July 24, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump will address journalists at tonight's rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner, after threatening to revoke broadcast licenses for major networks and subpoenaing journalists. In previewing his speech, the President described it as “vicious.” Michele Goodwin, Constitutional Law Professor at Georgetown University, joins the table to discuss. And Skye Perryman, President & CEO of Democracy Forward, breaks down how Democratic senators are strategizing and fighting back against Trump's attempts to undermine the midterm election.

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July 23, 2026, 7pm: The DOJ is in crisis after Rep. Jim Jordan sent a criminal referral of Special Counsel Jack Smith to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Former DOJ Spokesman Peter Carr joins The Weeknight to react. And former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins the table to analyze major new reporting on Donald Trump Jr. profiting from his father’s presidency.

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July 22, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump was back in Georgia, a state that was at the center of his 2020 election conspiracy theory, working to sow doubt in the system ahead of November’s midterms. Georgia’s democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms joins The Weeknight to respond. Plus, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination may be in peril over his refusal to kill the president’s $1.8 billion slush fund. Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins The Weeknight as senators weigh their concerns. 

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July 21, 2026, 7pm: In the Trump Administration's latest attempt to undermine elections, federal monitors are being sent across Arizona as voters head to the polls, and the DOJ is demanding voter data from New Jersey. MS NOW Senior White House Reporter Vaughn Hillyard and Neera Tanden, the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, join the conversation to break down the latest developments. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on Capitol Hill asking for more taxpayer dollars to fund Donald Trump’s war of choice with Iran. Sen. Tammy Baldwin of the Appropriations Committee joins The Weeknight after questioning Hegseth in that hearing.

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July 20, 2026, 7pm: The U.S. and Iran launch new strikes after three more U.S. service members were killed over the weekend, while Donald Trump attended a fundraiser at his resort and the World Cup final. Angelo Carusone, the president and CEO of Media Matters, and Ned Price, a former State Department and CIA official, join The Weeknight to break down the latest developments. Plus, a federal judge paused the $110 billion merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery in response to an antitrust lawsuit brought by 12 state attorneys general. California AG Rob Bonta, who led that charge, joins The Weeknight to react.

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July 17, 2026, 7pm: President Trump is ordering Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to comply with his efforts to undermine free and fair elections, hours after amplifying debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election in a primetime address. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, and Democratic strategist Cornell Belcher join The Weeknight to respond. Plus, Alan Dershowitz, Epstein’s former defense attorney, won't appear for his scheduled interview with the House Oversight Committee. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam joins The Weeknight to weigh in.

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July 16, 2026, 7pm: While Donald Trump is preparing to use a primetime address to amplify more election conspiracy theories, The Weeknight hosts talk to Democracy Docket’s Marc Elias about what can be done to combat Trump’s dangerous rhetoric. Plus, Liz Stein, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, joins The Weeknight after having a long-awaited meeting with acting AG Todd Blanche and other survivors.

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July 15, 2026; 7pm: Two Trump loyalists, acting AG Todd Blanche and DNI nominee Jay Clayton, faced tough questions during their confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of the Judiciary Committee and Sen. Martin Heinrich of the Intelligence Committee join The Weeknight to weigh in on what they heard during those hearings. Plus, Senate Democrats and survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse denounced Todd Blanche’s confirmation following his hearing on Capitol Hill. Jennifer Freeman, an attorney for several Epstein survivors, joins The Weeknight to weigh in.

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July 14, 2026; 7pm: Rep. Jamie Raskin of the House Judiciary Committee joins The Weeknight ahead of consequential Senate confirmation hearings for two Trump loyalists: acting AG Todd Blanche and DNI nominee Jay Clayton. Plus, Senate Democrats delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s defense budget, as the U.S. conducts new strikes against Iran. Sen. Jeff Merkley of the Foreign Relations Committee joins The Weeknight to weigh in. 

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July 13, 2026; 7pm: Trump's agenda is in limbo after the death of his close ally, Sen. Lindsey Graham, and the lengthy absence of Sen. Mitch McConnell. Fmr. GOP spokesman Kurt Bardella and MS NOW Political Analyst Eugene Robinson join The Weeknight to break it down. Plus, MS NOW confirms Trump will use the power of the Oval Office to promote election lies in a primetime address later this week. Former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins the table to respond. 

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