Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 43
August 30, 2025
Trump administration threatens states with odd demands for sex ed censorship
The Department of Health and Human Services told states that they could lose funding for sex education programs unless the programs are censored within 60 days.
Texas’ ban on this new technology is short-sighted and un-American
By banning cultivated meat, Texas is blocking jobs, investment and innovation — betraying core American values of entrepreneurship and choice.
August 29, 2025
Appeals court rules against Trump tariffs, but Supreme Court appeal may soon follow
The Federal Circuit's ruling won't immediately take effect, giving the administration time to seek Supreme Court review.
A teenager died by suicide after confiding in ChatGPT. That should be a wake-up call.
Earlier this week, Adam Raine’s mother and father filed the first known wrongful death suit against OpenAI.
After the Annunciation school shooting, the gun lobby is counting on our doing nothing
The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis that killed two children and wounded 18 people reflects America's tolerance for slaughtered children.
On the existence of the Federal Reserve, JD Vance says the quiet part loud
According to JD Vance, the White House isn’t just angry with the Fed’s recent policy decisions; it’s also angry about the Fed’s existence.
Jen Psaki hits back at White House for ‘bad faith’ attacks over Minneapolis shooting
Jen Psaki hit back at press secretary Karoline Leavitt for "bad faith" attacks following the Minneapolis shooting and urged the Trump White House to take action.
Iowa’s Joni Ernst to retire from Congress, despite pressure from Republican leaders
By any fair measure, the last year has been challenging for Sen. Joni Ernst. Now, the Iowa Republican is calling it quits.
RFK Jr. targets CDC with a ridiculous complaint as chaos grips the agency
As Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. targets the CDC with nonsense, a growing number of Senate Democrats are demanding RFK Jr's resignation.
I led the Army into New Orleans after Katrina. Why Trump's cuts to FEMA worry me.
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, Donald Trump's administration has helped slash FEMA's workforce and misdirected resources toward deportation efforts.
