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Tune in Mondays through Fridays at 7pm ET for "The Weeknight," hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez.
"Overweaponized ICE agents”: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that today's fatal shooting is the result of the federal government’s “dangerous, sensationalized operations." The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
January 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
"Reckless and clueless": Former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark on Trump foreign policy

Trump’s Greenland push sparks internal administration conflict and alarms U.S. allies. Former U.S. ambassador to Denmark @rufusgifford.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to assess the stakes and the fallout.
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
"No one is safer”: @warren.senate.gov

Sen. Elizabeth Warren joins The Weeknight to sound the alarm after an ICE agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis during an immigration operation.
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Tonight: @warren.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to respond to the latest in Minneapolis, where an ICE agent fatally shot a woman during an immigration operation. And, the senator explains why she's donating over $400,000 to Democrats around the country ahead of November's midterm elections.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
@rosen.senate.gov: "Don't let MAGA gaslight you"

Five years after the January 6 insurrection, Trump is doubling down on a revisionist narrative claiming the attack was a politicized fabrication. Sen. Jacky Rosen joins The Weeknight to set the record straight.
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 AM
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the White House unveiled a new webpage portraying Donald Trump as a hero while shifting blame for the violence to Democrats and the U.S. Capitol Police. @michaelsteele.bsky.social weighs in.
January 7, 2026 at 2:01 AM
On the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, @michaelsteele.bsky.social discusses the progression of Donald Trump’s extremism, from storming the Capitol to storming Venezuela.
January 7, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Five years after the January 6 insurrection, Trump is doubling down on a revisionist narrative claiming the attack was a democratic fabrication. @rosen.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to set the record straight.
January 6, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“The fire of the future”: First on The Weeknight, @ms.now’s @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social joins us with an exclusive interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom ahead of the release of his new book examining one of the deadliest wildfire disasters in California history.
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 AM
“Real cowardice”: @kim.senate.gov calls out Republicans for falling in line with Trump after January 6.
January 6, 2026 at 3:54 AM
“Heroes”: Marking five years since the January 6 Capitol riot, @symonedsanders.bsky.social recognizes @michaelfanone.bsky.social and @libradunn1.bsky.social as heroes who "held the line."
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 AM
@libradunn1.bsky.social reflects on 1/6: Nearly five years after the Jan. 6 attack, former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, a key figure in defending the Capitol on January 6, 2021, joins The Weeknight.
January 6, 2026 at 3:47 AM
@coons.senate.gov: “Congress is not asleep”: Sen. Chris Coons joins The Weeknight as a U.S. operation capturing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro sends shockwaves around the world.
January 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Breaking: Trump administration officials are briefing some lawmakers on the military raid that captured President Maduro and his wife over the weekend. @meeks.house.gov is at the briefing and will join The Weeknight with the latest, along with @coons.senate.gov and @kim.senate.gov.
January 5, 2026 at 11:07 PM
"Transformative": Baltimore ends the year with its lowest homicide rate in decades, achieved without militarizing the streets. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
December 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
“Most cowardly person”: @robertgarcia.bsky.social accuses House Speaker Mike Johnson of failing to provide transparency surrounding U.S. actions tied to Venezuela strikes.
December 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
“It’s illegal now”: The CIA allegedly conducted a drone strike in Venezuela, marking the first known U.S. operation inside the country since the Trump administration launched its pressure campaign against Maduro. @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to react and weigh in on U.S. strategy.
December 31, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Democrats face a tough task heading into 2026: figuring out how to hold the Trump administration accountable for both the DOJ’s failure to release all of the Epstein files and Trump’s escalations in Venezuela. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss.
December 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
@charliedent.bsky.social: Party was never meant to include "Nazis or Klansmen!"

As Marjorie Taylor Greene prepares to resign from Congress after a public split with Trump, former GOP Rep. Charlie Dent joins The Weeknight to discuss what her resignation signals about the Republican party.
December 30, 2025 at 5:33 AM
@ms.now's Jason Johnson on why Marjorie Taylor Greene is the “LA Fitness MAGA space-laser” canary in the coal mine
December 30, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The GOP-led Congress will soon return to Washington without a deal to stop ACA subsidies from expiring, meaning premiums for 20M+ Americans will spike next month. @repdean.bsky.social says she’s pressed Speaker Mike Johnson in private but instead received a terse response.
December 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
@repdean.bsky.social challenges GOP: “Have a backbone”

The clock is ticking on Obamacare subsidies while families already face soaring premiums and tough choices. Congress comes back to Washington next week and all eyes are on Republican leadership.
December 30, 2025 at 5:05 AM
@lukerussert.bsky.social: The Kennedy Center "relegated to cheap Atlantic City casino"

The Kennedy Center is threatening a $1M lawsuit after a jazz musician canceled his show in protest of its renaming to the “Trump-Kennedy Center."
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Why is Trump suddenly making “pricing” his new political rallying cry? @symonedsanders.bsky.social and Sarah Matthews, former Trump White House deputy press secretary and current spokesperson for @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social, weigh in on The Weeknight.
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
The clock is ticking on Obamacare benefits while families already face soaring premiums and tough choices. Congress comes back to Washington next week and all eyes are on Republican leadership. @repdean.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to break it down.
December 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM