Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 61
August 8, 2025
Trump's latest Truth Social demand is a perfect storm of bad ideas
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he is ordering the Commerce Department to work on a new census that would exclude “persons who are illegally in our Country illegally.”
New video shows Justice Dept. official urging Jan. 6 rioters to ‘kill’ police officers
There's new video showing Jared Wise, a Justice Department official, urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' police officers. So why hasn't he been fired?
Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul float surprising tactics for retaliating against GOP
Gavin Newsom and Kathy Hochul are ready to gerrymander to fight Trump and Abbott's radical redistricting scheme in Texas. It could get messy.
August 7, 2025
Football fans could be the big loser of the NFL-ESPN partnership
The NFL will own a 10% slice of ESPN, and the sports network will take over some of the NFL's media properties, including the NFL Network and the Red Zone Channel.
‘This country was built on patriots stepping up’: Actor Dean Cain says he will join ICE
'Superman' actor Dean Cain says he's joining ICE to help carry out Trump's immigration crackdown and mass deportation efforts.
Florida judge orders temporary construction halt at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center
A federal judge has ordered a temporary halt to construction at the so-called Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, NBC News reported. Environmental plaintiffs had sought a temporary restraining order.
ICE ramps up recruitment blitz as Trump fires dozens of immigration judges
Jen Psaki blasts Trump's firing of immigration judges and explains why ICE's recruitment blitz should concern everyone in America, not just immigrants.
Israel’s legal system keeps blocking Netanyahu’s true agenda
The Israeli prime minister and his extremist allies are trying to clear legal obstacles to annexing the West Bank.
Elizabeth Warren told the truth — and Donald Trump panicked
After a rough July jobs report, Trump promptly fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming without evidence that the data was “rigged” to hurt him.
Why don’t Republicans want to talk to the prosecutor who made Epstein’s ‘sweetheart deal’?
Common sense suggests the congressional investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein scandal should include a subpoena for Alex Acosta, Trump's former labor secretary
