
Location:
New York, NY
Genres:
US News
Description:
Ali Velshi brings his sharp analysis and perspective to weekend mornings.
Language:
English
Episodes
The Lie the Government Told Us about Minneapolis
1/25/2026
The latest on the ground in Minneapolis following yesterday’s deadly shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents; a frame-by-frame analysis of the videos from the shooting; Rep. Angie Craig (D-MN) discusses why it matters that the Trump administration continues to lie about shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis; Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) breaks down what Congress can do to fight Trump’s ICE deployments; former ICE Acting Director John Sandweg explains how the agency has strayed from its original mission; Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) urges Democrats to leverage their minority power in the Senate to halt funding to the Department of Homeland Security.
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Duration:00:43:42
Trump administration sows chaos in Minnesota
1/25/2026
Maine Gov. Janet Mills discusses ICE’s new operations inside her state; MS NOW reporter David Noriega discusses Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security in response to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis; why deploying armed and poorly trained paramilitary forces into America’s cities is a recipe for chaos
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Duration:00:41:12
The Administration’s Lies About Minneapolis
1/25/2026
The latest on the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, including a frame-by-frame analysis of video of his killing with former NYPD Lt. Darrin Pocher, plus the lies the Trump administration is saying to justify Pretti’s death; in response, Sen. Chris van Hollen (D-MD) calls on Democrats to vote against DHS funding in the Senate budget bill; Minnesota state Rep. Aisha Gomez discusses the tensions on the ground in her South Minneapolis community
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Duration:00:43:21
Federal Officer Fatally Shoots Another Civilian in MN
1/24/2026
Breaking news coverage of new protests in Minneapolis following another deadly shooting involving a federal agent
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Duration:00:55:49
Another Deadly Shooting Involving a Federal Agent in MN
1/24/2026
Breaking news coverage of new protests in Minneapolis following another deadly shooting involving a federal agent
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Duration:00:53:53
The Urgency To Act
1/24/2026
A year of Trump 2.0 has clarified the clear and present danger America faces, and now is the time to act; how Trump’s tariff threats and global misadventures are shaping the economy; how Trump’s Greenland gambit and diminishment of NATO is reshaping the world order
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Duration:00:41:42
Cruelty Is Still the Point
1/18/2026
How the feds’ response to protests in Minneapolis are the latest manifestation of the Trump administration’s extremely cruel immigration policy; what president’s latest saber-rattling could mean for the current regime in Iran; Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King reflect on Dr. King’s legacy, which has become more relevant than ever today.
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Duration:00:41:44
An ‘Unconstitutional Conspiracy’
1/18/2026
Why a federal judge accused Trump administration officials of engaging in an “unconstitutional conspiracy,” and what it means for the future of free speech in America; Rep. Adam Smith goes in on Trump’s misadventures in Venezuela, Greenland and Iran; Trump’s latest threat to place tariffs on American allies; and we go inside the current state of Trump’s economy
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Duration:00:40:50
Remember This Moment
1/18/2026
As we stand at this precarious moment in history, we look to draw lessons from past historical movements where violence was also unleashed on protesters by the state; how the 2015 Iran Nuclear Deal might have prevented the latest tensions between the U.S. and Iran; and the president has announced what he’s calling America’s ‘Great Healthcare Plan,’ but in reality it isn’t a plan at all.
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Duration:00:41:19
ICE in Minneapolis: A Moment In History
1/17/2026
What Trump’s federal takeover of Minneapolis tells us about the current moment in American history; Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses the ICE hearing she co-hosted; the new developments in the standoff between Trump and Iran’s leadership and how it’s playing out on the ground in Tehran; Emily St. John Mandel’s ‘Station Eleven’ is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club
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Duration:00:40:38
How To Safely Protest in America
1/17/2026
What Trump’s federal takeover of Minneapolis looks like to the citizens facing it; what a blue wave could really mean in the upcoming midterms; a discussion on how to protest safely in America
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Duration:00:41:29
Trump’s Retribution Hits Minnesota
1/17/2026
What’s happening in Minneapolis and how ICE’s latest escalations are being met on the ground; why the Nobel Prize is beginning to feel like a ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ mug in the era of Trump 2.0; what comes next for Iran amid massive protests; how Trump promised retribution but is delivering something else
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Duration:00:41:25
A Weekend Of Action
1/11/2026
Rep. Kelly Morrison discusses being blocked from entering an ICE facility in Minneapolis; remembering Renee Good; Rep. Adam Smith discusses President Trump’s true intentions for Venezuela and Greenland, and how it may preview a new era of American Imperialism
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Duration:00:40:11
Trump Ramps Up His Retribution Agenda
1/11/2026
How Trump is ramping up his retribution campaign against congressional veterans; MN State Rep. Aisha Gomez discusses the ICE resistance on the ground in Minnesota; how an anti-Obamacare law in Wyoming doomed the state’s abortion ban; the legacy of DOGE and how it saved so little money and did so much damage
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Duration:00:41:19
The Fallout From the Minneapolis ICE Shooting
1/11/2026
The latest on the fallout from the deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting of Renee Good; Rep. Angie Craig discusses being blocked from entering an ICE facility; how Trump’s attempt to freeze social safety net funding in several Democratic-led states is part of his retribution campaign; how Trump’s wealth has soared since he retook the Presidency
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Duration:00:40:34
Another Big Lie Catches Fire
1/10/2026
Analyzing the footage from the Minneapolis ICE shooting; how the MN ICE shooting is part of the ongoing threat to American democracy; Nanette Vonnegut discusses her father’s classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five in this week’s meeting of the Velshi Banned Book Club
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Duration:00:36:53
Trump’s Quest For Venezuela’s Oil
1/10/2026
How President Trump is now making it clear that the U.S. operation aimed at Venezuela is about oil; U.S. Representatives from Minnesota Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig & Kelly Morrison discuss their attempt to conduct oversight of a Minneapolis ICE facility; Jacob Soboroff discusses his important new book about the California wildfires
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Duration:00:46:35
Fallout Out Over MN Ice Shooting
1/10/2026
Analyzing the footage from the Minneapolis ICE shooting; how the Trump administration’s narrative on the ICE shooting is part of an ongoing threat to American democracy which started with the Big Lie; the growing Republican rift of Obamacare subsidies
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Duration:00:45:19
Secy. Rubio: ‘People keep fixating’ on Trump saying we’ll run Venezuela
1/4/2026
What we know about the Trump administration’s plans for Venezuela after seizing its president; Trump’s new warning for Venezuela’s Vice President; and why we’ll all pay for the lapse in Obamacare health insurance subsidies.
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Duration:00:44:58
Red State Blues, Foreign Entanglements, and Oil
1/4/2026
Long-time geopolitical and law experts weigh in on Trump’s capturing of Maduro, the future of Venezuela, and why oil is at the center of this all. Plus you need to know newly-elected Iowa State Senator Renee Hardman’s name and her story.
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Duration:00:41:28