The Weeknight

October 6, 2025 7p: Donald Trump’s hand-picked U.S. attorney can’t find any career prosecutors willing to bring James Comey to trial. Politico’s Ankush Khardori and the President and Chair of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, join The Weeknight to break down the MSNBC exclusive reporting. Plus, Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona discusses why she is still waiting to be sworn into Congre...

October 3, 2025 7pm: Tim O’Brien and Catherine Christian discuss a new letter from the fired national security prosecutor warning that President Trump’s political firings at the Department of Justice make us all less safe. Then Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.) and Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham (Ret.) discuss Trump’s expanded use of federalized troops in American cities. And Rep. Melanie Stansbury...

October 2, 2025 7pm: Former DC Police Officer Michael Fanone and Former RNC Spokesman Tim Miller react to the Trump Administration’s escalating rhetoric around U.S. Troops in American cities. Plus, MSNBC Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard delivers insight into the Trump Administration’s plans to slash the federal workforce. And Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) talks about the latest develop...

October 1, 2025 7pm On day one of the government shutdown, Democrats are standing firm - aiming to protect health care benefits Republicans want to cut. Reps. Greg Casar and Jasmine Crockett join The Weeknight with the latest on negotiations as hundreds of thousands of federal workers are furloughed nationwide. Plus two civil rights lawyers at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Palme...

September 30, 2025 7pm: The Weeknight hosts talk to two retired Generals after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth delivered a dangerous politicized speech to America’s military leaders. Plus,  Sen. Chris Coons talks about negotiations in the Senate as the government barrels towards a shutdown. And as Trump doubles down on his retribution campaign against his perceived enemies, two Dems have introdu...

September 29, 2025 8pm: The Comey case is being hailed as the “first domino,” raising the question of how far Trump will go to enforce the political retribution that has fueled his movement for years. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins The Weeknight to respond to this escalating moment and the looming government shutdown.   For more, follow us on Instagram and Blu...

September 29, 2025 7pm: Shutdown brinkmanship is reaching a fever pitch as fears of mass layoffs ripple through the federal workforce. Rep. Brendan Boyle, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, joins The Weeknight to explain what’s at stake. Plus, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield responds to Trump’s deployment of federal agents to Portland.    For more, follow us on Instagram and Blue...

September 26, 2025 7pm: MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin and Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, join The Weeknight with the latest developments in the indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey Plus, Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns to both Nexstar and Sinclair’s ABC-owned stations after a week-long blackout. Author Corey Brettschnieder and fmr. Federal Trade Commissioner Alvaro...

September 25, 2025 7pm:  MSNBC reports former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted. MSNBC legal analysts Mary McCord and Kristy Greenberg join The Weeknight to discuss. Plus: Top Democrats in the House and Senate are investigating whether law firms that cut deals with the Trump administration earlier this year are breaking the law by providing free legal work for the president. Sen. Richard...

September 24, 2025 7pm: MSNBC Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian joins The Weeknight to break down his new reporting with Carol Leonnig revealing Former FBI Director James Comey’s expected indictment by Trump’s DOJ. Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance and Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias also join the conversation. Plus, House Oversight’s top Democrat, Robert Garcia, joins to disc...

September 23, 2025 7pm: House and Senate Democrats are investigating the Trump administration’s decision to shut down an FBI probe into Border Czar Tom Homan, who was caught taking a $50,000 cash bag, sources/attribution told MSNBC. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins The Weeknight to discuss. Plus, Rebecca Slaughter, the lone Democrat on the Federal Trade Commi...

September 22, 2025 8p: Following the news of Jimmy Kimmel’s return to his late-night slot, conservative broadcast group Sinclair says it will preempt the show across ABC affiliate stations. Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the Federal Communications Commission, joins The Weeknight to react to the breaking news. Plus, Kamala Harris is out with a new book detailing her 107-day whirlwind presidential...

September 22, 2025 7p: “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is returning to television Tuesday night following the show’s suspension last week. Angelo Carusone, President and Chair of Media Matters, and Neera Tanden, President and CEO of The Center for American Progress, join The Weeknight hosts to discuss ABC’s decision to reinstate the late-night show after widespread backlash. Plus, Donald Trump is very public...

