Steve Benen

A producer on MS NOW's The Rachel Maddow Show, editor of The MaddowBlog, and author of Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past

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2026-03-25 19:54:57 UTC

For Michael Flynn, the corrupt pardon he received from Trump wasn’t enough. He wanted a payout, too, claiming federal law enforcement subjected him to malicious prosecution when they charged him with crimes he’d twice pleaded guilty to.
Thanks to Trump’s Justice Department, he’ll now get a taxpayer-financed check.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-agrees-to-financial-settlement-with-michael-flynn

2026-03-02 21:40:32 UTC

The law firms that fought back against Trump’s unprecedented offensive prevailed — the DOJ is now dropping its appeals — while the firms that tried appeasement have struggled.
Seems like firms from the latter group should join the firms in the former?
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/justice-department-to-throw-in-the-towel-on-trumps-campaign-against-law-firms

2026-02-19 16:20:47 UTC

In 2013, Trump tweeted, “Obama will someday attack Iran in order to show how tough he is.” He added, “Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly — not skilled!”
In 2012, he tweeted, “Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in tailspin — watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate.”
Yeah, about that... https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/whether-americans-are-ready-or-not-trump-inches-u-s-closer-to-a-war-in-iran

2026-02-19 13:49:55 UTC

In rapid succession:
- former British royal arrested
- former Korean president sentenced
- former Norwegian PM charged
- former French and Brazilian presidents imprisoned
And then there’s Trump and the Republican-appointed justices on the U.S. Supreme Court.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-prince-andrews-arrest-yoon-suk-yeols-sentence-and-the-power-of-accountability

2026-02-18 15:43:38 UTC

As deadly military strikes against civilian boats in international waters continue, we still don’t know
- who we’re killing
- whether they’re guilty
- whether any of this is legal
The developments no longer appear on front pages, but the questions still need answers.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/key-questions-go-unanswered-as-u-s-military-strikes-on-civilian-boats-claim-more-lives

2026-02-12 13:45:03 UTC

Trump’s pardons for Jan. 6 rioters were already indefensible.
The fact that so many of those who received pardons went on to commit additional crimes, including many felonies, makes the move look so much worse.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-convicted-on-child-molestation-charges-adding-to-pattern

2026-02-10 19:56:35 UTC

It’s easy to roll one’s eyes at the right’s whining about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.
But the fact that some House Republicans are talking about an official congressional investigation into the performance is much dumber.
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-eye-official-investigation-into-bad-bunnys-super-bowl-halftime-show

2026-02-06 20:26:24 UTC

As layoffs surge and job openings fall, Trump has a talking point he’s excited about: The workforce is the biggest it’s ever been.
The trouble is, his talking point means a whole lot less than the data that points to the worst job market Americans have seen in years. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-layoffs-surge-and-job-openings-fall-trump-offers-a-meaningless-talking-point

2026-02-04 21:36:35 UTC

One of the things about the Gabbard/DNI/whistleblower story that I keep thinking about:
May 2025: whistleblower accuses Gabbard of wrongdoing in a report filed with the inspector general's office
June 2025: Gabbard starts politicizing the inspector general’s office
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tulsi-gabbard-whistleblower-inspector-general-congress

2026-02-02 13:04:19 UTC

Step 1: Trump begs voters in the Fort Worth area to back a GOP candidate in a special election in a red district.
Step 2: The Dem wins by double digits.
Step 3: Trump pretends Step 1 didn’t happen. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-dems-flip-a-red-district-in-texas-trump-tries-to-distance-himself-from-his-own-failure

2026-01-30 21:57:02 UTC

The arrest of journalists is a dramatic escalation, but the pattern is straight out of Orban's script:
- suing outlets for reports Trump doesn’t like
- vowing punishments for outlets over polls he doesn’t like
- threatening to sic prosecutors and pull broadcast licenses
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-arrest-of-journalists-is-the-latest-front-in-his-effort-to-orbanize-the-media

2026-01-27 16:17:33 UTC

It’s good to see Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) asking the same obvious question:
Why is the man who shot and killed Alex Pretti still on the job? https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/lawmakers-ask-why-the-agent-who-shot-and-killed-alex-pretti-is-still-on-the-job

