Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 60
August 9, 2025
RFK Jr.’s proposed ‘overhaul’ of organ transplants is inexcusable. I should know.
In response to a scandal involving Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promises to "overhaul the organ transplant system."
Trump's emerging Gaza aid plan is not serious
Trump's plan to get more food into Gaza through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will not solve the fundamental problems with Israel's operation.
A senator told the FBI to go after Texas Democrats. And then what?
How do you prevent tyranny and preserve liberty?
August 8, 2025
‘Back the hell up’: Michael Steele takes on Trump over his threats to federalize D.C.
Michael Steele blasts Trump’s threats to federalize Washington, D.C., after the president claimed crime in the city was “out of control.”
The best part of 'Freakier Friday' has almost nothing to do with the plot
"Freakier Friday" brings back Lindsay Lohan, Jamie Lee Curtis and the entire original cast of the 2003 cult classic "Freaky Friday."
Trump ousts Billy Long, his handpicked IRS director, after just 53 days on the job
Donald Trump just ousted Billy Long, his own handpicked IRS director, after just 53 days on the job, which is every bit as weird as it seems.
RFK Jr. is truly terrible at his job
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to cut $500 million in federal funding for mRNA vaccine development is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of vaccinology that could cost lives in future pandemics.
Appeals court halts Judge Boasberg’s contempt proceedings against Trump officials over deportations
Two Trump judges in Washington, D.C., in a split decision on Friday, ended the possibility of holding Trump officials in contempt of court for defying a judge's order in the Alien Enemies Act flights.
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to green light ICE’s use of racial profiling
Jen Psaki explains why ICE’s Los Angeles rental truck raid may have violated court orders and shares a new filing from the Trump administration in the case.
Republicans are underestimating just how angry Americans are over Trump’s economy
By avoiding town halls, Claire McCaskill says GOP lawmakers are underestimating just how dissatisfied voters are with the Trump agenda, especially on tariffs.
