
The Circus
Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in rea...
The Circus
Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in real time, as they are happening.
The Circus
Come one, come all to The Circus. This real-time documentary series pulls back the curtain on the current political stories, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines. Key characters and events are presented in rea...

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Season one pulls back the curtain on the 2016 presidential race, revealing the stories behind the headlines.

Episode 1: The Outsiders
The campaigns of three "outsiders" - Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump - are given behind-th...

Episode 2: Prisoner's Dilemma
The second episode follows Sen. Marco Rubio, Gov. Chris Christie, former Gov. Jeb Bush and Gov. John...

Episode 3: Tension City
This episode follows the angst and drama leading up to the Iowa caucuses, with a showdown brewing be...

Episode 4: The Big Mo
The fourth episode goes inside the Iowa fallout and the momentum leading into New Hampshire's primar...

Episode 5: The Winnowing
From the electric jolt of New Hampshire to the hard truths coming up in South Carolina and Nevada. T...

Episode 6: Fear and Loathing
As the campaigns head towards the final stretch leading to Nevada and South Carolina, there's growin...

Episode 7: Confidence Game
With the field narrowed down to The Big Five, the campaigns spread their game across the country and...

Episode 8: The Reckoning
With big wins for the frontrunners on Super Tuesday the rest of candidates are reckoning with the re...

Episode 9: Dead or Alive
It's make or break time for Rubio, Kasich and Sanders. As the candidates pin their hopes on Florida...

Episode 10: High Hopes
While Rubio gets trumped in Florida, the rest of the candidates remain cautiously optimistic. But ar...

Episode 11: Home And Abroad
Foreign policy comes to the fore as the political climate grows fiery in the wake of the attacks in...

Episode 12: On Wisconsin
Ahead of a Wisconsin showdown the candidates crisscross the state in pursuit of competing agendas. C...

Episode 13: Circus Recap
From the early primary battles to the Super Tuesday showdown and beyond, pull back the curtain on th...

Episode 14: Game On
While the nation celebrates July 4th, Trump and Clinton engage in their own fireworks. With the reem...

Episode 15: Veepstakes
No president is complete without a veep. As Trump auditions Chris Christie, Mike Pence and Newt Ging...

Episode 16: The Trump Show
The political circus goes into overdrive as Trump is crowned the Republican nominee - and Melania, c...

Episode 17: In the Arena
The jeers and boos of Sanders diehards ring out in Philadelphia, before the Democrats at last make H...

Episode 18: Closing the Gap
With ten weeks to go until the election the Trump campaign finds itself running from behind. As memb...
Episode 19: Fit to Serve
As Clinton's pneumonia and scrutiny about Trump's medical records comes to the forefront, their fitn...
Episode 20: Battleground
As Clinton and Trump prepare for their first debate, their campaigns target the swing states with an...
Episode 21: The Newsrooms
Preparations for the debate; the candidates cede the spotlight to those who cover the political news...
Episode 22: Tale of the Tape
The fallout from the second debate and the current scandal surrounding a recently publicized audio t...
Episode 23: From Russia With Love
Clinton faces the scandal of her highly sensitive, private emails being made public on WikiLeaks, am...
Episode 24: His Word as Biden
With only two weeks until election day, Clinton bets on the one man who has the potential to swing t...
Episode 25: Nobody F... Knows
Polls predict the differing outcomes; both campaigns make a case in "far-fetched battlegrounds"; to...
Episode 26: President Trump
In a special hour-long episode of the real-time documentary series, Mark Halperin, John Heilemann an...
Season two pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration, revealing the intense, inspiring and infuriating stories behind the headlines.

Episode 1: Shocking But Not Surprising
Mark Halperin takes a ride on Airforce One with President Donald Trump. We look at the debate surrou...

Episode 2: Checking and Balancing
Mark Halperin talks with Senator Patrick Leahy about Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination, Congre...

Episode 3: How's He Doing?
What do people outside the Beltway really think about President Trump? Mark Halperin takes a trip th...

