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Trump assembles Cabinet with the same disregard for ethics that marked his first term

Housekeeping Note, 11.12.24

Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.11.24

Despite relevant scandals, Trump to get intelligence briefings again

Pentagon officials are understandably anxious about Trump’s return

Republicans are trying to downplay the new border czar's policies. Don't let them.

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.11.24: Jacky Rosen hangs on in Nevada

In Trump’s second term, evidence suggests corruption will be worse, not better

Can Trump avoid screwing up what he’s inheriting from Biden?

Why Democrats might like the Republicans’ war against Jack Smith

Why Nikki Haley and Mike Pompeo won’t be on Trump’s second term team

Trump targets checks and balances less than a week after winning

Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.8.24

A key MAGA lawyer is out for revenge. Will Trump follow suit?

Maddow: Trump win 'gives us a really big to-do list' to defend democracy

Key GOP lawyer: Trump can dictate Justice Department actions

Jim Jordan advances investigation into Jack Smith’s investigation

The problem(s) with Trump claiming an ‘unprecedented’ mandate

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.8.24: Pennsylvania’s McCormick heads to court

The race for the U.S. House is ‘headed for a photo finish’

Ballot measures deliver big wins for progressive policy priorities

Trump on his plan for mass deportations: ‘There is no price tag’

Democrats get post-election advice that Trump routinely ignores

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 11.7.24

This isn't the time to check out. It's time to save the country.

Mitch McConnell’s line on the filibuster’s future comes with fine print

Why Lindsey Graham’s message about special counsel Jack Smith matters

In defeat, Democratic leaders show how democracy is supposed to work

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.7.24: Dems hold on to some key Senate seats

As Trump returns to power, will Democratic voters fight or retreat?

Why U.S. allies abroad are so terrified of Trump’s second term

In the wake of Trump’s win, Project 2025 becomes newly relevant

After Trump’s win, Democrats do the one thing Republicans avoid: introspect

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 11.6.24

On Trump’s Jan. 6 record, Republicans chose to simply surrender

RFK Jr. starts fleshing out his vision for Trump’s second term

Why the worst president ever will be even worse in a second term

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.6.24: Some historic changes coming to Capitol Hill

What a Republican Senate takeover means for Donald Trump

David Souter’s prescient remarks ring true 12 years later

Why it’s now impossible to argue that Trump’s 2016 win was a fluke

As Trump prevails, it’s time to grapple with the ‘who we are’ question

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 11.5.24

A Trump-appointed judge with a controversial background just did right by voters

Rudy Giuliani's Mercedes photo op proves he's not done playing games

Russian efforts to interfere with U.S. elections reach a new level

Some on the right unravel over women who support Harris in secret

MAGA world is bringing losing election cases. This could be why.

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.4.24: JD Vance calls Harris ‘trash’

Experts confused by the Republicans’ anti-health care push in race’s closing days

Why post-election ‘Day One’ plans from Harris and Trump matter

Former Trump administration lawyer delivers striking pre-election warning

At the finish line, Trump and the GOP push baseless cheating claims

Monday’s Mini-Report, 11.4.24

Trump touts RFK Jr., suggests a fluoride ban ‘sounds OK to me’

Eight weeks later, one of Harris’ debate lines still rattles Trump

Trump’s offensive against the free press takes an unsettling turn

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.4.24: Kari Lake adds AI to her polls

Why would Trump eye Herschel Walker for a missile defense position?

Trump warns voters that his second term would get ‘nasty’ at times

The gunshot story from Montana’s Tim Sheehy gets even more ‘confusing’

Trump suggests releasing poll results he dislikes ‘should be illegal’

At the finish line, Trump says he ‘shouldn’t have left’ after 2020 loss

Maddow shows how Trump abortion bans are hurting women: 'This is the fact of post-Roe American life'

Friday’s Mini-Report, 11.1.24

At the finish line, Trump’s former vice president still isn’t backing him

Prosecutors do fresh harm to one of Trump’s key Jan. 6 falsehoods

The unexpected political relevance of McDonald’s McFlurry machines

What makes the new monthly jobs report less reliable than most

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 11.1.24: LeBron James backs Harris

Senate Republican declares, ‘Kill Obamacare now,’ sends signal to health care voters

Trump isn’t done pretending that he’s ‘the father of IVF’

Why Trump’s lawsuit against CBS is transparently ridiculous

Trump tries to rewrite the story of his anti-ACA crusade as Election Day nears

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.31.24

Navy admiral from bin Laden raid slams Trump in dramatic fashion

The problem(s) with Ted Cruz downplaying the relevance of abortion rights

The sensible question at the heart of Trump’s ‘garbage’ silliness

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.31.24: Polls show tied races in battleground states

