Tonight: The investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz over a possible sexual relationship with a 17-year old girl. Then, heart-wrenching testimony about the death of George Floyd on Day Two of the Derek Chauvin trial. Plus, the Republican playbook: make racist policy, then complain about being accused of racism. And how vaccine passports are becoming the new mask in the Covid culture wars.

Guests: Rep. Charlie Crist, Michael Schmidt, Philip Atiba Goff, Channa Lloyd, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Paul Waldman

NYT: Justice Department investigating Rep. Gaetz over sex trafficking claim

The biggest news and political stories of the day with a commitment to in-depth reporting that consistently seeks to hold our leaders accountable.

News

Politics

Guests: Lisa Rubin, Michelle Goldberg, Charles Coleman, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Secy. Jennifer Granhom
Fox News and the criminal defendant go after the jury. Tonight: how the court is dealing with Trump's juror intimidation. Then, a major Republican beef bursts out on the House floor: how the MAGA mess just keeps getting messier. And as the Biden campaign gets a Kennedy family endorsement, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on the high stakes of this presidential election.

‘Pure thuggery’: Trump juror dismissed after ‘MAGA intimidation machine’ targets her

Guests: Olivia Nuzzi, Elizabeth Spiers, Rep. Robert Garcia, DeRay McKesson, Avishay Ben-Sasson-Gordis, Ben Rhodes
Jury selection week in New York versus infrastructure week in Pennsylvania. Tonight: the twists and tweets inside Donald Trump's criminal trial. Then, inside the MAGA revolt during today's sham impeachment. Plus, new alarm over the conservative court's take on Jan. 6 charges. And another painful answer to the question the Trump campaign just keeps asking.

‘Dumb as f---’: Trump forced to hear mean tweets about himself in court

Guests: Lisa Rubin, Catherine Christian, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Drew Harwell, Sahil Kapur
Free range Donald Trump meets no nonsense criminal court. Tonight: the second day of jury selection in a trial about so much more than hush money. Meanwhile on the campaign trail, Senator Elizabeth Warren on the stakes of Biden versus Trump. Plus, guess who's losing money as the Trump stock craters? And why Republicans are openly calling on their own speaker to resign.

Judge scolds Trump for ‘intimidating’ potential jurors on Day 2 of New York trial

Guests: Michael Fanone, Barbara McQuade, Charles Coleman, Olivia Nuzzi, David Milliband
The Republican nominee unveils a mutation of the big lie. Then, the final approach for the New York criminal trial. Plus, the surreal consensus on who's to blame for the Trump abortion bans. And how the 2024 presidential election has somehow become a referendum on an Alex Jones conspiracy theory.

'Gentleman's Big Lie': Hayes rips MAGA attempt to sanitize stolen election lies

Guests: Danya Perry, Diane Kiesel, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Joy Reid
Four days from the scheduled start, the Trump trial witness list is revealed—with a few surprises. Then, the dystopic origins of Arizona's new abortion law as Republican panic sets in. And looking back at one of the most important cultural moments of the 20th century in the wake of the death of O.J. Simpson.

NYT: Justice Department investigating Rep. Gaetz over sex trafficking claim

Download our free app to listen on your phone