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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.
"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
More than six months after her chaotic visit sparked federal assault charges, Rep. LaMonica McIver is back at the New Jersey ICE facility, joining colleagues in a renewed push to shut it down. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
December 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
BREAKING: Supreme Court blocks Trump’s bid to send National Guard troops to Illinois, ruling the situation is not “exceptional” and saying the government has not shown any lawful authority to deploy the military there. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
December 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
“No justification”: Former FBI leader Michael Feinberg joins The Weeknight to discuss why Trump’s Justice Department is scrambling to control the narrative as it fails to fully comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
December 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Top House Democrats say “we are witnessing a criminal White House coverup" over the partial Epstein files release and warn Trump’s DOJ: “We are just getting started.” @congressmanraja.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to weigh in.
December 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
“Defying the law”: The fight over the Epstein files is intensifying as Democrats move to stop Trump’s DOJ from withholding key information. @repstansbury.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss accountability efforts.
December 23, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Why ethical journalism matters: @ms.now’s Vaughn Hillyard responds to CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulling a “60 Minutes” report on alleged torture at El Salvador’s CECOT prison hours before air.
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 AM
The fight for justice and transparency “is most definitely not over for us”

Survivor and anti-trafficking advocate Liz Stein joins The Weeknight as pressure builds for real transparency.
December 23, 2025 at 2:49 AM
"Grift Town": FBI Director Kash Patel faces new scrutiny amid reports he requested armored luxury vehicles and pushed for a multimillion-dollar private jet at taxpayer expense. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.
December 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
“If Al Capone could run the Justice Department…”: @michaelsteele.bsky.social and former U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin break down the stakes of Trump leading the DOJ and selecting judicial candidates such as Emil Bove.
December 23, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The fight over the Epstein files is intensifying as Democrats move to stop Trump’s DOJ from withholding key information. With Schumer vowing Senate action and House members weighing contempt, @repstansbury.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss the plan for tougher transparency.
December 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
“Sense of vindication”: Annie Farmer, a survivor of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, discusses how one of the newly released files shows how her sister, Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein in the 1990s, had urged the F.B.I. to investigate him.
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Top Oversight Dem estimates: Congress has 10% of Epstein files

Trump’s DOJ has released thousands of pages from the Epstein files, but many of the documents are redacted. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss what he's seen so far.
December 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
“Clearly trying to hide something”: Top Oversight Dem @robertgarcia.bsky.social blasts Trump’s DOJ over heavily redacted Epstein files.
December 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has just released thousands of pages from the Epstein files, many of them heavily redacted. @robertgarcia.house.gov, who first pushed for their release, joins The Weeknight to discuss what he's seen so far.
December 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM