The Weeknight

May 6, 2026, 7pm: Commerce Secy. Howard Lutnick sat for an interview before the House Oversight Committee behind closed doors today. It seems lawmakers were left with more questions than answers about his ties to Epstein. Rep. James Walkinshaw was in the room and joins The Weeknight.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.  To listen to this show and other MS pod...

May 5, 2026, 7pm: The White House braces for a Democratic takeover of the House, and the oversight that could bring. Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, and Kurt Bardella, publisher of The Watchdog Report and co-host of The Party Lines podcast, join The Weeknight to discuss. And, with election workers targeted, maps redrawn, and lawsuits piling up, there is a sweeping GOP pu...

May 4, 2026, 8pm: Fmr. CIA Dir. John Brennan joins The Weeknight to discuss the Trump DOJ’s repeated, failing retribution campaign against the President’s perceived enemies. And, Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman responds to the Supreme Court’s temporary restoration of mifepristone mail access.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.  To listen to this show and...

May 4, 2026, 7pm: Sky high gas prices are driving down President Trump’s poll numbers. Plus, Republicans have launched a full-scale redistricting blitz across the South, igniting a high-stakes fight over voting rights and political power. Alabama is just one state racing to redraw its districts. Rep. Shomari Figures joins The Weeknight to discuss the battle that could force him out of Congress.  F...

May 1, 2026, 7pm: Protesters marched in dozens of cities from coast to coast, airing their frustration with the state of the country. MS NOW Political Analyst and pollster Cornell Belcher breaks down the President’s sagging popularity. Plus, more southern states look to roll back the clock on voting rights with new redistricting efforts. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), the Chair of the DCCC, tells us h...

April 30, 2026, 7pm: Democratic Whip Katherine Clark joins The Weeknight as Trump’s approval rating drops to a new second-term low. And, MS NOW reports the Trump DOJ's retribution campaign against ex-FBI Dir. James Comey kicked into overdrive only after Pam Bondi was fired from her post as AG. Rep. Ro Khanna joins The Weeknight to discuss.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightms...

April 29, 2026, 7pm: House Oversight sets a date to grill former Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein files as a new indictment accuses James Comey of threatening Donald Trump. Rep. Robert Garcia joins The Weeknight with the latest. And, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth turns combative on Capitol Hill, dodging questions about the Pentagon’s staggering $1.5T budget request. Rep. Chrissy Houlah...

April 28, 2026, 7pm: MS NOW Senior Investigative Correspondent Carol Leonnig and MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst Michael Feinberg respond to the Trump admin’s second indictment of James Comey. And, as Trump hosted King Charles at the White House, Rep. Pramila Jayapal was one of several lawmakers at a roundtable for survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse. She joins The Weeknight to...

April 27, 2026, 8pm: Trump's response to the weekend's attack at the White House Correspondent's Dinner was clear: let's build the ballroom. Media Matters President Angelo Carusone and Eugene Daniels, Senior MS NOW Washington Correspondent and host of "The Weekend" join the hosts to discuss. And, Republican Thom Tillis is ending his blockade against the President's nominee to replace Fed Chair Jer...

April 27, 2026, 7pm: Sen. Jacky Rosen was at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and joins The Weeknight to respond to the lack of transparency from the administration. Plus, The Weeknight hosts react to the first royal visit to the White House in nearly 20 years, as the UK-US relationship grows tense over the Iran war and fallout of the Epstein files release.   For more, follow us on Instagram...

April 24, 2026, 7 pm: Donald Trump’s Justice Department dropped its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell… for now. Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya and MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Correspondent Ken Dilanian weigh in. Plus, Miles Taylor, the founder of Definace.org, joins the conversation to discuss the President’s sinking approval rating. For more, follow us on Instagram...

April 23, 2026, 7pm: The battle over redistricting is escalating as Trump claims the vote was “rigged.” Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to explain why Republicans are so worried ahead of the midterm elections. Plus: New scrutiny on the Epstein files as the DOJ watchdog reviews the release. One year after Virginia Giuffre’s death, her family joins The Weeknight.  For more, follow us on Instagram and...

