The Weeknight

August 13, 2026, 7pm: Attorney General Todd Blanche delivered an uncharacteristically normal speech to the Justice Department workforce in a stark difference from his daily efforts to weaponize the DOJ. Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to break down the Trump admin's latest attacks on the rule of law and election integrity. Plus, independent journalist Katie Phang joins the table to discuss her lawsuit against Trump’s DOJ for its botched release of the Epstein Files. And Arizona Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and former Republican John Giles join The Weeknight to explain how they're fighting against Trump's lies with a message of affordability and unity. 

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August 12, 2026, 7pm: Trump's DOJ is going to extraordinary lengths to punish the President's enemies, now convening a rare special grand jury to potentially release a report related to any subject of Trump's ire. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins The Weeknight with his plans to fight back. And, as the self-enrichment of Donald Trump reaches new levels of absurdity, Truth Social is getting sued for its new service that charges up to $100,000 for early access to the President’s posts. Fmr. federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins The Weeknight to respond to the latest grift.

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August 11, 2026, 7pm: Sweeping changes inside Trump's DOJ to shield the president from prosecution are underway, hours after Trump's former personal attorney is sworn in as AG. MS NOW Legal Analyst Mary McCord joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, Trump is rolling back decades of childhood vaccine guidance, signing an executive order calling for children to be vaccinated against 11 diseases… instead of the 18 currently advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Joshua Sharferstein, distinguished professor of the practice in health policy and management at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Health, joins The Weeknight to explain the dangerous consequences of the executive order.

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August 10, 2026, 7pm: Trump is workshopping new, xenophobic attacks against Democrats in a desperate attempt to scare voters ahead of the midterms, while his own approval ratings tank. MS NOW Political Contributor Jason Johnson and Ashley Davis, fmr. White House official under the George W. Bush administration, join The Weeknight to respond. Plus, Brian Poindexter, the Democrat running to unseat embattled GOP Congressman Max Miller, joins The Weeknight to respond to his opponent's decision to stay in the race despite abuse allegations.

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August 7, 2026, 7pm: Senate Republicans seem all but certain to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General. Sky and Amanda Roberts, the family of late Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, and Democratic Sen. Peter Welch join The Weeknight. Plus, former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins The Weeknight as the Trump Administration escalates its retribution campaign against Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook by trying to fire her… again.

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