May 22, 2026, 8pm: The Trump administration faces a new string of legal challenges and mounting political pressure over its $1.8 billion dollar slush fund for the President’s friends and allies. Democracy Forward president and CEO Skye Perryman and fmr. federal prosecutor Brendan Ballou join The Weeknight to respond. And, Trump-backed efforts to rig the midterm elections just took a hit in South Carolina, where five Republicans joined Democrats to strike down redistricting rules that would have erased the state’s only blue district. NAACP general counsel Kirsten Clarke joins to discuss.

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May 22, 2026, 7pm: Fmr. White House national security council coordinator John Kirby joins The Weeknight to respond to Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation as Director of National Intelligence, after her announcement she’s stepping down from her role to support her husband as he battles a rare form of cancer. And, as gas prices and inflation steadily climb, President Trump is rambling incoherently at campaign rallies. MS NOW political analyst Anthony Coley and Matthew Bartlet, former Trump State Department employee, join The Weeknight to respond.

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May 21, 2026, 7pm: The GOP is fleeing DC for a Memorial Day recess, delaying a confrontation with President Trump over what critics call a "slush fund" for people targeted by political persecution. Sen. Ed Markey, Sen. Peter Welch & Rep. Dave Min break it down on The Weeknight. Plus, Rep. Joyce Beatty responds to the DNC’s 2024 election autopsy report.

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May 20, 2026, 7pm: Ex-Capitol police officer Harry Dunn joins The Weeknight after suing to prevent January 6th “rioters and paramilitary groups” from receiving payouts from what critics are calling a "slush fund" created by Trump's Justice Department. And, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove joins the table to discuss Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior after he held an impromptu 40-minute press conference at the construction site of his planned White House ballroom.

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May 19, 2026, 7pm: It’s primary night and Republicans are already looking beyond 2026. New redistricting battles are exploding as concerns grow over who gets power and who gets pushed out of the map. Sen. Raphael Warnock joins The Weeknight. Plus: South Carolina Republicans are moving closer to reshaping the map and critics warn Black political power could be on the chopping block. As new voting fights intensify and the political stakes rise, Rep. James Clyburn joins The Weeknight.

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May 18, 2026, 8pm: San Diego police confirm 3 adults are dead, along with the two suspects in today’s mass shooting at a mosque. MS NOW reporter Jillian Frankel and former Special Agent in Charge at the FBI, Michael Feinberg, join to with the latest.

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May 18, 2026, 7pm: Former FBI supervisor and MS NOW intelligence analyst Rob D’Amico and co-host of MS NOW’s “The Weekend: Primetime,” Ayman Mohyeldin, join The Weeknight with the latest following today’s shooting. And, after participating in the House Oversight Committee’s closed-door interview with the prison guard on duty the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death, Rep. James Walkinshaw joins to discuss.

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May 15, 2026, 7pm: Rep. LaMonica McIver joins The Weeknight as scrutiny intensifies over ICE oversight, detention conditions and her legal fight with the Trump Justice Department. And, questions grow over GOP-led redistricting efforts as critics warn Black voting power is under attack in states across the South. Dee Reed, Alabama organizing manager for Black Voters Matter, and Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, join The Weeknight to discuss.

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