The Weekend on MS NOW

Tune in Saturday at 7 am ET for interviews with:
@dem-valeriejarrett.bsky.social
Former CIA Director John Brennan
@sethmoulton.bsky.social
@rezaian.bsky.social

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BREAKING NEWS: MS NOW Reporter Mychael Schnell speaks to President Trump on his reaction to Iranians celebrating the death of the Ayatollah.

“How the heck would he know”? Congressman and Veteran @crow.house.gov blasts Trump’s comments after he flippantly warned of American casualties resulting from the U.S.’s ongoing military intervention in Iran that left their Supreme Leader dead.

“I have dreamed to see the end of [Ayatollah Khamenei]...I have complicated feelings precisely because...we are in the mix of a terrible war.” @arashtehran.bsky.social on the conflicted emotions Iranians are experiencing after their leader was killed in a major attack by the U.S. and Israel.

As world leaders react to the U.S.-Israel military operation in Iran, there’s growing concern surrounding the impact it will have on the global economy. @edwardluce.bsky.social discusses just how much it will affect Americans' pockets.

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Tune in Sunday at 7 am ET for interviews with:
Former CIA Director John Brennan
@repgregorymeeks.bsky.social
@kim.senate.gov
@crow.house.gov
@goodlander.house.gov

"The Weekend" will be back on at 9am ET for more coverage!

"The Weekend" is live early for breaking news coverage on U.S. strikes in Iran. Tune in on @ms.now.

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"The pain and suffering is real and we’re tired." John Boyd, Jr., Founder and President of the National Black Farmers Association on the impact of President Trump’s tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down this week.

“We have no idea why or what he is intending to do, and the one that has the power to make that determination is the Congress.” @meeks.house.gov calls out Trump for attempting to sidestep Congress in getting authorization for potential strikes on Iran and calls on the president to brief lawmakers.

“An insult to the millions of Americans across the rainbow that found hope in him.” Rev. Al Sharpton, Host of MS NOW "Politics Nation" on House Speaker Mike Johnson denying a request to allow Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol.

“So often it is children who are hurt by some of these signature policies” @ahylton26.bsky.social explains the importance of including children in her reporting in light of the recent interview she did with a 1st grader who was left home alone after her father was detained by ICE.

“Unlike Congress I think this branch of the government is going to play a significant role in keeping the checks and balances alive.” @adamliptak.bsky.social explains with SCOTUS' tariff ruling & other impending decisions we could see this court acting as a “counterweight” to Trump in many respects.

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Tune in Sunday at 7 am ET for interviews with:
@repgregorymeeks.bsky.social
Rev. Al Sharpton, Host of MS Now's "Politics Nation"
@repwalkinshaw.bsky.social

“It’s hard to make sense of U.S. policy because it’s somewhere between incoherent and opaque” President Emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations Richard Haass reacts to the confusing messaging from the Trump administration on potential plans for military strikes on Iran.

“Detention should be saved for people who are public safety threats, it shouldn’t be punitive” Former Acting ICE Chief of Staff @dtfleisch.bsky.social blasts the Trump administration’s plan of buying up warehouses to detain more immigrants.

“The president is a political animal, but he’s not really a party animal. He’s not growing the Republican party” Republican Strategist Matthew Bartlett reacts to Trump’s indecision to endorse a Republican candidate in the high-stakes Texas Primary Senate race

“Jesse Jackson stretched the imagination of what Black political power looks like in this country” The Weekend hosts reflect on the remarkable legacy of iconic civil rights leader and former Presidential candidate Reverend Jesse Jackson.

“What happened to the free speech absolutists of the Republican Party?” The Weekend hosts discuss the subversive way the Trump administration is trying to control politics through the cultural lens by going after daytime and late night talk shows with new FCC regulations.

‘The choices they’re making about who is the healthiest among us is very confusing” The Weekend hosts have some fun discussing the new bizarre promotional workout video from HHS featuring Secy. Kennedy and Kid Rock.

“It’s an amazing statement of disregard for the American people.” @timobrien.bsky.social on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim the American people “won’t see” any tariff revenue after the Supreme Court stuck down most of President Trump’s tariffs in a massive blow to his economic agenda.

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Tune in Saturday at 7 am ET for interviews with:
@andybeshearky.bsky.social
@agdanrayfield.bsky.social
@repsuhas.bsky.social
& Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Geoff Duncan

“They were not chosen because they are career professionals” @symonedsanders.bsky.social explains why Trump admin. officials constantly evade accountability in their respective roles.