The Weeknight

August 28, 2026, 7pm: Thousands of protestors gathered on the National Mall today to voice opposition to Donald Trump's new wave of voting restrictions measures. Rev. Al Sharpton, host of "Politics Nation," Martin Luther King III, and Arndrea Waters King join The Weeknight to react. Plus, Rep. LaMonica McIver joins the table to after a federal appeals court allowed assault charges against her to m...

August 27, 2026, 7pm: An unpopular president is making a rare appearance on the campaign trail in Texas. Bharat Ramamurti, Former NEC Deputy Director, and Dave Weigel, Politics reporter at Semafor, join The Weeknight as Donald Trump deflects blame for his poor standing with voters. Plus, Rep. Joyce Beatty was at the table after calling out Trump's latest attempt to get his name on the Kennedy Cent...

August 26, 2026, 7pm: A federal judge has lifted the final block on Trump’s mail-in ballot executive order that threatens to throw the midterms into chaos. Janai Nelson, President of the Legal Defense Fund, and Jason Johnson, MS NOW political contributor, join The Weeknight to discuss. Plus, Republican Strategist Brittany Martinez joins the table to react to Trump barely getting his chosen candida...

August 25, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump's endorsement power is put to the test in South Carolina as voters voice frustration over his war of choice with Iran and soaring prices. Democratic Strategist Chuck Rocha breaks it down. Then, Norm Eisen, Co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, joins The Weeknight to discuss the ongoing legal fight over the Trump administration's effort to restrict mail-in vot...

August 24, 2026, 7pm: The Supreme Court just dealt a major blow to election integrity today by easing the way for Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in ballots. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, and Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of MediaMatters, join the Weeknight to discuss. Plus, Trump's dealmaking skills are called into question after trade talks with Cana...

August 21, 2026, 7pm: Democrats are hopeful about their odds of gaining a Senate majority come November's midterm elections, while an unpopular president is stumping for a Republican running for a safely red Senate seat. Jess Mackler, the president of Emily’s List, joins the conversation. Plus, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins The Weeknight as Donald Trump threatens to sue a liberal...

August 20, 2026, 7pm: The DNC is suing the Trump administration for failing to respond to its public records request on potential plans to seize ballots in the upcoming midterm elections. Norm Eisen, fmr. ambassador and Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund joins The Weeknight to respond. And, MS NOW exclusive reporting reveals Trump’s close personal aide Natalie Harp work...

August 19, 2026, 7pm: Trump’s corruption saga continues as he welcomes crypto executives to the White House after personally pocketing $1.4 billion from an industry he regulates.  MS NOW political analyst Kimberly Atkins Stohr joins The Weeknight to react. Plus, State Rep. Angie Nixon joins the table after her surprising victory in last night's Democratic Senate Primary in Florida.  For more, foll...

August 18, 2026, 7pm: More primaries are underway as Trump's approval rating falls to an embarrassing second term low that matches the lowest point of his first term. Matthew Bartlett, MS NOW political analyst, and Mo Elleithee, Executive Director of Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, join The Weeknight to discuss. Then, NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke joins the table to rea...

August 17, 2026, 7pm: Attorney General Todd Blanche refuses to pledge that the Justice Department will remain independent from Donald Trump, and threatens to take the administration’s fight for access to state voter rolls all the way to the Supreme Court. Angelo Carusone, president of Media Matters, and Ankush Khardori, former federal prosecutor, join The Weeknight to discuss the stakes. Plus, Tex...

August 13, 2026, 7pm: Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered an uncharacteristically normal speech to the Justice Department workforce in a stark difference from his daily efforts to weaponize the DOJ. Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to break down the Trump admin's latest attacks on the rule of law and election integrity. Plus, independent journalist Katie Phang joins the table to discuss her laws...

August 12, 2026, 7pm: Trump's DOJ is going to extraordinary lengths to punish the President's enemies, now convening a rare special grand jury to potentially release a report related to any subject of Trump's ire. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins The Weeknight with his plans to fight back. And, as the self-enrichment of Donald Trump reaches new levels of absurdity, Truth Social is getting sued for i...

