Ali Velshi
@velshi
Host of The 11th Hour and Chief Data Reporter at MSNOW
Starting June 15, I’m making the move that I've worked toward since the day I arrived. I’ll be taking the helm of @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social on @ms.now. The 11th Hour is where I started at this network a decade ago. Coming back is a full circle moment for me, and I hope you'll join me. See you 6/15
quick reminder. monday, june 15. the 11th hour. weeknights at 11pm ET on MS NOW. my friend and partner @sruhle is heading back to where she started, mornings at 9am ET. but don't worry — our weekly AMA continues.
House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social will join me at 10a EST to discuss the options he's exploring to overturn what he calls Virginia's "shocking" redistricting decision. #Velshi
If you don't know @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social, he is a veteran reporter who has spent his career on the ground, in communities, telling countless stories. He will take over as host from 10a-1p ET on weekends this summer! Here's what he's all about:
President Trump was reportedly aware of the risk of Iran blocking the Strait of Hormuz and went to war anyway. House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social joins me at 10 a.m. EDT on the role of Congress during this conflict. #Velshi
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." What would he think of the state of our country today? @officialmlk3.bsky.social and @arndreaking.bsky.social join me at noon EST with a discussion of what MLK's legacy can teach us. #Velshi
TOMORROW AT 3PM ET: Join me and @stephruhle.bsky.social live on YouTube for another edition of "It's Happening with Velshi & Ruhle" Make sure to send questions to our email: velshiruhle@ms.now
"Hardball" host Chris Matthews is a longtime expert in politics and joins me at 10 a.m. EST to discuss this very bad week in politics for Donald Trump. Plus, we will dig into his brand new book, "Lessons from Bobby: Ten Reasons Robert F. Kennedy Still Matters." #Velshi
Election day in New York is just two days away, and the city's mayoral race is heating up for the final stretch. Democratic frontrunner @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, joins us at 10 a.m. EST. #Velshi
House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social will join me at 10a ET to discuss the state of play between Democrats and Republicans on this fourth day of a government shutdown, and whether President Trump is serious about resolving it. #Velshi
SOON: @stephruhle.bsky.social & I will be LIVE on YouTube and TikTok at 4pm ET talking Trump trying to save his tariffs and more. Join at the link below: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-b3...
THURSDAY, 9/4: Tune into "It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” LIVE on YouTube. Stephanie Ruhle and I answer YOUR questions and look at the major stories at the intersection of business, politics & the economy. Email us your VIDEO questions today: Velshiruhlequestions@msnbc.com
"It’s Happening with Velshi & Ruhle” LIVE on YouTube on Sept. 4. Stephanie Ruhle and I answer your questions and take a look at the major stories at the intersection of business, politics & the economy. Email us your video questions TODAY: Velshiruhlequestions@msnbc.com
I’m on my way to Seattle to have some great conversations onstage at #AAJA25. I hope to see you there!
On May 18th at 6p ET I’ll join my great friend @rweingarten.bsky.social, President of the American Federation of Teachers. Together, as part of the @aft.org Book Club event, we will explore the stories of unsung heroes who stand up for truth and justice. Sign up here: www.aft.org/bookclub
BIG PROGRAMMING NEWS for Velshi viewers. Starting Sat 5/3 the show expands to 3 hours per weekend day: 10a-1pET, every week. We hope you will continue to join us for not just more, but better, sharper analysis of all that’s happening around us. #Velshi
Years ago Lori Rosenkopf helped me succeed as an instructor at Wharton. Now, her new book: “Unstoppable Entrepreneurs” will help aspiring, budding and even established entrepreneurs to succeed. It is now available wherever books are sold online. #UnstoppableEntrepreneurs
Ok, with all this financial and economic turmoil, @stephruhle.bsky.social and I have heeded the call and will reuinite 11pET tonight on the @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social #Nightcap @msnbc.com
Trump continues his long history of undermining Ukraine and is now rewriting the history of Russia's invasion. NYTimes Bestselling Author of ‘The Folly of Realism: How The West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine’, Lt. Col. @avindman.bsky.social, joins us at 10a ET on #Velshi.
In 2022, we met 15-year-old Nastya Shpot in Warsaw, who had fled Ukraine while her father, a military chaplain, stayed to fight. In the years since, Nastya's family has returned to Ukraine where her father remains on the front lines. We’ll catch-up with Nastya @ 11a ET on #Velshi
In 2023, Ukrainian MP Oleksiy Goncharenko walked through the Kyiv suburb of Bucha one snowy morning 2 years ago, with the hope the war will soon end. Tomorrow, it enters its 4th yr., and continued U.S. support for the war is imperiled. He joins me @ 10a ET #Velshi
Trump has fired at least 19 inspectors general without cause and now 8 of them are filing a lawsuit against the White House. When asked why they weren’t consulted before being ousted, Fmr. Veteran Affairs IG Michael Missal says, “maybe they want lap dogs instead of watch dogs.” #Velshi
We’re finally featuring everyone’s favorite psychological thriller: “Gone Girl” by Gillian Flynn. Before next weekend’s meeting of the #VelshiBannedBookClub, write to us at MyStory@Velshi.com with questions, comments, and reactions. You won’t want to miss it. #Velshi
“We have to match their energy,” @pressley.house.gov says of DOGE and the new administration. “We cannot conduct business as normal.” #Velshi
“Ironically, we're standing in front of doors that said ‘Public Access,’ and we were denied,” @repgwenmoore.bsky.social on members of Congress blocked from entering the Department of Education. #Velshi
“You could do anything with this information,” warns WIRED. Elon Musk’s DOGE operatives “are young men who are in government for a limited period of time and will be returning to the private sector,” says @zoeschiffer.bsky.social. #Velshi
A journalist and a man wrongfully convicted of murder – an unlikely bond that exposed the failure of the American prison system and began a decades-long path toward justice. Tune in on MSNBC tonight at 9PM ET for the premiere of MSNBC Films' “The Sing Sing Chronicles.”
A journalist and a man wrongfully convicted of murder – an unlikely bond that exposed the failure of the American prison system and began a decades-long path toward justice. Tune in on MSNBC this Saturday at 9PM ET for the premiere of MSNBC Films' “The Sing Sing Chronicles.”
In just over a month, I’ll be joining many of my MSNBC colleagues for a first of its kind special live event at BAM for deep discussion and analysis of the issues that matter most for the upcoming election. Tickets available, hope to see you there. www.bam.org/talks/2024/m...
With a series of recent rulings, this #SCOTUS term reflected a radical turn for an already ultra-conservative court. This Weds at 6pET, I’ll join Larry Tribe on Zoom w/ The Common Good to discuss the consequences. RSVP at thecommongoodus.org.