May 29, 2026, 7pm: Democrats say Pam Bondi refused repeated questions about Trump, the Epstein files and who ordered key redactions. Rep. Melanie Stansbury joins The Weeknight alongside Epstein survivor Liz Stein to discuss. Plus, Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, joins The Weeknight alongside former U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin, one of 35 former judges calling for a court probe into Trump's $1.8 billion dollar slush fund. And, MS NOW Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin joins to react to the lead federal prosecutor on the James Comey seashells photos case stepping aside.

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May 28, 2026, 7pm: Tomorrow, ex-AG Pam Bondi will be grilled by the House Oversight cmte. over her handling of the Epstein files, after evading a subpoena. Rep. James Walkinshaw will be in the meeting, and joins The Weeknight with a lookahead. And, MS NOW’s Eugene Daniels shares an exclusive clip of his sit-down with South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, days after the state legislature struck down a GOP-sponsored gerrymandered congressional map that would have eliminated his district.

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May 27, 2026, 7pm: A group of Democratic lawmakers are introducing a new "End Corruption Caucus" that demands the chamber denounce it in all forms and oppose any policies that benefit special interests. One of the members leading the effort, Rep. Mike Levin, joins The Weeknight. And, James Talarico, the TX Dem running for Senate, is driving through the Lonestar state in a "People vs. Ken Paxton Tour" to further expose the corruption surrounding his opponent. Chuck Rocha, Senior Adviser to the campaign, joins The Weeknight to explain what we should expect from the tour.

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May 26, 2026, 7pm: Donald Trump is facing questions about his physical and mental fitness after visiting Walter Reed medical center for a third physical in his second term. MS Now Political Analyst Cornell Belcher and Eugene Daniels, co-host of "The Weekend," join The Weeknight to respond. And, voters are heading to the polls in Texas for a competitive GOP Senate runoff between incumbent John Cornyn and Trump-backed Ken Paxton. MS NOW National Reporter Rosa Flores joins with the latest from Cornyn HQ. Also at the table: Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendal Scudder.

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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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