The Weekend

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

Graham Platner pushes back against a wave of controversies that threaten to derail his Senate candidacy in Maine - a key race for Democrats hoping to flip the Senate.

Congress returns from the Memorial Day recess this week with new targets for questioning in its Epstein investigation.

in the description apparently we have been using a myriad wrong.. so let's just say As he faces a growing number of legal setbacks Trump is focusing more on his vanity projects. the rest is fine.

Congress returns from the Memorial Day recess this week, and there's plenty of unfinished business.

Nearly three months after the House Oversight Committee first moved to compel her testimony, former Attorney General Pam Bondi finally sat down with lawmakers to discuss the Department of Justice’s mishandling of the Epstein investigation.

President Donald Trump’s revenge tour could pose a major problem for Texas Republicans in November.

In a rolling succession of rulings, multiple judges came out against what feels like some of President Donald Trump’s highest personal and policy priorities.

Trump ramps up authoritarian impulses over funding for allies.

As the country looks ahead to the midterm elections, some of the clearest signals about where the political winds are shifting may come from a handful of bellwether districts.

A gunman is dead after opening fire near the White House.

President Donald Trump is tightening his grip on the Republican Party as he continues his revenge tour.

State House Republicans in South Carolina advanced a new congressional map this week that could eliminate the only Democratic district, currently held by longtime Congressman James Clyburn.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche failed to win over Senate Republicans in a closed-door meeting on Thursday.

ICE pushes on with warehouse detention center plan amid legal challenges.

'My soul and my heart ache': Sen. Cory Booker reflects on the gutting of the Voting Rights Act.

Americans took to the streets to protest the Supreme Court's ruling on voting rights.

Large crowds are expected in Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and in other cities across the country as Americans mobilize against the erosion of voting rights.

Colorado Governor Jared Polis is cutting the prison sentence of 2020 election denier Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of helping breach her own county’s voting machines.

President Trump leaves China with no clarity on Iran or Taiwan.

Republicans stand by President Trump despite private concerns.

Mail-in voting is underway in California's gubernatorial primary where a crowded field of candidates is vying to succeed Gavin Newsom.

Passengers disembark hantavirus-stricken cruise ship.

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi - all Southern red states - are working to redraw their House congressional maps following the Supreme Court's decision that essentially gutted the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965.

FBI Director Kash Patel "in panic mode" to save his job.

Peace talks are uncertain after the United States and Iran exchange fire.

Former Attorney General Eric Holder joins “The Weekend.”

The Republican party is dealing with the real possibility of a major loss to Democrats in November as President Trump’s approval rating continues to hit record lows.

President Trump casts doubt on Iran's peace proposal.

President Donald Trump is claiming the congressional deadline outlined in the War Powers Resolution doesn't apply to his war in Iran.

In its latest decision the Supreme Court, has reshaped the rules of American elections.

Organizers say over 3,300 May Day protests were held nationwide.

Virginia Representative Suhas Subramanyam, who was in attendance, shares his account of last night’s incident.

Leaders across the world have condemned the shooting at the White House Correspondent's Dinner and voiced relief that President Donald Trump and the dinner's guests, which included many foreigners, were safe.

President Trump says an officer was shot in the vest as shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Donald Trump is set to attend tonight’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president, the event is also shaking things up when it comes to the headliner.

Florida legislators are set to hold a special session next week in what could be the final big battle in this year's redistricting wars.

United States envoy heads to Pakistan for another round of peace talks as war with Iran enters its 9th week.

Concerns continue to grow over migrant treatment at a Texas ICE facility.

Trump tells MS NOW Vice President Vance will not attend the second round of peace talks.

Democratic stars build momentum for 2028 as the Republicans brace for midterms.

A rare arrest warrant is out for a Minnesota ICE agent, the first charges to be brought against an official involved in Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

We’re learning new details about President Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as a bombshell report from former employee Josef Palermo details the months of chaos he witnessed before he and dozens of staffers were suddenly fired.

The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues as Iran reverses its course on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Epstein survivors respond to Melania Trump’s statement.

Pope Leo XIV has issued his strongest rebuke yet of the war with Iran.

Vice President JD Vance says they have not reached a deal with Iran.

First Lady Melania Trump held a press conference earlier this week to deny any involvement with convicted child sex offende Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

The potential contenders for the 2028 Presidential election are flocking to this year's National Action Network convention in New York City this week.

Peace talks between the United States and Iran begin in Islamabad, Pakistan.

