Next Up with Mark Halperin
Next Up with Mark Halperin delivers unique political insight and reporting, with timely conversations featuring prominent voices in politics, media, and policy.
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Trump Demolishes East Wing and His Critics’ Emotional Stability, Shutdown Latest, and Dems 2028 Strategy
Mark kicks off today’s episode with his new reported monologue on Washington’s latest drama: the controversy over Donald Trump’s White House ballroom. He unpacks how a simple construction project became the Left’s newest moral anguish—and what the frenzy reveals about the lingering Trump Derangement Syndrome that still
Trump Dominates the Narrative, Plus CBS vs. Bari Weiss, and Struggling Dems, with Meghan McCain and Ben Ferguson
Mark opens today’s episode with a reported monologue on why President Trump’s presidency continues to dominate headlines and shape America’s political mood. He breaks down the forces — in media, politics, and public opinion — that keep Trump at the center of every national conversation. Then Meghan McCain and Ben Ferg
Inside the Dems’ Identity Crisis, and Scott Jennings on Trump, Vance, and Filling KY’s Senate Seat
Mark Halperin opens today’s show with his new reported monologue on the Democrats’ identity crisis — a deep dive into how the party has built its identity around resistance, and why that playbook has failed in the view of many Democrats. For years now, anti-Trump applause lines have filled the space where ideas used to
The Seven Secrets Behind Trump’s Peace Deal and Israel’s Next Test, With Dan Senor & Morton Halperin
Mark Halperin kicks off today’s episode with his new reported monologue going inside Donald Trump’s historic Middle East peace deal — and the quiet strategy and disciplined tactics that secured the agreement and left even the president’s fiercest critics speechless. Beneath the spectacle, Halperin reveals the seven sig
Katie Porter Snaps, Pam Bondi's Senate Roast, MTG Gets Praise From CNN, and “Lucky” Leland Vittert
It’s been one of the most unintentionally hilarious weeks in politics — and Mark Halperin can’t resist a good laugh. He kicks off today’s show with the top five most outrageous stories and viral moments of the week: Katie Porter’s on-camera meltdowns, Pam Bondi’s Senate roast, and CNN suddenly embracing Marjorie Taylor
Legacy Media Meltdown Over Bari Weiss, Michael Knowles on MAGA’s Israel Divide, & Detoxing the Dems for 2028
Mark Halperin opens today’s show with his reported monologue dissecting the legacy media meltdown over Bari Weiss’s appointment as editor-in-chief of CBS News. He unpacks the internal uproar and the outrage from many of the same type of left-leaning journalists who once drove Weiss out of The New York Times — and expla