Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 62

The GOP's promise of tariff rebate checks that will never come is a quiet admission of failure

In a typical administration, political advisers would start worrying right about now about how to tell voters in next year's midterm elections about the president's accomplishments.

The biggest bright spot in the Trump economy is still a red flag

While economic warning lights are flashing, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other big companies are undertaking AI data center construction projects on an absolutely mind-boggling scale.

Why Rupert Murdoch won’t be deposed in Trump’s Epstein defamation lawsuit just yet

Per a joint agreement, Murdoch is due to provide health updates to Trump, who is suing him and others over a Jeffrey Epstein-related story in The Wall Street Journal.

The one group that's conspicuously unmoved by Trump's firing of the labor statistics chief

President Donald Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — a widely respected economist whom 86 senators voted to confirm to the position just last year — was a dangerous signal from the Trump administration.

A Maxwell pardon further cheapens the rule of law under Trump

Claire McCaskill explains how the rule of law would suffer if Trump were to pardon Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell.

Bondi’s Obama grand jury is a political win for Trump — and a loss for the American public

The attorney general's decision stems from the absurd claim that Obama officials engaged in an attempted “coup” by manipulating intelligence assessments of Russian interference.

Jen Psaki rips Pam Bondi’s ‘desperate’ probe into Obama officials over 2016 election

Jen Psaki sounds off against Trump Attorney General Pam Bondi's probe into ex-Obama officials over Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

Allegations surrounding GOP’s Cory Mills go from bad to worse

Republican Rep. Cory Mills of Florida was already at the center of some controversies. This week, the allegations became even more serious.

Suspect in GA Army base shooting identified as active duty sergeant, all 5 injured expected to recover

The shooter has been apprehended and there's no "active threat," according to the base, which is located about 40 miles southeast of Savannah.

Marjorie Taylor Greene's commutation push for George Santos raises a few key questions

The Georgia Republican seeks a sentence reduction, not a pardon, for Santos, who previously represented New York as a Republican in the U.S. House.