October 13, 2025 8pm: Trump’s White House is off the rails, in the past week persecuting his political enemies, levying new tariffs on China, and laying off over 4,000 federal workers. Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of Media Matters and Ankush Khardori, former Federal prosecutor, join The Weeknight to break down the administration’s escalating authoritarian rhetoric. And, as the government shutdown drags on with no end in sight, federal courts may shutter and programs like SNAP are slated to run out of funds unless a deal is reached soon. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, and Everett Kelley, National President of the American Federation of Government Employees, join The Weeknight to explain.

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October 13, 2025 7pm: Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins to break down House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ urgent call to action, the growing outrage on Capitol Hill, and the mounting demands for accountability as the government shutdown extends into day 12. Plus: Trump retribution takes center stage as Tish James speaks out, Comey faces key court deadlines, and Adam Schiff becomes Trump’s latest target. Former CIA Director John Brennan joins The Weeknight to break down the national security stakes.

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October 9, 2025 7pm: MSNBC reports The Trump administration’s next target in its retribution campaign is Fmr. National Security Advisor John Bolton, following his targeted attacks on New York AG Letitia James and Fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Illinois AG Kwame Raoul joins The Weeknight to weigh in. Plus: House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia is demanding Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell testify “immediately” after the Supreme Court rejected her appeal to reconsider her conviction. He joins The Weeknight with the latest.

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October 9, 2025 7pm: New York AG Letitia James faces criminal charges after a grand jury indicted her. MSNBC investigative reporter Carol Leonnig, Democracy Docket Founder Marc Elias, and Fmr. Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian join the conversation as Trump escalates his retribution campaign against his perceived enemies.

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October 8, 2025 7pm: Fmr. FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty at a historic arraignments. Lisa Rubin and Miles Taylor were inside the courtroom. And Jacob Soboroff is on the streets of Chicago, as National Guard troops roll into Chicago amid growing protest. Plus: The Senate struck down the same two short-term government funding measures today for the sixth time, extending the shutdown with no end in sight. Sen. Peter Welch joins to discuss the escalating standoff.

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October 7, 2025 7pm: Retribution against political enemies is part of what Senator Chris Murphy is calling a “plan to try to destroy American democracy and create a new set of rules that will allow Trump and his allies to rule forever.” He joins The Weeknight as the President floats invoking the insurrection act. Plus: Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins The Weeknight to discuss his efforts to hold AG Pam Bondi accountable during a Senate Judiciary Hearing. He also weighed in on Donald Trump’s government shutdown and the cracks beginning to emerge within the GOP as negotiations remain stalled.

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October 6, 2025 8p: As the shutdown drags on, the Senate rejects another attempt to re-open the government. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joins The Weeknight to discuss. Plus, Democrats are fighting back against the deployment of National Guard troops to American cities. The Attorneys General of California and Oregon weigh in.

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October 6, 2025 7p: Donald Trump’s hand-picked U.S. attorney can’t find any career prosecutors willing to bring James Comey to trial. Politico’s Ankush Khardori and the President and Chair of Media Matters, Angelo Carusone, join The Weeknight to break down the MSNBC exclusive reporting. Plus, Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva of Arizona discusses why she is still waiting to be sworn into Congress.

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October 3, 2025 7pm: Tim O’Brien and Catherine Christian discuss a new letter from the fired national security prosecutor warning that President Trump’s political firings at the Department of Justice make us all less safe. Then Maj. Gen. Randy Manner (Ret.) and Lt. Col. Rachel E. VanLandingham (Ret.) discuss Trump’s expanded use of federalized troops in American cities. And Rep. Melanie Stansbury tells us what she’s hearing from constituents, as poll after poll shows Americans blame Trump and the Republicans for the government shutdown.

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October 2, 2025 7pm: Former DC Police Officer Michael Fanone and Former RNC Spokesman Tim Miller react to the Trump Administration’s escalating rhetoric around U.S. Troops in American cities. Plus, MSNBC Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard delivers insight into the Trump Administration’s plans to slash the federal workforce. And Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) talks about the latest developments in Trump’s Epstein scandal.

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