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Donald Trump
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Former federal judge J. Michael Luttig joins Ali to discuss his powerful new piece, “The Self-Evident Truths of Freedom— and of Tyranny,” a reflection on the Declaration of Independence and its 27 “self-evident truths” about freedom and tyranny that apply today more than ever. Luttig warns that “almost every single right, privilege, and liberty,” Americans have cherished for almost 250 years is now “under attack,” and that power has dangerously “drifted away from the people to the government” itself. “The main problem and the main issue for America today is that we have no leader and we have no leadership,” he warns. “Our elected politicians…have followed like lemmings those who would walk this country off a cliff toward tyranny.
In our current moment of political and moral crisis, Americans are facing "an all-out attack on who we even claim we are trying to be," Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II tells Ali Velshi. As Americans, we have a moral, even spiritual duty to stand up and fight for our own rights and for those of our neighbors and especially the most vulnerable among us. Ali shares his Independence Day thoughts on how we can all work towards a more perfect union and finish what the founder began. "All of us have to find our way together now," adds Barber, in finding a way to stand up to Trump's "constitutionally inconsistent, morally indefensible, and economically insane" agenda.
The latest jobs report shows a steady economy—tame inflation and record-high stock markets. But will the passage of Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” upend the economic growth of America? Editor-in-chief of Investopedia, Caleb Silver joins Ali Velshi to outline what’s at stake.
From the opening of Trump’s migrant detention center dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” to the GOP’s massive spending bill being signed into law, it’s been a chaotic, divisive week for the country. Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley joins The Weekend to discuss.
With 3 days left until Trump’s initial pause on tariffs expires, the administration has yet to finalize a single trade agreement. Rep. Gabe Amo and former chair of the council of economic advisers to President Biden Jared Bernstein joins The Weekend to discuss.
Real-time consequences are taking shape for those willing to put their lives on the line as President Trump's transgender military ban begins to take effect. U.S. Army Major Erica Vandal joins The Weekend to discuss.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined "PoliticsNation" to discuss his record-breaking speech on the House floor to delay the vote on Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Jeffries also talked about the deadly floods in Texas, "Alligator Alcatraz" in Florida and his defense of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani against Trump's attacks on Mamdani's Muslim faith and immigration status.
President Trump and his family have ventured into the world of cryptocurrencies, making meme coins of their own and investing in crypto companies. New York Times investigative reporter Russ Buettner shares his reporting on Trump’s crypto investments.
Americans are both celebrating and preparing for the effects of President Trump’s megabill after it was signed into law. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) discusses why it will hurt everyday citizens in the long run and why the lack of bipartisanship in the bill is a concern for the future.
Despite several holdouts in both chambers of Congress, President Trump managed to get enough Republicans onboard to pass his tax and spending bill before his Fourth of July deadline. MSNBC political analysts Basil Smikle and Brendan Buck discuss the impacts of the bill, why some Republicans made a stunning reversal on their positions, and more.
“ICEBlock”, an app that allows users to report sightings of ICE activity, has hit the top of the App Store charts for downloads. The app’s developer, Joshua Aaron, defends his reasons for making the mobile application and explains why the Trump administration isn’t happy with its rising popularity.