2026-01-19 19:23:03 UTC

The White House has confronted questions for months about whether presidential pardons are effectively for sale.
Those questions are suddenly quite a bit louder now. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-controversy-surrounding-trumps-pardons-goes-from-bad-to-worse

2026-01-16 19:03:08 UTC

For 99 years, it’s been illegal under federal law to use the U.S. Postal Service to send concealable firearms through the mail.
Trump’s Justice Department now wants to see this law struck down — among other “reforms” to the nation’s gun policies. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-rejects-federal-ban-on-mailing-concealable-firearms

2026-01-16 15:43:33 UTC

The White House has uncovered the key to civility and domestic tranquility: We’d all be better off, Team Trump keeps telling us, if only the left agreed to stop saying the same things Trump says.
Take calling federal agents the “Gestapo,” for example. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-white-house-wants-the-left-to-stop-sounding-so-much-like-trump

2025-12-29 17:06:16 UTC

Dec. 18: Trump asks, “What ever happened to separation of Church and State?”
Dec. 21: Vance says the U.S. is a “Christian nation.”
Dec. 25: DHS insists that Americans “share a nation and a Savior.”
Maybe Trump’s team can answer his original question? https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/after-trump-claimed-to-care-about-church-state-separation-his-team-drops-the-pretense

2025-12-22 18:40:50 UTC

Democrats keep accusing the White House of playing petty partisan games with federal disaster aid.
And Trump keeps proving them right. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/political-games-blue-states-see-a-pattern-as-trump-backs-disaster-aid-for-red-states

2025-12-18 14:05:01 UTC

It was rather easy to come up with a top 10 list of Trump’s most brazen lies from his year-end prime-time address.
The greater challenge was trying to find something in his remarks that was true. https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-top-10-most-brazen-lies-from-trumps-year-end-prime-time-address

2025-12-17 20:55:19 UTC

After Trump filed a ridiculous defamation case against the Pulitzer Prize Board, its lawyers started demanding records as part of the discovery phase, including his
- tax returns
- medical records
- medications
- materials related to his “psychological health” https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pulitzer-board-demands-trump-tax-returns-medical-records-as-part-of-his-defamation-suit

2025-11-04 20:37:16 UTC

Kash Patel’s FBI personnel purge has become so ridiculous that the FBI Agents Association accused him of having “disregarded the law and launched a campaign of erratic and arbitrary retribution.”
There’s plenty of evidence to bolster the point. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-agents-association-kash-patel-disregarded-law-latest-personnel-pur-rcna241928

2025-11-03 14:16:59 UTC

As federal food aid expired, Trump focused on a marble bathroom, marble columns, and a Gatsby-themed party at his glorified country club ahead of his latest golfing weekend.
It got me thinking about those who voted for him because they thought he’d help the poor. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/food-aid-expired-trump-cheered-marble-bathroom-held-gatsby-party-rcna241552

2025-10-20 12:05:36 UTC

If the “No Kings” protests weren’t such a triumph, Trump’s over-the-top reaction to the events would’ve been far less ridiculous. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-top-reaction-no-kings-events-was-proof-success-rcna238603

2025-10-02 20:16:40 UTC

This didn’t generate a ton of front-page headlines, but Trump this week signed an executive order rewarding Qatar with a NATO-like security guarantee — without bothering to go through Congress.
Is this the same country that gave him a fancy plane? Yes. Yes it is. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-offers-qatar-gave-fancy-plane-nato-security-guarantee-rcna235175

2025-09-25 13:01:12 UTC

After Trump said he "hates" his political opponents, JD Vance said the president was “joking.”
I know why the VP pitched this absurdity, but that doesn’t make his defense any less ridiculous. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-claims-trump-was-kidding-hating-political-enemies-wasnt-rcna233636

2025-09-22 12:02:31 UTC

Trump’s directive to Pam Bondi should be seen for what it effectively was: a confession in which he acknowledged his guilt in a corrupt and authoritarian scheme. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-directive-ag-bondi-seen-impeachment-level-scandal-rcna232888

