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TONIGHT: Alex Pretti's neighbor and former colleague join to reflect on the life of the latest American killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Plus, the premier of @ahylton26's exclusive report of a father and son violently detained by immigration agents.
January 25, 2026 at 9:01 PM
WATCH: Video of today's deadly shooting of Alex Pretti compared to Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino's description of what happened.
January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
TONIGHT - Breaking news coverage of today’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis by federal law enforcement.
January 24, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Brad Onishi on white nationalist dog whistles from the Trump Administration: "This is not an accident, this is who they are.”
January 19, 2026 at 2:17 AM
"This is not 'defunding the police'": former Rep. Max Rose says the current debate over whether to abolish ICE is nothing like the 2020 fight over police funding. "We shouldn't conflate the two."
January 19, 2026 at 1:58 AM
"This is no longer the Department of Justice. It's the Department of just Trump."

@maya4rights.bsky.social reacts to reports on the FBI scouring records to discredit Trump's opponents.
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 AM
"The first thing I would do is fire every single person this administration has hired... anyone in ICE who has been hired by this administration needs to go, first things first." @repdangoldman.bsky.social gives his take on what needs to happen at ICE if Dems regain power.
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 AM
"A gross misjustice and misuse of our national security assets" -Ret. Major Gen. Randy Manner reacts to reports that the Pentagon ordered 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota.
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 AM
TONIGHT - Minneapolis braces for the possibility of a military standoff between state National Guard troops and active duty soldiers, Native Americans say ICE is sweeping up tribe members, and did Chuck Schumer prove his doubters wrong by putting the Senate map back into play?
January 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM
@jamessample.bsky.social doesn’t mince words when discussing ICE agents asking people to show their papers to prove their immigration status.
January 18, 2026 at 1:19 AM
"I am extremely concerned but not surprised... it's scary as hell, quite frankly."

@robinkelly.house.gov joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss DHS adopting lyrics from an anthem embraced by white nationalists in their recruitment ads.
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
TONIGHT - Trump turns Minnesota into the latest battlefield in his retribution campaign, Elon Musk appears to emerge as a shadow Defense Secretary, and a former Trump adviser accuses Americans of eating too much food.
January 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Trump border czar Tom Homan is calling on Minnesota leaders to tone-down their rhetoric against ICE, saying it will lead to "more incidents" like the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

@ilhanmn.bsky.social says Homan "should look in the mirror... I'm at a loss for words to hear what he said."
January 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"The most BS statement I've ever heard from DHS."

@ilhanmn.bsky.social reacts live to DHS releasing a new statement justifying blocking lawmakers from visiting ICE facilities without a week's notice citing safety concerns.
January 11, 2026 at 11:36 PM
TONIGHT ON THE WEEKEND: PRIMETIME - Rep. Ilhan Omar joins to discuss the growing outrage in Minneapolis after the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Good. Plus, Trump’s new threat against Cuba, and how RFK Jr. made his beef tallow obsession everybody's problem.
January 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Trump is terrified that Democrats will impeach him a third time if they win back the House. But @basilsmiklephd.bsky.social says they shouldn't: "Focus on what voters are talking about."
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
"The point is that she lies": @ramirez.house.gov joins "The Weekend: Primetime" as more Democrats push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"Yesterday we saw flashes of the Iraq War... as a millennial, I saw how military disasters like the Iraq War robbed this nation of young lives... as U.S. Senator, I will never vote to send someone's son or daughter to war to billionaires richer." @jamestalarico.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
"Marco Rubio has undergone a full MAGA lobotomy... he's gone full MAGA."

@vanhollen.senate.gov on Marco Rubio's refusal to notify Congress on the U.S. strikes against Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
"This is Iraq 2.0. Plain and simple and we know that comes with extraordinary risk of blood and treasure." Former Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) on Trump's strikes against Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 12:36 AM
TONIGHT AT 8: Is there ANYTHING Congress can (or will?) do about Trump's unilateral action in Venezuela? House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov joins to respond. Plus, Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social on why he suspects it all comes down to oil.
January 4, 2026 at 9:10 PM
TONIGHT AT 7: Looking ahead to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's last day in office tomorrow after one of the craziest tenures in Congressional history. Plus, @balint.house.gov on the financial pain hitting millions of Americans after Obamacare subsidies expired at midnight on January 1st.
January 4, 2026 at 9:09 PM
TONIGHT AT 6: Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov joins to discuss Congress’ return to Capitol Hill in the aftermath of Trump's attack on Venezuela and Maduro's capture. Plus, @michaelfanone.bsky.social previews the 5-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.
January 4, 2026 at 9:08 PM
COMING UP ON THE WEEKEND: PRIMETIME -- @adamsmith.house.gov, @congressmanraja.bsky.social, @repvindman.bsky.social, Anna Paulina Luna and @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social all join to react to Donald Trump's military strikes in Venezuela and capture of the nation's leader Nicolás Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 PM
"Nobody is using this responsibly": @kevindeliban.bsky.social's warnings on A.I. and the lessons he took from beating the state of Arkansas in court after it denied benefits to Medicaid recipients because of decisions made by an algorithm.
December 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM