
The Beat with Ari Melber
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.
Latest episodes

Jun 26, 2025 • 41min
Major Setback to Trump Mega-Bill
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, June 26, and reports on the mayor blow to President Trump's agenda in the Senate and the escalating tensions between the Trump administration and the press over its coverage of the U.S. strikes in Iran. Plus, filmmaker Wes Anderson joins. Robert Reich, Molly Jong-Fast and Karim Sadjadpour also join.

Jun 26, 2025 • 41min
Top DOJ Officials Grilled on Capitol Hill
MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, May 25, and reports on on top DOJ officials facing tough questions on Capitol Hill after a whistleblower alleged one DOJ leader wanted to tell the courts “f* you.” The claim was denied under oath. Melber also covers the Democratic primary for NYC mayor. Emily Bazelon, John Flannery and Jumaane Williams join the show.

Jun 24, 2025 • 40min
Trump Aides Plotted to Tell Courts “f*** you,” Says DOJ Insider
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, March 24, and reports on the bombshell allegation that a Trump DOJ official plotted to tell courts “f* you,” according to a DOJ insider. Melber also reports on the Israel-Iran ceasefire and Trump’s budget troubles. Andrew Weissmann, Gen. Wesley Clark and Don Lemon join.

Jun 23, 2025 • 42min
Trump Says Israel and Iran Have Agreed To a "Total Ceasefire"
MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Monday, June 23, and reports breaking news: President Donald Trump claims on social media that Iran and Israel have agreed to a full ceasefire. Maya Wiley, Yamiche Alcindor, Ambassador Dennis Ross and General Barry McCaffrey join.

Jun 20, 2025 • 42min
Jude Blocks Trump Attempt to Attack Harvard
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Friday, June 20, and reports on major setbacks for President Trump’s immigration agenda, presidential abuse of power and growing backlash against the nation's top health official, RFK Jr. Brad Lander, Dr. Fiona Havers, Sec. Louis Caldera, Juanita Tolliver, and Emily Bazelon join.

Jun 19, 2025 • 42min
Pressure on Trump's Iran Policy as Tensions Rise
MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts “The Beat” on Thursday, June 19, and reports on President Trump’s Iran policy and the growing resistance against his administration. Plus, rapper Warren G and MSNBC’s Alex Wagner join Melber for the latest “Fallback” installment. Chai Komanduri and David Rothkopf also join the program.

Jun 19, 2025 • 41min
Trump Touts Military Powers After Massive Weekend Protests
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, June 18, and reports on President Trump's abuse of power, the future of The Democratic party and the conflict in The Middle East. Amb. Dennis Ross, Michael Hirschorn, Maya Wiley and Molly Jong-Fast join.

Jun 17, 2025 • 49min
Courts weigh Trump's military powers after national protests
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts The Beat on Tuesday, June 17th, and reports on the court cases weighing Trump's military powers after national protests, Sen. Mike Lee backing down after vitriolic posts mocking an assassination, and the Trump family facing tariff hypocrisy as they launch a new "gold phone" business. Jason Johnson, Joyce Vance and Francis Fukuyama join.

Jun 16, 2025 • 42min
More than 2,100 anti-Trump demonstrations held across U.S. over weekend
MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts The Beat on Monday, June 16 and reports on more than five million attending anti-Trump demonstrations over the weekend, Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband killed in their home Saturday in an apparent act of political violence, and new fallout over Donald Trump's unprecedented move to deploy active duty troops in L.A. Rep. Kelly Morrison, Eugene Robinson, Paul Rieckhoff and Lena Waithe join.

Jun 14, 2025 • 41min
Marines Deployed to a U.S. City for the First Time in 30 Years
MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts The Beat on Friday, June 13th, and reports on Trump's mobilization of the military in the United States, California's court case against Trump's use of the National Guard within the state, Rep. McIver's charges over a clash with law enforcement at a New Jersey ICE facility, and the latest in the Middle East. Rep. LaMonica McIver, Barry McCaffrey, and Tyler Perry join.