Velshi

Democrats see a narrow path to retake the Senate; New York congressional candidate Brad Lander discusses the Trump administration’s new policy to overwhelm immigration courts; Ali expresses final thoughts, as six years of “Velshi” come to a close. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rep. Jamie Raskin demands Congress shut down President Trump’s “slush fund;” the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran teeters as both sides exchange fire in the Persian Gulf; fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon threatens U.S.-Iran peace talks; Ali takes a look back at six years of “Velshi.” To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ali breaks down Democrats’ path to retake the Senate; Defense Secretary Hegseth preventing Black and female officers from military promotions; Ali shares key moments from the Velshi Banned Book Club To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Trump keeps inserting himself in American public life, even, as his public support slips; Xavier Becerra takes the top stop in California’s governor race; the Supreme Court allows a controversial congressional map in Alabama that lower courts found discriminates against Black voters; Ann Pratchett discusses her new book “Whistler” in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The history of America’s modern culture wars goes back to a Reagan-era union between moralist activists and Republican politics; both Russia and Ukraine intensify drone attacks on each other’s cities; New Jersey congresswoman Analilia Mejia discusses the “horrifying” conditions she said she saw inside the Delaney Hall immigrant detention center in New Jersey; the Senate passes $70 billion in new funding for ICE and the Border Patrol. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Trump’s authoritarian plays to capture American public life gain momentum, as his public support slips; the Supreme Court allows a controversial congressional map in Alabama that lower courts found discriminates against Black voters; bipartisan uproar erupts over Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Growing scrutiny over the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey. Allen Orr discusses the legality of the detention facility that’s being accused of substandard care for detainees. Fmr. California Senator Barbara Boxer weighs in on the upcoming California primaries. Fmr. U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade discusses her new book “The Fix”. What started out as an "impossible" idea, led to a massive medical breakthrough for pancreatic cancer. Dr. Shubham Pant explains. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Velshi takes a deep dive into the broken system driving utility rate increases; protests erupt outside one of the nation’s most controversial ICE detention centers; and the story of a 14-year-old trapped in a post-Roe police state To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Protests outside the Delaney Hall Immigration Detention Center in Newark, NJ have intensified over several days. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) discusses the lack of transparency over the conditions of the facility. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka is confronted over actions by the NJ State Police to block the press from witnessing the protests. Eddie Glaude discusses his new, and timely, book ‘America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries’. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty delves into President Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton in the senate primary in Texas and how it could come back to haunt him in the midterms; retired U.S. district judge Shira Scheindlin explains the stakes in her lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s “anti-weaponization” fund; plus, today’s Velshi Banned Book Club features author Nick Cutter and his new novel, “The Dorians.” To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

An artificial intelligence insider warns the quick spread of the technology is “a red line we can't cross;” former Sen. Jon Tester comes from a family of Montana farmers and worries his generation could be the last; plus former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes has a new book that delves into what it means to be an American and who gets to decide. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mark McKinnon has worked for political candidates and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, and he says this election cycle is “totally different;” former U.S. circuit court judge J. Michael Luttig warns the Trump administration's “anti-weaponization" fund has “shifted the tectonic plates of politics overnight.” Why Luttig says he is personally fighting back. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How President Trump’s political retribution tour could come back to haunt him and Republicans in the upcoming midterm elections; fmr. Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms discusses her bid for Governor of Georgia; Co-Creator of The Daily Show Lizz Winstead discusses the end of The Late Show and what it means for politics, art, and expression in the second Trump era. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The rare bipartisan effort in Congress to fix America’s housing crisis; the latest on the potential agreement end the War with Iran; Nikole Hannah-Jones discusses the systematic effort to dismantle Black political power across the U.S.; how miscarriage patients are paying the price for living in states with abortion bans To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How Donald Trump’s midterm primary revenge tour could backfire on him in November; MS NOW’s inside look at what it will take to demine the Strait of Hormuz; and fmr. Mayor of Atlanta Keisha Lance Bottoms talks about her bid for Georgia Governor. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The growing GOP outrage over President Trump’s $1.8B so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund and how it’s threatening to derail Trump and the GOP’s political agenda; Washington DC Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges discusses his new lawsuit seeking to block the creation of Trump’s fund; Palestinian author Aziz Abu Sarah and Israeli author Maoz Inon discuss their important new book “The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land" on the Velshi Banned Book Club To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How Hawaii is employing a creative and potentially powerful new tool against corporate campaign spending in politics; why the CFTC is looking into suspiciously-timed oil trades around President Trump’s Iran announcements; the new reporting shedding light on who the U.S. and Israel had in mind to take over Iran that is almost too fantastical to believe To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Trump administration is trying, and failing, to contain the fallout over the creation of President Trump’s $1.8B so-called ‘Anti-Weaponization’ fund; Fmr. U.S Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn discusses his new lawsuit seeking to block the creation of Trump’s fund; the state of the new ebola outbreak and how the Trump administration’s spending cuts may have made the U.S. less equipped to handle the outbreak; a close look at Texas where on Tuesday Republicans will choose their nominee for the Senate race To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Federal judges overwhelmingly rebuke ICE detention practices and breaches of due process; Democrats back independent candidate Dan Osborn for the U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska; the Trump administration ramps up its pressure campaign against Cuba; the true cost of the war with Iran could run into the trillions of dollars. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

