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The Weeknight

The Weeknight

By: MS NOW Alicia Menendez Michael Steele Symone Sanders Townsend
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Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, and Symone Sanders-Townsend's one-on-one conversations with politicians and newsmakers, and the breaking issues of the day.MS NOW Politics & Government
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  • 'Weapon of Mass Distraction’
    Apr 17 2026

    April 16, 2026, 7pm: 11 House Republicans have joined Democrats to reinstate temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants, a rare GOP rebuke of Trump’s immigration agenda. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, who led the House effort, joins The Weeknight to break it down. And, days after Trump faced bipartisan blowback for his Jesus-like social media posts, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is comparing the news media to a group of villains from the Bible. Fmr. CIA Director and MS NOW Sr. National Security and Intelligence Analyst joins The Weeknight to respond.

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    42 mins
  • 'The Idiocracy'
    Apr 16 2026

    April 15, 2026, 7pm: Senate Republicans blocked another attempt to rein in President Trump’s war with Iran. Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins The Weeknight to discuss. And, Democracy Docket founder Marc Elias joins The Weeknight to respond to breaking news about the Trump administration’s attempt to rewrite history on Trump’s first impeachment.

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    42 mins
  • 'No excuse'
    Apr 15 2026

    April 14, 2026, 7pm: OMB Dir. Russ Vought will appear before the House Budget Cmte. tomorrow where he will face tough questions about the war in Iran and the steep cuts in the Trump admin’s new budget. Rep. Brendan Boyle, ranking member of the House Budget Committee joins The Weeknight. And, Rep. Robert Garcia is threatening to hold ex-AG Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Cmte. about the DOJ’s mishandling of the Epstein files. He joins The Weeknight with the latest.

    For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now.

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    42 mins
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