‘People Need to Be Held Accountable'
Congress is pushing back on President Trump on multiple fronts. Plus, The Weeknight hosts and guests react to breaking news out of Portland where at least two people are in the hospital after a shooting involving federal agents. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is doubling down on its defense of an ICE agent who fatally shot a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis.
The Weeknight · Sen. Ruben Gallego, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Kristy Greenberg, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele
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Show Notes
January 8, 2026 7pm: The Trump administration is freezing local authorities out of the investigation into the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. Plus, Members of Congress just voted to extend crucial health care subsidies for millions of Americans. Rep. Pramila Jayapal joins The Weeknight with the latest. And, Sen. Ruben Gallego joins to discuss Trump's military overreach, following the Senate's bipartisan advancement of a War Powers Resolution that would limit his actions in Venezuela.
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