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
Directed by	Rob Katko
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]

On May 6, 2025, as part of a larger revamp of MSNBC's primetime schedule following the first hundred days of the second Trump administration, Inside moved to a Tuesday–Friday schedule at 9 p.m. to replace Alex Wagner Tonight (which itself was established as a substitute for The Rachel Maddow Show after it moved to a weekly schedule for similar reasons), and was renamed The Briefing with Jen Psaki. The rebranding came from Psaki's belief that the idea of "insiders know[ing] all the answers" felt "out of touch with the moment and what we learned from last year", and that The Briefing was more reflective of her goal of providing an understanding of White House developments and what they mean to viewers.^[5][4][6]