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"Politicians like Ken Paxton, they use those difficult issues to rile people up, to divide us, to distract us in order to win power for themselves." -James Talarico on not taking the bait on trans panic.
James Talarico tells Rachel Maddow that if Democrats win the Senate seat he is running for, "I think we can build the political will to restore the Voting Rights Act." Watch:
Programming note! The live event Rachel, Jen and Ali did last week in Philadelphia will be aired as a special this Friday. 9pmET on MS NOW!
Hey there are still a few seats left for the Philly event this Thursday. Find links to tickets at ms.now/america250
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social offers three steps for Americans to take heading into an election season in which Donald Trump seems likely to interfere.
Why is Donald Trump making everyone wait until Friday to read the text of the deal with Iran he reportedly already signed (electronically)?
In part 2, Jacob explains that the amount of time California is taking to count votes is not indicative of a problem.
. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social shows Rachel how literally transparent the ballot processing is in LA County.
A special shout to the "Team Kean" selfie guy trying to hold things down in a really awkward situation.
Wanna see the big, warm New York welcome Knicks fans gave Donald Trump in New York City?
The meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission is probably not usually a standing-room-only event, but this Thursday may be different as activists who oppose Donald Trump's plan to build a giant arch intend to express their objections to the idea.
The group that is reading aloud the text of the panels on the history of slavery that were taken down from the President's House site in Philadelphia by the Trump administration is called Old City Remembers. oldcityremembers.com
At this point the record is pretty clear that big celebrations are not really Donald Trump's thing.
Hi! There are new seats added for the Philly event. See ms.now/america250 for details. And we'll see you tomorrow after Jen Psaki at 10pmET for special primary coverage. Come do the late-night hang with us!
Tonight! A special broadcast of Rachel Maddow's recent live event at the 92nd Street Y: A conversation with Steven J. Ross, author of "The Secret War Against Hate" 9pmET on MS NOW
Here's why we're watching the election in Georgia tonight. (NOTE: This is video from last night, so when Rachel says "tomorrow" she is talking about today.)
New live event! Rachel interviews @sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill in Philadelphia Thursday, June 25 at 7pmET Part of MS NOW Live's We the People: America 250, Country at a Crossroads event. Tickets and more at MS.NOW/America250
Rachel has a new book! "Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution" comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now. See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options.
Maddow: "We're also now seeing, everyday, the practical impact of what it means that they kicked off this second presidential term for Doanld Trump by wholesale breaking the government in every way they could figure out to do it."
Here is the polling that was part of the politics section of Rachel's "Trump is bad at everything" thesis last night.
Maddow: "I think this administration is bad at everything they set their mind to."
Rachel's interview with the ACLU's Sophia Lin Lakin makes clear that confusion, disenfranchisement and compromising the integrity of an election are not impediments to Trump Republicans canceling an election even as votes are already being cast.
"20 years ago we helped them to build relationships in the immigrant community so that they could expand their business." Rev. John Edgerton explains why Citizen Bank's role in immigrant detentions is especially galling.
Indivisible's Ezra Levin explains to Rachel Maddow what this Friday's May Day event is about.
Maddow: "Trump has mot been able to open a single one of these warehouse prison camps despite setting aside $38 billion to try to do it."
"The math only adds up if you're trying to build a police state." Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff, tells Rachel Maddow that the system of immigration prisons that Donald Trump wants to assemble is much bigger than the stated purpose of the prisons; unless Trump has some other use in mind.
LIVE EVENT HEADS UP! Rachel Maddow in Conversation with Steven J. Ross — The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy Tuesday, May 5 at 8pmET at the 92nd Street Y Tickets are on sale now! www.92ny.org/event/rachel...
Maddow: "Do we think our servicemen and women are in good hands? Do we think that there is care being taken in terms of what they're risking their lives for?"
