Overview

• ARD’s Maischberger airs at 22:50 on Das Erste with Philipp Amthor, Ines Schwerdtner, Rüdiger von Fritsch and Bryan Lanza, plus commentary from Bettina Böttinger, Helene Bubrowski and Christoph Schwennicke.
• The Maischberger lineup examines proposed reforms to Germany’s social policy and then turns to Russia’s hybrid warfare tactics alongside discussion of President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy.
• ZDF’s Markus Lanz begins at 22:45 featuring Daniel Gerlach, Elmar Theveßen, Katrin Glatz Brubakk and Melody Sucharewicz.
• The Markus Lanz discussion focuses on the Gaza conflict, Trump’s 20‑point peace plan and reactions to the recent meeting between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
• Both programs are available live via their networks’ streams and on demand afterward in the ARD and ZDF mediatheks.