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When Extreme Loyalty Isn’t Enough For Trump

Sat, 4 Apr 2026 17:34:53 +0000

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) discusses Pam Bondi’s firing and what could come next for the DOJ; the latest on the ongoing search and rescue operation for the missing American airman who was shot down over Iran; in the wake of this week’s Supreme Court ruling on conversation therapy, Gerrard Conley returns to the Velshi Banned Book Club to discuss “Boy Erased”

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Trump: The Ineffective Communicator

Sat, 4 Apr 2026 17:33:20 +0000

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses President Trump’s incoherent and convoluted sales pitch for the War with Iran, and the global consequences of the war; the real reason why Trump is so determined to target mail-in voting; everything the United States could afford to do for the American people with the money being spent on the war with Iran

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Loyalty to Trump Isn’t Enough

Sat, 4 Apr 2026 17:32:08 +0000

How Pam Bondi’s loyalty to Donald Trump wasn’t enough to save her job as U.S. Attorney General, and why that may be a concerning sign of things to come; the latest on the search for the missing U.S. airman after their F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran; everything you need to know about the global oil shock caused by the war with Iran; how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly may have tried to profit financially from the war with Iran

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Millions come out for ‘No Kings’ protests

Christina Greer, Stuart Stevens, Joe Walsh, Michael Shure, Ali Velshi — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 17:14:00 +0000

Millions come out for the third “No Kings”protests nationwide; Israel expands its invasion Lebanon amid the U.S.-led war on Iran; some Republican states are adopting Trump’s voter suppression agenda

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The Underreported Scandal At The DOJ

Matt Stoller, Fawaz Gerges, Thom Hartmann, Mary Anne Franks, Ali Velshi — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:55:21 +0000

The Trump administration scandal that’s flying under the radar, but has the potential to become a Watergate-level crisis; how Israel’s expanding invasion of Lebanon is having deadly consequences; how back-to-back court losses could be proof that the era of accountability for social media companies has arrived

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Americans Protest Against Trump Policies

Ali Velshi, Dean Obeidallah, David Cay Johnston, Jennifer Rubin — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:54:32 +0000

A look at where the resistance goes after ‘No Kings’ 3.0; a live report from Dubai on the War with Iran; all the ways in which Trump administration officials and their associates are making a lot of money

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Third ‘No Kings’ protests attracts millions nationwide

Timothy Snyder, Colm Tóibín, Ali Velshi — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:20:27 +0000

University of Toronto historian Timothy Snyder comments on the importance of the “No Kings” movement; MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde analyzes the latest developments in the U.S. war with Iran; celebrated Irish author Colm Tóibín joins the Velshi Banned Book Club with his new collection of short stories, “The News from Dublin”

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Third ‘No Kings’ Day brings out millions nationwide

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:16:03 +0000

Indivisible Project’s Ezra Levin discusses the third “No Kings” Day of protests nationwide; former Republican member of Congress Joe Walsh joins live from a “No Kings” rally in Arlington, Virginia; MS NOW’s David Rohde analyzes the latest developments in the U.S. war with Iran; newly elected Florida state representative Emily Gregory comments on flipping President Trump’s home district for Democrats

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Protest only works when Americans show up

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 18:15:34 +0000

Tennessee state representative Justin Jones speaks to the power of protest from a “No King” rally in Nashville; authoritarianism expert Prof. Jason Stanley comments on the importance of dissent in this political moment; rally organizer Hannah Stauss and civil rights activist Maya Wiley comment on the power of “No Kings” protests from New York

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An Even Bigger ‘No Kings' Day Is Coming

Bill McKibben, Inzamam Rashid, David Ariosto, Ali Velshi — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:13:26 +0000

The importance of participating in protest and dissent in America; the latest on the war with Iran; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) describes why he calls the SAVE America Act the ‘Steal the Election Act’; how President Trump is now eyeing Cuba for his next international misadventure.

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America’s Standing As a Liberal Democracy Is at Risk

Staffan Lindberg, Dean Obeidallah, Christina Greer, Jenny Schuetz, Ali Velshi — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:12:16 +0000

Inside America’s affordable housing crisis and why a fix may not be so simple; a new report details how the U.S. is losing its standing as a liberal democracy; why the President gifting members of his cabinet ill-fitting shoes is a loyalty test and a humiliation ritual all at the same time

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The Next ‘No Kings' Day Is Coming

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:11:07 +0000

Millions of Americans gear up for next weekend’s historic ‘No Kings' Day protest; the latest on the war with Iran; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse weighs in on President Trump’s push to pass the SAVE America Act; a deep dive into all the products and goods affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

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Trump’s Plans for the Midterms

Angelo Carusone, Caleb Silver, Tayari Jones, Ali Velshi — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:41:47 +0000

President Trump is running out of political solutions to his political problems, so he’s turning to voter suppression; how Americans are dealing with rising gas prices caused by the War with Iran, and what history tells us about oil price spikes; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) discusses the War with Iran; ‘Song of Solomon’ by Toni Morrison is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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Trump’s Brutal Immigration Crackdown Continues

Jacob Soboroff, Michele Goodwin, Jake Ward, Ali Velshi, Jacob Ward — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:37:14 +0000

Ali discusses all the ways in which President Trump’s brutal and pervasive immigration crackdown is still happening everyday with MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff; how a new Republican bill in Ohio would force the state to go full Handmaid’s Tale and track every pregnancy; Dr. Mehmet Oz turned artificial intelligence loose on Medicare in several states… and it’s going very badly.

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Trump Goes All In on the SAVE Act

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 17:32:57 +0000

Facing the consequences of his unpopular policies, an affordability crisis and an unwanted war, President Trump is placing all his bets on the SAVE Act ahead of the midterms; Rep. Madeleine Dean, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee weighs in on the war with Iran; how Democrats plan to keep up the pressure on the Dept. of Homeland Security and why Sen. Markwayne Mullin will fit right in with the rest of Trump’s inner circle.

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He Knew the Risks, But Went to War Anyway

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:33:18 +0000

New reporting suggests President Trump knew of all the risks of going to war with Iran, but decided to do it anyway; Ali digs into new polling that shows Americans have serious doubts about the fairness of our elections; Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reacts to the Trump administration’s new investigation into his state’s 2020 election results; and, as the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its fifth year, Ali reconnects with a former Ukrainian refugee he met in Poland at the start of the current war, in 2022.

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The Plot to Rewind American Progress

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:22:25 +0000

Now with more than half of the measures in Project 2025 implemented by the Trump administration, The Heritage Foundation is now looking to roll back the rights of American women; The New York Times’ Maureen Farrell discusses her new reporting on Jared Kushner’s attempt to raise billions for his private equity firm from foreign governments, despite serving as an envoy for President Trump; and Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly makes the case for why she should be the next U.S. senator from Illinois.

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The Ripple Effects of the War with Iran

Sun, 15 Mar 2026 17:11:40 +0000

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries reacts to new reporting that Trump knew the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz, but he chose to go to war anyway; Georgia Democrat Shawn Harris dishes on his bid to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House; former Republican Congressmen Joe Walsh and Charlie Dent weigh in on the new signs that Trump’s grip on power could be slipping.

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The Billionaire Boom

Matt Stoller, Jonathan White, Ben Rhodes, Ali Velshi — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:08:13 +0000

The Trump-era billionaire boom exposes the real divide in America: not right versus left, but the billionaires versus everyone else; more than a dozen pregnant teen migrants have been sent to a facility in South Texas where they can’t receive adequate prenatal care. A former Trump Administration official says "This is 100% and exclusively about abortion" and not about immigration; and Ben Rhodes digs into the sheer unpopularity of the Iran war and Pete Hegseth’s increasingly unhinged wartime rhetoric.

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The Human Cost of the War with Iran

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:04:42 +0000

As the U.S.-led strikes on Iran enter their third week, we’re getting a clearer picture of the human cost of this war; MS NOW’s Ines De La Cuetara reports on Israeli strikes triggering a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon; Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton discusses her bid for the U.S. Senate; author George M. Johnson returns to the “Velshi Banned Book Club” to discuss their upcoming memoir, “And If I Die Before I Wake”

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The Cost of War Reaches New Heights

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 18:03:21 +0000

Jumping into this war with Iran was not only incredibly expensive, but Ian Bremmer explains where the lack of strategy regarding oil in the region has backfired; with the Illinois Senate primary is days away, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins Ali to talk about the war with Iran and how the Trump Administration has leapfrogged Congress; MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin sits down for an exclusive interview with the Foreign Minister of Iran.

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Growing Personnel Problems in the WH

Jennifer Rubin, Lev Parnas, Representative Jamie Raskin, Ali Velshi — Sun, 8 Mar 2026 17:18:53 +0000

The rising resistance threatening to hold more of Trump’s problematic cabinet to account; Lev Parnas, former Trump ally, on why he’s now running for Congress as a Democrat; Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the scandal-plagued hearings that contributed to Kristi Noem’s ouster and which WH official could be next

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Religious Rhetoric & the U.S. Military

Col. Jack Jacobs, Jake Ward, Ali Velshi, Suzanne Maloney — Sun, 8 Mar 2026 17:12:28 +0000

The alarming new reporting that the war with Iran is being pitched to American servicemembers as a new holy war; the latest on the intensifying strikes on Tehran as Iran reportedly gets closer to selecting a new Supreme Leader; how the Pentagon is using AI and why one tech company is standing up to the Trump Admin.

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The Growing Power Of The Resistance

Sun, 8 Mar 2026 17:05:31 +0000

Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses the rising resistance in Congress against Trump’s cabinet; Rep. Lloyd Doggett explains the extreme cost of the war with Iran; TN State Rep. Justin Jones on the power of protest and the need for more action & organization

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The End of Trump’s Power Grab?

Sat, 7 Mar 2026 19:49:53 +0000

President Trump’s mounting domestic challenges are the beginning of the end of his authoritarian power grab; Rep. Robert Garcia discusses his work on the House Oversight Committee and Trump’s sacking of Kristi Noem; Trump’s war of choice with Iran is going to be costly, deadly, and built on lies; this week’s edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club discusses Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man In The High Castle.’

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Holding Trump To Account

Sat, 7 Mar 2026 19:42:46 +0000

President Trump’s administration hits an accountability inflection point; Rep. Adam Smith discusses what Congress should do to rein in Trump’s war of choice with Iran; the U.S. economy is shedding jobs,, as energy prices surge; Texas primary chaos fuels fears of voter suppression ahead of the midterms.

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The Beginning of the End of Trump’s Authoritarianism

Ali Velshi, Rick Wilson, David Rohde, Jon Meacham — Sat, 7 Mar 2026 19:26:03 +0000

President Trump’s mounting domestic challenges are the beginning of the end of his authoritarian power grab; Trump’s war of choice with Iran is going to be costly, deadly, and built on lies; presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses his new book ‘American Struggle.’

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What’s Next for Iran after Death of the Ayatollah

Sun, 1 Mar 2026 19:00:07 +0000

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) shares the latest plans in Congress to address what she calls an “illegal and unconstitutional war” in Iran; Ali Velshi and Tom Nichols look at the lessons from two centuries of America pushing foreign regime change; plus - what we now know about the events that set the stage for this weekend’s attacks on Iran.

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America & Iran’s Complicated History

Sun, 1 Mar 2026 18:54:39 +0000

Ali Velshi continues MS NOW’s special coverage of the joint United States & Israeli attacks on Iran; a history lesson on past American attempts at regime change; Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois says he believes the strikes against Iran are “illegal and unconstitutional”; and Ali explains the influence of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Iran.

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman on U.S.-Israeli Strikes: “Unwarranted act of aggression”

Ali Velshi, Jon Gambrell, David Rohde, Esmaeil Baghaei — Sun, 1 Mar 2026 18:53:19 +0000

Ali Velshi continues MS NOW’s special coverage of U.S. and Israelis military strikes against Iran; America’s adversarial history with Iran goes back decades; and the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry calls the U.S.-led attacks an “unwarranted act of aggression.”

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U.S. Launches Attack on Iran

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:49:24 +0000

Ali Velshi speaks to reporters on the ground, Middle East experts and U.S. lawmakers about the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.

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U.S. & Israel Launch Joint Attack on Iran

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:37:38 +0000

Ali Velshi speaks to reporters on the ground, Middle East experts and U.S. lawmakers about the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.

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U.S. and Israel Launch Major Attack on Iran

Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:32:30 +0000

Ali Velshi speaks to reporters on the ground, Middle East experts and U.S. lawmakers about the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.

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Judges Condemn Trump

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:37:36 +0000

Judges are not mincing words when it comes to the Trump Administration’s contempt for the rule of law; Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vows to prosecute ICE agents who break the law; and a potential reckoning for social media companies.

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Christian Nationalism vs. American Pluralism

Roland Martin, Peter Beinart, Ben Rhodes, Leah Feiger, Radley Balko, Ali Velshi — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:34:54 +0000

How the Right is blurring the line between church and state, and the danger that poses to democracy; Former Obama Deputy National Security Adviser during the Obama Administration weighs in on what’s happening in the West Bank; and new reporting shows ICE’s coming expansion.

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Judges’ Blistering Rebukes to Trump

Ali Velshi, Laurence Tribe, Larry Krasner, Christina Greer, Michael Waldman — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:30:58 +0000

Professor Laurence Tribe, preeminent Constitutional scholar, weighs on the wave of rulings against Trump’s immigration policies; Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vows to prosecute ICE agents who break the law; and make no mistake, the right to vote is being suppressed. What comes next?

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Trump’s Big Tariff Loss

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 19:03:33 +0000

Trump doubles down after the Supreme Court rules against most of his global tariffs and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont weighs in; Jennifer Egan’s novel “The Candy House” asks us what is the cost of privacy and authenticity in a tech-driven world.

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The Power of Dissent

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:50:58 +0000

Former federal judge, J. Michael Luttig, says America never fully reckoned with the January 6th insurrection, but it’s not too late; sitting Congressmen on both sides of the aisle weigh in on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs & the potential for an attack on Iran.

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The Guardrails Go up for Trump Tariffs

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 18:50:06 +0000

The Supreme Court imposes guardrails on Trump’s tariffs; Trump says he is ‘mulling’ a limited strike on Iran, but what does that really mean? Faith leaders, like Bishop William J. Barber II, have a long history of fighting government overreach and injustice. They’re still fighting today

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Republicans Target the 2026 Midterm Elections

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:09:48 +0000

Sen. Alex Padilla discusses the race to the bottom among Trump’s cabinet officials and Republicans targeting of the 2026 midterms; former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes the new world order being shaped by Trump; how a new class of retiring GOP lawmakers is creating a so-called ‘Retirement Caucus’ filled with ‘YOLO Republicans’

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‘To All the Things They’ve Named for Me’

Ali Velshi, Michele Goodwin, Lizzie Presser, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Jason Stanley — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:08:53 +0000

President Trump’s continuous self-promotion is pushing a cult of personality in America; why Trump’s FDA refuses to review clinical data behind a promising new flu vaccine; abortion bans prove deadly for pregnant patients with chronic conditions

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Trump’s Controversial Cabinet

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:07:55 +0000

Several of President Trump’s cabinet members are under fire for a variety of controversies dogging the administration; former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland weighs in on the role of middle powers in the new global order being shaped by Trump; how a Canadian pro hockey legend plays into Trump’s latest quest to cancel an important infrastructure project in the U.S.

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Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:45:58 +0000

How a small town in Texas has become central to Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown; MS NOW’s Daniel Noriega takes an important look at the ordinary people in Minneapolis working together to oppose ‘Operation Metro Surge;’ House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) lays out Democrats’ demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security; author Jennifer Finney Boylan’s new book “Cleavage” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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We Are Not A ‘Papers Please’ Nation

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:45:14 +0000

The real reason Republicans are pushing so hard to pass the SAVE Act; Rep. Jason Crow breaks down Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference; former Washington governor Jay Inslee discusses why the EPA’s revoking of the “endangerment finding” on greenhouse gas is a dangerous decision

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The DHS Shutdown Begins

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:42:17 +0000

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) weighs in on Democrats’ demands to reform the Department of Homeland Security; the latest on the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance; retired General David Petraeus discusses what’s needed to end war in Ukraine; the devil is in the details inside this week’s positive economic news

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Trump: How to Collapse a Winning Coalition

Ray Suarez, Paola Ramos, Ali Velshi, Caleb Silver, Lawrence Lessig — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 18:40:57 +0000

President Trump’s election coalition to victory in 2024 worked in part by bringing Hispanic and other minority voters to his fold, but they are now souring on Trump amid his deeply unpopular immigrant crackdown; Caleb Silver discusses new reports warning of a surge in layoffs and a slowdown in hiring; the GOP bill which repackages old school voter suppression, and the Supreme Court’s decision that corrupted election campaign finance

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The Clergy's Role in the Fight against the Trump Agenda

Michael Shure, Steve Benen, Ali Velshi, Minister Sheena Rolle — Sun, 8 Feb 2026 18:38:53 +0000

How Clergy members are on the frontlines of protests against Trump’s agenda; the latest developments in the search for Nancy Guthrie; The Washington Post’s former Executive Editor Marty Baron slams owner Jeff Bezos amid mass layoffs of Post journalists; all the ways in which the math is getting worse for Congressional Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterms

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How Everyday Americans Can Stand Up to Trump’s Agenda

Sun, 8 Feb 2026 18:17:47 +0000

A look at the role everyday Americans are playing in the fight against Trump’s authoritarianism; The Washington Post’s former Executive Editor, Marty Baron, discusses the current state of the publication amid mass layoffs and a recently resigned CEO; how DHS is using a secretive legal weapon to target regular people who question the ICE crackdown

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Democrats Outperform in Special Elections

Sat, 7 Feb 2026 17:48:16 +0000

Democrats outperform Republicans by wide margins in recent special elections is fueling GOP angst ahead of the midterms; Arizona authorities announce new developments in the Nancy Guthrie case; what new nuclear talks between the U.S. and Iran mean for stability in the region; President Trump’s calls to ‘nationalize the voting’ fuel fears of election interference

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Trump's Demands Fuel Election Integrity Concerns

Sat, 7 Feb 2026 17:47:12 +0000

President Trump wants to ‘nationalize the voting’ in several states; The Washington Post under Jeff Bezos goes from ‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ to a shell of its former self; the Velshi Banned Book Club tackles the Aldous Huxley classic "Brave New World."

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The Resistance Turns a Corner

Sun, 1 Feb 2026 18:20:20 +0000

Why organizers say the next "No Kings" Day will be the biggest yet - and why it has to be; how to tell ICE agents from other deployed federal officers; what Minnesota’s top election official thinks about the Trump administration’s latest demand for the state’s voter rolls; and a look at the pricey, state-of-the-art technology that helps ICE track its targets.

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Protest & Labor in Trump’s America

Ali Velshi, Thom Hartmann, Steve Schmidt, Hwa Jeong Kim, Ana Marie Cox — Sun, 1 Feb 2026 18:19:19 +0000

Unions are stepping into a critical role in the resistance against Trump’s ICE crackdown and authoritarian slide; volunteer “rapid responders” speak out about tracking ICE deployments in the Twin Cities in real time; and a conversation about why sustained defiance is what’s needed now to meet this moment.

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Next Steps in the Fight for America

Sun, 1 Feb 2026 18:09:33 +0000

The next "No Kings" Day, general strikes, and what it will take to create a sustainable protest movement to meet the current moment; the surprising results from special elections in Texas; why Democratic election officials are planning crisis scenarios for the upcoming midterms; retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman discusses his run for U.S. Senate in Florida.

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The Struggle Continues in Minneapolis

Ali Velshi, Brandy Zadrozny, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Greg Ketter — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:21:27 +0000

The fight for America and the latest from Minneapolis; Ali delivers a personal essay on the power of music as resistance; how far-right influencers are framing ICE resistance as domestic terrorism; Greg Ketter, the 70-year-old bookstore owner who went viral during the Minneapolis protests, joins a special and important meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Power of Protest

Ali Velshi, Allen Orr, Yeng Her, Jim Acosta, Ben Cohen — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:20:34 +0000

The ICE resistance and the power of economic protest; Jim Acosta discusses Trump’s latest attack on America’s freedom of the press and the arrest of his former colleague Don Lemon; an explainer on how to protest safely

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The Fight for America

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 18:19:35 +0000

The Trump Administration’s latest threat against constitutional rights, is an attack on the freedom of the press; Rep. Angie Craig discusses the ongoing protests in Minneapolis and explains why it’s important her colleagues are on the right side of history; Rep. Suhas Subramanyam reacts to the latest release of Epstein files; how the Trump administration has resurrected The Big Lie from the 2020 election with the Fulton County raid, and what comes next

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The Lie the Government Told Us about Minneapolis

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:07:25 +0000

The latest on the ground in Minneapolis following yesterday’s deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents; a frame-by-frame analysis of the videos from the shooting; Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) discusses why it matters that the Trump administration continues to lie about shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis; Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) breaks down what Congress can do to fight Trump’s ICE deployments; former ICE Acting Director John Sandweg explains how the agency has strayed from its original mission; Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) urges Democrats to leverage their minority power in the Senate to halt funding to the Department of Homeland Security.

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The Trump Administration Sows Chaos in Minnesota

Maine Governor Janet Mills, David Noriega, Darrin Porcher, Allen Orr, Ali Velshi — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:57:52 +0000

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine discusses ICE’s new operations in her state; MS NOW's David Noriega reports on Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security in response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti; and why deploying armed and poorly trained paramilitary forces into America’s cities is a recipe for chaos.

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The Administration’s Lies about Minneapolis

Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:48:16 +0000

The latest on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, including a frame-by-frame analysis of the video of his killing with former NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher and the lies the Trump administration has told to justify Pretti’s death; in response, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) calls on Democrats to vote against DHS funding in the Senate budget bill; Minnesota state Rep. Aisha Gomez discusses the tensions on the ground in her South Minneapolis community.

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Federal Officers Fatally Shoot Another Civilian in Minnesota

Alex Tabet, Ali Velshi, David Rohde, Tom Manger, Rob D’Amico — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:53:27 +0000

Breaking news coverage of new protests in Minneapolis following another deadly shooting involving federal agents

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Another Deadly Shooting Involving a Federal Agent in Minnesota

Alex Tabet, Ali Velshi, Rob D’Amico, Tom Manger — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:51:56 +0000

Breaking news coverage of new protests in Minneapolis following another deadly shooting involving federal agents

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The Urgency To Act

Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:49:58 +0000

A year of Trump 2.0 has clarified the clear and present danger America faces, and now is the time to act; how Trump’s tariff threats and global misadventures are shaping the economy; how Trump’s Greenland gambit and diminishment of NATO is reshaping the world order

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Cruelty Is Still the Point

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:39:14 +0000

How the feds’ response to protests in Minneapolis are the latest manifestation of the Trump administration’s extremely cruel immigration policy; what president’s latest saber-rattling could mean for the current regime in Iran; Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King reflect on Dr. King’s legacy, which has become more relevant than ever today.

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An ‘Unconstitutional Conspiracy’

Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:32:03 +0000

Why a federal judge accused Trump administration officials of engaging in an “unconstitutional conspiracy,” and what it means for the future of free speech in America; Rep. Adam Smith goes in on Trump’s misadventures in Venezuela, Greenland and Iran; Trump’s latest threat to place tariffs on American allies; and we go inside the current state of Trump’s economy

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Remember This Moment

Jon Meacham, Ali Vaez, Steve Benen, Ali Velshi, Molly Jong-Fast — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:17:24 +0000

As we stand at this precarious moment in history, we look to draw lessons from past historical movements where violence was also unleashed on protesters by the state; how the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal might have prevented the latest tensions between the U.S. and Iran; and the president has announced what he’s calling America’s ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ but in reality it isn’t a plan at all.

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ICE in Minneapolis: A Moment In History

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:41:47 +0000

What Trump’s federal takeover of Minneapolis tells us about the current moment in American history; Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses the ICE hearing she co-hosted; the new developments in the standoff between Trump and Iran’s leadership and how it’s playing out on the ground in Tehran; Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven’ is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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How To Safely Protest in America

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:37:33 +0000

What Trump’s federal takeover of Minneapolis looks like to the citizens facing it; what a blue wave could really mean in the upcoming midterms; a discussion on how to protest safely in America

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Trump’s Retribution Hits Minnesota

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 18:36:29 +0000

What’s happening in Minneapolis and how ICE’s latest escalations are being met on the ground; why the Nobel Prize is beginning to feel like a ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ mug in the era of Trump 2.0; what comes next for Iran amid massive protests; how Trump promised retribution but is delivering something else

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A Weekend Of Action

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:16:08 +0000

Rep. Kelly Morrison discusses being blocked from entering an ICE facility in Minneapolis; remembering Renee Good; Rep. Adam Smith discusses President Trump’s true intentions for Venezuela and Greenland, and how it may preview a new era of American Imperialism

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Trump Ramps Up His Retribution Agenda

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:15:20 +0000

How Trump is ramping up his retribution campaign against congressional veterans; MN State Rep. Aisha Gomez discusses the ICE resistance on the ground in Minnesota; how an anti-Obamacare law in Wyoming doomed the state’s abortion ban; the legacy of DOGE and how it saved so little money and did so much damage

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The Fallout From the Minneapolis ICE Shooting

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:14:15 +0000

The latest on the fallout from the deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting of Renee Good; Rep. Angie Craig discusses being blocked from entering an ICE facility; how Trump’s attempt to freeze social safety net funding in several Democratic-led states is part of his retribution campaign; how Trump’s wealth has soared since he retook the Presidency

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Another Big Lie Catches Fire

Nanette Vonnegut, Ali Velshi, Heather Cox Richardson, Darrin Porcher — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:44:28 +0000

Analyzing the footage from the Minneapolis ICE shooting; how the MN ICE shooting is part of the ongoing threat to American democracy; Nanette Vonnegut discusses her father’s classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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Trump’s Quest For Venezuela’s Oil

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:42:55 +0000

How President Trump is now making it clear that the U.S. operation aimed at Venezuela is about oil; U.S. Representatives from Minnesota Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig & Kelly Morrison discuss their attempt to conduct oversight of a Minneapolis ICE facility; Jacob Soboroff discusses his important new book about the California wildfires

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Fallout Out Over MN Ice Shooting

Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:41:16 +0000

Analyzing the footage from the Minneapolis ICE shooting; how the Trump administration’s narrative on the ICE shooting is part of an ongoing threat to American democracy which started with the Big Lie; the growing Republican rift of Obamacare subsidies

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Secy. Rubio: ‘People keep fixating’ on Trump saying we’ll run Venezuela

Sun, 4 Jan 2026 18:53:11 +0000

What we know about the Trump administration’s plans for Venezuela after seizing its president; Trump’s new warning for Venezuela’s Vice President; and why we’ll all pay for the lapse in Obamacare health insurance subsidies.

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Red State Blues, Foreign Entanglements, and Oil

Renee Hardman, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Bobby Ghosh, Ali Velshi, James Sample — Sun, 4 Jan 2026 18:32:33 +0000

Long-time geopolitical and law experts weigh in on Trump’s capturing of Maduro, the future of Venezuela, and why oil is at the center of this all. Plus you need to know newly-elected Iowa State Senator Renee Hardman’s name and her story.

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“We’re going to run the country”

Sun, 4 Jan 2026 18:28:52 +0000

What Donald Trump has revealed about his plans for Venezuela after capturing its president, a report from the ground in Caracas about a country in crisis, and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s objection to Maduro’s imprisonment in Brooklyn.

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What’s Next for Venezuela?

Sat, 3 Jan 2026 19:21:52 +0000

In the wake of Nicolas Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces, President Trump says America will now run Venezuela. Ali Velshi is joined by Ana Vanessa Herrero, an independent journalist in Caracas, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and others to answer the top question on everyone’s mind: “What comes next?”

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Trump: “We Are Going to Run” Venezuela

Sat, 3 Jan 2026 19:11:14 +0000

President Trump holds a news conference to address the U.S. strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its leader Nicolas Maduro. The president says the U.S. is “going to run the country” in Maduro’s absence. Ali Velshi digs into that assertion with James Story, former U.S. Ambassador to the Venezuela Affairs Unit.

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Trump Administration Captures Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro Overnight

Sat, 3 Jan 2026 18:59:44 +0000

The U.S. awakens to news that the Trump administration captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife overnight. Ali Velshi gets the scoop from New York Times correspondent Tyler Pager, who spoke with the president in the immediate aftermath of the operation, and is joined by geopolitical experts and former military personnel to discuss what could come next.

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What happens to America when the shared belief in process collapses?

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:43:51 +0000

Guest host Melissa Murray is joined by John Fabian Witt, who talks about his argument in the New York Times that 2025 was the year Americans’ shared belief in process collapsed - and the historical example from his new book about how it can be rebuilt; plus former Congressman Denver Riggleman and Dean Obeidallah on Speaker Mike Johnson’s broken Congress; and Dr. Uche Blackstock on the power of politics over the public good that has invaded American healthcare.

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The State of Trump’s Republican Party

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:26:02 +0000

Looking ahead to the 2026 midterms, the party of Trump’s infighting and discontent have reached a fever pitch. Guest host Melissa Murray is joined by former Republican Congressmen David Jolly and Joe Walsh on where Republicans go from here; Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser discusses the lawsuit by 19 states that HHS of overstepping its authority in its latest salvo against gender affirming care for minors; and Jennifer Weiss-Wolf and Michele Goodwin comment on a “very bad year” for women’s health.

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A Year of Dubious Distinctions for the Republican Congress

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:07:23 +0000

It has been a record-breaking year for Congress, but not in the way they would hope. Guest host Melissa Murray is joined by Molly Jong-Fast and Steve Benen on the way the institution of Congress has fallen in 2025; plus, Dr. Uche Blackstock on how America’s healthcare system broke in 2025; and Brad Lander and Maria Hinojosa on how the strength of communities coming together in collective responsibility for their neighbors is challenging the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant propaganda machine.

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A Christmas Message from the President and More

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:05:15 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. looks at Donald Trump’s unorthodox holiday messages, a narrow but important setback for the president’s deployments of National Guard troops to the streets of unwilling states and cities, and Ali Velshi returns for a meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club, featuring “The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze” by Derrick Barnes.

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The World According to Trump

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:49:56 +0000

Ali Velshi hosts a special hour focusing on how the return of an emboldened Donald Trump to the world stage has spread chaos at home and abroad. From unsparing trade wars, to a mixed record in the Middle East, to the brink of war with Venezuela, and the dragging out of the war in Ukraine he promised to end on day one of his presidency.

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A Holiday Breakdown

Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:32:07 +0000

The news has not slowed down over the holiday, nor has the president’s penchant for posting inflammatory messages online. Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Joyce Vance and Anthony Coley to talk about Trump’s preoccupation with the Epstein files - and where the release of the files stands; Ian Millheiser and Radley Balko discuss a narrow but important loss for the president’s positioning of unwelcome National Guard troops in American cities; and Paul Butler explains a new approach by the president’s hand-picked acting head of a government anti-discrimination agency.