Episode 4: The Whole World is Watching
What in the world is going on? This week is all about foreign policy: President Trump's military res...

Episode 5: Recess Reset
Congress may be in recess but Mark Halperin is on the job, covering the White House and the Syria fa...

Episode 6: The Resistance
How are the Democrats resisting Trump? Mark Halperin talks to Elizabeth Warren about standing strong...

Episode 7: Learning Curve
What has President Trump learned from his first 100 days in office? As Congress reconvenes, Mark McK...

Episode 8: Looking Back and Moving On
Washington insiders join John Heilemann, Mark Halperin and Mark McKinnon for a look at some of the t...
Season three reveals the high-stakes impact of the White House's headline grabbing dramatics throughout our divided states of America.

Episode 1: The Looking Glass War
The United States and Russia are locked in a dangerous new standoff. From Facebook and meddling in t...

Episode 2: Too Many Lawyers
An ever-growing swirl of legal entanglements continues to surround President Trump. From the ongoing...

Episode 3: Man of the World
State visits by the heads of France and Germany command the administration's attention; John Heilema...

Episode 4: Trump Country
Taking the nation's temperature on the president's performance, midterm elections and gun control; f...

Episode 5: War and Peace
The gloves are off as Donald Trump fights a 360-degree battle to keep the presidency; he is taking s...

Episode 6: Their Brand is Crisis
The Trump administration has had to contend with an unprecedented number of crises, and spinning the...

Episode 7: The Gathering Storm
With the looming midterm elections, the Trump presidency under relentless siege, and Hurricane Flore...
Episode 8: Burden of Proof
As Republicans and Democrats play a dramatic game of chess in the wake of the assault allegations fr...
Episode 9: Judgment Day
The focus remains tightly on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court; for much of t...
Episode 10: The Verdict
The emphasis remains squarely on the Judge Brett Kavanaugh confirmation saga; as the midterm electio...
Episode 11: California Dreaming
The Circus travels to California to gauge the resistance to the Trump administration; with almost a...
Episode 12: Senatorial Combat
As the battle for the Senate heats up with polls forecasting a Republican resurgence, "The Circus" t...
Episode 13: Black and White
As undertones of racial politics make news, "The Circus" travels to Florida and Georgia, following t...
Episode 14: A Place Called Fear
With the midterm elections only days away, The Circus travels to rallies and campaign stops around t...
Episode 15: Mother(f***er) of All Midterms
This special one-hour season finale is all about the midterms: before, during and after. In the run-...
Season four explores the shifting power dynamics on Capitol Hill as Democrats take control of the House, and covers the escalating drama around President Trump’s legal entanglements and continued scrutiny from Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

Episode 1: New World Disorder
It's a new world order in Washington as a Democratic majority in the House puts a check on the Trump...

Episode 2: Circling Vultures
The list of former allies who are turning on Donald Trump grows daily, the Mueller investigation con...

Episode 3: The State of Our Union Is…
As President Trump toys with declaring a state of emergency in order to be able to begin constructio...

Episode 4: 2020 Is Here
The 2020 election is looming large in the capital. Campaign season is here early and more and more c...

Episode 5: States of Emergency
What exactly constitutes a national emergency? For President Trump, it is clearly securing the U.S....

Episode 6: The Big Split
It's an action-packed week for President Trump on two fronts, creating a split-screen effect for the...

Episode 7: To the Left
A deep dive into the Democratic party. There is a reckoning going on about the party's future. On on...

Episode 8: What the F... Happens Next?
Donald Trump is currently engaged in a three-front war over the future of his presidency. The first...

Episode 9: The People on That Stage
The Circus returns with an update on where things stand in the 2020 presidential race. On the Democr...

Episode 10: Across the Rubicon
The Circus tackles the launch of an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. As...

