Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 56

California governor announces redistricting in response to Texas gerrymandering effort

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has officially called for a special election on redistricting in retaliation against Texas Republicans, who have moved to redraw their congressional districts and further gerrymander the electoral map at the direction of Donald Trump

Trump’s citizenship chief just espoused an ideology embraced by white supremacists

Joseph Edlow, the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, echoed white supremacist lies when he framed immigrants as liberal props used by the Biden administration.

Pete Buttigieg got tripped up on the new 2028 litmus test

Pete Buttigieg's clarifications of his positions on Israel after dodging the issue on "Pod Save America" speaks to how the issue is changing in the Democratic Party.

Kim Davis can't take a hint. And now she wants the Supreme Court to join her crusade.

The former Kentucky county clerk called for SCOTUS to reverse itself on marriage equality, just as it did on abortion.

The Subway sandwich case highlights the Trump admin’s criminal justice priorities

Former Fox News host and current top Washington prosecutor Jeanine Pirro published a video Wednesday, accompanied by: “Assault a law enforcement officer, and you’ll be prosecuted.

Kavanaugh says social media law 'likely unconstitutional' as SCOTUS lets Mississippi enforce it

The Supreme Court has sided for now with Mississippi over an internet industry trade group, in an emergency order regarding a state law aimed at protecting children online that the industry argues is unconstitutional.

Pushback works: Immigrant rights advocates score a major win against Trump in court

Jen Psaki highlights a rare win for immigration rights advocates, after a judge ruled Trump's ICE must improve conditions for immigrants at a Manhattan facility.

Accused of acting like a ‘dictator,’ Trump offers an unsettling response

Reflecting on critics who've called him a "dictator," Donald Trump didn't say the accusations were wrong, but rather, they're irrelevant.

The question Pete Hegseth must answer after reposting anti-suffrage pastor Doug Wilson

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared on social media a video of clergy from the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches arguing against women voting.

CBS News is installing a glorified snitch to make sure they don't offend Trump

Paramount is installing an "ombudsman" that will search for "bias" at CBS News, after agreeing to a settlement in Trump's bogus lawsuit.