• U.S.-Iran Talks Begin in Pakistan
    Apr 11 2026

    Rep. Yassamin Ansari weighs in on the U.S.-Iran talks that are underway in Pakistan and her new call for President Trump to be removed via the 25th Amendment; inside the high-stakes Hungarian election and how Viktor Orban is facing the toughest challenge yet to his 16-year grip on power; what refusing an illegal order in the U.S. military looks like; the historic Artemis II space mission and what it means for all mankind; Co-CEO of PEN America, Summer Lopez, discusses the risk of erasing heritage during wartime on a special edition of the Velshi Banned Book Club

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    40 mins
  • What Happens When The President ‘Speaks Genocide’
    Apr 11 2026

    The wide-ranging ramifications of President Trump using genocidal language regarding Iran; what the historic Artemis II mission means for the future of humanity; all the ways in which Democrats continue to overperform at the ballot box ahead of the midterm elections

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    41 mins
  • U.S.-Iran Talks Begin In Islamabad
    Apr 11 2026

    Inside the high-level and high-stakes talks between the U.S. and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan; what refusing an illegal order in the U.S. military looks like; fmr. CIA Director John Brennan breaks down what happens when a President disregards accurate assessments from the intelligence community

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    41 mins
  • All Eyes on Virginia & Georgia ahead of the Midterms
    Apr 5 2026

    Georgia political expert Greg Bluestein and MS NOW’s Steve Benen break down key races for Democrats looking to flip seats in the midterms; an Iran war update from Inzamam Rashid in Dubai; KFF Health News’ Philip Galewitz explains how Trump’s hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees actually yielded few violators; a run-through of the week's key political moments with Prof. Christina Greer and Molly Jong-Fast.

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    41 mins
  • The Attack on Birthright Citizenship Is Setting the U.S. back
    Apr 5 2026

    Constitutional law expert Kermit Roosevelt III explains why the Supreme Court case against birthright citizenship is setting us back as a nation; journalist David Ariosto discusses the crisis in Cuba and the Trump administration’s role in it; Rep. Madeleine Dean and Norman Ornstein explain why they believe Trump’s pardons are the most corrupt thing about him.

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    40 mins
  • Democrats work to protect their chances in the midterms
    Apr 5 2026

    U.S. forces rescue the missing airman of an American fighter jet that was shot down over Iran on Friday, as Trump unleashes new threats against Iran; Democrats push to protect their chances in the midterms, Michael Shure and Jeff Schapiro dig into consequential elections in Virginia and Georgia; KFF Health News’ Philip Galewitz explains how Trump’s hunt for undocumented Medicaid enrollees actually yields few violators; Rick Stengel explains how the Iran war will negatively affect America’s soft power.

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    40 mins
  • When Extreme Loyalty Isn’t Enough For Trump
    Apr 4 2026

    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”

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    42 mins
  • Trump: The Ineffective Communicator
    Apr 4 2026

    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

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    40 mins