The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta will end its third- party fact checking just weeks before a new Trump admininistration begins. Plus, the president elect won't rule out using military force to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal. And, dangerous wildfires continue in Southern California as officials urge residents to evacuate. Yael Eisenstat, Dan Nathan, Vaughn Hillyard, Rufus Gifford, Peter Spiegel, Max Chafkin, Barbara McQuade, Jacob Soboroff joins The 11th Hour on this Tuesday. 

Congress certifies Trump's 2024 election victory without incident exactly four years after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Plus, a change in stance? How companies who pledged to withhold donations from those who disputed the 2020 election results are now backing Trump. And, Candian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he is stepping down. What this could mean for the country's relationship with the U.S. Luke Broadwater, Susan Glasser, Jon Allen, Lauren Hirsch, Robert Garcia, and Matina Stevis-Gridneff join The 11th Hour this Monday.

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It's the first Nightcap episode of 2025, and the roundtable shares their thoughts on the newly re-elected Speaker Mike Johnson. Plus, Judge Merchan orders Trump to be sentenced in his hush money case on January 10th. And, who made the list for this week's MVPs. Mary Harris, Evan McMorris-Santoro, Ron Insana, and Melissa Murray join The 11th Hour this Friday. 

As people return from the holidays, authorities release more information about the terror attack in New Orleans as well as the cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas. Plus, a new Congress will be sworn in tomorrow. But will Mike Johnson remain House Speaker? And, President Biden presented Presidential Citizens Medals to 20 recipients, including the chairs of the January 6th Committee. Frank Figliuzzi, Peter Baker, Jasmine Wright, Amna Nawaz, Councilman JP Morrell, Aisha Mills, Mike Madrid, and Euguene Daniels join The 11th Hour with Symone Sanders-Townsend this Thursday night.

The long-awaited House Ethics Committee report into Matt Gaetz is released. Plus, Silicon Valley's growing influence in the next administration as Trump taps more tech leaders for government positions. And a sitting Congresswoman from Texas is absent for months from Capitol Hill only to turn up in a senior living facility. Carol Leonnig, Dave Weigel, Charles Coleman Jr., Max Chafkin, Roger McNamee, Chuck Rocha, and Mark McKinnon join the 11th Hour this Monday night.

Congress passed a continuing resolution just hours before funding was set to run out. Plus, the battle within the GOP as members defy Trump's demand on the debt ceiling. And, why one reporter is calling Elon Musk 'a new kind of oligarch.' Sahil Kapur, Melanie Zanona, Jon Allen, Gillian Tett, Bill Cohan, Matthew Dowd, and Conor Lamb join The 11th Hour this Friday. 

With 24 hours until government funding runs out, a shutdown during the holidays looms after the Republican bill fails to pass. Plus, a breakdown of all the GOP chaos on Capitol Hill along with the democrats response. And, comedian Jim Gaffigan joins to talk about his new comedy special. Sam Stein, Ali Vitali, David Drucker Stuart Stevens, Heidi Heitkamp and Patrick Redford join The 11th Hour this Thursday night. 

With just 2 days before a possible government shutdown, Trump slams a bipartisan bill to keep the government open until March. Plus, the House Ethics Committee voted to release their report on Matt Gaetz -- and it could come out as soon as this week. And, Rep. Jamie Raskin joins, fresh off his election as Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee. David Jolly, Basil Smikle, Philip Bump, and Dan Nathan join the 11th Hour this Wednesday.

Lawmakers scramble to pass a short term bill to prevent a government shutdown by Friday, as Trump followed through with his threat and sued the Des Moines register over a poll he didn't like. Plus, the Fed is expected to slash interest rates for the third straight time, which would be a sign they like the economic outlook -- so why are the markets sending a very different message? And, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing calls to resign after his finance minister quit. Peter Baker, Melanie Zanona, Jeff Mason, David Gura, Ron Insana, Richard Haass, and John Herrman join the 11th Hour this Thursday. 

Trump's HHS pick RFK Jr meets with Republican Senators to drum up support. Plus, SoftBank CEO visits Mar-a-Lago and pledges to invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next four years. And, the latest on the investigation into mysterious drones flying over the east coast. Susan Glasser, Leigh Ann Caldwell. McKay Coppins, Jeff Stein, Max Chafkin, Sam Morris, and Kevin Collier join the 11th Hour this Monday.