The Weeknight

November 2, 2026, 7pm: Governor Wes Moore joins The Weeknight to discuss Democrats’ final message to voters… as Donald Trump makes his final midterms pitch all about himself. And, a federal judge is expected to rule in a case filed by the NAACP that would prevent Trump's Justice Department from dispatching 1,000 poll monitors across all 50 states tomorrow for election day. Janai Nelson, President and Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund joins The Weeknight.

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October 30, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump’s Justice Department is opening a criminal probe in the Alaska Senate race just days before Election Day, despite the state's top prosecutor not being able to name the crime. Jessica Mackler, President of Emily's List, and Damon Hewitt, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, join the table. Plus, Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks joins The Weeknight to discuss how she’s supporting candidates across the country in the final sprint to the election. And House Democrats are calling for a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein as they push to regain control of the chamber. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam of the House Oversight Committee joins the conversation.

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October 29, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump is working to undermine the election before a single vote is counted. Norm Eisen, co-founder of Democracy Defenders Action, joins the table as Trump’s Justice Department takes legal action in Alaska and California. Plus, Gov. Abigail Spanberger joins to discuss Democrats' closing message and how she’s helping candidates across Virginia win next week. And Texas Governor Greg Abbott is trying to keep his communications with the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, secret five days from Election Day. Democratic nominee for Texas governor Gina Hinojosa is fighting in court to access them and joins The Weeknight.

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October 28, 2026, 7pm: Less than a week from election day, a California judge is set to rule on Trump’s latest voter suppression tactics in the state. John Bisognano, the President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, joins The Weeknight. Plus, Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson joins The Weeknight as his Republican opponent resorts to personal attacks on his working-class background in a desperate effort to sway voters just six days away from election day.

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October 27, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump’s Justice Department is laying the groundwork for chaos in a California courtroom one week from Election Day. Democratic Senator Alex Padilla joins the table to discuss the president’s latest attempt to meddle in the election. Plus, rising gas prices remain a key issue for voters, yet Donald Trump is spending time defending his ballroom vanity project. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, the state’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, joins The Weeknight to respond.

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October 26, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump is taking his toxic rhetoric to the campaign trail in deep-red Mississippi, while Democrats are focused on issues actually affecting Americans. Pete Buttigieg and DNC Chair Ken Martin join The Weeknight just eight days from Election Day. Plus, Donald Trump’s DOJ has brought criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey… again. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, joins The Weeknight to break down the latest charges.

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October 23, 2026, 7pm: Trump openly admitted he’s trying to rig the midterms before a single race is called. He instructed his DOJ to file a lawsuit blocking the certification of the Senate race in Alaska if the Republican incumbent loses by a narrow margin. Kristen Clarke, NAACP General Counsel, and Esosa Osa, Founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, join the conversation. Plus, Republicans seem worried about a Senate race in deep-red Mississippi. The Democratic Senate nominee in the Magnolia State, Scott Colom, joins The Weeknight as Democrats see a glimmer of hope for the race.

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October 22, 2026, 7pm: Democrats are suing the Trump Administration to stop any election interference by the DOJ or DHS ahead of November’s midterms. Marc Elias, Chair of Elias Law Group, is helping to lead that charge and joins The Weeknight. Plus, Donald Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC might be backfiring after the judge ordered him to testify under oath. Angelo Carusone, President and CEO of MediaMatters, joins The Weeknight.

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October 21, 2026, 7pm: Just 13 days from the midterms, Republicans are doubling down on their toxic rhetoric. Lauren French, Senior Advisor for the Senate Majority PAC, and Neera Tanden, President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, join the conversation. Plus, Early voting is underway in North Carolina, but new mail-in ballot restrictions have led to an increase in rejected ballots. Fmr. Gov. Roy Cooper, the Democratic Senate nominee in the state, joins The Weeknight as Donald Trump admits his handpicked Senate candidate will likely lose.

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October 20, 2026, 7pm: BREAKING: A new report reveals Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, resulting in mass panic and confusion from Kyiv to Washington, D.C. Sen. Chris Coons, member of the Foreign Relations Cmte., joins The Weeknight to discuss. And, The Weeknight hosts respond to Trump’s failing economy trickling down to his supporters, as a new report details how the price of the signature MAGA hat has increased 120% in about ten years.

