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Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone'

Did you know Donald Trump plans to eliminate Head Start the preschool program? Did you know he gutted...

'This should be shocking': Judge torches Trump admin. for neglecting due process for deportees

Rachel Maddow reads from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Trump administration as...

'Criminal contempt' looms over Trump's showdown with courts over deportation fiat

The judge hearing the case against Donald Trump's deportation flights is losing patience with the administration's...

'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case

Trump administration lawyers are running out of excuses to avoid being accountable for the rights and...

Making a mockery of Musk: Backlash against dismantling U.S. government focuses on hatchet man

Rachel Maddow looks at creative new ways activists are mocking and protesting Donald Trump's top campaign...

'How is it possible that you have this job?': RFK Jr.'s incompetence becomes too glaring to overlook

From his cluelessness about critical cuts made to his agency, to his celebration of dangerous quackery,...

'The time is now to stand up!': Eric Holder sounds alarm on Trump's war on the rule of law

Former Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate...

Trump caves on tariffs: One economic indicator made even Trump realize he'd gone too far

Even with new polling showing significant disapproval among Americans of Donald Trump's handling of...

Trump in search of waste need look no further than his own staff

Rachel Maddow looks at the bizarre, frivolous demands of members of Donald Trump's staff even as vital...

Fierce backlash against Trump's agenda seen in sweeping, nation-wide protests

From small towns to the largest cities, Rachel Maddow reports on the wide diversity of issues being...

The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trump into a global disaster

Rachel Maddow looks at ways to understand the scope of the damage Donald Trump has done to the entire...

Needless economic pain from Trump not even worth it if his tariff gambit works: economist

Betsey Stevenson, former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, discusses the likely consequences...

Donald Trump fired the man who likely saved his life; U.S. may never fully recover from Trump's cuts

Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner and chief science officer of the White House Covid-19 Task...

Exclusive: Exclusive: Senator Cory Booker reflects on his historic, record-setting speech

Senator Cory Booker talks with Rachel Maddow about holding the Senate floor for a record-breaking 25...

Fresh from scandal over group chat attack plans, Hegseth's conduct opens him to ridicule

Rachel Maddow looks at a string of bizarre headlines about Donald Trump's secretary of defense, Fox...

'This is shameful': Trump sows animosity and mistrust abroad, degrading Americans in the process

Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, talks with Rachel Maddow about the animosity and mistrust...

Allies wary of Trump admin's incompetence after scandal over military plan group chat

Not only has the scandal over Trump officials discussing military plans in a group chat on an insecure...

'Two perfect months?!': Trump's rationalization of insecure group chat scandal backfires

Donald Trump says the scandal over his top officials discussing secret military plans in an unsecured...

War plans group chat scandal fits pattern of Trump's embarrassing weakness on information security

Rachel Maddow looks at Donald Trump's ridiculously poor track record of mishandling sensitive information,...

'Holy crap on steroids!': Top Trump officials exposed in shocking, sloppy military security blunder

Top officials in the Trump administration discussed a military operation in a group chat on a commercially...

Media reports prompt Trump to end plan to brief Musk on secret potential war plans for China

Rachel Maddow follows up on last night's breaking news that the Pentagon planned to brief Donald Trump's...

Maddow: Trump admin shows folly of blind obedience to someone who doesn't know what they're doing

Rachel Maddow reports on the ridiculous, bungled spectacle of the Trump administration's release of...

U.S. under Trump backs off countering Russian sabotage campaign in Europe

Rachel Maddow looks at recent acts of sabotage by Russia in countries that support Ukraine, including...

Trump is a repeat loser as his slash-and-burn rampage collides with U.S. law

Rachel Maddow reports on yet another bad day in the courts for Donald Trump as he was made to restore...

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