New Trump-Stormy Daniels story is déjà vu

Plus, Harris addresses the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

VIEW IN BROWSER MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 THE LATEST Harris' media blitz has revealed something rotten in the state of punditry By Symone D. Sanders-Townsend Vice President Kamala Harris is on a media blitz in the final stretch of the presidential campaign. In recent days, Harris has chatted with the hosts of "The View" and drunk beer with Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show" and made appearances on the popular podcasts like "Call Her Daddy" and "The Breakfast Club" with Charlamagne tha God. She even called in to The Weather Channel ahead of Hurricane Milton's landfall.   And on Wednesday evening, she took the boldest step of all, walking into the lion's den of the most famous conservative TV network in the country: Fox News.   This is a preview of Symone D. Sanders-Townsend's latest article. Read the full column here. For more thought-provoking insights from Michael Steele, Alicia Menendez and Symone Sanders-Townsend, watch "The Weekend" every Saturday and Sunday at 8 a.m. ET on MSNBC. TOP STORIES JESSICA LEVINSON What Rachel Maddow's new revelation about Stormy Daniels could mean for Trump's sentencing This truly is déjà vu all over again. Read more. AYMAN MOHYELDIN Yahya Sinwar's death has left more questions than answers Israel has inched closer to its stated objective of diminishing Hamas' governance of Gaza and ability to attack Israel. Read more. HELAINE OLEN The real reason Walgreens and other pharmacies are failing Pharmacies large and small make money in two ways. Both are under threat. Read more. JOHN C. WHITEHOUSE The data is in: Trump's age isn't getting the coverage it deserves The American people deserve candid and honest appraisals of both candidates. Read more.         TOP VIDEOS MSNBC Kamala Harris on death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar: 'Justice has been served' WATCH NOW ALL IN McConnell defends calling Trump 'despicable human being,' throws Vance under the bus WATCH NOW THE BEAT WITH ARI Georgia 2024 'early vote' smashes records, as Harris hits Trump with GOP teammates WATCH NOW ALL IN 'Unintelligible': Trump's mental decline on display in final stretch to election WATCH NOW MORE FROM MSNBC Season two of Ali Velshi's podcast "Velshi Banned Book Club" features culturally impactful literature and gives context to the book banning epidemic as a threat to American democracy. This week, Ali looks at two novels that prove how serious childhood is and how painful growing up can be, by Katherine Paterson and Stephen Chbosky. Listen to the seventh episode now for free. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the week before it drops, and ad-free listening to the entire series. Tomorrow, MSNBC Films presents "My Generation." The four-part documentary series from NBC News studios takes an in-depth look at four distinct generations and how members of each have been shaped by the cultural and political events of their time. This week: Millennials – born between 1980 and 1996 – narrated by Kristen Bell. Watch an all-new episode of "My Generation" tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET on MSNBC.    MSNBC INSIGHTS Have you ever wanted to provide MSNBC with your opinion about their TV programs, documentaries, and digital products, such as MSNBC.com, newsletters, and podcasts? Now is your chance! Join the MSNBC Insights Community.   Download the MSNBC App: 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 PRIVACY | CONTACT | UNSUBSCRIBE