2025-08-18 12:05:45 UTC

Trump’s first summit with Putin was a national embarrassment. His second was even worse.
With high stakes, the Republican didn’t just fail by objective metrics, he also failed by his own metrics. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-summit-putin-alaska-ukraine-russia-rcna225539

2025-08-01 13:38:30 UTC

How weak is the job market? Excluding the pandemic, Americans haven’t seen employment numbers this bad since 2009 — during the Great Recession.
The question for the White House is simple: “If Trump has created a ‘hot’ economy, why has American job growth slowed to a 16-year low?” https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/us-job-growth-turns-cold-trumps-agenda-takes-toll-economy-rcna222448

2025-07-30 12:59:44 UTC

Right-wing influencer/conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer has helped oust:
- the NSA director, deputy director, and general counsel
- the FDA’s top vaccine official
- at least one federal prosecutor
- members of the National Security Council
How is this not a scandal? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/right-wing-influencer-allegedly-helps-oust-national-security-agency-le-rcna221902

2025-07-02 13:51:05 UTC

A Jan. 6 rioter was caught on video encouraging insurrectionists to "kill" police officers. Now he has a job in Trump’s Justice Department.
Tell me again about the president being an ally to law enforcement and a champion of "law and order." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jan-6-rioter-encouraged-violence-police-hired-work-trumps-doj-rcna216452

2025-07-01 12:53:07 UTC

Trump keeps insisting that failure to pass the Republican megabill would lead to a 68% tax increase. Indeed, it’s arguably the one talking point he’s repeated more than any other.
It’s also complete nonsense. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republican-megabill-faces-crunch-time-trump-pushes-fraudulent-claim-ta-rcna216164

2025-06-24 15:51:39 UTC

The problem isn’t just that AG Pam Bondi too often sounds like a partisan operative.
The problem is also that she too often sounds like a *terrible* operative, who isn't even good at performative partisanship. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pam-bondi-house-committee-qatar-rcna214729

2025-06-17 13:36:27 UTC

The New York Times’ David French recently noted that Trump “is at his absolute worst in a crisis,” adding, “He is not a man who is ready to meet important and dangerous moments.”
This came to mind watching Trump explain why he’s refusing to call Gov. Tim Walz. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tim-walz-call-minnesota-shooting-rcna213450

2025-06-13 18:54:45 UTC

Trump has spent years insisting that international respect is one of the most important metrics for any president.
But by this measure, according to new Pew Research data, Trump’s political career is a humiliating failure. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-effort-reclaim-international-respect-spectacularly-second-term-rcna212903

2025-06-09 18:58:54 UTC

- Arresting a judge, a mayor, a House rep, a House staffer, & a labor leader
- Investigating Joe Biden, Chris Krebs, & Miles Taylor
- Endorsing the arrest of a sitting governor
Newsom’s comment about “unmistakable” steps toward authoritarianism resonated for a reason. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-endorses-arrest-newsom-sees-unmistakable-step-authoritarianism-rcna211894

2025-06-03 21:03:48 UTC

Voters last fall might not have realized that a Republican victory in 2024 would mean cuts to cancer research, but here we are.
Take the new White House budget plan, for example.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/new-white-house-budget-plan-eyes-dramatic-cuts-cancer-research-rcna210584

2025-06-03 15:49:14 UTC

Trump insisted last night, “So many false statements are being made about ‘THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL.’”
Oddly enough, I agree. There really are “so many false statements” being made about Republicans’ megabill — though the lies are coming from Trump and his allies. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-cling-brazen-falsehoods-sell-far-right-megabill-rcna210607

2025-05-06 17:59:08 UTC

I don't care that Trump wants to reopen Alcatraz. I care that much of the Republican Party is playing along, as if this ridiculous idea has merit and the emperor with no clothes is fully dressed.
Pam Bondi claimed there would be "cost savings"? Seriously? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-scramble-pretend-reopening-alcatraz-good-idea-s-really-not-rcna205137

