The Weekend

Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is set to make his return to Capitol Hill this week to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

President Trump rejects Iran’s proposal for ceasefire as the war enters its 8th month.

President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign has pushed ICE arrests to record highs this summer.

Republicans sprinting away from President Donald Trump with just 38 days until November's election day.

The White House blocks CNN from Air Force One.

President Trump dismisses concerns related to the war in Iran as gas and diesel prices continue to rise.

With just 44 days until the consequential midterm elections, concern is growing about election interference from the Trump administration.

The State Department grants Iranian leaders travel documents to the United Nations General Assembly as President Trump weighs escalation in the war.

With just 45 days until the midterms and early in-person voting already underway, Americans are fed up with President Donald Trump's economy.

There are disturbing new reports about the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence.

Midterm maps change as red areas become competitive.

Fears grow about midterm election aftermath.

AI researchers are sounding the alarm about the dangers of its industry moving at breakneck speed.

Thousands of Irish residents protest Trump’s visit.

While Democrats are surging in the polls, Republicans are languishing as President Trump makes the midterms all about himself.

Iranian-backed Houthi forces appear to have now seized full control of Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, after capturing a key island at the Sea's southern entrance and making one of their biggest territorial gains in years.

Democrats deliver a counter message to the GOP midterm convention.

The Department of Justice appeals USPS mail ballot injunction.

President Donald Trump will hold an unusual Republican midterm convention in Texas this week.

Breaking News: Zelenskyy greets Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Ukraine.

The desperation of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party seems to be on full display as the mad dash for the midterms heats up this Labor Day weekend.

The White House got some good news on the labor market front this week.

President Trump is optimistic about the midterms as the GOP struggles.

In the 20 midterm elections since 1946, the president’s party has lost seats in the House of Representatives in all but two elections, and this November is not looking like it will be an exception.

President Trump has re-ignited the trade war with Canada and both sides of the border are calling him out for the economic hardships his actions will likely cause.

With 65 days until the midterms, Democrats are feeling the momentum.

Trump pushes to upend mail-in voting ahead of midterms.

ICE made nearly 50,000 arrests last month, a new record for the Trump Administration.

Trump’s priorities are called into question after escalating his trade war with Canada and declaring ‘mission accomplished’ on the still ongoing war with Iran.

President Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates.

Democrats are growing more optimistic in the battle to control the Senate, while new warning signs are blaring for President Trump's Republican Party.

Trump spends big on Grand Prix and ballroom projects as the economy struggles.

Democrats gain momentum in Senate battle amid Trump slump.

With just 73 Days to go until the midterm elections, Democrats are going on the offense, preparing for possible 'nightmare' scenarios President Donald Trump may try to pursue to hold onto his power in the nation’s capital.

President Donald Trump is pouring all of his energy into his new favorite role: decorator.

ICE plans to spend up to $20m on electric shock gloves.

With just 79 days to go until the midterms, Democrats are building real momentum in Texas.

Democrats wrap up their summer meeting in Texas and look ahead to another round of primaries this week.

DNC chair Ken Martin joins “The Weekend” as Democrats prepare to approve a new calendar for the 2028 presidential primaries.

The gubernatorial race in Alabama is heating up, and A.I. data centers are becoming a defining issue in the race between Democratic former Senator Doug Jones, and Republican Senator and staunch Trump ally Tommy Tuberville.

President Trump continues to fixate on his vanity projects while the American economy continues to struggle due to the war with Iran.

Trump focuses on vanity projects instead of key issues.

With just 86 days out from the 2026 midterm elections concerns are beginning to grow over what actions President Donald Trump and his administration may take to try and tighten federal controls over what is supposed to be state run elections.

The U.S. economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July.

Michigan Democrats held a unity rally Friday night following their high turnout during Tuesday's primary elections as President Donald Trump continues to spread conspiracy theories about voting in the state.

Pressure is mounting on Rep. Max Miller of Ohio to end his re-election bid.

Senate votes 50-49 to confirm Todd Blanche as Attorney General.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) joins “The Weekend.”

Voters in Michigan are just two days away from a key primary election.

President Trump cancels Iran attack and calls for a “rapid” deal.

After a string of primary wins, the Democratic Socialists of America are increasingly becoming a political force, with more than 120,000 members nationwide.

