• ‘Swag bag’: Trump reportedly won over GOP holdouts with signed merch
    Jul 4 2025

    Guests: Rep. Glenn Ivey, Former Sen. Jon Tester, Tamika Middleton, Leah Greenberg, Jared Bernstein

    Republicans force through Trump's abomination of a bill without a single Democratic vote. Tonight: what this historically unpopular bill will mean for millions of Americans. Then, the countdown to the midterms begins. Plus, the latest on the next round of anti-Trump protests this weekend. And our first testimony from inside that notorious foreign megaprison.

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    42 mins
  • Trump reportedly didn’t realize his bill strips Medicaid
    Jul 3 2025

    Guests: Jon Lovett, Claire McCaskill, Rep. Nanette Barragan, Dave Dayen, Rep. Jamie Raskin

    The Republican House majority tries to force through Trump's bill and screw over their own voters in the process. Tonight: How Trump's abomination of a bill sells out his rural base to give tax cuts to billionaires. Then, Idaho says, “No, children all are not welcome.” Plus, how the Trump bill makes ICE the biggest law enforcement agency in America. And Congressman Jamie Raskin on the continuing effort to resist a lawless administration.

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    42 mins
  • ‘You’re wrong!’: George Conway, Melissa Murray debate Supreme Court injunction ruling
    Jun 28 2025

    Guests: Melissa Murray, George Conway, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, AG Dana Nessel, AG Andrea Joy Campbell, Betsey Stevenson, Justin Wolfers

    After a stark warning from the Supreme Court's liberal justices, how the Supreme Court’s actions threaten American democracy. Plus, two state Attorneys General on what happens next in the fight against Trumpism. And as American confidence in Trump's economic plan continues to tumble, he responds by kicking off another trade dispute with Canada?

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    42 mins
  • ‘Absurd’: Trump reruns the Sean Spicer post-inauguration playbook with Hegseth presser
    Jun 27 2025

    Guests: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Kim Schrier, Brandy Zadrozny, Alexis McGill Johnson, Rep. Robert Garcia

    Tonight: Trump reruns the Sean Spicer post-inauguration playbook with Hegseth press conference. Then, he promised to make America healthy, so why are so many doctors protesting what RFK Jr is doing on vaccines? And after a Supreme Court blow for women's rights, the president of Planned Parenthood.

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    42 mins
  • ‘Seismic’: Zohran Mamdani’s primary win is a ‘wake up call’ for Democrats, says Hayes
    Jun 26 2025

    Guests: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Asha Rangappa, Jacob Soboroff, Sen. Tim Kaine

    A stunning upset for Democrats in New York. Tonight: Senator Bernie Sanders on what Zohran Mamdani means for national Democrats. Then, Trump's DOJ enforcer asks for a promotion. Plus, the president says he gave Iran permission to attack an American base. And exclusive new reporting on the dangerously ill deportees stuck in El Salvador.

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    42 mins
  • MAGA demands Nobel Peace Prize for Trump after bombing Iran
    Jun 25 2025

    Guests: Sen. Chris Murphy, Alejandro Barranco, Rep. Mike Quigley

    A shaken Trump, a shaky ceasefire, and new reporting on what America's attack on Iran accomplished. Tonight: Sen. Chris Murphy on the leaked intelligence assessment that points to less than "obliteration.” Then, growing outrage over the brutal takedown of landscaper in California and the Marine son who is trying to free his father from ICE custody. Plus, the stunning new whistleblower report on the eve of Emil Bove’s nomination hearing.

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    42 mins
  • 'His intel was the TV': How Fox News influenced Trump's decision to strike Iran
    Jun 24 2025

    Guests: Yamiche Alcindor, Rep. Ro Khanna, Rep. Thomas Massie, Spencer Ackerman, Helene Cooper, Robert Malley, Hooman Majd

    Donald Trump joins the conflict and today Iran responds. Tonight: Late word of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and what we know about what happens next. Then, the bipartisan push to return war powers to Congress. And new reporting on how Fox News flattery resulted in bombing.

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    42 mins