

Velshi
MSNBC
MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
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Jul 6, 2025 • 40min
Behind the GOP’s Accounting Gimmick
What’s behind the accounting gimmick the GOP is using to justify the expensive cost of their latest tax cuts in the ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’, and how they’re paying for them with devastating cuts to healthcare; the latest on the search, rescue, and recovery efforts in central Texas following deadly flooding; the good, bad, and ugly of the current American economy; the vast consequences of the Trump administration diminishing America’s soft power Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 5, 2025 • 41min
How the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act Will Devastate Healthcare
Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act is now law and it’s set to devastate healthcare for millions of Americas. This country is moving backwards at a dangerously fast pace; what we can expect from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House and what it means for a potential ceasefire deal in the Middle East; and the so-called “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility opened in Florida this week to much fanfare from Republicans. But when did we become a country that celebrates the incarceration and deportation of others? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 5, 2025 • 35min
Trump Coming for the Citizenship of Dissenters
The Trump Administration now plans to prioritize revoking the citizenship of naturalized Americans who disagree with its policies, which could upend the lives of millions; Texas officials give an update on the deadly flash flooding; Rep. Adam Smith discusses the consequences of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” and the fallout from Trump’s recent call with Vladimir Putin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jul 5, 2025 • 41min
American Healthcare Upended with the Stroke of a Pen
Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" is now law and expected to leave nearly 12 million Americans uninsured. America’s notoriously inadequate healthcare system just got even worse; an update on the devastating flash floods in Texas that killed more than two dozen people; what to expect from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s upcoming visit to the White House and what it means for a potential ceasefire deal Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 29, 2025 • 41min
Democrats Make Moves Against Trump’s Spending Bill
Senators Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) on working against the GOP’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’; a live report from NYC’s Pride parade; why unemployment among black women has been rising this year and what it tells us about the state of the American economy. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 29, 2025 • 41min
The Trump Court
Why the Supreme Court’s latest ruling on nationwide injunctions by lower courts couldn’t come at a worse time; fmr. FEMA administration Deanne Criswell describes the danger of Trump’s cuts to the agency as we head into hurricane season; the life and death implications of RFK’s new vaccine advisory board Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 29, 2025 • 40min
The Fight Over Funding Trump's Agenda
The future of Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ hangs in the balance; The New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones opines on how Trump upended 60 years of civil rights in just two months; and Mahmoud Khalil and his wife sit down for their first TV interview since his release from ICE custody. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 28, 2025 • 41min
One Big Beautiful Mess
As Republicans scramble to pass Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Democrats are reportedly drumming up new tactics to slow down the process; NYC Comptroller Brad Lander discusses the importance of bearing witness to, and pushing back against, Trump’s immigration crackdown; and what the president plans to do with the new power the Supreme Court allowed him to seize from judiciary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 28, 2025 • 40min
‘No Right Is Safe’: SCOTUS Limits Nationwide Injunctions Used to Stop Trump Cruel Policies
How the Supreme Court helped President Trump seize power away from the judiciary, giving him an opening to move forward with a host of consequential policies; in the week since Donald Trump ordered strikes against Iranian nuclear sites, we have heard conflicting stories about how successful the operation was. Why we can't get a straight answer out of the Trump administration?; and today’s edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club dives into ‘World War Z’ by Max Brooks. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 28, 2025 • 40min
Trump’s One Big Ugly Bill
Comptroller Brad Lander, who was recently arrested by ICE while escorting an undocumented immigrant through court, explains what he’s learned first-hand about the impact of Trump’s immigration crackdown; and after winning the Democratic Mayoral Primary in NYC, it’s clear that Zohran Mamdani’s message of making the city more affordable has struck a nerve. Could it be a new inflection point in American politics? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.