The better the economy becomes, the more Trump struggles to talk about it

The irony of Trump accusing Harris of having ‘the plans of a simpleton’

Why the co-chair of Trump’s transition team is raising eyebrows

Trump vows to ‘protect’ women ‘whether the women like it or not’

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.30.24

What Trump means when he makes odd comments about ‘lovefests’

Kamala Harris just delivered the most important speech of her political life

As Harris draws enormous crowds, Trump responds in a Trumpian way

Trump lays familiar groundwork, pushes dubious claims about voting process

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.30.24: Nikki Haley pans Trump’s strategy

Why voters should care (a lot) about the budget goal for Trump, Musk

Trump struggles to deal with his latest problem with Puerto Rico

Economic growth remained strong over the summer, boosting Harris

Republicans leave no doubt: Health care benefits are on the 2024 ballot

A tale of two closing messages: Harris offers patriotism, rejects Trump’s ‘chaos’

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.29.24

Jan. 6 rioter now realizes Trump’s election claims were ‘entirely false’

When it comes to the truth, Trump’s ads are about as bad as his speeches

On North Carolina’s Mark Robinson, did Vance miss the memo?

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.29.24: Trump says Michelle Obama made a ‘big mistake’

Speaker Mike Johnson sheds light on his ‘secret’ with Trump

'I am worried': Trump's former surgeon general sounds alarm on RFK Jr. influence

The problem(s) with JD Vance’s weird take on Trump’s racist rally

Kamala Harris seizes on Trump’s hate rally as fallout continues

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.28.24

As Trump targets the free press, there’s no room for cowardice

Why there’s so much focus on ‘fundamentals’ as Election Day nears

Pressed on Russian election interference, Vance gives the wrong answer

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.28.24: Poll shows Deb Fischer narrowly ahead in Nebraska

The problem with Trump’s pitch to Muslim and Arab American voters

Philadelphia DA takes action on election ‘lottery’ from Elon Musk‘s super PAC

In 2024 cycle, election workers face ‘incomprehensible’ threats

Who told Elon Musk his PAC could give $1 million checks to swing state voters?

Why the ‘little secret’ between Trump and Speaker Johnson matters

Vance tries (and fails) to explain away condemnations from Trump’s own team

With racist Madison Square Garden rally, Trump and his allies prove Democrats’ point

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.25.24

Freedom Caucus chief: Maybe N.C. should award its electors before votes are counted

GOP’s Emmer dodges simple question about Trump, Hitler’s generals

Trump flunks Economics 101 with latest promises on taxes, trade

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.25.24: Leading Dem super PAC targets Cruz

Even now, Trump can’t shake his preoccupation with Barack Obama

Why Trump’s lies about trying to prosecute Hillary Clinton matter

Why Harris is taking her campaign to a state she won’t win: Texas

Trump’s alleged pro-Hitler comments take the spotlight as Election Day nears

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.24.24

The robust U.S. economy is leaving ‘other rich countries in the dust’

Would Republicans let Trump fire special counsel Jack Smith?

Trump ranted about CBS editing Harris. Now it appears Fox edited him.

The list of Harris’ Republican backers adds some striking new names

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.24.24: WSJ poll shows Trump inching past Harris

Another former Trump aide agrees: He has ‘authoritarian tendencies’

Trump’s former Pentagon chief suggests Trump has earned ‘fascist’ label

Republicans try, fail to defend Trump from Kelly’s condemnations

Harris: ‘In a second term, people like John Kelly would not be there’

GOP’s pre-election litigation tactics are aggressive and multidimensional — and failing

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.23.24

Trump tries to pretend he didn't kill a bipartisan border bill

Trump’s ugly attitudes toward the military come into sharp focus

Why Trump’s newest personal attack against Harris sounds familiar

Why Trump should avoid talking about intelligence leaks and Israel

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.23.24: GOP focuses on anti-trans ads

Trump vows to reward RFK Jr. with a job in a possible second term

U.S. intelligence agencies expose Russian efforts to help Trump

The future of the courts is on the ballot as Trump eyes a transformation

Trump’s former chief of staff: He meets the definition of a ‘fascist’

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.22.24

John Kelly: Trump offered private praise for ‘Hitler’s generals’

Why Obama slamming Trump on his response to Covid matters

Following ‘exhaustion’ report, Trump cancels yet another appearance

Jan. 6 rioter who attacked police: I was ‘duped’ by Trump’s lies

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.22.24: Poll suggests Harris holds narrow national lead

