November 2, 2025 9am: The White House confirmed it conducted yet another strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug vessel - at least the 15th since early September. Earlier this week, a string of reports said that the administration had identified Venezuelan military sites as potential targets to disrupt drug-smuggling networks and pressure the Maduro regime. Rep. Adam Smith joins The Weekend to discuss the military strikes.

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November 2, 2025; 8am: Tuesday’s state races will offer a sense of how voters feel about the president and his administration. In Virginia, polling shows the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in the lead while the race remains competitive in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Democrats are spending millions to protect three state Supreme Court justices as Republicans push to unseat them. DNC Chair Ken Martin joins “The Weekend” to discuss why he's feeling bullish on the party's chances for victory and what Tuesday's results could mean for the future of the Democratic Party.

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November 2, 2025 7am: The two off-year races for governor in New Jersey and Virginia mark the first major electoral tests of Donald Trump’s agenda, and could offer an early glimpse of what’s ahead in next year’s midterms. In Virginia, Democrat and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger holds a commanding lead in the latest polls. In New Jersey, on the other hand, Democratic Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill is in a much closer race, with one poll even showing the election within the margin of error. Maria Teresa Kumar and former Rep. Joe Walsh join The Weekend to discuss the off year elections.

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November 1, 2025; 9am: A federal judge is set to rule on the constitutionality of Trump’s troop deployment by tomorrow night. Plus, new reports say the Pentagon has ordered thousands of National Guard personnel to complete “civil unrest” mission training. Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield joins “The Weekend” to discuss.

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November 1, 2025 8am: Former Gov. Cuomo will run as an independent against New York State Assembly Member and Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, and Republican and Guardian Angels Founder Curtis Sliwa in one of the most closely watched mayoral races in the country and in  New York City's history. While recent polling shows the race tightening slightly, Mamdani still maintains a lead against Cuomo and Sliwa by double digits.  

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November 1, 2025; 7am: 42 million Americans face new uncertainty over SNAP food aid benefits. A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled the Trump administration must continue to fund SNAP food aid during the government shutdown. Another judge in Boston gave the administration until Monday to tell her if it would authorize at least reduced benefits. Mychael Schnell and Michele Norris join “The Weekend” to discuss.

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October 26, 2025; 9am: This week, President Trump called for more of his political rivals to be prosecuted, issued a controversial pardon, and said that the Department of Justice owes him $230 million in damages, which House Democrats have now launched a probe into. Ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee Representative Jamie Raskin joins “The Weekend” to discuss House Speaker Mike Johnson’s attempts to downplay Trump’s request as well as Trump’s pardon of Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.

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October 26 2025; 8am: President Trump’s on and off again fight with Canada continues after he called off trade talks over an anti-tariff ad early this week. Days later, he posted on Truth Social that he planned to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because the ad wasn't pulled off the air immediately. Plus, as inflation is on the rise, SNAP benefits are about to expire November 1st. Rep. Brendan Boyle, ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, joins “The Weekend” to discuss it all. 

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October 26, 2025 7am: The New York Times reports that while plans are not finalized, the ICE proposal stems from frustration from Donald Trump and within the Department of Homeland Security over the pace of deportations, which are lagging behind the President's goal of more than a million at the end of his first year back in office. Meanwhile Democrats are speaking out about the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon joins The Weekend to discuss what she observed while visiting Chicago.

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October 25, 2025; 9am: As the government shutdown continues, the latest layoffs in the Department of Education targeted nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. This office oversees the rights of students with disabilities and provides $15 billion a year in funding. Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona joins “The Weekend” to break down what this could mean for millions of students.

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