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Nobel laureate Maria Ressa on safeguarding free speech against autocracy, Ben Rhodes on how Trump’s cabinet picks would “wreck” federal agencies and remake government “in the image of MAGA,” and best-selling author Jodi Picoult on what we can all do to fight the rising tide of book bans.

Attorneys General Kris Mayes and William Tong go “on offense” ahead of a 2nd Trump term, Eddie Glaude and Imani Perry on American democracy and what’s ahead, and a historical lookback on women coming to power globally (except in America) with Jennifer Piscopo and Molly Jong-Fast.

Ali Velshi is joined by presidential historian Jon Meacham, historian Tim Snyder, constitutional law expert Laurence Tribe, Center for Reproductive Rights President & CEO Nancy Northup, and journalist Chris Whipple.

Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Gov. Roy Cooper (D- NC), Donald Trump’s niece Mary Trump, “The West Wing” actors Martin Sheen and Mary McCormack, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Lavora Barnes

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I- VT), “On Tyranny” author Timothy Snyder, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta (D-PA)

Ali Velshi is joined by Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, Law Professor and Historian at UC Davis Law School Mary Ziegler, Reporter for The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones, former Executive Editor for The Washington Post Martin Baron, former Editor-at-Large Robert Kagan, former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to former VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Co-Founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson

Ali Velshi is joined by former federal judge J. Michael Luttig, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX), The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum, Status author Oliver Darcy, and NBC News International Correspondents Raf Sanchez & Matt Bradley

Ali Velshi is joined by former Arizona Senator Jeff Flake, Arizona Democratic Senator Mark Kelly, Political Strategist and Commentator Rina Shah, founder of Engage, Rachel Pearson, and U.S Senate candidate Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)

Ali Velshi is joined by Former Republican Congressman, Joe Walsh, 3rd Term Republican Mayor of Mesa, Arizona, Mayor John Giles, Principal at Crisis-X, New York Times bestselling Author of, ‘REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Department of Justice Against His Critics’, Michael Cohen, Reporter, Votebeat, Jen Fifield, Arizona Secretary of State, Secretary Adrian Fontes, Spokesperson, Arizona for Abortion Access (nonpartisan) and attorney, Chris Love, Award-winning Author of, ‘Forever’, Judy Blume, New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘All American Boys’, Jason Reynolds

Ali Velshi is joined by Co-Founder of Elevation Partners and author of, ‘Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe’, Roger McNamee, MSNBC’s Molly Jong-Fast, (R) Rep. Chuck Edwards, NBC News’ Jacob Soboroff, Academy Award-winning Film Director of, “Separated” and New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘Believing Is Seeing’, Errol Morris, Staff Writer for The New Yorker and author of, ‘Black Edge’, Sheelah Kolhatkar, MSNBC Daily’s Hayes Brown, talk-show host of ‘The Thom Hartmann Program’ and NYT Bestselling Author of, ‘The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It’, Thom Hartmann, MSNBC Daily Columnist, Dean Obeidallah, (D) Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History at NYU and author of, ‘Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present’, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, staff writer at The Atlantic and author of, ‘Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy’, Dr. Tom Nichols, Distinguished Scholar of Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and author of 20+ books, including: ‘The End of Nature’, Bill McKibben, CEO of Hermitage Capital Management and author of, ‘Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder, and Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath’, Sir William “Bill” Browder, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D TX- 30), law professor and historian at UC Davis Law School and author of, ‘Roe: The History of a National Obsession’, Mary Ziegler, New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘The Message’, Ta-Nehisi Coates

Ali Velshi is joined by author of, ‘Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy’ and U.S Representative, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Justice Correspondent for The Nation and author of, ‘Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution’, Elie Mystal, MSNBC Legal Analyst and co-author of, ‘The Trump Indictments: The Historic Charging Documents with Commentary’, Melissa Murray, Governor of Washington and co-author of, ‘Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean-Energy Economy’, Gov. Jay Inslee, Emmy-award Winning Executive Producer of, ‘United Shades of America’ and New York Times Bestselling Co-Author of, ‘Do The Work: An Antiracist Activity Book’, W. Kamau Bell, and Investigative Reporter with The New York Times, Susanne Craig

Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC Political Analyst and author of ‘Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump’, Jennifer Rubin, Co-Author of, ‘How to Steal A Presidential Election’, Dr. Matthew Seligman, author of, ‘Abortion: Our Bodies, Their Lies, and the Truths We Use to Win’, Jessica Valenti, author of ‘Pardon Power: How The Pardon System Works - And Why’ (September 2024) and Professor of Law at University of Baltimore School of Law, Kimberly Wehle, Staff Writer for The Atlantic and author of, ‘Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy’, Dr. Tom Nichols, MSNBC Legal Correspondent, Lisa Rubin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at University of Pennsylvania and author, ‘Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis’, Professor Michael Mann, President of United Auto Workers, Shawn Fain

Ali Velshi is joined by former Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, former Federal Prosecutor Paul Butler, author Max Boot, the American Enterprise Institute’s Norman Ornstein, The Washington Post’s Jennifer Rubin, MSNBC Legal Analyst Melissa Murray, and NBC’s Matt Bradley.

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author of, ‘Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future’, Dr. Jason Stanley, MSNBC Contributor and New York Times Bestselling Author of, ‘Romney: A Reckoning’, McKay Coppins, lawyer, Sarah Elaine Harrison, President of Refugees International, Jeremy Konyndyk, Professor Emerita of Sociology at University of California, Berkeley and New York Times Bestselling Author, ‘Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right’, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Former Israeli Consul General in New York, Alon Pinkas, New York Times Bestselling & Award-winning Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’, George M. Johnson

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost, Akbar Shahid Ahmed, syndicated radio talk show host of, ‘The Thom Hartmann Program’ and New York Times Bestselling author of, ‘The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It’, Thom Hartmann, award-winning documentarian, Ken Burns, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law and award-winning author of, ‘Policing the Womb: Invisible Women and the Criminalization of Motherhood’, Dr. Michele Goodwin, Executive Director at The Yellowhammer Fund, Jenice Fountain, Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University and award winning and bestselling author of, ‘On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century ‘, Dr. Timothy Snyder, Editor-at-large at Jewish Currents and author of, "Beinart Notebook", Peter Beinart, MSNBC Daily Columnist and author of, ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History at NYU, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, President of the Institute for the Study of Modern Authoritarianism, Shikha Dalmia, Senior Editor at Bloomberg, Bobby Ghosh, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights, Maya Wiley, author of “Saving Democracy”, David Pepper, Founder & President of the National Birth Equity Collaborative, Dr. Joia Crear-Perry, author of “Uglies”, Scott Westerfeld

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and author, ‘Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future’, Dr. Jason Stanley, MSNBC Daily Columnist and author of, ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah, host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’, Michael Steele, Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D- Michigan), Senior Correspondent for Vox and author of, ‘The Reactionary Spirit: How America’s Most Insidious Political Tradition Swept The World’, Zack Beauchamp, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of, ‘We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For’, Dr. Eddie Glaude, Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School, Dr. Spencer Glendon, Medical Director at WAWC Healthcare (formerly West Alabama Women’s Center) and Gynecologist, Dr. Leah Torres, and Professor of History at University of Illinois and author of, ‘Dangerous Pregnancies: Mothers, Disabilities, and Abortion in Modern America, Dr. Leslie Reagan

Ali Velshi is joined by author of, ‘Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir’, Mary Trump, Michigan Secretary of State and author of, ’Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process’, Secretary Jocelyn Benson, Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School, Leah Litman, New York Times bestselling author of, ‘REVENGE: How Donald Trump Weaponized the Department of Justice Against His Critics’ and ‘Disloyal: A Memoir’, Michael Cohen, newest member of Congress and youngest Black lawmaker in Texas during the 87th Legislative Session, Representative Jasmine Crockett, and New York Times Bestselling & Award-winning author of ‘Shout’, Laurie Halse Anderson

Melissa Murray is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by producer and MSNBC Political Contributor, Steve Benen, host and MSNBC Political Analyst, Molly Jong-Fast, NBC News’ Senior Executive Editor and author of ‘Where Tyranny Begins: The Justice Department, the FBI, and the War on Democracy”, David Rohde, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, Chair of the Transgender Law Center, Imara Jones, Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, Leah Litman, MSNBC Political Analyst and author, ‘Resistance: How Women Saved Democracy from Donald Trump’, Jennifer Rubin, New York Times Bestselling author of ‘The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It’, Reproductive Rights Advocate, Kaitlyn Kash, Co-Chair of American Bridge 21st Century, Fmr. Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT), Fmr. U.S. Senator for Alabama (D) and author of ‘Bending Toward Justice’, Fmr. Sen. Doug Jones

