‘Flailing’

from The Weeknight · host Alicia Menendez, Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, John Brennan, Angelo Carusone, Skye Perryman

May 4, 2026, 8pm: Fmr. CIA Dir. John Brennan joins The Weeknight to discuss the Trump DOJ’s repeated, failing retribution campaign against the President’s perceived enemies. And, Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman responds to the Supreme Court’s temporary restoration of mifepristone mail access. For more, follow us on Instagram and BlueSky @weeknightmsnow and @ms.now. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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As his war in Iran rages on, Trump’s behavior grows increasingly erratic and detached from the American people. The Weeknight has the latest.

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