April 22, 2026, 7pm: Breaking: A fifth vote on an Iran war powers resolution just failed in the senate as Trump's incoherent foreign policy unravels. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, member of the Armed Services Cmte., joins The Weeknight with the latest. The New York Times reports a new, brazen attack on the First Amendment from the Trump admin: using FBI resources to investigate a reporter after publishing...

April 21, 2026, 7pm: Today senators grilled Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Jerome Powell as Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Sen. Tina Smith questioned Warsh and joins the hosts as Trump aims to bend the Central Bank to his political will. Plus: MS NOW Chief Data Reporter Ali Velshi breaks down the first results out of Virginia, where voters are deciding on a redistricting effort t...

April 20, 2026, 8pm: “Feeble-minded, trigger-happy” Gov. Tim Walz unloaded on Trump’s Iran war while launching a new PAC to rebuild Democrats’ rural bench. He joins The Weeknight tonight to discuss. And, Trump is once again weaponizing his Department of Justice to relitigate past elections and cast doubt on future ones, as the Assistant AG of the Civil Rights Division demands past election materia...

April 20, 2026, 7pm: The hosts respond to the surprise resignation of Trump's scandal-ridden Labor secretary, Lori Chavez-DeRemer. And just sworn in, Rep. Analilia Mejia joins The Weeknight for her FIRST interview as a member of Congress. Her landslide win cemented a key seat in New Jersey.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other...

April 16, 2026, 7pm: 11 House Republicans have joined Democrats to reinstate temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants, a rare GOP rebuke of Trump’s immigration agenda. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who led the House effort, joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, days after Trump faced bipartisan blowback for his Jesus-like social media posts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is comparing the ne...

April 15, 2026, 7pm: Senate Republicans blocked another attempt to rein in President Trump’s war with Iran. Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins The Weeknight to discuss. And, Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to respond to breaking news about the Trump administration’s attempt to rewrite history on Trump’s first impeachment.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightm...

April 14, 2026, 7pm: OMB Dir. Russ Vought will appear before the House Budget Cmte. tomorrow where he will face tough questions about the war in Iran and the steep cuts in the Trump admin’s new budget. Rep. Brendan Boyle, ranking member of the House Budget Committee joins The Weeknight. And, Rep. Robert Garcia is threatening to hold ex-AG Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress for refusing to appear be...

April 13, 2026, 8pm: President Trump is using his large social media platform to pick a fight with the Pope, even posting an AI image depicting himself as Jesus. Former Biden Senior Advisor John McCarthy joins the table to discuss. Plus, Trump says gas prices could get even higher ahead of the midterms. Republican congressional candidate Joe Hathaway and Neera Tanden, the President and CEO of the...

April 13, 2026, 7 pm: A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports comes after peace talks failed this weekend in Pakistan. Frank Kendall, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Bloomberg’s Jeff Mason join the Weeknight to discuss the military and economic implications. Plus, Rep. Ro Khanna joins The Weeknight hosts, as Republicans in Congress feel the backlash from constituents over T...

April 10, 2026, 7pm: Congress is out of the loop and Americans are paying the price of Trump’s war in Iran ahead of scheduled ceasefire negotiations. Sen. Chris Coons joins the hosts to discuss how Dems are preparing to hold the administration accountable. And, new reporting reveals Trump has promised pardons to top administration officials before he leaves office. Rina Shah, geopolitical adviser...

April 9, 2026, 7pm: Army survivors of the deadly attack in Kuwait are now disputing the Pentagon's characterization of events, as the shaky ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. appears to hold, for now. MS NOW Natl. Security Analyst John Kirby joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, First Lady Melania Trump held a surprise press conference this afternoon where she denied ties to late sex offende...

April 8, 2026, 7pm: Ex-AG Pam Bondi seems to be dodging accountability for her mishandling of the Epstein files release. Acting AG Todd Blanche now says she’s not obligated to appear at her scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Committee. Rep. James Walkinshaw, a member of House Oversight, joins The Weeknight to respond. And, Democrats in Wisconsin and Georgia had another set of strong p...

April 7, 2026, 7pm: Dems are demanding Congress vote on Trump’s war of choice, as the President repeatedly makes erratic decisions without consulting the legislative branch. One of those lawmakers, Rep. Eugene Vindman, joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump’s fmr. personal lawyer, told a crowd this afternoon that it’s the president’s “duty” to weapon...