August 11, 2026, 7pm: Sweeping changes inside Trump's DOJ to shield the president from prosecution are underway, hours after Trump's former personal attorney is sworn in as AG. MS NOW Legal Analyst Mary McCord joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, Trump is rolling back decades of childhood vaccine guidance, signing an executive order calling for children to be vaccinated against 11 diseases…...

August 10, 2026, 7pm: Trump is workshopping new, xenophobic attacks against Democrats in a desperate attempt to scare voters ahead of the midterms, while his own approval ratings tank. MS NOW Political Contributor Jason Johnson and Ashley Davis, fmr. White House official under the George W. Bush administration, join The Weeknight to respond. Plus, Brian Poindexter, the Democrat running to unseat e...

August 7, 2026, 7pm: Senate Republicans seem all but certain to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Sky and Amanda Roberts, the family of late Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, and Democratic Sen. Peter Welch join The Weeknight. Plus, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins The Weeknight as the Trump Administration escalates its retribution campaign against Federal Reserve Governor...

August 6, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump is embarrassed and humiliated by his historically low poll numbers, but the president doesn’t seem to be shifting his priorities ahead of the midterms. Maine's Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson joins The Weeknight to discuss how his campaign is targeting voters' frustrations to help unseat his opponent. Plus, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen joins The Weeknight as Republi...

August 5, 2026, 7pm: Sen. Jeff Merkley joins The Weeknight to explain why he is introducing the "For Our Republic Act," which aims to curb Trump's escalating authoritarian abuses, and provide Congress with a roadmap to reassert its authority against him. And, after last night's tight primaries, Virginia Dems have an uphill battle to retake control of the House this fall. Gov. Abigail Spanberger sh...

August 4, 2026; 7pm: Former U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin joins The Weeknight after Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Trump’s former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche, to be the next Attorney General. Plus, MS NOW reporters Jacob Soboroff and Ali Vitali, and analysts join the conversation as results begin to roll in on a key primary election night. For mor...

August 3, 2026; 7pm: Donald Trump hits new lows to protect his ego, doubling down on support for the DOJ's controversial "slush fund" after his acting attorney general claimed it had been rescinded. Former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou and Media Matters President Angelo Carusone join The Weeknight to react. Plus, D.C. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is spotted leaving the White House after Trump p...

July 31, 2026; 7pm: The Justice Department is admitting there were installation issues with the president’s Reflecting Pool project. Senator Cory Booker joins The Weeknight to react to Trump’s numerous attempts to weaponize the Justice Department, all as the president’s plan to quickly confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General is unravelling. Plus, ABC is calling out the federal government for “att...

July 30, 2026; 7pm: Sen. Alex Padilla joins The Weeknight with the latest on Donald Trump's openness to delay Todd Blanche's nomination for AG, as two GOP holdouts have, so far, stalled the vote.  And, Marc Elias joins the table to discuss why Trump’s new Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, has yet to be sworn in days after he was confirmed and the many consequences of failed leadershi...

July 29, 2026; 7pm: BREAKING: Sen. Thom Tillis tells MS NOW that the vote to advance Todd Blanche’s nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee is likely canceled. Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Giuffre, and Miles Taylor, Founder of Defiance.org, join the Weeknight hosts to discuss. Plus, Sen. Jacky Rosen sits down with the Weeknight to react to Trump's rele...

July 28, 2026; 7pm: Trump's unqualified pick for DNI is confirmed by the Senate, but Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General is facing new roadblocks. Michael Feinberg, MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst, and Ankush Khardori,Former Federal Prosecutor, sit down with the Weeknight hosts to react. Then, bestselling co-author of Regime Change  and NY Times White House Corresponde...

July 27, 2026; 7pm: Trump struggled to stay on message in battleground Michigan after his team reportedly gave vulnerable Republican candidates permission to distance themselves from his unpopular agenda. Matthew Bartlett, MS NOW Political Analyst, and Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of MediaMatters, join the Weeknight trio to react. Also, Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester sits down with the Weeknight...

July 24, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump will address journalists at tonight's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, after threatening to revoke broadcast licenses for major networks and subpoenaing journalists. In previewing his speech, the President described it as “vicious.” Michele Goodwin, Constitutional Law Professor at Georgetown University, joins the table to discuss. And Skye Perryman,...