The Assignment with Antonia Hylton

October 18, 2026; 3 pm: 16 days away from midterms, nine million early votes have been cast across the U.S. and early voting begins in 14 new states this week. A new poll shows two out of three voters believe the president is using his office to enrich himself. Elon Musk pours hundreds of millions of dollars into Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in Texas, through a Republican super PAC. President Trump faces backlash from his own party after blocking Russian sanctions that Congress passed last month. Vice President JD Vance is confronted about an American’s death in the Iran war. Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reacts to the five-day tenure of Katie Zacharia. ICE data shows detainee deaths tripled since the administration’s immigration crackdown began. A violent attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank severely injures an American photojournalist. 

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October 18, 2026; 2 pm: 16 days away from midterms, nine million early votes have been cast across the U.S. and early voting begins in 14 new states this week. A new poll shows two out of three voters believe the president is using his office to enrich himself. Elon Musk pours hundreds of millions of dollars into Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in Texas, through a Republican super PAC. President Trump faces backlash from his own party after blocking Russian sanctions that Congress passed last month. Vice President JD Vance is confronted about an American’s death in the Iran war. Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reacts to the five-day tenure of Katie Zacharia. ICE data shows detainee deaths tripled since the administration’s immigration crackdown began. A violent attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank severely injures an American photojournalist.  

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October 18, 2026; 1 pm: 16 days away from midterms, nine million early votes have been cast across the U.S. and early voting begins in 14 new states this week. A new poll shows two out of three voters believe the president is using his office to enrich himself. Elon Musk pours hundreds of millions of dollars into Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign in Texas, through a Republican super PAC. President Trump faces backlash from his own party after blocking Russian sanctions that Congress passed last month. Vice President JD Vance is confronted about an American’s death in the Iran war. Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reacts to the five-day tenure of Katie Zacharia. ICE data shows detainee deaths tripled since the administration’s immigration crackdown began. A violent attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank severely injures an American photojournalist. 

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October 17, 2026; 2 pm: Voters pack “No Kings” protests across the country, with concerns about voting rights, immigration enforcement and economic concerns front and center. New numbers show twice as many voters say they will vote to oppose President Trump as will vote to support him. Democracy groups sue the Department of Homeland Security, accusing them of unlawfully collecting voter registration records. A college student mistakenly deported to Honduras last year shares her story as she awaits progress on her case. A former federal worker laid off during the Trump administration’s DOGE push reacts to the news that former department employees have leveraged their government experience to cash in. Actor F. Murray Abraham discusses his activism with “No Kings”. Plus, the Assignment Desk is live on the scene of the New York City rally to talk voting rights, the power of protest, and the president’s retribution against his critics.

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October 17, 2026; 3 pm: Voters pack “No Kings” protests across the country, with concerns about voting rights, immigration enforcement and economic concerns front and center. New numbers show twice as many voters say they will vote to oppose President Trump as will vote to support him. Democracy groups sue the Department of Homeland Security, accusing them of unlawfully collecting voter registration records. A college student mistakenly deported to Honduras last year shares her story as she awaits progress on her case. A former federal worker laid off during the Trump administration’s DOGE push reacts to the news that former department employees have leveraged their government experience to cash in. Actor F. Murray Abraham discusses his activism with “No Kings”. Plus, the Assignment Desk is live on the scene of the New York City rally to talk voting rights, the power of protest, and the president’s retribution against his critics.

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October 17, 2026; 1 pm: Voters pack “No Kings” protests across the country, with concerns about voting rights, immigration enforcement and economic concerns front and center. New numbers show twice as many voters say they will vote to oppose President Trump as will vote to support him. Democracy groups sue the Department of Homeland Security, accusing them of unlawfully collecting voter registration records. A college student mistakenly deported to Honduras last year shares her story as she awaits progress on her case. A former federal worker laid off during the Trump administration’s DOGE push reacts to the news that former department employees have leveraged their government experience to cash in. Actor F. Murray Abraham discusses his activism with “No Kings”. Plus, the Assignment Desk is live on the scene of the New York City rally to talk voting rights, the power of protest, and the president’s retribution against his critics.

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October 11, 2026; 3 pm: President Trump took to Truth Social to announce an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, effective immediately. The deadly Houthi strikes on a Saudi Arabian airport may draw the U.S. into another front of the Iran War. Bernadette Greene Placentia, a Democratic Candidate for Congress in Arizona who reported being raped over the summer while repairing a campaign sign, joins Antonia Hylton to talk about what gave her the strength to come forward. Plus, the Assignment Desk discusses Texas being at the center of the midterms universe, Trump’s desperate move to lower diesel prices, the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and more.

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October 11, 2026; 2 pm: President Trump took to Truth Social to announce an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, effective immediately. The deadly Houthi strikes on a Saudi Arabian airport may draw the U.S. into another front of the Iran War. Bernadette Greene Placentia, a Democratic Candidate for Congress in Arizona who reported being raped over the summer while repairing a campaign sign, joins Antonia Hylton to talk about what gave her the strength to come forward. Plus, the Assignment Desk discusses Texas being at the center of the midterms universe, Trump’s desperate move to lower diesel prices, the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and more.

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October 11, 2026; 1 pm: President Trump took to Truth Social to announce an “energy ceasefire” between Russia and Ukraine, effective immediately. The deadly Houthi strikes on a Saudi Arabian airport may draw the U.S. into another front of the Iran War. Bernadette Greene Placentia, a Democratic Candidate for Congress in Arizona who reported being raped over the summer while repairing a campaign sign, joins Antonia Hylton to talk about what gave her the strength to come forward. Plus, the Assignment Desk discusses Texas being at the center of the midterms universe, Trump’s desperate move to lower diesel prices, the Pentagon’s plan to livestream the firing squad execution of the Fort Hood shooter, and more.

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October 10, 2026; 3 pm: Hundreds gather in NYC to protest Thursday’s ICE shooting, including Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier, who was violently shoved to the ground. She joins Antonia Hylton to discuss President Trump’s immigration crackdown and NYC Mayor Mamdani’s response to the ICE shooting. After welcoming sailors on the USS Lincoln as they return from a controversial 322-day deployment, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the firing squad execution of the 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, leading to bipartisan backlash. Plus, the Assignment Desk shares its insight on President Trump’s rally in Syracuse, the lack of scheduled debates for current Senate races, U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s $100,000 Amex scandal, and more.

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