The Rachel Maddow Show

Sidelined Trump mostly 'decorative' as Musk remains busy wrecking the government, reaping rewards

22 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow notes that while Donald Trump golfs and performs stunts for TV cameras, Elon Musk is hard at work on the project of dismantling the U.S....

From policy to personnel, Trump scores historically low poll numbers

21 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow checks in on new polling data about how Americans are feeling about the first few weeks of the second Donald Trump administration and th...

Maddow: To block Trump's agenda, help Republican politicians find their spines

20 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow emphasizes the importance of resistance by Republican legislators to Donald Trump's agenda, and points out that the unpopularity of Trum...

Trump agenda stymied by principled federal workers as protest resignations mount

19 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at how principled resignations are not only slowing down Donald Trump's agenda to destroy the U.S. federal government, but are dra...

'Have you considered resigning?': Maddow calls out Trump staffers who fired nuclear safety personnel

18 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow follows the reporting on Donald Trump's reckless firing of federal employees who work in the nuclear industry, cleaning up nuclear waste...

'Tech genius' image wears thin after series of errors calls DOGE competence into question

15 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at a series of unforced errors by Elon Musk and the DOGE team that calls into question the accuracy of their "tech genius" image a...

'A six resignation kind of day' at DOJ following Trump's sketchy deal with NYC mayor Eric Adams

14 Feb 2025

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Donald Trump was caught by surprise when Department of Justice prosecutors were too dedicated to the rule of law to go along with a deal to drop feder...

Trump opposition finds its footing, from streets to courts to Congress

12 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at the many ways Americans are obstructing Donald Trump's goal of dismantling the Department of Education, from street protests to...

Trump fills administration with 'big team of losers' that voters have already rejected

11 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow runs through a surprisingly lengthy list of people Donald Trump has chosen to work in his administration who had previously lost electio...

Listen to “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki”

10 Feb 2025

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On a new podcast series, “The Blueprint with Jen Psaki,” host Jen Psaki dives into two crucial questions: where do Democrats stand in this moment...

Trump pick for FBI, Kash Patel, took $25k for role in Russia-linked anti-FBI documentary

08 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow explains how the disclosure forms for Kash Patel, Donald Trump's pick to lead the FBI, show at $25,000 payment from a Russia-linked film...

New reporting on Musk's minions makes his government takeover team look even worse

07 Feb 2025

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Despite Donald Trump being accommodating to staffers whose views on race would be disqualifying in most administrations, a member of Elon Musk's team ...

Trump gravely miscalculates how much Americans care about USAID as backlash strengthens

06 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at how Donald Trump's attack on USAID has sparked a widespread backlash, including from within his own party, as people speak out ...

Trump's 'stupidity problem' frustrates his efforts and emboldens his opponents

05 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at how even on ideas that Donald Trump emphasized on the campaign trail he is doing a poor job executing or he is panicking and ba...

Maddow: Trump's dismantling of the independent news media is happening before our eyes

04 Feb 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at examples of how Donald Trump and his allies are undermining news outlets, both local and national, by targeting revenue streams...

Trump moves toward ending independent law enforcement as a core American value with mass purge

01 Feb 2025

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In an effort to not only rewrite the history of his January 6 insurrection but to exact revenge on the agents and lawyers who worked to hold his rioti...

Contrast in defense secretaries highlights Trump's failure to take staffing government seriously

31 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at the impressive list of accomplishments and credentials of former Secretary of Defense General Lloyd Austin, who served under Pr...

Trump makes laughingstock of America with repeated embarrassments in early days of new term

30 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at the myriad ways Donald Trump has not only humiliated himself with foolish statements ill-considered ideas, but also embarrassed...

Exclusive: Rachel Maddow interviews MN Governor Tim Walz as Trump plots end of U.S. government

29 Jan 2025

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In an exclusive interview, Rachel Maddow interviews Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, former Democratic nominee for vice president, in his first interview ...

'Untrustworthy': Past colleagues of Trump's FBI pick, Kash Patel, warn he makes stuff up

28 Jan 2025

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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 administ...

McConnell vote against Hegseth, defying Trump, raises eyebrows

25 Jan 2025

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Senator Tammy Duckworth expresses her disappointment with her Republican colleagues for voting for Donald Trump's unqualified defense secretary nomine...

NEW: Hegseth divorce papers bar 2nd wife from publicly 'disparaging' statements

24 Jan 2025

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A closer look at Trump defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth's, divorce papers from his second wife shows language forbidding them from saying dispa...

Listen to “Trumpland with Alex Wagner”

24 Jan 2025

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Introducing “Trumpland with Alex Wagner.” On “Trumpland,” MSNBC’s Alex Wagner takes a break from the anchor chair to get out into the field...

