The Assignment with Antonia Hylton

October 10, 2026; 2 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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October 10, 2026; 1 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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October 4, 2026; 3 pm: As new polls show a growing advantage for Democrats ahead of November, Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana hints at a blue wave similar to the 2006 midterm results. In his latest financial pledge to Americans, President Trump is offering $90 checks to 20 million seniors, which he says will “help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums.” Voting is underway in Brazil as the country faces a high-stakes presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Plus, the Assignment Desk talks double haters, the ‘Patel Report,’ an oil deal on the table with Russia, and more.
 

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October 4, 2026; 2 pm: As new polls show a growing advantage for Democrats ahead of November, Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana hints at a blue wave similar to the 2006 midterm results. In his latest financial pledge to Americans, President Trump is offering $90 checks to 20 million seniors, which he says will “help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums.” Voting is underway in Brazil as the country faces a high-stakes presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Plus, the Assignment Desk talks double haters, the ‘Patel Report,’ an oil deal on the table with Russia, and more.

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October 4, 2026; 1 pm: As new polls show a growing advantage for Democrats ahead of November, Republican Senator Steve Daines of Montana hints at a blue wave similar to the 2006 midterm results. In his latest financial pledge to Americans, President Trump is offering $90 checks to 20 million seniors, which he says will “help pay for their Medicare Part B premiums.” Voting is underway in Brazil as the country faces a high-stakes presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, son of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Plus, the Assignment Desk talks double haters, the ‘Patel Report,’ an oil deal on the table with Russia, and more.

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October 3, 2026; 3 pm: In his latest push to help Republicans before the midterms, President Trump told his supporters to vote by mail, despite his efforts to restrict its use. Also, Antonia Hylton is joined by the older sister of Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide after an extended deployment at sea aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale. The Assignment Desk discusses the biblical language and “spiritual war” messaging in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech to troopers at Quantico.

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October 3, 2026; 2 pm: In his latest push to help Republicans before the midterms, President Trump told his supporters to vote by mail, despite his efforts to restrict its use. Also, Antonia Hylton is joined by the older sister of Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide after an extended deployment at sea aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale. The Assignment Desk discusses the biblical language and “spiritual war” messaging in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech to troopers at Quantico.

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October 3, 2026; 1 pm: In his latest push to help Republicans before the midterms, President Trump told his supporters to vote by mail, despite his efforts to restrict its use. Also, Antonia Hylton is joined by the older sister of Jaimie Bethea, a 21-year-old sailor who died by suicide after an extended deployment at sea aboard the USS Fort Lauderdale. The Assignment Desk discusses the biblical language and “spiritual war” messaging in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s “State of the Force” speech to troopers at Quantico.

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September 27, 2026; 3 pm: Born a Palestinian refugee in Syria and raised in a tent city, Mahmoud Khalil tells his story in a new book. The former Columbia graduate student, targeted by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestinian organizing, spent 104 days in ICE detention and missed his first child's birth, yet was never charged with a crime. He joins Antonia Hylton to reflect on it all and what happens next. Plus, with 37 days until the midterms and voting already underway in many states, lawmakers are raising alarm after the Supreme Court temporarily let DHS advance President Trump’s “SAVE” citizenship-check program, which critics say exposes sensitive data and has wrongly flagged eligible voters as noncitizens.

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September 27, 2026; 2 pm: Born a Palestinian refugee in Syria and raised in a tent city, Mahmoud Khalil tells his story in a new book. The former Columbia graduate student, targeted by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestinian organizing, spent 104 days in ICE detention and missed his first child's birth, yet was never charged with a crime. He joins Antonia Hylton to reflect on it all and what happens next. Plus, with 37 days until the midterms and voting already underway in many states, lawmakers are raising alarm after the Supreme Court temporarily let DHS advance President Trump’s “SAVE” citizenship-check program, which critics say exposes sensitive data and has wrongly flagged eligible voters as noncitizens.

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