Trump keeps coming up with new ways to threaten school funding

Why Trump’s former national security team has become key to 2024

Liz Cheney has a striking answer to a key Lindsey Graham question

In N.C., Trump takes a chance pretending his FEMA lies are true

Watch the full video: Rachel Maddow interviews Yulia Navalnaya

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.21.24

Trump holds Fox and CBS to wildly contradictory standards

No one is banning cows: Trump concocts made-up Harris agenda

Trump tries to rewrite the Jan. 6 story in an even uglier way

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.21.24: Harris to campaign with Liz Cheney again

Why Montana’s Tim Sheehy can’t shake his gunshot controversy

If only Trump supported U.S. allies as much as U.S. adversaries

Trump fails to stick the landing with his McDonald's fry cook stunt

Sununu tries and fails to defend Trump’s ‘enemy within’ rhetoric

With bizarre and profane rhetoric, Trump proves Harris right

Here's what stands out in Jack Smith's 1,889 page appendix

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.18.24

On economic and business interests, isn’t the 2024 choice obvious?

New book: McConnell privately called Trump a ‘despicable human’

How ‘fascism’ allegations became part of the 2024 conversation

Mattis reportedly tells Woodward that Trump is a threat to U.S.

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.18.24: Trump keeps boasting about beating Haley

Musk vs. Cuban: High-profile billionaires hit the campaign trail

Trump blames Zelenskyy and U.S. for Putin’s war in Ukraine

Trump says 'people from Fox' helped write his controversial Al Smith remarks

Trump says Harris should be ‘forced off’ campaign, wants Biden back

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.17.24

John Deere contradicts Trump’s weird claim about Mexico, factories

Trump’s position on the Jan. 6 attack reaches an ugly new low

Pressed on Springfield, Trump’s newest answer is also his worst

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.17.24: Poll shows Harris ahead in N.C.

On ‘the enemy within,’ Trump steps on his own allies’ toes

Harris goes on offensive after Trump says he’s the ‘father of IVF’

Finally, Vance more or less answers question about the 2020 race

Trump’s legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet (yes, again)

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.16.24

Poll shows the effectiveness of Trump’s lie about Springfield, Ohio

Vance’s laughable lie: Trump ‘didn’t go after’ his political foes

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.16.24: Harris has narrow leads

Home state paper: Hawley is possibly ‘the worst sitting senator’

Trump and Vance still can’t talk about Jan. 6 in an honest way

On secret chats with Vladimir Putin, Trump changes his tune

Trump crashes and burns during on-stage interview on the economy

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.15.24

The man waiting in the wings to implement Trump's mass deportation plan

On his secret medical records, Trump’s rhetoric takes a weird turn

Despite reality, Vance says Trump was impeached over Russia scandal

Defying irony, Trump urges voters to see Harris as ‘a criminal’

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.15.24: Mark Robinson sues CNN

Dems, Esper seize on Trump’s incendiary ‘enemy from within’ comments

Ted Cruz starts to sound rather nervous about his re-election bid

Clinton, Cheney among those endorsing ‘fascist’ label for Trump

'Huge victory for democracy': Legal experts praise Georgia judge's election ruling

‘Let’s just listen to music’: Trump’s town hall event gets weird

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.14.24

As Vance targets Planned Parenthood, Trump hedges on abortion ban

Harris puts transparency (or lack thereof) in the 2024 spotlight

The consequences of post-Helene lies in North Carolina go from bad to worse

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.14.24

Why Trump’s furious condemnation of ‘The Apprentice’ film matters

Harris and Trump push different kinds of closing messages with 3 weeks to go

Trump suggests using the military to address ‘the enemy from within’

Common thread ties Trump’s Aurora, Springfield and Helene aid lies

Trump’s former Joint Chiefs chair: Trump is ‘fascist to the core’

The guy who wrote Texas’ infamous abortion law settled a test run to extend its strategy

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.11.24

Why Democrats are seizing on JD Vance’s ‘table scraps’ comments

A big difference between the two campaigns: Heavyweight surrogates

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.11.24

Even some Republicans see MTG’s latest push as ‘loony tunes’

FCC chair intervenes as Trump threatens the free press (again)

As Election Day nears, Dems have a great economic story to tell

Obama mocks Trump over rhetoric about ‘protecting’ women

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.10.24

Trump trashes Detroit, while delivering a speech in Detroit

New reporting makes Trump-branded Bibles look even more absurd

As Romney ponders future, Trump boasts about showing him the door

Dems are far from done with the latest Trump-Putin allegations

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.10.24

Trump closes the door on additional debates with weird message

Trump eyes a ridiculous plan to overhaul U.S. military leadership

Tim Walz’s straight talk: ‘The Electoral College needs to go’

As Election Day nears, Trump embraces conditional patriotism

Why aren't hurricane-impacted states trying to extend voter registration?

