“Our party has become guided not by principle but by fear” @davidhogg.bsky.social breaks down why he thinks the DNC is now refusing to release their autopsy report of the 2024 election after previously saying they would.

“If the federal government wants to help us, there’s other things they can do instead but it’s certainly not...to simply instill fear in our communities and cause chaos.” @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov on her challenge to Border Patrol official Bovino after his renewed immigration crackdown in Chicago.

“What [Trump] is doing right now is a very expensive way to force Maduro out” Evelyn Farkas weighs in on the United States’ move to intercept a second oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela days after Trump announced a blockade on the vessels.

Sunday at 7am ET — @balint.house.gov

Sunday at 7am ET — @ltgovstratton.illinois.gov

Sunday at 7am ET — @jessmichaelsspeaks.bsky.social

President Trump claims the renaming of the Kennedy center was a unanimous decision, but @repbeatty.bsky.social says that's false. She takes us inside what happened during that board meeting and why the move is illegal.

“I think they just did the Heisman to the Epstein files” @coons.senate.gov discusses the failure by the Trump administration to release all the Epstein files and what Congress should do next.

“They know [Donald Trump] is a liability” Susan Del Percio on new cracks in MAGA’s loyalty to the President and why Republicans are “tired of defending” him on several issues.

President Trump has former President Joe Biden on the brain and blames him for everything. The Weekend hosts discuss why the former President is living rent-free in Trump’s mind.

What was the Republicans’ goal in former special counsel Jack Smith’s 8-hours testifying on the Hill this week? According to @glennthrush.bsky.social, it was an effort to catch the former special counsel in any misstep that could be spun into a DOJ criminal referral.

Saturday at 7am ET — @coons.senate.gov

Saturday at 7am ET — @repsuhas.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET — @repbeatty.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET — @douglasemhoff.bsky.social

Do you have a question for @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social and Jackie Alemany that you’d like them to answer on air? Leave a comment below using #TheWeekend

“I don’t expect that we will heal quickly, but I do know that my community will rally around one another.” Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island Brett Smiley on what comes next for the city following the deadly shooting at Brown University. A person of interest is in custody.

“It’s sad that it’s not just a worry for parents...that it will happen. It’s almost to a point that they have to expect that it will.”: @kimberlyeatkins.bsky.social on the plague of gun violence in America that has shown itself through the deadly shooting at Brown University.

Sunday at 7am ET — @repauchincloss.bsky.social

Sunday at 7am ET — @friedman.house.gov

Sunday at 7am ET — St. Sen Mike Bohacek (R) Indiana

Sunday at 7am ET — @ericswalwell.bsky.social

@lawofruby.bsky.social unpacks what accountability looks like if President Trump’s Justice Department does not release the full Epstein files as required by law.

“There is no Republican plan; there never has been one”. Former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius blasts the House GOP’s new ‘half baked’ health care proposal and says it will ‘absolutely not’ address high health care costs impacting Americans.

@alivitali.bsky.social breaks down why GOP lawmakers may be more accepting of Democrats’ release of new Epstein photos that include President Trump and other prominent figures.

“President Trump sees Venezuela as a cash cow.” Vivian Salama, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, explains the Trump administration’s rationale for escalating tensions with Venezuela, as the U.S. seized an oil tanker this week following months of strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean.

Have a question or a comment you’d like @jonathancapehart.bsky.social @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social and Jackie Alemany to read on air? Leave a comment below using #TheWeekend

Saturday at 7am ET — Kathleen Sebelius

Saturday at 7am ET @repdean.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET @govandybeshear.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET @repangiecraig.bsky.social

"He’s trying to silence me but he’s not silencing me. I’m still speaking out." @captmarkkelly.bsky.social on threats from President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to prosecute or court-martial him over a video reminding servicemembers not to follow illegal orders.

“All these cabinet members can go over [to the Kennedy Center] and get prizes instead of doing the kind of things they’re doing” @comstockb.bsky.social says Trump’s FIFA peace prize is a great performative distraction from the awful things he and his administration are doing.

Reproductive rights are already under attack in Trump's America and Republicans are attempting to take those restrictions to new extremes. The Weekend hosts discuss.

“This was never about immigration enforcement.” @skyeperryman.bsky.social reacts to the data showing that most immigrants arrested in Trump’s immigration city crackdowns have no criminal record counter to Trump's promises that he would focus on immigrants convicted of violent crimes.

“He’s going to watch this play out and try and figure out what is best for him” @davidmdrucker.bsky.social breaks down how Trump is carefully evaluating how he will portray his involvement in the potentially illegal military airstrikes in the Caribbean.

Next week, people in more than 20 states could lose federal funding for SNAP benefits due to a threat from President Trump’s Agriculture Department. Michigan AG @dananessel.bsky.social and Hawaii AG Anne Lopez discuss the Administration’s latest attack on food aid.

“This effort to continue these cases really represents a certain level of desperation to do what the president is asking the Justice Department to do." @joycewhitevance.bsky.social weighs in as the DOJ struggles on the next steps in the James Comey and Letitia James cases.

“Simply calling them terrorists does not make them so. It does not unlock some hidden lethal power.” Retired Army Lt. Col. Daniel Maurer, a former Judge Advocate General, on legal questions surrounding the September 2 strike on an alleged drug boat during which a second strike killed two survivors

Sunday at 7am ET - Atty. Gen Anne Lopez (D-Hawaii) and @dananessel.bsky.social

Sunday at 7am ET - @khanna.house.gov

Sunday at 7am ET - @captmarkkelly.bsky.social

"We paid for that video” @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social reminds us that taxpayer dollars paid for the White House’s new video attacking Sabrina Carpenter yet again.

“Whenever the most powerful man in the world is referring to a group of Americans as ‘garbage’, this is often a precursor to hate crimes” @ag.state.mn.us reminds Trump that racist, xenophobic attacks on communities have consequences as the President ramps up his hate campaign against Somalis.

“The problem is they promoted these conspiracy theories…and the material they are uncovering in no way supports” them. @glennthrush.bsky.social highlights how Deputy FBI Dir. Dan Bongino, who once pushed those about the Jan 6 pipe bomber on his podcast, is now trying to distance himself from them.

“Pete Hegseth is a fundamentally unserious person… he should resign or be fired immediately.” Rep Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) blasts Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after a Pentagon watchdog report found his Signal chat about a planned military strike in Yemen could have endangered troops.

As the clock ticks for the Justice Department to release all the Epstein files, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says President Trump is “furious” over her support for the release. The Weekend hosts weigh in.

“I and my colleagues couldn’t sleep last night” American Academy of Pediatrics President Dr. Susan Kressly blasts the CDC advisory panel’s decision to roll back Hepatitis B vaccine guidance for newborns and warns “America’s children are less safe”.

“This followed a different course” Former State Department Inspector General Diana Shaw compares Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the Signal app to discuss military strikes to what the process of sharing information typically entails.