guns The president is facing foreign policy woes with Iran and China, plus a growing push on Capitol Hill for something to get passed when it comes to gun control legislation. Plus, Corey Lewandowski faces questions from lawmakers and a new ...
09.17.2019 Day 970: Trump says U.S. is locked and loaded and Edward Snowden says Trump is "easy to understand" Trump responds to an attack on a Saudi oil facility by saying the U.S. is 'locked and loaded,' as officials in New York City subpoena the president's tax returns. Also joining the show for an extended conversation about privacy, democracy, ...
09.17.2019 Bonus Episode: Edward Snowden's full interview on Trump, privacy, democracy & more On the even of his memoir 'Permanent Record' being published, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden talked at length from Moscow with MSNBC's Brian Williams in an exclusive interview. Here is their full discussion, including portions of the interview that did not ...
09.14.2019 Day 967: Trump DOJ says Dems shouldn't get the goods from Mueller's grand jury The Justice Department is claiming House Democrats should not get access to secret Mueller grand jury materials - in part because they can't say whether or not what they're doing is actual Impeachment. And will Trump's DOJ indict former FBI ...
09.13.2019 Day 966: Democrats hit Trump on trade, immigration, race, and more at third 2020 debate The top ten Democrats running in the 2020 campaign face off in the third presidential debate, this time in Houston. MSNBC's Brian Williams is joined by Nicolle Wallace, Joy Reid, Eugene Robinson, Claire McCaskill, Steve Kornacki, Chris Matthews and more ...

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