@postbaron.bsky.social reacts to Washington Post CEO Will Lewis stepping down days after laying off more than 300 journalists. “The best news I’ve heard all week.… It was time for him to go quite a long while ago.”

TONIGHT - Investigating Trump's "flood the zone with sh*t" approach to politics, the Democrat district attorneys banding together to fight again federal overreach (aka "FAFO"), and how Bad Bunny is driving MAGA crazy just by simply existing.

"I'm going to be a no [vote]... we're not going to continue to fund an unaccountable, lawless DHS, ICE and CBP without substantial reforms." @jayapal.house.gov says she will not vote to reopen the government.

TONIGHT - The Democratic electoral victory in deep-red Texas sending shockwaves across America and making Republicans even more nervous about the midterms. Plus, our special report into the growing tensions between ICE and local law enforcement.

AYMAN: “I don’t want to see any Donald Trump arches. I do not want to see Donald Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center.… If there’s not a Dem who’s willing to stand up and say this is all going to go away as soon as we’re doing with Donald Trump, I’m not sure what the Democrats are doing.”

“It’s no coincidence that these two journalists arrested in this way were Black.” @ahylton26.bsky.social and @jelaniya.bsky.social discuss the arrests of former CNN anchor Don Lemon and a local Minneapolis reporter by federal agents for covering a protest at a MN church.

TONIGHT - It's Trump vs. the First Amendment after the arrest of Don Lemon and the ongoing crackdown on protests. Plus, what the latest batch of Epstein files reveal, and our deep-dive into ICE's database of dissidents.

TONIGHT: Alex Pretti's neighbor and former colleague join to reflect on the life of the latest American killed by federal agents in Minneapolis. Plus, the premier of @ahylton26's exclusive report of a father and son violently detained by immigration agents.

WATCH: Video of today's deadly shooting of Alex Pretti compared to Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino's description of what happened.

TONIGHT - Breaking news coverage of today’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis by federal law enforcement.

Brad Onishi on white nationalist dog whistles from the Trump Administration: "This is not an accident, this is who they are.”

"This is not 'defunding the police'": former Rep. Max Rose says the current debate over whether to abolish ICE is nothing like the 2020 fight over police funding. "We shouldn't conflate the two."

"This is no longer the Department of Justice. It's the Department of just Trump." @maya4rights.bsky.social reacts to reports on the FBI scouring records to discredit Trump's opponents.

"The first thing I would do is fire every single person this administration has hired... anyone in ICE who has been hired by this administration needs to go, first things first." @repdangoldman.bsky.social gives his take on what needs to happen at ICE if Dems regain power.

"A gross misjustice and misuse of our national security assets" -Ret. Major Gen. Randy Manner reacts to reports that the Pentagon ordered 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota.

TONIGHT - Minneapolis braces for the possibility of a military standoff between state National Guard troops and active duty soldiers, Native Americans say ICE is sweeping up tribe members, and did Chuck Schumer prove his doubters wrong by putting the Senate map back into play?

@jamessample.bsky.social doesn’t mince words when discussing ICE agents asking people to show their papers to prove their immigration status.

"I am extremely concerned but not surprised... it's scary as hell, quite frankly." @robinkelly.house.gov joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss DHS adopting lyrics from an anthem embraced by white nationalists in their recruitment ads.

TONIGHT - Trump turns Minnesota into the latest battlefield in his retribution campaign, Elon Musk appears to emerge as a shadow Defense Secretary, and a former Trump adviser accuses Americans of eating too much food.

Trump border czar Tom Homan is calling on Minnesota leaders to tone-down their rhetoric against ICE, saying it will lead to "more incidents" like the fatal shooting of Renee Good. @ilhanmn.bsky.social says Homan "should look in the mirror... I'm at a loss for words to hear what he said."

"The most BS statement I've ever heard from DHS." @ilhanmn.bsky.social reacts live to DHS releasing a new statement justifying blocking lawmakers from visiting ICE facilities without a week's notice citing safety concerns.

TONIGHT ON THE WEEKEND: PRIMETIME - Rep. Ilhan Omar joins to discuss the growing outrage in Minneapolis after the deadly ICE shooting of Renee Good. Plus, Trump’s new threat against Cuba, and how RFK Jr. made his beef tallow obsession everybody's problem.

Trump is terrified that Democrats will impeach him a third time if they win back the House. But @basilsmiklephd.bsky.social says they shouldn't: "Focus on what voters are talking about."

"The point is that she lies": @ramirez.house.gov joins "The Weekend: Primetime" as more Democrats push to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

"Yesterday we saw flashes of the Iraq War... as a millennial, I saw how military disasters like the Iraq War robbed this nation of young lives... as U.S. Senator, I will never vote to send someone's son or daughter to war to billionaires richer." @jamestalarico.bsky.social

"Marco Rubio has undergone a full MAGA lobotomy... he's gone full MAGA." @vanhollen.senate.gov on Marco Rubio's refusal to notify Congress on the U.S. strikes against Venezuela.

"This is Iraq 2.0. Plain and simple and we know that comes with extraordinary risk of blood and treasure." Former Rep. Max Rose (D-NY) on Trump's strikes against Venezuela.

