
Episodes
‘Lawlessness’: Hayes on the ‘terrifying’ abuse of power at Trump’s EPA, FBI
3/14/2025
Guests: Faiz Shakir, Rebecca Traister, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Ezra Klein
Citizens mobilize in protest while Democrats fracture in Washington. Tonight: the growing movement on the ground against Trump's bid for dictatorship. Then: Trump pledges to use the Justice Department as a weapon and threatens to jail his opponents. Plus demands for an investigation after Trump uses the FBI to freeze bank accounts for climate projects.
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Duration:00:42:37
‘Big mad’: Trump is ‘emotional’ and ‘annoyed’ over trade war he started
3/13/2025
Guests: Catherine Rampell, Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rushab Sanghvi, Sen. Bernie Sanders
Trump tanks the market and throws a tariff tantrum. Tonight: Trump's emotional reaction and his escalating threats as the trade war he created torpedoes the economy. Then: a major setback for the Trump-Musk chainsaw as a judge sides with thousands of fired federal workers. Plus, protestors take over Trump Tower, demanding the release of a detained green-card holder. And Bernie Sanders heads to Trump Country for the resistance.
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Duration:00:42:53
'I'm going': Tim Walz to hold town halls in Republican districts in wake of DOGE cuts
3/12/2025
Guests: Gov. Tim Walz, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Dr. Asish Jha, Lisa Rubin
Trump rampaging through the world economy. Former vice presidential candidate and current Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz. The man in charge of America's health touts Steak ‘n Shake while playing down the measles vaccine. Plus: protestors greet Trump's immigration head after the arrest of a green-card holder for political protest.
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Duration:00:42:55
DOJ official fired over Mel Gibson gun rights request speaks out
3/11/2025
Guests: Stephanie Ruhle, Justin Wolfers, Rep. Robert Garcia, Amy Greer, Liz Oyer
The mad king sends the markets plummeting. Tonight: how Trump is actively destroying the American economy with no one inside the White House to stop him. Plus, as Tesla stock plummets, Trump threatens the people boycotting it. Then: outrage at the arrest of a legal U.S. resident for political protest. And a top DOJ official gets fired because of Trump's buddy Mel Gibson.
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Duration:00:43:23
Inside the explosive clash between Elon Musk and Trump cabinet members
3/7/2025
Guests: Jared Bernstein, Heather Long, Josh Marshall, Dr. Peter Hotez, David Shulkin
Tonight: the flashing warning signs that Donald Trump is botching another inheritance. Then, new reporting on an "explosive" confrontation between Trump's cabinet and Elon Musk. Plus, Trump former Veterans Affairs Secretary on the DOGE damage to the VA. And a stunning update to the president's farcical fix for California fires.
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Duration:00:42:30
'Try something:' Democrats should stop playing it safe, says Hayes
3/6/2025
Guests: Alex Wagner, Kyle Cheney, Sen. Chris Murphy, Stacey Abrams
Elon Musk is told to put the chainsaw down. Tonight: why the co-president is suddenly asking DOGE to chill out. Then, Trump's billionaire treasury secretary explains why you should pay more. Plus, Stacey Abrams after this week's attack from the President. And Sen. Chris Murphy on what he calls Donald Trump's biggest grift yet.
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Duration:00:42:31
Trump is coming for Social Security. And he has a new 'Big Lie' to justify it.
3/5/2025
Guests: Sen. Cory Booker, Betsey Stevenson, Mark Joseph Stern
The Trump White House sets its sights on the social safety net. Tonight: the new "Big Lie" and the Trump threat to Social Security. Then, new reporting on the excruciating mistakes caused by the DOGE chainsaw. Plus, today's surprising defeat for Donald Trump at the Supreme Court. Then, the growing blowback at home and abroad after three days of trade war. And why America's top health official is responding to a measles outbreak...with cod liver oil?
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Duration:00:42:23
Chris Hayes: Trump ‘irreparably destroyed’ world order with Zelenskyy blowup
3/1/2025
Guests: Ben Rhodes, John Brennan, David Remnick, Tim Snyder, Sen. Richard Blumenthal
An appalling spectacle in the Oval Office as Trump and his cronies ambush the president of Ukraine—and make America and the world a more dangerous place. Tonight: the irreparable damage to the international order. And the craven response of MAGA Republicans.
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Duration:00:46:49
Release of 'Epstein Files' sparks MAGA anger and disappointment
2/27/2025
Guests: Jon Lovett, Jamelle Bouie, Sen. Chris Murphy, Sarah Fitzpatrick, Chase Strangio
Trump starts to actively endanger the American economy. Tonight: a timely reminder of what happens when a democratic society chooses something massively self-destructive. Then, how the Trump administration used international diplomacy to get an accused sex-trafficker back to Florida.
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Duration:00:42:17
Tensions heat up among Republicans over Elon Musk, DOGE
2/26/2025
Guests: Cass Sunstein, Alencia Johnson, Michelle Goldberg, Dr. Peter Hotez, Gov. Andy Beshear
The unlawful Musk coup on full display as he leads the first cabinet meeting. Tonight: the lawless takeover of the federal government while Musk enriches himself at the expense of all of us. Then: America's first measles death in a decade—with an anti-vaxxer in charge of the nation's health. Plus: Kentucky's Governor on the Republican plan to gut Medicaid. And the growing backlash to the MAGA contempt for workers.