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Pres. Trump and the Rule of Law

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:37:42 +0000

President Trump's administration selectively decides how to apply the rule of law; why America’s affordability crisis isn’t a ‘hoax;’ former Washington Gov. Jay Inslee warns of consequences from Trump’s disinformation on climate change

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Let’s Talk Affordability

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:33:53 +0000

Americans face an affordability crisis, paying more for housing, healthcare, and childcare than ever before; former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper discusses his new bid for the U.S. Senate; President Trump intensifies his misogynistic insults of female journalists

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This Is What Trump’s Economy Looks Like

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:20:32 +0000

President Trump gives himself high marks on the economy, but the reality for most Americans is far different; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi breaks down the DOJ’s release of some of the Jeffrey Epstein files; E. Lockhart’s “We Were Liars” trilogy is the subject of this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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How Corporations Help Drive the Affordability Crisis

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:19:39 +0000

How some major corporations are driving up prices for the American people; what is and what isn’t inside the DOJ’s release of some of the Jeffrey Epstein files; inside Canada’s aggressive play to lure highly skilled H-1B visa holders from America

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What Trump’s “A+++++” Economy Really Looks Like

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 18:18:56 +0000

President Trump gives himself a grade a “A+++++” on the economy, but the reality for most Americans is very different; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi discusses the DOJ’s release of some of the Jeffrey Epstein files; a detailed breakdown of what MRNA vaccines are, how they work, and why they are so important

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Deadly Attacks in Rhode Island and Australia

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:19:31 +0000

Ali Velshi discusses Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University that killed at least two and injured nine others with Rep. Seth Magaziner, Sen. Jack Reed, Brown University student Jack Diprimio, and Fred Guttenberg; MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rohde offers his analysis of the mass shooting attack in Bondi Beach, Australia targeting a Hanukkah celebration

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Deadly Shootings in Rhode Island and Australia

Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:17:01 +0000

Ali Velshi discusses Saturday’s mass shooting at Brown University that killed at least two and injured nine others with MS NOW reporter Maya Eaglin, Providence, RI Councilman John Goncalves, MS NOW investigative reporter Mark Santia, The Soufan Group director Colin Clarke, MS NOW legal analyst Barbara McQuade, MS NOW intelligence analyst Christopher O’Leary, and MS NOW law enforcement analyst Tom Manger

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Mass Shootings in Rhode Island and Australia

Representative Ilhan Ohmar, Tom Manger, David Rohde, Ali Velshi, Chris O’Leary — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:12:42 +0000

Ali Velshi discusses the latest on the shooting attack at Brown University that killed at least two and injured nine, as well the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia with MS NOW intelligence analyst Christopher O’Leary, MS NOW law enforcement analyst Tom Manger, and MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rohde; Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) comments on President Trump’s ongoing rhetorical attacks on the Somali-American community in Minnesota

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Trump’s Honeymoon Period Is Over

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:37:11 +0000

Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem stirs up controversy, as calls for her to step down grow; Rep. Andre Carson discusses Indiana lawmakers rejecting Pres. Trump’s push to redraw the state’s congressional map; Rep. Jasmine Crockett discusses her new run for the U.S. Senate; award-winning authors Joanna Ho and Caroline Pritchard discuss their book, “The Day The Books Disappeared,” in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Media and America’s Authoritarian Slide

Representative Ted Lieu, Ali Velshi, Jason Stanley, Ian Bremmer — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:29:56 +0000

University of Toronto professor Jason Stanly warns of a slide to authoritarianism when the president of the United States involve himself in mega media mergers; Rep. Ted Lieu discusses President Trump’s retribution campaign against perceived opponents and his latest setback; Eurasia Group’s Ian Bremmer weighs in on Trump’s new National Security Strategy document, which some say reads like a right-wing propaganda pamphlet

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Trump’s Faltering Party Power

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 19:23:13 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), candidate for Governor of Alabama fmr. Sen. Doug Jones, candidate for Congress New York City Controller Brad Lander

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The Ramifications of Trump’s Hand-Picked Lawyers

Soledad O’Brien, Dahlia Lithwick, Barbara McQuade, Ali Velshi — Sun, 7 Dec 2025 18:22:26 +0000

How Trump’s litany of lawyers and appointed U.S. attorneys are ruining his retribution agenda; the important new research revealing the affordability struggles facing America’s shrinking middle class; award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien discusses her new documentary chronicling post-Roe America ‘The Devil Is Busy’

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The White House Wants You To Snitch

Kathleen Sebelius, Jason Stanley, Ali Velshi, Anne Applebaum — Sun, 7 Dec 2025 18:20:43 +0000

Why the White House wants Americans to become an army of informants and how it’s a flashing red light of America’s authoritarian slide; fmr. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius explains what the end of ACA subsidies would mean for Americans; why Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff has a penchant for pushing Putin’s positions

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Trump’s Hand-Picked Lawyers Are Ruining His Retribution Agenda

Brandy Zadrozny, Andre Perry, Ali Velshi, Catherine Christian, Lisa Rubin — Sun, 7 Dec 2025 18:19:45 +0000

How Trump's lawyers and many of the U.S. attorneys he has appointed are ruining his retribution agenda; the important new research revealing the affordability struggles facing America’s shrinking middle class; why Trump seemingly falling asleep during a cabinet meeting is a serious matter; the devastating consequences of the CDC’s new recommendation regarding the Hepatitis B vaccine

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The Destructive Incompetence of Trump 2.0

Sat, 6 Dec 2025 18:27:08 +0000

How the incompetence of the Trump administration is having devastating consequences for America; the latest from Indianapolis ahead of the state’s redistricting vote; Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses the inhumane conditions at ICE detention centers; author Elaine Castillo discusses Jane Austen’s classic “Pride and Prejudice” in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Legality of Trump’s Boat Strikes

Todd Huntley, Justin Wolfers, Ali Velshi, Ben Rhodes — Sat, 6 Dec 2025 18:26:21 +0000

Why it’s imperative the American people don’t allow President Trump and the administration to normalize the boat strikes in the Caribbean; Ben Rhodes discusses why Democrats need a new strategy on Israel; why affordability is not a con job as Trump claims, and how is policies have contributed to the issue

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Could Democracy Be Saved By Incompetence?

Sat, 6 Dec 2025 18:22:48 +0000

A status check on the blunders, errors, and failures of the members of Trump’s cabinet that are making the administration unpopular and ineffective; the consequences of the President’s new attacks on Somali immigrations; the ramifications of a growing number of Republicans speaking out against Speaker Mike Johnson

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Trump’s Retribution Presidency

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:16:51 +0000

Where Donald Trump’s retribution presidency stands, and who he is targeting next; the fear spreading amongst Afghan-Americans following last week’s deadly National Guard shooting; new resistance amongst Indiana Republicans in the face of President Trump’s redistricting demands; honoring the memory of Mother Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, who died this past week at age 111

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Judges Warn Rule of Law is Unraveling

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:09:51 +0000

The dire new warning from a group of retired federal judges who normally take great pains to stay out of politics; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses his committee’s new inquiry into reports of potential war crimes committed by members of the U.S. government during the deadly operation against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea; the major change quietly made at the CDC, and what it means that the Trump administration’s anti-vaccine agenda is shifting into high gear

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The State of the Retribution Presidency

Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:08:45 +0000

How retribution is a central tenant of Trump’s second presidency, and who he is targeting next; the latest on White House reaction to the deadly National Guard shooting; hints of resistance among Indiana Republicans in the face of Trump’s redistricting demands; the important role that courts are playing to expose abuses by ICE and Border Patrol agents under Trump

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Trump’s Response to the National Guard Shooting

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:49:40 +0000

The investigation into the deadly ambush of two National Guard troops patrolling Washington and the Trump administration’s response has refugees on edge; a report from Hong Kong looks into the catastrophic apartment complex fire that left at least 128 people dead; fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor describes why it would be “hopelessly naive” to believe Vladimir Putin wants to hold talks to end the war in Ukraine; Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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Trump’s Anti-Democratic Attacks

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:48:54 +0000

President Trump is tearing down the federal oath he swore to uphold by eroding democratic guardrails; new data reveal the majority of the people the Trump administration is deporting are not the ‘worst-of-the-worst’ as the president claims; the U.S. is threatening military strikes inside Venezuela; new reporting reveals Trump may be souring on FBI Director Kash Patel, due to a growing list of embarrassments and mistakes

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Trump vs. America’s Free Press

Sat, 29 Nov 2025 18:47:31 +0000

The latest on the investigation into the shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington and the national security implications of President Trump’s response; fmr. U.S. Amb. to Ukraine William Taylor on why it would be foolish to believe Vladimir Putin’s claim that he is ready for ‘serious’ talks to end the war in Ukraine; Trump ramps up his attacks on members of the press

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The State of Trump’s GOP

Thom Hartmann, Steve Schmidt, Ali Velshi, Eddie Glaude — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:47:51 +0000

Taking stock of the state of Trump’s GOP after a bruising week for the President; the importance of being an active participant in a democracy

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What Governing Under Trump Looks Like

Ali Velshi, Rick Wilson, Caleb Silver, Rep. Eugene Vindman, Justin Wolfers — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:43:20 +0000

Why it’s important not to cast this era of Donald Trump in terms governed by normal politics; explaining the very serious situation unfolding in Nigeria; Rep. Eugene Vindman discusses the importance of a call Trump had with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman in 2019 which he says would "shock" Americans; what the slowdown in hiring and uptick in inflation means for American consumers.

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Trump’s Loosening Grip on the GOP

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 18:12:28 +0000

All the signs from the week which show how President Trump’s grip on the GOP is loosening; what it means that Trump’s 28-point plan for the Ukraine War heavily favors Russia; the rising fear caused by Trump’s escalating ICE tactics, and the ways in which members of the clergy are fighting back

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Capping A Rough Week For Trump

Jennifer Niven, Stuart Stevens, Ali Velshi, Barbara McQuade — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:04:55 +0000

How Trump’s meeting with Zohran Mamdani capped a strange week for the President; what Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation means for MAGA; what was really behind Trump’s shocking comments about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; Jennifer Niven’s “Breathless” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club.

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Trump Accuses Dems of Sedition

Chrissy Houlahan, Walter Isaacson, Gene Wu, Ali Velshi — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:02:13 +0000

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan responds to President Trump’s threats after she joined lawmakers urging military service members to “refuse illegal orders;” Trump’s plan to gerrymander a GOP advantage in the midterms is hitting a major snag; Walter Isaacson discusses his new book ‘The Greatest Sentence Ever Written’

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Trump’s difficult week

Ali Velshi, Garrett Graff, Joe Walsh, David Rohde, Radley Balko, Carol Leonnig — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 18:24:56 +0000

Donald Trump’s meeting with New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani capped a very difficult, weird week for the president; why impugning murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s character is dangerous; what the latest court rulings mean for ICE’s aggressive tactics.

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MAGA’s Epstein Meltdown

Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:18:59 +0000

Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the ramifications of ongoing battle over the Epstein files; all the reasons why Trump’s promise to send $2k checks to some Americans won’t happen; the fmr. Director of the CFPB Richard Cordray explains how the Trump administration’s destruction of the CFPB harms consumers; why the prosecutions of two people from the top of Trump's enemies list might be hitting a roadblock.

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America’s Major Housing Trap

Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Matt Stoller, Alex Ball, Ali Velshi — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:15:46 +0000

A deep dive into the housing affordability trap that has been decades in the making, which Donald Trump is politically playing into; fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee discusses America’s leadership vacuum at the annual global climate summit COP30; NJ Gov.-Elect Mikie Sherrill’s campaign manager breaks down their decisive win and the lessons Democrats nationwide need to take from it

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Donald Trump Feuds With Allies

Richard Cordray, Christina Greer, Basil Smikle, Lisa Rubin, Ali Velshi — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 18:14:56 +0000

Inside the unraveling of President Trump’s relationship with some Republicans and parts of his MAGA base over the Epstein files; the fmr. Director of the CFPB Richard Cordray explains how the Trump administration’s destruction of the CFPB harms consumers; which cities Trump is eyeing next for his ICE immigration crackdown and how local leaders are preparing

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The Epstein Saga Continues

Representative Robert Garcia, Ashley Hope Perez, Charlie Sykes — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 19:03:37 +0000

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, breaks down the bombshell revelations inside the trove of Jeffrey Epstein documents his committee just released; where things stand in the southern hemisphere as the United States creeps closer to military action with Venezuela, Dr. Zeke Emanuel describes what the end of Obamacare subsidies means for tens of millions of Americans; Ashley Hope Pérez discusses her book ‘The Knife and the Butterfly’ in this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club.

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Trump And The Rule Of Law Crisis

Judge Mark Wolf, Darrick Hamilton, Jason Stanley, Caleb Silver, Ali Velshi — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:58:07 +0000

A former federal judge appointed by President Reagan explains why he’s resigning from a lifetime appointment in order to speak out against Trump’s assault on the rule of law; why the tactics we are now seeing ICE use is a warning that the worst is yet to come; what the American people can expect now that Trump has admitted his tariffs don’t work.

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The Fallout Escalates Over The Epstein Files

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, David Graham, Hayes Brown, Chris Matthews, Ali Velshi — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:45:12 +0000

Breaking down all the important revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein email release; Chris Matthews discusses his new book ‘Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters’; Dr. Zeke Emanuel describes what the end of Obamacare subsidies means for tens of millions of Americans; breaking down the state of the Democratic Party

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The Future of American Politics

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:49:39 +0000

How Democrats are showing they can win big by being an inclusive party, while Republicans do the opposite and lose; Virginia’s lieutenant governor-elect Ghazala Hashmi discusses her historic election victory; New York City Comptroller Brad Lander breaks down the “abduction trap” ICE has in place outside immigration court.

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The Government Shutdown in the Shadow of the Election

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:48:52 +0000

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) discusses how the government shutdown is really a two-tiered system; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) discusses ICE’s increasingly inhumane tactics in his state; the co-chair of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team Lina Khan explains exactly how Mamdani plans to govern; plus, there is a very dark cloud lurking over the stock market which could mean trouble in the future for the American economy.

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The Democratic Victory Over Inevitability

Sun, 9 Nov 2025 19:45:21 +0000

Rep. Madeleine Dean discusses what her constituents are telling her about the government shutdown and how the shutdown may be eroding faith in Congress; breaking down the nationwide housing affordability crisis; the co-chair of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s transition team Lina Khan explains exactly how Mamdani plans to govern; how the Democrats’ big victory on Tuesday was also a victory over inevitability

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The Future for Democrats

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:44:46 +0000

Democrats achieved a clean sweep in Tuesday’s election; Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon discusses why he believes the American republic is in ‘the most perilous moment… since the Civil War;’ Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario discusses her new documentary profiling her work

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The Importance of Running for Office, ‘Because You Can’ in a Democracy

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:30:20 +0000

Ali’s personal family story illustrates the power of running for office in a democracy, ‘because you can;’ Tenn. Rep. Justin Jones discusses the importance of elected office to keep the fight alive; U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) breaks down the latest in government shutdown negotiations and the new turn in Trump’s trade war; how AI data centers are fueling sky-high utility bills.

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The Future of the Democratic Party is a Big Tent

Sat, 8 Nov 2025 19:24:39 +0000

Tuesday’s election results show the future of the Democratic Party shouldn’t be tied to one person or ideology; Indivisible co-founder Leah Greenberg discusses the power that individuals can muster in politics; Rep. Katherine Clark (D-CT) comments on the latest on the impasse of the government shutdown.

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First Elections Since Trump Returned To Office

Steve Schmidt, Representative James Walkinshaw, Ali Velshi, Angelo Carusone — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 00:52:12 +0000

Rep. James Walkinshaw of Virginia says the governor’s race in his state is a referendum on President Trump’s return to office; California’s Proposition 50 is not just a blueprint for challenging Trump, it’s a call to action; the lapse in SNAP benefits is not a mistake, it’s a deliberate policy feature of Project 2025

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Trump’s Anti-Democratic Ambitions

Ali Velshi, Judge J. Michael Luttig, David Miliband, Kate Shaw — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 19:04:14 +0000

Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig insists judges must be tasked with preserving democracy; International Rescue Committee president David Miliband discusses the ‘grave danger’ a quarter of a million people face in Sudan’s Darfur region; why the a ‘retention vote’ for Pennsylvania Supreme justices has ramifications for the entire nation

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Zohran Mamdani & the Importance of the Upcoming Elections

Steve Benen, Hayes Brown, Leah Greenberg, Zohran Mamdani, Ali Velshi — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 18:54:43 +0000

Democrat Zohran Mamdani discusses the importance of Tuesday’s mayoral race in New York City; California’s Proposition 50 is not just blueprint for challenging President Trump, it’s a call to action; why the lapse in SNAP benefits puts sharp focus on Republicans, as Democrats hold the line in the government shutdown impasse.

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Trump’s Anti-Democratic Ambitions

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:24:07 +0000

President Trump is rehearsing ways to undermine next year’s midterm elections; we unpack Trump’s anti-democratic ambitions and how Americans should prepare for them; Rep. Jahana Hayes of Connecticut explains why a lapse in SNAP benefits matters to all Americans; Abdi Nazemian discusses Oscar Wilde’s “The Picture of Dorian Gray” in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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Politics of the Government Shutdown

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:20:24 +0000

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries discussed the impasse in Congress, as the government shutdown hits the one-month mark; Sen. Andy Kim of New Jersey describes his state’s highly consequential governor’s race; three experts weigh in New York City’s pivotal mayoral race

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Shutdown Politics Ahead of Election Day

Sat, 1 Nov 2025 19:15:21 +0000

New York Comptroller Brad Lander discusses the national stakes of his city’s mayoral race; all the reasons why SNAP benefits matter to every American, not just those who rely on a vital food assistance program; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson breaks down President Trump’s latest intimidation tactic at polling places; Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes describes lesson learned from Trump’s effort to overturn the 2020 vote and what it means for upcoming elections.

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Trump Tours Asia With No End In Sight For The Government Shutdown

Basil Smikle, Charles Coleman, Rep. Adam Smith, Molly Jong-Fast, Dean Obeidallah — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:05:51 +0000

Rep. Adam Smith discusses the latest in the efforts to reopen the federal government and President Trump’s trip to Asia; a preview of Zoran Mamdani’s event with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders; the importance of bearing witness to and pushing back against ICE’s most brutal tactics; the cultural impact of the brazen heist at the Louvre and the sports betting scandals

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The Next Targets in Trump’s Retribution Presidency

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:35:11 +0000

Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen discusses where Trump’s retribution presidency goes next; inside the maternal health crisis facing black women in America; how disinformation and AI propaganda are supporting Trump’s ICE crackdown on DHS’s official social media accounts

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Trump Travels To Asia With The Government Still Shutdown

Sun, 26 Oct 2025 17:34:21 +0000

Democratic Representatives Henry Cuellar and Angie Craig discuss the dangers to American families if SNAP benefits expire at the end of the week; how the Trump administration is escalating tensions with Venezuela and where the situation goes next; the importance of bearing witness to and pushing back against ICE’s cruelest tactics.

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The Consequences of the Government Shutdown

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:34:35 +0000

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi discusses the consequences the American people are facing right now due to the ongoing government shutdown and the new fight over food stamps; how the widespread government furloughs are having a major effect on the American economy; Rep. Jim Clyburn discusses how he is holding the line against the chaotic Trump presidency; Sabaa Tahir’s “All My Rage” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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A Look at Trump’s Record on Crime

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:33:01 +0000

An important reality check on Donald Trump’s record on crime; North Carolina Rep. Don Davis discusses the GOP’s new gerrymandered map for his state which will make it almost impossible for him to win reelection; the real problem with Trump razing parts of The White House for his own personal projects

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Americans Brace for Impact of Gov’t Shutdown

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:31:56 +0000

Rep. Bennie Thompson discusses the status of negotiations to reopen the federal government; former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius describes the consequences of allowing the Obamacare subsidies to expire; a live report from Buenos Aires after the Trump administration announces plans to significantly increase imports of Argentinian beef; Rep. Jim Clyburn responds to calls from GOP officials to gerrymander him out of office; how the Supreme Court has put ICE above the law

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The Sights, Sounds, and Next Steps for the ‘No Kings’ Movement

Ali Velshi, Leah Greenberg, Michael Roth, Former Representative Joe Walsh — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:58:48 +0000

The sights, sounds, and next steps for the ‘No Kings’ movement after an historic nationwide turnout; the long-term project in the courts to destroy the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Act; how the Trump administration’s targeting of colleges and universities aims to subvert higher education

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The Trump Admin. Is Exploiting The Shutdown

Garry Kasparov, Bill Browder, Ali Velshi, Eddie Glaude — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:57:16 +0000

How the Trump administration exploits the government shutdown to commandeer public space for political propaganda; prospects for a new Trump-Putin summit ending the war in Ukraine, and the historical importance of its proposed location, Budapest; the multiple ways in which protesting is patriotic, no matter what Pres. Trump and his allies say

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The Look, Sound, and Feel of The New Resistance In Action

Tony Mellenthin, Ali Velshi, Jennifer Rubin, Elie Mystal, Miles Taylor — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 17:53:56 +0000

The look, sound, and feel of the new resistance in action, and the next steps for the ‘No Kings’ movement after an historic nationwide turnout; the long-term project in the courts to destroy the crown jewel of the Civil Rights Act; how something as simple as a soybean plays an oversized role in the trade war with China, and why a multi-billion dollar bailout for Argentina is a double slap-in-the-face to America's farmers

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The “No Kings” Protests and The New Resistance

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:45:44 +0000

The importance of the “No Kings” rallies playing out across America; Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries discusses today’s historic protests and the latest on the ongoing government shutdown; M.T. Anderson discusses his book “Feed” in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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Trump’s Continued Attacks on the Free Press

Jason Stanley, Antonia Hylton, Ali Velshi, Ruth Ben-Ghiat — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:44:42 +0000

On the occasion of the “No Kings” protests, a deep dive into Donald Trump’s authoritarian ambitions and continued attacks on the free press; why the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown and ICE tactics are not about enforcement, but submission

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Historic “No Kings” Protests and the Power of the People

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 17:24:02 +0000

The importance of the “No Kings” rallies taking place across America; Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries discusses the damage to America from the ongoing government shutdown; Rev. Dr. William Barber describes the importance of protests and the change they can bring to America

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The New Big Lie

Jason Stanley, Ben Rhodes, Ali Velshi, Alex Gibney — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 17:08:29 +0000

The dangers posed by President Trump tying dissent to violence, weaponizing federal investigations, and throwing around dangerous and baseless accusations against his political opponents; the latest on the ceasefire in Gaza, and an expected hostage-prisoner exchange, acclaimed filmmaker Alex Gibney discusses his latest documentary "Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5” in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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Trump vs. Federalism

Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:36:32 +0000

How the Trump administration is trying to seize power from states and is actively trying to consolidate those powers within the executive branch; Brandy Zadrozny breaks down her new reporting on how entire offices at the CDC have been wiped out and why one former CDC employee says the agency “is over”; Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield discusses his lawsuit against the Trump administration for violating the state’s sovereignty; Rev. Al Sharpton describes what will happen if the Supreme Court upends what remains of the Voting Rights Act

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Trump’s New Disinformation Campaign

Barbara McQuade, Caleb Silver, Ali Velshi, Jared Bernstein — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 16:32:55 +0000

How President Trump’s claims of rampant ‘radical left violence’ are hurting America’s democracy; a live report from Tel Aviv, just hours before the expected hostage-prisoner exchange with Gaza; how the government shutdown is affecting the finances of everyday Americans right now

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The Retribution Presidency Is Out In The Open

Aaron David Miller, Melissa Murray, Ali Velshi, Kwame Raoul — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:15:14 +0000

Donald Trump’s retribution presidency is now just out in the open and it’s escalating; a live report from Jerusalem as the ceasefire in Gaza continues to hold, and what’s needed to ensure permanent peace; and an important lesson on how history is made in chaos.

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Trump Continues to Target American Cities

Representative Lauren Underwood, Ali Velshi, Radley Balko, Mayor Brandon Johnson — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:12:08 +0000

How Trump’s attacks on specific American cities is really an attack on American democracy itself; Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responds to Trump calling for him to be jailed; Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) discusses the state of the government shutdown and Trump's punitive actions against Democrats; the importance of bearing witness to ICE’s increasingly aggressive tactics.

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The Retribution Presidency Is Here

Hanan Ashrawi, Miles Taylor, Garrett Graff, Ali Velshi — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:02:47 +0000

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Next Stop: Chicago

Sun, 5 Oct 2025 18:05:43 +0000

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) discusses the latest out of Chicago, where ICE agents swept neighborhoods this weekend and the National Guard is standing ready to be deployed by Trump; Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes describes her aggressive arrest by ICE agents at a local hospital while trying to protect a constituent; award-winning director Rob Reiner talks Trump’s latest attacks on Hollywood, and plugs the new sequel to his classic film "This Is Spinal Tap"; and what Trump’s latest grift, the federal government's partnership with Pfizer, means for YOU when picking up your prescriptions next year.

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The Intended Consequences of a Government Shutdown

Ian Millheiser, Representative Pramila Jayapal, Thom Hartmann, Ali Velshi — Sun, 5 Oct 2025 17:55:36 +0000

How government shutdowns expose an even deeper chasm in America that goes far beyond politics; Rep. Pramila Jayapal tackles the ongoing shutdown and the threatening language she’s faced on social media; how a recent move by the Supreme Court will make ending the government shutdown that much more difficult.

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Government Shutdown Enters Day Five

Cori Bush, Ali Velshi, Edward Wong, Representative Adam Smith, Justin Wolfers — Sun, 5 Oct 2025 17:43:19 +0000

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses the latest in the government shutdown fight and Trump’s new escalation against Chicago; why the lack of a job report from the federal government is extremely bad news for the economy right now; and former Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) discusses her comeback bid to return to Congress; how the Trump administration’s continued strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea is more than illegal, it may be leading us to war.

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The Link Between Project 2025 & the Government Shutdown

Jennifer Finney Boylan, Ali Velshi, Angelo Carusone, Molly Jong-Fast — Sat, 4 Oct 2025 18:27:11 +0000

Ali dives into his copy of Project 2025 to highlight why this government shutdown is unlike any other in American history; a live report from Tel Aviv hours after Hamas conditionally accepted parts of Trump’s 20-point peace plan; PEN America president Jennifer Finney Boylan discusses the organization’s new report warning of the ‘disturbing normalization’ of book bans in American schools.

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America's Rubicon Moment

John Fugelsang, Ali Velshi, Steve Schmidt, Dean Obeidallah — Sat, 4 Oct 2025 18:23:36 +0000

President Trump and his “Secretary of War” addressed hundreds of generals and admirals this week to prime our military's top brass for a new enemy: the "enemy within"; how this government shutdown has laid bare that Congress is more broken than ever under rule of Republicans’ who pledge fealty to the president; and gone are the days of “regular order’ in Congress, which would have the late Sen. John McCain rolling in his grave.

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The Project 2025 Shutdown Is Here

Brad Lander, Rick Wilson, Ali Velshi, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — Sat, 4 Oct 2025 18:07:00 +0000

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses the government shutdown and Democrats’ strategy moving forward; a live report from Tel Aviv hours after Hamas conditionally accepts parts of President Trump’s 20-point peace plan; NYC Comptroller Brad Lander digs into the nationwide dangers of Trump’s latest attacks on his city; and all the ways in which Trump wins from the government shutting down, no matter if or when, the government reopens.

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Trump’s Next Big Crackdown Is Coming

Ali Velshi, Stacey Abrams, Amy McGrath, Ben Rhodes — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:39:36 +0000

Ben Rhodes discusses Trump’s threat to use the “full force” of the U.S. military in American cities and the threat posed by Trump’s weaponization of the government against his perceived enemies; Stacey Abrams discusses her new action plan to fight Trump’s creeping authoritarianism; why hundreds of America's top generals and admirals are scrambling to get to an unprecedented meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the dangers of Hegseth’s new restrictions on the press reporting on the military

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Free Speech, Debate, and American Democracy

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:39:09 +0000

The misconceptions around free speech and free debate, and how Republicans are taking a 'do as I say, not as I do' approach to the First Amendment; Rep. Suzzane Bonamici (D-OR) discusses Trump’s threat to use the “full force” of the U.S. military in Portland; former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya discusses what happens when an administration weaponizes independent government agencies that exist to protect the American consumer

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Trump’s Next Escalation Against American Cities Is Here

Sun, 28 Sep 2025 17:38:04 +0000

Why Trump’s new memo about domestic terrorism and his threat to use ‘full force’ in Portland is a concerning sign for America; Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow discusses the best way to build a democratic opposition party and how to withstand Trump’s retribution presidency; how Trump’s anti-immigration policies are causing a massive brain drain in America

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The Comey Indictment & Trump’s Retribution Presidency

Katie Wilson, Arundhati Roy, Brad Lander, Catherine Christian, Ali Velshi — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:48:59 +0000

What the indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey means for democracy and the future of Trump’s retribution presidency; candidate for Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson discusses the new Democratic resistance; NYC Comptroller Brad Lander breaks down the latest example of violent overreach by Trump’s ICE forces; Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Future of Media & Democracy in America

Matt Stoller, Ali Velshi, Edward Wong, Mark Joseph Stern, Jeffrey Rosen — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:47:17 +0000

The future of media and democracy in America, and how Jimmy Kimmel is merely a test case for the Trump administration; despite the ridiculousness of Trump’s remarks at the UN General Assembly, world leaders aren’t laughing at America anymore, they’re looking elsewhere for leadership; what the Supreme Court’s latest decision in the shadow docket means for democracy and the separation of powers

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The Comey Indictment

Sat, 27 Sep 2025 17:45:49 +0000

Donald Trump’s retribution presidency continues with the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey; how the rising Democratic resistance is made up of a new class of candidates who care about good policymaking and are approaching Americans’ real problems with honest ideas; and we are just days away from a potential government shutdown.

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The Democrats’ Demand for Keeping the Gov’t Open

Jennifer Rubin, Michael Shure, Steve Benen, Randi Weingarten, Ali Velshi — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:29:25 +0000

The latest on what Democrats are demanding be included in the government funding bill and how they are planning to hold firm in negotiations with Republicans; the history and future of the spread of deadly diseases; President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten discusses her new book ‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’, and the clear signal the Trump administration is sending to educators by dismantling the Department of Education

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Britain’s Warning For America’s Future

Allen Orr, Aaron David Miller, Ali Velshi, Ben Rhodes, Roger McNamee — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:23:18 +0000

The cautionary tale the United States must learn from UK politics in order to flourish in the future; inside MSNBC’s exclusive reporting that Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50k in cash from undercover FBI agents, only for the Trump DOJ to shut the investigation down; what is needed globally in order to end the war in Gaza, and how multiple nations recognizing a Palestinian state could potentially set the table; how ICE investigators are using what are known as administrative subpoenas to get tech companies to hand over personal data.

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Countdown to a Potential Government Shutdown

Kyle Harper, Bradley Moss, Michael Missal, li Velshi, Senator Chris Van Hollen — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 17:21:31 +0000

Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses what Democrats want in a new spending bill and the potential for a government shutdown in 10 days; the history and future of the spread of deadly diseases, and why it’s a really bad time for the government to restrict access to vaccines; how holding officials to account is a fundamental principle of American Democracy, despite Trump calling any attempt to investigate him or his administration a ‘witch hunt’

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Media & Democracy Under Attack

Veronica Roth, Ali Velshi, David Miliband, Lina Khan — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:42:48 +0000

Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan discusses how today’s consolidated media landscape is caving to Trump’s demands with huge implications for our democracy; the IRC’s David Miliband breaks down the stakes for the world’s refugees as the UN General Assembly readies to meet; and best-selling author of the Divergent series Veronica Roth discusses George Orwell’s classic ‘1984’ in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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Fed cuts rates amid interference from Trump

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Paul Krugman, Colin Clarke, Ali Velshi, Bobby Ghosh — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:39:41 +0000

The ironic plot twist stemming from the Federal Reserve’s decision to lower interest rates; how the Trump administration’s continued strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean is sparking fears of a wider confrontation with Venezuela; how a dangerous and once-fringe conspiracy theory peddled by white nationalists is creeping its way into mainstream Republican politics.

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Media & Democracy in the Era of Trump

Representative Bennie Thompson, David Miliband, Ali Velshi, Jason Stanley — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 17:36:38 +0000

Ali Velshi takes on the Trump administration’s crackdown on the media and the implications for our democracy; the IRC’s David Miliband discusses the stakes for the world’s refugees as the UN General Assembly meets; and Rep. Bennie Thompson addresses Democrats’ with a potential federal government shutdown looming

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Trump’s takeover of American cities, a bombshell FBI lawsuit, and a new challenge for Dems in congress

Norman Ornstein, Jennifer Rubin, Michael Fanone, Ali Velshi — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:28:01 +0000

President Trump is escalating his threats to deploy unwanted and unwelcome troops to the streets of American cities; plus what we are learning from the lawsuit filed against the FBI by three former senior FBI officials alleging a campaign of retribution against those deemed insufficiently loyal to Trump; and how a Republican maneuver will further limit the power of the Democratic minority in the Senate.