Ali Velshi is joined by Political Strategist and Campaign Manager, Maya Rupert, MSNBC Columnist and author of ‘The Dean’s Report’, Dean Obeidallah, Latorya Beasely, Kris Brown, MSNBC Political Analyst, Kimberly Atkins Stohr, Fmr. Republican Congressman, Fmr. Rep. Joe Walsh , Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Author of ‘The Curse of Cash’ (2016), Kenneth Rogoff, and author of ‘Heroine’ (2019), Mindy McGinnis

Ali Velshi is joined by award winning journalist and Author, ‘White Fear: How the Browning of America is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds’, Roland Martin, author of ‘The Conspiracy to End America: Five Ways My Old Party is Driving Our Democracy to Autocracy’ (October 2023) and ‘It Was All A Lie: How The Republican Party Became Donald Trump’, Stuart Stevens, Marine Veteran and Gold Star Widow, Kait Wyatt, author of ‘Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities’, Dr. Andre Perry, MSNBC Political Contributor , Errin Haines, author of "Beinart Notebook", Peter Beinart, Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University and Author of ‘Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and Pursuit of the American Dream’, Dr. Christina Greer, NYT Bestselling author of ‘The Crash of 2016: The Plot to Destroy America – and What We Can Do to Stop It’, Thom Hartmann, and Independent Journalist, Noga Tarnopolsky

Ali Velshi is joined by the Executive Director of the Advancement Project, Judith Browne Dianis, Founder of the New South SuperPAC, Nsé Ufot (JD), Fmr. Asst. Secretary of State for Oceans Environment and Science, Monica Medina, Fmr. US Attorney and Best-selling author of ‘Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America’, Barbara McQuade, Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and author of ‘We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For’, Dr. Eddie Glaude, Founder of Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium and author of ‘Take Care of them Like My Own: Faith, Fortitude, and a Surgeon’s Fight for Health Justice’, Dr. Ala Stanford, Executive Director of Ms. Magazine, Kathy Spillar, and President & CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All, Mini Timmaraju

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News International Correspondent Matt Bradley, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Staff Writer at The New Yorker Sheelah Kolhatkar, Award-winning Journalist Paola Ramos, former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, historian and bestselling author Rick Perlstein, State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI), State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta (D-PA)

Ali Velshi is joined by Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Founder, CEO, and Editor-in-Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, former Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor Seth Harris, former Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to former VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, GA State Rep. Ruwa Romman, author of “Whale Talk” Chris Crutcher

Ali Velshi is joined by Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution Andre Perry, Staff Writer for The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten, Michigan Secretary of StateJocelyn Benson, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, NBC News’ Mike Memoli, former U.S. Secretary of Labor in the Obama Administration Tom Perez, President and Senior Lecturer at Repairers of the Breach Rev. Dr. William Barber II

Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Steve Benen, Lead Plaintiff of the Texas Abortion Ban lawsuit, Amanda Zurawski, President & CEO for the Center for Reproductive Rights, Nancy Northup, Co-Founder of Elevation Partners and author of, ‘Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe’, Roger McNamee, Rep. Katie Porter, Rep. Summer Lee, National Book Award-Winning & New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘Far From the Tree’, Robin Benway

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Bernie Sanders, NBC’s Mike Hixenbaugh, Law Professor Melissa Murray, Slate Columnist Zachary D. Carter, Bloomberg’s Bobby Ghosh, The Atlantic’s Caitlin Dickerson, and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist Lynsey Addario.

Ali Velshi is joined by former Montana Governor Steve Bullock, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, GA State Election Board member Sara Tindall Ghazal, Georgetown Law Chair in Taxation Dorothy Brown, syndicated radio host Thom Hartmann, Vanity Fair Special Correspondent Molly Jong-Fast, The New York Times’ Nikole Hannah-Jones and author Anthony Doerr

Ali Velshi is joined by Senator Chris Van Hollen, producer of ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’, Steve Benen, former Homeland Security, Counterterror and Intelligence Official, Olivia Troye, President and CEO of Center for American Progress, Ambassador Patrick Gaspard, MSNBC Political Contributor, Errin Haines, Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale University, Timothy Snyder, MSNBC Political Analyst, Juanita Tolliver, and Representative Jasmine Crockett

Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, co-host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, Executive Director and Founder of the James Madison Project Mark Zaid, host of ‘Mornings with Zerlina’ on SiriusXM Zerlina Maxwell, former Chief Media Advisor to George W. Bush & John McCain Mark McKinnon, NBC News’ Jon Allen, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Brennan, NBC News’ David Noriega, and author of “The Last White Man” Mohsin Hamid

Ali Velshi is joined by Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA), NYU law professor Melissa Murray, former Ohio Democratic Party chair David Pepper, Georgetown Law’s Michele Goodwin, and The Nation Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal.