TONIGHT AT 8: Is there ANYTHING Congress can (or will?) do about Trump's unilateral action in Venezuela? House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov joins to respond. Plus, Senate candidate @jamestalarico.bsky.social on why he suspects it all comes down to oil.

TONIGHT AT 7: Looking ahead to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's last day in office tomorrow after one of the craziest tenures in Congressional history. Plus, @balint.house.gov on the financial pain hitting millions of Americans after Obamacare subsidies expired at midnight on January 1st.

TONIGHT AT 6: Sen. @vanhollen.senate.gov joins to discuss Congress’ return to Capitol Hill in the aftermath of Trump's attack on Venezuela and Maduro's capture. Plus, @michaelfanone.bsky.social previews the 5-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection.

COMING UP ON THE WEEKEND: PRIMETIME -- @adamsmith.house.gov, @congressmanraja.bsky.social, @repvindman.bsky.social, Anna Paulina Luna and @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social all join to react to Donald Trump's military strikes in Venezuela and capture of the nation's leader Nicolás Maduro.

"Nobody is using this responsibly": @kevindeliban.bsky.social's warnings on A.I. and the lessons he took from beating the state of Arkansas in court after it denied benefits to Medicaid recipients because of decisions made by an algorithm.

"Either they don't know what they're doing, or they're deliberately trying to obstruct justice." @lynch.house.gov breaks down his concerns over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein files.

"This is unconscionable"[email protected] says it's important for everyone, including faith leaders, to stand up against the Trump administration's dehumanizing tactics and force against immigrants.

TONIGHT AT 8: GOP Rep. Kevin Kiley on what's next from Congress after the DOJ's incomplete Epstein files dump. Plus, The Atlantic's @yair-rosenberg.bsky.social unpacks his piece on what JD Vance, and others, miss about American antisemitism.

TONIGHT AT 7: Jonathan Guyer joins to discuss what he calls Trump's 'cowboy diplomacy' ahead of his upcoming meetings with Zelenskyy and Netanyahu. Plus, @revdrmichaelwoolf.bsky.social will speak to us from Chicago on the Trump administration's refusal to show mercy to immigrants over the holidays.

TONIGHT AT 6: Semafor's Africa editor @yinka.bsky.social joins us to discuss Trump's violent holiday week, including a strike in Nigeria. Plus, Semafor's @maxtani.bsky.social on Stephen Miller's threat to CBS producers after its news chief Bari Weiss pulled a 60 Minutes segment critical of Trump.

@menendez.house.gov says that everyone should be worried about the Trump administration's de-documentation plan: "they will use immigration as a blunt tool to target anyone that stands up against them"

@crockett.house.gov responds to JD Vance's personal attacks against her saying she has a 'street girl persona.' "The only reason you're the vice president is because the current president tried to have his last [vice] president killed... I don't have time for him and his games."

Ayman: "Would you support bringing... charges against [Attorney General] Pam Bondi? @crockett.house.gov: "Oh, absolutely. There's not a question about that."

TONIGHT AT 8: Writer @whipplc.bsky.social talks his bombshell Vanity Fair piece on Trump's top officials and how he got a political pro like Susie Wiles to say what she did on the record. Plus, @repbrendanboyle.bsky.social on what Democrats plan to do about skyrocketing health care costs.

TONIGHT AT 7: @jasmineforus.bsky.social joins to discuss her high-stakes race for Senate in Texas. Plus, @menendez.house.gov on ICE ramping up its violent tactics against civilians and a report into the deaths of multiple ICE detainees.

TONIGHT AT 6: Epstein survivor Liz Stein joins to discuss the partial release of the Epstein files and what it means for victims. Plus, @adamsmith.house.gov on Trump's aggressive military posture toward Venezuela.

The Palestinian student who was doxed and falsely accused of being the Brown University shooter by right-wingers, including a member of the Trump DOJ's civil rights division, is speaking out about the death threats that he received as a result.

Trump is claiming drug prices will come down 600%. @crampell.bsky.social: "It means the drug companies are paying you!" @deanobeidallah.bsky.social: "He doesn't understand that when you bring something down 100%, it's zero. It's flat"

Donald Trump went to North Carolina for what was ostensibly a speech touting his economic policies. Instead, rallygoers got... whatever this was.

TONIGHT AT 8: FOIA expert @jasonleopold.bsky.social joins to discuss the widespread redactions throughout the Epstein files. Plus, former Time photo editor Emily Keegan on the viral White House Vanity Fair photoshoot that broke the internet.

TONIGHT AT 7: @congressmanraja.bsky.social Raja joins to discuss Donald Trump's rapidly evolving military posture toward Venezuela and fallout from strikes against ISIS targets in Syria. Plus, the nearly 200 words the Trump administration doesn’t some Head Start programs to use.

TONIGHT AT 6: After a week of especially unhinged comments and outlandish actions, Donald Trump seems fully unleashed even as his administration faces scrutiny for redactions in the Epstein files. Rep. @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social joins to discuss what comes next.

NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social says Jewish values can't be used to make "some people's safety more important than others."