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2WAY Week in Review

A big week at 2WAY, marked by the launch of a new season of “The Morning Meeting” and the debut of “The Backstory” with the Daily Mail

Mark Halperin

May 8

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Sometimes, all you need to get through the day is a good conversation — and there’s no better place for one than the 2WAY community.

Joined by Elizabeth Pipko and Doug Friednash, we broke down the latest intelligence out of Iran, Trump’s luncheon with Angel Moms and Gold Star families, the political battlelines already taking shape ahead of the midterms, and much more on “2WAY Tonight.”

THIS WEEK

Meghan McCain asks why travelers are still booking cruises as reports of deadly hantavirus cases spread across the high seas on “Citizen McCain.”

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“The Group Chat” dives into California’s increasingly cringeworthy gubernatorial primary showdown.

Follow “The Group Chat” on their new YouTube channel—subscribe now: youtube.com/@groupchat2way

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On “The Morning Meeting” we announced Kevin and Larry as the formal co-hosts, as well as an impressive list of contributors:

“The Backstory”

2WAY x the Daily Mail launched “The Backstory” — a new way to get the latest scoops straight from the reporters and editors breaking the news.

“NEXT UP”

Yesterday on “Next Up,” I broke down Marco Rubio’s accelerating rise inside Republican politics and why more people are starting to see him as a real force in the 2028 conversation.

I also responded to the backlash over my “8 for ’28” rankings — and explained why some of the criticism may actually prove the larger point about how the race is already taking shape.

Plus, NewsNation’s Leland Vittert joined me for a wide-ranging discussion on Iran and the shifting balance of power in the Middle East, while Hyma Moore laid out how Democrats may try to blunt Rubio’s momentum before it grows stronger.