The U.S. Attorney in Virginia, who refused to file criminal charges against a perceived political enemy of the President, has resigned under pressure from the White House. MSNBC legal analyst Kristy Greenberg, MSNBC Senior Investigative Correspondent Carol Leonnig, and President and CEO of Democracy Forward Skye Perryman react to the breaking news. Plus, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), who...

Donald Trump is now floating the idea of revoking the FCC licenses of TV networks he claims are “against” him. That decision could fall to FCC Chair Brendan Carr, the same man who just ramped up pressure on ABC to punish Jimmy Kimmel over a monologue about Charlie Kirk. Democratic Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota joins The Weeknight to respond. Plus, Congressman Ro Khanna introduces a motion to sub...

September 17, 2025 7pm: Former President Barack Obama warns the nation is in a "political crisis" after Trump and his allies use Charlie Kirk’s killing to justify silencing opponents and going after the “radical left.” DNC Chair Ken Martin joins The Weeknight after condemning political violence and calling for unity. Plus, ousted CDC officials call for RFK Jr. to resign and warned his vaccine agen...

September 16, 2025 7pm: Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, member of the House Judiciary Committee, joins The Weeknight ahead of FBI Director Kash Patel’s appearance before that panel tomorrow. Plus: Former Sen. Joe Manchin, in his new book “Dead Center: In Defense of Common Sense,” takes aim at Washington’s “toxic” political culture. He joins The Weeknight to discuss.   For more, follow us on Instagram a...

September 15, 2025 8pm: The House Oversight Committee has received new documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate, including a previously redacted name from his infamous 50th birthday book. Rep. Robert Garcia, the committee’s ranking member, joins The Weeknight with the latest. Plus, fmr. federal prosecutor Maureen Comey is suing the Trump administration over her firing. Anthony Coley, former Biden D...

September 15, 2025 7pm: Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt talks about the importance of leadership in times of national division. Plus, fmr. Democratic congressman Connor Lamb and MSNBC Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard break down how Democrats and Republicans should be responding to the dangerous political environment we’re in following the murder of Charlie Kirk. And the Trump admini...

September 12, 2025 7pm: Memphis mayor Paul Young joins The Weeknight to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s threat to send the National Guard into his city. Plus, Senate Republicans are invoking the “nuclear option” in their voting rules to speed up the confirmation process for Trump’s lower-level nominees.   MSNBC host of “Way Too Early” Ali Vitali, along with Eugene Daniels, co-host of MSNBC’s...

September 11, 2025 7pm:  Rev. Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation and founder of the National Action Network, joins The Weeknight as the FBI combs through tips to track down the shooter who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Plus, The United States commemorates the 24th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.   For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnbc. To liste...

September 9, 2025 7pm: Reps. Eric Swalwell and Jared Moskowitz, join The Weeknight to discuss the GOP efforts to reopen the wounds of one of the most divisive events in American history: January 6th. Plus, MSNBC political analyst Tim O’Brien and host of “The Bulwark” podcast Tim Miller and join to break down the latest denial efforts by Trump in as another bombshell is released in the Epstein scan...

September 8, 2025 8pm: Rep. Jasmine Crockett from the House Oversight Committee weighs in on the fight for transparency on The Epstein Files. Plus legal analyst Mary McCord and political analyst Kimberly Atkins Stohr weigh in on the newly-released Epstein estate documents, and new reporting from the New York Times on JP Morgan Chase and Epstein. And, Political Analyst Brendan Buck and Media Matter...

September 8, 2025 7pm: Political Strategist Lucy Caldwell and Former Naral President Ilyse Hogue weigh in on Donald Trump’s growing Epstein Scandal, after the House Oversight Committee released a birthday message apparently from Trump to Epstein in 2003. Plus, FWD.US Vice President Andrea Flores joins the conversation to discuss a new Supreme Court ruling allowing racial profiling in South Califor...

September 5, 2025 7pm: Former CIA Director John Brennan and Fmr. Rep. Max Rose, a combat veteran, weigh in on the President’s attempt to rebrand the Department of Defense the “Department of War.” Plus, as the House Oversight Committee prepares to see new, unredacted Epstein documents, attorney Norm Eisen and Legal Analyst Kristy Greenberg join the conversation. And former Labor Department Chief of...