Ali Velshi

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The “incoherent” presidential immunity decision from #SCOTUS is “one of the worst decisions in all of constitutional history,” says top legal scholar Akhil Amar. A decision so awful, it renders the “Constitution itself unconstitutional.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

“Incoherent” immunity decision renders “Constitution itself unconstitutional”: Top Legal Scholar Akhil Reed Amarwww.msnbc.com The Supreme Court this week severely undermined the principle that no one is above the law – a bedrock of our nation’s system of government – with its historic ruling declaring that presidents have ab...

Biden’s candidacy “isn’t a decision for the Lord almighty,” says Sen. Peter Welch. He hopes Biden & Dems make an “honest assessment of what is best for the country to keep Donald Trump and #Project2025 out- way out- of the White House.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘This isn’t a decision for Lord almighty’: Democratic Senator reacts to Biden’s ABC News interviewwww.msnbc.com With five Democratic lawmakers now publicly calling for Biden to step down, Congressional Democrats are planning to meet over the next few days to discuss the future of Biden’s 2024 campaign. Sen. Pet...

Trump said he has “no idea” who’s behind #Project2025. But one glance at the table of contents of the 922-page mandate, you’ll find that a long list of top ranking Trump officials literally *wrote* the plan and run the project.🤥 #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘Complete and utter B.S.’: Trump DEFINITELY knows his own team authoring Project 2025www.msnbc.com Trump said he has “no idea” who’s behind Project 2025. But a long list of Trump allies, former cabinet secretaries and appointees fill the table of contents. Project 2025 personnel include, to name ju...

"It's going to be an America you won't recognize." Kermit Roosevelt III warns how the country could transform if Republicans succeed with #Project2025. "The only way to take the Supreme Court back in the near term is court expansion." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

An America that you won’t recognize’: Legal scholar Kermit Roosevelt III on SCOTUS and Project 2025www.msnbc.com The Supreme Court’s latest term revealed just how fundamentally the ultraconservative supermajority has changed the dynamics on the court, as well as how dire its ethics issues are. The justices, howe...

Those who value democracy must hold ground & keep perspective. We have two candidates: one stands for democracy; one doesn't. Our job, as citizens, is to choose democracy. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

We have two candidates: one stands for democracy; one doesn't.www.msnbc.com From trying to overturn the last election he lost, to promising to use the force of the law to exact revenge on his enemies if he returns to power, to the 900-plus page playbook known as Project 2025,...

Literature is an important tool for truth — even ones the public fears hearing, says Tim O’Brien, author of the acclaimed Vietnam War book “The Things They Carried.” “Part of the job of the writer is to be an iconoclast.” #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘The Things They Carried’ with Tim O’Brienwww.msnbc.com Inspired by his real experiences as a young soldier in the Vietnam War, Tim O’Brien’s widely acclaimed 1990 book “The Things They Carried” is an engrossing collection of stories about the varied exper...

"It is important to not simply roll over and play dead" in the face of SCOTUS's "astonishing" immunity opinion, says Laurence Tribe. He lays out some of the ways this decision can be reigned in — as well as how the Court can repair its reputation. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Tribe: We cannot ‘roll over and play dead’ in face of ‘astonishing’ immunity rulingwww.msnbc.com Harvard Law School Constitutional Law Professor Laurence Tribe speaks to MSNBC's Ali Velshi about concrete steps Americans can take to push back against the Supreme Court decision granting Donald Trum...

"He's got to continue to put in the work." As some Democrats remain concerned about Biden's chances in Nov, Biden-Harris Principal Deputy Campaign Manager Quentin Fulks acknowledges that Biden understands he has to "assure the American people." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

He’s got to ‘put in the work’: Biden campaignwww.msnbc.com Joe Biden’s first post-debate interview did not move the needle very much, as Democrats’ concerns continue to grow about the president’s ability to win the election in November. Quentin Fulks, the Pri...

#SCOTUS has no means of enforcing its opinions. Its power rests in the trust we, as a society, put in it. But this trust is cratering, risking a breakdown of the systems that keep democracy running. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

SCOTUS’s power relies on public trust. What happens when that weakens?www.msnbc.com The Supreme Court lacks a mechanism to actually enforce its opinions, as a form of balance on the unelected status and lifetime appointments of its nine justices. Thus, the Court’s power and legitimac...

#SCOTUS punt on emergency abortion is a cynical pre-election dodge on the heels of a new study showing a spike in infant death rates in TX. The US is now the "most dangerous place" to be pregnant among industrialized nations, says Michele Goodwin. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

U.S. ‘most dangerous place’ to be pregnant among industrialized nations: SCOTUS punts on emergency abortionwww.msnbc.com This week’s Supreme Court decision to delay ruling on a crucial abortion case is being slammed as a cynical move designed to avoid issuing an unpopular opinion before the upcoming election. The case c...

