The morning after a shooting on Brown University's campus in Providence, Rhode Island, graduate student Jack Diprimio joined Velshi to share his emotions, his experience of the campus-lockdown during the shooting, and his broader thoughts on American gun violence. Produced/researched by Armand Manoukian. Aired December 14.

The longest government shutdown in history allowed the Trump Administration to bifurcate state agencies into the have and have-nots. ICE and the military remain funded while crucial aid agencies face empty coffers. Interview with Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA). Aired November 9, 2025

9 universities were sent a "compact" from the White House promising preferential funding in exchange for enforcing the administration's policies on gender identity and DEI on campuses. Wesleyan President Michael Roth, among the most outspoke university presidents opposing Trump's overreach, joins Velshi to discuss. Aired October 19, 2025

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined 'Velshi' on Day 4 of the government shutdown to discuss Democratic demands and the White House's threat to lay off federal workers. Aired October 4, 2025.

After participating in a debate on the popular YouTube channel, 'Surrounded,' against far-right conservatives, Mehdi Hasan joined 'Velshi' to discuss his experience, facing racism from the contestants, and the value of speaking with people with whom you fundamentally disagree with. As Hasan noted, only we could start such a segment with Lincoln & Douglass. Aired July 27, 2025.

The morning after the U.S. struck three nuclear sites across Iran, ranking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee Rep. Adam Smith joined MSNBC to bluntly say the Trump Administration's actions in Iran "dragged us into a war," and suggested the White House was in violation of the War Powers Act. Aired June 22, 2025.

On March 25, Tufts PhD student and visa holder Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested by plainclothes officers and moved into an unmarked van before being sent to a deportation processing facility in Louisiana. Ozturk's congressional representative, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Democrat, joined 'Velshi' to demand her release. Aired March 29, 2025.

Mahmoud Khalil, a student activist at Columbia and legal green card holder, was detained by ICE with no criminal charges read to him and sent to an ICE processing facility in Louisiana. On April 4th Khalil penned an op-ed from ICE detainment. His attorney Baher Azmy joins Velshi to discuss his case. Aired April 5, 2025.

Donald Trump's administration has targeted the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Education and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for big budget cuts and potential dissolvement. Barack Obama's Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins to discuss the Dept. of Education's functions and what happens to schoolchildren if the Dept. were to shutter. Aired February 9th.

In his first week in office, Donald Trump removed protections that prohibit immigration authorities from conducting arrests or questioning in "sensitive locations" like schools and churches. President of the American Federation for Teachers joined Velshi to discuss how that could impact children's education and how teachers are preparing for bracing with ICE on campus. Aired February 2nd, 2025.

Introduction and interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates over his new book, The Message. Coates discusses his experiences visiting the Middle East, Africa and South Carolina. Each place reinforces in Coates the power of storytelling, and the responsibility of writers to plainly identify and contextualize systems of injustice wherever they appear.