The Weekend Primetime

The Weekend Primetime

Ayman Mohyeldin, Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton and Elise Jordan set the agenda for Saturday, Sunday, and the week ahead; fresh analysis of the week's biggest events.

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October 19, 2025 41 mins

Tonight: How much your health insurance costs could spike and how soon if the government doesn't reopen.

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This episode aired on October 19, 2025 at 8pm.


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Trump wages something that looks like war against boats in the Caribbean. Plus, the top heavy U.S. economy that's threatening to crush everyone not in the 1%. 

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This episode aired on Oct. 19, 2025 at 7pm.

 


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October 19, 2025 41 mins

Democratic lawmakers showed strong support for this weekend’s “No Kings” rallies, pushing back against Republican efforts to portray the protests as unpatriotic. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal explained the deeper significance behind the protests and why they’ve resonated so widely.

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Millions of everyday Americans of all ages and backgrounds turned out with protest signs, costumes, and a single unified message for President Trump. 

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This episode aired on Oct. 18, 2025 at 8pm. 

 


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October 18, 2025 43 mins

MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff reports from Los Angeles, one of dozens of cities across the country where Americans took to the streets today with a clear message for President Trump: You are not a king. Plus, Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman weighs in on what John Bolton’s indictment signals about President Trump’s so called retribution prosecutions.

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October 18, 2025 43 mins

MSNBC’s Jacob Soboroff reports from Los Angeles, one of dozens of cities across the country where Americans took to the streets today with a clear message for President Trump: You are not a king. Plus, hear from George Conway on John Bolton’s indictment and whether he fears that President Trump might target him next.

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October 12, 2025 41 mins

"The Weekend: Primetime". Tonight: reality vs. rhetoric in Portland. Trump is portraying the city as a warzone, but that's very different from the situation on the ground. Plus, the pressure on Speaker Johnson and the GOP grows as the government shutdown grinds on. 

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Tonight: On deck in Trump's retribution tour is his former national security adviser, John Bolton. MSNBC is reporting that a complaint or indictment against him could come as early as this week, according to two people familiar with the case.

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Trump's second term seems to be all about settling scores. He once said he'd focus on anything but retribution but his hunger for political revenge only seems to be growing stronger. MSNBC reports that criminal charges against his former national security adviser, John Bolton, could be coming any day now.

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October 11, 2025 41 mins

Tonight:  John Bolton could be next on Donald Trump's list of political foes he wants to see hit with legal action. Plus, more than one-thousand people fired from the Department of Health and Human Services. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @theweekendprime. To listen to this show and other MSNBC podcasts without ads, sign up for MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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October 11, 2025 41 mins

"The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing the heat as the government shutdown drags on. Plus, a sneak peek at MSNBC's exclusive interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris. 

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October 11, 2025 42 mins

11 days into the government shutdown, Americans are starting to feel the impact; military families are turning to food banks, and federal workers remain unpaid. President Trump says troops will be paid by October 15, but he's also pushing ahead with agency layoffs as part of his standoff with Democrats over funding.

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October 5, 2025 41 mins

"The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: Arizona’s Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva joins us to talk about her election and the significant controversy over why House Speaker Mike Johnson has delayed swearing her in. 

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"The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: A furloughed federal worker joins the show to discuss how the government shutdown is upending her life. 

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October 5, 2025 44 mins

 "The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: California Governor Gavin Newsom announces that President Trump is sending the California National Guard to Oregon amid protests in Portland. 

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October 4, 2025 41 mins

"The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: Trump marks his fourth government shutdown with controversial AI videos targeting Democrats.  

 

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This episode aired on October 4, 2025 at 8pm.

 


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October 4, 2025 41 mins

"The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: despite denouncing and distancing himself from Project 2025 on the campaign trail, Donald Trump is now embracing the far right ideology and implementing it throughout the federal government. 

 

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October 4, 2025 42 mins

Tonight: Trump threatens Illinois Governor JB Pritzker with federalizing the state's national guard. 

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This episode aired on Saturday Oct. 4, 2025 at 6pm. 

 


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September 28, 2025 26 mins

Tonight Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey on what he’s hearing from the Senate leadership about the shutdown. 

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September 28, 2025 41 mins

President Trump will sit down with top congressional leaders Monday from both sides of the aisle in the House and Senate. But the real fight isn’t about that. 

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This episode aired on Sept. 28, 2025 at 7pm.


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