Steve Benen
Maddow Blog | Trump’s troop deployment to Portland, Oregon, faces immediate pushback in court
About a week ago, Donald Trump delivered remarks in which he boasted about the positive feedback he’d received…
Maddow Blog | It’s not just Comey: Trump eyes case against Chris Wray, the other FBI director he ousted
For more than four years, a wide variety of Republican conspiracy theorists clung to a ridiculous idea about…
Maddow Blog | After release of Mikie Sherrill’s military records, Democrats push for investigation
New Jersey’s gubernatorial election is just 39 days away, and by some measures, the race between Democratic Rep.…
Maddow Blog | As Trump orchestrates James Comey’s indictment, the corruption is the point
It might seem like ages, but eight years ago, Donald Trump saw James Comey as a political ally.…
Maddow Blog | Trump’s DOJ reportedly pushes prosecutors to go after George Soros’ foundation
If Donald Trump’s public comments are any indication, the president has been preoccupied with George Soros lately, repeatedly…
Maddow Blog | As the shutdown deadline nears, the White House finds new ways to raise the stakes
For Democrats, the looming shutdown deadline is about one thing: Party leaders want to negotiate a bipartisan deal…
Maddow Blog | Vance claims Trump was kidding about ‘hating’ his political enemies (but he wasn’t)
At the memorial service to honor Charlie Kirk, his widow, Erika Kirk, forgave the man who killed her…
Maddow Blog | The three biggest flaws in Trump designating antifa a ‘domestic terrorist organization’
At a White House event last week, a reporter asked Donald Trump whether he planned to designate antifa…
Maddow Blog | Oklahoma schools’ chief is finding new ways to impose a conservative agenda on students
In recent years, Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters has cultivated a reputation as a right-wing Christian…
Maddow Blog | As Trump shifts his posture on Russia’s war in Ukraine, be sure to read the fine print
Part of the problem with Donald Trump’s humiliating failures in addressing Russia’s war in Ukraine is the fact…
Maddow Blog | ‘Really illegal’: Trump ups the ante in his radical campaign against the free press
Donald Trump’s offensive against the nation’s free press has been ongoing for years, but it reached a radical…
Maddow Blog | After forcing out disobedient prosecutor, Trump’s new nominee makes matters worse
Donald Trump publicly pressuring Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political enemies is a dramatic, impeachment-level scandal…
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…