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Abortion remains legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws barring the procedure. “We know this fight is not over, but we are just so delighted that reasonable people in Wyoming were able to see that abortion is health care,” said abortion rights activist Julie Burkhart.
‘This fight is not over’: Abortion rights activist Julie Burkhart reacts to Wyoming Supreme Court ruling
Abortion remains legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws barring the procedure. “(The judges) affirm that abortion is health care and that people have a right to make their decisions about health care without government interference,” said reproductive rights activist Julie Burkhart in response to the ruling. “We know this fight is not over, but we are just so delighted that reasonable people in Wyoming were able to see that abortion is health care,” she said. “This is not a partisan issue.”
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January 11, 2026 at 6:53 PM
"Here we are, a year later, government spending is up. Government is less efficient," says @stevebenen.com on DOGE's legacy. "This grand experiment that they launched a year ago at this time has been a failure in terms of the consequences that the world is dealing with right now." #Velshi
The false savings and damage done by DOGE
The heyday of the Department of Government Efficiency – DOGE – may be behind us, but the federal initiative once led by billionaire Elon Musk leaves a devastating legacy of mass layoffs, shuttered agencies, and a lack of transparency. MS NOW Producer Steve Benen says that DOGE has “been a failure in its own terms.” However, in terms of promoting the goals of Project 2025, DOGE succeeded to “break the inertia, speed these things up, normalize them, make them more acceptable,” according to Media Matters President Angelo Carusone.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:29 PM
The shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE officer has sent Minnesotans and Americans nationwide to the streets in protest. MN State Rep. @aishagomez.bsky.social says, "it is incumbent on all of us to do this in these times, it is our obligation." #Velshi
‘We Had Whistles. They Had Guns’: Protests Grow After MN ICE Shooting
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in protest after the shooting death of Minneapolis mother Renee Good by an ICE officer. But communities are also resisting in other ways: “Know Your Rights” trainings, whistling and blowing car horns to alert neighbors of ICE’s presence, or simply filming and observing ICE encounters – actions which are all constitutionally protected. MN State Representative Aisha Gomez weighs in, telling Ali Velshi “We are in a critical moment for our country - for our democracy." Adding, "the sound of whistles and horns in my part of town in Minneapolis has become a siren sound.”
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January 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Donald Trump’s net worth has skyrocketed since he entered office a second time. Friends and family are benefiting from federal contracts, which Jason Stanley argues, is part of Trump’s larger autocratic goals. “It's intended to create a kind of authoritarian culture.” #Velshi
How Trump Turned The Presidency into a Lucrative Business
Donald Trump’s net worth has skyrocketed since assuming the presidency, as he and his family discard long-held ethical standards by striking deals in foreign nations, selling access to the Oval Office and doling out government contracts to friends. University of Toronto Professor of Philosophy Jason Stanley says, “It's intended to create a kind of authoritarian culture, a kind of acceptance that the leader should be super wealthy.”
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January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 4:38 PM
The Trump admin's latest retribution act targets Sen. Mark Kelly of AZ. Def. Sec. Pete Hegseth's censure of the retired Navy captain is a warning to all members of the military to obey, or else. @amymcgrath.bsky.social joins @ 11a ET to discuss the commitment servicemembers have to the Constitution.
January 11, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The House of Representatives votes to extend ACA subsidies. Lawmakers introduce a bill to block funding for military operations against Venezuela. Reports say President Trump is being briefed on new potential military options targeting Iran.  @adamsmith.house.gov joins @ 12p ET to discuss the latest
January 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
DHS Sec. Kristi Noem quietly signed a new policy barring congressional visits to ICE facilities w/o a week's notice. @angiecraigmn.bsky.social & @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social learned just how quietly, after they were denied entry to a Minneapolis facility yesterday. They join me @ 10a & 12p today
January 11, 2026 at 3:01 PM
January 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
January 11, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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Tune in this Sunday, January 11th to the Velshi show on MS Now! We will be discussing the recent Supreme Court Decision. It will air at 11:25/9:25 ET/MT!
January 9, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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I'm a journalist but I'm also a human being. I'll always be fair, honest and give you the facts but I cannot pretend I don't have emotions. I wrote FIRESTORM to explore what it meant for me to report on disaster so close to home, as I told the great @velshi.com.