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October 19, 2026, 7pm: With just 15 days until midterm elections, Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff joins us to explain what he’s doing to target voters’ concerns over cost of living and inflation. Plus: Donald Trump has just confirmed that he's open to meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, under terms that would likely be favorable to Putin. Nayyera Haq, former White House Senior Director and State Department Senior Adviser, joins The Weeknight to break it down.

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October 16, 2026, 7pm: Today Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia, the epicenter of his past election fraud claims. This as his DOJ sues top elections officials in California, claiming they planned to count ballots from thousands of “non-citizens.” CA AG Rob Bonta joins The Weeknight to discuss. And, New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill joins The Weeknight to explain why she’s calling for a “new generation of leadership” to break with the Democratic party’s old habits, while Donald Trump repeatedly insults his own supporters.

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October 15, 2026, 7pm: BREAKING: The AP is reporting that five people are believed dead after a mass shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. MS NOW Senior Reporter Josh Einiger, MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst Rob D’Amico, and Rep. Janelle Bynum of Oregon join the conversation. Plus, NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke joins The Weeknight to respond to the dangerous escalation of Trump’s widening retribution campaign, as the Trump DOJ investigates Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in what appears to be an attempt at stripping her of her U.S. citizenship.

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October 14, 2026, 7pm: Just 20 days before the midterms, Donald Trump is amplifying old election lies while stumping for election deniers in Arizona. Democratic Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries joins The Weeknight to discuss how Democrats can take the House and what they plan to do if they regain power. Plus, Republicans are privately saying they no longer believe they can win the House this November and are turning their attention to salvaging the party’s Senate majority. MS NOW host Chris Hayes joins The Weeknight live from Atlanta.

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October 13, 2026, 7pm: A federal judge is set to rule on Donald Trump’s media ban by midnight, but as this case plays out, the White House is openly flouting orders from other judges across the country. Jim Acosta, former CNN Chief White House Correspondent, and Fatima Goss Graves, president of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund, join The Weeknight. Plus, MS NOW Legal Analyst Mary McCord joins the conversation after Kimberly Guilfoyle resigns as Trump’s Ambassador to Greece following bribery allegations.

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October 12, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump’s Justice Department is targeting five major television networks, in his latest escalation against the free press. Former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya and MediaMatters President and CEO Angelo Carusone join The Weeknight to discuss how conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer publicly encouraged the DOJ to investigate the networks. Plus, Rep. Chris Pappas, New Hampshire Democratic Senate Nominee, joins The Weeknight as high energy prices from Donald Trump’s war of choice become a key issue in his state 22 days out from election day.

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October 9, 2026, 7pm: With just 25 days to go until the midterms, Republicans are beginning to realize that despite their war chest and gerrymandered maps, they might not be able to save this election. Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Brittany Martinez join The Weeknight as Donald Trump campaigns in New York. Plus, Journalist and author Michael Lewis joins The Weeknight to discuss his new book, offering a look at DOGE’s attacks on the civil service and the government workers who resisted its pressure.

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October 8, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump’s DOJ is seeking a federal indictment against former aide Cassidy Hutchinson for her testimony in the January 6 congressional hearings. Michele Goodwin, professor at Georgetown Law, and Ankush Khardori, former federal prosecutor, join The Weeknight to weigh in. Plus, Nevada gubernatorial nominee Aaron Ford joins The Weeknight less than four weeks before the midterms to discuss data centers in his state, as Donald Trump hands out awards to Elon Musk and other A.I. leaders.

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October 7, 2026, 7pm: Republicans are scrambling ahead of the November elections, while the president is campaigning to defend a historically red seat in Texas. Rep. Jamie Raskin joins The Weeknight to react. Plus, Kristen Clarke, NAACP general counsel, joins the table to discuss how ICE is being used to undermine our elections.

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October 6, 2026, 7pm: Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis joins The Weeknight to discuss his new book, the demise of his working relationship with Donald Trump, and his party’s dimming chances of success just four weeks before the midterms. And, Sky and Amanda Roberts, family of the late Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre, appear in a new ad criticizing Colorado’s GOP incumbent in what has become a tight House race. They join The Weeknight to lay out the importance of their continued activism ahead of November.

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