The Weekend

VP Harris plans a major swing through the must-win Rust Belt and continues her push to win over voters outside of the Democratic Party’s traditional base with 51 days to go until Election Day. Plus, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson on the steps being taken to prevent another attempt to overturn the presidential election. 

One day before early voting begins in must-win Pennsylvania, VP Kamala Harris is working to bring communities together while Trump continues to foster division while spreading racist lies about Haitian immigrants. Plus, Mary Trump on her new memoir “Who Could Ever Love You” with new revelations about her family’s dysfunction.

After nearly 70-million people saw Vice President Harris and Trump debate Tuesday, voters are really getting to know to Kamala Harris is. Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele and Symone Sanders Townsend talk to Democratic party chairs of Nevada and Pennsylvania about the push to win their states. Plus, Harris-Walz campaign staffers, Kevin Munoz and Maca Casado join to talk about what the campaign is doing for Hispanic Heritage Month.

Will they or won't they? Vice President Harris pushes for a second debate as she keeps up the campaign momentum at rallies in swing states across the country. Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend and Alicia Menendez speak to DNC chair Jaime Harrison about the Harris-Walz campaign, and about the dangerous lie Trump is spreading about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Plus, Assistant House Democratic Leader, Congressman Joe Neguse on the contentious fight to fund the government past October.

MSNBC's Ali Velshi gives a special preview of the second season of the “Velshi Banned Book Club.” Book banning is happening more and more. Removing literature from library shelves, school syllabi, and summer reading lists isn’t just blatant censorship; it is the tip of the sword that threatens American democracy itself. In this preview, Ali reflects on why this issues is so personal for him and his family. Listen to the first two episodes now and follow the series: https://link.chtbl.com/vbbcs2_fdlw. 

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Kamala Harris plans to use her first debate with Donald Trump to chip away at a crucial area where he’s managed to maintain a competitive edge: the economy. Plus, award-winning actor Billy Porter joins to discuss Broadway for Harris.

Donald Trump’s unhinged behavior puts even more focus on the immense double-standard in coverage between himself and VP Kamala Harris. Plus, Harris-Walz Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks on the campaign’s plan to barnstorm the battleground states after the debate. 

The Harris-Walz campaign launches a Weekend of Action to expose Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda to remake the executive branch in Donald Trump’s image, as former Vice President Dick Cheney officially endorses Kamala Harris to be president. Plus, Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins to discuss how reproductive rights have become such a major dilemma for Trump.

Three days out from their first, and possibly only, debate clash, VP Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are spending the weekend in very different ways: Harris is preparing while Donald Trump is insulting women who have accused him of sexual misconduct. Plus, former CIA Director John Brennan joins to discuss Russia’s newly exposed election disinformation campaign.

The Harris-Walz campaign isn’t letting Donald Trump run away from Project 2025, the extreme right-wing plan to completely overhaul the federal government. But Trump isn’t doing himself any favors by speaking at an event co-sponsored by the group that wrote it. Plus, Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz react to the discovery of six dead Israeli hostages, including one American.