The Beat with Ari Melber

Ari Melber, MSNBC
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May 13, 2025 • 41min

Dr. Oz Joins The Beat

Dr. Oz, the Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joins the discussion with his insights on the evolving landscape of U.S. healthcare. He highlights a new executive order aimed at lowering drug prices and the stark contrasts in medication costs between the U.S. and Europe. The conversation also delves into healthcare inequities, Medicaid complexities, and the intersection of healthcare with social justice issues. With a focus on vulnerable populations, Oz sheds light on the moral implications of recent policy decisions.
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May 12, 2025 • 42min

Heat on Trump Over Plan to Accept Luxury Jet from Qatar

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Monday, May 12, and reports on on President Donald Trump’s openness to accepting a lavish jet from Qatar’s royal family, his retreat from a trade war with China and day one of the Diddy trial. Nancy Erika Smith, Jacob Soboroff and Norm Eisen join.
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May 9, 2025 • 42min

Trump Aide Floats Suspending Habeas Corpus

MSNBC’s Antonia Hylton hosts “The Beat” on Monday, May 9, and reports on top Trump adviser Stephen Miller saying the administration is “looking at” ways to end due process protections for unauthorized immigrants in the country. Hylton also covers the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka during a congressional visit to a New Jersey ICE facility. Plus, Hylton reports on Trump’s ongoing trade war and legal battles. Jelani Cobb, Julian Zelizer, Ramzi Kassem, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ryan Walters and Molly Jong-Fast join.
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May 8, 2025 • 42min

Trumps Tariffs Rejected by Markets and Most Americans

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, May 5, and reports on President Trump's unpredictable agenda that is upending markets, his barrage of lawsuits over frequently unlawful or unconstitutional orders and the new Pope. Plus, Al Sharpton and Al B. Sure! make a "Fallback" appearance. Aziz Huq and Catherine Rampell also join the show.
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May 7, 2025 • 41min

Trump Faces Scandal Over Pocketing Millions

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, March 7, and reports on President Trump’s crypto-related corruption and his mounting legal losses. Melber also covers the developing story that Voice of America will begin airing programming from the right-wing outlet One America News. Plus, Melber is joined by filmmaker Ava DuVernay for an extended conversation. Steve Herman, Darrick Hamilton and Richard Painter also join.
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May 7, 2025 • 42min

Canada's New Leader Clashes with Trump at White House

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Tuesday, May 6, and reports on President Trump's economy and ongoing trade war, inequality in America and Trump's attack on NPR and PBS. Chris Hughes, Paula Kerger and Justin Wolfers join.
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May 6, 2025 • 42min

GOP veteran knocks “Scrooge” Trump over tariff pain

MSNBC’s Ari Melber hosts The Beat on Monday, May 5th, and reports on the economy and rule of law under the second Trump administration, as well as RFK Jr.'s recent actions with respect to the Department of Health and Human Services. Caleb Silver, Eugene Robinson, Joyce Vance, and R.J. Cutler join.
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May 3, 2025 • 42min

SCOTUS Justice Rebukes Trump's Attacks on Judges

MSNBC's Melissa Murray hosts "The Beat" on Friday, May 2, and reports on President Trump's abuse of power, the economy and grassroots resistance. Kris Mayes, Daniel Hornung, Eugene Daniels, Molly Jong-Fast, Aisha Mills and Deborah Archer join.
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May 2, 2025 • 41min

Trump Ousts Mike Waltz as National Security Adviser

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Thursday, May 1, and reports on the first major ousting of a Trump White House official and new heat on billionaire Elon Musk. Plus, Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett joins for an extended conversation on the future of the Democratic party. Ron Isana, Jason Johnson and Sabrina Singh also join.
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Apr 30, 2025 • 41min

U.S. Economy Shrinks Under Trump

MSNBC's Ari Melber hosts "The Beat" on Wednesday, April 30, and reports on Donald Trump's economy, his challenges to the rule of law, Elon Musk in Trump's first 100 days and Trump's attempted shakedown of prominent U.S. institutions. Teddy Schleifer, Jared Bernstein, and Julian Zelizer join.

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