Full interview: Rachel Maddow talks with the bishop who asked Trump directly to show mercy

23 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow talks with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington about speaking from the pulpit directly to Donald Trump abo...

Republicans choke on defense of Trump's pardon of Jan. 6 rioters. Could it be shame?

22 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow looks at the stammering and squirming by Republican members of Congress who are on record opposing the pardoning of January 6th rioters ...

Maddow: Why Trump-style corruption is bad and makes governments suck

21 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow explains why Donald Trump's family favors, grift, conflicts of interest, and uninhibited mix of money and politics are more than just in...

Maddow: Trump Cabinet confirmation process already falling apart

14 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow marvels at the fact that even with a second chance at it, Donald Trump cannot manage to oversee a presidential transition that isn't cha...

January 6 becomes marker of Trump's degradation of wall between violence and politics in the U.S.

07 Jan 2025

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Rachel Maddow remarks on Donald Trump's embrace of the January 6 rioters and the insurrectionist militias that have declared themselves for him, point...

Musk exposes Trump weakness, in addition to incompetence, with manipulation of spending bill chaos

24 Dec 2024

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Donald Trump's transition ahead of his second term in office was already a series of humiliations and failures as his inability to pick qualified memb...

Better for the billionaires: Rachel Maddow shows how Donald Trump is ushering in a new era of oligarchy

17 Dec 2024

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What does the United States look like when the presidency is purchased by billionaires? How do they reap the benefits of their investment and how does...

Rachel Maddow on Kristi Noem: Five things to know about Trump's pick for homeland security secretary

13 Dec 2024

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How much will Americans get to know about the people Donald Trump is choosing to run the U.S. government? In the absence of any real vetting the way i...

Rachel Maddow on Matt Whitaker: Six things to know about Trump's pick to be NATO ambassador

12 Dec 2024

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How much will the American people get to know about the people Donald Trump is choosing to run the U.S. government? In the absence of any real vetting...

Shambolic transition, while not surprising, offers little for confidence in Trump's coming term

10 Dec 2024

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While Donald Trump fills his administration with relatives and people he has seen on TV, reality stubbornly refuses to conform to the narratives Trump...

Maddow: Disgrace of Trump nepotism, abuse of pardons far surpasses Biden's pardon of his son

03 Dec 2024

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Rachel Maddow looks at the shocking level of nepotism in the early staffing of Donald Trump's second administration, leaving him without grounds to cr...

A snake pit of jockeying egos in a cornucopia of back biting

26 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow looks at how Republican overreach in attempting to secure permanent power is already inspiring pro-democracy pushback while the Trump te...

Free bonus podcast: Rachel Maddow guests on The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

21 Nov 2024

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United States of Emergency? Rachel Maddow on her expectations for the US under TrumpMillions interned in camps? Assassinations? Political imprisonment...

Maddow: Senate Democrats have chance to expose Trump nominees in waning days of control

19 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow looks at ways that Democrats can, and are, using their power and positions to prevent Trump from taking full, unfettered power.

Podcast extra: Rachel Maddow talks with Nicolle Wallace about Trump's early Cabinet picks

18 Nov 2024

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From the November 14 episode of Deadline White House, Rachel Maddow talks with Nicolle Wallace about Donald Trump's clown car of Cabinet picks and how...

Trump cabinet picks point to continuation of scandals and disgrace

12 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow looks at how Donald Trump is assembling his cabinet with the same disregard for ethics and integrity that marked his first term, and ear...

MSNBC prime time post election analysis special

07 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow and some of her prime time colleagues discuss the outcome of the 2024 election. 

Musk's influence on Trump: A national security mess at best, a global power realignment at worst

05 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow looks at Elon Musk's influence in Donald Trump's campaign and his relationship with American adversaries and figures either Kamala Harri...

2024 Election preview special led by Rachel Maddow

04 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow and her MSNBC colleagues look ahead to Election Day.

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

03 Nov 2024

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Rachel Maddow looks at how the politicization of abortion has imperiled the health of women in the United States, making all aspects of reproductive h...

Trump seems to be failing at election basics, but he still has wildcards

29 Oct 2024

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Plus, Russian interference has become a feature of American elections when Trump is involved

Maddow: 'History is calling' as pivotal election season winds down

22 Oct 2024

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Plus, Yulia Navlanaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is Rachel Maddow's special guest.

Rachel Maddow calls the bluff of Trump supporters who claim to be making a 'business decision'

15 Oct 2024

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Plus, At fringe gathering, a peek at what waits in the wings for a Trump return to power

Listen to “Kamala: Next in Line”

09 Oct 2024

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Election Day is around the corner and Vice President Kamala Harris could become the first woman, first Black woman, and first South-Asian to sit in th...

