October 9, 2025 7pm: New York AG Letitia James faces criminal charges after a grand jury indicted her. MSNBC investigative reporter Carol Leonnig, Democracy Docket Founder Marc Elias, and Fmr. Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian join the conversation as Trump escalates his retribution campaign against his perceived enemies.

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October 8, 2025 7pm: Fmr. FBI Director James Comey pleads not guilty at a historic arraignments. Lisa Rubin and Miles Taylor were inside the courtroom. And Jacob Soboroff is on the streets of Chicago, as National Guard troops roll into Chicago amid growing protest. Plus: The Senate struck down the same two short-term government funding measures today for the sixth time, extending the shutdown with no end in sight. Sen. Peter Welch joins to discuss the escalating standoff.

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October 7, 2025 7pm: Retribution against political enemies is part of what Senator Chris Murphy is calling a “plan to try to destroy American democracy and create a new set of rules that will allow Trump and his allies to rule forever.” He joins The Weeknight as the President floats invoking the insurrection act. Plus: Sen. Richard Blumenthal joins The Weeknight to discuss his efforts to hold AG Pam Bondi accountable during a Senate Judiciary Hearing. He also weighed in on Donald Trump’s government shutdown and the cracks beginning to emerge within the GOP as negotiations remain stalled.

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