Ali Velshi

host of "Velshi"

Ali Velshi is the host of “Velshi,” which airs Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC. He has been awarded the National Headliner Award for Business & Consumer Reporting for “How the Wheels Came Off,” a special on the near collapse of the American auto industry. His work on disabled workers and Chicago’s red-light camera scandal in 2016 earned him two News and Documentary Emmy Award nominations, adding to a nomination in 2010 for his terrorism coverage.


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2w ago
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Kristi Noem is the face of the Trump administration’s merciless immigration push

Noem has been unapologetic — even callous — about her department’s tactics, with some speculating she’s using it to boost her own profile ahead of 2028.

2w ago
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The cruelty of Trump’s crackdown on U.S. citizenship ceremonies

The administration has stained an important milestone with fear and uncertainty.

3w ago
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The Trump administration is using tip lines to turn the U.S. into a snitch state

During the Red Scare, the U.S. encouraged Americans to police one another. More than seven decades later, we’re seeing history repeat itself.

3w ago
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War crime or murder? The central legal question looming over U.S. boat strikes

Is the United States actually in an armed conflict with drug cartels in the Caribbean? Or is our government just committing flat-out murder?

1mos ago
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Trump’s immigration crackdown is sweeping up U.S. citizens

Justice Brett Kavanaugh said citizens had nothing to worry about when it came to Trump’s immigration enforcement. New reports suggest otherwise.

1mos ago
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America’s housing crisis isn’t an accident — it’s by design

Housing in America is no longer designed for people, it’s designed for portfolios — and Trump and Republicans appear to want to keep it that way.

2mos ago
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As Democrats expand their coalition, Republicans are embracing extremism

Trump’s GOP is becoming increasingly defined by white Christian nationalism and exclusion — and they’re no longer feeling the need to disguise any of it.

2mos ago
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Fighters vs. folders: Proposition 50 is Democrats’ way of fighting fire with fire

With the Republican Party in thrall to Donald Trump, assuming good faith on the other side is a luxury one can no longer afford.

2mos ago
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The GOP’s decadeslong project to dismantle the Voting Rights Act is nearly realized

Gutting the civil rights law has been a long game, and its opponents have long found a champion in Chief Justice John Roberts.

3mos ago
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Supreme Court set to hear high-stakes case that could gut Voting Rights Act

According to a report, if the justices throw away Louisiana’s maps, 19 congressional seats could flip from blue to red in states across the country.