The Weeknight

February 6, 2026 7p: Leader Hakeem Jeffries and even some members from the President’s own party are condemning the racist video posted on Donald Trump’s social media. Jason Johnson and Michelle Goldberg join The Weeknight hosts react. Plus, Trump’s FBI is inviting secretaries of state to a meeting about the 2026 elections. Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who received one of those invit...

February 5, 2026 7pm: Lawmakers received a redacted whistleblower complaint against ODNI Director Tulsi Gabbard after months of delay. Additionally, a democratic senator’s brief and ominous letter to CIA Director John Ratcliffe is raising concerns. Former CIA Director John Brennan joins The Weeknight to discuss what that could mean. Plus: White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says she “can’...

Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels were once at odds as White House staffer and White House reporter. Now they’re friends and colleagues—each co-hosting their own shows at MS NOW. But their off-air conversations are where the real action is. Their new show, “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to their groupchat, the liveliest—and most informative—in news. Whether it’s ICE getting...

February 4, 2026 7pm: Fulton County, Georgia Commissioner Dana Barrett joins The Weeknight to discuss the latest on the county’s fight for more answers. Plus: the Trump administration says it’s withdrawing 700 federal agents from Minneapolis, but local officials do not think it’s enough to justify a de-escalation of force. Rep. Adelita Grijalva joins The Weeknight to respond. For more, follow us o...

February 3, 2026 7pm: Congresswoman Delia Ramirez of Illinois, member of the Homeland Security Committee, joins The Weeknight with MS NOW senior political and national reporter Jacob Soboroff following today’s hearing on ICE’s brutal immigration tactics. And, Maine Gov. Janet Mills joins the conversation to discuss her demands that DHS release the full list of the 206 ICE detainees in her state.  ...

February 2, 2026 8pm: Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member on the House Oversight Committee, joins the table as victims say the Justice Department’s redaction failures seem like an intimidation tactic. Plus, pressure is growing on the Justice Department to investigate border czar Tom Homan as ICE operations expand in Minnesota. Sen. Jacky Rosen joins The Weeknight to discuss why she is demanding a r...

February 2, 2026 7pm: A group of local prosecutors are teaming up to fight back against ICE. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner join to discuss how they plan to hold federal agents accountable. Plus, Maryland is the latest state to stand up to the Trump administration’s partisan redistricting efforts. Gov. Wes Moore joins The Weeknight with the...

January 30, 2026 7pm: MS NOW political contributor and Editor-at-Large for The 19th Errin Haines joins The Weeknight with MS NOW legal analyst Mary McCord to respond to former cable news host Don Lemon’s release from police custody after being arrested for covering a protest at a church in Minnesota, amid state-wide protests against ICE. Plus, the Senate just passed a funding package, but not in t...

January 29, 2026 7pm: Sen. Blumenthal joins The Weeknight to break down details of a newly reached deal to keep the government open. Plus, MS NOW political analyst Tim Miller and former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor discuss the latest in Minneapolis as Border Czar Tom Homan hints at withdrawing federal troops from the city.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.no...

January 28, 2026 7pm: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is introducing new legislation to redirect excessive ICE funding to local police as a growing number of Republicans are demanding an investigation into Alex Pretti’s shooting. She joins The Weeknight to discuss.  And, Texans are marching in solidarity with families being held at a nearby ICE detention facility, following the arrest and detention of...

January 27, 2026 7pm: Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias joins the hosts to break down what's next for the immigration crackdown in Minnesota as Customs and Border Patrol leader Greg Bovino leaves Minneapolis. Plus: Rep. Robert Garcia joins The Weeknight with the latest as House Dems threaten to impeach DHS Secy. Kristi Noem if Trump doesn't fire her first. For more, follow us on Instagram and Bl...

January 26, 2026 8pm: Senate Dems are vowing to oppose a spending bill that includes ICE funding, growing the risk of a government shutdown at the end of January. Sen. Chris Coons joins The Weeknight to discuss.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted b...

