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Aug 9, 2025 40 min

Texas Stand-off

from Velshi Hosted by Sandra Cisneros, Representative Jasmine Crockett, Representative Lloyd Doggett, Ali Velshi

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. 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 Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Texas State Rep. Ann Johnson (D), Rep. Jasmin Crockett (D-TX), and author of ‘The House on Mango Street’ Sandra Cisneros

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