Guests: Robert Reich, Josh Kovensky, Tim Miller, Alexi McCammond
As the MAGA Congress investigates nonsense, a roaring American economy is drowning out the noise ahead of the State of the Union. Then, the disgraced ex-president made an absurd question a Republican primary litmus test. And as the George Santos allegations outpace explanations, the new report on our Queens crimefighter setting off Spidey Senses everywhere.

Hayes: U.S. life expectancy is declining. Biden should act.

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Guests: Kristy Greenberg, Suzanne Criag, Phillip Hamilton, Lisa Friedman, Michelle Goldberg
Donald Trump's fixer will take the stand. Tonight: what we learned from witnesses in court today—and why it's all a prelude to the key witness. Then, a wild story Trump corruption hiding in plain sight. And about that "No Going Back” book tour...the crucial takeaway about the media, Kristi Noem, and the dog she killed.

Trump reads positive press clippings about himself to bide time during trial

Guests: Lisa Rubin, Harry Litman, Amanda Carpenter, Luis A. Miranda, Jr.
Donald Trump's attorneys mock and shame Stormy Daniels—and the people's witness apparently holds her own. Tonight: the wild cross examination of the woman at the center of the cover-up and the two big rulings that caused the defendant to storm off. Plus, is a sitting Republican Senator helping skirt the judge's gag order?

Trump's 'nuts and sluts defense' against Stormy Daniels backfires

Guests: Andrew Weissmann, Mary McCord, Sahil Kapur, Ben Rhodes
Judge Cannon delays the classified document trial indefinitely. Tonight: the failure of the courts to hold Donald Trump accountable. Then, President Biden heads to Wisconsin to troll his rival's Foxconn failure. And a major embarrassment for Marjorie Taylor Greene.

Marjorie Taylor Greene fails to oust Speaker Mike Johnson; Trump weighs in too late

Guests: Lisa Rubin, Harry Litman, Jen Psaki, Hala Gorani
Stormy Daniels takes the stand and tells the jury what happened with Donald Trump—and how she was paid for her silence. Tonight: the impact of her testimony on the case. Lisa Rubin and Harry Litman watched it all happen and join live tonight. Then: with one candidate in a courtroom and the other on the campaign trail, how are the polls this tight?

‘Jump scare’: Stormy Daniels testifies about sexual encounter with Trump

Guests: Kristy Greenberg, Olivia Nuzzi, Catherine Christian, Tara Setmayer, Timothy Noah, Eric Cortellessa
The People call Hope Hicks to the witness stand. Tonight: gripping testimony from a Trump insider on the Trump campaign's attempt to catch and kill. And what the jury heard about campaign panic over the Access Hollywood tape. Then, new reporting on how to project a second trump term—and how to predict Trump's second pick for VP.

Hayes: U.S. life expectancy is declining. Biden should act.

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