Construction on President Donald Trump’s new White House ballroom is underway. Trump had previously said the new ballroom wouldn’t impact the existing White House structure, saying in July, “It won’t interfere with the current building… It’ll be near it but not touching it — and pays total respect to the existing building, which I’m the biggest fan of.” @maddowmaddow reacts saying, “as soon as he said that, we should have imagined him rolling the backhoes up to the White House to start literally ripping it down.” #news #trump #washington
Rachel Maddow reports on the growing nationwide protests in states like Oregon, Illinois, and Missouri, where thousands of people have been gathering to denounce Donald Trump’s deployment of federal troops and ICE agents amid his immigration crackdown. #news #Trump #protest #politics
The U.S. military is not impervious to Donald Trump’s mission to dismantle the institutions that comprise American governance. While most Americans have been distracted by Trump’s more flamboyant disgraceful spectacles, he has been steadily attacking military leadership to bend the institution to his will.
The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trump into a global disaster – Rachel Maddow reminds viewers about the imaginary man, invented by Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who was used to justify the tariff policy that has turned Donald Trump into a one-man global disaster. Watch clips of the Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tells Rachel Maddow that President Trump’s broader goal with his attempts to deploy troops to U.S. cities, including Chicago, “is the militarization of major American cities before the 2026 elections.” “And next year, I fear that what they’re going to do is deploy these folks eventually to polling places and say they’re protecting the vote.”
You’ll be pleased to learn that as of Thursday, the “Best Friends Forever” statue commemorating the enduring friendship of Donald Trump and sex trafficking pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was returned to the National Mall! Watch more clips of the Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
Missed Social Security checks no big deal to Trump commerce secretary as attacks on agency escalate – Rachel Maddow shares video of Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, opining that missing a Social Security check for a month is no big deal and only someone committing fraud would complain about that. The remarks are only the latest in a series of dramatic moves by the Trump administration that show a lack of awareness or concern about the importance of regular Social Security checks to many Americans’ survival. Watch clips of the Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
This is not a viral highlight moment from the show, but hopefully the algorithm will indulge us as it seems like an important message from Rachel to viewers about the broader project she is working on. Tonight we have a special show at 8pmET and the new Andrew Young documentary at 9, but the theme is bigger than that. (By the way, see MSNBC.com/Ultra for more on the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning podcast.)
Why, when our own government is shut down, are we giving another country $20 billion to keep their government going?
You may not care about the ins and outs of the U.S. Institute of Peace. But what Elon Musk and DOGE are doing here is not about the outcomes they are seeking. What they are doing here is all about the power they are trying to exert. They are showing you what they think they have the power to do to you. Watch clips of The Rachel Maddow Show on YouTube at MSNBC.com/Rachel
As historic protests are set to sweep the nation on Saturday, Oct. 18, Rachel Maddow discusses with Jen Psaki how these demonstrations show President Donald Trump that Americans don’t approve of what his administration is doing.
Rachel Maddow reflects on the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
I stood up because my constituents were asking for someone to lead. That’s what Americans are asking all of us at this crisis moment — we must listen.
Donald Trump’s reflex for avoiding accountability seems to have crumbled into incoherence. Is the Trump administration seriously asserting that Donald Trump thought someone was asking him if he signed a document 200 years ago? Watch clips of the Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
How Americans ended up without an FAA administrator as Trump came into office – Rachel Maddow tells the story of how the former FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker, fell afoul of Elon Musk and was driven from his position upon Donald Trump taking office. With Trump’s negligence toward assembling a competent government, the position remained empty through the deadly mid-air collision Wednesday night. Watch clips of the Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
Trump guts crucial weather forecasting agency – Rachel Maddow points out the many vital services provided by NOAA and the National Weather Service as Donald Trump slashes their personnel, and notes that whatever political excuses Trump might make for other job cuts, the services performed by NOAA are valuable and appreciated by American voters. Watch clips of The Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
At MSNBC’s live event MSNBCLIVE ‘25, Rachel Maddow spoke to Jen Psaki about the importance of utilizing community to fight authoritarianism. Listen to their full conversation on “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki” podcast; link is in our bio. #blueprint #politics #news #podcast
Donald Trump has a lot (maybe too much?) to say about IVF, but for people who care about fertility and trying to get pregnant, what Trump *does* matters more than what he *says*. And what he’s doing is not good. Watch more Rachel Maddow Show clips at MSNBC.com/Rachel
In the Trump era, the road to redemption is paved with a lot of interesting coincidences… Watch more clips of the Rachel Maddow Show on YouTube at MSNBC.com/Rachel
Rachel Maddow breaks down what the Wisconsin and Florida elections reveal about the state of the country.
It is increasingly clear that under Donald Trump the U.S. is switching sides on Russia’s war against Ukraine, and that comes with a whole new set of strange bedfellows. Welcome to our new axis! And what about relations with our old allies in Europe? Well…
Dr. Kessler seems to think Donald Trump isn’t aware of the destructive cutting DOGE is doing in the name of his administration. Could that be? Wouldn’t someone so fixated on American greatness recognize the contributions of American biomedical science to that greatness? Why destroy it? Watch more clips of the Rachel Maddow Show at MSNBC.com/Rachel
‘Untrustworthy’: Past colleagues of Trump’s FBI pick, Kash Patel, warn he makes stuff up – Rachel Maddow takes a closer look at Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel, who several of his past colleagues from the first Trump administration warn has a tendency to make stuff up. Watch more of Rachel Maddow at msnbc.com/Rachel
You don’t need a deep understanding of economics to get the sense that imposing a 10% tariff on an uninhabited volcano is not a sign of a thorough, well-thought-out plan. Especially when the stakes are so high. Watch clips of the Rachel Maddow Show on YouTube at MSNBC.com/Rachel