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Duration:00:42:00
House GOP narrowly passes Trump budget blueprint that threatens Medicaid
2/25/2025
Guests: Sahil Kapur, Rep. Joe Neguse, Bob Bauer, Adam Serwer, Alexander Vindman
Medicaid is on the table as Republicans pass a radical new budget bill. Then, who is really in charge of the made-up department doing all the cutting and firing? Plus, when the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is fired it's because DEI, but when Donnie Jr’s special hunting friend is hired—well, that's "merit."
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Duration:00:47:20
Trump echoes Putin, calls Zelenskyy a 'dictator'
2/19/2025
Bipartisan backlash to Donald Trump's attack on an American ally. Tonight: the historic stakes of Donald Trump's support of Vladamir Putin. Plus, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the world's richest man and his takeover of American government. Sen. Bernie Sanders on his grassroots push to resist the Trump administration. And an exclusive interview with former FTC Chair Lina Kahn.
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Duration:00:41:36
‘Come through, boo’: Crockett implores Elon Musk to show up to DOGE hearings
2/18/2025
Guests: Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Jeff Guzzetti, Jason Stanley, Claire McCaskill, Tim Miller
Tonight: the latest flashing warning signs for the rule of law in America. Then, as Eric Adams heads to court, the slippery slope of a quid pro quo with New York's mayor. And as we get incredible new images of that crash landing in Toronto what we now know about what probably caused the horrific accident.
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Duration:00:41:39
See Trump’s ‘blatant quid pro quo’ with Eric Adams play out live on Fox News
2/15/2025
Guests: Andrew Weissmann, Paul Butler, Sen. Peter Welch, John Brennan, Zach Beauchamp
Tonight: another stunning resignation, an ultimatum from Trump's DOJ enforcer, and new reporting on brazen corruption of justice unfolding in public view. Then, as the Vice President picks a fight with European allies, new Republican outrage over "rookie mistakes" on the world stage. And four weeks into the second term the evidence that the TRump power grab can be stopped .
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Duration:00:42:11
‘Shocking’: Trump-appointed prosecutor resigns, alleges Eric Adams ‘quid pro quo"
2/13/2025
Guests: Harry Litman, Kristy Greenberg, Brad Lander, Paul Krugman, Maurice Mitchell, Michelle Goldberg
Shades of the Saturday Night Massacre at the Trump DOJ. Tonight: the Trump administration's brazen quid pro quo with the Mayor of New York—and the Trump appointee that stopped it. Then, the New York official blowing the whistle on DOGE for yoinking $80 million out of the state's bank account.
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Duration:00:41:41
Hayes: Trump’s Putin call proves he hates our allies and loves our enemies
2/12/2025
Guests: Ivo Daalder, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Alex Wagner, Sen. Adam Schiff
Donald Trump gives up the game on Ukraine. Tonight: the incredible danger of a new world leader and an American autocrat. Then, Alex Wagner on how Elon Musk and the White House are attempting to escape public scrutiny. Plus, Senator Adam Schiff on why he's raising alarms about Kash Patel's foreign financial interests.
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Duration:00:42:23
Trump, Musk lose again: Appeals court rejects bid to reinstate funding freeze
2/11/2025
Guest: AG Andrea Campbell, Faiz Shakir, David Jolly, Kristy Greenberg, Aaron David Miller
Tonight: Another major loss for Trump in appeals court as he and the DOGE king face public scrutiny. Then, stunning new whistleblower claims that Kash Patel is directing an FBI purge as a private citizen. Plus, the growing controversy over the Mayor of New York's "get out of jail free" card from the president. And new shockwaves in the Middle East after Trump's latest Gaza claims.
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Duration:00:41:52
Elon Musk says Department of Education no longer ‘exists’
2/7/2025
Guests: Susan Glasser, April Ryan, Rep. Jahana Hayes, Lisa Rubin, Tara Setmayer, Donna Edwards
As Donald Trump and Elon Musk zero in on their next target, what Congressional Democrats are doing to defend the Department of Education. Then, are America's courts prepared to stand up to Donald Trump’s agenda? Plus, Elon Musk's war on USAID isn't just traumatizing federal workers, it is causing real pain for American farmers deep in Trump country.
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Duration:00:42:21
‘The MAGA master plan’: Project 2025 architect confirmed as Trump budget chief
2/6/2025
Guests: Sen. Jeff Merkley, Norm Eisen, Barbara McQuade, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks
An architect of Project 2025 goes up for a vote in the Senate: why tonight's vote on Russell Vought is such a massive deal. Then, a stunning setback for the DOGE team as a key member of Elon Musk's staff suddenly resigns over racist internet posts. And just wait until the president hears about the great egg heist of 2025.
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Duration:00:41:18
A 'raging misogynist' and a recent high school grad: The men running the Trump-Musk government
2/5/2025
Guests: Sen. Chris Murphy, Charlie Warzel, Ayman Mohyeldin
Protests erupt all across the country as the world’s richest man continues to dismantle American government. Tonight: new reporting on what Elon Musk is doing with federal payment systems. And about the Trump's plan to takeover Gaza...
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Duration:00:41:56