Some financial executives who backed Trump confront buyers’ remorse
The more Trump’s Wall Street backers recoil in reaction to the agenda they helped advance, the easier it is to wonder what they expected to happen.
The White House incrementally destabilizes the U.S. intelligence community, too
By one account, some former officials say they haven’t seen such turmoil in the U.S. intelligence community in decades, "if ever.”
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.7.25: ‘Hands off’ protests draw massive national crowds
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Trump offers a mixed message on whether he’s trying to push markets off a cliff
Did the president deliberately want to push markets lower? The more Trump addresses the question, the murkier the answer becomes.
Congressional Republicans can derail Trump’s tariff plans, but will they?
The good news is, legislative vehicles now exist to save Americans from the White House's agenda. The bad news is, the bills will struggle to pass.
Ministry of Truth | A New Book by MaddowBlog's Steve Benen
Steve Benen's new book, 'Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past,' with an audio version read by Rachel Maddow is now available.
AG Pam Bondi moves the goalposts on the nation’s ‘constitutional crisis’
The attorney general argued that when Americans take their legal concerns about the administration to the courts, it creates a “constitutional crisis.”
Treasury secretary interview offers timely reminder: There are no adults in the room
Many hoped Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would be a voice of reason on Team Trump. Amid the crisis caused by tariffs, those hopes have since evaporated.
White House incoherence, contradictions make Trump’s tariffs rollout even worse
The more Team Trump talks about trade tariffs, the harder it is to understand what the White House is doing and why.
As the stock market falls, Trump haunted by his discredited campaign promises
“You can’t really watch the stock market,” the president said last month. As retirement accounts take a severe hit, it's a little late for that.
The problem(s) with a Republican senator calling Schumer ‘Fuhrer’
“Republicans are independently minded. Democrats are monolithic sheep that follow the Fuhrer Schumer’s orders,” said Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio.
On an issue important to GOP leaders, Trump undercuts Speaker Johnson
On proxy voting for new moms in Congress, the president cut the Republican House Speaker off at the knees, despite his loyalty to the White House.
The Trump White House keeps trying (and failing) to make mathematical formulas work
During the pandemic, Team Trump tried to craft a formula that told them what they wanted to hear. With tariffs, they did it again. Both were failures.
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.4.25: New polling shows weakening support for Trump, Musk
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
The good news on job growth comes with some important fine print
The good news on job growth is encouraging, but it in no way validates the White House’s radical agenda on tariffs and mass layoffs.
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Amid turmoil, Trump heads to Florida for a golf event (again)
After setting much of the global economy — and retirement accounts — on fire, taking a golf trip isn’t a great look for Trump.
RFK Jr. scrambles to rehire some public health officials after firing them
Some of those fired by the Department of Health and Human Services have been rehired. Amid mass layoffs, this keeps happening.
Trump purges national security officials, further destabilizing his own team
The problem isn’t just that the president has fired national security officials without cause, it’s also why he made these drastic moves.
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.3.25
Today’s edition of quick hits.
Pentagon inspector general opens investigation into Hegseth, Signal chat scandal
The White House said this week the “case has been closed” on the Signal scandal. The Pentagon’s inspector general opened it back up.
JD Vance peddles a familiar (and false) claim about the Social Security hotline
It was a problem when Elon Musk pushed a bogus claim about the Social Security hotline. The vice president just made the problem worse.
Amid economic tumult, Trump’s weird rhetoric about groceries does not inspire confidence
The apparent fact that the president considers “groceries” to be an exotic term doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.
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