October 4, 2026; 9am: This week, President Trump headed to what would be considered Republican “safe spaces” – Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama. Last night he took to a more competitive territory in Ohio, and tomorrow he will head to Nebraska. With just one month away from the midterms, the latest polls show Trump’s overall job and economic approval ratings are at a new low, raising questions about the motive behind this latest campaign blitz. Democratic Nominee for Alabama Governor, former Senator Doug Jones, joins “The Weekend” to discuss.

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October 4, 2026, 8 AM;Vice President JD Vance this week urged voters to turn out for Republican candidates in the state where Trump won three times, as polling shows Florida's senate race could be tighter than expected. However, in stumping for Republican Ashley Moody, the vice president unleashed a shocking attack on Moody's Democratic challenger Angie Nixon, calling on her to leave the country. Nixon joins The Weekend to discuss her campaign and the latest attack by Vice President Vance.

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October 4, 2026; 7am: With the midterms just 30 days away, there’s growing concern about election interference. In President Trump’s TIME Magazine interview this week, he declined to rule out declaring a national emergency around the midterms. MS NOW has confirmed the Republican-led George state election board is asking the Justice Department to intervene in the state’s voting systems. And this week, House Democrats held a hearing on election security. Democratic Congressman Suhas Subramanyam of Virginia, a member of the House Oversight Committee, and Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, join “The Weekend” to discuss.

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