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.9.24

N.C. Republican debunks his own party’s lies about Helene

Trump’s latest media threats add to an authoritarian-style agenda

Trump’s record makes his alleged Putin chats look even worse

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.9.24

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If you felt enraged by Biden and Trump’s fireside chat, you’re not alone

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Kamala Harris plays Connect 4 with her family

This photo of Kamala Harris shows us exactly how to survive Trump's second term

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Fox News’ unprecedented influence over Trump is in jeopardy

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Trump's odd, disconcerting pick of Tulsi Gabbard for DNI, explained

Zeeshan Aleem
Max Rose: Tulsi Gabbard is a friend. Her rise in the MAGA world disappoints me.
A running list of all the people Trump has picked to serve in his administration
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump.
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Trump taps vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as health secretary

Clarissa-Jan Lim
Matt Gaetz shakes hands with Donald Trump.

The curious timing of Matt Gaetz's resignation

Hayley Miller
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Tuberville threatens GOP senators who 'get in the way' of confirming Gaetz

Ja'han Jones
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Elizabeth Warren smells something fishy going on with Trump’s transition team

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Alex Jones speaks to reporters

Satirical news site The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction as ‘a very funny joke’

Clarissa-Jan Lim
A split composite of Chuck Rosenberg and Matt Gaetz.

An attorney general needs 3 qualities to be successful. Matt Gaetz doesn't even have one.

Chuck Rosenberg
Lee Zeldin

Trump’s EPA pick won’t just create problems for you — he’ll create problems for your kids

Roishetta Sibley Ozane

Marco Rubio
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Why Trump's Marco Rubio Cabinet pick stands out

Susan Del Percio

Trump’s win isn’t only helping his own criminal cases. It’s helping other Jan. 6 defendants, too.

Jordan Rubin
Rudy Giuliani
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Rudy Giuliani’s lawyers don’t want to defend him anymore in Georgia election worker case

Jordan Rubin

House Republicans' narrow win may come back to haunt them

Brendan Buck
Donald Trump.
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Trump’s education plan sounds a lot like reparations for white people

Ja'han Jones

Trump's secretary of defense pick Pete Hegseth would be a danger to the military — and country

Brandon Friedman

Juan Merchan. in his chambers in New York
Seth Wenig / AP file

What Judge Merchan agreeing to more delay in Trump’s hush money case means

Fani Willis seated during a hearing in Atlanta

A Trump trial in Georgia after he leaves office? That’s less of a delay than it seems.

Jack Smith.

Judge grants Jack Smith's request to pause Trump's federal election interference case

Jim Jordan.

Jim Jordan advances investigation into Jack Smith’s investigation

Andrew Weissmann on second-term Trump DOJ: ‘You won’t have the people who will simply refuse’

Trump may want to think twice about cashing in his political capital to close the DOE

Senate GOP likely to abandon key constitutional power and bend the knee to Trump

Dems may finally get their overdue political reckoning

Trump has a destructive plan for America. But we have the tools to stop it.

Photo collage of Hajime White and her now husband at prom
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I don’t want anyone to experience the kind of teen pregnancy I had. That’s why I became a doula.

Hajime White
Sen. Eva Burch, D-Phoenix, talks about her decision to have an abortion during an interview at her Capitol office.
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I’m an elected official who had an abortion. I’ve witnessed how much the GOP distrusts women.

Sen. Eva Burch
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What life is like when it's too dangerous to get prenatal care in your home state

Danielle Campoamor
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Kaitlyn Kash crossed state lines and skipped anesthesia to get the abortion she needed

Dr. Kavita Patel
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I've spent years working as an OB-GYN in Tennessee. These abortion stories still stick with me.

Dr. Nikki Zite
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American women need to spread this message: Abortions are normal

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even more fear

What I tell my Palestinian son now that Trump is returning to the White House

Mohammed R. Mhawish
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Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump Holds Election Night Event In West Palm Beach

break the system

What this MAGA pundit's 'middle finger' rallying cry suggests about some Trump voters

Jill Filipovic
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SEA OF RED

How the Democratic party lost the state of Florida

Fla. state Sen. Shevrin Jones
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Donald Trump and Susie Wiles watch an NFL game

CURSED REWARD

Susie Wiles is getting what she deserves

Hayes Brown
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'us versus them'

Why Trump's threats of mass deportation appealed to some Latino voters

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The harsh truth for Democrats after Trump’s victory

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resentment, sold

The false narrative at the heart of Trump's victory over Harris

Michael A. Cohen
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who's the sucker

We're about to witness the grim punch line to Trump's candidacy

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Joe Biden

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Trump is about to take credit for Biden's accomplishments

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hunt for a scapegoat

Democrats would get nothing for throwing trans Americans under the bus

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