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A New blueprint for bringing a lawless leader to justice

Ben Rhodes, Angelo Carusone, David Pepper, Nicholas Kristof, Ali Velshi — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:26:07 +0000

A lesson from the other side of the equator about how to hold a would-be dictator accountable; plus Nicholas Kristoff on bearing witness to the deadly consequences of USAID cuts; and Project 2025 has gone from blueprint to reality in the first months of Trump’s second term - but there’s more to come.

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Trump to American cities: “WE’RE COMING”

Greg Brower, Ali Velshi, Representative Jasmine Crockett, Kathleen Sebelius — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 17:23:37 +0000

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) discusses dangers to democracy as President Trump threatens to deploy unwanted and unwelcome troops to the streets of more American cities; plus what’s inside the explosive new lawsuit filed against the FBI by three former senior FBI officials; and why experts are warning that a coming spike in healthcare costs warns of a broader crisis.

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The History & Consequences of Political Violence in America

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 18:16:34 +0000

The history, consequences, and current state of political violence in America; Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson discusses his plans to fight back against the Trump Administration’s plans to send national guard troops to Memphis; ‘The 1619 Project: Born on the Water’ is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Supreme Court & the 4th Amendment

Representative Adam Smith, Ali Velshi, Melissa Murray, Jim Cavanaugh — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 18:07:55 +0000

The story behind a Supreme Court ruling that has gone under-the-radar, and why it’s a full-fledged assault on the 4th Amendment; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses the new tensions stemming from Russia’s drone incursion over Poland and the ongoing fallout from the U.S. strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat; what we know about the profile developing of the suspect in the killing of Charlie Kirk

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The Dangers of Political Violence

Sat, 13 Sep 2025 18:05:33 +0000

The latest on the investigation into the killing of Charlie Kirk and the dangers of the rise of political violence in America; as Missouri is the latest to redraw its congressional map in order to give Republicans more House seats ahead of next year's midterm elections, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) discusses how she beat back a gerrymander map and won re-election; two of America’s most prominent scientists discuss the assault on science’s role in public life, and offer a blueprint to avert disaster

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A new test for the rule of law in America

Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:54:03 +0000

What it means when officials at the highest levels of government say that they and the U.S. military are above the law, as long as whatever they are doing is in the service of Donald Trump; Sen. Alex Padilla discusses his call for RFK, Jr. to resign; what Democrats need to do to fight Trump’s war on America’s cities; and what’s behind an alarming rise in unemployment among Black women.

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How Democrats can take advantage of the deeply unpopular Trump agenda

Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:49:05 +0000

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of DC this weekend to stand against Trump’s troop deployment in the city as new NBC News polling shows how deeply unpopular the President’s policies really are; Sen. Mark Warner discusses the administration’s strike on a boat in the Caribbean and Trump’s social media post threatening to wage war on Chicago; inside Trump’s scheme to influence the NYC Mayoral election

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Trump vs. Rule Of Law: The Great Escalation

Joanne Freeman, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Tom Nichols, Ali Velshi, Graham Platner — Sun, 7 Sep 2025 17:47:08 +0000

From international waters to the streets of America, in just a matter of days, we have seen open disregard for the rule of law from the highest levels of the Trump administration, in rhetoric and in action; a Maine oyster farmer discusses his bid to unseat Senator Susan Collins; one GOP Senator’s public admission and reimagining of America lays bare the mainstreaming of extremism in America.

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Stephen King Joins The Velshi Banned Book Club!

Stephen King, Paul Krugman, Representative LaMonica McIver, Ali Velshi — Sat, 6 Sep 2025 18:47:18 +0000

President Trump may get the lower interest rates he’s demanded for months from the Federal Reserve, but it could hit Americans’ wallets hard in other ways; Rep. LaMonica McIver discusses defeating the censure move against her in the House; and literary titan Stephen King joins the Velshi Banned Book Club!

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Trump’s War on American Cities

Ian Bremner, Ali Velshi, Radley Balko, Paul Butler, Dean Obeidallah, Jim Acosta — Sat, 6 Sep 2025 18:00:25 +0000

How President Trump’s fight against American cities is not about fighting crime, but something much more nefarious; why the two significant shows of force this week by the world’s leading superpowers exemplify the unraveling of America’s global leadership; and a call for a real Presidential fitness test.

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Trump’s Economy: The Bad News and The Other Bad News

Sat, 6 Sep 2025 17:56:43 +0000

Why the latest jobs numbers are bad, the revised jobs numbers are even worse, and Trump’s desired fix could make inflation worse; Rep. LaMonica McIver discusses being targeted by Trump’s DOJ and defeating a Republican House censure move against her; plus, the dangers of Trump and RFK Jr. 's anti-vax agenda; Gov. Bob Ferguson discusses how states are working around the collapsing federal public health system.

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Janet Yellen on Trump’s ‘very dangerous’ Fed moves

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:45:16 +0000

President Tump's goals for the Fed are 'very dangerous,' warns Fmr. Fed Chair & Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen. The financial system is “like the plumbing in your house,” says Yellen. “You don’t think about it most of the time. It’s important that it works,” but you're very “aware of it when it’s broken.”

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The Citizens’ Resistance

Vivian Salama, Dave Holmes, Elie Mystal, Lizz Winstead — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:43:20 +0000

We look at the small and big and crucial ways Americans are fighting for democracy. Plus, there is a strategy behind Donald Trump's attacks on science, research, and institutions of higher learning. We talk about the consequences of these attacks and what the President might have to gain from the anti-intellectual environment he's creating. And President Trump's failed attempts at securing a ceasefire in Ukraine will have major consequences for that country and beyond.

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The New Fighters

Sun, 31 Aug 2025 18:40:36 +0000

A number of Democrats are distinguishing themselves as they fight back against Donald Trump's power grab. From Govs. JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom, to Sen. Chris Murphy and more - these Democrats’ roles in battling Trumpism may also double as auditions to lead their party out of the wilderness; Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting this year’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The focus of the talks will be President Trump's trade war, that now seems to be driving some American allies closer to our foes; and President Trump has threatened more federal deployments into America's cities under the guise of fighting crime, but governors and mayors have a message for him: "An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us."

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Firing Spree

Jennifer Egan, Thom Hartmann, Ali Velshi, Richard Cordray — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 19:07:00 +0000

The tightening of Donald Trump's authoritarian grip on power is in evidence this week in a series of legally dubious firings of top officials. We'll talk about the state of these standoffs and the one guardrail that will be hardest for Trump to break past; Dr Jennifer Layden, one of the top officials that resigned in protest from the CDC this week, speaks out about how the recent chaos at the agency will endanger public health; and this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club meeting features “Rebecca” by Daphne du Maurier.

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Where is the Democratic Party?

Dr. Michael Osterholm, Ali Velshi, Norman Ornstein, Hala Gorani, Jason Stanley — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:52:38 +0000

With the Republican Party simply being a vessel for Trump and his authoritarian inclinations, it’s more important now than ever that the Democratic Party rise up and defend our democracy. But whether its national leadership is unwilling, or simply unable, to do so, they are largely not meeting this moment; the chaos unfolding at the CDC is a flashing red warning about the politicization of public health in America. But there is a critical lesson we can learn from recent history; and as the war in Gaza reaches day 694, Israel has now begun the initial stages of its operation to take control of Gaza City and more than 500,000 Palestinians are experiencing famine.

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Line of Fire

Sat, 30 Aug 2025 18:35:27 +0000

The tightening of Donald Trump's authoritarian grip on power is in evidence this week in a series of legally dubious firings of top officials. We'll talk about the state of these standoffs and the one guardrail that will be hardest for Trump to break past; Dr Jennifer Layden, one of the top officials that resigned in protest from the CDC this week, speaks out about how the recent chaos at the agency will endanger public health; we’ll look at President Trump's record on violent crime as he threatens to deploy National Guard troops to the streets of an unwilling Chicago.

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A former Tea Party Republican says he’s ready to drag Democrats, “kicking and screaming, to meet this moment” and defeat Donald Trump

Jared Bernstein, David Miliband, Joe Walsh, Rebecca Cooke, Ali Velshi — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:18:37 +0000

Tea Party Republican turned Never-Trumper turned Democrat Joe Walsh on his plan to shape his new party into an opposition party capable of stopping Donald Trump’s authoritarian rise; former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on finding the political will in the Western world to fight unfolding famines in Gaza and Sudan, and Jared Bernstein on what could happen if the Trump administration brings "alternative facts” to economic data collection.

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Can Democrats become the opposition party America needs?

Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:15:04 +0000

What it’ll take for the Democratic Party to effectively challenge Donald Trump’s authoritarian rise, Lydia Polgreen on why Gaza has become the deadliest war for journalists in modern history, and the story of the ready-made indoctrination program the Trump administration is eyeing after defunding PBS.

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The Trump democracy crisis is here

Ben Rhodes, Jamie Raskin, Brad Lander, Ali Velshi, Dean Obeidallah — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:11:40 +0000

A crucial survey of how far down the authoritarian slide Trump has already taken the country, the real takeaway from the Ghislaine Maxwell interview tapes, and lessons in standing up for your neighbors against ICE.

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The FBI’s Search of John Bolton & The Presidency That Promised Retribution

Ali Velshi, Robert Reich, Zoe Lofgren, Tom Nichols, Jennifer Rubin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:41:13 +0000

How the FBI’s search of John Bolton’s home fits into the context of a President who promised retribution; Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California discusses Democrats’ redistricting strategy in California; the myth of trickle down economics and how the American economy is working against working people

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Redistricting And The Fight For Democracy

Aiden Thomas, Ali Velshi, Lloyd Doggett, Pete Aguilar, Ana Marie Cox — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:37:51 +0000

Democratic Representatives Pete Aguilar of California and Lloyd Doggett of Texas discuss Democrats redistricting plans in the face of the GOP’s extreme partisan gerrymandering efforts; how President Trump is not a peacemaker, despite his insistence he has ended at least 7 wars; Aiden Thomas’ “Cemetery Boys” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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Another Trump Critic Faces Investigation by DOJ

Imani Perry, Ali Velshi, Summer Lee, Eddie Glaude, Bradley Moss — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 17:34:51 +0000

How the FBI’s search of John Bolton’s home fits into the context of a President who promised retribution; member of the House Oversight Committee Rep. Summer Lee discusses what we have learned, and what we didn’t, from the government’s release of the transcripts from Ghislane Maxwell’s interview with the DOJ; how Trump’s new review of the Smithsonian and comments about slavery are more than a whitewash of America’s original sin…it’s a hallmark of an authoritarian regime

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European Allies Join Zelenskyy in DC

Former Estonian President Toomas Ilves, Ali Velshi, Michael Grynbaum — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:07:52 +0000

Former President of Estonia weighs in on how Monday’s meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy has grown in size and stakes; Bishop William Barber describes exactly why Trump’s criminalization of the homeless is so heartless, and so dangerous; Michael M. Grynbaum dishes on the changing landscape of modern media in America.

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The Dangers of Standing up to Vladimir Putin

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:53:44 +0000

Bill Browder and Vladimir Kara-Murza weigh in on the risks of negotiating with Russian president Vladimir Putin; a deep dive into how Donald Trump and his family are personally profiting from the presidency; RFK Jr. has canceled $500M in grants that go toward mRNA vaccines research, despite its importance in developing a vaccine for COVID-19.

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European Leaders Join Trump’s Meeting with Zelenskyy

Sun, 17 Aug 2025 17:32:10 +0000

Multiple European leaders now say they will take part in the important White House meeting between President Trump and President Zelenskyy; former Metro D.C. police officer Michael Fanone, who was attacked at the Capitol on January 6th, reacts to Trump’s attempt to take over local law enforcement in DC; Bishop William Barber describes exactly why Trump’s criminalization of the homeless is so heartless, and dangerous.

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Fallout from the Alaska Summit

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:13:45 +0000

Just hours after the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he’s heading to White House for a meeting with Trump; how President Trump’s DC takeover has reignited the debate over DC statehood; and Velshi Banned Book club veteran, author Angie Thomas, discusses the importance of a rare legal win against the book banning epidemic in America.

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Trump’s DC Take Over

Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:51:49 +0000

President Trump’s take over of DC’s law enforcement is an experiment to see how far he can push American cities with federal intimidation; amid Trump’s trade war, newly released data shows wholesale inflation is on the rise, which means consumers could soon see higher prices in stores; some Democrats are resorting to fighting “fire with fire” as Republicans move ahead with their extreme gerrymandering plot ahead of next year’s midterm elections

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“No Deal until There’s a Deal”

Monica Hopkins, Jon Meacham, Ali Velshi, Garry Kasparov — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 15:57:57 +0000

Russian pro-democracy leader Garry Kasparov reacts to Trump and Putin’s summit in Alaska and news that Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy is now set to visit the White House on Monday; President Trump’s DC takeover has reignited the debate over Washington, DC statehood. Ali digs into the history of that debate and what it would mean if it came true; and renowned presidential historian Jon Meacham weighs in on the Trump Administration’s new war on the Smithsonian and its threat to remove any content that doesn’t align with the president’s vision of America.

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Unhinged

Texas State Representative Rafael Anchía, Ali Velshi, Ben Cohen — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:26:09 +0000

Former Executive VP of the Trump Organization explains why it’s so dangerous to shrug off Trump’s recent peculiar behavior; State Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-TX) discusses the high stakes of the redistricting fight in Texas; and longtime activist and Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream co-founder, Ben Cohen, digs into why the U.S. government should invest more in its citizens and less in weapons and war.

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This Is Not Normal

Abbe Lowell, Norman Ornstein, Barbara McQuade, Ali Velshi — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:21:49 +0000

The erosion of the Justice Department’s independence from the White House is on full display, after VP Vance met with DOJ brass to strategize about the Epstein files. Not only is this not normal, it’s dangerous for America; Trump’s latest round of Tariffs took effect on August 1, but how exactly will they affect everyday consumers? Defense Attorney Abbe Lowell weighs in on the DOJ’s probe of his newest client, New York Attorney General Letitia James.

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Presidential Fitness

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:05:27 +0000

Why Americans should be concerned with President Trump’s ongoing unusual behavior; Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) digs into the growing shift within the Democratic Party on selling weapons to Israel; Pulitzer-prize winners Anne Applebaum & Lynsey Addario discuss their new, important highlighting the evolving catastrophe in Sudan.

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Texas Stand-off

Sat, 9 Aug 2025 18:37:44 +0000

As Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton vows to punish the state’s Democratic lawmakers for fleeing the state, Congressmen Lloyd Doggett, Jasmine Crockett, and State Rep. Ann Johnson discuss the threats to democracy posed by the Texas gerrymandering push; former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes discusses Trump’s upcoming in-person meeting with Vladimir Putin and the consequences of the war in Ukraine; and ‘The House on Mango Street’ by Sandra Cisneros is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club.

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The Revenge Presidency

Ali, Miles Taylor, Jeremy Ben-Ami, Garrett Graff, Lisa Rubin — Sat, 9 Aug 2025 18:07:41 +0000

On the campaign trail Trump promised his supporters he would be their retribution, and now he is following through; the president of a key Jewish-American lobbying group is now speaking out about Israel’s conduct in Gaza; and on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Ali has an important conversation about how America’s use of atom bombs changed the course of history, and why the world is now much closer to nuclear warfare than we’ve been in decades

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Texas Hold-Up

Sat, 9 Aug 2025 17:39:08 +0000

Texas State Representatives Gene Wu and Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos address the Texas Attorney General’s pledge to punish Democrats who fled the state in protest of Trump’s redistricting push; Ben Rhodes weighs in on Trump’s announcement that he will host Vladimir Putin in Alaska next week; the Trump Administration is building its own police state in America as it ramps up recruitment for ICE employees.

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Trump’s battle with Harvard

Rebecca Henderson, Theda Skocpol, Rick Wilson, Ali Velshi, Molly Jong-Fast — Sun, 3 Aug 2025 18:29:31 +0000

Could a new resistance change the course of Trump’s battle with Harvard University and higher education? Plus: signs that Democrats are moving toward jumping into a political arms race with Republicans over Trump’s gerrymandering plan; and an official with a prominent Israeli rights group explains why they are now calling Israel’s conduct in Gaza a genocide.

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Why Donald Trump is calling a Senate custom a “scam” and the truth about “blue slips”

Joseph Stiglitz, Ian Millhiser, Ray Suarez, Kellie Carter Jackson, Ali Velshi — Sun, 3 Aug 2025 18:23:48 +0000

What’s behind a complicated but crucial piece of Trump’s strategy for reshaping the judiciary; Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz explains why Trump firing the BLS head is ‘like driving a car with no odometer'; and how Trump’s targeting of immigrants, science, health, and universities is causing a brain-drain that history tells us could have generational impacts on American progress.

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Why Trump’s war on urban America will reach beyond city limits

Sun, 3 Aug 2025 18:16:32 +0000

Donald Trump is turning his antipathy toward American cities into action - but his war on cities is bad for all of America; plus new moves by Democrats point to a political arms race over the president’s gerrymandering plan; and an official with a prominent Israeli rights group explains why they are now calling Israel’s conduct in Gaza a genocide.

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Trump’s Economic Headwinds

MS NOW — Sat, 2 Aug 2025 19:47:29 +0000

The former Commissioner of Bureau Statistics weighs in on the absurdity that is Trump’s decision to fire her successor following a weak jobs report; why a high-ranking U.S. official’s trip to Gaza may be a substitute for action and not a call to it; and Abdi Nazemian’s young-adult novel “Like A Love Story” is the subject of this week’s “Velshi Banned Book Club.”

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The Base’s Instinct

Sat, 2 Aug 2025 19:30:45 +0000

Donald Trump has a long history with conspiracies and those who consume them, but those same people are now turning on him. But Trump is trying to reel them back in with a new conspiracy theory; former Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA) weighs in on the Trump administration’s push to revoke a landmark rule that has been critical in fighting climate change; Trump's Texas gerrymandering scheme is a dangerous escalation of an anti-democratic tactic that both major parties have used historically. But above all, it’s an expression of fear.

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The Trump Economy

Sat, 2 Aug 2025 19:13:04 +0000

How Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner hours after a weak jobs report is a dangerous escalation in America’s slide into authoritarianism; why a high-ranking U.S. official’s trip to Gaza may be a substitute for action, and not a call to it; and the family of a Jeffrey Epstein victim speaks out against Ghislaine Maxwell’s transfer to a minimum-security federal prison in Texas.

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President Trump Is “Not In A Good Mood”

Ali Velshi, Tim O’Brien, Mehdi Hasan, Jennifer Rubin — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:45:39 +0000

President Trump gives belligerent, rambling remarks in Scotland ahead of trade talks with the European Union; Mehdi Hasan talks about his viral debate with 20 far-right conservatives.

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The Major Opening for a Movement Against Trump’s Authoritarian Creep

Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:35:42 +0000

How the scandal over the Epstein files leaves a major opening for a movement against Trump’s authoritarian creep, and what past political protest movements tell us about what can work now; plus. how Trump’s tariffs and trade wars are impacting American consumers.

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Trump’s Tilting at Windmills

Kyleanne Junter, Lizz Winstead, Ali Velshi, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Jim Acosta — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 18:28:04 +0000

President Trump may be in Scotland, and Congress may be on vacation for the next month, but Democratic lawmakers, and some Republican ones too, are keeping up the pressure on this administration to release the Epstein files; plus the alarming pattern that’s emerging in Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s military firing spree; and why Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead believes the ousting of Stephen Colbert is a warning shot to others

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Ordinary citizens are showing us how to fight an onslaught of radical book bans

Ali Velshi, Michelle Goldberg, Nick Akerman, George M. Johnson — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:38:33 +0000

President Trump is in Scotland, but can’t escape the political firestorm of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal; what France’s recognition of Palestine means for the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza; And a special meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club featuring lessons from the frontlines in the battle against a radical onslaught of censorship and legislation
targeting librarians.

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Donald Trump: “Don’t talk about Trump”

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:31:05 +0000

President Trump did not release the Epstein files this week, but he did do a lot of other stuff that he would very much like you to pay attention to instead. Why his distractions are not working - and what Democrats are doing to try to get ahold of the infamous Epstein ‘birthday book;’ Plus why the U.S. ambassador who watched Hungary’s authoritarian slide is raising alarms about Donald Trump’s vision for America.

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Trump, Under Pressure

Sat, 26 Jul 2025 20:16:47 +0000

What’s behind the Justice Department's interviews with Epstein conspirator Ghislane Maxwell, why she was offered limited immunity to speak freely, and why it matters that the DOJ official who conducted the interviews with her has also served as Donald Trump’s own criminal defense attorney.

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A new kind of nominee, a challenge to American influence, and finding power in struggle

Sun, 20 Jul 2025 18:00:02 +0000

Why dozens of former judges warn that Emil Bove is a “deeply inappropriate” pick for the federal bench; why America is losing ground to China on the world stage; and the case for continuing the struggle for a better America, through big and small acts of courage

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The News Cycle Donald Trump Can’t Control

Omer Bartov, Lee Gelernt, David Graham, Ali Velshi, Tim O’Brien, Dara Lind — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:53:53 +0000

Why President Trump still can’t control the Epstein files fallout; a renowned Israeli-American holocaust and genocide scholar weighs in on the war in Gaza; and how Trump’s deportation plan is eroding due process and targeting policies meant to protect children

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Bove & Beyond

Mira Rapp-Hooper, Richard Stengel, Ali Velshi, Vivian Schiller, Melissa Murray — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 17:49:54 +0000

Why the president’s nomination of Emil Bove to the federal bench marks a dangerous inflection point in Trump’s tearing down and rebuilding of the American judiciary; why the GOP’s cuts to public broadcasting will hit rural communities especially hard; and how China is moving to fill the gap as American influence wanes on the world stage

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A $10 billion lawsuit, another trade war price hike, and a “much less scary” socialist

Pat Kiernan, Christina Greer, Catherine Christian, Michelle Goldberg, Ali Velshi — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:26:52 +0000

What we can gather about President Trump’s lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal based on who’s named in the suit; how Trump’s trade wars are driving up healthcare costs; and what the self-declared democratic socialist running for NYC mayor said to a roomful of business executives to cause them to say he is ‘much less scary’ than they previously imagined

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Epstein Files Fallout

li Velshi, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Mary Trump, Caitlin Dickerson, Paul Butler — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:21:24 +0000

Why President Trump’s move to get grand jury testimony unsealed is unlikely to quell the MAGA revolt over his administration’s handling of the Epstein files; how Trump’s trade wars are driving up drug prices, healthcare costs, and insurance premiums for Americans; and what Stephen Miller gets wrong in his imagining of a Los Angeles without undocumented immigrants.

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Trump’s war on the Fed is more dangerous than you think

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 19:19:10 +0000

Why President Trump’s attacks on the Fed are about more than Fed Chair Jerome Powell; Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses the fallout from the Epstein Files & the consequences of the GOP’s Rescission Bill now sitting on Trump’s desk; and how a new abortion criminalization push is playing right into America’s slide into authoritarianism

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Trump faces MAGA fallout

Julie Rovner, Exequiel Hernandez, Ali Velshi, Jennifer Rubin, Jim Acosta — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:26:53 +0000

Inside the rift forming in MAGA-world from the fallout over the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein case; as the Trump administration’s cuts hit the State Department, new reporting reveals how officials at the State Department really feel about Secretary Marco Rubio; why Trump’s Agriculture Secretary’s idea to bridge two of Trump’s cruel policies could create huge problems for Americans

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How Trump’s Economy is Weakening the American Dollar

Ken Rogoff, Jim Blackburn, Ali Velshi, Brandy Zadrozny — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:23:53 +0000

Why the second Trump administration is triggering a steep decline in the American dollar, and what it means for the wallets of American consumers; what causes flash floods and how to stay safe in one; how the anti-vaxx movement and the spread of misinformation led to the increasing number of measles cases in America

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Trumpworld in Damage Control

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 17:19:04 +0000

With Trumpworld in damage control over the fallout from its handling of the Epstein files, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) discusses the rift that's forming in MAGA and why it might be the first scandal that Trump's base won't ignore; new reporting reveals what America’s diplomats really think of Secretary of State Marco Rubio; how political leaders home and abroad have learned that fealty and flattery are the key to accessing Trump, and what it means for American democracy

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An ICE buildup, a MAGA rift, and a crucial story about the Black experience

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 20:04:12 +0000

Why experts worry about the way the Trump administration is deploying ICE; new MSNBC reporting on fallout from the Trump administration’s decision not to release additional Epstein files; and “This Is My America” by Kim Johnson is the subject of the week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Truth About Trump’s Trade Wars

Justin Wolfers, Ali Velshi, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Tom Nichols — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:46:42 +0000

Which countries are now being targeted by Trump’s latest tariff announcements and what it means for American consumers and businesses; Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza discusses why he believes Vladimir Putin will soon face justice; and how the fallout from the Trump administration’s decision not to release additional Epstein files threatens to tear apart MAGA and Trump’s government

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America’s ICE Age

Radley Balko, Leah Litman, Lloyd Doggett, Ali Velshi, Jason Stanley — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 19:39:18 +0000

Why experts are worried about how President Trump will deploy a massively expanded ICE operation; Rep. Lloyd Doggett holds nothing back in describing the lasting effects of Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’; and the new crisis coming for women’s healthcare in America is not just hitting states with abortion bans

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The GOP’s Big, Beautiful Gimmick

Ali Velshi, Jennifer Rubin, Norman Ornstein, Caleb Silver, William Barber II — Sun, 6 Jul 2025 17:38:55 +0000

How the GOP is hiding the true cost of the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ from the American people; the good, bad, and ugly of the American economy; and why the attacks on America’s inclusive democracy is not just a political or constitutional crisis, but a moral one.

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'The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom & Tyranny'

Sun, 6 Jul 2025 17:34:29 +0000

Judge J. Michael Luttig describes some ‘self-evident truths of freedom’ realized when the U.S. declared independence from Great Britain, and the truths of tyranny we face today; Rep. Madeleine Dean discusses exactly who gains and who suffers from the GOP’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’; and how America's newest law is the biggest anti-abortion victory since the Dobbs decision.

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Behind the GOP’s Accounting Gimmick

Ali Velshi, Justin Wolfers, Ryan Chandler, Caleb Silver, Richard Stengel — Sun, 6 Jul 2025 17:30:05 +0000

What’s behind the accounting gimmick the GOP is using to justify the expensive cost of their latest tax cuts in the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’, and how they’re paying for them with devastating cuts to healthcare; the latest on the search, rescue, and recovery efforts in central Texas following deadly flooding; the good, bad, and ugly of the current American economy; the vast consequences of the Trump administration diminishing America’s soft power

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How the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act Will Devastate Healthcare

Ali Velshi, Robert Reich, Daniele Hamamdjian, Ray Suarez, Robert Tait — Sat, 5 Jul 2025 18:21:27 +0000

Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law and it’s set to devastate healthcare for millions of Americas. This country is moving backwards at a dangerously fast pace; what we can expect from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House and what it means for a potential ceasefire deal in the Middle East; and the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility opened in Florida this week to much fanfare from Republicans. But when did we become a country that celebrates the incarceration and deportation of others?

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Trump Coming for the Citizenship of Dissenters

Sat, 5 Jul 2025 18:14:43 +0000

The Trump Administration now plans to prioritize revoking the citizenship of naturalized Americans who disagree with its policies, which could upend the lives of millions; Texas officials give an update on the deadly flash flooding; Rep. Adam Smith discusses the consequences of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the fallout from Trump’s recent call with Vladimir Putin

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American Healthcare Upended with the Stroke of a Pen

Sat, 5 Jul 2025 17:45:40 +0000

Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" is now law and expected to leave nearly 12 million Americans uninsured. America’s notoriously inadequate healthcare system just got even worse; an update on the devastating flash floods in Texas that killed more than two dozen people; what to expect from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House and what it means for a potential ceasefire deal

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Democrats Make Moves Against Trump’s Spending Bill

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:52:28 +0000

Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on working against the GOP’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’; a live report from NYC’s Pride parade; why unemployment among black women has been rising this year and what it tells us about the state of the American economy.

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The Trump Court

Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:47:14 +0000

Why the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on nationwide injunctions by lower courts couldn’t come at a worse time; fmr. FEMA administration Deanne Criswell describes the danger of Trump’s cuts to the agency as we head into hurricane season; the life and death implications of RFK’s new vaccine advisory board

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The Fight Over Funding Trump's Agenda

Ali Velshi, Charles Coleman, Steve Benen, David Jolly, Nikole Hannah-Jones — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:40:20 +0000

The future of Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ hangs in the balance; The New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones opines on how Trump upended 60 years of civil rights in just two months; and Mahmoud Khalil and his wife sit down for their first TV interview since his release from ICE custody.

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One Big Beautiful Mess

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:26:15 +0000

As Republicans scramble to pass Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Democrats are reportedly drumming up new tactics to slow down the process; NYC Comptroller Brad Lander discusses the importance of bearing witness to, and pushing back against, Trump’s immigration crackdown; and what the president plans to do with the new power the Supreme Court allowed him to seize from judiciary.

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‘No Right Is Safe’: SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions Used to Stop Trump Cruel Policies

Ali Velshi, Elie Mystal, Kevin Baron, Max Brooks — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 19:11:00 +0000

How the Supreme Court helped President Trump seize power away from the judiciary, giving him an opening to move forward with a host of consequential policies; in the week since Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, we have heard conflicting stories about how successful the operation was. Why we can't get a straight answer out of the Trump administration?; and today’s edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club dives into ‘World War Z’ by Max Brooks.

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Trump’s One Big Ugly Bill

Sat, 28 Jun 2025 18:41:15 +0000

Comptroller Brad Lander, who was recently arrested by ICE while escorting an undocumented immigrant through court, explains what he’s learned first-hand about the impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown; and after winning the Democratic Mayoral Primary in NYC, it’s clear that Zohran Mamdani’s message of making the city more affordable has struck a nerve. Could it be a new inflection point in American politics?

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Stalling, Punting, and Reversing Course: A Week in Trumpworld

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:43:21 +0000

How Trump’s hot-and-cold approach to Iran, his back-and-forth on ICE raids, and GOP gridlock on his ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is causing chaos everywhere; why Trump’s ICE raids, detentions, and deportations are changing not just immigration in America but the meaning of U.S. citizenship; and how the celebration – and the struggle continued this Juneteenth, amid the president’s anti-DEI crusade.

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The Undecider-in-Chief

Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:27:49 +0000

How MAGA infighting is leaving President Trump looking like The Undecider; the politicization of policing in America; and Kevin Henkes’ “Olive’s Ocean” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Chaos President

Ali Velshi, Charles Coleman, Ben Rhodes, Dara Lind, Ray Suarez, Michele Goodwin — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:16:42 +0000

President Trump’s impulsiveness and growing infighting among MAGA delivers chaos to a delicate situation in the Middle East; how Trump’s ICE raids, detentions, and deportations are changing not just immigration in America but the meaning of American citizenship; and where the GOP is trying to overturn voter-approved ballot measures protecting abortion rights.

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Chain of Command

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:41:07 +0000

The high stakes question of what could happen if Donald Trump were able to wear down some of the features of the American military that make it a natural bulwark to authoritarian slide, what we’ve learned about the new resistance to the president after a massive day of protests, and what the military parade looks like up against the president’s record on the military.

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The Danger of a New Normal

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:28:01 +0000

Why it’s easy to become numb to authoritarian creep, the ways we’re seeing just such a creep in Donald Trump’s crackdown on Los Angeles protesters, and the massive impact of Trump administration cuts to programs you may not know you need.

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America’s Streets in Splitscreen

Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:21:29 +0000

What we learned from a day of pomp and circumstance and protest, the true story of President Trump’s record on the military, and how recent ICE raids are coming to embody the same kind of cruelty that was a feature of the first Trump administration’s family separation policy.

