The Beat with Ari Melber

By Ari Melber, MSNBC

News & Politics

What's The Beat with Ari Melber about?

Ari Melber delivers the biggest political and news stories of the day, with interviews and original reporting from around the nation. An Emmy-winning journalist, attorney and former Senate staffer, Melber cuts through the spin and the noise to tell you what's really happening. Real news, every night.

5.0

1,804 ratings

Download our free app to listen on your phone

LAST EPISODE

Uncorked: an Ari Melber Ext...

06.23.2019

Award-winning writer George Packer on being backstage with Obama, U.S. diplomacy, and his new book, “Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century,” about the controversial career and rocky life of the legendary diplomat.Learn more about your ...

The Beat with Ari Melber episodes:

06.23.2019 Uncorked: an Ari Melber Extra featuring George Packer Award-winning writer George Packer on being backstage with Obama, U.S. diplomacy, and his new book, “Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century,” about the controversial career and rocky life of the legendary diplomat.Learn more about your ...
06.21.2019 Journalist Eleanor Clift: Trump's immigrant roundups are 'terror' 0.00 - The Trump administration announces a series of nationwide raids this weekend to deport families.14.02 - Trump calls off a potential airstrike against Iran, after claiming he was "cocked and loaded."19.25 - Ari gives a special report on the ...
06.20.2019 House Judiciary releases transcript of Hope Hicks Testimony 0.00 - House Judiciary Committee holds their second hearing on the findings of the Mueller report as the calls for impeachment continue to grow.19.30 - Federal prosecutors say Roger Stone has broken his gag order, which barred him from talking ...
06.19.2019 Dems Grill Trump Insider Hope Hicks in Private Hearing 0.00 - The first Trump staffer, former Trump aide Hope Hicks, testifies in front of the House Judiciary Committee.13.07- A look into the problems with the criminal justice system in the United States under Trump.23.30 - Donald Trump officially kicked ...
06.18.2019 Trump kicks off campaign attacking immigrants 0.00 - Trump officially announces his bid for re-election.15.06 - Trump DOJ is taking interest in protecting former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort from going to Rikers Island.24.00 - Ari talks to demolition specialist John Feal, who was at Ground ...
06.17.2019 Dems Eye Convicted Felons Manafort And Gates For Testimony 0.00 - Democrats ramp up pressure on stonewalling Trump aides, with reports that investigators are looking to call witnesses who never worked in the White House, claiming because of that, Trump cannot use executive privilege11:25 - Trump fires his pollsters ...
06.16.2019 Bonus: Nadler on Mueller, Trump open to collusion This week, Ari interviews House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler about getting Mueller to testify, and Trump admits that he is open to foreign assistance in the 2020 election.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
06.15.2019 Trump’s damage control after embracing collusion 0.00 - Donald Trump tries to defend his statements about accepting information from foreigners, as the head of the FEC blatantly disputed his earlier remarks.15.59 - A deep dive into Mitch McConnell and why he hasn't spoken up about Trump's ...
06.12.2019 Trumpworld cracking under pressure: Hicks to testify 0.00 - Hope Hicks will be the first former Trump aide to appear before the House Judiciary Committee as they investigate whether Trump obstructed justice.18.44 - The House Oversight Committee votes to hold Bill Barr and Wilbur Ross in contempt ...
06.11.2019 Trump nightmare? Dem Chair says Mueller testifying by "end of summer" 0.00 - Ari talks to House Judiciary Chair Jerry Nadler about why the House stopped short of holding AG Bill Barr and and former White House Counsel Don McGahn in contempt of Congress, voting instead to make it easier to ...
06.10.2019 Dem: Mueller report a "smoking cannon" of Trump crimes 00:00 - The Judiciary Committee launches an obstruction of justice hearing against Trump calling Nixon whistleblower John Dean, who notes the “remarkable parallels” between Watergate and Mueller’s investigation. 19:39 - Michael Wolff joins Ari Melber to talk about Mexico and ...
06.09.2019 Bonus: Democrats debate impeachment This week, the debate about whether Democrats should begin impeachment hearings for Trump is coming to a head as Democrats go on offense against Trump’s stonewalling. Also, a new book delves into the chaos and “psychodrama” of the Trump White ...
06.07.2019 Arrest Calls as Trump 'Prison' debate erupts on the left 0.00 - Democrats continue to heat up their war against Trump, with the Judiciary Committee having its first hearing on the Mueller report on Monday14.16 - A look into Trump's behavior of normalizing lying and not caring about facts19.05 - ...
06.06.2019 Pelosi on Trump: "I want to see him in prison" 0.00 - House Democrats are on offense against a stonewalling Trump by introducing a resolution to hold both Bill Barr and Don McGahn in contempt of Congress. Speaker Nancy Pelosi also claims that she wants to see Trump in prison.14.51 ...
06.05.2019 Dems now pressing Mueller: testify or get subpoenaed 0.00 - As Trump and Barr continue to stonewall any obstruction investigation, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler is asking to delay the Barr contempt vote if they re-open Mueller report talks14.47 - Chris Hayes previews his town hall event ...
