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Velshi

MS NOW, Ali Velshi

Ali Velshi, Government, News, Politics, News Commentary, Versant, Ms Now, Versant Media, Weekend News

4.7793 Ratings

Overview

Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.

723 Episodes

California Dreaming: A Look at CA’s crucial upcoming primaries

Immigration attorney Allen Orr, Fmr. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, Fmr. U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade, gastrointestinal oncologist Dr. Shubham Pant

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2026

Power Hungry: Inside the Utility Cost Trap

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-NJ), Matt Stoller of the American Liberties Project, and Law & Sociology Professor Dorothy Roberts

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2026

Bearing Witness to New Jersey’s Contentious Immigrant Detention Center

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D- NJ), Distinguished Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University Eddie Glaude, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D-NJ)

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2026

Trump’s Texas Gamble

Ali Velshi is joined by The Washington Post’s Karen Tumulty, Inside Elections’ Jacob Rubashkin, retired federal judge Shira Scheindlin, and best-selling novelist Nick Cutter.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2026

The Spread of AI Data Centers Triggers Voter Backlash

Ali Velshi is joined by anti-A.I. activist Michaël Trazzi, former Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), and former Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2026

Trump’s Setbacks Signal Blowback for the President

Ali Velshi is joined by political strategist Mark McKinnon, Puck News’ Abby Livingston, and retired federal judge J. Michael Luttig.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2026

Donald Trump’s Reign of Error

Political Strategist & Commentator Rina Shah; Political Journalist Michael Shure; Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms; Co-Creator and Former Head Writer of The Daily Show Lizz Winstead

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2026

The Collapse of the Civil Rights Era

Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host Thom Hartmann; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; Pulitzer-prize winning Reporter with The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones; Executive Director of West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty; Reproductive Rights Advocate Kaitlyn Kash

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2026

The Life and Times of an Unpopular President

MS NOW Political Contributor Steve Benen; SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah; MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde; Democratic Nominee for Governor of Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms

Transcribed - Published: 24 May 2026

Growing Outrage Over Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

Washington DC Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges; Niece of Donald Trump, Mary Trump; authors of “The Future is Peace” Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2026

Citizens, United against ‘Citizens United’

Sr. Fellow for Democracy & Government at Center for American Progress Tom Moore; Hawaii State Rep. Kanani Souza (R); Reporter for The Wall Street Journal David Uberti; MS NOW Political & National Security Analyst Ben Rhodes

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2026

Growing GOP Backlash To Trump’s $1.8B Settlement Fund

Fmr. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn; Policy Editor of The Bulwark Mona Charen; Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Laurie Garrett; Director of Elections & Analytics at MS NOW Kabir Khanna; political advisor Mark McKinnon

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2026

The True Cost of Trump’s Iran War

American Immigration Council Senior Fellow Dara Lind; ‘The Watch’ on Substack writer Radley Balko; U.S. Senate candidate in Nebraska Dan Osborn; Associated Press Reporter Cristiana Mesquita; University of Michigan economics Prof. Justin Wolfers; AEI scholar Norm Ornstein

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2026

Trump Is Funding Vanity Projects amid Domestic Cuts

Syndicated radio talk show host Thom Hartmann; Council on Foreign Relations' Steven Cook; MS NOW Political Contributor Steve Benen; Fordham University's Prof. Christina Greer

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2026

Trump Notches Another Primary Win with Defeat of GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy

MS NOW Congressional Reporter Mychael Schnell; Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn; Israeli journalist Noga Tarnopolsky; Global Refuge CEO Krish O’Mara Vignarajah; immigration attorney Allen Orr

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2026

Reading Between the Gerrymandered Lines

Puck News Capitol Hill Correspondent Marianna Sotomayer; Inside Politics Deputy Editor Jacob Rubashkin; Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer; Montgomery, Alabama Mayor Steven Reed; former Senator Doug Jones of Alabama.

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2026

China’s Innovation Powers its Global Ascent

The Brookings Institution's Mira Rapp-Hooper; University of Michigan's Betsey Stevenson; Rutherford County Library Alliance VP Keri Lambert; Rutherford County Library Alliance Communications Director Tatiana Slivas.

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2026

The Math behind the Gerrymandering Wars

MS NOW Director of Elections & Analytics Kabir Khanna; Democratic Pollster and Political Strategist Celinda Lake; President & Founder of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer; Contributing Writer at The New York Times Magazine Linda Kinstler; Co-Founder of DCReport.org David Cay Johnston

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2026

Democrats Lose Midterm Edge amid Redistricting Wars

Fmr. Rep. Charlie Dent (R-PA); MS NOW Political Contributor Steve Benen; MS NOW Senior Medical Analyst Dr. Vin Gupta; MS NOW Legal Analyst Joyce Vance; Longtime Cuba analyst Philip Peters; Cuban Center for Neuroscience Director Mitchell Valdés Sosa

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2026

America’s Struggle for Democracy Runs through Tennessee

Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones; Harvard University Professor Imani Perry; Princeton University Professor Eddie Glaude Jr.; Grapevine, TX ISD parents Kimberly Phoenix and Rachel Wall

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2026

Midterm Math Adding Up

MS NOW Political Analyst Molly Jong-Fast; SiriusXM host of ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; Columbia Law School Professor Elora Mukherjee; formerly-detained teen asylum-seeker Olivia Andre; MS NOW Legal Analyst Joyce Vance

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2026

America’s New Deconstruction Era

Mother Jones National Voting Rights Correspondent Ari Berman; MS NOW Political Analyst Cornell Belcher; “Brother, I’m Dying” author Edwidge Danticat

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2026

Policy & Racism in the Trump Era

Columbia & UCLA law professor and author of “Backtalker” Kimberlé Crenshaw; the attorney representing Maurene Comey Ellen Blain; longtime political journalist Michael Shure

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2026

America’s redistricting wars heat up

The Nation’s Justice Correspondent & Columnist Elie Mystal; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); MS NOW Political & National Security Analyst Ben Rhodes

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2026

The Consequences of Trump’s War of Choice

Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA); MS NOW Reporter Nnamdi Egwuonwu; Law Professor at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler; MS NOW Legal Analyst Barbara McQuade; MS NOW Legal Analyst Joyce Vance

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2026

The Government’s Warrantless Mass Surveillance

The Brennan Center's Elizabeth Goitein; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); longtime political journalist Michael Shure; Fordham University's Prof. Christina Greer

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2026

The Economic Consequences of Trump’s War with Iran

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA); immigration attorney Allen Orr; UC Davis Law School's Prof. Mary Ziegler

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2026

A Government-caused Economic Crisis

Fmr. Chair of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers Jared Bernstein; Contributing Editor of The Atlantic Norman Ornstein; MS NOW reporter Josh Einiger, MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid, author of “SOLD” Patricia McCormick

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2026

The Life & Death of the Voting Rights Act

Creator of ‘The 1619 Project’ Nikole Hannah-Jones; MS NOW Legal Analyst Melissa Murray; Founder of Orange Ribbons for Gun Safety Fred Guttenberg; CEO of Sandy Hook Promise Nicole Hockley

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2026

The Reality of the Trump Economy

Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Michigan Justin Wolfers; Former Republican Congressman Charlie Dent; MS NOW Political Analyst Molly Jong-Fast; Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah; MS NOW Business Analyst Ron Insana

Transcribed - Published: 2 May 2026

The Rise of Political Violence in America

MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian; MS NOW National Security and Intelligence Analyst Chris O’Leary; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; Fordham University's Christina Greer; former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL); Yale University's Joanne Freeman

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2026

Behind the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting Incident

MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian; MS NOW Reporter Julia Jester; MS NOW Contributor April Ryan; MS NOW Senior Investigative Reporter Carol Leonnig; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; Presidential Historian Jon Meacham

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2026

Shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

Host of MS NOW's "Way Too Early" Ali Vitali; MS NOW Justice and Intelligence Reporter Ken Dilanian; The New York Times media correspondent Michael Grynbaum; MS NOW Law Enforcement Analyst Tom Manger; former U.S. Attorney Analyst Joyce Vance

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2026

Democrats Gain Momentum ahead of Midterms

Political strategist Rina Shah; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; MS NOW Senior Legal Reporter Lisa Rubin; “The Things They Carried” author Tim O’Brien

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2026

Uncertainty Surrounds Iran Talks

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); OB/GYN Dr. Kristin Lyerly; University of Michigan Law professor Leah Litman; University of Pennsylvania Law professor Kate Shaw

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2026

Democrats’ Midterm Momentum

The Lincoln Project’s Stuart Stevens; The Atlantic’s Adam Harris; MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA); MS NOW opinion blogger Ja’han Jones; MS NOW writer Hayes Brown

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2026

Trump Ready for Supreme Court Vacancies

Former Federal Judge J. Michael Luttig; MS NOW Contributor Inzamam Rashid; the Institute for Global Affairs's Jonathan Guyer

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2026

GOP Prepares for Possible Midterm Defeat

Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray; Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Krugman; fmr. U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2026

The Live Nation Monopoly Ruling

The American Economic Liberties Project's Matt Stoller; The Washington Post's Jason Rezaian; political commentator John Fugelsang; Religion News Service National Reporter Jack Jenkins

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2026

Bombshell Report Roils FBI Director Kash Patel

Ali Velshi is joined by political pollster Cornell Belcher, data journalist G. Elliott Morris, MS NOW’s David Rohde, The Atlantic’s Sarah Fitzpatrick, and “Martyr!” author Kaveh Akbar

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2026

What Americans Can Learn from Hungary’s Election

Ali Velshi is joined by The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum, Rep.-Elect Analilia Mejia (D-NJ), UVA Center for Politics' Larry Sabato and Jeff Schapiro

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2026

Democrats Gain Momentum ahead of Midterms

Ali Velshi is joined longtime political strategist Mark McKinnon, Puck News reporter Abby Livingston, U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2026

The Trump Blockade

MS NOW political and national security analyst Ben Rhodes; MS NOW contributor Inzamam Rashid; long-time Cuba analyst Philip Peters; University of Michigan economist Justin Wolfers

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2026

President Trump’s attacks on journalists are a national security threat

Independent journalist Jim Acosta; “Chokepoint” author Edward Fishman; The Atlantic’s Isaac Stanley-Becker

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2026

No Deal

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA); Geopolitics Analyst Bobby Ghosh; Fmr. Democratic Congressional Candidate for GA-14 Shawn Harris; Technology Journalist Jake Ward; Sr. Director at Brennan Center for Justice Faiza Patel

Transcribed - Published: 12 April 2026

U.S.-Iran Talks Begin in Pakistan

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ); MS NOW International Reporter Ines de la Cuetara; U.S. Senate candidate Lt. Col. Amy McGrath (ret.); MS NOW Senior Reporter Josh Einiger; PEN America co-CEO Summer Lopez

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2026

What Happens When the President ‘Speaks Genocide’

The University of Toronto's Timothy Snyder; author of "Open Space: From Earth to Eternity” David Ariosto; Democratic candidate for Florida governor, David Jolly

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2026

U.S.-Iran Talks Begin in Islamabad

The Atlantic's David A. Graham; MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde; Lt. Col. Amy McGrath (ret.); former CIA Director John Brennan

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2026

All Eyes on Virginia & Georgia ahead of the Midterms

Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Greg Bluestein, MS NOW’s Steve Benen, KFF Health News Senior Correspondent Philip Galewitz, Fordham University’s Prof. Christina Greer, and New York Times contributing writer Molly Jong-Fast

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2026

The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is Setting the U.S. back

UPenn constitutional law professor Kermit Roosevelt III, journalist and columnist David Ariosto, Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA), American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Emeritus Norman Ornstein

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2026

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