The Weeknight

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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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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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.

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April 13, 2026, 8pm: President Trump is using his large social media platform to pick a fight with the Pope, even posting an AI image depicting himself as Jesus. Former Biden Senior Advisor John McCarthy joins the table to discuss. Plus, Trump says gas prices could get even higher ahead of the midterms. Republican congressional candidate Joe Hathaway and Neera Tanden, the President and CEO of the Center for American Progress, join The Weeknight to weigh in.

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April 13, 2026, 7 pm: A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports comes after peace talks failed this weekend in Pakistan. Frank Kendall, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, and Bloomberg’s Jeff Mason join the Weeknight to discuss the military and economic implications. Plus, Rep. Ro Khanna joins The Weeknight hosts, as Republicans in Congress feel the backlash from constituents over Trump’s war of choice.

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