The Briefing with Jen Psaki

The Briefing with Jen Psaki is a political news program on MSNBC hosted by former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki airing Tuesdays through Fridays at 9:00 pm ET. The program originally began on March 19, 2023, as a Sunday program titled Inside with Jen Psaki, and quickly became one of MSNBC's most-watched weekend programs, leading it to be expanded to Mondays. On May 6, 2025, the program was retitled to its current name and moved into MSNBC's primetime lineup.

The Briefing with Jen Psaki
Also known as	Inside with Jen Psaki (2023–2025)
Genre	Political news program
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Original release
Network	MSNBC
Release	March 19, 2023 (2023-03-19) – present
Related
The Rachel Maddow Show Alex Wagner Tonight

History

Psaki described the series as aiming to step back and provide viewers with a "big picture" take on the week's events, avoiding overt partisanship, while maintaining her authentic voice as a former campaign and communications official for Democratic politicians.^[1] The show debuted on March 19, 2023 and became MSNBC's most-watched weekend premiere since January 2019.^[2]

On September 25, 2023, Inside added a second, prime time edition on Mondays at 8 p.m. ET; the program substituted for All In with Chris Hayes, which had moved to a Tuesday–Friday schedule to accommodate Chris Hayes' other projects.^[3] Inside's Sunday episodes were MSNBC's highest rated program on weekends.^[4]

Following the 2024 United States presidential election, the program was retitled The Briefing with Jen Psaki,^[5] and moved to a Tuesday–Friday schedule in a new 9 p.m. time slot on May 6, 2025, replacing Alex Wagner Tonight and substituting for The Rachel Maddow Show (which had moved to a Monday-only schedule in 2022 for similar reasons).^[6][4][7]