"The question now is: can we recover from the hit that we took during that debate?" Rep. Raskin gets candid about the fallout from Pres. Biden's debate performance and the "serious conversations" Democrats are having about what to do next. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Rep. Raskin: Democrats are ‘having a serious conversation about what to do’ after Biden debatewww.msnbc.com Rep. Jamie Raskin speaks with Ali Velshi about the ongoing discussions in the Democratic party surrounding President Biden’s future as a candidate after his disappointing debate performance. “There ar...

"Bring this case on for trial." Judge Luttig & Laurence Tribe buck common wisdom and urge Jack Smith "in the strongest possible terms" to bring Trump's Jan. 6 case to trial before the election — pending what #SCOTUS decides in the immunity case. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘A moment of existential significance’: Luttig and Tribe discuss stakes of Trump’s immunity decisionwww.msnbc.com With the Supreme Court set to issue a ruling on Donald Trump’s presidential claim tomorrow, Laurence Tribe and Judge Luttig join Ali Velshi to discuss what’s at stake, how the decision could impact hi...

SCOTUS overturning Chevron shows "total lack of humility," says Jody Freeman. Elie Mystal calls it "massive power grab" shifting power from agency scientists to unelected conservative judges. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘Massive power grab’ by SCOTUS ‘throws out decades of established law’www.msnbc.com The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 40-year-old legal principle known as the Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous laws they adminis...

"This wasn't a debate." Trump turned the debate into a "propaganda show" and spewed a "firehose of falsehoods," says Ruth Ben-Ghiat. And while criticisms of Biden continue, Doug Jones says, "The presidency is much more than a single debate." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘Not a healthy democracy’ that calls Trump a winner for ‘firehose of falsehoods’www.msnbc.com Following the first presidential debate, the discussion has largely focused on panic from the Democratic side over Joe Biden’s performance. But as Ruth Ben-Ghiat and former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) poin...

"You come out and you swing — and you swing hard." Trump's former personal attorney Michael Cohen has some thoughts on how to get under Trump's skin." I would have come straight out and talked about his criminal convictions." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘This man has lied 35,000 times’: Michael Cohen shreds Trump’s debate performancewww.msnbc.com After Biden’s disappointing debate performance, former Trump lawyer and key witness in the prosecution's star witness in the Trump hush money trial, Michael Cohen joins Ali Velshi to urge Democrats ag...

"This fool tried to take credit for insulin prices," @RepJasmine said on Trump's debate lies as Dems panic over Biden. "He's now trying to take credit for MY legislation. I would have double-dog-dared him to tell me what bill that came out of." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘People need to wake up’: Rep. Crockett pushes back against Biden debate criticismwww.msnbc.com Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins Ali Velshi to react to Biden’s debate performance, urging Democrats to avoid unnecessary panicking. "It’s almost like we’re scared of our shadow sometimes," Crockett says. ...

The ultra conservative 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has been flying under radar, says Ruth Marcus, but has had an outsized role in shaping national policy. It’s the “petri dish for whatever the latest unhinged theory is,” says Leah Litman. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

'The Petri dish for the latest unhinged legal theory': the powerful appeals court feeding the SCOTUS docketwww.msnbc.com By now, we’re all familiar with the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, which has pushed American jurisprudence far to the right in recent years. But little attention has been paid to the cons...

“This is an ongoing project by Christian nationalists to turn this country to a theocratic state,” says Anthea Butler. Their goal, she says, is to “ make everyone else live under their kind of moral codes which they don't live under themselves.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

The effort to 'turn this country into a theocratic state' is being mainstreamed by the GOPwww.msnbc.com Christian Nationalism is based on the myth that America was founded as a Christian nation. It puts Christianity at the center of American life, and aims to install believers into all areas of public l...

"This week, I will be sending ... a request for a hearing on Project 2025," says @StaceyPlaskett, Ranking Member on the Weaponization Subcommittee. She adds that Project 2025’s "overreach" poses a danger to the democratic system "at all levels." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Top Dem calls for Weaponization Committee hearing on dangers of Project 2025www.msnbc.com Rep. Stacey Plaskett, Ranking Member of the House “Weaponization” Subcommittee and former impeachment manager for Donald Trump’s second impeachment, joins Melissa Murray to discuss the dangers of Proj...

In the fight against white supremacy, “nonviolence has its limitations,” says Kellie Carter Jackson, author of the new book “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

How joy ‘can be a weapon’ against white supremacywww.msnbc.com Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson, author of the new book, “We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance,” discusses the various forms of resistance Black people have used against racism and discriminati...