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The Travel Ban Is Back

Ali Velshi, Adam Serwer, Kica Matos, Joe Walsh, Joyce Vance — Sun, 8 Jun 2025 17:57:04 +0000

What President Trump’s latest travel ban is really about; why a Tea Party Republican just joined the Democratic Party; and what it means that President Trump has deployed the National Guard to Los Angeles against the wishes of state and local leaders.

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The Math isn’t Mathing for Donald Trump

Ali Velshi, Steve Patterson, Lloyd Doggett, Charlie Dent, Evan Osnos — Sun, 8 Jun 2025 17:49:01 +0000

Rep. Lloyd Doggett and fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent discuss the bogus accounting Republicans are using to sell Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’; Fmr. Gov. Jay Inslee addresses President Trump’s decision to deploy national guard troops to Los Angeles; and the New Yorker’s Evan Osnos exposes the new Gilded Age that’s exploding into view.

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Trump Deploys National Guard to Los Angeles

Sun, 8 Jun 2025 17:47:02 +0000

The latest on the situation on the ground in Los Angeles after President Trump sent in the national guard following anti-ICE protests; Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones explains how to fight for democracy during the era of Trump 2.0; and a dangerous new chapter in the post-Roe era marked by imperiled emergency care and prosecuting of miscarriages.

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The Big, Beautiful Breakup

Ali Velshi, Thom Hartmann, Jennifer Rubin, Allen Orr, Tea Obreht — Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:48:24 +0000

Why Elon Musk’s expectation of gratitude is the most telling part of the Trump-Musk falling out; an on-the-ground report from UNICEF in Gaza; and author Téa Obreht discusses the classic novel “Animal Farm” in the Velshi Banned Book Club.

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Holding Court

Ali Velshi, Akhil Reed Amar, David Miliband, Justin Wolfers, Molly Jong-Fast — Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:44:37 +0000

How Donald Trump could build a more MAGA judiciary; what the math looks like when you add up Trump’s new steel tariffs; and Molly Jong-Fast discusses her new book ‘How To Lose Your Mother’

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It’s a DOGE Eat DOGE World

Ali Velshi, Michael Cohen, James Elder, Former Ambassador Bridget Brink — Sat, 7 Jun 2025 18:24:14 +0000

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen weighs in on the explosive end to the Trump-Musk alliance; the story behind the USNS Harvey Milk and what it really means to be a warrior; fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink on why she resigned her post in protest and whether she’s considering a run for congress; and an on-the-ground report from UNICEF in Gaza

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Power, Profit, and Pardons in the Trump Era

John Cassidy, Kimberly Wehle, Sheelah Kolhatkar, Ali Velshi — Sun, 1 Jun 2025 17:48:25 +0000

President Trump is spending his second term remaking America’s system of politics and governance in his own image, where everything is a transaction; the latest on Ukraine’s major drone attack deep inside Russian territory; and how to survive Donald Trump’s chaos economy.

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Trump’s Transactional America

Sun, 1 Jun 2025 17:45:40 +0000

How Trump is remaking American governance in his image; how the president’s trade war is endangering a key piece of NATO’s air defense system; and what’s coming for a Supreme Court that empowered a president who seems bent on diminishing its own authority.

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Truth & Consequences in Trump’s America

Ali Velshi, Dr. Annie Andrews, Joe Walsh, Adam Serwer, Jonathan Capehart — Sun, 1 Jun 2025 17:31:52 +0000

What happens when campaign promises meet reality; an introduction to the pediatrician who is challenging Sen. Lindsay Graham in South Carolina; and Donald Trump’s brain drain

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Our Roles in the Fight For Democracy

Robin Stevenson, Nicholas Kristof, Ali Velshi — Sat, 31 May 2025 18:11:50 +0000

What Americans can do to secure their democracy; President Trump declares a ceasefire is “very close” between Israel and Hamas; and the Velshi Banned Book Club features “Pride Puppy,” a children’s book by Robin Stevenson that is at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case.

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The State of Trump’s Economy

Sat, 31 May 2025 17:59:20 +0000

President Trump tests America’s democracy and the limits of its legal institutions; why Americans on the right see Hungary as a model to emulate; and deporting migrants proves lucrative for American companies with ties to the administration.

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The People’s Guide to Securing Democracy

Ali Velshi, Timothy Snyder, Ben Rhodes, Dean Obeidallah, Molly Jong-Fast — Sat, 31 May 2025 17:51:14 +0000

What Americans can do to secure their democracy; President Trump declares a ceasefire is “very close” between Israel and Hamas; and Elon Musk’s tenure in the U.S. government has come to an end, but is DOGE really done?

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Trump’s Historic Upward Transfer of Wealth

Philip Atiba Solomon, Ali Velshi, Sonia Pruitt, Steve Benen, Darrick Hamilton — Sun, 25 May 2025 17:47:42 +0000

How the House GOP’s passage of President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ set up a massive upward transfer of wealth in America, why the actions we are seeing right now from the Supreme Court are more confusing than usual, and policing in America five years after the killing of George Floyd

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Trump vs. The Judiciary

Peniel Joseph, Ali Velshi, Judge J. Michael Luttig — Sun, 25 May 2025 17:40:53 +0000

Judge J. Michael Luttig discusses the impact President Trump’s attacks on the judiciary is having on American democracy. And what’s exactly at stake in Trump’s battle against Harvard and why it’s more than just a fight against an elite school

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How The GOP Bill Could Lead to an Upward Transfer of Wealth

Sun, 25 May 2025 17:37:35 +0000

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) discusses how the passage of President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ sets the stage for a major upward transfer of wealth in America, how Trump’s tariffs and cuts at the Small Business Administration are squeezing small businesses nearly out of business, and why the action we are seeing from the Supreme Court is more confusing than usual

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Trump’s Crackdown on Immigration, Dissent, and Democracy

Sat, 24 May 2025 17:56:34 +0000

How President Trump’s apparent disregard of due process and attacks on immigrants are an attack on us all, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) discusses how Trump’s policies are harming American farmers, and with the criminalization of miscarriage and the decriminalization of clinic harassment happening side-by-side post-Roe America is getting scarier

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Trump vs. The Rule of Law

Leah Litman, Aaron David Miller, Alison Bechdel, Ali Velshi — Sat, 24 May 2025 17:51:39 +0000

How President Trump’s sweeping and unprecedented deportation crackdowns have landed him in the middle of multiple lawsuits and why it’s an alarming window into his assault on due process and judicial review. What Trump’s relationship with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu means for the future of the War in Gaza, and the author of “Fun Home” Alison Bechdel joins for this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club.

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The White House’s Whirlwind Week

Sat, 24 May 2025 17:48:10 +0000

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) joins to discuss this week’s threats to democracy from President Trump, fmr. Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) talks about how Trump’s policies are harming American farmers, and Trump’s retribution presidency continues to expand.

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The Danger of a New Normal

Rick Wilson, Hayes Brown, Jay Inslee, Ali Velshi — Sun, 18 May 2025 18:18:27 +0000

What happens when the president is running a get-rich-quick scheme on the side; why Republicans’ plans to slash Medicaid would have consequences reaching far beyond even the 72 million Americans who rely on it for healthcare; and how the slash-and-burn approach to dismantling the government is having dire consequences for FEMA, heading into hurricane season.

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Authoritarian Window Dressing

jason Stanley, Dean Obeidallah, Beth Benike, Lisa Rubin, Ali Velshi — Sun, 18 May 2025 18:08:28 +0000

From banners of his face hanging outside a federal building to the military parade that just so happens to fall on his birthday, why we all need to pay attention to the authoritarian window dressings that are increasingly appearing around President Trump; plus a first-hand account of how Trump’s tariffs are hurting America’s small businesses.

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Profit & the Presidency

Sun, 18 May 2025 18:02:38 +0000

The danger of a new normal, where profiting from the presidency is routine; plus former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius reveals what the slashing of Medicaid would really mean, not just for Americans who rely on it for healthcare but for all of us.

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Trump’s Economy, Republican Infighting, and What Comes Next

Ali Velshi, Joe Walsh, Charlie Dent, Stacey Abrams — Sat, 17 May 2025 18:12:29 +0000

What comes next in the budget battle now that members of President Trump’s own party blocked his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’; why the damage of Trump’s chaotic tariff rollout can’t be undone; and Stacey Abrams discusses being targeted by Trump, being investigated by Republicans, and a new potential run for governor of Georgia.

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Public Office & Personal Gain

Sat, 17 May 2025 18:05:15 +0000

How Donald Trump’s return to the Middle East made him look less like the leader of a democracy and more like a visiting fellow monarch. Plus, a new photo-essay shows the desperation faced by millions suffering the consequences of Sudan’s civil war and the Trump administration’s cuts to humanitarian aid. And Malinda Lo, author of “Last Night At The Telegraph Club”, joins for this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club.

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Big Beautiful Budget Blocked

Ali Velshi, Don Bacon, Paul Krugman, Melissa Murray, Frank Figluizzi — Sat, 17 May 2025 18:00:23 +0000

From tariff chaos to price hikes to a credit downgrade to the President’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ being blocked by members of his own party, how the practical impacts of Trump’s economic chaos is causing damage that can’t be undone

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Trump’s Policy Chaos

Sun, 11 May 2025 18:05:38 +0000

Trumpism on the world stage, former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) discusses the power of speaking up to save democracy, and how the president’s economic policy chaos is exposing cracks in the GOP

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A World Without Regulation

Ali Velshi, Joyce Vance, Sheila Bair, Allen Orr — Sun, 11 May 2025 17:39:49 +0000

With the White House arguing that the U.S. is “drastically over-regulated”, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair discusses the dangers of living in a world without regulations. Plus, why the Trump administration is threatening to arrest members of Congress.

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Trumpism at Home and Abroad

Ali Velshi, Chris Van Hollen, Doug Jones, Bobby Ghosh, Mehdi Hasan — Sun, 11 May 2025 17:36:46 +0000

President Trump is heading to the MIddle East, while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is in Switzerland negotiating a trade deal with China, as Trump’s budget throws the congressional GOP into chaos

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Arrests & Escalations

Ali Velshi, Justin Wolfers, Bonnie Watson Coleman, Valeria Luiselli — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:29:09 +0000

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman gives her first-hand account of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka’s arrest by federal authorities outside an ICE facility, how President Trump’s talk of dolls is code for austerity, and Valeria Luiselli discusses her book ‘Tell Me How It Ends’ in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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The Real-World Danger of Trump 2.0

Ali Velshi, Tom Nichols, Ben Rhodes, Allison Riggs, Melissa Murray — Sat, 10 May 2025 19:27:19 +0000

What happens when a real crisis unfolds in the new Trump era, with the civil service gutted and career experts run off? Plus, the cautionary tale of the NC state election that almost beat democracy. And the anti-abortion movement’s backdoor plot to target medication abortion.

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Pointless Austerity

Katie Porter, Jason Stanley, Rose Horowitch, Michael Roth, Ali Velshi — Sat, 10 May 2025 18:49:17 +0000

What the president really means when he says kids can make do with two dolls, why the arrest of the Newark mayor is a flashing red warning light, and how the administration exposed the real reason for its war against elite universities

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Courage & Dissent Could Save Democracy

MS NOW — Sun, 4 May 2025 18:20:00 +0000

The importance of courage when the only thing standing in the way of Donald Trump’s unraveling of democracy are the American people; how Trump’s crypto meme coin dinner is the latest sign of a new red flag to watch out for; the impact of Trump’s attacks on dissent, a pillar of American democracy

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Trump's Economy

MS NOW — Sat, 3 May 2025 19:00:00 +0000

A torrent of terrible poll numbers show there’s already a lot to dislike about the Trump economy, and it’s going to get much worse; the dangerous philosophy that the Trump administration is increasingly using to claim the right to define parameters of war without congressional approval or due process; 100 days of Project 2025 promises kept; George M Johnson is back for this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club.

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Trump’s Bad New Polling

Sun, 27 Apr 2025 16:34:16 +0000

Brand new polling has bad news for President Trump’s signature policies, the CEO of Michigan Planned Parenthood describes the consequences of closing three clinics due to Trump’s funding cuts, and Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) discusses his visit to the Louisiana ICE facility where two detained international students are being held and the vital importance of due process in America

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Escalations, Crackdowns, and Churn on Day 96

Sat, 26 Apr 2025 16:50:51 +0000

The arrest of a Wisconsin judge marks a major escalation in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown as well as its posture toward the judiciary, and the churn within his cabinet continues

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The Movement is Underway

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:48:51 +0000

Continued national protests with high turnout show there is an anti-Trump movement underway, but what can the Democratic Party do with it 19 months until the next federal election; Trump campaigned on a promise to make America affordable again, but he’s actually just making things worse; The Trump Administration is using surveillance technology from a private prison company to track immigrants, but this may only be just the beginning

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How The Trump Admin. Is Avoiding The Courts

Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:46:00 +0000

The Trump administration has proven time and time again that it is more interested — or perhaps more comfortable — in the court of public opinion rather than in the courts of law.

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Trump’s Trade War & the United States’ Waning Influence

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:34:11 +0000

The impact President Trump’s tariffs are having on America’s global financial standing, and the consequences to Democracy after American law firms capitulate to Trump’s threats

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Don’t Fall For Trump’s Tariff Trick

Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:10:48 +0000

President Trump is packaging together a mixture of chaos and bunk and peddling it as 'the art of the deal', all while using the power of the presidency to order investigations into his perceived political enemies.

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‘Hands Off’ Protests & The New Resistance

Sun, 6 Apr 2025 16:27:36 +0000

How the resistance is evolving as President Trump’s approach to seizing power has adapted, what the Trump administration’s attacks on birth control mean for the future of women’s healthcare, and how decades of politicians and the Supreme Court eroding personal freedoms could play directly into Donald Trump's hands

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This is the Economy on Trump’s Tariffs

Sat, 5 Apr 2025 16:30:53 +0000

The economic chaos being caused from Trump’s sweeping tariffs, what former President Obama says about Trump’s attacks on democratic values and our role as citizens in the fight to keep American democracy alive, and an important conversation with the lawyer for detained Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil.

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The Seriousness of the Signal Chat Scandal

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 16:19:25 +0000

Sen. Alex Padilla and Rep. Madeleine Dean discuss the seriousness of the Signal chat scandal which President Trump has taken to calling a ‘witch hunt’, a former senior Social Security official explains why the program is in more danger than ever, and the cultural damage that will be done by the president’s targeting of American history.

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Signal Chat Scandal & Trump v Courts Continues

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 16:40:09 +0000

New revelations shed light on the Trump administration’s Signal chat scandal; two law firms are fighting back against President Trump’s campaign of retribution; and Rep. Ayanna Pressley reacts to a college student being snatched off the streets of her district on the orders of the Trump administration.

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The Growing Resistance against Trump 2.0

Sun, 23 Mar 2025 17:56:05 +0000

The new protest movement taking place in town halls across the country feels much different than the resistance activated during Trump's first term, but what’s happening now could be more effective in the end; how the growing class divide is shaping the fight against Trump and his billionaire cronies; and former FTC Commissioner Lina Khan explains how Trump is reshaping America’s economic power structure.

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Trump vs. The Courts, and What Comes Next

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 17:00:08 +0000

President Trump and his allies’ increasingly contentious rhetoric towards America’s judiciary is ramping up fears of an historic clash that could have dire consequences for democracy, while Trump’s assault against the freedom and independence of America’s colleges and universities is taking us down a dangerous path that will cost us all

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The Math Ain’t Mathin’

Sun, 16 Mar 2025 20:50:05 +0000

Why Donald Trump is underwater on the economy, what’s at stake as he slashes health research, and why more people aren’t speaking out against creeping authoritarianism

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With Friends Like These…

Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:21:58 +0000

How Donald Trump’s trade war is souring America’s relationship with Canada, the ultimate aim of his administration’s attacks on higher education, and the next target in the Right’s backward march against personal rights

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The Battle to Hold the Line Against Trump’s Power Grab

Sun, 9 Mar 2025 16:44:25 +0000

Representatives Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) discuss the funding fight in Congress, the battle to hold the line against Trump’s power grab, and the continuing fight for civil rights in America

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Challenging Trump in Congress and the Courts

Sat, 8 Mar 2025 22:40:26 +0000

Congressman Al Green (D-TX) talks about challenging President Trump with “righteous incivility” while the courts are increasingly viewed as the last, best, clearest line of defense against presidential overreach.

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Global Disarray and “Alternative Math” in the Trump Era

Sun, 2 Mar 2025 18:17:06 +0000

Europe prepares for a world without the U.S. as a reliable ally, Canada readies for Trump’s tariffs, and Republicans work toward slashing health and nutrition programs to pay for tax cuts

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Allies, Adversaries, and Who’s in Control

Sat, 1 Mar 2025 18:43:21 +0000

Trump takes Russia’s side, the White House seizes control over the press pool, and post-Roe America brings echoes of the real-life stories that inspired The Handmaid’s Tale

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Past & Prologue

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 18:58:58 +0000

How America’s foreign policy realignment under Donald Trump threatens to unravel decades of global alliances and what history tells us about what might come next

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Purges, Cuts, and Turnabouts

Sat, 22 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000

What’s behind an extraordinary series of late-night firings at the Pentagon, the truth about Republican cost-cutting, and what the new American administration’s reversal on Ukraine means for the war-torn country

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It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way

Sun, 16 Feb 2025 18:42:42 +0000

Even with both chambers of Congress at his disposal, Donald Trump continues to unilaterally bulldoze his way through government, consolidating power. At every turn the president flouts the proper channels and procedures necessary to accomplish his goals, and instead Trump chooses chaos. But it really doesn’t have to be this way.

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Constitutional Questions and Political Pressure

Sat, 15 Feb 2025 18:20:41 +0000

The judicial branch is now under threat as the Trump administration continues its power grab in Washington and tests the limits of the president’s power. Will America’s system of checks and balances hold?

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Project 2025 Is Here

Sun, 9 Feb 2025 18:28:49 +0000

What the arch-conservative blueprint for governing looks like in real life, how the gutting of the federal workforce could hit Black workers hardest, and what happens when Big Tech coddles authoritarian leaders

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Balance of Power

Sat, 8 Feb 2025 18:54:10 +0000

How Elon Musk’s DOGE is amassing power and President Trump is making good on his promise to dismantle government.

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Welcome to Donald Trump’s Trade War

Sun, 2 Feb 2025 18:16:52 +0000

U.S. trade partners retaliate for Trump’s tariffs, Trump’s FBI purge meets pushback, and a new era of American unseriousness on the global stage takes hold

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The Trump Purge

Sat, 1 Feb 2025 19:13:58 +0000

A new shock-wave of firings by the Trump administration, Day One of Trump’s new tariffs, and the state of the most endangered Trump cabinet nominations

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Retribution and National Security in the New Trump Era

Sun, 26 Jan 2025 18:08:11 +0000

The consequences of President Trump’s ongoing political retribution for America’s national security with Ambassador John Bolton and Rep. Bennie Thompson, and how wealth and power in the new Trump era is leading us down a path towards American oligarchy

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The Reshaping of Justice for a New Trump Era

Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:57:10 +0000

How Donald Trump is reshaping justice in a new term, why we can’t assume his birthright citizenship gambit is doomed to fail, and what holding the line looks like now that he’s in office

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Trump’s Cabinet, the “tech-industrial complex,” and why the 1930s classic “The Grapes of Wrath” is still being banned

Sun, 19 Jan 2025 09:01:22 +0000

Former CIA Director John Brennan weighs in on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as Director of National Intelligence, Nobel Prize-winner Maria Ressa shares crucial lessons for reporting on a government that’s hostile to the free press, and why this week’s selection for the Velshi Banned Book Club, John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” is still so relevant to American life and politics that it’s still being banned.

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Preparing for What Donald Trump is Promising

Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:54:51 +0000

How mixed-status families are planning for Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown, how Trump’s pick for CIA is being received in the Senate, and the tech that could make wildfires detectable in minutes

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The First Convicted felon in the White House

Sat, 11 Jan 2025 21:36:00 +0000

The California wildfires are playing into a growing insurance crisis, Mark Zuckerberg is getting fact-checked on his motivations for ending fact-checking on Meta, what Donald Trump’s sentencing means, and a timely analysis of Ray Bradbury’s dystopian classic ‘Fahrenheit 451’ with author Lois Lowry and fascism expert Jason Stanley.

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January 6 & the Transfer of Power

Sun, 5 Jan 2025 18:31:49 +0000

Donald Trump’s election win will be certified on January 6, 2025 - four years after his supporters stormed the Capitol in an attempt to overturn his previous election loss. Congressman Jamie Raskin reflects on that dark day, the impeachment that followed, and “the struggle between authoritarian lies and democracy” that will continue into a second Trump term.

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A Narrow Margin & A New Congress

Sat, 4 Jan 2025 19:00:53 +0000

What Speaker Mike Johnson’s narrowest of margins means for a new Republican congress, the alarming details of an under-the-radar Chinese espionage campaign targeting multiple U.S. telecom companies; and the most underappreciated aspects of Jimmy Carter’s legacy as his state funeral begins in Georgia

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Gearing Up for Hearings on Trump Cabinet Picks

Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:27:35 +0000

Previewing Trump’s cabinet confirmations with Rina Shah, Steve Benen, Philip Bump, Errin Haines; the problematic history of the death penalty with Bryan Stevenson; what we learned about the Black voting bloc in the 2024 campaign cycle with Basil Smikle and Quentin James; South Carolina’s proposed abortion bill with Mia McLeod and Melissa Murray; the discriminatory policies undermining black homeownership with Bernadette Atuahene; an interview with 13-year-old political influencer Knowa de Baraso

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Trump's Promises for Day 1

Sat, 28 Dec 2024 18:24:46 +0000

Previewing President-elect Trump’s first day back in office with April Ryan, Ameshia Cross, Jonathan Alter, Hugo Lowell; the year in Trump trials with Danny Cevallos; the push to exonerate Marcus Garvey with Rep. Barbara Lee; the importance of counting all pregnancy-related deaths in TX with state Rep. Donna Howard; how corporations are preparing for Trump with Adia Wingfield

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Republican Power Taking Shape

Sun, 22 Dec 2024 18:19:46 +0000

Republican Congressman Don Bacon pushes back on “hyperpartisanship” endorsed by Bannon, why Texas says it will not review pregnancy deaths from the two years after the state began banning abortion, a conversation with former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, and more.

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Who’s the Boss?

Sat, 21 Dec 2024 18:13:01 +0000

The chaos of the Trump/Musk GOP, a new Democratic strategy for opposing Donald Trump, Paula Hawkins’ “The Girl on the Train,” and more

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Preparing for a New Trump Era

Sun, 15 Dec 2024 18:17:30 +0000

Rick Wilson, Barbara McQuade, and Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Donald Trump’s latest administration picks, Rachel Barkow and Rep. Jim McGovern on presidential pardon power, Michele Goodwin and Marc Hearron on Republican efforts to expand the reach of state abortion bans, Imara Jones on what trans Americans are doing to prepare for another Trump administration, and Paola Ramos on Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan.

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Halfway Between Election Day and Inauguration Day

Sat, 14 Dec 2024 18:09:00 +0000

What President Biden’s pardons mean for Trump’s pardoning plans, an exit interview with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, Nikole Hannah-Jones on the future of journalism in a new Trump era.

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How to Outlast Trump’s Chaos Strategy

Sun, 1 Dec 2024 19:14:00 +0000

What Kash Patel as FBI Director could mean for Trump’s retribution agenda and the rule of law, lessons on outlasting Trump’s strategic chaos, what’s behind corporate rollbacks of DEI initiatives and more.

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The Cost of Another Trump Presidency

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 18:45:00 +0000

What Donald Trump’s tariff threat would mean for American consumers, an alarming new salvo in the abortion wars, the story of a Louisiana librarian who was relentlessly targeted for speaking out against censorship, and more

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Finding the Guardrails in a New Trump Era

Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:09:35 +0000

Lessons from the first successful pushback against the Trump agenda, what we’re getting wrong about the First Amendment and who it really protects, and historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on what we can expect from a Trump cabinet that’s shaping up to be the opposite of a Team of Rivals.

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Trump’s Cabinet and the Promise of Project 2025

Sat, 23 Nov 2024 21:47:40 +0000

Donald Trump tells on himself with cabinet picks that herald a Project 2025 agenda; who’s behind the well-funded effort to tear down the separation of church and state in America’s public school system; and Matt Gaetz’s new gig.

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America’s Billionaire Era

Sun, 17 Nov 2024 18:19:19 +0000

The story of how America became the kind of place where a pair of billionaires can be put in charge of slashing government spending, the truth about Donald Trump’s tariff agenda, and how Senate Republicans are faring against his pressure campaign to give up their constitutional duty of advice and consent

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Preparing for an Unchecked Trump

Sat, 16 Nov 2024 21:33:31 +0000

Lessons on standing up to an autocrat by someone who’s done it before, the Trump cabinet pick who warned that “the world is not ready” for him, and a roadmap for fighting censorship from Jodi Picoult

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Confronting Our Own History

Sun, 10 Nov 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Why finding the path forward in a new Trump era requires a reckoning with America’s history, what’s behind the almost uniquely American problem of electing women presidents, and what governing will look like in Trump’s second term

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Our Work Is Not Done

Sat, 9 Nov 2024 19:31:08 +0000

Ali Velshi draws on American history – and his own family’s journey to democracy– to demonstrate that defeat can pave the way for triumph.

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Rachel Maddow’s Closing Argument on Abortion

Sun, 3 Nov 2024 19:01:29 +0000

Rachel Maddow joins "Velshi" to share her closing argument about abortion ahead of Election Day, the latest NBC News poll shows Harris and Trump are tied, the fierce battle for swing states

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The Final Countdown

Sat, 2 Nov 2024 16:57:52 +0000

Harris and Trump blitz swing states ahead of Election Day, the impact of protest votes on the election, how Trump mishandled the coronavirus pandemic

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9 Days Until Election Day

Sun, 27 Oct 2024 17:15:11 +0000

The latest on Decision 2024, with the candidates out on the trail

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10 Days Until Election Day

Sat, 26 Oct 2024 17:27:01 +0000

The latest on the White House race, the balance of power in the U.S. Senate, Iran retaliates against Israel, and more

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16 Days till Election Day

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:55:30 +0000

Ali Velshi reports live from Phoenix on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hitting the trail as we approach Election Day, Republican voters in Arizona speak out against the direction of the GOP, examining Trump’s claim that he hires “the best people”

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Velshi Across America: Arizona 2024

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 20:58:17 +0000

Ali Velshi discusses the presidential race that’s in a dead heat 17 days out, who Arizona voters will choose at the ballot box, and Trump’s totalitarian agenda to punish Democrats who oppose him

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Dead Heat

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 17:54:56 +0000

Ali Velshi reports on the latest NBC News poll showing Kamala Harris and Donald Trump neck-and-neck, a look back at Trump’s family separation policy, and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse’s report on how the Trump Administration controlled the FBI’s investigation into Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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Campaign of Lies

Sat, 12 Oct 2024 20:31:16 +0000

Ali Velshi reports on Trump’s web of lies spun on the campaign trail, Harris’ attempt to close the gender-gap among voters, the rise in criminal prosecutions of pregnant women, the devastation caused by Hurricane Milton, and more

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HIGH-STAKES FINAL PUSH OF THE 2024 CAMPAIGN CYCLE

Sun, 6 Oct 2024 17:28:38 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest updates from the Harris and Trump campaigns, the Middle East, a new hurricane bound for Florida, and Project 2025’s plan to undermine our ability to measure climate risks

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ONE MONTH UNTIL ELECTION DAY

Sat, 5 Oct 2024 17:30:19 +0000

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns battle for union support, more on why abortion is healthcare, and a deeper dive inside Project 2025’s plans to change our democracy into a monarchy

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Trump’s Tariff Threat

Sun, 29 Sep 2024 22:25:00 +0000

Trump’s misguided tariff Policy, Project 2025’s plan to expand the death penalty, the battle for swing states, and more

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HEZBOLLAH LEADER KILLED

Sat, 28 Sep 2024 18:39:58 +0000

Israel kills leader of Hezbollah, Harris campaign focuses on immigration, Project 2025’s plan to Politicize USAID, and more

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State of Play with 44 Days to Go

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:41:10 +0000

Ali Velshi reports on the subversive intent behind Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric, the underlying racism within the anti-abortion movement, and growing tensions in the Middle East

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Playbooks

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:26:15 +0000

Conservative strategy to scapegoat and divide voters ahead of the 2024 election, Project 2025’s plan to politicize the U.S Census, tensions escalate in the Middle East, and more

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The Company You Keep

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 01:04:09 +0000

Ali Velshi reports on far-right figure Laura Loomer’s connections to the Trump campaign, the latest conservative lies about immigration and abortion, Project 2025’s threat to agriculture, and more

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Policy vs. Propaganda

Sat, 14 Sep 2024 17:42:19 +0000

Ali Velshi reports on Kamala Harris’ post-debate strategy, Project 2025 seeks to ban medication abortion, conservative lies about abortion, and more

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Countdown to the Harris-Trump Debate

Sun, 8 Sep 2024 17:24:36 +0000

Harris & Trump prepare for their first meeting on the debate stage, Inside Project 2025’s assault on LGBTQ+ Rights, Kentucky highway shooter remains at large, and more

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The Final Sprint

Sat, 7 Sep 2024 17:42:25 +0000

Project 2025’s take on gun laws, why Abortion is Healthcare, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, and more

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A Tale of Two Campaigns

Sun, 1 Sep 2024 17:38:36 +0000

6 Hostages found dead in Gaza, Harris’ Normal Campaign vs. Trump’s Weird one, Project 2025’s Plan to Dismantle Housing Policy

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GEORGIA BACK IN PLAY

Sat, 31 Aug 2024 20:14:30 +0000

Both campaigns hone in on Georgia, Inside Project 2025’s plans on extremism, extreme climate change, and more

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Contrasts Coming out of the Conventions

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 16:39:15 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, the Middle East, Project 2025, and more

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Big Tent vs Small Tent

Sat, 24 Aug 2024 16:58:18 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, post-Roe America, the Foam Pillow Salesman, and more

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79 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 19:38:41 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, DNC preparations, the War in Ukraine, and more

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NEW PATHS TO VICTORY

Sat, 17 Aug 2024 17:18:56 +0000

The Swing State Landscape. the Dangerous Consequences of Abortion Bans, Project 2025’s Plan for the Federal Trade Commission

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POLITICS VS. POLICY

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:49:20 +0000

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz tour of swing states in first campaign blitz, Project 2025’s impact on the American family, migrants’ treacherous journey from South America to the U.S., and more

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DEMOCRATIC UNITY

Sun, 11 Aug 2024 00:16:19 +0000

The Democratic Party continues to rally behind the Harris-Walz ticket, Inside Project 2025’s plans for the tax code, Donald Trump’s tax agenda for Project 2025, and How Georgia’s new state rule will impact the 2024 election

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92 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY

Sun, 4 Aug 2024 17:07:04 +0000

Donald Trump’s policy agenda, the late great Shirley Chisholm, and Kamala Harris’ Veepstakes

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SYMBOLS ARE IMPORTANT

Sat, 3 Aug 2024 17:34:58 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, Harris’ running mate decision, the historic prisoner swap, and more

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INSIDE PROJECT 2025

Michele Goodwin, Ali Velshi, David Pepper, Elie Mystal, Melissa Murray — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:20:07 +0000

Ali Velshi hosts a special hour that goes inside Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for the next Republican presidency. Velshi will take viewers through the details of the plan, who’s behind it and how it’s tied to Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency.

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100 DAYS UNTIL ELECTION DAY

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:12:29 +0000

Ali Velshi hosts a special hour digging into the issues, strategies and stakes heading into the final 100 Days of the 2024 campaign season.

