Steve Benen
Maddow Blog | Mortgage fraud allegations generate even more political headaches for Team Trump
As the White House intensified its campaign against Fed governor Lisa Cook in late August, a reporter asked…
Maddow Blog | Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.17.25: Democrat easily wins race to succeed Hortman
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* Three months after Melissa Hortman was killed in…
Maddow Blog | On trade tariffs, Republicans appear eager to surrender their authority to Trump
A few weeks ago, a federal appeals court ruled that Donald Trump had misused his authority when he…
Maddow Blog | Over 24 hours, Trump’s authoritarian vision comes into focus (yes, again)
When Republicans complain about Donald Trump’s critics on the left using intemperate rhetoric, they often point to the…
Maddow Blog | Facing a government shutdown deadline, Republicans place a risky bet
Lately, on a nearly daily basis, Democratic leaders in Congress have issued some kind of public statements, reminding…
Maddow Blog | A year later, Kamala Harris reenters the public conversation, facing an uncertain path
On a very regular basis, Donald Trump talks about his 2024 election victory as if it were a…
Maddow Blog | Trump signals support for new sanctions on Russia, but there’s a catch
Just when it seemed Donald Trump’s penchant for weakness toward Russia couldn’t become any less pitiful, the president…
Maddow Blog | FBI’s Kash Patel faces criticisms from within the Trump administration
Kash Patel’s difficulties at the FBI certainly didn’t start last week, but his handling of Charlie Kirk’s shooting…
The Trump administration’s destruction of contraceptives was both wasteful and cruel
Federal officials had already spent nearly $10 million on birth control pills, intrauterine devices and hormonal implants to…
Maddow Blog | Will the GOP’s ‘weaponization’ panel care about the allegations in the new FBI lawsuit?
Throughout Donald Trump’s second term, the FBI has been purging those deemed insufficiently loyal to the president and…
Maddow Blog | As Democrats press White House on deadly boat strike, Republicans sit on their hands
There are standard procedures when U.S. officials identify boats suspected of carrying drugs. The process involves stopping and…
Maddow Blog | Stubborn inflation inches higher, despite Trump’s false claims about the economy
On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump used his social media platform to share some good economic news with the…
Maddow Blog | On clean energy, too many Republicans keep forgetting that batteries exist
During his latest appearance on CNBC, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stuck to familiar partisan talking points on clean…
Maddow Blog | Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.9.25: Missouri Republicans to advance redistricting scheme
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.* It’s Election Day in the late Democratic Rep.…
Maddow Blog | Amplifying an anti-vaccine video, Trump’s message takes another incoherent turn
In the years following his defeat in the 2020 election, Donald Trump appeared eager, if not desperate, to…