Ali Velshi is joined by MSNBC’s Symone Sanders Townsend, NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, union leader Sara Nelson, President and Founder of Futuro Media Maria Hinojosa, author Erik Larson, and a special report by NBC’s Trymaine Lee

Ali Velshi and is joined by MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’ host, Michael Steele, Founder & Chief Impact Officer for 1063 West Broad, Alencia Johnson, author of ‘Un-White: Appalachia, Race, and Film’, Dr. Meredith McCarroll, NBC News correspondent, Yamiche Alcindor, Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Dayton, Dr. Christopher Devine, Senator Gary Peters, Senior Correspondent for Vox, Zack Beauchamp, and award-winning author of ‘The Miseducation of Cameron Post’, Dr. Emily M. Danforth.

Guest host Charles Coleman Jr. is joined by Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley, NY Times columnist Charles Blow, SiriusXM host Zerlina Maxwell, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), former FL State Attorney Monique Worrell

Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Republican Political Strategist, Rina Shah, political journalist, Michael Shure, Professor of Practice and Director of the M.S. Program in Nonprofit Management at Columbia University School of Professional Studies, Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., Former Criminal Division Deputy Chief for the Southern District of New York, Kristy Greenberg, Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA), Host of MSNBC’s ‘The Weekend’, Michael Steele, Professor of History at NYU, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), author of, ‘Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American’ (2023), David Pepper, and co-authors of, ‘And Tango Makes Three’, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson

Ali Velshi is joined by President & CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Noah Bookbinder, Professor at the University of Chicago Law School Alison LaCroix, Chair in Law and Professor of Political Science at the UCLA School of Law Richard L. Hasen, Co-Host of ‘The Weekend’ Symone Sanders-Townsend, Political Strategist and Campaign Manager Maya Rupert, Lawyer and Legal Scholar Matthew Seligman, President & CEO at National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen, Host of ‘Mornings with Zerlina’ on SiriusXM Zerlina Maxwell, former U.S. Ambassador to RussiaMichael McFaul, author of “The Poet X” Elizabeth Acevedo

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of Constitutional Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School Kermit Roosevelt III, Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), Democratic Strategist Basil Smikle, Fmr. Rep. Max Rose (D-NY), Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University Akhil Reed Amar, Editor-in-Chief at Investopedia Caleb Silver, President of German Marshall Fund Heather Conley, NBC News’ Josh Lederman, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan Glasser

Ali Velshi is joined by Principal Deputy Campaign Manager for the Biden Campaign Quentin Fulks, Senior Adviser to The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Staff Writer with The Atlantic Mark Leibovich, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Founder, CEO, & Editor-in-Chief of Zeteo Mehdi Hasan, President and Founder of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer, Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost Akbar Shahid Ahmed, author of “The Things They Carried” Tim O’Brien

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist, Professor of Constitutional Law Emeritus at Harvard Law School Laurence Tribe, former Federal Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit J. Michael Luttig, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, President & CEO of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Executive Director & Chief Counsel of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Donald Sherman, Law Professor at Harvard Law School Jeannie Suk Gersen, President of Mount Holyoke College Danielle Holley

Ali Velshi is joined by former Special Counsel to Donald Trump Michael Cohen, Co-Host of ‘The Weekend’ on MSNBC Symone Sanders-Townsend, Justice Correspondent with The Nation Elie Mystal, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School Jody Freeman, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL), Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Constitutional Law at University of Pennsylvania Law School Kermit Roosevelt III, 2023-2024 President of the American Library Association Emily Drabinski

President Biden and Donald Trump face off in the first general election debate.

