Steve Benen
Maddow Blog | Why the White House’s unpersuasive pitch on the ‘birthday book’ seems so familiar
It was eight weeks ago when The Wall Street Journal first reported on a 2003 birthday album, collected…
As Trump’s latest ‘two weeks’ deadline for Russia’s Putin expires, what happens now?
It’s been challenging to keep up with just how many times Donald Trump has threatened Vladimir Putin with…
Maddow Blog | Even a GOP senator thinks JD Vance’s line on war crimes accusations is ‘despicable’
When a federal agency identifies a boat suspected of carrying drugs, there’s a standard operating procedure. As The…
Maddow Blog | Less than a month into her tenure, Susan Monarez is already being ousted at the CDC
As a rule, the Republican-led Senate serves as a rubber-stamp for Donald Trump’s nominees, no matter how controversial…
Maddow Blog | Why National Guard troops are now picking up trash in D.C.
When Donald Trump militarized the nation’s capital, the president didn’t just tout discredited and pretextual concerns about crime.…
Maddow Blog | Researcher who distorted voter data gets election integrity job in Trump’s second term
For those who followed Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat, Cleta Mitchell’s name probably rings…
Maddow Blog | Trump on militarized cities: ‘A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we’d like a dictator’
A few days after Donald Trump began militarizing the nation’s capital, the president complained about his critics. “Already…
Maddow Blog | Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.25.25: RNC taps Florida’s Joe Gruters as its new chair
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match…
Maddow Blog | JD Vance flunks the basics on World War II as the White House targets history museums
Donald Trump’s offensive against the Smithsonian reached a dramatic new level last week, with a presidential declaration that…
FBI raids home of former national security adviser John Bolton, a frequent Trump target
Just over the last week or so, Donald Trump breathed new life into his years-long offensive against John…
Maddow Blog | Republicans try to rebrand their far-right megabill, but reality is stubborn
About a month before the Republicans’ domestic policy megabill become law, Paul Krugman wrote a column complaining about…
Maddow Blog | ‘A responsible approach’: Obama backs Democratic response to Republican hardball
Democrats in the Texas legislature were able to delay the Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting scheme, but only temporarily. The…
Maddow Blog | As Trump militarizes the nation’s capital, his ‘proof’ of success falls apart
The week after Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, D.C., and placed local…
Maddow Blog | Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.19.25
Today’s edition of quick hits.* A story worth watching: “The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers…
Maddow Blog | Trump complains that ‘woke’ Smithsonian focuses on ‘how bad slavery was’
Donald Trump’s first salvo against the Smithsonian Institution came in March, when the president signed an odd executive…