Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 69
July 29, 2025
Why this key Senate race in North Carolina should give Americans hope
Roy Cooper, North Carolina’s former governor, is the best chance Democrats have for taking a key Senate seat in 2026.
Trump’s assault on the separation of church and state takes another alarming turn
The Trump administration just announced workplace rules that stand to make it easier for federal employees to pressure their colleagues to convert to their religion of choice
Trump jolts Epstein scandal with new comments about Virginia Giuffre and Mar-a-Lago spa
Donald Trump took the Epstein scandal in a new direction, commenting on Virginia Giuffre — one of the most prominent victims of Epstein’s sexual abuse.
Maria Shriver slams GOP over ‘insane’ effort to rename Kennedy Center after Trump
Niece of former President John F. Kennedy, Maria Shriver, calls out Republicans' “petty” effort to rename the Kennedy Center after Donald and Melania Trump.
The truth about Trump's self-serving 'working visit' to Scotland
Donald Trump's trip to Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire was both about golf and making U.K. tariff deals. And Jeffrey Epstein. That's a problem.
Oklahoma schools’ chief faces investigation over adult content seen during board meeting
Ryan Walters was already controversial, but alleged images of naked women on his office television during a board meeting have made matters vastly worse.
NYC office shooter referred to CTE in note left at scene, asked for brain to be studied
Shane Devon Tamura fatally shot four people, including an NYPD officer, in midtown Manhattan's 345 Park Avenue before killing himself, officials said.
July 28, 2025
Police commissioner gives timeline of New York city shooting
NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch gave a timeline of the fatal mass shooting inside a Manhattan office building and detailed what is known about the assailant.
Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad is part of an unbridled cultural shift toward whiteness
American Eagle debuted an advertisement campaign starring actor Sydney Sweeney, declaring that Sweeney — blonde, blue-eyed and white — “has great jeans.”
France recognized a Palestinian state — it's time for the U.S. to do the same
Israel and the United States angrily condemned French president Emmanuel Macron's recognition of a Palestinian state.