Ali Velshi is joined by former Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization Barbara Res, Producer of The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, retired U.S. Army Colonel Eugene Vindman, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of PennsylvaniaAnthea Butler, Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Rohit Chopra, Presidential Distinguished Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Michael Mann

Supreme Court slow-walking Trump’s immunity claim, Decision 2024, the Climate Crisis, and more

Melissa Murray is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Director of the Public Policy Program at the Roosevelt House Institute of Hunter College, Dr. Basil Smikle, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post, Jennifer Rubin, Department of Religious Studies’ Chair at University of Pennsylvania, Anthea Butler, Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College, Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, Democratic Representative, Stacey Plaskett, Civil Rights Attorney, Benjamin Crump, Lincoln Project’s Senior Advisor, Tara Setmayer, Associate Editor and Columnist at The Washington Post, Ruth Marcus, and Professor of Law at University of Michigan Law School, Leah Litman.

Melissa Murray is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Democratic Representative, Jasmine Crockett, President & CEO of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Michael Waldman, Democratic Representative, Sharice Davids, Justice Correspondent at The Nation, Elie Mystal, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair, Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History at NYU, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, American History Chair at Fordham University, Dr. Saul Cornell, and Award-winning Author of ‘Dragonwings’, Laurence Yep

The Battle for Fair Voter Registration, the Power of State Courts, and the Relentless War in Gaza

Ali Velshi is joined by Joanne Freeman, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University, David Graham, Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Melissa Murray, Professor of Law at NYU, Michael Cohen, Fmr. Special Counsel to Donald Trump, and Lee Rowland, Executive Director at the National Coalition Against Censorship.

Ali Velshi is joined by Former Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization Barbara Res, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, former Special Assistant to Chief of Staff of the Department of Interior Lily Greenberg Call, former State Department Official Josh Paul, Special Correspondent with Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, Opinion Writer with The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Max and Bernice Garchik Family Presidential Associate Professor at The Wharton School Zeke Hernandez, NBC News’ Guad Venegas, Producer for The Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Senior Adviser for The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Senior Fellow at the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, Reporter with The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones, Staff Writer at The Atlantic David Graham, Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan Glasser, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), former Representative Joe Walsh (R-IL)

Charles Coleman Jr is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair MollyJong-Fast, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin, Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund Tona Boyd, NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald, former President of the Alabama Library Association Matthew Layne, Founding Member of Read Freely Alabama Angie Hayden, Senior Executive Editor at Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien,  Investigative Reporter at The New York Times Susanne Craig, President and Executive Director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Damon Hewitt, Chairwoman of the West Bonner County School District Rebuild Dana Douglas, Treasurer of the West Bonner County School District Rebuild Candy Turner

Charles Coleman Jr is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Staff Writer at The New Yorker Susan Glasser, Staff Writer at The Atlantic David A. Graham, Host of MSNBC’S ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Republican Political StrategistRina Shah, Professor of History and American Studies atYale University Joanne Freeman, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Opinion Writer at The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist, Youth Outreach Chair at theLeague of Women Voters - Solano County Alice Fried, Vice-President at theLeague of Women Voters Solano County Rami Muth

Ali Velshi is joined by President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, Senior Opinion Writer and Columnist for The Boston Globe Kimberly Atkins Stohr, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband, former Senator John Danforth (R-MO), former Representative Charle Dent (R-PA), Justice Correspondent and Columnist at The Nation Elie Mystal, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), Staff Writer for The New York Times Magazine Ronen Bergman

Ali Velshi is joined by producer of the Rachel Maddow Show Steve Benen, Vanity Fair’s Molly Jong-Fast, NBC’s Hala Gorani, former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Vindman, President of the American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten, MSNBC Host of ‘Inside with Jen Psaki’ Jen Psaki, Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean, Professor at University of California, Berkeley M. Steven Fish, and Senior Executive Editor of Bloomberg Opinion Tim O’Brien.

Ali Velshi is joined by Staff Writer with The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, NBC’s Hala Gorani, Distinguished Scholar of Environmental Studies at Middlebury CollegeBill McKibben, Authorof “Kingdom of Rage” Elizabeth Neumann, Staff Writer with The Atlantic David Graham, President andCEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Noah Bookbinder, Executive Director of Yellowhammer Fund Jenice Fountain, Author of “The Giver” Lois Lowry

Ali Velshi is joined by Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Barbara McQuade, Fmr. U.S. Attorney for Michigan, State Rep. Gloria Johnson, (D) Tennessee, State Rep. Justin Jones, (D) Tennessee, Doug Jones, (D) Fmr. U.S. Senator for Alabama, Nicholas Kristof, Pulitzer Prize-winning Columnist at the New York Times, Maulik Pancholy, Author of “The Best At It”, and Nate Hegyi, Host of ‘Outside in Radio’ podcast.