President Trump is funding expensive vanity projects in spite of an agenda that seeks to make big domestic cuts; what the UAE quitting OPEC means for the mighty oil cartel; Trump’s grip on the Republican Party remains strong despite cratering popularity among the American public To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy loses big in Louisiana's Republican primary; Democrats back Independent candidate Dan Osborn for the Nebraska's U.S. Senate seat; Israel and Lebanon talks yield a ceasefire extension, while violence against Palestinians intensifies in the West Bank; federal judges overwhelmingly rebuke ICE's detention practices. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Why Republicans’ gerrymandering strategy could backfire on them in November; how President Trump’s seemingly small concession to China’s Xi Jinping could have massive consequences; and the state of the resistance, as demonstrators gather in Alabama to protest efforts to undermine Black representation. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How China’s innovation powers its ascent on the world stage as a rival superpower to the United States; rising inflation paints an alarming economic picture; a teacher and mom in Tennessee take the fight to their local book banning library board. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

How Republicans may have overshot with gerrymandering; what the true cost could be for the seemingly small win Trump handed to China’s Xi on Taiwan ; and why Eric Trump’s participation in his father’s trip to China is raising eyebrows. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Antonia Hylton is in for Ali Velshi; Republicans rush to redraw congressional maps after two consequential court decisions that sap Democrats of their midterm edge; the first passengers fly home from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship; sources tell MS NOW that FBI Director Kash Patel is in panic mode to save his job President Trump escalates pressure on Cuba with harsh new sanctions To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Antonia Hylton sits in for Ali Velshi; Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones explains why his state is ground zero for America’s struggle for democracy; Professors Imani Perry and Eddie Glaude Jr. discuss how a recent Supreme Court ruling undermines Black representation in Congress; two Texas moms explain how local voters ousted members from their local school district who support book banning To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

MS NOW's Antonia Hylton sits in for Ali Velshi; Republicans gain the upper hand in the House redistricting wars, as President Trump faces record low approval ratings; Trump awaits Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal to end the war; 19-year-old asylum seeker Olivia Andre reflects on her six-month detention at an ICE facility in Texas; sources tell MS NOW that FBI Director Kash Patel is in panic mode to save his job To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Republican push to redraw congressional districts in southern states threatens to cut into Black representation after a consequential Supreme Court decision; Ali Velshi explains why consumer sentiment hits an all-time low amid glow economic numbers; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries breaks down Democrats’ next steps in the nationwide redistricting fight; Edwidge Danticat’s “Brother, I’m Dying” 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Trump administration has been particularly effective at treating racism as policy; civil rights advocate and law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw discusses her new memoir “Backtalker;” Ellen Blaine, Maurene Comey's attorney discusses her client’s lawsuit against Trump's Department of Justice over her abrupt firing; a former U.S. marine and fire captain pulls off a major Democratic win in Michigan, a potential bellwether for upcoming midterms To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

America’s partisan redistricting battle heats up after the Virginia Supreme Court blocks the state's new voter-approved congressional map; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries explains how Democrats plan to fight back after the Virginia ruling; Ben Rhodes discusses U.S. proposal to end the war with Iran and why it looks very similar to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses the direct and indirect costs Americans are paying for Trump’s War with Iran; how Republicans are trying to eliminate the only Black-majority congressional district in Tennessee; how federal courts are helping anti-abortion states take abortion restrictions nationwide; how Trump’s retribution agenda is subsuming America’s DOJ To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The consequences of Congress allowing the government to continue to conduct warrantless mass surveillance operations; trying to make sense of Trump’s increasingly dizzying comments on the War with Iran; Rep. Adam Smith explains why the Pentagon’s estimated cost for the War with Iran is far lower than the true cost; a midterm campaign roundup and how Texas could potentially turn blue To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Rep. Seth Moulton describes the economic pain Americans are feeling due to President Trump’s War with Iran; the key piece of Trump’s immigration crackdown that was shot down by a Trump-appointed judge; how federal courts are helping anti-abortion states take abortion restrictions nationwide; an open letter from Ali to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Americans are struggling with the rising costs of goods & gas, but the President is focused on his big and expensive ballroom; what led to the collapse of Spirit Airlines; President Trump says the war with Iran is ongoing, while also telling Congress it’s ‘terminated’; Patricia McCormick’s ‘SOLD’ 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Creator of ‘The 1619 Project’ explains the wide-ranging ramifications of the gutting the Voting Rights Act; Melissa Murray discusses her annotated guide to the U.S. Constitution; whether a hotel ballroom or a school classroom, Americans shouldn’t have to live with gun violence any longer To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The U.S. is on the brink of an economic crisis and it may be worse than we think; breaking down exactly what goes into the price of oil and why gas prices are on the rise; the alternate, made-up math the President and his administration are using to try to justify their policies To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. discusses how Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of the midterm elections; President Trump cancels his envoys’ trip to Pakistan for Iran talks; Rep. Madeleine Dean joins the show after she grilled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick this week about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Epstein survivors gather in Washington, DC to pay tribute to the late Virginia Giuffre; “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is the topic 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.