Independence Day 2020
MaddowBlog will be quiet today as part of the 4th of July holiday weekend. That said, I'll be around if there's a major, unexpected news development.
From The Rachel Maddow Show
MaddowBlog will be quiet today as part of the 4th of July holiday weekend. That said, I'll be around if there's a major, unexpected news development.
The award-winning producer of The Rachel Maddow Show "incisively" (PW) exposes the Republican Party as a gang of impostors who have abandoned their duty to govern, gravely endangering American democracy
Today's edition of quick hits.
Given the conditions in his district, Andy Biggs calling for the demise of the White House Coronavirus Taskforce seems bonkers.
If he's looking for those willing to "vandalize" the institution's traditions, McConnell probably ought to look in the mirror.
Today's installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Trump has publicly threatened to veto a massive military bill in order to protect the names of Confederate generals. Dems are daring him to follow through.
House Democrats entered this Congress with an ambitious agenda. They've done surprisingly well checking off items on their lengthy to-do list.
It's the most obvious question of any campaign: what will you do if you win? Offered multiple opportunities, Trump still can't answer it.
Big Oil and Gas Versus Democracy—Winner Take All: Rachel Maddow's Blowout offers a dark, serpentine, riveting tour of the unimaginably lucrative and corrupt oil-and-gas industry.
For a half-century, Americans wanted less immigration, not more. Then Donald Trump took office, and public attitudes went in the other direction.
On Ebola and the coronavirus, Rand Paul did the same thing: he urged the public not to trust public-health experts and the nation's leading authorities.
It finally looked like the Republican-led Senate might approve a measure to discourage foreign election interference - until GOP leaders quietly killed it.
Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) wasn't supposed to lose his primary race. It's worth taking a closer look at why he did.
Oklahoma may be one of the reddest red states, but its voters embraced Medicaid expansion anyway.
If Team Trump wants a debate over whether he's "the most informed person on planet Earth" on threats, they may not like where the discussion ends up.
Today's edition of quick hits.
Two weeks ago today, Pence wrote an op-ed bragging about U.S. progress on the coronavirus. Two weeks later, it really doesn't hold up well.
Trump suggested the Russia/bounty controversy could be "another fabricated Russia Hoax." After a briefing, House Dems are convinced otherwise.
Today's installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
As of today, when it comes to the coronavirus, we're no longer the ones doing the banning; we're the ones being banned.
If the White House is going to fight to take health care benefits from millions of families, it should at least try to get the details right.
If National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien is outraged by leaks, perhaps he ought to take that up with his boss.
It seemed likely that the Supreme Court would chip away at abortion rights by upholding a restrictive Louisiana abortion law. That's not what happened.
The Tulsa arena that hosted Trump's rally wanted to put distance between attendees. The Trump campaign reportedly felt differently.
The administration is fighting tooth and nail to strip millions of families of their health security, but we're supposed to trust them to fix it later.
Trump either didn't check out the video at all before promoting it, or he deliberately shared the offensive content.
Was Trump briefed on reports that Russia had put bounties on the heads of American soldiers? His denial didn't help matters.
Today's edition of quick hits.
"I didn't need to do this," Trump conceded in February 2019. Evidently, there are some federal judges who've reached a similar conclusion.
As part of an effort to focus on "encouraging signs," Trump is emphasizing the coronavirus death toll. Whether he realizes it or not, that's a risky move.