Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 37

Dr. Oz’s plan to impose AI on Medicare patients is a recipe for disaster

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will begin a pilot program that will import the prior authorization process to traditional Medicare plans in six states.

Jared Kushner is about to shred whatever's left of his diplomatic reputation

The postwar Gaza plan that Trump’s son-in-law presented to the White House includes a ”Elon Musk Smart Manufacturing Zone” and a shiny gloss on ethnic cleansing.

Velshi: A call for a true Presidential Fitness Test

There’s been a lot of speculation about the President of the United States, his health, and his fitness to run the country: swollen ankles, bruised hands and a days-long disappearance from the public eye. There is an explanation for some of this, but this administration is not exactly known for transparency. So, it’s led many people to draw their own conclusions.

The August jobs report is bad enough. The bigger picture is even worse.

According to the August jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers added only 22,000 workers.

Even Republicans oppose Trump’s latest budget stunt

Trump and OMB director Russell Vought are trying to unilaterlly cancel billions in foreign aid using a tactic called a "pocket recission."

Trump's 'Department of War' wants to bring back some of the worst aspects of American history

Trump signed an executive order rebranding the Department of Defense as the Department of War. It says a lot about his worldview.

Trump’s dinner with Big Tech provokes howls from MAGA faction

President Donald Trump hosted a dinner with Big Tech executives on Thursday night, and some of his fiercest supporters, who have been critical lately of the close relationship he’s built with the industry, are up in arms about the soiree

All of the officials Trump is targeting for mortgage fraud seem to have one thing in common

Following new ProPublica reporting that three Trump Cabinet members committed mortgage fraud, Jen Psaki calls out the administration for partisan hypocrisy.

‘It’s not good’: Stephanie Ruhle breaks down a disappointing August jobs report

Stephanie Ruhle breaks down a disappointing August jobs report, which found an uptick in unemployment, and warns the economy is slowing, despite what Trump says.

With new accusations, Trump’s labor statistics nominee goes from bad to worse

E.J. Antoni’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics was already dreadful. New reporting about his alleged social media habits makes it vastly worse.