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Kamala Harris’ Campaign and Swing States Now

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 19:14:44 +0000

Harris’ search for a VP elect, Project 2025 explained, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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Where Trump-Vance Ticket Will Take America

Sun, 21 Jul 2024 16:35:06 +0000

The Trump-Vance ticket hits the campaign trail for the first time, Sen. Manchin calls for Biden to step aside, Project 2025’s plan for immigration, and more

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A New Stage of the Election

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 17:16:39 +0000

The latest in the 2024 race, the Trump assassination attempt investigation, Trump and Vance head to their first rally together

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Turning Up The Pressure on SCOTUS

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 17:55:18 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, SCOTUS decisions, Project 2025, NATO, and more

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The Long Game

Sun, 7 Jul 2024 16:41:13 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, SCOTUS decisions, Project 2025, NATO, and more

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The Biden Campaign & Democratic Churn

Sat, 6 Jul 2024 17:09:15 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, the Biden Campaign, Project 2025, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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24 Hours Until Immunity Decision

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:33:16 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, the post-debate campaign landscape, SCOTUS decisions, and more

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The Road Ahead

Sat, 29 Jun 2024 18:38:34 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, the post-debate campaign landscape, SCOTUS decisions, and more

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Live Coverage: First Presidential Debate of 2024

Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jake Tapper, Dana Bash, Claire McCaskill — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 18:00:31 +0000

It’s been four years since President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump have gone head-to-head. And on Thursday night, the incumbent and the former president faced off in the first presidential debate of 2024. The debate was held in Atlanta and hosted by CNN. Listen to the full debate here and visit msnbc.com for more coverage in the lead up to the election.

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Days Away From An Unhinged Debate

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 18:03:32 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Presidential Debate, Decision 2024, the Putin-Kim relationship, and more

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Scotus Slow-Walking Immunity Decision

Sat, 22 Jun 2024 17:21:19 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School Leah Litman, Senior Columnist at The Boston Globe Opinion Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Former Deputy National Security Advisor in the Obama Administration Ben Rhodes, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Distinguished Fellow at Conservation International Monica Medina, Distinguished Scholar of Environmental Studies at Middlebury College Bill McKibben, and author of “Heavy: An American Memoir” Kiese Laymon

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The Threat of Project 2025

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 17:34:29 +0000

Rightwing attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, honoring Black resistance in celebration of Juneteenth, and the latest in the Middle East.

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Supreme Court in Crisis

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 21:18:43 +0000

Kate Middleton's First Appearance in Months, Project 2025, and Why the Mifepristone Ruling is not a Victory

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Trump’s Global Threat

Sun, 9 Jun 2024 18:05:51 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin, Pulitzer-Prize winning Investigative Reporter, Caitlin Dickerson, Award-Winning Journalist, Paola Ramos, Senior Editor at Bloomberg, Bobby Ghosh, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita at Wilson Center, Jane Harman, Former U.S. Army Major for the Defense Intelligence Agency, Maj. Harrison Man, and Professor of Constitutional Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School, Kermit Roosevelt III

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Retribution and Stoking Violence

Sat, 8 Jun 2024 20:52:13 +0000

Hostages Returned from Gaza, a Supreme Court out of Control, and Mobilizing to Fight Book Bans

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INSIDE A POST-GUILTY TRUMPWORLD

Sun, 2 Jun 2024 19:13:45 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s guilty verdict, Decision 2024, the War in Gaza, and more

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GUILTY TRUMP & THE NEW 2024 LANDSCAPE

Sat, 1 Jun 2024 16:48:13 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s guilty verdict, Decision 2024, the War in Gaza, and more

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THE BIG WEEK AHEAD

Sun, 26 May 2024 18:14:05 +0000

Charles Coleman Jr is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on the Fight for Democracy, Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, and more

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A SCARY WEEK OF TRUMPIAN THREATS AND RHETORIC

Sat, 25 May 2024 18:49:55 +0000

Charles Coleman Jr is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on the Fight for Democracy, Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, and more

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SYMBOL OF DISTRESS

Sat, 18 May 2024 18:46:21 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the fight for Democracy, Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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“THE FIXER” GETS READY TO TAKE THE STAND

Sun, 12 May 2024 19:48:47 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, the 2024 race for the White House, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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TRUMP ON TRIAL & ON THE TRAIL

Sat, 11 May 2024 20:11:17 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, Post-Roe America, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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Trump on Trail

Sun, 28 Apr 2024 19:31:05 +0000

Supreme Court and Trump, new Tennessee gun legislation, and a win for freedom of speech

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Free Speech in America

Sat, 27 Apr 2024 18:21:03 +0000

Fake electors scheme, protests on college campuses, and Trump’s plan for the Federal Reserve

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THE WEEK AHEAD: TRUMP ON TRIAL

Sun, 21 Apr 2024 17:59:43 +0000

Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s hush-money trial, Trump’s other legal troubles, Decision 2024, and more

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THE 2024 SPLITSCREEN

Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:01:19 +0000

Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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THE TWO-TIERED JUSTICE SYSTEM

Sat, 13 Apr 2024 21:28:42 +0000

Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, the Israel-Gaza War, racism in America, and more

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TRUMP & THE BILLIONAIRES

Sun, 7 Apr 2024 23:48:48 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, Trump’s Legal Troubles, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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THE DANGERS OF DONALD TRUMP

Sat, 6 Apr 2024 20:42:11 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s authoritarian desires, Decision 2024, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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TRUMP VS. THE RULE OF LAW

Sun, 31 Mar 2024 21:43:39 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, the Baltimore Bridge Collapse, DEI in Medicine, Decision 2024, and more

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FURTHER DESCENT INTO AUTHORITARIANISM

Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:51:46 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s authoritarian desires, Decision 2024, Immigration, and more

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TRUMP’S BIG LEGAL WEEK AHEAD

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 19:47:52 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, Immigration, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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TRUMP, TIKTOK, AND TRUTH SOCIAL

Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:20:08 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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A PENCHANT FOR DICTATORS

Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:04:04 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, Trump’s latest rally, Post-Roe America, and more

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BIG DECISIONS & NEW DELAYS

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:10:31 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Decision 2024, Trump’s legal troubles, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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NATION AT AN INFLECTION POINT

Sun, 10 Mar 2024 19:23:49 +0000

Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Decision 2024, Trump’s legal troubles, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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MARCH MADNESS

Sun, 3 Mar 2024 19:55:24 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Trump’s legal troubles, the Israel-Gaza War, Decision 2024, and more

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TRUMP ON TRIAL

Sun, 3 Mar 2024 03:44:09 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Trump’s legal troubles, the Israel-Gaza War, Decision 2024, and more

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THE SOUTH CAROLINA GOP PRIMARY & MORE

Sun, 25 Feb 2024 17:57:21 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the South Carolina, Decision 2024, the War in Ukraine, and more

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THE WAR IN UKRAINE SECOND ANNIVERSARY

Sat, 24 Feb 2024 19:11:55 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the War in Ukraine, the South Carolina GOP Primary, post-Roe America, and more

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UP NEXT IN TRUMP’S LEGAL TROUBLES

Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:55:52 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Trump Fraud Verdict, Decision 2024, the War in Ukraine, and more

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TRUMP FRAUD RULING

Sat, 17 Feb 2024 20:04:09 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Trump Fraud Verdict, Decision 2024, Alexei Navalny’s death, and more

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THE MANY DOORS OF TRUMP’S LEGAL TROUBLES

Sun, 11 Feb 2024 19:52:10 +0000

Charles Colean is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, the Israel-Gaza War, and more

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FROM ‘THE APPRENTICE’ TO ‘THE DEFENDANT’

Sat, 10 Feb 2024 17:24:46 +0000

Charles Colean is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, the Hur Report, Decision 2024, and more

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U.S. AIRSTRIKES & MORE

Sun, 4 Feb 2024 22:36:01 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the U.S. Airstrikes in the Middle East, Black History Month, Immigration, and more

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U.S. Strikes Back Against Iran-Backed Militias

Sat, 3 Feb 2024 19:09:02 +0000

U.S. Strikes Targets in Iraq & Syria, Primary Day in SC, the Velshi Banned Book Club

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THE TRIALS & CAMPAIGN OF DONALD J TRUMP

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 19:57:17 +0000

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, Decision 2024, and more

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$83.3 MILLION & MORE

Sat, 27 Jan 2024 22:41:54 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on Trump’s legal troubles, the War in Ukraine, the Biden Administration’s natural gas decision, and more

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Two Days Until the New Hampshire Primaries

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 20:47:20 +0000

NH Primaries kick off in two days, death toll Gaza surpasses 25K, the tale of two Republican parties.

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THE ALARMING STATE OF THE GOP PRIMARY & MORE

Sat, 20 Jan 2024 18:29:20 +0000

Ali Velshi reports the latest on the NH GOP Primary, the War in Ukraine, the fight to save the Government, and more

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Countdown to Iowa

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 21:42:35 +0000

Journalists in Gaza, Record Heat, and Trump’s Potential Second Term

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The GOP Primary

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 02:00:28 +0000

Trump’s legal woes, the Suez Canal, and Taiwan election

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Perception vs. Reality

Sun, 7 Jan 2024 17:51:06 +0000

The Truth About Biden’s Economy, Protests Unfold Across Israel, the Double Standard Surrounding Claudine Gay’s ouster

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Three Years Since January 6th

Sat, 6 Jan 2024 17:54:07 +0000

The 14th Amendment, Heroes of January 6th, and Democracy in Danger

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A Year in Review

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 18:14:10 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Rep. Jim Clyburn, Rep. Bennie Thompson, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former Rep. Joe Walsh, Republican strategist Rina Shah, labor union president Sara Nelson, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast, radio host Dean Obeidallah, Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick, Vox’s Ian Millhiser, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss

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Dodging Accountability

Sat, 30 Dec 2023 19:07:41 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by former Rep. David Jolly, The Bulwark’s Tim Miller, Watergate Assistant Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, independent journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Mini Timmaraju from Reproductive Freedom for All, Dr. Uche Blackstock, Dr. L. Ebony Boulware, Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice, and criminal defense attorney Danny Cevallos.

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“Chapter F”

Sun, 24 Dec 2023 18:03:57 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Avner Gvaryahu, Executive Director of Breaking the Silence, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, José Andrés, Co-Founder of the World Center Kitchen, and Elizabeth Price, Mother of Hisham Awartani

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Trump and the 14th Amendment

Sat, 23 Dec 2023 20:38:25 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Noah Bookbinder, President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Sarit Michaeli, International Advocacy Lead for B’Tselem, Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow for the American Stagecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Bill Browder, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and Oleksiy Goncharenko, Ukrainian Parliament Member

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The Immigration Issue

Sun, 17 Dec 2023 20:45:34 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Leslie Reagan, Author of ‘When Abortion was a Crime: Women, Medicine, and Law in the United States, 1867-1973’, Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter for NBC News, and Bill McKibben, Contributing Writer at The New Yorker

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America’s Immigration Debate

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 17:59:31 +0000

Ali is joined by Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Andrew Kirtzman, President of Kirtzman Strategies, Amb. William B. Taylor, Fmr. U.S Ambassador to Ukraine, Steven Cook, Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East & Africa Studies at Council on Foreign Affairs, Michelle Goldberg, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist at The New York Times, Robin Marty, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center, Tara Palmeri, Senior Political Correspondent at Puck News, Melissa Redmon, Fmr. Fulton County Deputy District Attorney, Amb. Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Rami Khouri, Senior Fellow at Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy & International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, and Dara Lind, Senior Fellow at American Immigration Council

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Trump’s “Dictator For One Day” Threat

Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen, (D) Maryland, Rep. Jamie Raskin, (D) Maryland, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, (D) Texas, Caleb Silver, Editor-In-Chief at Investopedia, Erica Newland, Counsel at Protect Democracy, Franklin Foer, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Jeremy Ben-Ami, President & Founder at J Street, and Dr. Jamie Justice, Executive Vice President of the Health Domain at XPRIZE Foundation.

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What happens if Trump wins the White House again?

Sat, 9 Dec 2023 18:11:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Cohen, Principal at Crisis-X, Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Hanan Ashrawi, Fmr. Official Spokesperson of the Palestinian Delegation to Middle East Peace Process, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Barton Gellman, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Diana Buttu, Fmr. Spokesperson at Palestine Liberation Organization, and Stephen Chbosky, Author of “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”.

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Trump’s Legal Deluge

Sun, 3 Dec 2023 20:50:39 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Paul Butler, Professor at Georgetown School of Law, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at Washington Post, Asaf Zamir, Former Consul General of Israel in New York, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow at American Stagecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney, Rina Shah, Principal and Founder of Rilax Strategies, Rep. Summer Lee (D) Pennsylvania, and Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU.

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Trump and January 6th

Sat, 2 Dec 2023 23:57:51 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Olivia Troye, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Ronen Bergman, Staff Writer at The New York Times Magazine, Charles Blow, Writer & Executive Producer of ‘South to Black Power’, State Rep. Justin Jones (D) Tennessee, Michael Steele, Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, and Emily Van Duyne, Author of ‘Loving Sylvia Plath: A Reclamation’

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3rd Hostage Swap

Sun, 26 Nov 2023 20:52:00 +0000

Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project, Rina Shah, Principal and Founder at Rilax Strategies, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) New York, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project, Tara Setmayer, Fmr. GOP Communications Director, Ameshia Cross, Political Analyst at SiriusXM, Aaron David Miller, Sr. Fellow at American Stagecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Caitlin Dickerson, Pulitzer and Peabody Prize-winning investigative reporter, and Philip Bump, National Columnist at the Washington Post

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Israel and Hamas Set to Swap Hostages

Sat, 25 Nov 2023 22:03:39 +0000

Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Anthony Coley, Fmr. Director of Public Affairs at the U.S. Dept of Justice, Danny Cevallos, Criminal Defense Attorney, Christopher O’Leary, Senior Vice-President at Global Operations at The Soufan Group, Judith Browne Dianis, Executive Director of The Advancement Project National Office, Carol Anderson, Professor of African American Studies at Emory University, David A. Graham, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) Texas, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, and Brian Bond, Chief Executive Officer at PFLAG National.

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Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 18:50:42 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Yale University’s Joanne Freeman, Zack Beauchamp of VOX, independent journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, political strategist Lauren Harper, Pennsylvania State Senator Nikil Saval, historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Yale University’s Jason Stanley, Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Alisha Haridasani Gupta from The New York Times and Prof. Chris Bobel from the University of Massachusetts Boston

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The Supreme Court’s New Ethics Code

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 03:35:44 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Prof. Laurence Tribe, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School, Diana Buttu, Fmr. Palestine Liberation Organization Spokesperson for Negotiations Support Unit, Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU, Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate, Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State, Noah Bookbinder, President & CEO for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics, David Ignatius, Award-winning Foreign Affairs Columnist at The Washington Post, and Emily Drabinski, President of the American Library Association

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Democracy on the Ballot

Sun, 12 Nov 2023 18:15:11 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Steve Benen, Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show, Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project, Peter Beinart, Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Creator of “the 1619 Project”, Norman Ornstein, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, Fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, Executive Director & Vice President of the Congressional Program at Aspen Institute, Dr. Nahreen Ahmed, Medical Director at MedGlobal, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, and Rick Wilson, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project

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Election Take-Aways

Sat, 11 Nov 2023 18:35:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Steele, Fmr. Chairman, Republican National Committee, Lynn Hastings, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory flr UN OCHA, Molly Jong-Fast, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’, Fmr. Rep. David Jolly, Fmr. Florida Republican Congressman, Jonathan Allen, Senior National Politics Reporter at NBC News, Yonatan Zeigen, Son of Missing Israeli Peace Activist, and Dorit Rabinyan, Award-winning Israeli Author, “All The Rivers”

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Blinken Meets with Palestinian President

Sun, 5 Nov 2023 22:32:34 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Palestinian Ambassador to the UN Majed Bamya, former federal judge Michael Luttig, former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper, former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, Washington Post Opinion Writer Jennifer Rubin, Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, NBC’s Josh Lederman, NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist & NBC”s Erin McLaughlin.

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Trump on the Trail while on Trial

Sat, 4 Nov 2023 20:37:02 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, California Rep. Ro Khanna, Yale international law professor Oona Hathaway, Tufts University international law professor Tom Dannenbaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, New York Times Investigative Reporter Susanne Craig, NBC’s Ali Arouzi, NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald & NBC’s Josh Lederman

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Who Will Flip on Trump Next?

Sun, 29 Oct 2023 17:13:45 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman is joined by Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Madeleine Dean, former Sen. Doug Jones, former RNC chair Michael Steele, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, defense attorney Danny Cevallos, former GOP Communications Director Tara Setmayer, Jewish Currents editor-at-large Peter Beinart, NBC’s Jay Gray, NBC’s Steve Patterson, and best-selling authors David Baldacci & Michael Connelly

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The Path Forward

Sun, 22 Oct 2023 17:18:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by David Graham, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Amb. Majed Bamya, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN, Christopher O’Leary, Senior Vice-President of Global Operations at The Soufan Group, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Tzipi Livni, Fmr. Israeli Vice Prime Minister, and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D) New York.

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Fighting the Fog of War

Sat, 21 Oct 2023 20:21:56 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Norman Ornstein, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the American Enterprise Institute, Ray Smock, Former Historian of the U.S. House of Representatives, Ben Rhodes, Former Deputy National Security Advisor, Barbara McQuade, Former U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Fred Smith, Jr., Professor of Law at Emory University, Fmr. Pennsylvania Rep. Charles Dent, Joanne Freeman, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University, Hanan Ashrawi, Fmr. Official Spokesperson of the Palestinian Delegation to Middle East Peace Process, and Eric Carvin, Director of Social Newsgathering at NBC News.

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A “Manufactured Crisis”

Sun, 1 Oct 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman is joined by Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Bloomberg Opinion’s Tim O’Brien, former Assistant U.S Attorney Maya Wiley, NYU law professor Melissa Murray, Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin, The Grio’s April Ryan, The Boston Globe’s Renee Graham, Eugene Scott from Axios, NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, and NBC’s Sahil Kapur

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Government Shutdown Looms

Sat, 30 Sep 2023 21:46:15 +0000

Guest host Charles Coleman is joined by Rep. Dan Kildee, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross, Republican strategist Rina Shah, defense attorney Danny Cevallos, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, The Lincoln Project senior adviser Tara Setmayer, The Atlantic staff writer Tom Nichols, Politico’s Sam Stein, NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, and NBC’s Antonia Hylton.

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American Politics on the Knife’s Edge

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 19:26:42 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Bob King, Fmr. President of the UAW, Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director for Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Melissa Redmon, Fmr. Fulton County Deputy District Attorney, Rep. Debbie Dingell, (D) Michigan, Adm. James Stavridis, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, Michael Hirsh, Senior Correspondent, Foreign Policy, and Steve Benen, Producer of The Rachel Maddow Show.

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America’s New Battlefront: State Courts

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 11:03:42 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Don Bacon, (R) Nebraska, Maria Ressa, Nobel Prize winner and journalist, Devlin Barrett, Justice Reporter at The Washington Post, David Graham, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent Executive Director & Vice President of the Congressional Program at Aspen Institute, Fmr. Gov. Mark Sanford, (R ) South Carolina, Lindsay Dougherty, Vice-President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and David Polonsky, Award-winning Illustrator of ‘Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation’.

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Chaos in the GOP

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 18:44:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Joe Walsh, Former Republican Congressman, Tom Nichols, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, John Brennan, Former Director of the CIA, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D) Texas, State Rep. Ann Johnson, (D) Texas, Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project, Charlie Dent, Executive Director & Vice President for the Congressional Program at Aspen Institute, Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Sara Nelson, President of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, and Robert Reich, Former Secretary of Labor.

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SPECIAL COUNSEL SEEKS GAG ORDER AGAINST TRUMP

Sun, 17 Sep 2023 07:58:12 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster, NBC News’ Priscilla Thompson, Emory University Law Professors Fred Smith & Kay Levine, Fmr. Asst. Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, lead plaintiff in lawsuit against Idaho’s abortion law Jennifer Adkins, ‘Tyranny of the Minority’ co-authors Steve Levitsky & Daniel Ziblatt, Fmr. Superior Court Judge Carol Lam, NYU Professor of Law Melissa Murray and Host of ‘Roland Martin Unfiltered’ Roland Martin.

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TRUMP THE DISQUALIFIED & BIDEN ABROAD

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 20:11:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Raf Sanchez, NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell, Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, former Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, former Chair of the National Bar Association PAC A. Scott Bolden, Director of the Climate Risk Initiative at the UC Berkeley’s Center for Law, Energy, and the Environment Dave Jones, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty

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TRUMPWORLD LEGAL LATEST & THE 14TH AMENDMENT

Sat, 9 Sep 2023 20:56:36 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Matt Bradley, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter at Politico Josh Gerstein, Professor of Law at Emory University Fred Smith, Jr., President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Noah Bookbinder, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, Legal Fellow and Courts Correspondent at Lawfare Anna Bower, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law Emeritus at Emory University Morgan Cloud, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Senior Reporter at NBC News Brandy Zadrozny

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THE 14TH AMENDMENT

Sun, 3 Sep 2023 18:18:06 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, former Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, former Federal Judge at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Host of MSNBC’S Politics Nation Rev. Al Sharpton, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents Peter Beinart

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COMMUNISM OR COSTCO

Sat, 2 Sep 2023 17:39:58 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Staff Writer with The New Yorker Sheelah Kolhatkar, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, former Senior Analyst for Domestic Terrorism at the U.S. Deptartment of Homeland Security Daryl Johnson, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute James Pethokoukis, Fmr. President of Estonia Toomas Ilves, Founding Legal Director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School Burt Neuborne, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX)

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THE POLITICAL FIGHT AHEAD

Sun, 27 Aug 2023 17:33:52 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Marissa Parra, MSNBC Political Analyst Brittany Packnett Cunningham, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, State Rep. Tanya Miller (D-GA), Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Author of “How to be an Antiracist” Ibram X. Kendi, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, 2024 GOP Presidential Candidate Fmr. Rep Will Hurd, Little Rock Nine member Dr. Terrence Roberts, Director of Education Innovation and Research at the NAACP Dr. Ivory Toldson

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SURRENDER, BUT DON’T GIVE YOURSELF AWAY

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:32:02 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former Special Counsel to Donald Trump Michael Cohen, NBC’s Trymaine Lee, NBC’s Antonia Hylton, Attorney Dean Obeidallah, former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, former Chairman of the Republican National ConventionMichael Steele, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Shakespeare Scholar at Harvard University Jeffrey R. Wilson, Research Fellow and Dean for Welfare at Magdalen College, Oxford Sophie Duncan

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TRUMP & OUR FRAGILE DEMOCRACY

Sun, 20 Aug 2023 23:18:24 +0000

Ali Velshi and is joined by Political Investigations Reporter with The Guardian Hugo Lowell, former Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), Assistant Professor of Law at Widener University Quinn Yeargain, State Rep. Tanya Miller (D-GA), Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law at Emory University, Fred Smith, Jr., Opinion Writer at Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Political Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greg Bluestein, Reporter for The Wall Street Journal Jim Carlton, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Host of MSNBC’S ‘Politics Nation’ Rev. Al Sharpton

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OUR FRAGILE DEMOCRACY

Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:41:29 +0000

Ali Velshi and is joined by former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, former Ted Cruz Campaign National Spokesperson Rick Tyler, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC’s Steve Patterson, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar, President and CEO at the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen

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IMPENDING CHARGES?

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 01:08:04 +0000

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Steve Patterson, Political Investigations Reporter at The Guardian Hugo Lowell, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Fmr. U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, Fmr. Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL), Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, Reporter for ProPublica Brett Murphy, Senior Writer at Slate Mark Joseph Stern, Fmr. Asst. Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, Executive Director & Founder at James Madison Project Mark Zaid, Producer at The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Founder of Rilax Strategies Rina Shah, Rapper Bun B, Professor of African American Studies at Harvard University Imani Perry, Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies at Duke University Marc Anthony Neal

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PROTECTION ORDERS & WILDFIRES

Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:49:09 +0000

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC News’ Ryan Reilly, Senior Executive Editor of Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien, President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, NBC News’ Monica Alba, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Columnist with The New York Times Michelle Goldberg, NBC News’ Steve Patterson, Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Charlottesville Don Gathers, Author and Poet Caroline Randall Williams, Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Fmr. Florida 9TH Judicial Circuit State Attorney Monique Worrell, NBC News Senior Reporter Ben Collins, Founder of Algorithmic Justice League Dr. Joy Buolamwini

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Trump’s Long List of Lies

Sun, 6 Aug 2023 18:16:10 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, David Pepper, Fmr. Chairman, Ohio Democratic Party, Maya Wiley, President & CEO, Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, Rep. Bennie Thompson (D) Mississippi, Secretary Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, Paul Butler, Professor, Georgetown School of Law, and Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney.

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SERIOUS & STILL HAPPENING

Sat, 5 Aug 2023 17:59:14 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Opinion Writer for The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Operations Director at the West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty, former Senior Investigative Counsel with the January 6thCommittee Marc Harris, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Tom Nichols, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, former Senior Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Author of “Persepolis” Marjane Satrapi.

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Dangerous Loyalty to Trump

Sun, 30 Jul 2023 18:01:15 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Cohen, Fmr. Special Counsel to Donald Trump, Caleb Silver, Editor-In-Chief at Investopedia, Christopher Browning, Professor of History Emeritus at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Eden McLean, Historian and Professor at Auburn University, Catherine Christian, Former Assistant District Attorney for Manhattan, Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Congresswoman, Ebony Twilley Martin, Executive Director at Greenpeace USA, Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent at Vox, and SteveBenen, Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show.

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Indictment Watch

Sat, 29 Jul 2023 20:46:52 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Lynsey Barron, Fmr. Asst. U.S. Attorney in Northern District of GA, Frank Luntz, Political Strategist & Pollster, A. Scott Bolden, White Collar Criminal Defense Attorney, Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Tess Bridgeman, Co-Editor-in-Chief at Just Security, and Maulik Pancholy, Author of ‘The Best At It’

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The True Victim of Trump’s Indictments

Sun, 23 Jul 2023 19:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Hon. Dick Gephardt, Fmr. House Majority Leader, Jerry Goldfeder, Director at Fordham Law School Voting Rights and Democracy Project, Prof.KimberléCrenshaw, Author of ‘#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence’, Matthew Seligman, Lawyer and Legal Scholar, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Sean O’Brien, President of International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Kristy Greenberg, Fmr. SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief, and Andrew Weissman, Fmr. FBI General Counsel.

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INCOMING INDICTMENTS & MORE

Sat, 22 Jul 2023 18:45:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA), Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, History Professor at Yale University Timothy Snyder, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Donald Ayer, former RudyGuiliani Associate Lev Parnas, Professor of African American Studies at Harvard University Imani Perry

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PERILOUS TIMES & THE CLIMATE CRISIS

Sun, 16 Jul 2023 18:30:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, President of the Association of Flight Attendants- CWA, AFL-CIO Sara Nelson, Ret. U.S. Army Colonel Colonel Jack Jacobs, former CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America Jeremy Butler, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, former Republican CongressmanJoe Walsh, President and CEO of The Wildlife Conservation Society Monica Medina, Senior Reporter for NBC News Ben Collins, Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee

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THE UNCERTAIN FUTURE OF DONALD TRUMP

Sat, 15 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, SeniorColumnist for The Boston Globe OpinionKimberly Atkins Stohr, former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Leader of the Digital Threat Analysis Center at Microsoft Clint Watts, Vice President at the Centre for Information Resilience Nina Jankowicz, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Opinion Writer with Washington PostJennifer Rubin, NBC News’ Marissa Parra, President and CEO for Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. Jamila Perritt, author of “The Hate U Give” Angie Thomas

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PRIMARY POLITICS & MORE

Sun, 9 Jul 2023 20:47:31 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by 2024 Presidential Candidate fmr. Rep. Will Hurd (R- TX), Staff Writer at The Atlantic Adam Harris, Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS), fmr. Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party David Pepper, fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, NBC News Senior Executive Editor for National Security David Rohde, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania Michael Mann, Co-Host of ‘Déjà Newsw/ Rachel Maddow’ podcast Isaac Davy Aronson

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DONALD TRUMP’S HOUSE & MORE

Sat, 8 Jul 2023 19:36:12 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), Fmr. Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee, Vice-President Centre for Information Resilience Nina Jankowicz, Senior Politics Reporter at Axios Eugene Scott, Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Co-Director of Breaking the Silence Avner Gvaryahu, Justice Correspondent at The Nation Elie Mystal, Award-winning author of “Lawn Boy” Jonathan Evison

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The Future of the GOP

Sun, 2 Jul 2023 19:20:36 +0000

Michael Steele, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Fmr. Gov. MarkSanford, Fmr. Governor of South Carolina, Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founder & CEO at Advancing Health Equity, Dr. David J. Skorton, President & CEO at Association of American Medical Colleges, Rina Shah, Principal & Founder at Rilax Strategies, Tara Setmayer, Senior Advisor at Lincoln Project, April Ryan, White House Correspondent& Bureau Chief at The Grio, Jennifer Horn, Fmr. New Hampshire Republican Party Chair, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Sen. Gary Peters (D) Michigan, Melissa Gira Grant, Staff Writer at The New Republic, and Neal Katyal, Fmr. U.S. Acting Solicitor General.

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The Supreme Court’s Ethics Problem

Sat, 1 Jul 2023 17:30:00 +0000

Michael Steel, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Judith Browne-Dianis, Executive Director at Advancement Project, Jeannie Suk Gersen, Contributing Writer at the New Yorker, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Fmr. Rep. Charles Dent, Executive Director & Vice President for the Congressional Program at the Aspen Institute, Adam Harris, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies at Harvard University, Alyse Adamson, Fmr. Asst. U.S. Attorney, Joshua Kaplan, Reporter at ProPublica, and Michael Waldman, President & CEO at Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law.

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ARMED REBELLION IN RUSSIA

Sat, 24 Jun 2023 17:02:09 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Richard Engel, Kelly Cobiella, Ali Arouzi, Matt Bodner, Director of Research at the Soufan Group Colin Clark, host of the ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr, Commander inf the Ukrainian Armed Forces Mamuka Maulashvili, professor of International Affairs at The New School Nina Khrushcheva, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO Adm. James Stavridis, fmr. Rep. Jane Harmon, President of the Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer

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POLICING & POLITICS

Sun, 18 Jun 2023 19:30:17 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Civil Rights Attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, Democratic Strategist Peter Fenn, Fmr. Gov. Mark Sanford (R-SC), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), Fmr. Gov. Bill Weld (R- MA), Attorney General of Minnesota Keith Ellison, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, ‘The Grandmother of Juneteenth’ Opal Lee, Author of “The Power Of One” Frances Haugen

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Trump’s Legal Woes

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 21:59:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Professor at University of Michigan Law School, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Congresswoman, Juno Dawson, author of ‘This Book Is Gay’, Michael Steele, Former Chairman of the RNC, Charles F. Coleman, Jr., Civil Rights Attorney, Michael Waldman, President & CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, and Soledad O’Brien, CEO of Soledad O’Brien Productions.

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THE INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP

Sun, 11 Jun 2023 21:07:23 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Garrett Haake, NBC News Ken Dilanian, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), National Security Attorney Bradley P. Moss, Staff Writer for The Atlantic David Graham, Senior Advisor for Lincoln Project Tara Setmayer, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) Yevgeny Vindman, former U.S. Attorney Carol Lam, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance

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THE INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 17:55:35 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Ken Dilanian, former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security Mary McCord, Former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D–U.S. VI), former Assistant Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, former Representative Elizabeth Holtzman (D-NY), White House Correspondent for The Independent Andrew Feinberg, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John O. Brennan, Opinion Columnist with The New York Times David French, Executive Director and Founder of the James Madison Project Mark Zaid, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Correspondent with The New York Times Charlie Savage, Professor Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, former Representative Charles Dent (R-PA), former Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL)

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INVESTIGATIONS & RETRIBUTION

Sun, 4 Jun 2023 18:45:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Politics Reporter at Rolling Stone Asawin Suebsaeng, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center Fatima Goss Graves, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, SeniorColumnist at The Boston Globe OpinionKimberly Atkins Stohr, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, President and CEO of The Wildlife Conservation Society Monica Medina, Founder and Executive Director at IllumiNative Crystal Echo Hawk

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THE GROWING GOP PRIMARY FIELD & MORE

Sat, 3 Jun 2023 23:15:47 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, former Rep. Joe Walsh, President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach Rev. Dr. William Barber II, Fmr. Rep. David Jolly, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, NBC’s Molly Hunter, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Just Security Tess Bridgeman, Author of ‘The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan After the Americans Left’ Prof. Hassan Abbas.

