Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 35
September 9, 2025
Trump is normalizing the concept that the U.S. military may kill Americans without due process
The president ordered the killing of suspected drug smugglers without due process and has used increasingly violent rhetoric about sending troops to U.S. cities.
How Trump’s trophy envy cost 'woke' Tom Hanks the West Point alumni award
President Donald Trump celebrated a West Point alumni group's decision to cancel an awards ceremony that would have honored actor Tom Hanks.
Supreme Court agrees to consider Trump tariffs appeal on expedited basis
The Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to hear the Trump administration’s tariffs appeal on an expedited basis, in a case with vast implications for the economy and presidential power, setting a fast briefing schedule with a hearing to come in November
Lachlan Murdoch to inherit control over family media empire after succession drama
Lachlan Murdoch on Monday secured control of his family’s sprawling multibillion-dollar media empire, which includes Fox News, The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.
‘Yield, man’: Speaker Johnson presses Democratic-run cities to accept troop deployments
If House Speaker Mike Johnson genuinely can't understand why local Democratic officials would resist the deployment of armed federal troops, I think I can help.
In seeking something to blame for autism, RFK Jr. wrongly attacks Tylenol
RFK Jr. reportedly plans to announce a link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and autism in children, a link that scientists and doctors say doesn't exist.
The immunity that could help members of Congress expose Epstein's clients
The push for the Trump administration to release its files related to the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein shows no signs of dissipating.
September 8, 2025
A new report reveals just how problematic this Donald Trump Jr. investment fund could be
A Reuters report reveals how a venture fund which Donald Trump Jr. joined as a partner raises new conflict of interest questions.
HUD secretary brings Christian extremist to state-sanctioned worship on the mall
On Saturday, the Department of Housing and Urban Development hosted a Christian worship session on the National Mall featuring a proselytizing extremist and failed politician who’s called for right-wing Christians to control the government
