“Trump has done nothing but hurt Virginia and hurt Virginia families and that’s why you’re going to see folks come out in a record year” Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe explains why he’s confident the Democrats will sweep in Election Day results on Tuesday.

“Par for the course for him to be untethered from any facts and just make wild, reckless, and irresponsible statements.” California Attorney General @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov calls out Donald Trump’s claims of potential voter fraud in California’s upcoming special election as dangerous and damaging.

“He’s been bootlicking this President since he’s got here...We don’t want a baby Trump here in New Jersey as our governor.” @replamonica.bsky.social on why she believes voters should not “trust” Republican Jack Ciattarelli as Election Day gets closer.

“How can we call ourselves civilized if we allow our citizens to go hungry?” Small business owners Rebecca Coffin of Hailey’s Kitchen in Windham, ME and Josh White of Heretic Coffee in Portland, OR on providing free meals to community members losing SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.

“Let’s give [Zohran Mamdani] some time to actually govern...and then judge him.” DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social reacts to Florida Gov. DeSantis comments on the NYC mayoral candidate and addresses concerns over whether his win would allow the GOP to make the Democratic party about him.

“This campaign has been characterized not by talk about policy, but really by personal attacks” @mayaaking.bsky.social breaks down how Cuomo’s “diversity” remarks on our show yesterday “encapsulates the message of his campaign.”

“We are not feeding American children yet the Trump administration, the Trump family is grifting off the presidency & making billions of dollars.” Former DHS Chief of Staff during Trump's first term @milestaylor.bsky.social reacts to the GOP defense of the Trump family cashing in on the presidency.

“Our diversity is our strength, but it can also be a weakness” Former Governor and NYC Mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo stresses the need for a united NYC and says diversity can cause problems when there’s “antipathy between groups”.

"There's $6 billion already allocated, spent, in the bank ready to be used for it….it’s a really hard hit on people who don’t have other options.” @beyer.house.gov on President Trump's claim he needs clarity on a federal judge's order to fund SNAP food aid benefits amid the government shutdown.

“Kash Patel is so eager to take credit for what he is doing that he is actually making it more difficult for the agents on the ground to succeed.” @barbmcquade.bsky.social on the frustrations inside the DOJ over Patel’s use of social media to prematurely disclose information on investigations.

Despite some conservatives like Steve Bannon claiming there are plans to allow Trump to run for a third term, retired conservative federal judge @judgeluttig.bsky.social pours cold water on those claims “There is no workaround to the 22nd amendment in this instance.”

Democratic Mayor @matt-tuerk.bsky.social and Republican Mayor Daniel Rickenmann weigh in on how they're navigating the uncertainty over SNAP benefits in their cities as millions are scared of going hungry this month if lawmakers in D.C. can't work out a deal.

Election Day couldn't be more critical for Democrats, and they've brought out the big guns with President Obama going on the campaign trail in both the Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races. The Weekend hosts discuss.

“He functions as a king because he can’t lead as a president.” MSNBC Senior Contributing Editor Michele Norris explains President Trump’s lack of engagement and refusal to negotiate an end to the government shutdown as 42 million Americans face new uncertainty over SNAP food aid benefits.

Saturday at 7am ET - New York City Mayoral Candidate Andrew Cuomo

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

Saturday at 7am ET - @matt-tuerk.bsky.social & Mayor Daniel Rickenmann (R)

Saturday at 7am ET - Former Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig

Saturday at 7am ET - @mitch-landrieu.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET - @beyer.house.gov

“The sadistic cruelty of racists and bigots trying to impose their will on the city” @scanlon.house.gov describes what she encountered in her recent visit to Chicago where she says ICE agents are engaging in an “abuse of power.”

“We don’t want to establish a precedent that the Speaker of the House can just deny somebody their membership when they meet every constitutional qualification.” Rep. @raskin.house.gov on Speaker Mike Johnson's refusal to seat Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva one month after she won her Arizona election.

“[Trump] is starting to realize Putin is playing him...if you’re Donald Trump and you think you’re the one who plays everyone, that’s got to suck.”” @juliaioffe.bsky.social on Trump ruling out the idea of a meeting with Putin after hitting Russia with sanctions.

