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Tune in Mondays through Fridays at 7pm ET for "The Weeknight," hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Luke Russert.
After two deadly ICE shootings in Maine and Texas six days apart, ICE is pausing some immigration vehicle stops across the country to review its policies. The Weeknight breaks it down.
BREAKING: Trump's Justice Department has just subpoenaed law firms it previously cut deals with at the beginning of Trump’s second term, according to new reporting from the New York Times.
“An absolute lie”: @lukerussert.bsky.social destroys Trump’s 2020 election fraud claims
PLUS: Senate Democrats just delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s defense budget, as the U.S. conducts new strikes against Iran. @merkley.senate.gov of the Foreign Relations Committee joins The Weeknight to weigh in.
TONIGHT: @raskin.house.gov of the House Judiciary Committee joins The Weeknight ahead of consequential Senate confirmation hearings for two Trump loyalists: acting AG Todd Blanche and DNI nominee Jay Clayton. Plus, Donald Trump's efforts to sow doubt in the electoral process.
“The chess master”: @lukerussert.bsky.social says Sen. Mitch McConnell's absence is thwarting Trump's agenda
“History will judge the complicit”: The Weeknight hosts reflect on Sen. Lindsey Graham's career
BREAKING: Comey seeks to dismiss "86-47" charges as vindictive and selective prosecution
TONIGHT: Trump's agenda is in limbo after the death of his close ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the lengthy absence of Mitch McConnell. Plus, MS NOW confirms Trump will use the power of the Oval Office to promote election lies in a primetime address. Tune in at 7PM.
“This is not a UFC fight”: Nevada Secy. of State blasts Trump’s voter suppression efforts
“It’s racist”: The Weeknight reacts to Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth’s rejection of diversity in the military after updated Naval grooming requirements were unveiled that will disproportionately hurt Black service members.
Trump's voter suppression efforts are full speed ahead, as he fires the last members of the bipartisan election assistance commission, which helps states prepare and run elections efficiently. Cisco Aguilar, NV Secy. Of State, joins The Weeknight to respond.
Acting AG Todd Blanche is accused of withholding more than 2 million documents in the Trump DOJ's mishandling of the Epstein files release. House Oversight Dem @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to break it down.
“The horror is constant”: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese denounces ICE violence and inhumanity, as protests erupt in Texas after officers shot and killed a Mexican man during a traffic stop.
“Slap your name on whatever the hell you want”: The Weeknight hosts respond to Trump’s obsession with his own likeness after Palm Beach International Airport rebrands in Trump's name
Plus, Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. joins The Weeknight as protests erupt in Texas after ICE shot and killed a Mexican man during a traffic stop.
Republican Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley joined Democrats in demanding answers from FBI Director Kash Patel on his spending. @welch.senate.gov, who also sits on Judiciary, joins The Weeknight to discuss that and preview Todd Blanche’s upcoming confirmation hearing.
“He has not missed a paycheck”: The Weeknight hosts respond to growing calls for transparency as Sen. Mitch McConnell enters his third week of hospitalization with no public explanation.
BREAKING: Trump reveals he hasn't spoken to Sen. Mitch McConnell’s amid his extended hospitalization and has “no idea how he’s doing."
“This is better, Mr. President?”: Michael Steele rips Trump after new strikes in Iran
In Donald Trump’s latest attempt to undermine elections, his Justice Department sent letters to all 50 states threatening election officials with “criminal penalties” if noncitizens vote. Democracy Docket’s @marcelias.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to react.
“The president ran the country. He didn’t run construction”: The Weeknight torches Trump’s latest fixation: renovating the ionic columns on the White House’s North Portico.
“Why are we having a conversation about communism?”: Michael Steele responds to Trump’s repeated claims that Democrats are “communists” in a seemingly desperate attempt to scare voters ahead of the midterms.
“Trump crime family”: @robertgarcia.house.gov is laying the groundwork to investigate Trump’s personal enrichment from the presidency, as new reporting reveals the party is preparing a "hostile audit" of his $2.2 billion haul revealed in financial disclosures.
Dems aren't waiting to check Trump on his monetizing of the office, as new reporting reveals they're preparing a "hostile audit" of his $2.2 billion financial disclosures. @robertgarcia.house.gov is one of those Democrats leading the charge, and he joins The Weeknight to break it down.
“How stupid do you think the American people are?”: @michaelsteele.bsky.social blasts Trump and the Republican Party for using scare tactics, labelling Democrats as socialists and communists, while he enriches himself from the White House.
“Racism is reactionary”: While many people across the country celebrated the July 4th holiday with friends and family, masked white nationalists marched through the streets of Washington, D.C. The Weeknight hosts react to the jarring photos and the lack of condemnation from the White House.
Acting DNI Bill Pulte–who lacks any intelligence experience but has embraced Trump’s election conspiracies–is executing the president's wishes, reportedly firing dozens of intelligence officials. Fmr. Senator Jeff Flake joins The Weeknight to weigh in.
“Anything that's bad for Alex Jones is good for the rest of us”: The Weeknight hosts celebrate the launch of The Onion's parody of Alex Jones' conspiracy platform, Infowars.
“None of this is normal”: MS NOW national security and intelligence analyst Michael Feinberg applauds former special counsel Jack Smith for speaking out against Trump’s weaponization of the DOJ and his petty retribution campaigns.