President Trump uses profanity in a post demanding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Vice President JD Vance is heading to Hungary next week in what appears to be a show of support for prime Minister Viktor Orbán just days before the country's election.

The White House says the U.S. military has rescued the missing crew member after Friday’s crash in Iran.

It’s been two days since President Trump fired Pam Bondi as Attorney General.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general is now suing to block President Trump’s executive order to place new rules on mail-in voting, which they argue would unilaterally change how Americans can cast their ballots.

The U.S. continues its search for a service member after Iran shoots down two U.S. jets.

Thousands of U.S. troops have arrived in the Middle East.

The economic pain of President Donald Trump's war with Iran continues to grow as it enters it's fifth week.

Organizers say millions of Americans participated in the latest “No Kings" rally.

Protests will take place in big cities and small towns, urban and suburban, in blue states and red across the country.

President Donald Trump and his top officials at the Department of Justice have long vowed to end what they perceived to be a “two-tiered justice system” and the weaponization of the DOJ and yet their actions continue to speak louder than their words.

House Republicans reject a bipartisan Senate agreement to end the partial government shutdown.

In a historic moment, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation has announced the “people of the Twin Cities” will receive a 2026 profile in courage award for their response to the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota.

Americans will take to the streets for “No Kings” protests next week.

President Trump threatens to deploy ICE agents to airports if Democrats don’t end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown.

It was a big week in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Epstein’s personal attorney since the mid-90s, Darren Indyke, testified to the House Oversight Committee that he did not know anything about his then client’s sexual abuse of underage girls at the time it was happening.

President Trump is at odds with his own intelligence community over the war with Iran.

President Trump delivers conflicting messages on war with Iran as it enters its fourth week.

President Trump asks allies for help in reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Some republicans are sounding the alarm that President Donald Trump's war with Iran could spell a political disaster for their party in this year's midterms.

No clear endgame after President Trump rejected Iran’s ceasefire offer.

The Trump Administration continues to face fallout from its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files including from both chambers of congress.

Iran’s leader promises to keep the Strait of Hormuz blocked as gas prices continue to soar.

The U.S. war with Iran entered its third week amid confusing messages from the administration and no clear endgame.

President Trump is waging war without clear goals and is enabled by loyalists willing to carry out his every demand.

Lupita Nyong'o joins “The Weekend” to discuss a very important women’s health issue.

A day after President Donald Trump said the U.S. is not looking to settle with Iran, the Israeli military confirmed that it struck an oil storage facility in Tehran, causing a major explosion and pillars of flames.

President Trump is calling for the “unconditional surrender” of Iran.

Exclusive announcement from former President Barack Obama on “The Weekend”.

The war with Iran as it enters its second week.

Democrats demand an immediate War Powers Resolution vote following the U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran.

Iranians in the Middle East and here in the U.S. are experiencing a range of emotions after the U.S.and Israel conducted military operations against Iran on Saturday.

The U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran continues after the death of Iran’s supreme leader.

This week, the president bashed the Supreme Court, continued to increase tariffs, and threatened war with Iran.

Trump is set to address the nation Tuesday night in the midst of a partial government shutdown.

All eyes are on the Clintons next week, who are set to testify as part of the House Oversight Committee’s investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

House Oversight Committee member Suhas Subramanyan joins “The Weekend” to discuss new testimony from a key Epstein associate.

Early voting is underway in Texas where one of the most closely watched U.S. Senate primaries are heating up.

President Donald Trump raged against the Supreme Court after it ruled against him, delivering a monumental blow to his signature economic policy.

Doug Emhoff speaks out about weaponization of DOJ.

The Trump Administration plans to end its immigration surge in Minnesota, but residents and local officials remain wary.

The Department of Justice claims all the files that they are able to release related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been released.

In one of the most stunning moments on Capitol Hill this week, Attorney General Pam Bondi was asked to directly address the Epstein survivors in the room.

The DOJ fails to indict six Democratic lawmakers who released a video last year urging troops to refuse illegal orders.

House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi expresses concerns about election interference, ICE tactics in Minnesota, and Munich’s Security Conference.

A preview of “MS NOW Presents: Clock It” – your invitation to Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels’s weekly groupchat.

Ghislaine Maxwell is scheduled to give her first deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday.

There are new signs of weakness in President Donald Trump's economy, with several warning signs in the jobs market.

Republicans are sounding the alarm about their party’s fate in the midterm elections.