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DEBT CEILING DEAL

Sun, 28 May 2023 20:17:09 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, NBC’s Monica Alba, NBC’s Matt Bradley, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE), Fmr. Democratic Nominee for Texas Attorney General Rochelle Garza, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Fmr. Governor of Ohio (R) Fmr. Gov. John Kasich

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DEBT CEILING DEADLINE APPROACHING

Sat, 27 May 2023 21:18:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Ryan Nobles, NBC’s Monica Alba, NBC’s Molly Hunter, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), State Sen. Mia McLeod (I-SC), Director of Economic Policy Studies at American Enterprise Institute Michael Strain, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver, Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Pulitzer Prize-winning Artist/Illustrator and Author of ‘Maus’ Art Spiegelman.

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STANDOFF & SUMMIT

Mon, 22 May 2023 08:28:47 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), NBC’s Molly Hunter, Producer on The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Senior Editor at Politico Michael Schaffer, President & CEO at the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), State Sen. Megan Hunt (D-NE), NBC News Technology Correspondent Jake Ward, Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee

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LOSING ISSUES & RECKLESS GAMBLES

Sat, 20 May 2023 21:51:01 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. John Garamendi (D-CA), NBC’s Molly Hunter, Fmr. 9-term congresswoman from CA Jane Harman, Professor at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health at University of California, San Francisco Dr. Katrina Kimport, Professor at University of California, Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), Fmr. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, New York Times Best-Selling Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ George M. Johnson, Author of ‘Out of Darkness’ Ashley Hope Pérez

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THE POWER OF ONE, AND MORE

Mon, 15 May 2023 07:00:17 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson, Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley CollegeKellie Carter Jackson, Founder & CEO of TransLash Media Imara Jones, Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC), Mexico Country Director of the International Rescue Committee Rafael A. Velasquez Garcia, Senior Editor at Slate Dahlia Lithwick, Fmr. SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg

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LIES & ACCOUNTABILITY, AND MORE

Sat, 13 May 2023 17:56:49 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Julia Ainsley, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Tom Nichols, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), former Chairman of the Republican National CommitteeMichael Steele, Senior Correspondent at Vox Zack Beauchamp, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Author of ‘They Called Us Enemy’ George Takei

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MASS SHOOTING IN TX & MORE

Sun, 7 May 2023 21:59:31 +0000

Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Morgan Chesky, NBC’s Guad Venegas, NBC News National Security Analyst Clint Watts, CEO & Founder of Their Future Our Vote Dr. Annie Andrews, Staff Writer The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Senior Adviser of The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Ret. ATF Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh, Fmr. Firearms Executive Ryan Busse, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Fmr. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julián Castro, Host & Managing Editor of ‘#RolandMartinUnfiltered’ Roland Martin

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AMERICA’S SPLIT-SCREEN POLITICAL LANDSCAPE & MORE

Sun, 30 Apr 2023 19:05:10 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC), former Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret.) Alexander Vindman, NBC News’ George Solis, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele, Political Columnist for The Washington Post Karen Tumulty, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), President & CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health Dr. Jamila Perritt, Lead Plaintiff, Texas Abortion Ban lawsuit Amanda Zurawski.

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THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY & MORE

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 23:56:35 +0000

Velshi is joined by Tennessee State Representative Justin Jones (D), Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson (D), South Carolina State Senator Sandy Senn (R), Fmr. Florida Republican Congressman David Jolly, Republican StrategistRina Shah, Oklahoma State Rep. Ajay Pittman (D), California Assemblymember Alex Lee (D), former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Wife of Vladimir Kara-Murza Evgenia Kara-Murza, Author of “Fates and Furies” Lauren Groff

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PRIMARY POLITICS & EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS

Sun, 23 Apr 2023 17:38:41 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Ali Vitali, NBC’s Courtney Kube, NBC’s Meagan Fitzgerald, Political Journalist Michael Shure, Professor and Director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University Danielle Allen, Executive Director at Texas Library Association Shirley Robinson, Governor of Washington Jay Inslee (D), Chairman & CEO of the Howard G. Buffett Foundation Howard Buffett, Professor at University of California at Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler.

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SCOTUS STAY & MORE

Sat, 22 Apr 2023 14:21:00 +0000

Velshi is joined by Senior Correspondent at New York Magazine Irin Carmon, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Technical Lead for XPRIZE WildfireJay Stalnacker, President & CEO of the Center for Reproductive RightsNancy Northup, SeniorColumnist at The Boston Globe OpinionKimberly Atkins Stohr, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Chris Mattei, Opinion Writer for The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens.

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Time of Reckoning in the GOP

Sun, 16 Apr 2023 23:30:57 +0000

Sam Stein subs in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI), actor John Leguizamo, Politico’s Kyle Cheney, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast, GOP Strategist Rina Shah, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and Fatima Goss Graves of the National Women’s Law Center.

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THE FIGHT FOR ABORTION ACCESS

Sat, 15 Apr 2023 20:24:52 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar subs in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Professor at University of California at Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Fmr. FBI General Counsel Andrew Weissman, Visiting Professor of Political Science at NYU Shanghai Ray Suarez, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Political Strategist Shermichael Singleton, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Carol Lam, and author of “You Sound Like A White Girl” Julissa Arce

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Republican Overreach

Sun, 9 Apr 2023 18:51:16 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Catherine Christian, Former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney, Carol Lam, Former Superior Court Judge in San Diego County, April Ryan, White House Correspondent & Bureau Chief at The Grio, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Cynthia Alksne, Former Federal Prosecutor, John O. Brennan, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, and Julia Alvarez, Author of ‘How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents’.

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Abortion Pill Ruling

Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:16:23 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Former Sen. Doug Jones, (D) Alabama, Irin Carmon, Senior Correspondent at New York Magazine, Nancy Northup, President & CEO at the Center for Reproductive Rights, David Cay Johnston, Professor & Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law, Michele Goodwin, Professor at University of California at Irvine Law, Lisa Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Rev. Al Sharpton, Host of MSNBC’s Politics Nation, Jalal Abukhater, Palestinian Writer based in Jerusalem, and Dan Kaufman, National Best-selling Author at ‘The Fall of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest of a Progressive Bastion and the Future of American Politics’.

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How History Will Remember Trump

Sun, 2 Apr 2023 18:29:40 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jonathan Allen, Senior National Politics Reporter at NBC News, Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Congresswoman – Judiciary Committee member who voted to impeach Nixon, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History NYU, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer The Atlantic, Hugo Lowell, Political Investigations Reporter The Guardian, Carol Lam, Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney, Peter Beinart, Editor-at-Large at Jewish Currents, and Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian.

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DONALD THE INDICTED

Sat, 1 Apr 2023 18:47:13 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Independent Journalist Michael Shure, former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon Kim, former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg, Professor & Distinguished Visiting Lecturer at Syracuse University College of Law David Cay Johnston, NBC News’ Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News Emilie Ikeda, former U.S. Attorney in MichiganBarbara McQuade, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, Executive Editor forNewYorker.com David Rohde, former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin

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TRUMP VISITS WACO & MORE

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 02:35:11 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, NBC’s Molly Hunter, former SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), Author of “Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right” Matthew Dallek, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Washington Correspondent at The New York Times Charlie Savage, former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman, former FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair, Fmr. Governor of Ohio (R) John Kasich

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TORNADO & TRUMP

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 00:10:48 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Priscilla Thompson, former Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Joon Kim, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Carol Lam, Editor and Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion Bobby Ghosh, Professor of Law & Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania Law School Dorothy Roberts, Founder & President of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation Diane Foley, former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Proud Member of the #VelshiBannedBookClub Grace Linn

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AWAITING INDICTMENT & IRAQ

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:34:03 +0000

Ayman Mohyeldin is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Garrett Haake, Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post Carol Leonnig, Fmr. SDNY Criminal Division Deputy Chief Kristy Greenberg, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Professor at University of California Irvine Law Michele Goodwin, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, former Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) Yevgeny Vindman, former Director of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Lori Bettinger, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, and Contributing Editor at The New Republic Ana Marie Cox

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INDICTMENT INCOMING?

Sat, 18 Mar 2023 20:09:44 +0000

Katie Phang and Jonathan Capehart are in for Ali Velshi and are joined by MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, NBC’s Garrett Haake, NBC’s Michael Beschloss, NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, Executive Editor,NewYorker.com David Rohde, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterrorism Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Sen. Tina Smith (D- MN), Advisor of Renew Democracy Initiative Rina Shah, NBC News Senior Politics Editor Digital Amanda Terkel, Fmr. Asst. Watergate Special Prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, Fmr. Asst District Attorney for Manhattan DA Rebecca Roiphe, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post Carol Leonnig, House Judiciary Member during the Nixon impeachment Elizabeth Holtzman, Fmr. U.S. Attorney Carol Lam

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Trump’s Revenge

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 02:58:33 +0000

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D) Pennsylvania, Maj. John Spencer (Ret.), Chair of Urban Warfare Studies, Madison Policy Forum, Imara Jones, Founder, TransLash Media, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D) U.S.V.I., Noga Tarnopolsky, Independent Journalist, Nancy Northup, President & CEO, Center for Reproductive Rights, and Rep. Adam Schiff (D) California.

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RAMIFICATIONS, REPERCUSSIONS, & RETRIBUTION

Sun, 12 Mar 2023 01:30:00 +0000

Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Dasha Burns, NBC’s Erin McLaughlin, Executive Editor for News atNewYorker.com David Rohde, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, Fmr. FDIC Chair Sheila Bair, Fmr. Advisor, Palestine Liberation Organization Diana Buttu, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), President of BancAlliance Lori Bettinger, Author of ‘Ready or Not’ Meg Cabot

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CPAC 2023 & THE SPLINTERING GOP

Sat, 4 Mar 2023 20:54:04 +0000

Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, SNAP Deputy Director for the Food Research & Action Center Gina Plata-Nino, former Mike Pence aide Olivia Troye, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, Marc Hearron of the Center for Reproductive Rights, historian Kellie Carter Jackson, and former Republican strategist Rina Shah.

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Live from Ukraine

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:34:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukraine’s Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Karolina Ashion, Ukrainian-Nigerian Journalist, Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Bill Browder, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and Toomas Ilves, Fmr. President of Estonia.

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ALI LIVE IN KYIV, UKRAINE

Sat, 25 Feb 2023 20:37:35 +0000

Ali Velshi is in Kyiv, Ukraine and is joined by NBC’s Erin McLaughlin, Fmr. President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, U.S. Army Colonel (ret.) & Fmr. Deputy Legal Adviser an Senior Ethics Official at the White House National Security Council Yevgeny Vindman, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget A. Brink, Ukrainian Author ‘Grey Bees’ Andrey Kurkov

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One Year Later

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 07:34:14 +0000

Almost one year after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Ali Velshi is live from Kyiv with the latest on the war and stories from the people he’s met on the ground – from refugees to government officials, to ordinary Ukrainians coping with life under attack. Ali is joined live on the ground by Members of Parliament Kira Rudik and Yevheniia Kravchuk, as well as NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel and NBC News Correspondent Erin McLaughlin. He also speaks live with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch and Oona Hathaway, professor of international law at Yale. And you’ll hear from Inna Tokareva – a Ukrainian refugee Ali first met nearly a year ago on a train platform in Hungary as she was fleeting Russian violence.

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Live from Ukraine

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 23:50:01 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Adm. James Stavridis, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, Iuliia Mendel, Fmr. Press Secretary to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones, (D) Alabama, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. Director for European Affairs, National Security Council, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer, The Atlantic, Inna Sovsun, Member, Ukrainian Parliament, Stuart Stevens, Senior Adviser, The Lincoln Project, and Marsha Skrypuch, Author, ‘Winterkill’

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SUBPOENAED & SEARCHED

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 03:15:05 +0000

Sam Stein is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Fmr. Press Secretary to Fmr. House Speaker John Boehner Brendan Buck, White House Correspondent at Politico Eugene Daniels, Pentagon Correspondent at The New York Times Helene Cooper, Professor and Chair of the Dept. of African American Studies at Princeton University Eddie Glaude, Jr., Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Fmr. U.S Ambassador to China Amb. Gary Locke, and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)

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The Implications of the China Balloon

Mon, 6 Feb 2023 00:24:24 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Bobby Ghosh, Editor & Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, John Brennan, Fmr. Director CIA, Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge at U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and Kimberlé Crenshaw, Executive Director and Co-Founder at African American Policy Forum.

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GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT UNDER REPUBLICAN HOUSE RULE

Sun, 5 Feb 2023 03:38:09 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Maya Wiley, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D – U.S. VI), Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, Former U.S Ambassador to Ukraine (2006-2009) Amb. William B. Taylor, Pulitzer-Prize winning Reporter at The New York Times Magazine & Creator of ‘The 1619 Project’ Nikole Hannah-Jones

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What comes after the death of Tyre Nichols?

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 19:05:53 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Marq Claxton, Retired NYPD Detective, Lynsey Addario, Photojournalist for The New York Times, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Kris Mayes , Arizona Attorney General, Sen. Bernie Sanders, (I) Vermont, Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large at The 19th, and Roland S. Martin, Host & Managing Editor of ‘#RolandMartinUnfiltered’

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THE TYRE NICHOLS BODY CAM FOOTAGE & MORE

Sat, 28 Jan 2023 16:12:33 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Antonia Hylton, NBC’s Sam Brock, NBC’s Deon Hampton, Retired Police Captain of the Montgomery County Police Department Captain Sonia Pruitt, Professor of Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Host of MSNBC’s Politics Nation Rev. Al Sharpton, former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, and New York Times Bestselling Author of “Two Boys Kissing” David Levithan.

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Debt Ceiling Drama

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 19:28:31 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Rep. Fred Upton (R- Michigan), Charlie Savage, MSNBC Contributor, Robin Marty, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s, Jenice Fountain, Executive Director at Yellowhammer Fund Center, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach, Rep. Don Bacon (R- Nebraska), Andrei Kozyrev, Fmr. Foreign Minister of Russia, and Akhil Reed Amar, Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science, Yale University

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CHAOS OF THE NEW CONGRESS

Sun, 15 Jan 2023 03:54:42 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Opinion Writer at The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Journalist & former Congressional Candidate Michael Shure, former FBI General Counsel & Distinguished Senior Fellow at NYU Law Andrew Weissmann, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, former Democratic Congressman Max Rose, former Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson for VP Kamala Harris Symone Sanders-Townsend, New York Times Bestselling Author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, New York Times Bestselling Author Imani Perry.

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CONGRESSIONAL CHAOS & MORE

Sun, 8 Jan 2023 22:20:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, former Director for European Affairs with the National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, NBC News Correspondent Gabe Gutierrez, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, New York Times Bestselling Authors of ‘All American Boys’ Jason Reynolds & Brendan Kiely

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A New Speaker

Sat, 7 Jan 2023 20:50:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R) New York, Rep. Annie Kuster (D) New Hampshire, Ian Bremmer, President & Founder of Eurasia Group, Eugene Scott, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post, Fmr. Rep. Mark Sanford (R) South Carolina, Michael Steele, Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Convention, Brennan Leach, Aide who carried votes on January 6th, 2021, and Kris Mayes, (D) Arizona Attorney General

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TRUMP’S TAXES AND LEGAL TROUBLE & MORE

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:52:51 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter for The New York Times Susanne Craig, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley,Filmmaker and Director of “The Corridors of Power” Dror Moreh, former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman,former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, Host of Black Diplomats podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh

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THE JANUARY 6 REPORT IS HERE & MORE

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 11:53:12 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster, former House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel Rep-Elect Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY), Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D – U.S. Virgin Islands), Ukrainian Parliament Member Kira Rudik, Host of ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong Fast, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Rep. Gwen Moore (D- WI), former U.S Ambassador to Ukraine William B. Taylor, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

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ALL THE TRUMP INVESTIGATIONS EXPLAINED & MORE

Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:50:36 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former U.S. Attorney & Professor at University of Alabama School of Law Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney & Professor at University of Michigan Law School Barbara McQuade, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post Caroline Kitchener, Principal Policy Associate of State Issues at Guttmacher Institute Elizabeth Nash, former Chief of Criminal fraud section at the DOJ Andrew Weissman, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), CEO of T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Rabbi of Temple Beth-El in Richmond, Virginia Rabbi Michael Knopf.

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POTENTIAL CRIMINAL REFERRALS & MORE

Sat, 17 Dec 2022 20:56:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Former National Security Advisor Amb. John Bolton, Fmr. Advisor to Mark Zuckerberg & Co-Founder of Elevation Partners Roger McNamee, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Kim Budil, Washington Correspondent at The New York Times Charlie Savage, Co-Founder at Foundry Strategies Rick Tyler, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Lecturer of Social Sciences at Boston University & Lecturer of Government at Harvard University Christopher Rhodes, CEO of PEN America Suzanne Nossel.

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SPECIAL SUNDAY MEETING & MORE

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 21:54:51 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel Rep.-Elect Daniel Goldman (D-N), Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien, Professor of International Law at Yale Law School Oona Hathaway, Staff Writer at The New Yorker Sheelah Kolhatkar, Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen, Niece of Donald TrumpMary Trump, NBC News’ Ali Arouzi, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, Senior Editor of Slate Dahlia Lithwick, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen.

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GRINER BACK HOME & MORE

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 16:45:43 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former CIA Director John Brennan, Editor of The Maddow Blog Steve Benen, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Former U.S. Attorney Jill Wine-Banks, Founder and CEO of Translash Media Imara Jones, Author of ‘Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close’ Jonathan Safran Foer.

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Days Away from the Georgia Runoff

Ali Velshi — Sun, 4 Dec 2022 20:01:26 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NYU Professor, Maya King, New York Times Reporter, Maj. John Spencer, U.S. Army (Ret.), Amy Watson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor, Sonia Pruitt, Retired Captain with the Montgomery County Police Department, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, (D) Wisconsin, Jennifer Rubin, Washington Post Opinion Writer, Toomas Ilves, Former President of Estonia, Karen Attiah, Washington Post Columnist, and Brandy Zadrozny,NBC Senior Reporter

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POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY

Sat, 3 Dec 2022 20:20:45 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE Mohamed El-Erian, CEO and Co-Founder of Rappler & Author of “How To Stand Up To A Dictator” Maria Ressa, Fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Convention Michael Steele, Fmr. Senior advisor to fmr. Vice President Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Democracy Reporter at The Washington Post Matthew Brown, Fmr. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, Author of “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Hag-Seed” Margaret Atwood.

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Honoring Native American Heritage Month

Sun, 27 Nov 2022 22:38:49 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Bill Browder, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management, Jeremy Duda, Journalist at Axios, Rev. Dr. William Barber II, President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, Rebecca Nagle, Cherokee Nation Author and Writer, Carol Leonnig, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Diana DeGette (D) Colorado, Dr. Irwin Redlener, Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University, Tim O’Brien, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, and David Cay Johnston, Co-Founder of DCReport.org.

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THE WORLD’S ON FIRE

Sat, 26 Nov 2022 22:05:32 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Editor and Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion Bobby Ghosh, Fmr. Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Host of the ‘Lost in Panama’ podcast Mariana Atencio, Politics Reporter at The New York Times Maya King, Host and Managing Editor of ‘#RolandMartinUnfiltered’Roland S. Martin, Co-Founder of Elevation PartnersRoger McNamee, Host of ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

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DEMOCRATS MAINTAIN THE SENATE

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:23:52 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Columnist & Editor, MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, host of "Politics Nation" on MSNBC Reverend Al Sharpton, Niece of Donald Trump & Host of ‘The Mary Trump Show’ podcast Mary Trump, Fmr. Republican Congressman & Host of ‘White Flag with Joe Walsh’ Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh , Opinion Writer with The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney & Host of ‘Mea Culpa’ podcast & Author of “REVENGE” Michael Cohen, Nevada Secretary of State- Elect Cisco Aguilar (D), Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson (D), Investigative Reporter at Reckon News & author of “NO CHOICE” Becca Andrews, Research Fellow at Institute to End Mass Incarceration & Executive Director at Families United for Freedom Rachael Bedard, MD.

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High Stakes Midterm Elections

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 20:59:03 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jessica Boehm, Phoenix Reporter at Axios, Tara Setmayer, Senior Advisor at The Lincoln Project, Rep. Sharice Davids, (D) Kansas, Alencia Johnson, Founder & Chief Impact Officer at 1063 West Broad, Jill Filipovic, Journalist, Rep.-Elect Mike Lawler, (R) New York, Michael Shure, Political Journalist, Rep. Tom Malinowski, (D) New Jersey, Eugene Scott, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Jahana Hayes, (D) Connecticut, Rep-Elect Ruwa Romman, (D) Georgia, Joanne Freeman, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU.

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2 DAYS UNTIL MIDTERMS

Mon, 7 Nov 2022 06:15:53 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Editor of The Maddow Blog & Author of “The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics” Steve Benen, Columnist & Editor of MSNBC Daily Hayes Brown, Host of “Field Report with Paola Ramos” Paola Ramos, Campaign Manager for Protect Kentucky Access Rachel Sweet, NBC News’ Dasha Burns, NBC News’ Matt Bradley, NBC News’ Mark Murray, host of “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” Jonathan Capehart, Interim Executive Director & Deputy Director of the ACLU of Kentucky Amber Duke, Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D), Co-Hosts of the “Gaslit Nation” Podcast Andrea Chalupa & Sarah Kendzior.

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Countdown to Midterms

Sun, 6 Nov 2022 04:17:02 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Jocelyn Benson, (D) Michigan Secretary of State, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D- Wisconsin), Ernest Moniz, Co-Chair & CEO of Nuclear Threat Initiative, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman, Joe Walsh, Fmr. Rep. Republican Congressman, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. NSC Director for European Affairs, Eddie Glaude, Jr., Professor and Chair, Dept. of African American Studies, Princeton University, and Reza Aslan, NYT Best-selling Author, ‘Beyond Fundamentalism: Confronting Religious Extremism in the Age of Globalism’.

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Special Edition of “Velshi Across America” From Michigan

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 18:52:33 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Michigan), Reza Aslan, Author of ‘An American Martyr in Persia: The Epic Life and Tragic Death of Howard Bakersville’, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D- Michigan), Kym L. Worthy, Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney, and Dr. Gregory Goyert, OBGYN based in Detroit.

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VELSHI ACROSS AMERICA: LIVE IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN

Sun, 23 Oct 2022 00:25:34 +0000

Ali Velshi is live in Detroit, Michigan and is joined by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI), NBC News Correspondent Cal Perry, Writer at Large with the New York Times Magazine & author of “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind” Robert Draper, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow (D-MI)

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THE INTERVIEW TO SAVE DEMOCRACY

Sun, 16 Oct 2022 23:05:06 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. Federal Judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Editor of The Maddow Blog & Author of “The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics” Steve Benen, Founder of the “Me Too” Movement & author of “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement Tarana Burke, Founder of Ukraine Children’s Action Project & Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University Dr. Irwin Redlener, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney & Author of “REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Department of Justice Against His Critics” Michael Cohen, Senior Markets Correspondent at CNBC Business News & Author of “Shut Up and Keep Talking: Lessons on Life and Investing From the Floor of the New York Stock Exchange” Bob Pisani, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Colorado Secretary of State Secretary Jena Griswold(D), President and CEO of the National Constitution Center & Law Professor at George Washington University Law School Jeffrey Rosen.

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A Letter to the Women of Iran

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:31:13 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Olivia Troye, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Pence, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan, Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) New Jersey, Nicole Hockley, CEO of Sandy Hook Promise, Julia Boorstin, Senior Media & Tech Reporter at CNBC, Carol Leonnig,Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, (D) U.S. Virgin Islands, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian Parliament Member, and Alex Gino, Award-winning Author of ‘Melissa’.

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MIDTERMS AND DEMOCRACY, & MORE

Sun, 9 Oct 2022 19:20:07 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Senior International Correspondent Keir Simmons, Pulitzer Prize-winning National Political Reporter with The Washington Post Amy Gardner, Fellow at the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law Matthew Seligman, Author of ‘Permanent Distortion: How the Financial Markets Abandoned the Real Economy Forever’ Nomi Prins, Senior Editor at Slate & Host of the ‘Amicus’ podcast & Author of ‘LADY JUSTICE: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America’ Dahlia Lithwick, Co-Director for Center for Vaccine Development at the Texas Children’s Hospital & Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine Dr. Peter Hotez, Editor of The Maddow Blog & Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show & Author of ‘The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics’ Steve Benen, Candidate for Louisiana Congress 1stDistrict Katie Darling, Editor-at-Large for The 19thErrin Haines, Politics Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Shannon McCaffrey, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney & Host of the ‘Mea Culpa’ podcast & Author of ‘REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Department of Justice Against His Critics’ Michael Cohen

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Crude Awakening

Sun, 9 Oct 2022 00:29:21 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by John Brennan, Former CIA Director, Rep. Sean Casten (D) Illinois, Chris Miller, Associate Professor of International History at Tuft’s The Fletcher School, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, Joe Cirincione, National Security and Nuclear Expert, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, NSC Fmr. Director for European Affairs, Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter at NBC News Digital, Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D) Florida, and Reshma Saujani, Founder and CEO of Girls Who Code.

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BACK AT IT

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 19:44:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News’ Ali Vitali, Ukrainian Parliament Member Kira Rudik, Vice President of Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace Amb. William B. Taylor, Fmr. Federal Prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Author of “LADY JUSTICE: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America” Dahlia Lithwick, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Susanne Craig, Pennsylvania Attorney GeneralJosh Shapiro, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE Mohamed El-Erian, President of BancAlliance Lori Bettinger.

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The “Why” Behind all the Book Bans

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:37:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Sen. Tim Kaine (D- Virginia), Ray Suarez, Visiting Professor of Political Science at NYU Shanghai, Andy Campbell, Author, ‘We are Proud Boys: How a Right-Wing Street Gang Ushered in a New Era of American Extremism’, Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney, Negar Mortazavi, Iranian-American journalist, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. Director for European Affairs at National Security Council, and Suzanne Nossel, CEO, PEN America.

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All Eyes On Arizona

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:27:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Maj. (Ret.) John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at Madison Policy Forum, Charlie Crist, Democratic nominee for Florida Governor, Lara Setrakian, Co-Founder & CEO of News Deeply, Thelma Pannell-Dantzler, Mother of Phillip Pannell, Natacha Pannell, Sister of Phillip Pannell, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Host of ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Sen. Patrick Leahy, (D) Vermont, and Secretary Katie Hobbs , Arizona Secretary of State

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Trump Associate Subpoenaed by Grand Jury

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 01:51:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D – U.S. Virgin Islands), Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney, Nancy Northup, President & CEO for Center for Reproductive Rights, Dara Lind, Immigration Reporter, Jacqueline Alemany, Congressional Investigations Reporter, Daniel S. Goldman, Former House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Stephanie Land, New York Times Best-Selling Author of ‘Maid’, and Sarah Smarsh, Author of ‘Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth.

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THE STATE OF THE WORLD

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 21:41:00 +0000

Ali Velshi and Chris Jansing are joined by NBC News’ Rehema Ellis and Tom Llamas, Editor and Columnist for Bloomberg Opinion Bobby Ghosh, History Professor & Associate Dean of the Faculty for the Social Sciences at Boston University Arianne Chernock, Award-winning historian & NBC News Royal Contributor Suzannah Lipscomb, Executive Editor at Newyorker.com David Rohde, Justice Reporter for NBC News Digital Ryan Reilly, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee & Fmr. U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband, Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson (D), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D), Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R- NY), President and Founder of the Eurasia Group & GZERO Media Ian Bremmer, Queenship and Royal Studies historian at the University of Winchester & Founder and Director of the Royal Studies Network Elena Woodacre, Niece of Shireen Abu Akleh Lina Abu Akleh.

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THE END OF AN ERA

Sat, 10 Sep 2022 22:05:32 +0000

Ali Velshi and Chris Jansing are joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning National Political Correspondent at The Washington Post Mary Jordan, Fmr. Royal Editor for ITV News & Author of “Queen Elizabeth II, A Celebration of Her Majesty’s 90thBirthday” Tim Ewart, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Correspondent for The New York Times Charlie Savage, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan & Professor at the University of Michigan Law SchoolBarbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to the U.K. and Sweden & author of “The Power of Giving Away Power: How The Best Leaders Learn to Let Go” Fmr. Ambassador Matthew Barzun, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO Adm. James Stavridis, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D- WA), Royal Historian & author of “Elizabeth: Queen and Crown” Sarah Gristwood, NBC News/MSNBC British Historian Andrew Roberts, co-authors of ‘”Queen Elizabeth II: An Oral History” Deborah Hart Strober & Gerald Strober, Professor at the School of Public Affairs & School of Education at American University & author of “Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right” Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University & author of “The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World” Kehinde Andrews, Professor at NYU School of Law Melissa Murray.

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A Never Before Aired Conversation with Margaret Atwood

Mon, 5 Sep 2022 03:59:10 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter at NBC News Digital, Eddie Glaude, Jr. Professor and Chair of the Dept. of African American Studies at Princeton University, Joanne Freeman, Professor of History & American Studies at Yale University, Dr. Daniel James Baker, Executive Director of Lenox Hill Hospital, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Amb. Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) Illinois, Michael Beschloss, NBC News Presidential Historian, Jelani Cobb, Dean of Columbia Journalism School, and Margaret Atwood, Author of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale

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The Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

Sun, 4 Sep 2022 03:34:56 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Charlie Savage, Washington Correspondent at The New York Time, Barbara McQuade, Former U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Bradley P. Moss, Partner at Mark S. Zaid, P.C., Michael Kirk, Filmmaker, Lt. Gen. RusselHonoré, Former Commander for the Joint Task Force Katrina, Dr. David Priess, Former CIA Officer, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, D – U.S. Virgin Islands, Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, Olivia Troye, Chief Political Strategist at Renew America Movement, and Rina Shah, Principal & Founder of Rilax Strategies

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RISK ASSESSMENT

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:40:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, former RNC chairman Michael Steele, retired Maryland police captain Sonia Pruitt, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Princeton’s Eddie Glaude, The New Yorker’s David Rohde & Sheelah Kolhatkar, Charlie Savage of The New York Times, The Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin, Prof. Leslie Reagan, MSNBC anchor Lindsey Reiser and NBC News Correspondents Scott Cohn & Meagan Fitzgerald.

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“PROBABLE CAUSE”

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 17:10:44 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Democratic Representative Stacey Plaskett, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, former CIA officer David Priess, Center for Reproductive Rights’ CEO Nancy Northup, author Ellen Hopkins, New York Times photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Brookings senior fellow Andre Perry, Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post, NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali, and CNBC’s Annie Nova.

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Country Over Party

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:22:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter for NBC News Digital, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi,(D) Illinois, Nastya Shpot, Ukrainian high schooler, Ben Collins, Senior Reporter at NBC News, Julie Burkhart, Founder & President of Wellspring Health Access, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council, Katie Benner, Justice Department Reporter at the New York Times, Rep. Don Bacon (R) Nebraska, Frank Luntz, Republican Political Strategist & Pollster

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Six Months in Ukraine

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 08:11:33 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Olivia Troye, Chief Political Strategist at Renew America Movement, Evan McMullin, U.S. Senate Candidate for Utah, Rep. Spencer Wetmore (D) South Carolina, Akhil Reed Amar, Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, Inna Sovsun, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at the Washington Post, Tim O’Brien, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Non-resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, Homi K. Bhabha, Professor of Humanities, English & Comparative Literature Departments at Harvard University

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FBI Raid Sparks Far-Right Rhetoric

Sun, 14 Aug 2022 19:50:44 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita at the Wilson Center, Dr. David Priess, Fmr. CIA Officer, Caitlin Dickerson, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Matthieu Aikins, Pulitzer Prize-winning Contributing Writer at New York Times Magazine, Charlie Savage, Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Correspondent at The New York Times, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, Joanne Freeman, Award-winning Historian & Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, Jon Allen, Senior National Politics Reporter at NBC News, and Rutger Bregman, Historian.