06.04.2019 Dem Rep: Mueller must testify 'immediately,' will be subpoenaed 0.00 - The White House directed two more former aides to defy Congressional subpoenas, Speaker Pelosi's top deputy is suggesting the House should issue a subpoena for Bob Mueller if he won't testify voluntarily, and the call for impeaching continues ...
06.03.2019 Democrats call obstruction hearing as House caucus for impeachment swells to 58 0.00 - House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler is formally convening a series of obstruction hearings on Trump’s “alleged crimes”, as the number of Democrats calling for impeachment raises to 58.12.44 - 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates assembled in San Francisco over ...
06.02.2019 Bonus: Mueller resigns with historic statement Special Counsel Robert Mueller resigns from the DOJ speaks publicly for the first time in nearly two years. In his prepared statement, Mueller declares only Congress may “accuse” President Trump of wrongdoing, essentially handing off any next steps to Congress. ...
05.31.2019 Defending Trump, AG Barr challenges Mueller’s “analysis” 0.00 - AG Bill Barr is in full Trump defense mode, showing no remorse for misleading the public in a new interview.16.04 - AG Barr is going after the Trump resistance, saying there is “no evidence” Trump is “shredding institutions”. ...
05.30.2019 The Barr playbook: AG makes new remarks to upstage Mueller 0.00 - AG Barr and the Trump administration responds to Mueller’s public statement.20.48 - Acclaimed filmmaker, actor, and political activist Rob Reiner discusses impeachment23.35 - Ari examines the stark differences between Bob Mueller and Donald Trump31.25 - More states are ...
05.29.2019 Mueller breaks his silence to say only Congress can accuse POTUS of wrongdoing 0.00 - Special Counsel Robert Mueller resigns from the DOJ speaks publicly for the first time in nearly two years. In his prepared statement, Mueller declares only Congress may “accuse” President Trump of wrongdoing.21.24 - Mueller breaks his silence, handing ...
05.28.2019 Trump aide admits Biden attacks are "bad news" and "not helping" A progressive group ramps up pressure on Democratic lawmakers to begin impeachment proceedings, as ex-GOP congressman tells Ari why he thinks Trump is an “illegitimate president” and should be removed from office. Also Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director ...
05.26.2019 Extended interview with Kamala Harris Presidential candidate and Senator Kamala Harris is launching a new plan to close the gender wage gap, that would force corporations to prove they are paying equally across genders or face strict fines from the federal government. In a new ...
05.25.2019 Trump gives AG Barr sweeping new powers to undercut Mueller probe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.22.2019 Inside the secret Trump impeachment meeting 0.00 - President Trump stormed out of a meeting with congressional leaders after just three minutes, claiming he could not discuss infrastructure policy unless Congress halted its work overseeing the executive branch. 16.45 - Speaker Nancy Pelosi met privately with ...
05.21.2019 Pressure on Pelosi: 90% of dem group “on board” with impeachment 0.00 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing high-level pressure as some top democrats in her caucus are now privately lobbying her to start impeachment hearings. 18.15 - A new impeachment debate is breaking out among Democrats, as the Trump ...
05.20.2019 Kamala Harris: Barr has "proven" his Trump "bias" Today, a federal judge orders Trump accountants to hand over his finance records, and the first Republican member of Congress opens the door for Trump’s impeachment. Ari talks the pay gap, the Mueller report, and plays a lightning round with ...
05.19.2019 Ari Melber's extended interview with 6 members of Wu-Tang Clan In this extended 2019 interview with Wu-Tang Clan members Ghostface Killah, RZA, Masta Killa, U-God, Inspectah Deck and Cappadonna, MSNBC host Ari Melber asks them about their music, their interest in chess and martial arts films, politics in the age ...
05.17.2019 Did Trump AG Barr go full "Sean Hannity" on Fox News? 0.00 - Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin, is now defying a congressional subpoena for Trump's tax returns.14.30 - Trump Attorney General Bill Barr is under fire for misleading the public on the Mueller report and is now making news ...
05.15.2019 2020 candidate Cory Booker calls for men to defend women’s rights 0.00 - President Trump is defying the House Judiciary Committee’s demands, while also appearing to claim Congress should not be in the investigative business. 12.00 - Senator Cory Booker slams a new Alabama law that effectively bans abortion, calls on ...
05.14.2019 How Bob Mueller got Trump campaign manager to tell on Trump 0.00 - Donald Trump Jr. caves to Congress and agrees to appear for a limited interview with the Senate Intelligence Committee.16.15 - Attorney General Bill Barr is overseeing another review into the Mueller probe itself. 25.15 - In a special ...
05.13.2019 Dem on hidden Trump tax returns: 'Put them in jail all the way' 0.00 - Trump faces a crush of investigations as The Washington Post reports Trump is blocking more than 20 investigations. 13.50 - The stock market is tanking amidst Trump's trade war with China, with the DOW tumbling more than 600 ...