Trump adds to burden of disaster emergency response with lies, misinformation

08 Oct 2024

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Plus, Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers might have a voter fraud problem.

Special MSNBC post-debate analysis with Rachel Maddow and a panel of her MSNBC colleagues

02 Oct 2024

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Plus, 'The most damning moment': Vance seals debate loss by botching January 6 answer

Rachel Maddow lays out why you should care about JD Vance's real agenda

01 Oct 2024

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Plus, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper hails the heroes working to help his state recover from Hurricane Helene.

Trump 'policy incoherence' defies efforts at candidate comparisons

24 Sep 2024

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Plus, the list of Republicans backing Kamala Harris continues to grow 

MAGA members of Georgia election board advance another step in Trump's election subversion scheme

21 Sep 2024

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A special Friday edition of the Rachel Maddow Show

Maddow: 'We were supposed to get better at not having our chains yanked' by Trump

17 Sep 2024

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Plus, Hillary Clinton and Timothy Snyder

MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024

12 Sep 2024

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We’re thrilled to share a mashup of our MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024 event that we recently held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The whole day was a...

Special MSNBC coverage of the Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate

11 Sep 2024

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Plus, 'She put a bully in his place': Gov. Tim Walz celebrates Kamala Harris debate performance (and Taylor Swift's endorsement)

'All the alarms going off all at once': Trump leans into extremism as election approaches

10 Sep 2024

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Plus, More information seen as key weapon to combat Trump election subversion

Maddow: 'Don't sleep on what is happening in the states'

27 Aug 2024

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Plus, 'Ferocious pushback': Pro-Trump election board's tricks draw legal backlash

MSNBC's special coverage of Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention

23 Aug 2024

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'An inflection point in history': Rachel Maddow and her MSNBC colleagues reflect on the DNC and Kamala Harris' historic nomination acceptance speech.

MSNBC's special coverage of Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention

22 Aug 2024

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Vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz caps another raucous evening of high profile speakers at the Democratic National Convention i...

MSNBC's special coverage of Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention

21 Aug 2024

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A powerful conclusion to the evening with speeches from Dough Emhoff and Michelle and Barack Obama

MSNBC's special coverage of Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention

20 Aug 2024

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A night of impassioned speeches and Democratic luminaries, capped by a historic address from President Joe Biden

Facing harsh political realities, Republicans adopt lying as a tactic

13 Aug 2024

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Plus, How to stop Trump's election-stealing plan

MSNBC Special coverage of the debut of Gov. Tim Walz as Kamala Harris' running mate

07 Aug 2024

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Following rousing speeches before an energized crowd of Democrats at a packed rally in Philadelphia, an MSNBC panel reacts to the roll-out of Minnesot...

Pro-Trump election deniers are positioned to disrupt 2024 vote count

06 Aug 2024

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Plus, One of the biggest scandals in American presidential history... that wasn't.

Why Donald Trump is unconcerned about votes this election

30 Jul 2024

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Plus, Biden takes the first steps toward fixing the Supreme Court's corruption

Trump's biggest nightmare: Switch to Kamala Harris leaves Team Trump with regrets about Vance

23 Jul 2024

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Plus, Rachel Maddow interviews Pete Buttigieg as Kamala Harris' presidential campaign kicks off

Bonus breaking coverage: Biden steps aside, Harris ascends

22 Jul 2024

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Maddow on Democratic ticket switch: 'The old era is over and the new era is here.'

Special coverage of night 4 of the RNC

19 Jul 2024

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Plus, Maddow: Trump's record of disgrace makes for awkward Republican convention

Special coverage of night 3 of the Republican National Convention

18 Jul 2024

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Plus, Rachel Maddow exposes the real reason J.D. Vance was chosen to be Trump's running mate

Special team coverage of the second night of the Republican National Convention

17 Jul 2024

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Plus, Forfeiting their souls: Haley performs Republican ritual of personal debasement for Trump

Special coverage of the first night of the RNC

16 Jul 2024

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Plus, Lester Holt's interview with President Joe Biden

Biden counters post-debate onslaught by building coalition of support

09 Jul 2024

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Plus, NATO anniversary highlights perils of a second Trump presidency

Exclusive: Stormy Daniels talks about the harsh reality of being the star witness against Trump

03 Jul 2024

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Plus, the real reason Stormy Daniels agreed to meet with Donald Trump

Supreme Court demolishes foundation of U.S. law to aid Trump in criminal prosecutions

02 Jul 2024

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Plus, Trump immediately puts Supreme Court immunity ruling to use in trying to delay sentencing on his New York felonies

Live Coverage: First Presidential Debate of 2024

28 Jun 2024

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It’s been four years since President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump have gone head-to-head. And on Thursday night, the incumbent and ...