“It’s simply hypocrisy, at the highest level,” Benjamin Crump slams a recent lawsuit against Black woman-owned venture capital firm, #FearlessFund. "White men fund white men businesses. They don't fund Black women... It's a shame before God." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘A shame before God’: Ben Crump slams anti-DEI lawsuit against Black female venture capitalistswww.msnbc.com The systematic dismantling of affirmative action and attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are showing up in courtrooms, classrooms and board rooms. The latest attack being on the ‘Fearle...

It’s critical to see yourself in literature, says Laurence Yep, award-winning author of "Dragonwings." "The popular American books about white children in the suburbs seemed as much fantasy to me as the Oz books." #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

Velshi Banned Book Club: “Dragonwings” by Laurence Yepwww.msnbc.com Laurence Yep’s acclaimed 1975 novel “Dragonwings” is a vivid coming-of-age story of Chinese immigrants in the US, blending history and fantasy as its protagonists struggle against racism and strive to...

"Clarence Thomas is corrupt. End of story," says Rep Jasmine Crockett. "Nobody gets this kind of money and isn’t influenced in any way." On this #SCOTUS, says Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman, "the fringe has become the mainstream." #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

“Clarence Thomas is corrupt – end of story”: Rep. Jasmine Crockettwww.msnbc.com Ethics scandals, partisan rulings, and the lack of accountability are just some of the many problems currently plaguing the Supreme Court, with public confidence in the institution at a near-historic ...

“It’s not a plan, it’s a manifesto”: Elie Mystal details the terrifying #Project2025 scheme to place the Department of Justice and FBI under Trump’s political control. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘It’s a manifesto’: The most terrifying details in Project 2025www.msnbc.com The Nation’s Justice Correspondent Elie Mystal joins Melissa Murray, in for Ali Velshi, to discuss his new article on the dangers of Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint for a second Trump term that...

Biden’s executive action on the border is framed by “outdated thinking” on asylum, says Caitlin Dickerson, and “reinforces” Trump’s views on immigration while breaking campaign promises to Latino voter, says Paola Ramos. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

“Outdated thinking”: Biden border action won’t solve core of immigration problemwww.msnbc.com Progressives and advocacy groups are criticizing President Biden for his new executive border action, which shuts down asylum claims when the southern border is overwhelmed. Award-winning immigration ...

State courts have the opportunity to emerge as critical defenders of democracy amid SCOTUS’ radical rightward shift. From climate policy and voting rights to abortion, a growing number of states are leading the way in expanding rights. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

State courts pick up where SCOTUS failswww.msnbc.com State courts across the country have the ability to emerge as critical defenders of democracy amid the radical conservative shift in the Supreme Court. From climate change and voting rights to abortio...

The right to vote is the #1 pillar of democracy—yet elected officials across the country are trying to roll back that right. Voting benefits all Americans and all parties. It should be easy and celebrated. The fact that it's not is un-American. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

“Un-American:” How criminalizing easy voting is crippling democracywww.msnbc.com For years, the right to vote has been under attack in certain states. Examples include alienating voter ID laws, restricting mail-in ballots, even banning people from handing out water to voters in li...

Maj. Harrison Mann resigned from a 13-year military career over U.S. involvement in the war in Gaza. He says the memory of his Jewish grandparents fleeing antisemitism in Europe inspired him to speak out. “It made the moral logic hard to avoid.” #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

“My resignation had an impact”: Jewish Army Major resigns over war in Gazawww.msnbc.com Major Harrison Mann resigned from his role at the Defense Intelligence Agency in November after a 13 year career in the Army over the United States’ role in Israel’s war in Gaza. Maj. Mann joins Ali V...

"That's an absolute betrayal of our entire history." Rep. Raskin speaks about Trump allies' efforts to push America into a "post-Constitutional" era and Trump's recent post calling for the members of the Jan. 6 committee to be indicted. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

‘An absolute betrayal’: Rep. Raskin slams Republicans for aiding Trump’s plans for retributionwww.msnbc.com New reporting about how Trump could weaponize U.S. spy services against domestic political enemies if he wins a second term is fueling new concerns about Trump abusing the government for self-serving ...

"You're not safe." Don't ignore Trump's threats of revenge, warns Michael Cohen. The former president is serious when he vows to exact retribution against his enemies, and here’s what it looks like. #Velshi www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

'No one is safe': Cohen’s chilling warning about Trump’s threats of retaliation against Democratswww.msnbc.com In the aftermath of his conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, former president Donald Trump has doubled down on calls for “retribution” against many of his political opponents...