It was the first flagship signature news broadcast on both MSNBC and CNBC.

During the 2000 United States presidential election, The News was the main program for MSNBC's coverage.

John Seigenthaler (and later various hosts such as Soledad O'Brien, Forrest Sawyer, and some of the presenters from CNBC and MSNBC) often substituted for Williams during his absence, mainly because of Williams' duties as substitute on NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw.

The final edition of The News was on May 14, 2004, exactly one week after the cancellation announcement.

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