Velshi

Donald Trump's meeting with New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani capped a very difficult, weird week for the president; why impugning murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's character is dangerous; what the latest court rulings mean for ICE's aggressive tactics.

Rep. Chrissy Houlahan responds to President Trump's threats after she joined lawmakers urging military service members to "refuse illegal orders;" Trump's plan to gerrymander a GOP advantage in the midterms is hitting a major snag; Walter Isaacson discusses his new book ‘The Greatest Sentence Ever Written'

How Trump's meeting with Zohran Mamdani capped a strange week for the President; what Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation means for MAGA; what was really behind Trump's shocking comments about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi; Jennifer Niven's "Breathless" is the subject of this week's Velshi Banned Book Club.

The latest on the investigation into the shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington and the national security implications of President Trump's response; fmr. U.S. Amb. to Ukraine William Taylor on why it would be foolish to believe Vladimir Putin's claim that he is ready for ‘serious' talks to end the war in Ukraine; Trump ramps up his attacks on members of the press.

President Trump is tearing down the federal oath he swore to uphold by eroding democratic guardrails; new data reveal the majority of the people the Trump administration is deporting are not the ‘worst-of-the-worst' as the president claims; the U.S. is threatening military strikes inside Venezuela; new reporting reveals Trump may be souring on FBI Director Kash Patel, due to a growing list of embarrassments and mistakes.

The investigation into the deadly ambush of two National Guard troops patrolling Washington and the Trump administration's response has refugees on edge; a report from Hong Kong looks into the catastrophic apartment complex fire that left at least 128 people dead; fmr. U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor describes why it would be "hopelessly naive" to believe Vladimir Putin wants to hold talks to end the war in Ukraine; Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is the subject of this week's Velshi Banned Book Club.

How retribution is a central tenant of Trump's second presidency, and who he is targeting next; the latest on White House reaction to the deadly National Guard shooting; hints of resistance among Indiana Republicans in the face of Trump's redistricting demands; the important role that courts are playing to expose abuses by ICE and Border Patrol agents under Trump.

The dire new warning from a group of retired federal judges who normally take great pains to stay out of politics; Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) discusses his committee's new inquiry into reports of potential war crimes committed by members of the U.S. government during the deadly operation against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea; the major change quietly made at the CDC, and what it means that the Trump administration's anti-vaccine agenda is shifting into high gear.

Where Donald Trump's retribution presidency stands, and who he is targeting next; the fear spreading amongst Afghan-Americans following last week's deadly National Guard shooting; new resistance amongst Indiana Republicans in the face of President Trump's redistricting demands; honoring the memory of Mother Fletcher, one of the last survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre, who died this past week at age 111.