Ali Velshi is joined by AZ Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, Prof. Mary Anne Franks, PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel, KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk, author Ghassan Zeineddine, author James Frankie Thomas, MSNBC Legal Analysts Jill Wine-Banks and Charles Coleman Jr.

Ali Velshi is joined by Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, Producer for ‘Food, Inc. 2’ Michael Pollan, Producer for ‘Food, Inc. 2’ EricSchlosser, MSNBC Legal Analyst Lisa Rubin, Senior Correspondent for Vox Ian Millhiser, International President of Association of Flight Attendants- CWA, AFL-CIO Sara Nelson, Professor at the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University Eddie Glaude Jr., Block Captain of 100 Block of East Colonial Street in Philadelphia MichelleBelser

Ali Velshi is joined by Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Ukrainian Refugee Inna Tokareva, Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Author of “The Best At It” & “Nikhil Out Loud” Maulik Pancholy

Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by former U.S. Attorney in MichiganBarbara McQuade, Professor at Georgetown School of Law Paul Butler, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost Akbar Shahid Ahmed, Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Editor-at-Large of The 19th Errin Haines, Political Analyst at SiriusXM Ameshia Cross, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, NBC News’ Josh Lederman, NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin, National Politics Reporter at Axios Sophia Cai, Author of “Bridge to Terabithia” Katherine Paterson

Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of History and American Studies at Yale University Joanne Freeman, NBC News’ Hala Gorani, President and Founder of J Street Jeremy Ben-Ami, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, NBC’s Maura Barrett, former Director of European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Alexander Vindman, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, NBC News’s Ali Vitali, President and Founder of INARA Arwa Damon, Associate Professor at Northeastern University Meredith Clark, Founding Member of Enid Social Justice Committee Connie Vickers

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN), President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson (D), Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, former Israeli Vice Prime MinisterTzipi Livni, Author of “A Kids Book About Israel and Palestine” Reza Aslan

Ali Velshi is joined byformer Homeland Security Advisor and Counterterror Advisor to VP Mike Pence Olivia Troye, Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity Dr. Uché Blackstock, Medical Director and Co-Founder of GOODSTOCK Consulting Dr. Ebony Hilton, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Staff Writer at The New Yorker Sheelah Kolhatkar, MSNBC and Telemundo News Contributor Paola Ramos, Co-Director of The Food Security Agency at The University of Texas at Austin Dat Duong

Ali Velshi is joined by Opinion Writer with The Washington Post Jennifer Rubin, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, former Assistant U.S. Attorney with the SDNY Gregory Diskant, Elected Alabama State Representative Marilyn Lands, Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow, Senior Adviser at The Lincoln Project Stuart Stevens, Founder at Rilax Strategies Rina Shah, Investigative Reporter Caitlin Dickerson, Author of ‘Hunger’ Roxane Gay.

Ali Velshi is joined by Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, Editor-at-Large of Jewish Currents Peter Beinart, Staff Writer at The Atlantic Caitlin Dickerson, former President of American Immigration Lawyers Association Allen Orr, former Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, Opinion Writer for Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Host of MSNBC’S ‘The Weekend’ Michael Steele, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Shanti Farms Bhakta Rizal, NBC News’ Ellison Barber

Ali Velshi is joined by National Politics Reporter at Axios Sophia Cai, President and CEO of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics Noah Bookbinder, President and CEO of International Rescue Committee David Miliband, NBC’s Julie Tsirkin, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania Michael Mann, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston, NBC’s Matt Bradley, Professor of Constitutional Law and Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, Author of “Boy Erased” Garrard Conley

Ali Velshi is joined by Staff Writer at The Atlantic Anne Applebaum, Senior Correspondent at VOX Zack Beauchamp, Political Pollster and Communications Strategist Frank Luntz, MSNBC Host of ‘The Reid Out’ Joy Reid, Opinion Writer at The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Professor of the Administration of Justice at University of Pennsylvania Law School Kermit Roosevelt III, Professor of History at University of Illinois Leslie Reagan, Chief Medical Officer at Planned Parenthood North Central States Sarah Traxler