January 10, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Kurt Vonnegut’s daughter Nanette isn’t just fighting censorship in Utah because of her father’s legacy, his love of libraries, or his belief in the importance of literature. She is fighting for much more. #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub
Velshi Banned Book Club: “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut
Equal parts semi-autobiography, anti-war commentary, science-fiction exploration, and satire, Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five” centers on the infamous and brutal Bombing of Dresden during World War II. Vonnegut is one of those authors whose contributions to both literature and American culture are innumerable, and now his estate is at the center of a push to maintain the freedom to read. A group of best-selling authors, Utah students, the ACLU, and Kurt Vonnegut’s estate represented by his four children, are suing state officials in Utah over their book banning legislation.
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January 10, 2026 at 7:05 PM
The Palisades neighborhood in CA is still reeling from deadly fires last year. In @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social new book, 'Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster' he recalls his own reporting, disinformation, and if such a disaster could happen again. #Velshi
‘New age of disaster’: Jacob Soboroff reflects on LA’s deadly fires
One year after the Palisades fires burned nearly 24,000 acres, MS NOW Senior Political & National Reporter Jacob Soboroff reflects on reporting while his own neighborhood went up in flames. In his new book, “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster”, Soboroff explores what the disaster teaches us about preventing future crises. He tells Ali Velshi he wrote the book to understand how it happened and whether it could happen again. “I think that you will see when you read this book, that it is very clear that it’s going to.”
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January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
New footage taken by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good gives new insight into the incident. Fmr. NYPD Lt. Darrin Porcher says “I don’t hear threatening behavior” from Good, saying “this officer has to answer to this.” #Velshi
‘I don’t hear threatening behavior:’ Fmr. NYPD Lt. analysis of new Renee Good shooting video
Newly released footage from the smartphone of Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, sheds new light on the shooting. Breaking down the footage with Ali Velshi, Pace University School of Criminal Justice adjunct professor and former NYPD Lieutenant Dr. Darrin Porcher calls the incident “a travesty” and says that Ross’s behavior goes against policing best practices. Porcher says that despite claims that Good was threatening Ross, “that’s not what I see in the video” and adds that the Trump administration is “drawing conclusions far too soon.”
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January 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
As federal agents descend on America's cities, @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social joins me at 11 a.m. EST with the latest developments. Plus, we discuss his brand new book, "Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America's New Age of Disaster." #Velshi
January 10, 2026 at 2:29 PM
President Trump pushes another "Big Lie," this time centered around the deadly shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. @hcrichardson.bsky.social joins me at 12pm EST to discuss the Trump administration's response to this tragedy. #Velshi
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Today's meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub features Kurt Vonnegut's magnum opus, "Slaughterhouse-Five." We'll discuss it with his daughter, Nanette Vonnegut, at 12p EST. Join us for a personal, in-depth look at the inner workings of Kurt Vonnegut's mind. #Velshi
January 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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This week, @ms.now host and Citizen board member @velshi.com sits down with former International Monetary Fund Deputy Director @elerianm.bsky.social. They answer the question, where does the Trump economy go from here?
Listen: Ali Velshi Asks Where Trump's Economy Goes From Here
Ali Velshi asks the former Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund where Trump's economy could go from here
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January 6, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Indeed we are!
January 6, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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The news out of Venezuela has understandably pushed health care costs out of the headlines, but the issue hasn’t gone away. @velshi.com carved out some time today to dive in.

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January 4, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Donald Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil supply during yesterday’s news conference cut across many of the other critiques of Maduro. @mehdirhasan.bsky.social says “people who claim this isn't about oil, just need to listen to Donald Trump speaking." #Velshi

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‘I wonder why Maduro didn't just offer him the oil’: Mehdi Hasan says Trump strikes were oil-driven
Zeteo’s Mehdi Hasan says the U.S.’s interest in Venezuela is primarily resource based, and that drug trafficking charges against Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro are a smokescreen for extracting oil from the country. In this way, Hasan says this move is similar to the U.S.’s invasion of Iraq. “The only difference between Donald Trump and his predecessors is that Trump is very open about it. He's very brazen about it.”
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January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM