Episodios

  • Secrets to Staying Ahead of the News, What Trump's Really Like, and Mark's Dad on "Enemies" List
    Jun 12 2025

    Mark Halperin kicks off the show by unveiling his unique reporting strategy that helps him stay ahead of today’s top news stories. Mark explains why the tougher immigration talk is coming, the potential real-world fallout of Israel attacking Iran’s nuclear program, and the China trade deal that highlights a concerning vulnerability for Americans.

    Plus, Mark explores the unpredictable Trump-Musk dynamic and why what happens next could have profound effects on real lives. Miranda Devine joins to share insights from her new Trump interview, discuss Congressional investigations into Biden, and reflect on how Hunter Biden’s laptop led to her big break. Finally, Mark and Morton Halperin celebrate an early Father’s Day, with Mark’s dad recounting how Nixon and Kissinger’s actions landed him on the enemies list, led to wiretaps, and much more.

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    1 h y 13 m
  • Raids, Riots & Roadblocks: California in Turmoil, Democrats Sidetracked on 2028 Plans
    Jun 10 2025

    Mark Halperin kicks off the show with a deep dive into the California immigration protests—what’s really driving the unrest, how the media is covering (or spinning) the story, and why it matters far beyond the West Coast. He also breaks down why some Democrats publicly blaming law enforcement could end up boosting Trump and the GOP. Then, Mark turns to the road to 2028: revisiting the GOP’s successful—and still secretive—2024 strategy that returned Trump to the White House, and examining how Democratic infighting and DNC dysfunction are keeping the party from mounting a credible counterstrategy. Later, Batya Ungar-Sargon and Dan Turrentine join the conversation to explore the Democrats’ immigration dilemma, potential new leadership within the party, and how the Left’s messaging is driving working-class voters straight into Republican arms. Can Democrats win them back—and how?

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    1 h y 13 m
  • What Happens When Trump is Furious With You, and Rebrand Fails by Karine Jean-Pierre & Meghan Markle
    Jun 5 2025

    Mark Halperin kicks off the show with the latest news about Trump’s current relationship with Elon Musk, reveals what it is like to have Trump both love you and hate you at the same time, and describes what it is like to get a phone call from a furious Donald Trump. Meghan McCain joins Mark to discuss failing rebrand attempts by Meghan Markle and Biden’s controversial press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre. Plus, Meghan says the media will finally drop the softball interviews during the former press secretary’s upcoming book tour and will make Jake Tapper’s brutal media blitz seem like “Disneyland,” by comparison. Then, Silicon Valley’s congressman, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), explains why Democrats lost the tech hub to the GOP, what the left can do to win it back, and why he thinks the Democrat 2028 nominee should try to be more like Trump.

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    1 h y 7 m
  • Media Doubles Down on Double Standards, and the Russia and Ukraine Stalemate With No Path to Peace
    Jun 3 2025

    Mark Halperin begins the show by exposing the way the dominant legacy media is doubling down on their double standards, the false way they covered the Elon Musk salute compared to Cory Booker, and more. Then legendary journalist David Ignatius joins to talk about the stalemate and war of attrition shaping up between Ukraine and Russia, why there's no path to peace right now, why Putin is able to withstand the need for a ceasefire because public sentiment is in his favor, how Europe and Trump are reacting to the current situation, and more. And Sen. Jim Banks joins to talk about the threat of China, why he and Elizabeth Warren are completely aligned right now on the push against NVIDIA, whether America should accept Chinese college students, and more.

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    1 h y 10 m
  • Why JD Vance is Far Ahead of 2028 GOP and Dem Contenders, and Newt Gingrich on Trump's Unique Appeal
    May 29 2025

    Mark Halperin breaks down why JD Vance is the runaway favorite to be the GOP nominee and president in 2028 right now, why the current slate of potential Democratic 2028 nominees are so weak, the way to build a "Frankenstein" candidate featuring all the Dems' best traits, and more. Then Newt Gingrich, author of "Trump's Triumph," joins to talk about Trump's unique brand of intelligence, his ability to act in the moment but also show patience, the way his "alpha male" energy helps him politically, the decline of the woke movement, what elites don't get about Trump and his appeal, a coming Democratic civil war between the AOC and Schumer wings, and more.

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    1 h y 5 m
  • Secrets to Trump's Washington, Trump's War on Harvard, and Why the Dems are Lost in the Wilderness
    May 27 2025

    Mark Halperin begins the show by describing the culture of Donald Trump's Washington in the second term based on a series of conversations he's had with lobbyists on both sides of the aisle. He lays out the keys to get on Trump's good side, his complicated relationship with billionaires, why he'll forgive but never forget, and more. Then Batya Ungar-Sargon and Bridget Phetasy, who also host shows on 2Way, to talk about why Trump is going to war with Harvard and other symbols of the elites, whether average people care about the fight, and more. Then Democratic Rep. Ritchie Torres joins to talk about the state of his party today, how it can reposition itself for the future, and more. And Kim Rivers, CEO of Trulieve, joins to talk about where Trump stands on the issues of medicinal and recreational marijuana, the state of the industries today and what might happen next, whether a federal law to reclassify cannabis could be coming, and more.

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    1 h y 9 m
  • Megyn Kelly on Viral Tapper Interview, Plus How to Fix the Media, and Sen. Cotton on D.C. Shooting
    May 22 2025
    Megyn Kelly joins Mark to discuss her explosive interview with Jake Tapper, how she thinks Tapper fell short, and what he still needs to admit about his role in the Biden acuity decline cover-up. Mark lays out a plan for the media to fix its credibility problem, starting with the need for newsrooms to clean house. Plus, Sen. Tom Cotton joins to discuss the D.C. Israeli Embassy staffer shooting, why the U.S. can’t allow Iran to develop a dangerous nuclear capability, and how the influence of the woke left has declined but could come back if Democrats retake power.
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    1 h y 8 m
  • Why The Bidens are "Big Liars," and Joe Scarborough on His "Best Biden Ever" Moment and What He Saw
    May 20 2025
    Mark Halperin breaks down Biden’s cancer diagnosis announcement and why the timing of it raises serious red flags. Mark explains the reasons why the Bidens can’t be trusted and warns that the media coverage since the announcement shows signs the press is already slipping back into the bad habit that cost them their credibility: the media’s mistaken belief that the Bidens don’t lie – even now. Plus, Joe Scarborough and Mark Halperin take their years-long private debate public for the first time on "Next Up." Scarborough details what led him to making the “best Biden ever” viral comment, and why he still believes Biden’s “bad days” didn’t mean he was incapable of governing.
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    1 h y 15 m
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