Ali Velshi is joined by Federal Criminal Defense & Appellate Attorney Amy Lee Copeland, Fmr. U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, Pulitzer-Prize winning Investigative Reporter at The New York Times Magazine Nikole Hannah-Jones, Chief Executive Officer of Sunbox Majd Almashharawi, Lawyer at Sunbox Kamal Almashharawi, Fmr. Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Redmon, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Human Rights Activist Evgenia Kara-Murza, New York Times Bestselling Author of “American Street” Ibi Zoboi

Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Opinion Writer for Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Co-Host of “The Weekend” on MSNBC Michael Steele, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Political Analyst on SiriusXM Ameshia Cross, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Tennessee State Rep. Justin Jones (D), Retired Police Captain for the Montgomery County Police Department Sonia Pruitt

Ali Velshi is joined by Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Opinion Writer with The Washington PostJennifer Rubin, NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, Editor-at-Large for Jewish Currents Peter Beinart, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah, Editor-at-Large of The 19th* Errin Haines, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Creator, Executive Producer, and Co-Host of ‘The Circus: Inside The Greatest Political Show on Earth’ on Showtime Mark McKinnon, President & CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law Michael Waldman, Civil Rights Attorney Charles Coleman Jr., Co-Chair of the Consumer Advisory Board at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Warren Magee

Ali Velshi is joined by former Federal Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judge J. Michael Luttig, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, President and Founder at Futuro Media Maria Hinojosa, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University Jason Stanley, former Manhattan Asstistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, Executive Director of Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown University Law Center Mary McCord, NBC News’ Guad Venegas, Senior Fellow for American Statecraft Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Aaron David Miller, Professor of Law & Dean’s Distinguished Scholar at University of Miami School of Law Caroline Corbin

Ali Velshi is joined by former Senator Doug Jones (D-AL), Special Correspondent with Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, Founder of Orange Ribbons for Jaime & Orange Ribbons for Gun Safety Fred Guttenberg, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Editor-in-Chief of Investopedia Caleb Silver, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, Founder and CEO of For Women By Women PeriodCarrington Baker

Ali Velshi is joined by Ukrainian Parliament Member Lesia Vasylenko, Founder & Host of ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast Terrell Jermaine Starr, NBC News’ Garrett Haake, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law Michele Goodwin, Operations Director at West Alabama Women’s Center Robin Marty, Ukrainian Parliament Member Oleksiy Goncharenko Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign William Browder, NBC News’ Ali Vitali, Former Ukrainian refugee Nastia Shpot,Author of “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own” Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Ali Velshi is joined by Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), former director European Affairs for the United States National Security Council Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Author of “Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual for Every American” David Pepper, President & CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights Maya Wiley, former assistant U.S. Attorney with SDNY Joshua Naftalis, NBC News’ Molly Hunter, former Democratic Representative Max Rose, Director of Refugee and Forced Migration Program at the Department of Political Science at DePaul University Kathleen Arnold

Ali Velshi is joined by former Counsel to Donald Trump Michael Cohen, Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist David Cay Johnston, former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, former Republican Congressman Charlie Dent, Independent Journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Susanne Craig, former Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization Barbara Res, Founding Partner & Washington Correspondent for Puck News Julia Ioffe, Author of ‘All Boys Aren’t Blue’ George M. Johnson, 101-year-old Activist Grace Linn

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Republican Political Strategist & Commentator Rina Shah, NBC News’ Julia Jester, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Senior Advisor with The Lincoln Project Tara Setmayer, Editor-at-Large with The 19th* Errin Haines, Fellow with the Constitutional Law Center at Stanford Law Matt Seligman, Professor of History at NYU Ruth Ben-Ghiat, NBC News’ Matt Bradley, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, former U.S. Senator from Alabama Doug Jones

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by President of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Noah Bookbinder, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund Janai Nelson, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett (D-U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS), NBC News’ Julia Jester, Host of #RolandMartinUnfiltered Roland Martin, Co-Founder & CEO of Capital B News Lauren Williams, Special Correspondent with Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, MSNBC Justice & Legal Affairs Analyst Anthony Coley, NBC News’ Matt Bradley, Staff Writer at The AtlanticTom Nichols, Political Analyst on SiriusXM Ameshia Cross

