The Weeknight

‘He Is Not Afraid'

July 2, 2026, 7pm: Former special counsel Jack Smith called out the president’s retribution campaign and issued a stark warning about future elections in an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with MS NOW. Former federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou and MS NOW national security and intel analyst Michael Feinberg join The Weeknight to react. Plus, MS NOW political analyst Cornell Belcher joins the table as Trump brags, again, about how much money he’s making, while Americans face rising prices. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

‘A Paramount Concern’

July 1, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump has gotten significantly richer since returning to office–raking in more than $2 billion just last year. MS NOW Senior White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard and Donald Sherman, President and CEO of CREW, react to the blatant corruption. And MeidasTouch’s Scott MacFarlane joins the table after Trump retribution target, former CIA Director John Brennan, files a new lawsuit against Trump’s DOJ. Plus, as we approach America’s 250th anniversary, Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins the trio to reflect on her experience becoming an American citizen.  For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

‘Perilously Close’

June 30, 2026, 7pm: The Supreme Court rejected Donald Trump’s executive order attempting to restrict birthright citizenship. Andrea Flores, the founder of Securing America's Promise, and Norm Eisen, co-founder and executive chair of Democracy Defenders Fund, join the Weeknight to break it down. Plus, new records reveal top Trump administration officials used auto-deleting messages in chats on the encrypted messaging app, Signal. Democracy Forward president and CEO Skye Perryman, whose organization obtained these documents, joins The Weeknight. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

‘Lipstick Legacy’

June 29, 2026, 7pm: The Supreme Court ruled Donald Trump cannot fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook, for now, but the opinion left the door open for her to be dismissed in the future. Cook’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, joins The Weeknight to react. Kristen Clarke, general counsel at the NAACP, and Mark Joseph Stern, co-host of the “Amicus” podcast, join to break down another Supreme Court decision on mail-in voting. Plus, Rep. Chris Deluzio joins The Weeknight as House Speaker Mike Johnson works to revive Trump’s voter suppression bill. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

‘Most Egregious Cover-Up in History’

June 26, 2026; 7pm: Trump’s Justice Department is fighting a court order requiring the government to release more unredacted files related to Epstein. And Oversight Chairman James Comer subpoenaed billionaire investor Leon Black after he refused to answer questions during a transcribed interview. Rep. Yassamin Ansari of the Oversight Committee joins The Weeknight to break it down. Plus, Ankush Khardori joins the table to discuss the loyal young men surrounding the aging president. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.