2025-04-21 12:04:54 UTC

As Hegseth's Pentagon reaches the "full-blown meltdown" stage, don't forget to blame the president and 50 Republican senators who thought it'd be a good idea to put a manifestly unqualified television personality in charge of the Defense Department. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/full-blown-meltdown-trumps-pentagon-hegseth-faces-fresh-signal-chat-al-rcna202091

2025-04-09 18:02:38 UTC

Trump, a few days ago: Trade tariffs are "here to stay," and "MY POLICIES WILL NEVER CHANGE."
Trump, today: Well, maybe "never" wasn't quite right... https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-pauses-reciprocal-tariffs-90-days-raises-china-stocks-rcna200464

2025-03-27 17:08:22 UTC

Confronted with key questions about life-or-death issues, Trump keeps offering shrugged shoulders and blank stares.
Just how out of the loop is President Bystander in his own White House? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/president-bystander-trump-appears-loop-white-house-rcna198357

2025-03-19 12:46:37 UTC

Problem: Trump calling for the impeachment of a federal judge who's done nothing wrong.
Bigger problem: House Republicans unveiling *four* impeachment resolutions targeting federal judges who've done nothing wrong. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-waste-little-time-acting-trumps-judicial-impeachment-deman-rcna197031

2025-03-03 15:44:36 UTC

The problem is not just that Hegseth halting cyber operations against Russia.
It's also the administration disbanding the Foreign Influence Task Force. And paring back FARA enforcement. And slashing USAID. And a dozen other things that made the Kremlin happy. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/hegseth-halts-cyber-operations-russia-adding-ugly-pattern-rcna194474

2025-02-26 13:52:31 UTC

You know what would be great? If the political world stopped pretending that there are "moderate" House Republicans.
Take the vote on the House GOP's far-right budget plan, for example. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/house-republicans-advance-far-right-budget-drama-just-getting-started-rcna193796

2025-02-12 21:58:41 UTC

In recent weeks, corporate executives have gone out of their way to avoid criticizing Trump and the White House agenda.
It looks like that's just now starting to change. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/prominent-ceos-start-raising-public-concerns-white-houses-agenda-rcna191890

2025-01-31 17:56:19 UTC

Last week, Republican Rep. Andy Ogles unveiled a proposal to allow Trump to run for a third term.
This week, prosecutors withdrew from Ogles' criminal investigation.
That's quite a coincidence. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/federal-prosecutors-withdraw-investigation-targeting-gops-andy-ogles-rcna190197

2025-01-30 14:56:54 UTC

The administration apparently intends to transport tens of thousands of migrants to a military facility on an island — but we're apparently not supposed to see them as "the camps." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-guantanamo-bay-immigration-executive-order-rcna189974

2025-01-27 18:27:04 UTC

The through line between the GOP offensive against Rev. Budde and JD Vance clashing with Catholic bishops:
In Republican circles, the party often treats religion as something to be celebrated — so long as the faith community is telling the party what it wants to hear. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vance-clashes-catholic-bishops-gop-line-religion-evolves-rcna189404

2025-01-23 16:16:10 UTC

As Trump suggests the future of FEMA is in doubt, let's not forget:
Project 2025 called for shifting disaster response costs "to states and localities instead of the federal government." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-suggests-femas-future-doubt-gets-way-rcna188923

2025-01-21 14:04:04 UTC

The state of American politics in a nutshell: On Inauguration Day, Biden pardoned Jan. 6 officers, and hours later, Trump pardoned Jan. 6 criminals — many of whom violently clashed with the officers protected by Biden. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/biden-pardoned-jan-6-police-officers-trump-pardoned-jan-6-criminals-rcna188509

2025-01-15 18:20:20 UTC

In a healthy political environment, Pam Bondi's election-denying record, coupled with her ongoing refusal to acknowledge the legitimacy of the 2020 results, would obviously be disqualifying and career-ending. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/even-now-pam-bondi-refuses-acknowledge-trumps-2020-defeat-rcna187819

2025-01-07 17:49:30 UTC

Years ago, I fiddled with a possible movie script about staffers at a fictional GOP White House, one of whom wanted to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.”
I was trying to write satire. It didn't occur to me that it would actually happen. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/-gulf-america-trump-vows-rename-gulf-mexico-rcna186611

2024-12-23 20:38:14 UTC

The Republican Party's line on Elon Musk was already weird.
But seeing a GOP congressman describe the billionaire megadonor as "our prime minister" clearly made a bad situation worse. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/prime-minister-talk-gop-line-elon-musk-takes-weird-turn-rcna185227

2024-12-23 18:25:06 UTC

Among the questions to consider as the Matt Gaetz ethics report reaches the public:
Did Trump not know or not care about the controversy when he chose him to serve as attorney general? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/matt-gaetzs-ethics-report-reaches-public-4-key-questions-remain-rcna185250

2024-12-20 19:33:36 UTC

The Republican Party isn’t exactly ending 2024 on a positive note, but those expecting calmer waters in 2025 probably ought to lower their expectations. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/republicans-expect-disarray-continue-2025-rcna185009

2024-12-20 14:52:19 UTC

It's easy to forget, but in recent years, Trump has repeatedly barked orders at Capitol Hill, only to see plenty of Republicans ignore him.
Yesterday was embarrassing, but it wasn't an isolated incident. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-tries-fails-call-shots-capitol-hill-rcna184992

2024-12-03 19:59:22 UTC

As Mitch McConnell complains about people playing “political games” with judicial nominations, irony lies weeping in the corner. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/mcconnell-wrong-guy-whine-political-games-judicial-nominations-rcna182685

2024-11-25 15:06:41 UTC

Republicans can keep using the word "mandate," but that won't change the arithmetic:
More Americans voted against Trump than for him, discrediting the idea that he's the nation's one true voice, with an agenda backed by the electorate. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/popular-vote-totals-make-trumps-mandate-look-mirage-rcna181596

2024-11-08 16:50:24 UTC

As the dust settles on the election cycle, it's no small thing that progressive policy measures — from education to abortion rights, minimum wage to family leave — fared quite well in 2024, even in red states. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/ballot-measures-deliver-big-wins-progressive-policy-priorities-rcna179308

2024-11-04 19:23:03 UTC

At the presidential debate, Kamala Harris said that people start leaving Trump's rallies early "out of exhaustion and boredom.”
It's kind of hilarious that eight weeks later, he's *still* triggered by this. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/eight-weeks-later-one-harris-debate-lines-still-rattles-trump-rcna178693

2024-11-04 16:57:33 UTC

Let me see if I have this straight: According to Trump and his allies, his second term would be "nasty," "bloody," and filled with "hardships" for much of the population?
There's never been a closing message quite like this one. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-warns-voters-second-term-get-nasty-rcna178653

2024-10-30 19:47:12 UTC

Healthy economic growth, low unemployment, shrinking inflation, record highs on Wall Street, and low gas prices:
I'm reminded of a recent line from the WaPo's Heather Long: "We are living through one of the best economic years of many people’s lifetimes." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/economic-growth-remained-strong-summer-boosting-harris-rcna178007

2024-10-28 12:06:56 UTC

Trump's Madison Square Garden event was ugly. It was vulgar. It was hateful. It drew obvious parallels to a 1939 event at the same venue.
It was not, however, surprising. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/racist-rally-trump-allies-prove-democrats-point-rcna177562

2024-10-23 12:48:26 UTC

It’s not always obvious what constitutes an “October Surprise,” but it seems to me this counts:
Two four-star generals, handpicked by Trump for leadership positions on his team, are condemning him as a fascist and pleading with voters to see him as a threat. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-former-chief-staff-meets-definition-fascist-rcna176748

2024-10-18 18:19:45 UTC

There's no reason to believe the Kremlin is preparing scripts for Trump to follow.
But if the Kremlin were telling Trump what to say, he'd probably sound like he's sounded lately. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-blames-zelenskyy-us-putins-war-ukraine-rcna176095

2024-10-17 17:25:04 UTC

The day after Jan. 6, Trump said of the attack, "I am outraged by the violence, lawlessness, and mayhem.” He went on to describe the insurrectionist riot as a “heinous attack.”
Yesterday, Trump referred to the rioters as "we." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-position-jan-6-attack-reaches-ugly-new-low-rcna175954

