The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

This week's Nightcap episode dives into the continued transition of President-elect Trump's administration. Plus, more New Jersey drones have been sighted outside of the state causing outrage. And, a very special guest Stevie Van Zandt joins the roundtable to talk about his life as an actor, musician, and activist.  Luke Russert, Sami Sage, and Pablo Torre join The 11th Hour this Friday.

Trump is named TIME Person of the Year, and the cover story gives more insight into his plans for the White House including Jan. 6 pardons "in the first hour, maybe first nine minutes." Plus, Trump admits it's 'very hard' to bring grocery prices down. And, lawmakers demand answers over mystery drone sightings in NJ & NY. Ayman Mohyeldin, Eric Cortellessa, Peter Baker, Ali Vitali, Peter Goodman, Justin Wolfers, Kevin Baron, and Dave Isay join the 11th Hour this Thursday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray announced he will resign when Trump returns to the White House. Plus, the pressure campaign from Trump's allies to help Pete Hegseth's bid for Defense Secretary. And, Eric Trump promises his dad will be the 'most pro-crypto President in history'. Vaughn Hillyard, David Gura, Hayes Brown, and Philip Bump join the 11th Hour Nightcap Wednesday. 

President Biden touts his 'fairly strong economy' and warns against Trump's tariffs and tax cuts. Plus, Tiktok's plans to fight back amid the potential ban in the U.S. next month. And, suspect Luigi Mangione is denied bail in the murder of insurance CEO Brian Thompson. Jeff Mason, Carol Leonnig, David Jolly, Bill Cohan, Roger McNamee, Dan Diamond, and Rob D'Amico join The 11th Hour this Tuesday. 

Manhattan prosecutors charged 26-year-old, Luigi Mangione, with murder. What this could mean for the investigation into the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Plus, Senate Republicans plan to sell off some of the Federal Reserve's gold for Bitcoin. And, Syrians are celebrating the collapse of the Assad family's decades-long reign. Dan Diamond, Dan Nathan, Charles Coleman Jr, Zeke Faux, and Nayyera Haq join the 11th Hour this Monday. 

The Nightcap crew looks at the alarming wave of support for the killing of an insurance executive. Then, why Trump has so many billionaires among his cabinet picks and will they deliver on his promises to the working class? And - everyone reveals their MVPs for the week. Judy Gold, Max Rose, Steve Bodow and Davide Rohde join Stephanie Ruhle for the 11th Hour Nightcap.

Pete Hegseth is on his fourth day of trying to convince Senators he's the right person to lead the DOD. Plus, Trump is focusing on getting former Democrats, Tulsi Gabbard and RFK Jr. confirmed. And, co-chairs of Trump's future Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, arrived on Capitol Hill to pitch Republicans on slashing federal spending -- which could cause chaos. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Dave Weigel, Joyce Vance, Simon Rosenberg, Reed Galen, Anna Toomey, and Naomi Pena join the 11th Hour this Thursday.

Despite multiple allegations against him, Pete Hegseth has vowed to fight to become Trump's Defense Secretary. And now some senators say Tulsi Gabbard is facing multiple roadblocks in her path to become intelligence director. Also -Trump names more billionaire CEOs to top jobs in his administration, while House Democrats flip another seat leaving the GOP with a razor-thin majority. Sam Stein, David Drucker, Matthew Dowd, Ron Insana, David Gura, and Dan Osborn join the 11th Hour this Wednesday.

Trump's taps loyalist Kash Patel to lead the FBI. Patel has vowed to go after Trump's opponents -- as well as the media -- if he is confirmed for the post. Plus, the growing backlash from both Republicans and Democrats after Biden pardons his son Hunter. And, Trump threatens several developing nations with a potentially crippling 100% tariff if they try replace the US dollar with another reserve currency. Susan Glasser, Andrew Desiderio, Neal Katyal, Peter Spiegel, Peter Goodman, John Avlon, Mark McKinnon, and Ben Rhodes join the 11th Hour this Monday. 

America's closest trading partners react to Trump's Day One promise to slap tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. Plus, the Biden's administration proposes expanding coverage of the nation's most popular weightloss drugs for millions of Americans. And, a ceasefire agreement is reached between Israel and Hezbollah - what it could mean for the Middle East. Jon Allen, Molly Jong Fast, Jeff Stein, María Urbina, Dr. Kavita Patel, and Nayyera Haq join The 11th Hour this Tuesday.