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"I think this whole thing stinks... we are fools if we believe that they are going to come back and give us a vote that has a chance at passing if we capitulate right now. We got to hold the line." @balint.house.gov on the Senate shutdown deal.
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
TONIGHT AT 8: What lessons Democrats can learn about how to navigate identity politics after their electoral sweep. Plus, @repauchincloss.bsky.social of Massachusetts joins to discuss whether the shutdown could cause U.S. troops to miss their next paycheck as Veterans Day approaches.
November 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
TONIGHT AT 7: @debbiedingell.house.gov joins to discuss Democrats' strategy to reopen the government while Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed dealmaker-in-chief, is suddenly impotent to help Americans suffering through the longest shutdown in American history.
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
TONIGHT AT 6: Let them eat truffles? Donald Trump throws another lavish party while Americans deal with food insecurity, air travel nightmares, and missed paychecks. Plus, @balint.house.gov unpacks how the Epstein files are factoring into the GOP’s shutdown strategy.
November 9, 2025 at 9:01 PM
"[Trump] is only going to get worse. A personality like his, a malignant narcissist, they don't go away."

@gtconway.bsky.social warns people should still take Trump's presidency seriously, even after Tuesday's electoral thrashing.
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"Ghislaine Maxwell is a monster... the victims that I have talked to, those that have survived Jeffrey Epstein, are horrified at the treatment that Ghislaine Maxwell is now getting." @robertgarcia.bsky.social reacts to reports of former Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell's cushy prison conditions.
November 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Former Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss the legacy of Nancy Pelosi and shares one of her fondest memories: a photo of the two dressed as The Andrews Sisters for a charity party. "I never laughed so much. She had that side to her. She's just a one of a kind."
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
TONIGHT AT 8: @jakelahut.writes.news returns to discuss a big question in the wake of Trump's big election day beatdown: is he already a lame duck president? Plus, what lessons should Democrats take from Zohran Mamdani’s stunning election?
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
TONIGHT AT 7: @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins to discuss how long Americans could deal with flight disruptions due to the record-breaking government shutdown. Plus, one-on-one with the first woman ever elected as Detroit's mayor, Mary Sheffield.
November 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
TONIGHT AT 6: How laser-focused messaging on affordability helped Democrats win the day. Plus, former California Senator @realbarbaraboxer.bsky.social joins to discuss Nancy Pelosi’s legacy after she announced her plan to retire.
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
TONIGHT AT 8: No matter who New Yorkers pick to be their new mayor on Tuesday, will the actual winner be Donald Trump no matter what? Former Andrew Cuomo aid @lindseyboylan.bsky.social joins to discuss.
November 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
TONIGHT AT 7: New Jersey’s @repsherrill.bsky.social and @kim.senate.gov join to discuss the high stakes of Tuesday's governor's race, @pressley.house.gov on Trump’s shutdown cuts, and @paoramos.bsky.social on what new polling shows about how Americans really feel about Trump's ICE crackdowns.
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
TONIGHT AT 6: Are Democrats the party of Zohran Mamdani, Mikie Sherrill, or both? John Avlon & @emmavigeland.bsky.social join to discuss the future of the party ahead of Tuesday's high-stakes election.
November 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
TONIGHT AT 8: California Republican Kevin Kiley on why he's still showing up to work during the government shutdown, @nickkristof.bsky.social on why he thinks Trump lost his China trade war, and @jasonselvig.bsky.social delivers his verdict on Trump's renovations to the Lincoln Bathroom.
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
TONIGHT AT 7: California's @lofgren.house.gov breaks down the intense stakes of Tuesday's vote to approve redrawing her state's congressional maps. Plus, WIRED’s @jakelahut.writes.news on the increased -- and often disturbing -- role of AI in modern political campaigning.
November 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
TONIGHT AT 6: John Kasich, @davidhogg.bsky.social @michellegoldberg.bsky.social & @jonathankarl.bsky.social join to discuss a busy election weekend, potential cracks in MAGA-world, Trump's retribution tour, + what mainstream Democrats may be missing about Graham Platner's scandal-plagued candidacy.
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Stephanie Keith, whose photos of immigration detentions at 26 Federal Plaza are at the center of NY Magazine's latest cover story, shares her experience:

"You can't let the emotions of what's happening take you away from your focus...it's only really afterwards that you breakdown"
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) REJECTS Treasury Secy. Bessent's claim that he's also feeling pain from tariffs as a soybean farmer:
"Watching a guy who's worth a half a billion dollars cosplay as a soybean farmer is really, really insulting to the soybean farmers in Wisconsin and throughout the Midwest."
October 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Photographer Stephanie Keith captured these dramatic images of immigrants being targeted by ICE while arriving for routine hearings in New York City. She joins The Weekend: Primetime tonight to discuss what she saw while reporting on Trump's extreme immigration crackdown.
October 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
TONIGHT AT 7: Between a tariff war unfolding during the World Series to the UFC potentially coming to the White House lawn, the worlds of politics and sports have rarely been more intertwined. @jemelehill.bsky.social joins to discuss.
October 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
TONIGHT AT 6: @pocan.house.gov joins to discuss why Trump is giving Argentina $20 billion dollars while stiffing Americans. Plus, Kamala Harris makes her clearest signal so far that she's not going anywhere.
October 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Chicago homeowner describes the fallout from a dramatic immigration raid on his private property where construction workers were targeted: "I spent most of the day cleaning up that blood"
October 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Farmer John Boyd Jr. reacts to Trump's beef deal with Argentina and his tariff wars.
"The President of the United States sold out farmers...we are not doing great. Farm foreclosures are up, farm suicides are up, farm bankruptcies are up, and all of this happened...within the last 10 months."
October 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
"Trying to follow Trump tariff policy is like trying to grab a pig on LSD."
Former Senior Correspondent for Business Insider, Linette Lopez, underscores nature of President Trump's tariff decisions amid his anger with a Canadian ad.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
TONIGHT AT 7: Former Biden Press Secretary @karinejean-pierre.bsky.social joins to discuss why she decided to leave the Democratic Party. Plus, @raskin.house.gov on Jack Smith's offer to testify before Congress.
October 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM