Velshi

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. 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 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.