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Aug 9, 2025 39 min

Texas Hold-Up

from Velshi Hosted by Texas State Representative Gene Wu, Texas State Representative Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos, Ali Velshi, Jason Stanley, Ben Rhodes, Radley Balko

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. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

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Ali Velshi is joined by TX State Reps. Gene Wu (D) & Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos, former Obama Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes, University of Toronto professor Jason Stanley, investigative journalist Radley Balko.

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