Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses the latest in the government shutdown fight and Trump’s new escalation against Chicago; why the lack of a job report from the federal government is extremely bad news for the economy right now; and former Rep. Cori Bush (D-MO) discusses her comeback bid to return to Congress; how the Trump administration’s continued strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea is more than illegal, it may be leading us to war.

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Ali dives into his copy of Project 2025 to highlight why this government shutdown is unlike any other in American history; a live report from Tel Aviv hours after Hamas conditionally accepted parts of Trump’s 20-point peace plan; PEN America president Jennifer Finney Boylan discusses the organization’s new report warning of the ‘disturbing normalization’ of book bans in American schools.

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President Trump and his “Secretary of War” addressed hundreds of generals and admirals this week to prime our military's top brass for a new enemy: the "enemy within"; how this government shutdown has laid bare that Congress is more broken than ever under rule of Republicans’ who pledge fealty to the president; and gone are the days of “regular order’ in Congress, which would have the late Sen. John McCain rolling in his grave.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries discusses the government shutdown and Democrats’ strategy moving forward; a live report from Tel Aviv hours after Hamas conditionally accepts parts of President Trump’s 20-point peace plan; NYC Comptroller Brad Lander digs into the nationwide dangers of Trump’s latest attacks on his city; and all the ways in which Trump wins from the government shutting down, no matter if or when, the government reopens.

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Ben Rhodes discusses Trump’s threat to use the “full force” of the U.S. military in American cities and the threat posed by Trump’s weaponization of the government against his perceived enemies; Stacey Abrams discusses her new action plan to fight Trump’s creeping authoritarianism; why hundreds of America's top generals and admirals are scrambling to get to an unprecedented meeting with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the dangers of Hegseth’s new restrictions on the press reporting on the military

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The misconceptions around free speech and free debate, and how Republicans are taking a 'do as I say, not as I do' approach to the First Amendment; Rep. Suzzane Bonamici (D-OR) discusses Trump’s threat to use the “full force” of the U.S. military in Portland; former FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya discusses what happens when an administration weaponizes independent government agencies that exist to protect the American consumer

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Why Trump’s new memo about domestic terrorism and his threat to use ‘full force’ in Portland is a concerning sign for America; Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow discusses the best way to build a democratic opposition party and how to withstand Trump’s retribution presidency; how Trump’s anti-immigration policies are causing a massive brain drain in America

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What the indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey means for democracy and the future of Trump’s retribution presidency; candidate for Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson discusses the new Democratic resistance; NYC Comptroller Brad Lander breaks down the latest example of violent overreach by Trump’s ICE forces; Arundhati Roy’s “The God of Small Things” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club

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The future of media and democracy in America, and how Jimmy Kimmel is merely a test case for the Trump administration; despite the ridiculousness of Trump’s remarks at the UN General Assembly, world leaders aren’t laughing at America anymore, they’re looking elsewhere for leadership; what the Supreme Court’s latest decision in the shadow docket means for democracy and the separation of powers

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Donald Trump’s retribution presidency continues with the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey; how the rising Democratic resistance is made up of a new class of candidates who care about good policymaking and are approaching Americans’ real problems with honest ideas; and we are just days away from a potential government shutdown.

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