Episode 11: Impeachmentland
The Circus fans out across the country to cover the rapidly-evolving impeachment story through the l...
Episode 12: Desperate Times, Desperate Measures
How are key players responding to these desperate times? The President seems to have crafted his def...
Episode 13: The Widening Gyre
With Congress back in session after a two-week recess, everyone in the capital seems to be in fighti...
Episode 14: The Deep State
The Circus does a deep dive into the longtime federal government agencies and bureaucrats involved i...
Episode 15: Field of Dreams
The Circus is in Iowa for the all-important Liberty and Justice Celebration, aka Jefferson-Jackson D...
Episode 16: Here Be Dragons
The impeachment inquiry is on the brink of a new, uncharted phase with the onset of public hearings....
Season 5 takes on the most consequential story of our time: the 2020 Presidential election, with in-depth, behind-the-scenes coverage of the biggest political stories each week, including President Donald J. Trump's impeachment trial, and more.

Episode 1: Obligations and Opportunities
In the season premiere, The Circus lives up to its name as the impeachment trial of President Donald...

Episode 2: Closing Arguments
In the last full week before the caucuses, the focus is on Iowa and the closing pitch all of the Dem...

Episode 3: Clusterf**k
In one of the wildest political weeks in memory, the fumbled tallies at the Democratic Iowa caucus p...

Episode 4: Unfinished Business
The Circus is on the ground for the New Hampshire primary: the lead up, the results, and the fallout...

Episode 5: What Happens in Vegas
All eyes have turned to Nevada and its Democratic caucus. Bernie Sanders has the chance to cement hi...

Episode 6: On the Boil
In the week of the South Carolina Democratic primary, with Super Tuesday closely following, voters a...

Episode 7: Super Duper Tuesday
In the run up to the Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday, The Circus covers the political theater...

Episode 8: The Cruelest Month
The results of the Big Tuesday Democratic primaries in 6 states cemented Joe Biden's frontrunner sta...

Episode 9: The New Abnormal
Hot off the press after an interminable hiatus, The Circus returns with all the reaction to Joe Bide...

Episode 10: Unconventional
During the first-ever virtual Democratic National Convention, The Circus takes an in-depth look at t...

Episode 11: Party of One
The Circus is in the thick of the Republic National Convention in D.C., covering speakers, key speec...

Episode 12: Law and Disorder
The Circus travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin, the site of a week of civil unrest after the shooting of J...

Episode 13: Going Postal
As states roll out mail-in ballots, The Circus takes a look at the controversy surrounding mail-in v...

Episode 14: Force Majeure
As the United States approaches a grim 200,000 deaths, The Circus investigates the politicization of...

Episode 15: Full Court Press
The Circus profiles the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and examines the politic...

Episode 16: October Surprise
The Circus covers the fiery first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden...

Episode 17: Crisis Mismanagement
In a turbulent week following President Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis, The Circus is covering all the i...

Episode 18: Steal This Election
The Circus dives into voting integrity, specifically issues concerning election day disputes, voter...

Episode 19: End Games
In the week leading up to the last Presidential Debate, The Circus takes stock of the 2020 race as J...

Episode 20: Landslide?
As the moment draws closer to election night, President Trump is struggling to contend with Biden in...

Episode 21: Who The F*** Are We?
As election night passes with many a ballot remaining uncounted, The Circus wraps up an unhinged ele...

Episode 1: Raining Chaos
In an extended season premiere, The Circus attempts to make sense of a country reeling from the grav...

Episode 2: Clear and Present Danger
At the brink of an historic second impeachment, The Circus delves into the last week in office of a...

Episode 3: President Biden
As a new administration takes center stage committed to national unity, The Circus captures the magn...

Episode 4: Rubber Meets Road
In the first full week of a new administration, The Circus offers a window into President Biden’s ap...

Episode 5: Dysfunction Junction
In a chaotic week, The Circus takes the pulse of a Republican Party at war with itself. Still domina...

Episode 6: Persona Non Grata
The Circus focuses on the historic second impeachment trial of Donald Trump as the Senate faces a de...

Episode 7: Being Green
The Circus shifts its focus onto an administration fresh off implementing a series of ambitious clim...

Episode 8: Points On the Board
The Circus keys in on the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. As Republ...

