“Defying the law”: The fight over the Epstein files is intensifying as Democrats move to stop Trump’s DOJ from withholding key information. @repstansbury.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss accountability efforts.

Why ethical journalism matters: @ms.now’s Vaughn Hillyard responds to CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulling a “60 Minutes” report on alleged torture at El Salvador’s CECOT prison hours before air.

The fight for justice and transparency “is most definitely not over for us” Survivor and anti-trafficking advocate Liz Stein joins The Weeknight as pressure builds for real transparency.

"Grift Town": FBI Director Kash Patel faces new scrutiny amid reports he requested armored luxury vehicles and pushed for a multimillion-dollar private jet at taxpayer expense. The Weeknight hosts weigh in.

“If Al Capone could run the Justice Department…”: @michaelsteele.bsky.social and former U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin break down the stakes of Trump leading the DOJ and selecting judicial candidates such as Emil Bove.

The fight over the Epstein files is intensifying as Democrats move to stop Trump’s DOJ from withholding key information. With Schumer vowing Senate action and House members weighing contempt, @repstansbury.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss the plan for tougher transparency.

“Sense of vindication”: Annie Farmer, a survivor of sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein, discusses how one of the newly released files shows how her sister, Maria Farmer, who worked for Epstein in the 1990s, had urged the F.B.I. to investigate him.

Top Oversight Dem estimates: Congress has 10% of Epstein files Trump’s DOJ has released thousands of pages from the Epstein files, but many of the documents are redacted. Rep. @robertgarcia.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss what he's seen so far.

“Clearly trying to hide something”: Top Oversight Dem @robertgarcia.bsky.social blasts Trump’s DOJ over heavily redacted Epstein files.

BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has just released thousands of pages from the Epstein files, many of them heavily redacted. @robertgarcia.house.gov, who first pushed for their release, joins The Weeknight to discuss what he's seen so far.

"Defining herself”: @theweekendmsnow.bsky.social co-host @jonathancapehart.bsky.social, fresh off his exclusive @ms.now interview with Michelle Obama, discusses the first lady’s powerful message to Black women from her latest book.

House Minority Whip @whipkclark.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss the GOP’s failure to find relief for Americans who are panicking over surging health care premiums.

“Very disturbing”: Mary McCord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security, and @symonedsanders.bsky.social react to new photos from Epstein's estate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is sending lawmakers home early for the holidays after completely losing control of his caucus. @whipkclark.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss the GOP’s failure to find relief for Americans who are panicking over surging health care premiums.

“We smell a rat”: The law requires DOJ to make the Epstein files public by Friday, but @jeff-merkley.bsky.social casts doubt on whether Trump’s administration will release the full documents.

“Loyal to the president, not the law:" @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @jeff-merkley.bsky.social discuss talks of a Trump third term

“Catastrophic for our democracy”: @jayapal.house.gov joins The Weeknight to unpack ex-special counsel Jack Smith’s private testimony, where he told lawmakers that he gathered “proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump schemed to overturn the 2020 election.

BREAKING: Fmr. special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers, behind closed doors, that he gathered “proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump schemed to overturn the 2020 election. @jayapal.house.gov was there and joins The Weeknight to unpack the testimony.

Trump is scrambling to contain fallout from a bombshell Vanity Fair interview in which his chief of staff, Susie Wiles, sharply criticized top officials and acknowledged Trump’s presence in the Epstein files. The Weeknight panel weighs in.

“The blood is on his hands”: DNC Chair @kenmartin.bsky.social responds to House Speaker Mike Johnson saying he will not bring a vote to extend ACA subsidies, all but ensuring they expire and drive premiums higher for millions.

“Iraq War 2.0”: Senators left a classified briefing angry and dissatisfied as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refuses to release the full, unedited video of a controversial, double-tap boat strike. One of those senators, @gallego.senate.gov, joins The Weeknight to react and demand answers.

Senators left a classified briefing angry and dissatisfied as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refuses to release the full, unedited video of a controversial, double-tap boat strike. One of those senators, @gallego.senate.gov, joins The Weeknight to react and demand answers.

“Incredibly cruel”: Ex-FBI agent @michael-feinberg.bsky.social slams Kash Patel over early claims in Brown University shooting

“He’s just lying”: @coons.senate.gov calls out Trump for falsely claiming grocery prices are falling as Americans continue to feel the strain at the checkout.

“They owe us an answer”: Donald Trump, again, says he could “start hitting” Venezuela on land after weeks of deadly boat strikes. @coons.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to discuss the latest threat.

“Would a lame duck build himself an assisted living ballroom?”: Eleven months into his second term, Donald Trump’s agenda is stalling, fueling questions about whether he has already become a lame duck president. The Weeknight panel weighs in.

