Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 79
July 16, 2025
Andrea Gibson’s poetry exposed one of America's most violent lies
Andrea Gibson, the poet laureate of Colorado and one of America’s best contemporary poets, died on Monday at age 49, after navigating an ovarian cancer diagnosis for the last four years.
What we should make of Trump's surprising pivot on Ukraine
Trump's weapons to Ukraine and sanctions threats against Russia underscore how he's cooling toward Putin as he tries to end the war.
MAGA election-meddling is so blatant even some local GOP officials are alarmed
Donald Trump and his administration haven’t hidden their desire to use the power of the executive branch to manipulate the system to favor Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.
Trump says he was surprised that Jerome Powell, the Fed chair he appointed, was appointed
Donald Trump seemed to forget that he appointed Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, which was part of an unsettling pattern of cognitive missteps.
Senate Republicans confirm retired general with ugly record for key Pentagon post
At Donald Trump's behest, Senate Republicans elevated a conspiracy theorist who called Barack Obama a “terrorist leader” to a senior Defense Department position
Thanks to Trump, military members are unlikely to see the millions they're owed
Earlier this month, as Republicans raced to get their “big, beautiful” billionaire tax cut package across the line, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was also making the rich richer.
GOP’s Josh Hawley pushes to undo the Medicaid cuts he just voted for
Two weeks after Sen. Josh Hawley voted for the megabill with sweeping Medicaid cuts, the Missouri Republican unveiled a bill to undo what he did.
How Trump's demand that everyone stop talking about Epstein is playing on Fox News
President Donald Trump’s allies at Fox News — and other major MAGA media figures — are mostly staying quiet about Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died by suicide in jail in 2019.
July 15, 2025
Trump shares more details on his seemingly blatant plan to rig the 2026 elections
The president said he hopes to net at least five House seats for Republicans after pressuring Texas officials to begin a controversial mid-decade gerrymander.
Trump’s former NSA chief tries to pin the Signal scandal on the Biden administration
Plus, right-wing weather conspiracy theories, ICE’s disturbing admission and the Trump administration goes all in on Grok, all in this week’s Tuesday Tech Drop.
