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Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) discusses Pam Bondi’s firing and what could come next for the DOJ; the latest on the ongoing search and rescue operation for the missing American airman who was shot down over Iran; in the wake of this week’s Supreme Court ruling on conversation therapy, Gerrard Conley returns to the Velshi Banned Book Club to discuss “Boy Erased” 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. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses President Trump’s incoherent and convoluted sales pitch for the War with Iran, and the global consequences of the war; the real reason why Trump is so determined to target mail-in voting; everything the United States could afford to do for the American people with the money being spent on the war with Iran 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 Pam Bondi’s loyalty to Donald Trump wasn’t enough to save her job as U.S. Attorney General, and why that may be a concerning sign of things to come; the latest on the search for the missing U.S. airman after their F-15 fighter jet was shot down over Iran; everything you need to know about the global oil shock caused by the war with Iran; how Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reportedly may have tried to profit financially from the war with Iran 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.

Millions come out for the third “No Kings”protests nationwide; Israel expands its invasion Lebanon amid the U.S.-led war on Iran; some Republican states are adopting Trump’s voter suppression agenda 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 scandal that’s flying under the radar, but has the potential to become a Watergate-level crisis; how Israel’s expanding invasion of Lebanon is having deadly consequences; how back-to-back court losses could be proof that the era of accountability for social media companies has arrived 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.

A look at where the resistance goes after ‘No Kings’ 3.0; a live report from Dubai on the War with Iran; all the ways in which Trump administration officials and their associates are making a lot of money 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.

University of Toronto historian Timothy Snyder comments on the importance of the “No Kings” movement; MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde analyzes the latest developments in the U.S. war with Iran; celebrated Irish author Colm Tóibín joins the Velshi Banned Book Club with his new collection of short stories, “The News from Dublin” 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.

Indivisible Project’s Ezra Levin discusses the third “No Kings” Day of protests nationwide; former Republican member of Congress Joe Walsh joins live from a “No Kings” rally in Arlington, Virginia; MS NOW’s David Rohde analyzes the latest developments in the U.S. war with Iran; newly elected Florida state representative Emily Gregory comments on flipping President Trump’s home district for Democrats 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.

Tennessee state representative Justin Jones speaks to the power of protest from a “No King” rally in Nashville; authoritarianism expert Prof. Jason Stanley comments on the importance of dissent in this political moment; rally organizer Hannah Stauss and civil rights activist Maya Wiley comment on the power of “No Kings” protests from New York 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 importance of participating in protest and dissent in America; the latest on the war with Iran; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) describes why he calls the SAVE America Act the ‘Steal the Election Act’; how President Trump is now eyeing Cuba for his next international misadventure. 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.

Inside America’s affordable housing crisis and why a fix may not be so simple; a new report details how the U.S. is losing its standing as a liberal democracy; why the President gifting members of his cabinet ill-fitting shoes is a loyalty test and a humiliation ritual all at the same time 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.

Millions of Americans gear up for next weekend’s historic ‘No Kings' Day protest; the latest on the war with Iran; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse weighs in on President Trump’s push to pass the SAVE America Act; a deep dive into all the products and goods affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. 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 running out of political solutions to his political problems, so he’s turning to voter suppression; how Americans are dealing with rising gas prices caused by the War with Iran, and what history tells us about oil price spikes; Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) discusses the War with Iran; ‘Song of Solomon’ by Toni Morrison 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.

Ali discusses all the ways in which President Trump’s brutal and pervasive immigration crackdown is still happening everyday with MS NOW's Jacob Soboroff; how a new Republican bill in Ohio would force the state to go full Handmaid’s Tale and track every pregnancy; Dr. Mehmet Oz turned artificial intelligence loose on Medicare in several states… and it’s going very badly. 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.

Facing the consequences of his unpopular policies, an affordability crisis and an unwanted war, President Trump is placing all his bets on the SAVE Act ahead of the midterms; Rep. Madeleine Dean, member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee weighs in on the war with Iran; how Democrats plan to keep up the pressure on the Dept. of Homeland Security and why Sen. Markwayne Mullin will fit right in with the rest of Trump’s inner circle. 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.

New reporting suggests President Trump knew of all the risks of going to war with Iran, but decided to do it anyway; Ali digs into new polling that shows Americans have serious doubts about the fairness of our elections; Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reacts to the Trump administration’s new investigation into his state’s 2020 election results; and, as the war between Russia and Ukraine enters its fifth year, Ali reconnects with a former Ukrainian refugee he met in Poland at the start of the current war, in 2022. 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.

Now with more than half of the measures in Project 2025 implemented by the Trump administration, The Heritage Foundation is now looking to roll back the rights of American women; The New York Times’ Maureen Farrell discusses her new reporting on Jared Kushner’s attempt to raise billions for his private equity firm from foreign governments, despite serving as an envoy for President Trump; and Democratic Rep. Robin Kelly makes the case for why she should be the next U.S. senator from Illinois. 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.

House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries reacts to new reporting that Trump knew the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz, but he chose to go to war anyway; Georgia Democrat Shawn Harris dishes on his bid to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House; former Republican Congressmen Joe Walsh and Charlie Dent weigh in on the new signs that Trump’s grip on power could be slipping. 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-era billionaire boom exposes the real divide in America: not right versus left, but the billionaires versus everyone else; more than a dozen pregnant teen migrants have been sent to a facility in South Texas where they can’t receive adequate prenatal care. A former Trump Administration official says "This is 100% and exclusively about abortion" and not about immigration; and Ben Rhodes digs into the sheer unpopularity of the Iran war and Pete Hegseth’s increasingly unhinged wartime rhetoric. 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.

