Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 10
October 10, 2025
Why Trump's war on 'antifa' could lead to actual fascism
At a bizarre gathering in the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump and many of his top aides discussed the alleged horrors of antifa.
Why Bernie Moreno's shutdown proposal is making his Republican colleagues nervous
The federal government shutdown continued after another failed Senate vote. Ohio's senator floated ending the filibuster to no longer need Democratic votes.
María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan pro-democracy politician, has won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, the committee announced Friday. Donald Trump did not win.
October 9, 2025
Drake’s lawsuit against UMG over Kendrick Lamar diss track is dismissed
Drake’s lawsuit against UMG has been dismissed by a federal judge, who ruled that a “reasonable listener could not have concluded that ‘Not Like Us’ was conveying objective facts about Drake.”
The biggest questions about Israel and Hamas’ long-awaited peace deal
Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of President Trump's 20-point peace plan. Here's why we shouldn't celebrate just yet.
Trump betrayed America's farmers — and now he's trying to buy back their trust
President Trump is considering giving a $10 billion bailout to U.S. farmers intended to help them offset the damage his tariffs have caused.
DOJ statement may prove troublesome for Texas in gerrymandering trial
Adam Kincaid, a mapmaker hired by Texas Republicans to gerrymander state congressional districts, testified in federal court Wednesday on the role that Trump administration officials like Harmeet Dhillon played in his assignment.
Grand jury indicts New York Attorney General Letitia James
A Virginia grand jury on Thursday indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on at least one count of bank fraud following intense pressure from President Donald Trump to prosecute her.
‘My kids could die’: Speaker Mike Johnson confronted by Republican voter on C-SPAN
Speaker Mike Johnson appeared on C-SPAN and heard from a Republican voter, concerned about the effects of the government shutdown. “My kids could die,” she said
DHS’s Kristi Noem targets country singer over song with lyrics about ICE
When the government starts leaning on artists over song lyrics, there’s a problem. Take country star Zach Bryan and his song that referenced ICE, for example.
