Steve Benen
"The Rachel Maddow Show" producer and Maddowblog editor
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
Latest from Steve Benen
Housekeeping Note, 11.12.24
I’m taking an autumnal break, starting today, but I’ll return to the usual publishing schedule on Monday, Nov. 25.
Despite relevant scandals, Trump to get intelligence briefings again
If we’re lucky, Donald Trump won't mishandle the sensitive secrets he’s poised to receive because he won’t pay any attention to the intelligence briefings.
Pentagon officials are understandably anxious about Trump’s return
Time will tell just how far Trump goes to politicize the Pentagon, but it's hard to blame Defense Department officials for feeling a lot of anxiety.
Why Tom Homan’s role as Trump’s new ‘border czar’ matters
Tom Homan recently vowed, “I will run the biggest deportation operation this country has ever seen.” He'll soon serve as Donald Trump's "border czar."
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.11.24: Jacky Rosen hangs on in Nevada
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
In Trump’s second term, evidence suggests corruption will be worse, not better
Donald Trump's first term was astonishingly corrupt. There's already reason to believe his second will be worse.
Can Trump avoid screwing up what he’s inheriting from Biden?
Given Joe Biden's and Kamala Harris' successes, all Donald Trump has to do next year is avoid screwing up the conditions he's inheriting.
Why Democrats might like the Republicans’ war against Jack Smith
The more Republicans go after special counsel Jack Smith, the greater the focus on Donald Trump's many alleged felonies.
Why Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo won’t be on Trump’s second term team
As Donald Trump rebuffs Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo, there are practical and political implications of the president-elect's announcement.
Trump targets checks and balances less than a week after winning
Five days after he won a second term, one of Donald Trump’s first priorities was to take aim at a basic element of checks and balances.
