Friday, August 14, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, the ongoing strains from Trump's Iran war at home and abroad. Plus, alarming new reporting examines a deadly plane crash in New Mexico and a potential link to American military tests. And Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman explains why the economy may not be doing as well as Donald Trump says.

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Thursday, August 13, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, Trump fixates on a Kennedy Center makeover as the Iran war strains the U.S. military. Plus, brand-new reporting on the Trump DOJ investigation into Minnesotans who protested the ICE shootings earlier this year. And former Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown on Trump’s plan to make corruption even easier.

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, election deniers and Big Lie believers remain central to Donald Trump’s midterm strategy. Plus, newly-minted Minnesota Democratic Senate nominee Peggy Flanagan on her push to dismantle ICE. And new reporting on Trump’s decoy plane stunt that put several members of his own cabinet at risk.

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, six states vote in high-stakes primaries. Plus, new reporting on how Donald Trump used a plane full of journalists and his Secretary of State as a decoy. Then, Trump’s new plan that could make it more difficult for children to get vaccinated.

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Monday, August 10, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, Donald Trump’s GOP struggles with candidate quality. Plus, Trump quietly admits that maybe he was a little bit wrong about the Reflecting Pool. And Max Miller is officially on the ballot despite the serious allegations against him.

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Friday, August 7, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, the President obsesses over his ballroom as Americans feel the sting of his failing policies. Plus, Epstein survivors speak out as Trump’s personal lawyer moves closer to his Attorney General confirmation. And the plan to trick American voters into choosing the wrong candidate.

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Thursday, August 6, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, the party of Trump takes a decidedly dark turn. Plus, 160 days into his war of choice, the president responds to reports of “extreme munitions shortages.” And new reporting reveals MAGA’s alarming descent into conspiracy theories.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, what last night’s results mean for Election Day, now 90 days away. Plus, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse weighs the pros and cons of Donald Trump’s personal lawyer serving as the nation’s Attorney General. And as calls grow for Republican Congressman Max Miller to step down, an interview with the Democrat challenging him for his House seat.

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August 3, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, Jamie Raskin on Trump’s slush fund and the fate of Todd Blanche. Plus, the surreal Republican double standard for allegations of abuse. Then, is Donald Trump about to fire his Fox News prosecutor over the reflecting pool chaos? And Sen. Bernie Sanders on the national implications of Michigan’s big vote.

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July 30, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, Trump threatens to pull his own Attorney General nominee as Republicans try to shut down his slush fund for good. Plus, what happens when the world’s richest man is also its most notorious racist. And Stephanie Ruhle on the market reaction to Donald Trump’s new Fed Chair.

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July 29, 2026; 8pm: Tonight, Senator Cory Booker responds to another Republican show trial as Senator Bernie Moreno directs his anger at the wrong man. Plus, Senator Mark Kelly weighs in on whether the best people are running Trump’s Iran war. And President Obama enters a major Senate showdown.

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