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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

Trump reportedly frustrated by his inability to make good on foreign policy promises

Donald Trump expected to resolve the crises in Ukraine and Gaza quickly after returning to the White House. I’m surprised by the degree to which he's surprised.

In meetings with Putin, Trump’s envoy relied on the Kremlin’s interpreter

Steve Witkoff's reliance on a Kremlin interpreter for his meetings with Russia's Vladimir Putin was emblematic of a larger problem.

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.12.25: Marjorie Taylor Greene to skip Georgia's Senate race

Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

Why did Trump fire the head of the U.S. Copyright Office?

The day after firing the Librarian of Congress, Donald Trump also fired the nation’s top copyright official. It's worth considering why.

Trump reportedly shrugs off intelligence briefings he needs, but doesn’t want

In his first term, Donald Trump blew off intelligence briefings that he needed to govern. In his second term, the problem is even worse.

The more Trump talks about Russian sanctions, the less Russia seems to care

For the fourth time in four months, Donald Trump threatened Russia with sanctions. In each instance, Putin shrugged — and Trump failed to follow through.

Congressional Republicans hedge as the White House targets habeas corpus

Any chance congressional Republicans would stick up for the rule of law as the White House considers suspending habeas corpus? Evidently not.

Trump scrambles to defend luxury jet from Qatar he’ll use as Air Force One

Donald Trump tried to defend an apparent plan in which he'll get to use a luxury jet from the government of Qatar as Air Force One. It didn't go well.

Why did Trump fire Carla Hayden, the celebrated Librarian of Congress?

There was no good reason for Donald Trump to fire Dr. Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress. So why in the world did he do this?

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.9.25

Today’s edition of quick hits.

White House’s Stephen Miller: ‘We are actively looking at’ suspending habeas corpus

Stephen Miller said the White House “actively looking at” suspending habeas corpus, the right to challenge the legality of one's detention by the government.
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