For the fifth time, the American president has threatened Russia with economic sanctions. The first four times, Trump failed ...

Political analysis focusing on Rachel Maddow, Donald Trump, and MSNBC, covering current events and political news.

As DOJ officials who worked on Jan. 6 cases or cases related to Trump get fired, the destabilizing effect on federal law ...

The president has come up with a new conspiracy theory about the so-called Epstein Files, which is a bit like watching a ...

When an American president with an authoritarian-style vision starts claiming abusive powers he does not have, it’s best not to look away.

The more Americans learn about the administration’s agenda on immigration policy, the less they like it. The political implications of this matter.

The president said prominent members of his team “get along with each other” and “love each other.” There's overwhelming evidence to the contrary.

She said his "grotesque" handling of the Texas floods and calling a reporter "evil" for asking about it all stem from this deep psychological issue.

The NRSC wants to focus on Ken Paxton’s alleged infidelities. But what about other leading party officials who’ve faced ...

The attorney general intervened in a case important to the far-right fringe just as she was looking to improve her standing ...

In better times, such a natural disaster would be met with a serious newsgathering effort and sober analysis. Not so today.