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A SEARCH, WARRANTED

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 22:30:59 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Fmr. CIA John Brennan, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney Michael Cohen, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Member of the Ukrainian Parliament Nataliya Pipa, Deputy National Editor at The Washington Post Philip Rucker, National Security Attorney Bradley Moss, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D- WI), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh, and NBC News’ Emily Ikeda.

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the fight for Abortion rights, the Inflation Reduction Act, and more

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 20:13:26 +0000

Ali Velshi is in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and is joined by NBC News’ Ali Vitali, Law Professor at the University of California – Irvine Michele Goodwin, Maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. David Hackney, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Wisconsin Attorney General (D) Josh Kaul, Editor of The Maddow Blog Steve Benen, Democratic Candidate for Kansas Attorney General Chris Mann, NYT Bestselling Author of ‘Speak’ Laurie Halse Anderson, and Molly Jong

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Post-Roe in Action in Alabama

Sat, 6 Aug 2022 20:06:41 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Nancy Northup, President & CEO at Center for Reproductive Rights, Sen. Bob Casey, (D) Pennsylvania, Adm. James Stavridis, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones, (D) Alabama, Mohamed El-Erian, Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz SE, Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at Washington Post, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman.

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Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on the January 6 Select Committee’s investigation and more

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 22:57:09 +0000

Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Justice Department Reporter for The New York Times Katie Benner, Fmr. Chief Spokesperson for the DOJ Matthew Miller, Economics Reporter for the WSJ Amara Omeokwe, Fmr. Pence Senior Advisor Olivia Troye, Fmr. HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Politico National Correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan, Rep. AdamKinzinger (R-IL), Co-Founder, Ukraine Children’s Action Project Dr. Irwin Redlener, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Scholar-in-Residence at the Mark Twain Center, Matthew Seybold

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Sam Stein Guest Hosts for Ali Velshi

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 00:23:06 +0000

Sam Stein is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Tim O’Brien, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, Carol Leonnig. Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Dr. Uché Blackstock, Founder & CEO of Advancing Health Equity, Jonathan Kott, Founder of Majority Makers, Nancy Northup, President & CEO of Center for Reproductive Rights, Dr. Melissa March, OB/GYN - Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter at NBC News Digital, and Jacqueline Woodson, Author of ‘Brown Girl Dreaming’.

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Sam Stein is in for Ali Velshi

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 01:52:03 +0000

Sam Stein speaks with Daniel S. Goldman, Former House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel, Rep. Ann McLane, (D) New Hampshire, Rep. Peter Welch, (D) Vermont, Clint Watts, NBC News & MSNBC National Security Analyst, Barbara McQuade, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Philip Bump, National Correspondent at The Washington Post, Michael Steele, Former RNC Chairman, Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, Sapphire Garcia-Lies, President of Kansas Birth Justice Society, and Elizabeth Nash, Principal Policy Associate of State Issues at Guttmacher Institute.

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Insider Risk

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 16:06:12 +0000

Sam Stein is joined by Ryan Reilly, Justice Reporter at NBC News Digital, Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney, Joanne Freeman, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, Manuel Oliver, Founder of Change The Ref, Michele Goodwin, Law Professor at University of California – Irvine, Secretary Jena Griswold,(D) Colorado Secretary of State, Irin Carmon, Senior Correspondent at New York Magazine, Dr. Tani Molhatra, OB/GYN- Maternal and Fetal Medicine at UH Cleveland Medical Center, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Olivia Troye, Chief Political Strategist at Renew America Movement, Peter Beinart, MSNBC Political Analyst, and Aimee Allison, Founder & President of She The People.

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Sam Stein is in for Ali Velshi

Sat, 16 Jul 2022 15:42:30 +0000

Sam Stein is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter for The Guardian, Barbara McQuade, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent at Vox, Dean Obeidallah, Host of SiriusXM radio's ‘The Dean Obeidallah show’, Meridith McGraw, National Political Correspondent at Politico, Nancy Northup, President & CEO at Center for Reproductive Rights, Mary Ziegler, Professor at UC Davis Law School, Hagar Chemali, Fmr. Spokesperson for U.S. Mission to the UN, Mary McCord, Fmr. Acting Asst. Attorney General for National Security at U.S. Department of Justice, Ben Collins, Senior Reporter for NBC News, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian Parliament Member, and Tony Plohetski, Investigative Reporter at Austin American-Statesman.

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the January 6 Select Committee’s investigation and more

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 18:30:30 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Justice Reporter for NBC News Digital Ryan Reilly, Fmr. January 6thSenior Investigator John Wood, Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Ben Wikler, NBC News Technology Correspondent Jake Ward, Political Strategist & Pollster Frank Luntz, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for Politico Kyle Cheney, Host of ‘The Mary Trump Show’ podcast Mary Trump, Michigan Attorney General (D) Dana Nessel, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), and author of “Out of Darkness” Ashley Hope Perez.

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the January 6 Select Committee’s investigation and more

Sat, 9 Jul 2022 20:01:31 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Justice Department Reporter at the New York Times Katie Benner, Fmr. House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel Daniel S. Goldman, Fmr. Resident Legal Advisor at the U.S. Embassy Moscow Tom Firestone, MSNBC Legal AnalystBarbara McQuade, Founder and Chair of the Trans Affirming Alliance Celeste Fiore, Esq, Director at the Red River Women’s ClinicTammi Kromenaker, Professor of Constitutional Law at the NYU Law School Kenji Yoshino, Politico National CorrespondentBetsy Woodruff Swan, Senior Correspondent at New York Magazine Irin Carmon, Personal Technology reporter The Washington PostTatum Hunter, and NBC News’ Meaghan Fitzgerald.

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50 Years Since Watergate and Washington is Back in Scandal

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 20:03:00 +0000

Sam Stein is joined by Katie Benner, Justice Department Reporter at the New York Times, Barbara McQuade, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D – U.S. Virgin Islands), Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Secretary Jena Griswold (D) Colorado Secretary of State, Elizabeth Holtzman, Fmr. U.S. Congresswoman, Michael Conway, Counsel of U.S. House Judiciary Committee in the Impeachment Inquiry of President Nixon, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Kyle Cheney, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter at Politico, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D- PA), Lexi Churchill, Research Reporter, ProPublica at Texas Tribune Investigative Unit, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. Director for European Affairs at National Security Council, Robin Rue Simmons, Founder & Executive Director at FirstRepair, and Robert J. Patterson, Professor and Inaugural Chair at Department of African American Studies at Georgetown University.

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The Nation Reacts to January 6th Hearings

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:26:09 +0000

Michael Steele is joined by Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent, Joyce Vance, Professor at University of Alabama School of Law, Olivia Troye, Chief Political Strategist at Renew America Movement, Clint Watts, Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute & Alliance for Securing Democracy, Michael Cohen, Trump’s Fmr. Personal Attorney, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Jacqueline Alemany, Congressional Investigations Reporter at The Washington Post, Rep. David Cicilline, (D) Rhode Island, Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Lizz Winstead, Founder & Chief Creative Officer at Abortion Access Front, and W. Kamau Bell, Comedian.

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Michael Steele is in for Ali Velshi and reports the latest on the January 6 Insurrection and more

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:04:42 +0000

Michael Steele is joined by Politico National Correspondent and MSNBC Contributor Betsy Woodruff Swan, MSNBC Legal Analyst and Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan Barbara McQuade, Rep. Ann Kuster (D-NH), Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Pence Olivia Troye, Senior Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion and MSNBC Political Analyst Tim O’Brien, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh (R- IL), Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D – U.S. Virgin Islands), and NBC News’ Antonia Hylton, Ellison Barber, and Stephanie Stanton

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Fight for Democracy, Gun Control, and more

Sun, 5 Jun 2022 23:53:09 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Editor of The Maddow Blog Steve Benen, Founder of Change The Ref Manuel Oliver, NBC News National Security Analyst and Former Assistant Director for Counterintelligence at the FBI Frank Figliuzzi, Senior Legal Affairs Reporter for Politico Kyle Cheney, Democratic Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of California, President of the Independent Firearm Owners Association Richard Feldman, Congressional Reporter for The Guardian Hugo Lowell, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita at the Wilson Center Jane Harman, and NYT best selling author of “Nineteen Minutes” Jodi Picoult.

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the Fight for Democracy and more

Sat, 4 Jun 2022 16:14:20 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent Ali Vitali, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Opinion Columnist with The Washington Post Radley Balko, Co-Director of ‘The Janes’ Tia Lessin, Co-Director of ‘The Janes’ Emma Pildes, Reporter Heidi Przybyla, Politico National Correspondent and MSNBC Contributor Betsy Woodruff Swan, Fmr. Director for European Affairs on the National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Attorney for the Sandy Hook Families Joshua Koskoff, and Contributing Editor for Wired Brendan Koerner

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Alicia Menendez is in for Ali Velshi, and reports live from Uvalde, TX

Sat, 28 May 2022 20:01:22 +0000

Alicia Menendez is joined by NBC News’ Ken Dilanian, Liz McLaughlin, Erin McLaughlin, Deon Hampton, Sam Brock, Shaquille Brewster, NBC News/MSNBC Terrorism Analyst and Ret. ATF Special Agent in Charge Jim Cavanaugh, MSNBC Political Analyst and Fmr. United States Secretary of Housing & Urban Development Julian Castro, Brennan Center Fellow Eric Ruben, TX State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, Co-Founder & CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Nicole Hockley, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General for National Security at the U.S. Department of Justice and MSNBC Political Analyst Mary McCord, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Guns Down America Igor Volsky, and Co-Founder of Orange Ribbons for Jaime Fred Guttenberg.

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on President Biden’s trip abroad and more

Sun, 22 May 2022 15:53:15 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Foreign Correspondent Janis Mackey Frayer, Senior Fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law Susan A. Thornton, Founding Director of the Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research & Associate Director at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Political Strategist and Pollster Frank Luntz, Former Foreign Minister of Russia Andrei Kozyrev, Former Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services, University of California, San Francisco Dir. of Research, UCSF’s Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health Dr. Diana Greene Foster, Professor of Center for African American Studies at Princeton University Imani Perry, andChair of the Deptment of African American Studies at Princeton University & MSNBC Political Analyst Eddie Glaude, Jr.

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The Rise of “The Great Replacement” Theory

Sat, 21 May 2022 19:57:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Larry Platt, Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director at The Philadelphia Citizen, Ned Foley, Director of Election Law and Constitutional Law Chair at Ohio State Contributing Columnist at The Washington Post, Heather Long, Economic Columnist and Editorial Board member at The Washington Post, Spencer Glendon, Senior Fellow at Woodwell Climate Research Center, Ian Bremmer, President & Founder at Eurasia Group & GZERO Media, Steve Benen, Editor at The Maddow Blog, Michael Steele, Former RNC Chairman, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, and Karen J. Greenberg, Director at Fordham University’s Center on National Security.

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Maria Teresa Kumar fills in for Ali Velshi

Sun, 15 May 2022 04:05:00 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by NBC News Correspondent Jesse Kirsch, NBC News & MSNBC National Security Analyst Clint Watts, Host and Managing Editor, #RolandMartinUnfiltered Roland Martin, Professor of Law, Sociology, Civil Rights and Africana Studies at University of Pennsylvania Dorothy Roberts, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Erin McLaughlin, U.S. Charge D'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine Kristina Kvien, President & Founder of Futuro Media, Anchor & Executive Producer of Latino USA, Host and Producer of the now Pulitzer-winning ‘Suave’ podcast Maria Hinojosa, NBC Senior Reporter Ben Collins, NBC News National Security Analyst Frank Figliuzzi,

President of Color of Change Rashad Robinson, President and CEO of the NAACP Derrick Johnson, Chairman of The Human Rights Foundation Garry Kasparov, Political Columnist Ana Marie Cox, and Founder and CEO of TransLash Media Imara Jones.

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the fight for women’s rights, the war in Ukraine, and more

Sun, 8 May 2022 18:16:02 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Co-Founder of the Center for Reproductive Rights and co-author of ‘Controlling Women: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom’ Kathryn Kolbert, Democratic Representative Barbara Lee of California, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Kelly Cobiella, NBC News’ Mike Memoli, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Chair of Religious Studies at University of Pennsylvania and author of ‘White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America’ Anthea Butler, Democratic Representative Judy Chu of California, Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist for The New York Times Lynsey Addario, Democratic Representative Sharice Davids of Kansas, and Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington and author of ‘White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism’ Robin DiAngelo.

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A Post-Roe Future

Sat, 7 May 2022 18:49:58 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Robin Marty, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center, Nancy Northup, Center for Reproductive RightsPresident & CEO, Maksym Borodin, Mariupol City Council member, Petro Poroshenko, Former President of Ukraine, Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) Wisconsin, Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center President & CEO, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D) Massachusetts, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent, Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU, and Mary Ziegler, Professor at UC Davis Law School

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Ali Velshi reports the latest on the War in Ukraine, and Margaret Atwood joins the show

Sun, 1 May 2022 22:24:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Raf Sanchez and Erin McLaughlin, Executive Editor of The New Voice of Ukraine Veronika Melkozerova, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Producer and Director of FRONTLINE’S ‘The Power of Big Oil’ Dan Edge, Fmr. House Impeachment Inquiry Majority Counsel and MSNBC Legal Analyst Daniel S. Goldman, Rep. David Cicilline- (D-RI), Political Editor and COO of the Kyiv Independent Oleksiy Sorokin, and Award-winning Author of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Margaret Atwood.

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Fight for Democracy

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:22:01 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jonathan D. Katz, Director of Democracy Initiatives, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent, Dorothy Roberts, Professor of Law and Sociology at University of Pennsylvania, Kenneth S. Rogoff, Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Harvard University, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Joyce Vance, University of Alabama School of Law Professor, Lesia Vasylenko, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Roger McNamee, Co-founder at Elevation Partners, and Sinan Aral, David Austin Professor of Management at MIT.

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Biden’s Climate Goals A Year Later

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 15:59:23 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Daniel S. Goldman, MSNBC Legal Analyst, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Bill Browder, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Founder and Host of ‘Black Diplomats’ Podcast, Frank Luntz, Political Analyst, Communications Consultant & Pollster, Toomas Ilves, Former President of the Republic of Estonia, Gov. Jay Inslee (D-Washington), and Nic Stone, Author of “Dear Martin”.

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Ali Velshi is back in New York City

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:18:32 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Raf Sanchez and Kelly Cobiella, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Politico National Correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan, Ukrainian Parliament Member Inna Sovsun, MSNBC Political Analyst and Publisher of The.Ink Anand Giridharadas, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D – U.S. Virgin Islands), Founding Director of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University’s Earth Institute and NBC/MSNBC Public Health Analyst Dr. Irwin Redlener, Principal Policy Associate for State Issues at the Guttmacher Institute Elizabeth Nash, and the Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation’s National Clinical Access Project duVergne Gaines.

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Special Guest Host

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:26:31 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by Oleksandra Matviichuk, Chair at The Center for Civil Liberties, Lisa Yasko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Dr. Ebony Hilton, MSNBC Medical Contributor, Toby Fricker, Chief of Communications and Partnerships at UNICEF, David Miliband, President & CEO of International Rescue Committee, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post Foreign Correspondent, Clint Watts, NBC News & MSNBC National Security Analyst, Joyce Vance, University of Alabama School of Law Professor, and Marina Jenkins, Director of Litigation & Policy at the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.

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Maria Teresa Kumar with the latest on the War in Ukraine, and more

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 16:18:56 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by NBC Foreign Correspondent Raf Sanchiz in Lviv, Ukraine, President, German Marshall Fund Heather Conley, Political Editor and COO of the Kyiv Independent Oleksiy Sorokin, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine and Deputy Director of the Ukrainian World CongressSviatoslav Yurash, Co-Executive Director of Trust Women Rebecca Tong, Actress Oliwia Dabrowska, Chairman of The Human Rights Foundation,

Garry Kasparov, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine and Leader of Holos Political Party Kira Rudik, Founder of the World Center Kitchen Chef José Andrés, and Politico National Correspondent Betsy Woodruff Swan.

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Ali Velshi live from Lviv, Ukraine

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:46:03 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Molly Hunter in Kyiv, NBC’s Raf Sanchez from Lviv, Fmr. Director for European Affairs, National Security Council retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Editor, Geopolitical Intelligence Services and former Chief Editor & Executive Director of the Kyiv Post Brian Bonner, Member of Ukrainian Parliament Dmytro Gurin, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, Emergency Coordinator,Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors without Borders Alex Wade, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, former Representative of Jordan to the United Nations & former Ambassador of Jordan to the United States, and Professor, Practice of Law and Human Rights, The University of Pennsylvania Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Political Editor and COO of the Kyiv Independent Oleksiy Sorokin, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, and Russian American Historian and author of “Blowing Up Russia” Yuri Felshtinsky. Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, founder and host of ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr in Ukraine, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine Lesia Vasylenko, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum Major (ret.) John Spencer, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Eurasia Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and author of “Putinomics” Chris Miller, and Ukrainian Refugee Nastya Shpot.

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Ali Velshi live from Lviv, Ukraine

Sat, 9 Apr 2022 15:57:42 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Raf Sanchez from Lviv, NBC’s Molly Hunter in Kyiv, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, Wilson Center Jane Harman, Executive Editor, The New Voice of Ukraine Veronika Melkozerova, Senior Staff Writer with The War Zone Howard Altman, Vice-Chairman of IHS Markit Daniel Yergin, President & CEO of the International Rescue Committee and Fmr. Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom David Miliband, Washington Post Foreign CorrespondentIsabelle Khurshudyan, Professor of International Law at Yale Law School and Member of the Advisory Committee on International Law for Department of State Oona Hathaway, President & CEO of the National Women’s Law Center and President of the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund Fatima Goss Graves, andBoston Globe Columnist and MSNBC Political Analyst Kimberly Atkins Stohr.

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Bearing Witness in Ukraine

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 15:30:48 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Andrei Kozyrev, Former Foreign Minister of Russia, Toomas Ilves, Former President of the Republic of Estonia, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post Foreign Correspondent, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D- Vermont, Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Former Director for European Affairs at National Security Council, Kristina Kvien, U.S. Charge D'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian Journalist, and Major (Ret.) John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies, Madison Policy Forum

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Live from Lviv

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 03:48:32 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Sudarsan Raghavan, Correspondent at Large at the Washington Post, Oleksiy Goncharenko, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Angela Stent, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian Member of Parliament, Serhiy Kiral, Deputy Mayor of Lviv, and Nate Mook, CEO of World Central Kitchen

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Live from Warsaw, PolandLive from Warsaw, Poland

Sun, 27 Mar 2022 17:38:20 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Jacob Soboroff from Lviv, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor, founder and host of ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr in Ukraine, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine Lesia Vasylenko, UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Madison Policy Forum Major (ret.) John Spencer, Head of Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Eurasia Director at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and author of “Putinomics” Chris Miller, and Ukrainian Refugee Nastya Shpot.

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Live from Warsaw, Poland

Sat, 26 Mar 2022 18:49:24 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Ali Arouzi, Kelly O’Donnell, Jacob Soboroff, and Gabe Gutierrez. Also, former Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Kozyrev, Washington Post Correspondent Sudarsan Raghavan, Ukrainian Member of Parliament Inna Sovsun, Professor of International Law at Yale Law School Oona Hathaway, President of the German Marshall Fund Heather Conley, Executive Editor of The New Voice of Ukraine Veronika Melkozerova, President & CEO of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband, Staff Writer for The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, Distinguished Fellow and president Emerita at the Wilson Center Jane Harman.

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Live from Budapest, Hungary

Sun, 20 Mar 2022 18:24:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Clint Watts, Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute & Alliance for Securing Democracy, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Founder and Host of the ‘Black Diplomats’ Podcast, Olena Sotnyk, Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, David Miliband, President & CEO at International Rescue Committee, Angela Stent, Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution, Isobel Yeung, VICE News Correspondent, Kira Rudik, Ukrainian Member of Parliament, Rep. Tom Malinowski, (D) New Jersey, and José Andrés, Founder of World Center Kitchen.

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War Crimes

Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:56:10 +0000

Ali Velshi, reporting live from the Nyugati rail station in Budapest, Hungary, is joined by NBC's Molly Hunter and Gabe Gutierrez in Lviv, Ukraine, the Kyiv Independent's Oleksiy Sorokin, Ukrainian members of parliament Lisa Yasko and Sviatoslav Yurash, retired U.S. Army Major and chair of Urban Warfare Studies for the Madison Policy Forum John Spencer, NYU history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Yale Law School's Oona Hathaway, founding director of Columbia's Center for Disaster Preparedness Dr. Irwin Redlener, and UNICEF's Joe English.

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Stories from the Border

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:21:32 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Sudarsan Raghavan, Correspondent at Large for Washington Post, Lisa Yasko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine, David Miliband, President & CEO and International Rescue Committee, Amb. William B. Taylor, Russia and Europe at the U.S. Institute of Peace Vice-President, Heather Conley, German Marshall Fund President, Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Former Director for European Affairs at National Security Council, and Petro Poroshenko, Former President of Ukraine.

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Updates from the Ukraine Border

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:27:07 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Garry Kasparov, Chairman at The Human Rights Foundation, Helene Cooper, Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon Correspondent at The New York Times, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Founder and Host of the ‘Black Diplomats’ Podcast, Irwin Redlener, Founding Director, National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Columbia University’s Earth Institute, Oleksandr Tkachenko, Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Amb. Michael McFaul, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Vladimir Kara-Murza, Russian opposition politician, Oleksiy Goncharenko, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, Lynsey Addario, Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist at The New York Times, and Evelyn Farkas, Fmr. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia/Ukraine/Eurasia.

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Live from the Ukrainian Border

Sun, 6 Mar 2022 20:34:02 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Former Director for European Affairs, National Security Council, Sudarsan Raghavan, Correspondent at Large at the Washington Post, Inna Sovsun, Ukrainian Parliament Member, Malcolm Nance, MSNBC Terrorism Analyst, Bobby Ghosh, Editor & Columnist at Bloomberg Opinion, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Founder and Host of The Black Diplomat’ Podcast, Dr. Brian Klaas, Associate Professor at University College London, David Miliband, President & CEO of International Rescue Committee, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat of New York, Heather Conley, President of German Marshall Fund, Eliot Borenstein, Professor of Russian & Slavic Studies at NYU, and Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU.

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As Russia's War in Ukraine enters Day 10, Ali Velshi is live from the Hungary-Ukraine border

Sat, 5 Mar 2022 17:03:35 +0000

Ali Velshi is live from the Hungary-Ukraine border, and is joined by Olena Sotnyk, Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine; the former U.S. Ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder; Clint Watts; Lisa Yasko, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine; Chris Melzer, Senior External Relations Officer for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or the UNHCR; Jane Harman; Ian Bremmer; Kira Rudik, Member of the Parliament of Ukraine; former Energy Secretary Ernsest Moniz; former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor; Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA); Ambassador Adrejs Pildegovics, Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations; Dr. Irwin Redlener.

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The Inaugural Meeting of the “Velshi Banned Book Club”

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 16:51:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Matt Zapotosky, National Security Reporter at The Washington Post, Symone Sanders, Former Senior Advisor & Chief Spokesperson to the Vice President, Rep. Conor Lamb (D-Pennsylvania), Yoruba Richen, Director, Writer, and Producer of ‘American Reckoning’, Dawn Porter, Executive Producer of ‘American Reckoning’, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), Fatima Goss Graves, President & CEO of the National Women’s Law Center, and George M. Johnson, New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’.

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The Shredding President

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 17:36:36 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jeremy Peters, Author of“INSURGENCY: How Republicans Lost Their Party and Got Everything They Ever Wanted”, Rep. Hank Johnson, Democrat of Georgia, Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, State Rep. Michele Rayner, Democrat of Florida, Khloe Joiner, Founder of “A Book and A Smile”, Jacqueline Alemany, Congressional Correspondent at the Washington Post, Rep. Jim Clyburn, Democrat of South Carolina, Deuel Ross, Senior Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, and Eddie Glaude, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University.

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Reframing American History

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 16:54:41 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. NSC Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucuses, and Russia, Geoff Bennett, MSNBC Political Contributor, Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, (D) Pennsylvania, Keiawnna Pitts, Founder and Chief Community Catalyst, Round Rock Black Parents Association, Nola Haynes, Director, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security (WCAPS) Adjunct Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Pepperdine University, Omarosa Manigault Newman, Former Senior White House Official & Director of Communications for the Office of Public Liaison, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Boston Globe Columnist, Rep. Barbara Lee (D) California, Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, and Jelani Cobb, Director, Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights at Columbia University.

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Rudy Caludy

Sat, 5 Feb 2022 17:48:53 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Michael Cohen, Former Personal Attorney to Donald Trump, Eugene Scott, National Political Reporter at The Washington Post, Dr. Ala Stanford, Founder at Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, Nikole Hannah Jones, Pulitzer Prize Winning Staff Writer at the New York Times Magazine, Yamiche Alcindor, Anchor & Moderator at ‘Washington Week’ on PBS, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Democrat of U.S. Virgin Islands, Helene Cooper, Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon Correspondent at The New York Times, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Democrat of New York, and William M. Rodgers III, Vice President and Director at Institute for Economic Equity for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Ukraine in Context

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:04:40 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor & Legal Correspondent at Slate Magazine, Nancy Northup, President & CEO at Center for Reproductive Rights, Anne Applebaum, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Rep. Madeleine Dean, (D) Pennsylvania, Jake Ward, NBC News Technology Correspondent, Matthew Seligman, Fellow at Center for Private Law at Yale Law School, Jim Obergefell, Lead Plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015), that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States, Lev Parnas, Former Associate of Rudy Giuliani, Wajahat Ali, Columnist at The Daily Beast, and Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large at The 19th.

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Republicans Take Aim at Books

Sat, 29 Jan 2022 16:33:54 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Olatunde C. Johnson, Professor of Law at Columbia University, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent, Garry Kasparov, Founder and Chairman at Renew Democracy Initiative, Eric Hirschberg, Founder of Will Work for Change, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Boston Globe Columnist, Katie Benner, Pulitzer Prize-winning Justice Department Reporter at the New York Times, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Ian Bremmer, President and Founder at Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, Eddie Glaude, Princeton University Department of African American Studies Chair, and Timothy Snyder Professor of History at Yale University.

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The Future for Ukraine, The Republican Party, and the Climate

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 22:45:12 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Kyle Cheney, Legal affairs reporter for Politico, Olivia Troye, Former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Pence, Dr. David Skorton, President & CEO at Association of American Medical Colleges, Bonnie Schneider, Author of “Taking The Heat: How Climate Change is Affecting Your Mind, Body, & Spirit and What You Can Do About It”, Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania, Katie Benner, Pulitzer Prize-winning Department Reporter at New York Times, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Representative for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Lt. Col. (Ret) Alexander Vindman, Fmr. NSC Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucuses, and Russia, and Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State.

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Tension at Home and Overseas

Sat, 22 Jan 2022 17:16:34 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent, Rep. Joaquin Castro, (D) Texas, Olivia Troye, Fmr. Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Pence, Ari Berman, Senior Reporter at Mother Jones, Steve Benen, Editor at The Maddow Blog, Carol Leonnig, Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter at The Washington Post, Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney, Adm. James Stavridis, Fmr. Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, Tammi Kromenaker, Director of Red River Women’s Clinic, Elizabeth Nash Principal Policy Associate and Interim Associate Director of State Issues at Guttmacher Institute.

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Crisis Averted in Texas

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:47:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones, former OSHA chief David Michaels, Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt, Politico’s Betsy Woodruff Swan, and NBC’s Morgan Chesky.

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Democracy at Stake

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 18:11:08 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined Rep. Jim Clyburn, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, former majority counsel for the House Impeachment Inquiry Daniel Goldman, Rev. Dr. William Barber, The New York Times Pentagon Correspondent Helene Cooper, SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah, former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh, former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, and NBC’s Jake Ward.

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What Can Be Done To Save Democracy?

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 16:06:33 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Dana Nessel, Michigan Attorney General, Rep. Mondaire Jones, Democrat of New York, Dr. Salmaan Keshavjee, Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine & Director at Harvard Medical School Center for Global Health Delivery, Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of Eurasia Group & GZERO Media, Timothy Snyder, Professor of History at Yale University, Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat of California, Trey Grayson, Former Kentucky Secretary of State, Alencia Johnson, Democratic Strategist & Chief Impact Officer of 1063 West Broad, and Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post.

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The Fight for Democracy

Sat, 8 Jan 2022 17:00:50 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Joanne Freeman, Award-winning Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, Rep. Jim Clyburn (D) South Carolina, Roger McNamee, Author of ‘Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe’, Karl Racine, Washington, D.C. Attorney General, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, Dr. Ala Stanford, Founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, Olivia Troye, Fmr. Homeland Security, Counterterror & COVID Advisor to VP Mike Pence, Michael Steele, Fmr. RNC Chairman.

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From Washington, D.C. to Wall Street

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 16:20:19 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Kyle Cheney, Legal affairs reporter for Politico, Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney, Deborah Watts, Cousin of Emmett Till, Gov. Steve Bullock, Former Governor of Montana, Marina Jenkins Litigation and Policy Director at National Democratic Redistricting Committee, and Jennifer Rubin, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post.

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Christmas with “Velshi”

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:26:08 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Dr. Ebony Hilton, Critical Care Anesthesiologist at University of Virginia, Rep. Susan Wild, Democrat of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lipi Roy, Medical Director of COVID Isolation & Quarantine Sites for Housing Works in New York City, Andy Slavitt, Fmr. White House Senior Advisor for COVID Response, Andre Perry, Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution.

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“Complete bullsh*t”

Sun, 19 Dec 2021 23:23:42 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Philip Bump, National Correspondent at The Washington Post, Rep. David Cicilline, Democrat of Rhode Island, Dr. Rick Bright, Senior Vice President of Pandemic Prevention and Response at The Rockefeller Foundation, Nse Ufot, CEO at New Georgia Project, Josh Shapiro, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director at Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, Dorothy Roberts, Professor of Law, Sociology of Civil Rights and Africana studies at University of Pennsylvania, and, Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large at the 19th.

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On the Ground in Kentucky

Sun, 12 Dec 2021 22:54:43 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Mayfield City Council member Barry McDonald, Lt. Dean Patterson of the KY State Police, vaccine specialist Dr. Peter Hotez, WSMV reporter Ryan Breslin, tornado survivor Kyanna Parsons-Perez, Kentucky State Sen. Whitney Westerfield, Rep. Stacey Plasket, Misty Thomas from the Kentucky Red Cross, and Colorado’s Secretary of State Jena Griswold.

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Insurrection Investigation

Sun, 5 Dec 2021 18:10:25 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter at The Guardian, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Democrat of Illinois, Mark Simon, Author of ‘Attacked! A Memoir of Extreme Bullying’, Caitlin Dickerson, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Alex Gibney, ‘The Forever Prisoner’ Filmmaker, Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent, Rep. Judy Chu, Democrat of California, Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning global health journalist, Dr. Willie Parker, OB/GYN, and Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney.

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Omicron, Abortion, and Arraignment

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 16:21:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Mary Ziegler, Author of ‘Abortion and the Law in America: Roe v. Wade to the Present’, Alencia Johnson, Founder & Head of Impact at 1063 West Broad, Dr. Rick Bright, Senior Vice President of Pandemic Prevention and Response at The Rockefeller Foundation, Nancy Northup, President & CEO at Center for Reproductive Rights, Melissa Murray, Professor at NYU Law, Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Founding Director at Boston University Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research.

