Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 44

The U.S. is dangerously close to repeating the mistakes it made with Hurricane Katrina

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, sections of New Orleans' floodwalls are sinking. Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' reduces funding for levee inspection.

Why so much of what you were told about Katrina was wrong

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans it's worth considering how common journalism techniques led to outrageous falsehoods about Black residents.

Louisiana Republicans try to gut the Voting Rights Act

A new Supreme Court filing from Louisiana Republicans seeks to deliver a fatal blow to what remains of the Voting Rights Act’s protections against racist gerrymandering.

Trump has a plan to control my constituents. There's just one thing he didn't bargain for.

President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, after similar deployments in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

Trump admin reportedly floats plan to use Chicago-area naval base to aid federal operations

The Trump administration has requested that a military base near Chicago be available to provide support for immigration operations in the area, signaling a possible escalation in President Donald Trump’s plan to expand federal law enforcement to other major American cities.

Air Force reportedly offers Jan. 6 attacker Ashli Babbitt an official military funeral

The U.S. Air Force is planning to offer an official military funeral for deceased insurrectionist Ashli Babbitt, who was shot during the attack on the U.S.

CDC employees walk out to rally in support of ousted leaders

Hundreds of CDC employees and supporters lined the sidewalks outside the agency’s Atlanta headquarters Thursday for a “clap out” rally to honor three senior leaders who resigned in protest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine attacks on the agency and public health at large.

Philadelphia’s DA warns National Guard troops that Trump can’t save them from charges

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner have warned troops they’ll face charges that Trump can’t save them from if they violate residents.

Trump's position on cashless bail shows a president putting self before country — again

The president issued two executive orders this week targeting cities or states that have limited the use of money bail.

Judge charged with immigration obstruction loses immunity bid that cited Trump’s case

A federal judge ruled that the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling doesn’t save a state judge in Wisconsin from prosecution.