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The Weeknight · September 29 · 42 min

'It's a Trump issue'

September 28, 2026, 7pm: With just 36 days until the midterm elections, Donald Trump is producing desperate propaganda ads to boost his dismal approval ratings … with your taxpayer dollars. Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone joins The Weeknight with MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barron Lopez to break it down. And, Senate Democrats are taking action against voter suppression efforts from Trump’s cabinet, accusing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin of pressuring states to participate in illegal activities, threatening to remove grant funding if said states fail to comply with the administration’s wishes. MS NOW Legal Analyst Mary McCord joins The Weeknight to respond. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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September 28, 2026, 7pm: With just 36 days until the midterm elections, Donald Trump is producing desperate propaganda ads to boost his dismal approval ratings … with your taxpayer dollars. Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone joins The Weeknight with MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barron Lopez to break it down. And, Senate Democrats are taking action against voter suppression efforts from Trump’s cabinet, accusing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin of pressuring states to participate in illegal activities, threatening to remove grant funding if said states fail to comply with the administration’s wishes. MS NOW Legal Analyst Mary McCord joins The Weeknight to respond.

For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS NOW podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts

To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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