{"id":2581476,"date":"2026-03-18T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-axes-part-of-morning-joe-in-significant-shake-up\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:17:57","slug":"ms-now-axes-part-of-morning-joe-in-significant-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ms-now-axes-part-of-morning-joe-in-significant-shake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"MS Now Axes Part of &#8216;Morning Joe&#8217; in Significant Shake-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fms-now-axes-part-of-morning-joe-in-significant-shake-up%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581476&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>MS NOW,formerly MSNBC,is launching a major programming overhaul ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-workers-face-high-levels-of-harassment-and-abuse-new-poll-shows\/\" title=\"New poll reveals high levels of harassment and abuse faced by poll workers\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>,trimming one hour from morning Joe and reshuffling anchors across daytime and late-night slots. The changes aim to refresh the lineup, move hosts into new roles, and position the network for upcoming political coverage. <\/p>\n<p>Key changes:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Morning Joe becomes a 6-9 a.m. block, with Jonathan Lemire co-anchoring the 8 a.m. hour instead of the 9 a.m. hour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Alicia Menendez takes over the 12-2 p.m. slot, with Mondays shortened to one hour.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chris Hayes will anchor Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ali Velshi takes over The 11th Hour,replacing Stephanie ruhle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Stephanie Ruhle moves to a 9-11 a.m. weekday morning slot focusing on politics and money.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Ana Cabrera will depart the network as part of the shake-up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The changes include internal staff realignments and a forecast that more staff will be added by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The changes,announced by MS NOW President Rebecca Kutler,take effect in June and are framed as a strategy to strengthen the channel\u2019s lineup and coverage as the 2026 midterms approach. The reporting on the shake-up includes coverage from The Hollywood Reporter and The Guardian.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>MS NOW &mdash; formerly MSNBC &mdash; has decided to cut one hour from &ldquo;Morning Joe,&rdquo; hosted by Joe Scarborough and his wife Mika Brzezinski, in addition to other changes that will alter the network entirely.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;MS NOW is overhauling its lineup from morning through night, moving anchors around and adjusting time periods as the Versant-owned cable channel prepares to cover the looming 2026 midterm elections,&rdquo; an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/ms-now-shakeup-morning-joe-1th-hour-velshi-ruhle-1236537970\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article<\/a> from The Hollywood Reporter said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Morning Joe&rdquo; will return to a three-hour format from 6-9 a.m. ET, with Jonathan Lemire co-anchoring the 8 a.m. hour instead of the 9 a.m. hour.<\/p>\n<p>Alicia Menendez, co-host of &ldquo;The Weeknight,&rdquo; will take over the 12-2 p.m. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-crashes-viewers-cut-in-half-in-3-weeks-cnn-beats-fox-in-daytime-viewers-msnbc-beats-fox-in-every-prime-time-slot-but-tucker\/\" title=\"FOX NEWS CRASHES! 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Beats FOX in Every Prime-Time ... but Tucker!\">time slot<\/a>, with the show eventually going from two hours to one hour on Mondays, while Chris Hayes will again anchor Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>MS NOW President Rebecca Kutler announced the change during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">channel&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s daily editorial call on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>She also issued a memo to employees saying that staff will be able to assume new roles within the company if their show is affected.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As part of these programming changes, team members will have the opportunity to shift into new roles to support new priorities,&rdquo; Kutler wrote. &ldquo;In most cases, comparable opportunities will be available to employees as these changes take shape. Overall, we expect to have more people working at&nbsp;MS&nbsp;NOW&nbsp;by the end of 2026 than we do today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am confident that these changes will make what is already a successful lineup even stronger in the future,&rdquo; she added, per a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/media\/2026\/mar\/18\/ms-now-ruhle-joe-rogan-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Guardian.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are fortunate to have so many exceptional journalists on our air, online, and behind the scenes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The changes will take effect in June. They will also include host Ali Velshi taking over the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >late-night show &#038;ldquo<\/a>;The 11th Hour&rdquo; from &ldquo;It&rsquo;s Happening&rdquo; co-host Stephanie Ruhle.<\/p>\n<p>Ruhle will move to a new morning slot from 9-11 a.m. on weekdays, where she will focus on politics and money after covering the stock market&rsquo;s opening bell.<\/p>\n<p>Ana Cabrera, who anchored a 10 a.m. news show for MS NOW, will leave the network as part of the shake-up.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The changes include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Morning Joe will run 6-9 a.m. ET, with Jonathan Lemire joining the 8 a.m. hour instead of the 9 a.m. slot.<br \/>\n&#8211; Alicia Menendez\u2019s The Weeknight will take over the 12-2 p.m. slot and will eventually be shortened to one hour on Mondays.<br \/>\n&#8211; Chris Hayes will anchor Monday nights at 8 p.m. ET.<br \/>\n&#8211; The network\u2019s president, Rebecca Kutler, announced the changes during an internal editorial call, noting that staffers may move into new roles to support the evolving priorities and that more people are expected to be working at MS NOW by the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Other shifts include Ali Velshi taking over The 11th Hour from Stephanie Ruhle, who will move to mornings (9-11 a.m.) to focus on politics and money. Ana Cabrera will be leaving the network as part of the shake-up. 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