05.12.2019 Rapper Common responds to Jay Z: He's socially conscious too In this digital exclusive, listen to Ari Melber’s full interview with Emmy, Oscar and Grammy-award winning rapper Common. In the wide-ranging interview, Common discusses dealing with childhood abuse, speaking up for marginalized people in the Trump era and reacts to ...
05.10.2019 Rod Rosenstein's Mueller problem exposed 0.00 - The Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee is dialing up the heat as he tries to get Trump's taxes.15.30 - In a special report, MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent, Ari Melber examines outgoing Deputy Attorney General Rod ...
05.10.2019 Pelosi: We now face a Trump-made 'constitutional crisis' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
05.08.2019 Fmr Trump Org exec: Trump scared of new Don jr subpoena 0.00 - In a historic rebuke of the Trump administration, the House Judiciary Committee votes to hold Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt for refusing to handover the full, unredacted Mueller report. 17.05 - Democratic leader. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries joins ...
05.07.2019 Former Prosecutor: Trump “scared” of “explosive” Mueller testimony 0.00 - House Democrats are preparing to hold a vote on whether to hold Trump Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt for refusing to hand over the full, unredacted Mueller report. 15.20 - Bob Mueller has tentatively agreed to testify ...
05.06.2019 Neal Katyal: Mueller revealed Trump is what we call “a felon” 0.00 - Democrats are moving to a vote to hold Trump Attorney General Bill Barr in contempt, after he blew past Congress’s deadline to provide the full unredacted Mueller report.17.10 - Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal tells MSNBC Chief ...
05.03.2019 Mueller Insider: He will reveal Trump’s criminal obstruction 0.00 - Democrats give Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr a deadline to produce the full, unredacted Mueller report, after which they will begin contempt proceedings.19.00 - Donald Trump and his family are scrambling to hide their financial records.24.30 - Bob ...
05.02.2019 Bill Barr nightmare? Mueller in talks to break silence 0.00 - Democrats say they will consider holding Trump AG Barr in contempt, if he does not turn over the full, unredacted Mueller report in the next few days. 15.55 - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Trump’s Attorney General Bill ...
05.01.2019 Sen. Cory Booker: Trump AG Barr has lost credibility, must resign 0.00 - Senator Cory Booker tells The Beat Barr “has burned through any credibility he had” and “he should resign”.22.10 - Democrats say Barr has deceived and purposefully mislead congress to shield Trump, after a letter written by Mueller in ...
04.30.2019 Trump scrambles to block Dems from his finances 0.00 - Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, Elijah Cummings, says jail time could be on the table for witnesses who ignore subpoenas and stonewall Congressional oversight.15.30 - Trump and his children are suing to block Deutsche Bank and Capital ...
04.29.2019 Neal Katyal: AG Barr wants to replace Trump as “coward-in-chief” 0.00 - Trump’s Attorney General Bill Barr threatens to skip his scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.14.45 - Former Vice President Joe Biden hammers Trump's "lies" in his first 2020 campaign rally.25.00 - Trump has now told 10,000 lies ...
04.28.2019 Bonus: Ari Melber explains the Mueller report In this bonus podcast episode, listen to Ari Melber's reporting and analysis on the Mueller report, including a special break down of the two paths forward, outlined by Mueller in the Russia probe report and why Mueller may have referred ...
04.26.2019 Ex-DOJ official: “Weak” Rosenstein let Trump, Barr use him 0.00 - New reporting from The Washington Post alleges that Mueller’s former boss, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein sold out Mueller and told Trump he was not the target of the probe, in an effort to save his job.20.00 - ...
04.26.2019 Mueller Report reveals WH plot to trick Trump out of firing Mueller 0.00 - President Trump vows to fight “all the subpoenas” coming from Congress.16.45 - Ari Melber examines past examples of Trump’s “tough talk” and breaks down why despite his words, Trump may not want “all the smoke”. 23.25 - Ari ...
04.24.2019 Mueller exposes Trump AG Barr: Did not tell the whole truth 0.00 - Former Trump staffer J. W. Verret tells Ari Melber why the Mueller report was a turning point for him, saying it clearly documents “up to 12 cases of obstruction of justice” and Trump should be impeached. 18.45 - ...
04.23.2019 Harvard impeachment expert: Trump impeachable for Mueller report 0.00 - Lawrence O’Donnell says Democrats are making a “mistake” by focusing on polling after the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, telling Ari Melber Republicans “did not pay any price whatsoever” for Clinton’s impeachment. 20.40 - Jared Kushner is taking ...
04.23.2019 How Mueller busted Trump’s “criminal intent” to obstruct justice 0.00 - In an exclusive interview, former SDNY Chief David Kelley tells Ari Melber Mueller handing off 12 cases is "a lot". 13.55 - Ari Melber breaks down the substantial evidence against Trump for the crime of obstruction in the ...
04.19.2019 Barr DOJ Fighting Nadler Subpoena for Unredacted Report Today, the first full day since the redacted Special Counsel report came out, Congress and the White House previewed the future legal fight over the release of the entire, unredacted report. Ari breaks down key details in the report with ...

Older episodes