@duckworth.senate.gov: Americans are not safer
Sen. Tammy Duckworth is one of the Senate Democrats demanding public testimony from the Trump administration on the war in Iran. She joins The Weeknight with the latest.
“Cannon fodder”
@duckworth.senate.gov delivers a blunt warning about the administration’s strategy in Iran.
“This is how we get off of stupid”
The Weeknight hosts discuss the state of U.S. politics as polls close in the Georgia special election to fill the seat of former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The race is an early test of how much political power an endorsement from Donald Trump still carries.
A group of Senate Democrats are demanding public testimony from the Trump administration over the war in Iran, threatening to force additional war powers votes if their GOP colleagues don't comply. One of those Democrats, @duckworth.senate.gov, joins The Weeknight with the latest.
BREAKING: “Shocking, horrific”: Former U.S. ambassador to Russia @mcfaulmike.bsky.social responds to Trump presser on Iran war.
@blumenthal.senate.gov: Trump is misleading Americans
Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins The Weeknight ahead of a closed-door briefing as lawmakers press the administration to justify the march towards war.
BREAKING: The Justice Department vowed to protect Epstein survivors. Newly released Epstein files appear to expose the names of at least 21 victims. @raskin.house.gov joins The Weeknight as pressure mounts on the DOJ and calls grow on Capitol Hill for a reckoning.
The Justice Department has subpoenaed 2020 election records in Arizona’s largest county as the president pushes Congress to pass the SAVE Act. @democracydocket.com founder @marcelias.bsky.social joins The Weeknight as the administration escalates its push to tighten control over U.S. elections.
BREAKING: Donald Trump today tried to explain why the U.S. struck Iran. @blumenthal.senate.gov joins The Weeknight ahead of a closed-door briefing as lawmakers press the administration to justify the march towards war.
"The world has lost an icon": @symonedsanders.bsky.social remembers Jesse Jackson
Today, Democratic presidents and leaders honored the life of Rev. Jesse Jackson at his funeral in Chicago.
“Disgusting and horrific”: Top Dem on Epstein rollout
The battle over the Epstein files is intensifying after the DOJ admitted documents were mistakenly withheld from public record. Top Oversight Democrat @robertgarcia.house.gov joins The Weeknight.
"Propaganda but also pathetic"
Trump’s war with Iran is driving up gas prices, groceries and economic anxiety as the cost of the conflict mounts. @radiofreetom.bsky.social, staff writer for @theatlantic.com, joins The Weeknight to break down the economic and human toll.
Kristi Noem is out at DHS but Democrats say the reckoning is just beginning. Investigations are looming as a confirmation fight brews over Trump’s replacement. Tune in at 7pm ET to hear Minnesota Attorney General @ag.state.mn.us's response to the latest developments.
The fight over the Epstein files is escalating after the DOJ admitted documents were mistakenly withheld. This comes as the House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi in its probe. Top Oversight Democrat @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss.
“$1B a day”
The GOP-led House rejects a measure to rein in Trump’s war in Iran as the conflict costs taxpayers an estimated $1 billion a day.
BREAKING: Trump DOJ releases new Epstein files tied to unsubstantiated Trump allegations
Trump’s DOJ has uploaded three FBI 302 interviews missing from its initial release of the Epstein files. @ms.now senior legal reporter @lawofruby.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to explain what was released.
“She didn’t care about people”
@peters.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to respond to the firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, and what comes next for the agency.
BREAKING: Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS Secretary after a contentious hearing on Capitol Hill and months of controversies at the agency. Ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security Cmte. @peters.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to respond.
And, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced sharp questions from the House Judiciary Committee over aggressive ICE tactics and DHS spending. @kamlager-dove.house.gov was there and joins The Weeknight with her reaction.
Breaking tonight: House Oversight has subpoenaed AG Pam Bondi as part of its Jeffrey Epstein investigation. This, following new reporting that the DOJ failed to build an investigation against Joe Biden despite direct pressure from Trump. The Weeknight hosts & guests react.
“If you break it, you own it”
New polling shows the president’s Iran war is deeply unpopular, despite his 2024 pledge of “no new wars.” Retired Air Force Lt. Col. and former JAG Rachel VanLandingham joins The Weeknight to discuss what this means for what comes next.
Michael Steele on Trump: “Child president”
@michaelsteele.bsky.social and @merkley.senate.gov warn that Trump’s Iran confrontation could ripple into U.S. policy in the Caribbean and Latin America, particularly with Cuba.
Sen. Merkley: "Are we still a republic?"
BREAKING: Congress is barreling towards a war powers showdown after Trump’s strikes on Iran. @merkley.senate.gov, who says only Congress can declare war, joins The Weeknight.
BREAKING: Congress is barreling towards a war powers showdown after Trump’s strikes on Iran. As he signals the campaign could last weeks, the battle is shifting from Tehran to Capitol Hill. @merkley.senate.gov, who says only Congress can declare war, joins The Weeknight.
CA AG Bonta on WBD merger: "The deal is not done"
California’s attorney general @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov tells The Weeknight his office will investigate the possible merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery, hours after Netflix backed away from a planned takeover.
“Not going to entertain stupid”: @michaelsteele.bsky.social on Trump
Trump says he wants a third term in office, claiming he would be “entitled” to it. On The Weeknight, California Attorney General @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov discusses how he and 24 Democratic attorneys general are fighting back.
Oversight Dem: "Trump needs to come before the committee"
The House Oversight Committee completed an historic deposition of Bill Clinton, the first former president compelled to testify before Congress. @repwesleybellmo.bsky.social, who was in the room, joins The Weeknight.
@aliciamenendez.bsky.social: “The sovereignty of news and information” is at stake with Paramount, WBD merger
The Weeknight hosts discuss the future of major news networks after Paramount signed a $110B deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a media giant led by Trump ally David Ellison.
“We’ll see him in court”
As Trump moves to rewrite election rules, state officials warn of federal pressure ahead of the midterms. Maine Secretary of State @shennabellows.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to lay out how she and other secretaries of state plan to fight back.
“No evidence” Bill Clinton committed a crime
Former President Clinton is set to give a deposition to a House committee tomorrow as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. @repstansbury.bsky.social, who will be in the room, joins The Weeknight with what Democrats are preparing to confront.