Full team analysis of the first 2024 presidential debate

28 Jun 2024

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Featuring interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris and California Governor Gavin Newsom

Rachel Maddow blows up myth of big business support for Trump

25 Jun 2024

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Plus, Julian Assange agrees to guilty plea in exchange for release, ending years-long standoff

'The end of politics': How to make sense of the new Trump campaign

18 Jun 2024

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Plus, Maddow: Dr. Fauci exemplifies the Trump Republican war on expertise

How Republicans are using one state as a testing ground for hijacking an election for Trump

11 Jun 2024

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Plus, Elections in Europe eyed for clues about American voter attitudes ahead of 2024 U.S. elections

Trump's threats and bluster fail to intimidate Americans who see guilty verdict as reasonable

04 Jun 2024

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Plus, More unpleasant legal surprises for Trump possible, newly revealed investigations suggest

Special coverage: Donald Trump found guilty of all charges in New York hush money trial

31 May 2024

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Includes the full, exclusive interview with the prosecution's star witness, former Trump attorney Michael Cohen.

Special recap: Both sides make summations in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial

29 May 2024

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'He will never leave': Robert De Niro uses platform to caution against Trump

Fani Willis blasts 'clown' Jim Jordan and MAGA followers for trying to interfere in Trump case

21 May 2024

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Plus, Republican efforts to sabotage Georgia prosecution of Trump hit brick wall in Fani Willis

Recap special: Michael Cohen testimony in Trump's criminal trial, Day 2

15 May 2024

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Plus, 'Utterly humiliating': Trump sycophants in matching suits audition for Trump outside trial

Recap special: Michael Cohen testifies for the prosecution in Trump's New York criminal trial

14 May 2024

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Plus, 'The most important piece of paper of all': Smoking gun document presented at Trump trial 

Maddow: Trump, GOP attacks on courts, prosecutors is actively damaging U.S. rule of law

07 May 2024

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Plus, Why the fight to preserve democracy in the U.S. is part of a global struggle against authoritarian forces

Bonus: Joy Reid & Rachel Maddow Live at the Apollo

05 May 2024

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MSNBC hosts Joy Reid and Rachel Maddow teamed up for a live event at the historic Apollo Theater in NYC. They discussed Joy’s New York Times best-se...

Republicans assemble oddly insulting set of 2024 candidates with Senate control on the line

30 Apr 2024

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Plus, Trump fails to attract courthouse protest despite all-caps pleas for support

Prime time recap: MSNBC panel reviews Supreme Court arguments on 'presidential immunity'

26 Apr 2024

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'Genuinely shocking': Pro-Trump justices give presidential immunity case bad faith treatment

Special coverage of opening statements in Donald Trump's New York criminal trial

23 Apr 2024

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Plus, 'Like a child, give him a time out': Weissmann urges 'firm hand' as Trump flouts gag order

The real DOJ corruption scandal at the heart of Trump's criminal trial in New York

16 Apr 2024

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Plus, More than mere media bias: How New York prosecutors see Trump's scheme with the National Enquirer 

BONUS: The Stakes of Immigration with Aaron Reichlin-Melnick

09 Apr 2024

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As a bonus for listeners, we’re sharing the first episode of a special series from “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast,” called “W...

Media whiffs on the news in Trump's abortion statement as Dobbs becomes weaponized on global scale

09 Apr 2024

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Plus, Why Republicans are hiding behind the politics of personality

Judge has enough of Trump's attacks on family members; extends gag order on 'defendant's vitriol'

02 Apr 2024

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Plus, China follows Russian model of fake online Trump supporters; U.S. more vulnerable than ever

Maddow joins colleagues in objecting to McDaniel for legitimizing Trump, attacking democracy

26 Mar 2024

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Plus, Combat training for election workers? Arizona braces for Trump-addled election deniers 

Panicking Trump coming up short for civil fraud penalty; no friends stepping up to help

19 Mar 2024

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Plus, How pro-Trump election officials could make sure your vote doesn't count

'Everything's for sale': Trump TikTok flip-flop follows disturbing pattern

12 Mar 2024

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Plus, 'Massive national security risk': Trump financial desperation makes access to U.S. secrets dangerous

MSNBC special prime time coverage of President Biden's State of the Union address

08 Mar 2024

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The before, middle, and after of MSNBC's prime time coverage an analysis from Rachel Maddow and her colleagues on one of the high holidays for U.S. de...

Rachel Maddow on the state of the race after Super Tuesday

07 Mar 2024

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Dear Listeners, After Super Tuesday, Rachel joined a few of her colleagues on their respective shows to discuss the state of the 2024 race. First she ...

MSNBC prime time special coverage of Super Tuesday primaries

06 Mar 2024

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Dear Listener, It's always tricky to figure out what parts of extended TV coverage to share as a podcast. In this case, it felt like the more interest...