Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 77
July 18, 2025
The Virginia GOP just can’t seem to stop embarrassing itself in public
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears hoped winning the Republican nomination for governor of Virginia last month would help her party move past a primary season defined by lurid sex scandals and a boiling MAGA turf war.
Following Epstein report, Trump sues the WSJ, Rupert Murdoch and others
On Thursday night, the president vowed to sue The Wall Street Journal. Less than a day later, it became clear that he wasn't bluffing.
Trump's DOJ didn't explain why it fired Maurene Comey. This could be why.
It's hard not to see her departure as either punishment for being James Comey's daughter or the scapegoating of a vocal advocate for sexual abuse victims
DeSantis’ racist gerrymander approved by Florida Supreme Court for 2026
Florida’s Supreme Court turned the definition of “racism” on its head, approving a redrawing of the state’s congressional districts, OK’ing a Jim Crow-style power grab by state Republicans and backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
I want to know what's in the Epstein files. But there could be a price.
For many on the far right and left, it won’t matter what’s actually in the Epstein files. What will matter is what people want to find in them about him or Donald Trump, and how fast they can spin it into content.
Dr. Oz tried to use carrot cake to shame people about 'real food.' It didn't go well.
“We’ll be there for you, the American people, when you need help with Medicaid and Medicare, but you gotta stay healthy as well,” insisted in the head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
White House struggles to defend Trump’s ‘Unabomber’ anecdote amid ridicule
A reporter asked Karoline Leavitt about a weird anecdote Donald Trump shared this week about his uncle, MIT, and Ted Kaczynski. It didn't go well.
Scarborough suggests something is fishy with Colbert's 'Late Show' cancellation
The “Morning Joe” co-host spotlighted the full context leading up to CBS’ announcement that it’s canceling its marquee late-night talk show.
Senate Republicans just made a shutdown much more likely
The Senate approved $9 billion in funding cuts to PBS, NPR, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as well foreign aid through USAID.
July 17, 2025
Bawdy birthday letter to Epstein bears Trump's name, Wall Street Journal reports
Wall Street Journal reports on a 2003 birthday album for Jeffrey Epstein including a letter with Donald Trump's name and drawing of a naked woman. On Truth Social, Trump denied the report.
