The Weekend Primetime

Tonight: Democrats are claiming Republicans are stonewalling attempts to release the Epstein files, even as the Justice Department releases hours of audio from the Ghislaine Maxwell interview.

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This episode aired on August 23, 2025 at 7pm.

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Tonight: Epstein, Immigration and Retribution. The Trump Administration hopes to put out the fire from the Epstein controversy while Kilmar Abrego Garcia is warned he may be deported yet again and President Trump begins his retribution tour against his loudest critics.

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This episode aired on August 25, 2025 at 6pm.

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Tonight on "The Weekend: Primetime" Tonight: The White House is continuing to escalate tensions over its attempted D.C. takeover, as MORE National Guard troops - some carrying arms -- are set to arrive in the nation's capital this week. 

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This episode aired on August 17, 2025 at 8pm.

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Congressman Jamie Raskin, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Congressman Robert Garcia introduced a joint resolution to block President Trump’s move to take control of D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department arguing the federal takeover violates the city’s right to self-govern under the D.C. Home Rule Act. 

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This episode aired on August 17, 2025 at 7pm. 

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Tonight on "The Weekend: Primetime": Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy meets with President Trump at the White House tomorrow in a high-stakes push for peace. A group of European leaders will be there too—signaling unity with Ukraine. It comes after Trump dropped his ceasefire demand following his meeting with Putin in Alaska, moving him closer to the Kremlin’s vision.

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This episode aired on August 17, 2025 at 6pm.

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Tonight on "The Weekend: Primetime" If there's one thing Donald Trump has made abundantly clear is that he really wants the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump traveled to Anchorage for his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the Ukraine war, just as he received a unexpected Nobel endorsement from an unlikely ally. 

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This episode aired on August 16, 2025 at 8pm.

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Tonight on "The Weekend: Primetime" the big question stirring the pot is whether Monday’s meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy will be a cringe-worthy sequel to February’s fiasco. 

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This episode aired on August 16, 2025 at 7pm. 

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Former Ambassador Michael McFaul breaks down the implications of President Trump’s meeting with Putin in Alaska, the failure to secure a ceasefire agreement ahead of Zelenskyy’s upcoming Oval Office meeting, and how other countries might interpret and respond to it.

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Tonight on "The Weekend: Primetime" Donald Trump campaigned on fighting against the so-called weaponization of the Department of Justice. But, as is usually with the president, that turned out to be mere projection as the DOJ continues to escalate its campaign against people Trump considers his political enemies.

This episode aired on August 10, 2025 at 8pm.

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This episode aired on August 10, 2025 at 7pm. 

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