Ali Velshi is joined by NBC News Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, Founder & Director of Fordham University’s Center on National Security Karen Greenberg, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost Akbar Ahmed, Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Host, ‘Black Men in America: The Road to 2024’ Trymaine Lee, Host, ‘Black Men in America: The Road to 2024’ Charles Coleman, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), NBC News National Security Reporter Dan De Luce, Vice Chancellor of Innovation and Strategic Partnerships and Initiative at Southern University Law Center Marla Dickerson

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Tim Kaine, former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker, former U.S. State Dept. senior adviser Vali Nasr, Senior Fellow at American University of Beirut Rami Khouri, Director of Research at The Soufan Group Colin Clarke, Huff Post’s Akbar Ahmed, NBC’s Dan De Luce, NBC’s Antonia Hylton, NBC’s Trymaine Lee, NBC’s Keir Simmons, President & CEO of “Visit Philadelphia” Angela Val

Charles Coleman is in for Ali Velshi and is joined by Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance, former Manhattan Asstistant District Attorney Catherine Christian, Political Analyst on SiriusXM Ameshia Cross, Executive Director of BlackPAC Adrianne Shropshire, Republican Political Strategist Rina Shah, former Rep. Charlie Dent, NBC’s Matt Bradley, former U.S. Attorney in Michigan Barbara McQuade, former Fulton County Deputy District Attorney Melissa Redmon, Taxation Chair and Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Dorothy Brown, Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, Host of SiriusXM’s ‘The Dean Obeidallah Show’ Dean Obeidallah

Ali Velshi is joined by Investigative Reporter with The New York Times Susanne Craig, Special Correspondent with Vanity Fair Molly Jong-Fast, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, Criminal Defense Attorney Danny Cevallos, Opinion Writer with Washington PostJennifer Rubin, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Award winning Science Fiction and fantasy author Nisi Shawl, Award-winning Fiction Writer, Poet, & Editor Sheree Renée Thomas

Ali Velshi is joined by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), former Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, former Rep. Charlie Dent, GOP pollster Frank Luntz, Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson , Nick Corasaniti of The New York Times, The Bulwark publisher Sarah Longwell, Lincoln Project senior adviser Stuart Stevens, and Prof. Kermit Roosevelt from UPenn Law School

Ali Velshi is joined by Staff Writer with The Atlantic Tom Nichols, former Republican Strategist Matthew Dowd, NBC News’ Ali Vitali, NBC News’ Vaughn Hillyard, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul, Professor of Law at NYU Melissa Murray, Staff Writer with The Atlantic McKay Coppins, Opinion Writer with Washington PostJennifer Rubin, NBC News’ Anna Schecter, Dean of Columbia Journalism School Jelani Cobb, Assistant Professor of English at University of Alabama Taylor Brorby

Ali Velshi is joined by Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent at VOX, Michele Goodwin, Professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown Law, Terrell Jermaine Starr, Founder & Host of the ‘Black Diplomats’ podcast, Karen Attiah, Award-winning Columnist at The Washington Post, Steve Benen, Producer of The Rachel Maddow Show, Rev. William Barber II, President of Repairers of the Breach, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Professor of History at NYU, and Joyce Vance, Former U.S. Attorney

Ali Velshi is joined by Ana Marie Cox, Political Columnist at The New Republic, Jeffrey Rosen, President & CEO at the National Constitution Center, Akbar Ahmed, Senior Diplomatic Correspondent at HuffPost, Oona Hathaway, Professor of International Law at Yale Law School, Michael Shure, Political Journalist, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) Washington, and Jesmyn Ward, Author of ‘Salvage The Bones’

Ali Velshi is joined Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post, Norman Ornstein from the American Enterprise Institute, retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, Foreign Policy’s Ravi Agrawal, The Washington Post’s Ishaan Tharoor, Eugene Scott of Axios, NBC’s Jonathan Allen, Asaf Zamir - former Consul General of Israel in New York, Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb and Princeton University’s Eddie Glaude Jr.

Ali Velshi is joined by Secretary Shenna Bellows, (D) Maine Secretary of State, Rep. Stacey E. Plaskett, (D) U.S. VI, Steven Levitsky, Professor of Government at Harvard University, Joanne Freeman, Professor of American History & American Studies at Yale University, Secretary Jena Griswold, (D) Colorado Secretary of State, Judge J. Michael Luttig, Fmr. Federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Zack Beauchamp, Senior Correspondent at Vox, and Jason Stanley, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University

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