As the U.S.-led strikes on Iran enter their third week, we’re getting a clearer picture of the human cost of this war; MS NOW’s Ines De La Cuetara reports on Israeli strikes triggering a humanitarian crisis in Lebanon; Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton discusses her bid for the U.S. Senate; author George M. Johnson returns to the “Velshi Banned Book Club” to discuss their upcoming memoir, “And If I Die Before I Wake” 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.

Jumping into this war with Iran was not only incredibly expensive, but Ian Bremmer explains where the lack of strategy regarding oil in the region has backfired; with the Illinois Senate primary is days away, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi joins Ali to talk about the war with Iran and how the Trump Administration has leapfrogged Congress; MS NOW’s Ayman Mohyeldin sits down for an exclusive interview with the Foreign Minister of Iran. 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 rising resistance threatening to hold more of Trump’s problematic cabinet to account; Lev Parnas, former Trump ally, on why he’s now running for Congress as a Democrat; Rep. Jamie Raskin discusses the scandal-plagued hearings that contributed to Kristi Noem’s ouster and which WH official could be next 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 alarming new reporting that the war with Iran is being pitched to American servicemembers as a new holy war; the latest on the intensifying strikes on Tehran as Iran reportedly gets closer to selecting a new Supreme Leader; how the Pentagon is using AI and why one tech company is standing up to the Trump Admin. 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.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen discusses the rising resistance in Congress against Trump’s cabinet; Rep. Lloyd Doggett explains the extreme cost of the war with Iran; TN State Rep. Justin Jones on the power of protest and the need for more action & organization 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 mounting domestic challenges are the beginning of the end of his authoritarian power grab; Rep. Robert Garcia discusses his work on the House Oversight Committee and Trump’s sacking of Kristi Noem; Trump’s war of choice with Iran is going to be costly, deadly, and built on lies; this week’s edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club discusses Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Man In The High Castle.’ 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 administration hits an accountability inflection point; Rep. Adam Smith discusses what Congress should do to rein in Trump’s war of choice with Iran; the U.S. economy is shedding jobs,, as energy prices surge; Texas primary chaos fuels fears of voter suppression ahead of the 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.

President Trump’s mounting domestic challenges are the beginning of the end of his authoritarian power grab; Trump’s war of choice with Iran is going to be costly, deadly, and built on lies; presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses his new book ‘American Struggle.’ 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 (D-WA) shares the latest plans in Congress to address what she calls an “illegal and unconstitutional war” in Iran; Ali Velshi and Tom Nichols look at the lessons from two centuries of America pushing foreign regime change; plus - what we now know about the events that set the stage for this weekend’s attacks on Iran. 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 Velshi continues MS NOW’s special coverage of the joint United States & Israeli attacks on Iran; a history lesson on past American attempts at regime change; Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois says he believes the strikes against Iran are “illegal and unconstitutional”; and Ali explains the influence of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Iran. 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 Velshi continues MS NOW’s special coverage of U.S. and Israelis military strikes against Iran; America’s adversarial history with Iran goes back decades; and the spokesman for Iran’s foreign ministry calls the U.S.-led attacks an “unwarranted act of aggression.” 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 Velshi speaks to reporters on the ground, Middle East experts and U.S. lawmakers about the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran. 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 Velshi speaks to reporters on the ground, Middle East experts and U.S. lawmakers about the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran. 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 Velshi speaks to reporters on the ground, Middle East experts and U.S. lawmakers about the joint U.S.-Israel attack on Iran. 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.

Judges are not mincing words when it comes to the Trump Administration’s contempt for the rule of law; Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vows to prosecute ICE agents who break the law; and a potential reckoning for social media companies. 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 the Right is blurring the line between church and state, and the danger that poses to democracy; Former Obama Deputy National Security Adviser during the Obama Administration weighs in on what’s happening in the West Bank; and new reporting shows ICE’s coming expansion. 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.

Professor Laurence Tribe, preeminent Constitutional scholar, weighs on the wave of rulings against Trump’s immigration policies; Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner vows to prosecute ICE agents who break the law; and make no mistake, the right to vote is being suppressed. What comes next? 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.

Trump doubles down after the Supreme Court rules against most of his global tariffs and Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont weighs in; Jennifer Egan’s novel “The Candy House” asks us what is the cost of privacy and authenticity in a tech-driven world. 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, says America never fully reckoned with the January 6th insurrection, but it’s not too late; sitting Congressmen on both sides of the aisle weigh in on the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Trump’s tariffs & the potential for an attack on Iran. 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 Supreme Court imposes guardrails on Trump’s tariffs; Trump says he is ‘mulling’ a limited strike on Iran, but what does that really mean? Faith leaders, like Bishop William J. Barber II, have a long history of fighting government overreach and injustice. They’re still fighting today 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.

Sen. Alex Padilla discusses the race to the bottom among Trump’s cabinet officials and Republicans targeting of the 2026 midterms; former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland describes the new world order being shaped by Trump; how a new class of retiring GOP lawmakers is creating a so-called ‘Retirement Caucus’ filled with ‘YOLO Republicans’ 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 continuous self-promotion is pushing a cult of personality in America; why Trump’s FDA refuses to review clinical data behind a promising new flu vaccine; abortion bans prove deadly for pregnant patients with chronic conditions 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.

Several of President Trump’s cabinet members are under fire for a variety of controversies dogging the administration; former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland weighs in on the role of middle powers in the new global order being shaped by Trump; how a Canadian pro hockey legend plays into Trump’s latest quest to cancel an important infrastructure project in the U.S. 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 a small town in Texas has become central to Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown; MS NOW’s Daniel Noriega takes an important look at the ordinary people in Minneapolis working together to oppose ‘Operation Metro Surge;’ House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) lays out Democrats’ demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security; author Jennifer Finney Boylan’s new book “Cleavage” 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.