Episode 9: Calling the Shots
The Circus returns and while the weather may be cooling down, the temperature around the country is...

Episode 10: The Biden Doctrine
Against the backdrop of President Biden’s powerful speech to the UN, The Circus focuses on his admin...

Episode 11: It’s All Happening
The Circus heads to Capitol Hill for the fierce battle over President Biden's legacy-defining agenda...

Episode 12: Lone Star Blues
The Circus heads to Texas, home to the nation's most restrictive abortion law, a controversial new v...

Episode 13: Coup Part Two

Episode 14: Virginia Is For…

Episode 15: Big F***ing Deal
A report from Capitol Hill as the deadline looms to pass President Biden's legacy-defining agenda, a...

Episode 16: The Broken Place

Episode 1: On the Brink
The Circus returns with the world on edge following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. John Heilemann rep...

Episode 2: The Escalation Ladder
With the situation on the ground in Ukraine growing increasingly dire, The Circus explores what more...

Episode 3: The Information War
As Russia escalates its assault, Ukraine’s President delivers an impassioned address to Congress. Je...

Episode 4: The Nuclear Option
As President Biden travels to Brussels for an emergency NATO summit, The Circus examines Russia's th...

Episode 5: The Home Front
The Circus tracks the dramatic developments out of the House committee investigating the forces behi...

Episode 6: There Will Be Blood
As the President’s historic nominee for the Supreme Court is confirmed, The Circus examines Biden’s...

Episode 7: Keystone Chaos
he Circus is on the ground in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania to cover one of the most cons...

Episode 8: Tip of the Spear
The Circus travels to Florida as Governor Ron DeSantis signs controversial laws on education, gender...

Episode 9: Not in Kansas Anymore
The Circus returns amid the critical midterm election season with voters across the nation energized...

Episode 10: Rule of Law
The Circus examines the myriad legal threats facing former President Donald Trump. Mark McKinnon spe...

Episode 11: State of Denial
The Circus travels to Arizona, a key battleground in the upcoming midterm elections and the epicente...

Episode 12: Buckeyes and Bulldogs
Buckeyes and Bulldogs

Episode 13: This Land is Greene-Land
The Circus is on the ground in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia district, examining her meteori...

Episode 14: The Main Event
The Circus is on the ground in Pennsylvania analyzing the impact of the highly anticipated Senate de...

Episode 15: Here Comes the Flood

Episode 16: Riptides
With a power shift in the House of Representatives and score-settling on the Congressional agenda, hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jenn Palmieri go beyond the headlines for an informative, inside look at the fluctuating political spectacle and the issues impacting us all.

Episode 1: The Year of Living Dangerously
The Circus is in Poland tracking President Biden as he stuns the world with a visit to the embattled...

Episode 2: Off to the Races
The Circus is on the ground in Florida, South Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire to mark the unoff...

Episode 3: Kevin's House
The Circus heads to Capitol Hill to cover the new Republican-controlled House of Representatives. Jo...

Episode 4: Fake News?
The Circus examines the $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems against F...

Episode 5: Wheels of Justice
This week The Circus examines the multiple investigations facing Donald Trump that could lead to the...

Episode 6: Nothing but the Truth
This week The Circus examines the historic indictment of Donald Trump, the nation's first former pre...
Episode 7: Exhaustion, Depression and Dread... Oy Vey
Hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jenn Palmieri go behind the scenes of the wildest political...
Episode 8: Piercing The Bubble
In the wake of the shocking terrorist attack in Israel, The Circus tracks the political fallout as R...
Episode 9: The Crucible
The Circus examines President Biden's high profile wartime trip to Israel, a nation reeling in the w...
Episode 10: The Thing of His
The Circus explores the legal threats facing former president Donald Trump as he seeks a return to t...
Episode 11: The A.I. Election
The Circus examines the impact of AI on the 2024 election, as world leaders convene an AI Safety Sum...
Episode 12: Life During Wartime
Hosts John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jenn Palmieri go behind the scenes of the wildest political...
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