Rachel Maddow's Blog, page 8
October 12, 2025
After two years of captivity, Hamas frees all remaining living hostages
Hamas begins process of freeing 20 living hostages on Monday after Israel’s military halted its campaign in the Gaza Strip — the first stages of its peace plan.
Hamas begins releasing hostages held in Gaza for more than 2 years
Hamas begins process of freeing 20 living hostages on Monday after Israel’s military halted its campaign in the Gaza Strip — the first stages of its peace plan.
Marjorie Taylor Greene goes scorched-earth on Trump as shutdown drags on
Even more Americans could soon feel the pain of the government shutdown, and there is still no clear end in sight. Danielle Moodie and Ahmed Baba join “The Weekend: Primetime” to discuss the impacts on Americans and the lawmakers who are struggling to come together. Meantime, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to slam Republican leadership as more Americans feel the brunt of the shutdown and go without their paychecks.
'Look in the mirror and see what we have become': Oct. 7 survivor Ziv Stahl reflects on the war in Gaza
Ziv Stahl, the executive director of Yesh Din, survived Hamas' attack on October 7, 2023. Ahead of the hostage-prisoner release between Israel and Hamas, Stahl spoke to MSNBC's David Noriega about how she believes Israel can "change for the better" two years into the war in Gaza.
Why virtually every Republican senator signed a letter demanding RFK Jr. restrict mifepristone
Republican lawmakers in states like Louisiana, Missouri, Idaho and Texas hope the Supreme Court will decide that the FDA had no authority to approve mifepristone or permit telehealth access to it.
A pastor was peacefully praying for migrant rights. Then ICE shot him in the head with a pepper ball.
The Trump administration ICE attacks on peaceful protesters like Rev. David Black in a Chicago suburb show a deeper assault on lawful, faith-based dissent.
Trump's move against 'antifa' isn't a new tactic — and we should have seen it coming
The seeds of what Trump is doing were planted and nurtured by presidents of both parties during the “war on terror.”
How James Comey’s indictment could be dismissed before trial
Heading into James Comey’s arraignment Wednesday, the question wasn’t whether the former FBI director would plead guilty or not guilty at this early stage — he did the latter, naturally — but rather what we would learn about how the case’s next steps would unfold
October 11, 2025
'CDC is over': RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. laid off more than 1,000 CDC scientists, doctors and health officials Friday night amid the shutdown as Trump administration RIFs continue
Democrats' shutdown wager is paying off. This is how they stick the landing.
Democrats are right to push back against the Trump administration to protect health care costs. But this is and always has been a bigger fight — a refusal to bankroll President Donald Trump’s abuse of power.
