• Trump taps Florida’s Pam Bondi for AG after Matt Gaetz withdraws
    Nov 22 2024

    Guests: Faiz Shakir, Julian Castro, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Dan Goldstein

    Tonight: the stunning, early defeat for the Trump-Vance administration—and the proof that political gravity does still exist. Then, the police report detailing sexual assault allegations against Trump's Pentagon pick is released. Plus, Linda McMahon and the Trump project to gut public education.

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    41 mins
  • Bombshell NYT report reveals ‘trail of payments’ from Gaetz to women
    Nov 21 2024

    Guests: John Brennan, Michael Schmidt, Rep. Pete Aguilar, Sen. Bernie Sanders

    New alarms over Donald Trump's choices to preserve national security. Tonight: former CIA director John Brennan on the high stakes of Trump's picks. Then, new details on the federal investigation of Matt Gaetz from the New York Times as Republicans block the release of the ethics report. And the first real signs that Donald Trump's tariffs are going to raise your prices.

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    42 mins
  • Marjorie Taylor Greene threatens GOP colleagues over Gaetz report: 'Let's all dance'
    Nov 20 2024

    Guests: Noah Bookbinder, Sahil Kapur, Alexi McCammond, Jamelle Bouie, Rep. Lloyd Doggett

    The Matt Gaetz backlash isn't going away. Tonight: the latest pushback on Donald Trump's radical pick for attorney general. Then, two weeks after the election putting all that "mandate" talk into context as the Trump margin shrinks. And Congressman Lloyd Doggett on why he's raising major red flags over a big House vote this week.

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    42 mins
  • Pressure mounts on Ethics Committee to release Matt Gaetz report
    Nov 16 2024

    Guests: Kathleen Sebelius, Melanie Zanona, Harry Litman, McKay Coppins, Jamelle Bouie

    The push to break the system. Tonight: why the crank that Donald Trump wants in charge of American health symbolizes the entire approach to his second term. Then, the Republican Speaker tries to bury the Matt Gaetz report to save Trump's attorney general pick. Plus, the damage that Gaetz could do to the rule of law. And Trump's plan for the Republican Congress to bend the knee.

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    42 mins
  • Trump taps anti-vaccine activist RFK Jr for top health role
    Nov 15 2024

    Guests: Sherrilyn Ifill, Josh Chafetz, Maria Hinojosa, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

    The cabinet picks keep on coming—and Republican alarm over Matt Gaetz is growing. Tonight: Sherrilyn Ifill on what's at stake with Donald Trump's picks to run DOJ. Then, new concern over a Trump plan to dissolve the Senate's constitutional role to install his scandalous picks. Plus, Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington on her unlikely win—and what Democrats can learn from it. And the perfect encapsulation of how bad information spreads by way Aaron Rodgers and a five interception game.

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    42 mins
  • Trump shocks with ‘unanimously loathed’ Matt Gaetz as attorney general pick
    Nov 14 2024

    Guests: Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Dan Goldman, Gov. Andy Beshear

    The president-elect makes his choice for Attorney General. Tonight: Senator Chris Murphy on what he's calling a "red-alert moment for American democracy.” And as Donald Trump is welcomed back to the White House by President Biden, the enduring problems for our constitutional order. Plus, Trump is already complaining about Elon Musk. And the case that Democrats can win again with Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear.

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    41 mins
  • Senate to pick McConnell's successor as GOP leader
    Nov 13 2024

    Guests: Howard Dean, Liam Donovan, Faiz Shakir, Senator-elect Andy Kim

    Tonight: how to think about the Trump agenda by way of the last Republican to win re-election. Then, as the vote count climbs, a cautionary tale about snap judgements in the wake of defeat. Plus, the genuine drama in tomorrow's senate leadership vote. And the new senator from the state of New Jersey, Andy Kim, joins live.

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    42 mins
  • ‘Your body, my choice:’ Women enraged by emboldened MAGA misogynists
    Nov 9 2024

    Guests: Franklin Foer, Rebecca Traister, Lisa Rubin, Michelle Goldberg, Heather McGhee

    The new co-president elect takes an important phone call. Tonight: the unique danger of a government run by billionaires. Then, as RFK Jr. gets ready for his big job, is the Trump administration coming for your Doritos? Plus, today's news on the Jack Smith case and the New York sentencing of the president-elect. And after a massive response from American women in 2016, what to expect after a second Trump victory.

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    42 mins