The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Rachel Maddow leads a panel of her MS NOW colleagues in analysis of the historic 2026 midterm elections and their implications, sort term and long term, for the U.S. political landscape.

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Rachel Maddow leads a panel of her MS NOW colleagues in analysis of the historic 2026 midterm elections and their implications, sort term and long term, for the U.S. political landscape.

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November 3, 2026; 10pm: Election night coverage tracks a major Democratic wave, with projected Senate and gubernatorial flips in Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and other states reshaping control of Congress and key governorships.

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November 3, 2026; 9pm: MS NOW projects Democrats will take control of the U.S. House with a minimum of 235 seats, while Senate races in Texas, Ohio, South Carolina, and Kansas move toward Democrats. The coverage tracks major flips, historic governor wins, and what the House result means for oversight, subpoenas, and the balance of power in Washington.

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October 31, 2025; 9pm: With Election Day days away, the episode examines Trump’s late-campaign volatility, Republican efforts to manage his impact, and Pete Buttigieg’s case on costs and corruption.
Plus, Jen Psaki points out that the outrage that Donald Trump and his supporting Republicans are expressing over new New York Times reporting that Democrats had a hand in recruiting a candidate to the Alaska Senate race with the same name as the Republican incumbent, Dan Sullivan, rings hollow when Republicans also have a record of "ballot stacking" spoiler candidates, including in that very same race.

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