January 26, 2026 7pm: After speaking with Donald Trump, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says his main ask was that operation metro surge end… he now says some federal agents will begin leaving the area tomorrow. St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her joins The Weeknight to weigh in. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads,...

January 23, 2026 7pm: Maine Gov. Janet Mills is blasting ICE, calling them "secret police" as federal immigration operations expand in her state. She joins The Weeknight to discuss the increasingly violent tactics. Plus, former FBI agent and MS NOW national security and intelligence analyst Michael Feinberg joins The Weeknight to explain why FBI Director Kash Patel just fired at least 6 agency lea...

January 22, 2026 7pm: Following former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony about his investigations into Donald Trump, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who questioned Smith today, and former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, who watched from the gallery, join the conversation.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts wit...

January 21, 2026 7pm: Lawmakers are expected to question Jack Smith Thursday on his investigations into Donald Trump. Rep. Ro Khanna joins The Weeknight to discuss. Plus, Trump is claiming he has secured a “framework of a future deal” on Greenland with NATO after pressuring our European allies in an unhinged address in Davos. Ret. Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling and Robert Kagan, contributing writer for th...

January 20, 2026 7pm: Today marks one year of Donald Trump’s second term. Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to break down the president’s actions and the administration’s impact over the past year. Plus: Trump’s Justice Department is escalating its investigation into a list of Democratic officials in Minnesota over their response to ICE’s violent actions in their state. One o...

January 19, 2026 8pm: As Trump threatens to escalate the militarization of Minneapolis, new polling reveals only 38% of Americans approve of his handling of immigration. Joining The Weeknight to respond: MS NOW national security and intelligence analyst Michael Feinberg, President of Media Matters Angelo Carusone, and Minnesota State Rep. Aisha Gomez.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky...

January 19, 2026 7pm: Rep. Gregory Meeks just returned from Denmark and joins The Weeknight to break down what Trump’s warning letter means for repeated threats against Greenland. Also joining the conversation: MS NOW international affairs analyst and former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and former Trump White House official Sarah Matthews.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky...

January 16, 2026 7pm: MS NOW justice and security analyst Ken Dilanian joins the conversation with Ex-DHS and White House official Andrea Flores and MS NOW political analyst Tim Miller to break down the Trump administration's new investigation into MN Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry. Plus, Rep. James Walkinshaw joins The Weeknight just after his trip to Minneapolis for Democrats’ fie...

January 15, 2026 7pm: Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota joins The Weeknight to respond to ICE’s escalating violence against protestors in Minneapolis following last week’s fatal shooting of Renee Good. Plus, Washington Post columnist Max Boot and MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rohde break down Trump’s latest threats to Venezuela and Greenland.  For more, follow us on Instagram and Blue...

January 14, 2026 7pm: Rep. Jason Crow is jone of the Democrats contacted by the DOJ after appearing in a video urging military members to refuse illegal orders. He joins The Weeknight to respond. Plus, a week after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, support for the agency is collapsing. Rep. Jared Moskowitz joins The Weeknight to discuss Democrats’ latest moves to hold DHS accountab...

January 13, 2026 7pm: Several federal prosecutors have resigned after the DOJ's Civil Rights Division decided not to investigate last week's ICE shooting in Minneapolis. And Donald Trump was caught on video flipping off someone at an auto plant in Michigan. Rep. Ro Khanna joins The Weeknight to respond. Plus: Trump lashed out at 5 Republican senators who supported the Venezuela War Powers Resoluti...

January 12, 2026 8pm: Rep. Robin Kelly has announced plans to file articles of impeachment against DHS Secy. Kristi Noem following last week's shooting in Minneapolis. She'll join the table to break down how she and other Democrats are fighting back to hold ICE accountable. Plus, breaking news from the New York Times explains the Trump administration may have committed a war crime during its first...

January 12, 2026 7pm: Rep. Brendan Boyle joins The Weeknight to discuss Trump's latest political target: Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Plus, the hosts react to new details about Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent last week.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.  To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up...