“Where the hell is it?”: @ms.now public health analyst @irwinredlener.bsky.social presses the Republican party on its ACA replacement

Ex-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara: Trump's orders “not done in good faith” @preetbharara.bsky.social joins The Weeknight as Trump’s Justice Department is accused of an unprecedented intrusion into states’ rights, suing 18 mostly Democrat-led states for sensitive voter data.

New Tonight: Donald Trump, again, says he could “start hitting” Venezuela on land after weeks of deadly boat strikes. @coons.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to discuss the latest threat. Plus, the senator’s new essay on how democrats should sharpen their message heading into 2026.

“Caught red-handed”: House Oversight Democrats have released a new batch of photos from Epstein’s estate, part of a massive archive now under congressional review. Former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori joins The Weeknight to assess the legal stakes of the Epstein photo release.

As the current RNC chair warns Republicans could get “crushed” in the 2026 midterms, @michaelsteele.bsky.social discusses his 2010 interview with Sean Hannity during his tenure as RNC chairman, and how he was blasted for saying the GOP would not regain control of the House in the 2010 midterms.

@anthonycoley.bsky.social breaks down how the conservative Supreme Court could shape the upcoming midterms and influence future elections.

NEW TONIGHT: House Oversight Democrats have released dozens of new photos from Epstein’s estate, offering a glimpse into what they say is a massive archive now under congressional review. Tune in at 7pm ET for the latest from The Weeknight.

BREAKING: Indiana State Sen. Mike Bohacek, one of the Republicans who voted down the Trump-backed redistricting plan, joins The Weeknight after Indiana Republicans have dealt a stunning blow to a Trump-backed effort to remake the state’s congressional map.

“So out of touch”: Rep. @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co says Trump has no understanding of health care policy and is refusing to back any path forward. He joins The Weeknight as the Senate rejects two health care plans and Obamacare subsidies near expiration.

“Regime change war”: Trump is reportedly prepared to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast, just after the U.S. seized a vessel the administration claimed was moving sanctioned oil from Venezuelan and Iran. Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social joins The Weeknight as pressure mounts for accountability.

BREAKING: Trump is reportedly prepared to seize more oil tankers off Venezuela’s coast, just after the U.S. seized a vessel the administration claimed was moving sanctioned oil from Venezuelan and Iran. Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social joins The Weeknight as pressure mounts for answers and accountability.

“Even when Democrats lose, they win”: @michaelsteele.bsky.social reacts to Democrats flipping GOP strongholds in Miami and Georgia.

"Absolute outrage": @democracydocket.com founder @marcelias.bsky.social slams Emil Bove, a federal appeals court judge and Trump’s former personal attorney, for attending Trump’s Tuesday rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania.

“Laughing at their own problems”: @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @baldwin.senate.gov discuss the unsettling sight of Trump’s audience laughing as he mocked Americans’ economic hardships.

Trump “doesn’t have a clue!”: Donald Trump mocked everyday Americans while returning to an old talking point: Americans should make do with less. @baldwin.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to torch the president’s failed affordability messaging.

“We have no facts”: @blumenthal.senate.gov, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Judiciary committees, condemns a Trump “cover-up” as the administration says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker near the Venezuelan coastline.

BREAKING: Donald Trump says the U.S. has seized an oil tanker near the Venezuelan coastline in a major escalation against President Nicolas Marudo. @blumenthal.senate.gov joins The Weeknight to respond.

Trump’s health care claims are “a crock”: Time is running out for Congress to address rising health care costs as millions face steep premium hikes when ACA subsidies expire at year’s end. @michaelsteele.bsky.social and @congressmanboyle.bsky.social slam Trump’s inaction.

“Why is POTUS so tired?”: @symonedsanders.bsky.social on why Trump should be hit with the same sleepy critique he pushed on Biden.

“Move over, Sleepy Joe”: Trump denies slowing down, but new reporting and on-camera moments suggest a president struggling to keep pace.

BREAKING: Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race, defeating a Trump-backed Republican and breaking her party’s nearly 30-year losing streak, per Associated Press.

Emil Bove, one of President Trump's former defense lawyers who Trump appointed to the federal bench, attends Trump’s Pennsylvania rally as “a private citizen,” reports @ms.now’s senior White House correspondent Vaughn Hillyard.

Trump is in Pennsylvania touting “A-plus-plus…” economic success as prices surge and even his own voters say he’s losing the inflation fight. Now, his team says they’re putting him on the ballot for 2026. @congressmanboyle.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to respond.

Boat strikes have “nothing to do with national security”: As Democrats escalate demands for full transparency on Trump’s deadly boat strikes, @ms.now national security and intelligence analyst @michael-feinberg.bsky.social shares what he thinks the boat strikes are really about.