Sunday at 7am - @scanlon.house.gov

Sunday at 7am ET - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin

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

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

“This isn’t a red or blue issue. This is a kid issue...I’m very concerned.” Former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on how the Trump administration is using the government shutdown to dismantle the Education Department and what that could mean for millions of students.

“They want to see us standing up to the Trump administration. They also recognize the health care crisis is real.” @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social explains the message from some of the 60,000 federal workers in his district about the ongoing government shutdown.

“They’re really afraid of losing in the midterms next year because their policies are not popular...they’re saying let’s change the rules, so that the people don’t have their say.” @marinakjenkins.bsky.social on President Trump’s GOP effort to redraw state maps to favor their party.

“We’ve been in a showdown for nine months...they have been trying to get rid of us for that long” ” April Goggins, furloughed federal worker and president of NTEU Chapter 250 explains the anger of federal workers following their first full missed paycheck of the government shutdown this week.

“You ought to walk in my shoes…that would be an eye opener for you.” Sandy Swett, director of the Harrison Food Bank in Western Maine on her message to President Trump and Republicans as food banks brace for a surge with SNAP food aid benefits set to pause Nov 1 as the government shutdown continues.

“This is the griftiest grift of all time” Former Federal Prosecutor Paul Butler blasts Trump’s reported request that DOJ pay him $230 million dollars in damages for previous investigations into him.

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Saturday at 7am ET - @ilattygeneral.bsky.social

Saturday at 7am ET - Former Secretary of the Department of Education Miguel Cardona

Saturday at 7am ET - @jameswalkinshaw.bsky.social

“Are you satisfied with how the ‘qualified’ people are putting up an opposition to the Trump administration right now?” @cameronkasky.bsky.social on the NYC Mayoral race and why he thinks it’s a good idea for the Democratic party to re-shift its priorities.

“It’s all about intimidation”: actor and activist Robert De Niro on President Trump’s attempts to militarize American cities.

“There's a lot of ways to stand up to dictatorship....We need to break historic records in voter turnout to say no to Trump." @ag.state.mn.us Keith Ellison on what comes next for those staying in the fight for American democracy following the “No Kings” protests.

“The Kool-Aid is very powerful.” Former Trump White House lawyer Ty Cobb on the difficulty for people to go from defending Trump to being out front against him as he did attending a “No Kings” rally yesterday.

“[Democrats] have to recenter ourselves around working people...If we’re not a party that stands for working folks...trying to get ahead, then we might as well go home.” @colinallredtx.bsky.social shares why he is running to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate.

“They are looking for any reason whatsoever to bring the law to bear against a political opposition.” Professor and fascisms expert Jason Stanley explains how the messaging from the White House and the Republican party about Democrats being "evil" is right out of the authoritarian playbook.

“Where did these ‘not so’ young people get these values from?” @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social weighs in on the racist exposed group chat from Young Republicans and how ‘this type of ethos’ stems from top Republican leadership.

President Trump is facing a legal roadblock in his quest to fire thousands of federal workers, but he and his administration are still determined to slash both the workforce and government programs. The Weekend hosts weigh in.

“Today is all about love, love for this country. We are going to see the largest…peaceful protest in American history”: @walshfreedom.bsky.social on the “No Kings” protests taking place in all 50 states and Washington, DC, today.

“Do those prosecutors did they know that if they didn’t bring these charges against John Bolton that they would all be fired?” @milestaylor.bsky.social poses his rhetorical question about the situation DOJ career prosecutors are now facing as they are being forced go after Trump’s political enemies.

“I don’t think there is a question that Donald Trump is weaponizing the Department of Justice.” @kristygreenberg.bsky.social reacts to Trump’s Oval Office event with top DOJ leaders or, as she calls them, the “Three Stooges” where Trump rattles off more names of political enemies to be prosecuted.

Richard Haass reacts to top White House officials telling a reporter “your mom” in response to a question on who chose the location of President Trump’s second summit with Vladimir Putin.

“He has proven to me to be the epitome of the incentive structure of our politics” The Weekend hosts react to the news that disgraced former Congressman George Santos’s 7-year prison sentence was commuted by President Trump.