The Weeknight
Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend, and Luke Russert's one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers, and the breaking issues of the day.
Episodes
October 16, 2026, 7pm: Today Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia, the epicenter of his past election fraud claims. This as his DOJ sues top elections officials in California, claiming they planned to count ballots from thousands of “non-citizens.” CA AG Rob Bonta joins The Weeknight to discuss. And, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill joins The Weeknight to explain why she’s calling for a “new generation of leader...
October 15, 2026, 7pm: BREAKING: The AP is reporting that five people are believed dead after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. MS NOW Senior Reporter Josh Einiger, MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst Rob D’Amico, and Rep. Janelle Bynum of Oregon join the conversation. Plus, NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke joins The Weeknight to respond to the dangerous escalation of Trump’s wid...
October 14, 2026, 7pm: Just 20 days before the midterms, Donald Trump is amplifying old election lies while stumping for election deniers in Arizona. Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries joins The Weeknight to discuss how Democrats can take the House and what they plan to do if they regain power. Plus, Republicans are privately saying they no longer believe they can win the House this November and are turning their attention to s...
October 13, 2026, 7pm: A federal judge is set to rule on Donald Trump’s media ban by midnight, but as this case plays out, the White House is openly flouting orders from other judges across the country. Jim Acosta, former CNN Chief White House Correspondent, and Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, join The Weeknight. Plus, MS NOW Legal Analyst Mary McCord joins the conversation ...
October 12, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump’s Justice Department is targeting five major television networks, in his latest escalation against the free press. Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya and MediaMatters President and CEO Angelo Carusone join The Weeknight to discuss how conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer publicly encouraged the DOJ to investigate the networks. Plus, Rep. Chris Pappas, New Hampshire Democratic Senate Nominee,...
October 9, 2026, 7pm: With just 25 days to go until the midterms, Republicans are beginning to realize that despite their war chest and gerrymandered maps, they might not be able to save this election. Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Brittany Martinez join The Weeknight as Donald Trump campaigns in New York. Plus, Journalist and author Michael Lewis joins The Weeknight to discuss his new book, offering a ...
October 8, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump’s DOJ is seeking a federal indictment against former aide Cassidy Hutchinson for her testimony in the January 6 congressional hearings. Michele Goodwin, professor at Georgetown Law, and Ankush Khardori, former federal prosecutor, join The Weeknight to weigh in. Plus, Nevada gubernatorial nominee Aaron Ford joins The Weeknight less than four weeks before the midterms to discuss data centers i...
October 7, 2026, 7pm: Republicans are scrambling ahead of the November elections, while the president is campaigning to defend a historically red seat in Texas. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins The Weeknight to react. Plus, Kristen Clarke, NAACP general counsel, joins the table to discuss how ICE is being used to undermine our elections.
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October 6, 2026, 7pm: Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis joins The Weeknight to discuss his new book, the demise of his working relationship with Donald Trump, and his party’s dimming chances of success just four weeks before the midterms. And, Sky and Amanda Roberts, family of the late Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, appear in a new ad criticizing Colorado’s GOP incumbent in what has become a tight House race. ...
October 5, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump is threatening to withhold money from states that don’t vote MAGA.
Iowa’s Democratic Senate nominee Josh Turek joins The Weeknight to weigh in, as new polling shows him in a virtual tie with his Republican opponent. The Trump administration is once again escalating its media ban, now barring Politico from Politico from boarding Air Force One. Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of Media ...
October 2, 2026, 7pm: FBI Dir. Kash Patel is doing everything in his power to help reshape the FBI and the Department of Justice in Donald Trump’s favor… from election lies to rewriting history itself. MS NOW's Ari Melber joins The Weeknight to respond. Plus, Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor, David Crowley, joins The Weeknight to discuss a devastating new jobs report and what it shows for Americans in Trump&...
October 1, 2026, 7pm: Fmr. Ambassador Norm Eisen joins The Weeknight to discuss the President’s flailing attempts to control the media, his image, and the election results ahead of November.
Sen. Maggie Hassan joins The Weeknight after sending a letter to the White House this week, demanding the Trump admin provide detailed info about its taxpayer- funded 30-second political ad that’s been airing nationwide.
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September 30, 2026, 7pm: With just 34 days until the midterm elections, Donald Trump is blaming his party for his plummeting approval rating, saying Republicans are "doing an extremely poor job of promotion." Former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori and Tre Easton, Vice President of the Searchlight Institute, join The Weeknight to break it down. And, Senate Republicans just failed at their hail mary attempt to pass any legisl...
September 29, 2026, 7pm: Sen. Chris Coons was in today’s Judiciary hearing where Republicans made an embarrassing display of their attempt to grill former special counsel Jack Smith. He joins The Weeknight to discuss.
Plus: Amy Acton, the Democratic candidate for Ohio Governor, joins the table just 35 days ahead of the midterm elections, as GOP favorability drops to record lows in traditionally red strongholds. And, Sen. Mark ...
September 28, 2026, 7pm: With just 36 days until the midterm elections, Donald Trump is producing desperate propaganda ads to boost his dismal approval ratings … with your taxpayer dollars. Media Matters President and CEO Angelo Carusone joins The Weeknight with MS NOW White House Reporter Laura Barron Lopez to break it down. And, Senate Democrats are taking action against voter suppression efforts from Trump’s cabinet...
September 25, 2026, 7pm: With just 39 days until Election Day, Trump’s dismal approval ratings are sending Republicans running, forcing them to campaign in deep red territory, and abandoning any hopes of reaching moderate or undecided voters. Congressman James Clyburn joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, Senate Republicans have spent $117 million in ads boosting Ken Paxton, despite vocal concerns from voters about his c...
September 24, 2026, 7pm: Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to discuss journalists’ renewed access to the White House Press Pool. Plus: Warning signs for Republicans, as new reporting reveals the Chair of the National Republican Senate Committee has pulled back from two key battleground states ahead of the midterms. Pollster, Democratic strategist and MS NOW Political Analyst Cornell Belcher joins The Wee...
September 23, 2026, 7pm: Sen. Cory Booker joins The Weeknight to respond to the fallout from Trump's latest foreign policy blunders as diesel prices hit historic highs and his approval numbers sink to historic lows. Plus: Trump's justification for banning the media, building a ballroom, even tanking the economy? "National security." Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins to explain the President's popular excuse to get whatever he wan...
September 22, 2026, 7pm: Behind closed doors, Republicans are preparing for the worst in November’s midterms, with one lawmaker telling MS NOW: “we’re gonna get crushed.” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, chair of the Democratic Governors Association, joins The Weeknight to react six weeks out from Election Day. Plus, the FBI was investigating donations made to Maine Senator Susan Collins, until Donald Trump retur...
September 21, 2026, 7pm: President and CEO of MediaMatters Angelo Carusone and Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, join The Weeknight to respond to the latest in Trump's attack on the First Amendment, after MS NOW, CNN and Politico sue the White House for banning journalists from the press pool. This, as the Trump admin does everything in its power to distract from its destruction of the economy. Jared Bernstein,...
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