The Circus Season 2 Episode 2
Mark Halperin talks with Senator Patrick Leahy about Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, Congressman Adam Schiff weighs in on Trump’s alleged ties to Russia and Joe Biden enters the fray…
The Circus Season 7 Episode 2
With the situation on the ground in Ukraine growing increasingly dire, The Circus explores what more the U.S. and its allies can do. As Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels…
The Circus Season 6 Episode 12
The Circus heads to Texas, home to the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, a controversial new voting law and a red-hot immigration battle. Alex Wagner speaks with Planned Parenthood about…
The Circus Season 6 Episode 2
At the brink of an historic second impeachment, The Circus delves into the last week in office of a furious, de-platformed President Trump. With last week’s Capitol violence ever relevant,…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 20
As the moment draws closer to election night, President Trump is struggling to contend with Biden in swing states. Biden takes a stand in Georgia, hoping to boost voter enthusiasm…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 21
As election night passes with many a ballot remaining uncounted, The Circus wraps up an unhinged election season with a special one-hour look at how the 2020 race between Donald…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 12
The Circus travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of a week of civil unrest after the shooting of Jacob Blake. President Trump attempts to redefine the struggle for racial justice…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 2
In the last full week before the caucuses, the focus is on Iowa and the closing pitch all of the Democratic candidates are making to voters. Campaign leaders for the…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 12
How are key players responding to these desperate times? The President seems to have crafted his defense of the impeachment inquiry, and he’s pushing it forcefully. The whistleblowers risked their…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 2
The list of former allies who are turning on Donald Trump grows daily, the Mueller investigation continues to circle him and the Democrats have been unrelenting in their attacks. The…
The Circus Season 3 Episode 12
As the battle for the Senate heats up with polls forecasting a Republican resurgence, “The Circus” travels the country charting the shifting dynamics in three of the closest races: Arizona,…
The Circus Season 3 Episode 2
An ever-growing swirl of legal entanglements continues to surround President Trump. From the ongoing Mueller investigation to the Michael Cohen raid and subsequent hearing, and James Comey’s inflammatory book, the…
The Circus Season 2 Episode 6
How are the Democrats resisting Trump? Mark Halperin talks to Elizabeth Warren about standing strong. Bernie Sanders tells John Heilemann about taking his message to the people. Americans talk about…
The Circus Season 2 Episode 7
What has President Trump learned from his first 100 days in office? As Congress reconvenes, Mark McKinnon and John Heilemann head to Capitol Hill to find out. Mark Halperin is…
The Circus Season 2 Episode 8
Washington insiders join John Heilemann, Mark Halperin and Mark McKinnon for a look at some of the thrilling, amazing and logic defying acts performed during President Trump’s first 100 days….
The Circus Season 2 Episode 3
What do people outside the Beltway really think about President Trump? Mark Halperin takes a trip through America to find the answers. Then he heads to New Orleans to discuss…
The Circus Season 2 Episode 4
What in the world is going on? This week is all about foreign policy: President Trump’s military response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria and its impact on…
The Circus Season 2 Episode 5
Congress may be in recess but Mark Halperin is on the job, covering the White House and the Syria fallout. John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon hit the road to see…
The Circus Season 2 Episode 1
Mark Halperin takes a ride on Airforce One with President Donald Trump. We look at the debate surrounding the healthcare bill and hear from both sides, including Sen. Ted Cruz,…
The Circus Season 1 Episode 22
The fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio tape.
The Circus Season 1 Episode 23
Clinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, amid claims of foreign hacking and intervention and international espionage of the 2016 election.
The Circus Season 1 Episode 24
With only two weeks until election day, Clinton bets on the one man who has the potential to swing those states still up for grabs: Joe Biden.
The Circus Season 1 Episode 25
Polls predict the differing outcomes; both campaigns make a case in “far-fetched battlegrounds”; to most, the race is either up for grabs or already decided.
The Circus Season 1 Episode 26
In a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann and Mark McKinnon go behind the scenes of both campaigns in the lead up to Election…
The Circus Season 1 Episode 20
As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an eye on Florida.
The Circus Season 1 Episode 21
Preparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news.
The Circus Season 1 Episode 12
Ahead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. Can Kasich, Cruz or Sanders secure their position as spoilers – or will Clinton and…
The Circus Season 1 Episode 2
The second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John Kasich as they prepare for the all-important, first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire.
Real Time with Bill Maher Season 20 Episode 9
Bill kicks off this week’s episode by interviewing journalist and Russian expert, Julia Ioffe. On the panel, he is joined by Sen. Jon Tester, the senior Democratic Senator from Montana,…
The Circus Season 6 Episode 7
The Circus shifts its focus onto an administration fresh off implementing a series of ambitious climate motions. With several early executive actions in place, how is President Biden filtering jobs…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 19
In the week leading up to the last Presidential Debate, The Circus takes stock of the 2020 race as Joe Biden and President Donald Trump play out their campaign endgames….
The Circus Season 5 Episode 16
The Circus covers the fiery first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. Jen Palmieri explores Trump’s aggressive debate strategy, swapping war stories with Philippe Reines, a…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 13
As states roll out mail-in ballots, The Circus takes a look at the controversy surrounding mail-in voting and its effects on the 2020 election. Despite no widespread evidence of voter…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 14
As the United States approaches a grim 200,000 deaths, The Circus investigates the politicization of COVID-19. While the Trump campaign continues to prioritize the economy, Joe Biden has emphatically upheld…
The Circus Season 5 Episode 10
During the first-ever virtual Democratic National Convention, The Circus takes an in-depth look at the party’s efforts to hold the best unconventional convention. Hosts dissect strategy, speeches and media coverage,…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 15
The Circus is in Iowa for the all-important Liberty and Justice Celebration, aka Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, where past Presidential winners like Barack Obama and Jimmy Carter have broken out from tight…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 11
The Circus fans out across the country to cover the rapidly-evolving impeachment story through the lens of 2020 presidential campaigns. Meanwhile, in the capital, the hosts track breaking news developments…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 13
With Congress back in session after a two-week recess, everyone in the capital seems to be in fighting mode. Democrats are pursuing the impeachment inquiry at an aggressive pace, and…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 7
A deep dive into the Democratic party. There is a reckoning going on about the party’s future. On one hand, there is a movement to tack left towards more progressive…
The Circus Season 4 Episode 8
Donald Trump is currently engaged in a three-front war over the future of his presidency. The first battle is with Congress, where he is facing a rebuke from both sides…