Hon. Chrystia Freeland, candidate for Canadian Prime Minister, joins on the possible impact of tariffs and the relationship between the U.S. and Canada; Ivo Daalder, Fmr. U.S. Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, explores the NATO conference in Brussels this week; Harvard’s Steven Levitsky and Georgetown Law’s Victoria Nourse explain whether or not we’re in a Constitutional crisis and what happens next; Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Fmr. Republican Congressman Joe Walsh join on the realities of Trump’s government so far; Georgetown Law’s Michele Goodwin explores the real-life “The Handmaid’s Tale” our country is facing; and Michigan Law School’s Barbara McQuade and NYU’s Ruth Ben-Ghiat explain what ‘holding the line’ really means.

Laurence Tribe and Larry Summers discuss the Trump administration potential Constitutional overreach; inside the rift erupting at the DOJ following the Trump administration’s move to dismiss charges against NYC mayor Eric Adams; how Elon Musk and his business empire may be benefitting from DOGE's efforts to dismantle the government; fmr. VA Inspector General Michael Missal discusses the lawsuit he and his colleagues have filed against the Trump administration; Gillian Flynn, author of “Gone Girl”, is this week’s guest on the Velshi Banned Book Club

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Tammy Baldwin discuss plans being floated in Congress to fight the Trump-Musk dismantling of the federal government; fmr. Education Secretary Arne Duncan explains what's at stake for America's children if the Department of Education is shut down; Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza offers a warning about what happens when big tech coddles dictators; Imani Perry and Errin Haines discuss why eviscerating the civil service could hit the Black community hardest.

Rep. Debbie Dingell, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Rep. Gwen Moore, Joyce Vance, and fmr. RNC Chair Michael Steele discuss the dangers of President Trump and Elon Musk’s dismantling of the federal government; plus the Velshi Banned Book Club features one of the student plaintiffs suing the state of Idaho over its book banning law.

Ambassador John Bolton and Rep. Bennie Thompson discuss what President Trump’s first week back in office means for American national security; inside the dangerous new efforts to undermine laws that were enacted to curb violence against abortion providers; what the rise of the new American oligarchy means for America's democracy and the working class; Peter Beinart on the future of the war in Gaza; Paula Ramos discusses her alarming conversation with a prominent member of the Proud Boys following his presidential pardon

Barbara McQuade, Charles Coleman Jr., Joyce Vance and Elie Mystal on how justice is already being reshaped one week into Trump’s new term; inside the president’s late-night firing of federal agency Inspectors General; Attorneys General Keith Ellison and William Tong on fighting back against Trump’s push to end birthright citizenship; Jen Rubin on how to hold the line for democracy; and Manuel Munoz on his short story collection, “The Consequences” on the Velshi Banned Book Club.

Former CIA Director John Brennan and the Atlantic’s Tom Nichols on Trump’s top cabinet nominees, former Washington Governor Jay Inslee on the politicization of disaster relief, Maria Ressa on journalism in a new Trump era, Akbar Shahid Ahmed on the fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and Emily Danforth and Bruce Robbins on “The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck, this week’s selection for the Velshi Banned Book Club.

Erika Andiola and Viviana Marquez share personal stories from when their own immigrant families were caught in the crosshairs of America’s broken immigration system ahead of a promised crackdown by Donald Trump; Pulitzer Prize-winner David Rhode previews Senate hearings for John Ratcliffe’s nomination to head the CIA; and Orange County, California Fire Chief Brian Fennessy explains how game-changing new tech could transform wildfire detection.