New reporting from The Wall Street Journal reveals a shakedown of corporate America by President Trump, raising unprecedented amounts of cash for his various pet projects.

President Trump’s cabinet praises him as the U.S. faces pressing issues.

Senator Cory Booker talks Todd Blanche confirmation fight, Iran war, and more

Concerns on voting rights continue to intensify as President Donald Trump and his officials seek to seize state election powers.

Concerns about democracy grow with the midterms 100 days away.

President Trump threatens “massive attack” as Iran war widens.

Maine Democrats are choosing a new U.S. Senate nominee to replace Graham Platner in a key race that could help the party take back the Senate.

Trump faced the press last night at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after his administration tried and failed to intimidate New York Times reporters over the past few weeks.

Democrats prepare for President Trump to potentially meddle in the midterms.

This week, President Trump remained stuck in the past trying to relitigate an election he lost six years ago and spread election security conspiracies.

While Trump keeps his focus on false claims of election fraud, protestors take to the streets to demand justice after the fatal ICE shootings of two men in one week.

More than 30 states plan to protest against President Trump’s immigration crackdown after two fatal shootings involving ICE agents.

Two Republican senators are still undecided on whether Todd Blanche’s nomination to be the next U.S. Attorney General should move forward.

Trump used his primetime address on Thursday to relitigate the 2020 election and laid the groundwork to challenge future ones.

Trump’s former lawyer and Attorney General nominee Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week.

We're just days away from the confirmation hearing for Trump’s former defense attorney and now acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to become the 88th U.S. Attorney General.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died at 71.

Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from Maine's Senate race.

President Donald Trump spent the week alienating allies overseas, threatening to cut off trade and tourism with Spain.

Redistricting fights energize democrats ahead of midterms.

President Donald Trump's financial disclosure shows he has made a huge amount of money since he returned to the White House.

Masked white nationalists march in Washington, DC on July 4th.

Legendary documentarian Ken Burns sits down with Jonathan Capehart to discuss the lessons of 1776 and what the founders would think of America in 2026.

Dozens of intelligence officials are out of a job after President Donald Trump’s new acting Director of National Intelligence, Bill Pulte, terminated them this week.

President Trump visits Mount Rushmore after years of hinting his face should be added.

Americans face ongoing concerns about the economy and the affordability crisis, with high gas prices due to President Donald Trump's war in Iran pushing annual inflation to the highest level in three years.

One of the core mission priorities of the justice department is to uphold the rule of law, but for Trump’s Department of Justice, it appears that the federal courts are necessary to make sure that priority is achieved at least in two different instances this week.

Trump can’t get out of his own way–often making things harder for himself and his party, while ignoring inflation concerns.

The Supreme Court is poised to issue a major ruling in the coming days on birthright citizenship.

President Donald Trump spent this week reminding Republicans that, despite plummeting support for his Iran war, loyalty to him still comes first.

Congress is in gridlock over President Trump’s push for the Save America Act.

President Trump claims vandalism damaged $14 million reflecting pool.

The U.S. and Iran are meeting today in Switzerland in high-stakes talks to try to end the war.

Meetings are underway in Switzerland for U.S.-Iran talks.

President Donald Trump's new Acting Director of National Intelligence has sparked public concern over election integrity.

President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that was previously thought to be dead has resurfaced.

New strikes test Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

The White House will host a series of UFC fights on the South Lawn as part of the celebration of America's 250th anniversary, which also happens to be President Donald Trump's 80th birthday.

The Obama Presidential Center makes its official debut next week, on Juneteenth to be exact, and its exhibits filled with inspiration and hope mark a huge contradiction from what we're seeing from the current President.

The New York Knicks win their first championship in 53 years.

President Trump seeks to undermine mail-in voting ahead of the midterms.

A judge is giving the DOJ one week to put in writing that Trump’s $1.8 billion compensation fund is dead.

Construction crews begin removing Trump’s name from The Kennedy Center.

President Trump increases focus on “The Big Lie” and election fraud.

Embattled Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner will hold a town hall in Portland where voters in Maine will have their first chance to publicly question him since a wave of allegations against him was published in The New York Times, just two days before the primary election.

President Trump downplays economic pain ahead of midterms.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani joins The Weekend to discuss the future of the Democratic party ahead of November's critical elections.

President Donald Trump's extreme makeover plans for the nation's capital seems to come at the expense of everything else.