
Democrats lose their midterm edge amid the redistricting wars
5/10/2026
Antonia Hylton is in for Ali Velshi; Republicans rush to redraw congressional maps after two consequential court decisions that sap Democrats of their midterm edge; the first passengers fly home from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship; sources tell MS NOW that FBI Director Kash Patel is in panic mode to save his job President Trump escalates pressure on Cuba with harsh new sanctions
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Duration:00:41:24
America’s struggle for democracy runs through Tennessee
5/10/2026
Antonia Hylton is in for Ali Velshi; Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones explains why his state is ground zero for America’s struggle for democracy; Imani Perry and Eddie Glaude Jr. discuss how a recent Supreme Court ruling undermines Black representation in Congress; two Texas mothers explain how local voters ousted book banning board members from their local school district, amid a new report on book bans rising nationwide
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Duration:00:40:09
Midterm Math Adding Up
5/10/2026
Antonia Hylton is in for Ali Velshi; Republicans gain the upper hand in the House redistricting wars, as President Trump faces record low approval ratings; Trump awaits Iran’s response to a U.S. proposal to end the war; 19-year-old asylum seeker Olivia Andre discusses her six months of detention at an ICE facility in Texas; sources tell MS NOW that FBI Director Kash Patel is in panic mode to save his job
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Duration:00:41:27
America’s New Deconstruction Era
5/9/2026
The Republican push to redraw congressional districts in southern states threatens to cut into Black representation after a consequential Supreme Court decision; Ali Velshi explains why consumer sentiment hits an all-time low amid glow economic numbers; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries breaks down Democrats’ next steps in the nationwide redistricting fight; Edwidge Danticat’s “Brother, I’m Dying” is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club
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Duration:00:41:43
Policy and Racism in the era of Trump
5/9/2026
The Trump administration has been particularly effective at treating racism as policy; civil rights advocate and law scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw discusses her new memoir “Backtalker;” Ellen Blaine, attorney for Maurene Comey, discusses her client’s lawsuit against the Trump Department of Justice over her abrupt firing; a former U.S. marine and fire captain pulls off a major Democratic win in Michigan, a potential bellwether for upcoming midterms
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Duration:00:39:58
America’s redistricting wars heat up
5/9/2026
America’s partisan redistricting battle heats up after the Virginia Supreme Court blocks the state's new voter-approved congressional map; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries explains how Democrats plan to fight back after the Virginia ruling; Ben Rhodes discusses U.S. proposal to end the war with Iran and why it looks very similar to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal
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Duration:00:41:06
The Consequences of Trump’s War of Choice
5/3/2026
Rep. Pramila Jayapal discusses the direct and indirect costs Americans are paying for Trump’s War with Iran; how Republicans are trying to eliminate the only Black-majority congressional district in Tennessee; how federal courts are helping anti-abortion states take abortion restrictions nationwide; how Trump’s retribution agenda is subsuming America’s DOJ
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Duration:00:40:42
The Government’s Warrantless Mass Surveillance
5/3/2026
The consequences of Congress allowing the government to continue to conduct warrantless mass surveillance; trying to make sense of Trump’s increasingly dizzying comments on the War with Iran; Rep. Adam Smith explains why the Pentagon’s estimated cost for the War with Iran is far lower than the true cost; a midterm campaign roundup and how Texas could potentially turn blue
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Duration:00:41:10
The Economic Consequences of Trump’s War with Iran
5/3/2026
Rep. Seth Moulton describes the economic pain Americans are feeling due to President Trump’s War with Iran; the key piece of Trump’s immigration crackdown that was shot down by a Trump-appointed judge; how federal courts are helping anti-abortion states take abortion restrictions nationwide; an open letter from Ali to Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
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Duration:00:40:44
A Government-caused Economic Crisis
5/2/2026
Americans are struggling with the rising costs of goods & gas, but the President is focused on his big and expensive ballroom; what led to the collapse of Spirit Airlines; President Trump says the war with Iran is ongoing, while also telling Congress it’s ‘terminated’; Patricia McCormick’s ‘SOLD’ is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club
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Duration:00:41:58
The Life & Death of the Voting Rights Act
5/2/2026
Creator of ‘The 1619 Project’ explains the wide-ranging ramifications of the gutting the Voting Rights Act; Melissa Murray discusses her annotated guide to the U.S. Constitution; whether a hotel ballroom or a school classroom, Americans shouldn’t have to live with gun violence any longer
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Duration:00:40:04
The Reality of the Trump Economy
5/2/2026
The U.S. is on the brink of an economic crisis and it may be worse than we think; breaking down exactly what goes into the price of oil and why gas prices are on the rise; the alternate, made-up math the President and his administration are using to try to justify their policies
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Duration:00:40:57
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting and the rise of political violence
4/26/2026
What President Trump and his administration are saying about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident in Washington; fighting flares up between Israel and Lebanon, despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire extension; Democrats gain momentum ahead of midterm elections; why Americans are seeing rising political violence, and why we shouldn’t normalize it
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Duration:00:38:01
Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting incident
4/26/2026
The latest on the investigation into the White House Correspondents’ shooting incident in Washington; where U.S.-Iran peace talks go next; Jon Meacham discusses the history of the WHCD and the Washington Hilton Hotel, site of Ronald Reagan’s attempted assassination
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Duration:00:42:31
Continuing Coverage of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
4/26/2026
MS NOW’s continuing coverage of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting incident in Washington
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Duration:00:39:25
Democrats gain momentum ahead of midterms
4/25/2026
Charles Coleman Jr. is in for Ali Velshi discussing how Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of the midterms; President Trump cancels his envoys’ trip to Pakistan for Iran talks; Rep. Madeleine Dean grills Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Epstein survivors gather in Washington to honor Virginia Giuffre; “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien is the subject of this week’s Velshi Banned Book Club
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Duration:00:41:05
Uncertainty surrounds Iran talks
4/25/2026
Charles Coleman, Jr. is in for Ali Velshi discussing the incoherent messaging surrounding the Iran war with Rep. Adam Smith; Pope Leo returns from his Africa tour amid a feud over war with President Trump; women’s health research funding is being cut at the National Institutes of Health; U.S. veterans hold complex views about the war with Iran; cases before the Supreme Court now could fundamentally reshape American democracy.
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Duration:00:41:14
Democrats’ Midterm Momentum
4/25/2026
Charles Coleman, Jr. is in for Ali Velshi with how Democrats are gaining momentum ahead of the midterms; what’s really going on in the effort to end the war with Iran amid mixed messaging from the White House; Rep. Madeleine Dean grills Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Trump’s labor secretary is out amid a shakeup in his cabinet
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Duration:00:40:22
Trump Ready For SCOTUS Vacancies
4/19/2026
How some Republicans are focused on the Supreme Court in case of a midterm defeat; fmr. President Barack Obama and NYC Mayor Zoran Mamdani visit an elementary school; a live report from the Middle East ahead of the newly announced Iran talks; how diplomacy could have prevented the War with Iran entirely if not for the two inexperienced and unqualified individuals leading America’s efforts
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Duration:00:41:14
GOP Prepares for Possible Midterm Defeat
4/19/2026
How MAGA Republicans are focusing on the Supreme Court in case of a midterm defeat; the dire warning from the IMF about the future of the global economy due to the War with Iran; how President Trump’s efforts to rewrite the history of January 6th is moving even beyond the blanket pardons and commutations he issued on his first day back in office
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Duration:00:40:14