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The Party of Big Government

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 16:18:22 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, The 19th's Errin Haines, West Alabama Women's Center Communications Director and author of "The New Handbook for a Post-Roe America" Robin Marty, NYU Law Professor Melissa Murray, Slate Senior Editor Dahlia Lithwick, early Facebook and Google investor and author of the book "Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastophe" Roger McNamee, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, NBC's Jonathan Allen, Josh Lederman and Jacob Ward, and Adam Harris, author of the new book "The State Must Provide: Why America's Colleges Have Always Been Unequal -- and How to Set Them Right."

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Back to Court

Sun, 28 Nov 2021 16:19:16 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Loyce Pace, HHS Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, Rep. Alma Adams , Democrat of North Carolina, Caleb Silver, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia, Marc Levinson, “The Box” Author, Betsy Woodruff Swan, National Correspondent at Politico, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Democrat of Illinois, Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-Director of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, Marina Jenkins, Litigation and Policy Director at National Democratic Redistricting Committee, Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large at The 19th, and Donna Edwards, Fmr. Democratic Congresswoman of Maryland.

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Omicron Fears Spread the Globe

Sat, 27 Nov 2021 22:30:53 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Troy Carter, Democrat of Louisiana, CK Hoffler, CEO of The CK Hoffler Firm, Bobby Ghosh, Bloomberg Opinion Columnist, Dr. Rick Bright, Senior Vice President of Pandemic Prevention and Response at The Rockefeller Foundation, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, Democrat of Missouri, Brittney Cooper, Associate Professor of Women's and Gender Studies and Africana Studies at Rutgers University, and Ben Jealous, Former President and CEO of the NAACP.

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Bullish on “Build Back Better”

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 17:33:09 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jena Griswold, Colorado’s Secretary of State, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, Democrat of New York, Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor at Slate, Carlos Gutierrez, Former United States Secretary of Commerce, Heather Boushey, White House Economic Advisor, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Democrat of Massachusetts, Paul Waldman, Senior writer at American Prospect, Former Rep. Max Rose, Democrat of New York, and Fomer Rep. Debbie Mucarsel Powell, Democrat of Florida.

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Not Guilty on All Counts

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 19:10:47 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by defense attorney Danny Cevallos, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, retired Police Captain Sonia Pruitt, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Congressman Don Bacon, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah Jones, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, Republican strategist Rick Tyler, The Washington Post's Eugene Scott, and NBC's Antonia Hylton, Meagan Fitzgerald, and Liz McLaughlin.

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Ripple effects of Bannon indictment

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 22:23:13 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, former Mike Pence aide Olivia Troye, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, attorney Kim Motley, American historian Joanne Freeman, activist Melissa Bumstead, The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig, Errin Haines from The 19th* News, and executive director of the Advancement Project Judith Browne Dianis.

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Indicted

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 18:45:46 +0000

Velshi guest host Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Senator Mazie Hirono, Politico’s Kyle Cheney, The New York Times’ Katie Benner, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, former trial attorney Kimberly Atkins Stohr, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, NPR’s Tim Mak, NBC’s Liz McLaughlin, Congressman Ritchie Torres, and architectural and urban designer Amy Stelly.

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Subpoenas Coming

Sun, 7 Nov 2021 18:38:27 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, MSNBC's Hayes Brown, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Philadelphia City Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, New York Times technology reporter Cecilia Kang, and Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz.

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It Really Is Infrastructure Week

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 19:11:49 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Congressman Dan Kildee, Investopedia's Caleb Silver, the New Yorker's Sheelah Kolhatkar, Politico's Kyle Cheney, The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig, NYU history professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC's Leigh Ann Caldwell and Kristen Welker, MSNBC columnist Dean Obeidallah, Princeton professor Imani Perry, and former federal prosecutor Paul Butler.

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Scary Polling

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 16:01:32 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, NBC's Mark Murray, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, former Congressman Joe Walsh, political strategists Alencia Johnson and Rina Shah, NBC's Mike Memoli and Molly Hunter, the Boston Globe's Kimberly Atkins Stohr, and Gleaners Food Bank CEO John Elliott.

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Opportunity Cost

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 22:09:55 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by White House Council of Economic Advisers member Heather Boushey, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Congresswoman Judy Chu, The Ink's Anand Giridharadas, President of the New York City Uniformed Firefighters Association Andrew Ansbro, The Guttmacher Institute's Elizabeth Nash, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig, NBC's Brandy Zadrozny, and The Wilson Center's Nina Jankowicz.

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The Big Lie's Command Center

Sun, 24 Oct 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Pete Aguilar, Senator Sherrod Brown, the Washington Post's Philip Bump and Jacqueline Alemany, Professor Kellie Carter Jackson, Transhealth CEO Dallas Ducar, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, the New Yorker's Sheelah Kolhatkar, and Bloomberg's Tim O'Brien.

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Calling Out the Lies

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by "Civil War" filmmaker Rachel Boynton, Mississippi high school history teacher and principal Antwayn Patrick, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, Congressman Ritchie Torres, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan and Tara Palmeri, early Facebook investor Roger McNamee, Dr. Peter Hotez, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and Roland Martin.

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Will Bannon’s loyalty to Trump cost him his freedom?

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 15:50:34 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Mondaire Jones, former NJ governor Christine Todd Whitman, former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Guttmacher Institute’s Associate Director of State Issues Elizabeth Nash, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, PBS Washington Week moderator Yamiche Alcindor, Politico’s Betsy Woodruff Swan, and NBC’s Raf Sanchez.

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Democracy Hanging in the Balance

Sun, 17 Oct 2021 02:14:37 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa, author Timothy Snyder, Rev. Dr. William Barber, executive director of the Feminist Majority Foundation Katherine Spillar, abortion rights advocate Dr. Willie Parker, Carol Leonnig from The Washington Post, The New York Times’ Katie Benner, McKay Coppins from The Atlantic, and NBC’s Scott Cohn.

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It's Always Infrastructure Week Now

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Mazie Hirono, Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, author and poet Caroline Randall Williams, science journalist Laurie Garrett, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, NPR's Asma Khalid, retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, and NBC's Brandy Zadrozny.

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"Criminal Referrals"

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Jamie Raskin, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Congressman Mondaire Jones, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Trust Women's Rebecca Tong, #MeToo founder Tarana Burke, the Washington Post's Philip Bump and Carol Leonnig, NBC's Jacob Soboroff and Stephanie Stanton, Dr. Peter Hotez, and former SEC economist Lori Bettinger.

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Bills, Bills, Bills

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:48:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Congressman Jamie Raskin, Congressman Pete Aguilar, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, author & historian Adam Tooze, children’s book author Brad Meltzer, political strategist Juanita Tolliver, The Washington Post opinion columnist Jennifer Rubin, and The New York Times’ Katie Benner.

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The Biden Agenda Hangs in the Balance

Sun, 26 Sep 2021 03:40:38 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Ritchie Torres, Congresswoman Cori Bush, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, MSNBC's Hayes Brown, the author of "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive," Stephanie Land, Dr. Bernard Ashby, the Atlantic's Caitlin Dickerson, former Republican Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, Facebook critic (and early investor) Roger McNamee, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and co-hosts of the Southlake podcast, Antonia Hylton and Mike Hixenbaugh

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The Fight Ahead

Sun, 19 Sep 2021 16:20:00 +0000

Anand Giridharadas, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Congresswoman Gwen Moore, Congressman Sean Casten, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan, the Washington Post's Philip Bump, Center for Reproductive Rights President & CEO Nancy Northup, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, the New York Times' Katie Benner, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, venture capitalist Nick Hanauer, Professor Dorothy Brown, and John Brown, a Missouri man who was evicted from his home and is traveling to Washington to help make the case for a federal eviction moratorium.

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Another Far-Right Rally

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 20:10:00 +0000

Mehdi Hasan, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Reps. Madeleine Dean and Stacey Plaskett, NBC's Ellison Barber, Julie Tsirkin, Garrett Haake, Antonia Hylton, and Brandy Zadrozny, MSNBC hosts Yasmin Vossoughian and Kendis Gibson, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, former adviser to Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, and author of the book "Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe," Roger McNamee.

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The astroturfers coming after your rights

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 15:26:41 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar, sitting in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, former presidential candidate Julian Castro, Mother Jones' Ari Berman, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, abortion rights activist and author Robin Marty, MSNBC Daily's Hayes Brown, The 19th's Errin Haines, Punchbowl News founder Anna Palmer, NBC's Antonia Hylton, captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team Somaya Faruqi, founder of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team Roya Mahboob, Executive Director of the American Public Health Association Dr. Georges Benjamin, and Alabama resident Dorothy Oliver, who went door-to-door and helped get her rural town 94% vaccinated.

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The New Abortion War

Sun, 5 Sep 2021 03:43:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by President and CEO of the Center for Reproductive Rights Nancy Northup, Miriam Camero from RAICES, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman James Clyburn, New York Magazine senior correspondent Irin Carmon, the Washington Post’s Ruth Marcus, Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Dr. Uche Blackstock, Penn State professor and scientist Michael Mann, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, and New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg.

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The March on Washington

Sat, 28 Aug 2021 17:53:06 +0000

Mehdi Hasan, in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Woke Vote creator DeJuana Thompson, president of the African American Intellectual History Society Keisha Blain, Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, NAACP President Derrick Johnson, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, NBC's Ali Arouzi and Josh Lederman, the New York Times' Helene Cooper, former interpreter and veteran Said Noor, and NBC's Antonia Hylton.

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Bracing for Tropical Storm Henri

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 01:09:37 +0000

Maria Teresa Kumar is joined by House Foreign Affairs Committee chair Rep. Gregory Meeks, Rep. Ritchie Torres, TX State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former Obama Health Policy Director Dr. Kavita Patel, Whole Woman’s Health Alliance president Amy Hagstrom Miller, Abortion Access Front founder & CCO Lizz Winstead, “Shots at the Shop” director Dr. Stephen Thomas, Rev. Dr. William Barber, NewYorker.com executive news editor David Rohde, The Washington Post reporter Anne Gearan, editor-at-large of The 19th* Errin Haines, NBC News meteorologist Bill Karins, and NBC correspondents Janessa Webb and Kathy Park.

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"Move away from the microphone"

Sat, 21 Aug 2021 19:30:27 +0000

Mehdi Hasan, sitting in for Ali Velshi, is joined by Congresswoman Susan Wild, Dr. Irwin Redlener, former White House aide Olivia Troye, NPR's Asma Khalid, the New York Times' Helene Cooper, photojournalist Lynsey Addario, Dr. Richina Bicette, the Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, Afghanistan War veteran Kiyoshi Mino, journalist and author Spencer Ackerman, and former FBI agent Clint Watts.

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Trump's Plot Unravels

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi talks to Congressman Jason Crow, Senator Bob Casey, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Kelly Cobiella, human rights attorney Kimberley Motley, Politico's Betsy Woodruff Swan and Eugene Daniels, the Boston Globe's Kimberly Atkins Stohr, the Washington Post's Ruth Marcus, Dr. Kelechi Iheagwara, Travis County, Texas Judge Andy Brown, Texas State Rep. Gene Wu, ProPublica's Justin Elliott, NYU's Cristina Beltran, and NPR's Ray Suarez.

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Subversion

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 20:01:48 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by New York Times reporter Katie Benner, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, Dr. Howard Koh, The 19th’s Errin Haines, the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, Rep. Jamaal Bowman, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, early Facebook and Google investor Roger McNamee, and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.

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The Coup That Could Have Been

Sat, 7 Aug 2021 16:01:06 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, the Rev. Dr. William Barber, Roland Martin, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Dr. Peter Hotez, Alachua County, FL school board chair Leanetta McNealy, Punchbowl News’ Anna Palmer, the Boston Globe’s Renee Graham, NY1’s Gloria Pazmino, and #MeToo founder Tarana Burke.

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Subpoena Power

Sun, 1 Aug 2021 16:35:14 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by House Select Committe Member Rep. Pete Aguilar, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Rep. Mondaire Jones, NIH Director Francis Collins, NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid, historian Anne Applebaum, Dr. Ebony Hilton, MSNBC producer and blogger Steve Benen, Interim President and CEO of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute DeJuana Thompson, and MSNBC Dailey editor Hayes Brown.

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"Texas, you don't have a baby daddy named Voter Fraud"

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, Congressman Hank Johnson, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, New York Times reporter Katie Benner, Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker, Dr. Rick Bright, Dr. Celine Gounder, former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade, and former Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman.

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If One of Us is Chained, None of Are Free

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 21:34:54 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, Sen. Bob Casey, Sen. Alex Padilla, Rep. Jason Crow, Rep. David Cicilline, NC Attorney General Josh Stein, Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, The 19th* Editor-At-Large Errin Haines, Princeton University’s Eddie Glaude and NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard.

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Democracy’s Last Stand

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 21:50:38 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Barbara Lee, Texas State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, virologist Dr. Rick Bright, political columnist Rami Khouri, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, activist Rev. Dr. William Barber, NBC News senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny, webseries host Roland Martin, and Roger McNamee, an early investor in Google and Facebook.

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Counting Down

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:52:36 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, NBC News Correspondent Tom Costello, NBC News White House Correspondent Monica Alba, and Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia.

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The Big Lie Can Be Used Against You

Sat, 10 Jul 2021 20:51:38 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan, Congressman Jason Crow, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins-Stohr, Texas State Rep. Rhetta Bowers, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, former FBI Special Agent Clint Watts, Dr. Peter Hotez, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and Roger McNamee, an early investor in Google and Facebook.

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Hostile Witnesses

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 16:14:38 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Jennifer Weisselberg, Congressman Bennie Thompson, Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill, Congressman Pete Aguilar, Congressman Don Bacon, PBS Washington Week moderator Yamiche Alcindor, former U.S. attorney Joyce Vance, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, The Rachel Maddow Show producer Steve Benen, President and CEO of the National Women's Law Center Fatima Goss Graves, and President and CEO of the National Constitution Center Jeff Rosen.

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Trouble in Trumpworld

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 18:04:46 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, Senator Bob Casey, New York Times investigative reporter Susanne Craig, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, former federal prosecutor Kan Nawaday, The Advance Project's Judith Browne Dianis, Dr. Ala Stanford, civil rights attorney Kristen Gibbons Feden, and former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne.

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An extremely fragile trillion dollar deal

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Alex Padilla, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Congressman Andrew Garbarino, NPR political correspondent Asma Khalid, NBC News White House correspondent Monica Alba, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, the Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Pedro Luis Pedroso, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins-Stohr, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, NBC News correspondent Morgan Chesky, and the mayor of Surfside, FL, Charles Burkett.

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Party out of Power

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 18:54:53 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Tim Kaine, Representative Stacey Plaskett, Representative Jim Himes, Representative Charlie Crist, former Representative Barbara Comstock, Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson, and Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs.

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Tragedy and Mystery in Florida

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 18:54:19 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, former Florida Congressman Carlos Curbelo, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Surfside Commissioner Charles Kesl, structural engineer Joel Figueroa-Vallines, architect Kobi Karp, geophysics professor Shimon Wdowinski, former Miami-Dade fire chief Dave Downey, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy-Armstrong, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, NBC News reporter Vaughn Hillyard, and NBC News National Reporter Deon Hampton.

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Battle for the Ballot

Sun, 20 Jun 2021 15:45:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Joyce Beatty, Rep. Sharice Davids, NIH Director Francis Collins, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, Boston Globe columnist Renee Graham, comedian and author D.L. Hughley, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, and the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb

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Juneteenth

Sat, 19 Jun 2021 16:05:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Senator Mazie Hirono, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, NBC Tehran Bureau Chief Ali Arouzi, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, NBC News correspondent Antonia Hylton, Rutgers Professor Brittney Cooper, and Roland Martin.

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Biden on the World Stage

Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:45:32 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer, Bloomberg columnist Bobby Ghosh, former spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Hagar Chemali, Rev. Dr. William Barber, Washington Post reporter Philip Rucker, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, and Mississippi high school students Layla Temple and Ikeria Washington.

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Is America Back, Though?

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 17:32:29 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Peter Welch, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Washington Governor Jay Inslee, Washington Post columnist Max Boot, Gillian Tett of the Financial Times, The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, George Vrandenburg of Us Against Alzheimer's, and NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander.

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The Authoritarian Dream

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 16:23:10 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congressman Jim Clyburn, Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congressman French Hill, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, New York Times reporter Katie Benner, Thomas Bollyky of the Council on Foreign Relations, the New Yorker’s Sheelah Kolhatkar, the New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb, founder of the Progress Network at New America Zachary Karabell, The 19th’s Errin Haines, NBC’s Jake Ward, and NBC’s Kerry Sanders.

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The Insurrection Is Not Over

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 16:51:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former impeachment manager Rep. Stacey Plaskett, presidential historian Michael Beschloss, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Washington Post reporter Philip Bump, New York Times reporter Matt Apuzzo, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, former federal prosecutor Kim Wehle, Investopedia’s Caleb Silver, the Atlantic’s Adam Serwer, and the one and only Bill Nye the Science Guy.

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Block the Vote

Sun, 30 May 2021 15:15:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Texas State Rep. Jessica Gonzalez, Roland Martin, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honore, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, former Congresswoman Jane Harman, former Congressman Joe Walsh, Rabbi Jill Jacobs, New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb, The 19th Editor-at-Large Errin Haines, and MSNBC Daily’s Hayes Brown.

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The Party of Insurrection

Sat, 29 May 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, former RNC Chair Michael Steele, former Republican consultant Shermichael Singleton, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Texas State Rep. Rafael Anchia, Pulitizer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett, president of the Eurasia Group, Ian Bremmer, author and attorney Hannibal B. Johnson, Tony Award-winning director and producer Bartlett Sher, and Arizona Republic reporter Jen Fifield.

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Putting Unity over Honesty

Sun, 23 May 2021 05:05:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by California Senator Alex Padilla, Maryland Representative Jamie Raskin, California Representative Barbara Lee, former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, Jelani Cobb of The New Yorker, Errin Haines from the 19th*, The Washington Post’s Carol Leonnig, NBC’s Kelly Cobiella, and MSNBC Public Health Analyst Irwin Redlener.

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Inside the GOP’s January 6 Calculus

Sat, 22 May 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Delaware Senator Tom Carper, U.S.V.I Representative Stacey Plaskett, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, Center for Reproductive Rights CEO Nancy Northup, Ronald Greene’s family lawyer Lee Merritt, award-winning humanitarian Hanan Ashrawi, Ronen Bergman from The New York Times Magazine, Katie Benner from The New York Times, NBC’s Richard Engel, MSNBC’s Hayes Brown, plus Anne Gearan, Jennifer Rubin & Eugene Scott from The Washington Post.

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Facing Hate in America

Sun, 16 May 2021 17:57:33 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by a roundtable of citizens and leaders from the AAPI community for a powerful conversation about race and anti-Asian violence. Also joining the show: Congressman Bennie Thompson, Senator Bernie Sanders, Congressman Jason Crow, Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Andrew Garbarino, Academy Award-winning producer of the new documentary “Crime of the Century” Alex Gibney, NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, Joel Simon of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Washington Post White House correspondent Anne Gearan, and Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Katie Benner.

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Florida Man's Legal Woes

Sat, 15 May 2021 18:13:18 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former governors Bill Weld and Christine Todd Whitman, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, former RNC Chair Michael Steele, former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, NBC Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel, Avner Gvaryahu of Breaking the Silence, the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Washington Week moderator Yamiche Alcindor, former senior Capitol HIll aide Rina Shah, Ryan Streeter of the American Enterprise Institute.

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The Premonition

Sun, 9 May 2021 19:49:15 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by author Michael Lewis, NIH Director Francis Collins, Congressman James Clyburn, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins, Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Arizona Republic reporter Jen Fifield, MSNBC Daily writer and editor Hayes Brown, and Washington Post opinion writer Jennifer Rubin.

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The Real Voter Fraud in Arizona

Sun, 2 May 2021 15:26:45 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Bob Casey, Senator Debbie Stabenow, White House Economic adviser Heather Boushey, former federal prosecutor with the Southern District of New York Kan Nawaday, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, Commissioner with the Federal Election Commission Ellen Weintraub, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, The 19th Founder Errin Haines, and New Yorker staff writer and Columbia University professor Jelani Cobb.

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Breaking Down the Rudy Raid With A Guy Who’s Been There

Sat, 1 May 2021 17:57:40 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congressman Mondaire Jones, Congresswoman Sharice Davids, former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Republican policy consultant Rina Shah, and The Washington Post’s Barkha Dutt.

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The First 100 Days

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:08:24 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, NBC News Senior Reporter Brandy Zadrozny, Arizona Republic Reporter Jen Fifield, The 19th Founder Errin Haines, Rutgers Professor Brittney Cooper, Dr. Ala Stanford, and police officer Patrick Skinner.

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The Fight Continues

Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:42:29 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, Samaria Rice, Deborah Watts, L. Chris Stewart, former Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, St. Cloud, MN Police Chief Blair Anderson, Hayes Brown, and Fordham Professor Christina Greer.

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Better Policing is Possible

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:44:44 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, former Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Princeton professor Imani Perry, New York Times reporter Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, NBC’s Jake Ward and Anna Schecter, San Francisco Fire Department community para-medicine chief Simon Pang, Errin Haines of The 19th, New Yorker staff writer Jelani Cobb, Yale professor Joanne Freeman, and Berkeley professor Arlie Hochschild.

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The First Flip

Sat, 17 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, Bloomberg columnist Bobby Ghosh, Russian opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza, and Dr. Peter Hotez.

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Crumbling of the Blue Wall

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:57:30 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, Mayor Brandon Scott of Baltimore, former homeland security adviser to VP Mike Pence - Olivia Troye, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, the first trans person elected to office in Arkansas - Evelyn Rios Stafford, award-winning civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, Roland Martin, PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, SiriusXM radio host Dean Obeidallah and MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin live from Guatemala.

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Fighting the Gun “Epidemic”

Sat, 10 Apr 2021 16:00:34 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn, St. Louis Mayor-elect Tishaura Jones, The New York Times justice reporter Katie Benner, criminal defense attorney Yodit Tewolde, Investopedia’s Caleb Silver, Sheelah Kolhatkar of The New Yorker, Errin Haines from the 19th*, and MSNBC’s Ali Arouzi & Hayes Brown.

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Caught, Cornered, and Digging In

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 16:53:18 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Georgia State Representative Erica Thomas, Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown, The 19th’s Errin Haines, the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Washington Post reporter Michael Scherer, former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire, MSNBC’s Richard Lui, and Dax Valdes from Hollaback bystander training.

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The Boycott Begins

Sat, 3 Apr 2021 17:26:49 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Georgia State Representative Donna McLeod, Retired Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Katie Benner and Carol Leonnig, Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins, former prosecutor Yodit Tewolde, reporter and self-proclaimed infrastructure geek Jeremy Hobson, and Dr. Irwin Redlener.

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8:46 The Trial of Derek Chauvin

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 16:26:51 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Rev. Al Sharpton, Floyd family attorney L. Chris Stewart, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, American University Law Professor Jenny Roberts, and a special panel of Black leaders from Minneapolis who share their hopes and experiences leading up to the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd.

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Jim Crow 2.0

Sun, 28 Mar 2021 03:43:33 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Congresswoman Angie Craig, former NRA lobbyist Richard Feldman, Andrea Young of the Georgia ACLU, Professor Christina Greer and Professor Cristina Beltran, Professor Dorothy A. Brown, Dr. Ani Nalbandian, former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, and award-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson.

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What’s a Regular Republican to Do?

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 15:07:04 +0000

Ali Velshi is joined by Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, former Principle Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon, New Georgia Project CEO Nse Ufot, former federal prosecutor Cynthia Alksne, Princeton Professor Imani Perry, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Carol Leonnig, former senior Capitol Hill aide Rina Shah, the Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, Pro-Publica’s Dara Lind, Dr. Lipi Roy, and Hyattsville, Maryland police officer Edgar Andrickson-Franco.

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Help is Needed

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 16:53:09 +0000

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were already planning to visit Atlanta as part of their ‘Help is here’ tour promoting the just-passed Covid-19 relief bill. But after eight people in the Atlanta area – most of them Asian American women – were gunned down amid a wave of anti-Asian violence around the country, Biden and Harris turned their attention to the AAPI community where help is needed. Ali Velshi covers this story and much more as he’s joined by Congresswoman Judy Chu, Congressman Andy Kim, figure skating champion Kristi Yamaguchi, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Amanda Nguyen, Georgia State Senator Michelle Au, former U.S. Attorney and MSNBC contributor Joyce Vance, the Brookings Institution’s Molly Reynolds, Maria Hinojosa, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Katie Benner, and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia.

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Three Months Later

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:30:00 +0000

Ali Velshi takes us back to the dark days when the rollout of the first Covid-19 vaccine gave us hope. The improbable journey the country has taken since then has seen drastically lower infection and death rates, a failed insurrection in Washington, and finally a transfer of power. Ali takes on this story and the rest of the week’s big headlines with Dr. Angela Chen, who diagnosed New York City’s first Covid case, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen who has been following the outbreak of hate crimes against Asian Americans, Senator Bernie Sanders, Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, Congresswoman Susan Wild, George Floyd’s cousin Tera Brown, former Attorney General for the Oglala Sioux Tatewin Means, the ACLU’s Meagan Burrows, Professor Carol Anderson and founding mother of The 19th, Errin Haines.

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“Help has arrived”

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Ali Velshi breaks down the historic American Rescue Plan, Republicans’ brazen new attacks on voting rights, the investigation that seems to be zeroing in on Donald Trump, and more. He’s joined by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), NIH Director Francis Collins, Austin Mayor Steve Adler, the New Yorker’s Sheela Kolhatkar, the Brennan Center’s Wendy Weiser, the New York Times’ Katie Benner, Brittney Cooper, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, George Floyd family attorney L. Chris Stewart, and Joyce Vance.

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One Year Later

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 17:05:15 +0000

Ali Velshi hosts a special hour on a year in the Covid crisis – including a frank and moving conversation with hospital workers who share what life has been like on the frontlines of the battle against the virus. Plus one of President Biden’s top Covid advisors, Andy Slavitt on where the fight is going. And Dr. Ala Stanford and Dr. Camara Jones. Plus, everything you need to know about getting your covid relief funds, and why the SHE-cession is so much worse for women of color.

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Countdown to Covid Relief

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 16:37:11 +0000

Ali Velshi checks in on the Senate’s marathon session to get President Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill passed and rounds up the latest developments on the Capitol riot investigation – including new ties to the White House. Plus, a breakdown of Republican efforts to restrict access to the ballot – and why your vote could be in danger, even if you don’t live in a state where Republicans are pushing these new restrictions. Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Sherrod Brown, Congresswoman (and former impeachment manager) Madeleine Dean, retired police captain Sonia Pruitt, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Katie Benner, The Brennan Center’s Myrna Perez, Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, Dr. Dona Murphey, Yamiche Alcindor, Joyce Vance, Alexis Collins, Molly Reynolds, and Katie Engelhardt.

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The GOP War on Voters, The False Idol of CPAC, and the Ex-President’s Niece

Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:22:44 +0000

Besieged by investigations and lawsuits but beloved by his cult-like following, Donald Trump shows his face in public again. Ali Velshi discusses Trump’s hold over the Republican Party with the ex-president’s niece, Mary Trump. Plus, a sobering look at some of the hundreds of voter suppression measures being pushed by Republicans – as the very party embracing the Big Lie that the last election was rigged sets out rig the next election. And your vaccine questions answered. Ali is joined by Mary Trump, Congressman Jim Clyburn, Senior White House Advisor Cedric Richmond, Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza, Errin Haines, Imara Jones, and Dr. Uche Blackstock.

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The 3rd Vaccine, the Next Threat to the Capitol, and the CPAC Cesspool

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 17:58:30 +0000

As the twice-impeached former president gets ready to show his face for the first time since slinking out of office in January, and amid developments in a number of investigations into his conduct in and out of office, Ali Velshi talks with Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney Michael Cohen about what’s likely weighing on Trump privately and what we can expect to see in public this weekend. Ali is also joined by Congressman Jamaal Bowman and Senator Bob Casey to track the progress of the Covid relief bill. Plus Dr. Ala Stanford answers your vaccine questions. Ali Soufan, Helene Cooper, and Malcolm Nance break down the U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia targets in Syria and the ongoing investigation into the deadly Capitol riot of January 6. Heather McGhee explains why racism is costing Americans trillions of dollars. And Keisha N. Blain, co-editor of the new book 400 Souls: A Community History of African America 1619-2019 joins Ali to discuss how the racial disparities we see today are legacies of slavery and colonialism.

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Velshi Across America: Live from Birmingham, AL

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:35:00 +0000

Ali Velshi talks with activists and ordinary Birmingham residents about growing up and living their lives in a city steeped in the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement. He’s also joined by Rev. Dr. Carolyn McKinstry, who survived the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin, Brittney Cooper, Errin Haines, Andre Perry, Jelani Cobb, Congressman Mondaire Jones and more. Plus former impeachment manager Del. Stacey Plaskett explains why she thinks new reporting from the New York Times and Washington Post shows that Donald Trump “was in fact not only an instigator but a planner of the attack on January 6.”

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Flyin’ Ted, Black History, and the Case Against Citizen Trump

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:30:00 +0000

As Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tries to untangle himself from the web of poor choices and lies that led him to flee to Cancun during a statewide emergency, then slink back home, blaming the episode on his young children, Ali Velshi checks in with local and state officials who stuck around Texas to help their fellow citizens: Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, former HUD Secretary Julian Castro, and Mayors Michael Evans and Larry Wallace, Jr. Velshi is also joined by Congressman Bennie Thompson, who’s suing former President Donald Trump for inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Dr. Ebony Hilton, Civil Rights veteran Galyn Vesey who participated in one of America’s first lunch counter sit-ins in Wichita, KS, and a panel of activists and ordinary folks from Birmingham, AL who reflect on Black history in their storied city and across the country and what it means to be Black in America today.

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Sham Trials, Political Acquittals, and the Post-Impeachment Future

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 20:01:01 +0000

Guest-host Mehdi Hasan tackles the morning after Donald J. Trump’s historic second acquittal for high crimes and misdemeanors. He is joined by Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Joyce Beatty (D-OH) as well as Professors Brittney Cooper, Christina Greer, and Carol Anderson, the Nation’s Elie Mystal and more.

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Impeachment, Black Power, and the Lasting Impact of Insurrection

Sun, 7 Feb 2021 18:52:53 +0000

New reporting shows Donald Trump’s election lies have cost American taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars as the countdown to his second impeachment trial begins. Plus details on the unspoken toll of the Capitol insurrection. Congressmen James Clyburn and Mondaire Jones and Congresswoman Maxine Waters join Ali Velshi to talk about impeachment, the fight for Covid relief and more. And New York Times columnist Charles Blow and famed anti-racist scholar Ibram X. Kendi discuss their new books – a call to action for Black Americans to shore up political power, and a collection of groundbreaking essays by 90 contributors re-asserting the history of African America.

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Impeachment, Covid Relief, and Civil Unrest

Sat, 6 Feb 2021 21:58:14 +0000

Democrats are poised to push through President Biden’s $1.9 trillion Covid relief package, with or without Republican support – but who will actually receive those much-needed $1,400 checks? Biden says he’s willing to negotiate on the income cutoff for recipients, which could mean fewer people getting checks in this round of relief. Meanwhile, there are new arrests and charges in the January 6 Capitol insurrection as the clock ticks closer to the historic second impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump. Ali Velshi discusses these stories and more with White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein, terrorism analyst Malcolm Nance, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah Jones, Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott, Dr. Camara Jones, Deborah Watts, Axios reporter Alexi McCammond, Atlantic staff writer Caitlin Dickerson, Dr. Andre Campbell, and Alexis Collins.

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Introducing: Velshi

MS NOW — Wed, 3 Feb 2021 19:09:45 +0000

MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.

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