2024-10-17 13:07:01 UTC

Shortly before Election Day 2016, Trump tried to silence Stormy Daniels.
Shortly before Election Day 2024, incredibly enough, the Republican did it again. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-legal-team-tried-keep-stormy-daniels-quiet-yes-rcna175887

2024-10-14 12:05:50 UTC

Many of those who worked side-by-side with Trump keep warning Americans about how dangerous he was, is, and will be.
This seems like it should be a bigger part of the election-season conversation. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-former-joint-chiefs-chair-trump-fascist-core-rcna175248

2024-10-10 20:30:34 UTC

We'll probably never know for sure, but when Trump slammed Detroit while speaking in Detroit, did he (a) not know where he was; (b) not care where he was; or (c) both? https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-trashes-detroit-delivering-speech-detroit-rcna174949

2024-10-09 17:34:40 UTC

Trump's private chats with Putin make it all the more relevant that Trump (and Bill Barr) tried to prosecute John Kerry under the Logan Act for speaking to foreign officials. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-record-makes-alleged-putin-chats-look-even-worse-rcna174695

2024-10-04 13:20:06 UTC

As Election Day 2024 approaches, Republicans want voters to believe the economy is terrible. Reality, however, keeps getting in the way of GOP talking points.
Take the latest job and GDP numbers, for example. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jobs-job-growth-democrats-biden-harris-economy-election-2024-rcna174006

2024-10-02 12:04:01 UTC

There's no great mystery as to why JD Vance grew agitated in response to a brief debate fact-check:
He was busy trying to pull a con on the electorate, and the CBS News anchors were interfering his scam. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jd-vances-fact-checking-flashpoint-debate-mattered-rcna173588

2024-09-27 19:29:29 UTC

Republicans in August, amid a brief and temporary stock market downturn: Kamala Harris is directly responsible for the economy.
Republicans in September, amid 3% GDP growth: Never mind. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/elections-economic-growth-exceeds-expectations-rcna173074

2024-09-17 15:42:49 UTC

If you think Americans with preexisting conditions should pay more for health care coverage, you're going to love the new details of the Trump/Vance approach to health care "reform." https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-signals-new-troubles-preexisting-conditions-rcna171442

2024-09-11 18:51:02 UTC

Dems have spent months warning voters that Trump would endanger the future of the ACA in a second term.
It was awfully generous of him to use the debate to effectively say that Dems are right. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/pressed-aca-debate-trump-says-concepts-plan-rcna170599

2024-09-10 12:46:12 UTC

What's worse than JD Vance promoting a racist conspiracy theory about immigrants eating pets? His woeful defense for why he did it.
It reminds me of the Jade Helm story from 2015: Republicans taking nonsense seriously because their base told them to. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/vance-offers-wrong-defense-promoting-ugly-misinformation-rcna170371

2024-09-05 15:56:26 UTC

On debate microphones, Trump got what he wanted. So why is he trying to preemptively delegitimize the debate anyway?
Because that's what he always does. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-gets-way-ahead-debate-harris-whines-anyway-rcna169718

2024-08-28 15:11:22 UTC

In a normal, healthy political environment, Trump’s Arlington National Cemetery controversy would probably dominate the political conversation for months.
And if Harris were caught up in a similar mess, she’d likely face calls to quit. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-incident-arlington-national-cemetery-matters-rcna168577

2024-08-20 17:52:40 UTC

When Ron Johnson starts talking about Tim Walz's wedding anniversary and Tiananmen Square, and James Comer suggests the Minnesotan is a sleeper agent for China, you know the Republican smear campaign has gone off the rails. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-offensive-tim-walz-takes-decidedly-weird-turn-rcna167343

2024-08-06 18:33:21 UTC

It's hard to say how much voters will care, but for those interested in governing experience, Trump picked one of the least experienced running mates in history, and Harris picked one of the most experienced running mates in history. https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/governing-experience-tim-walz-tops-jd-vance-election-2024-trump-harris-rcna165394