This is an adapted excerpt from the March 10 episode of "The Rachel Maddow Show." It started with an advertisement in The New York Times. On March 29, 1960, the paper ran a full-page ad soliciting ...

The good news is that the Trump administration’s controversial approach to food safety only matters to Americans who eat food. By Steve Benen It’s been nearly 20 years, but during George W.

Trump pledged to end Russia’s war with Ukraine immediately upon taking office. That didn’t happen. Now, he’s looking for someone to blame. By Ayman Mohyeldin and Rajaa Elidrissi This is an ...

Ever since Donald Trump granted blanket clemency to more than a thousand Jan. 6 defendants, an open legal question has been how far that executive grace extends beyond offenses committed that day ...

President Donald Trump (left) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (right) have sparred recently amid the trade war (Picture: AP) Trump blasted Canada in lengthy Truth Social posts on ...

The 30-second spot features Donald Trump walking in slow motion, saluting military personnel, speaking in the White House behind a presidential podium and waving to supporters, among other things.

By Steve Benen During his 2024 presidential candidacy, Donald Trump had a variety of villains he targeted with great enthusiasm. The Republican was against Democrats. And immigrants. And journalists.

Just 18 days after declaring, “The stock market is going to be great,” the president said, “You can’t really watch the stock market.” Oops. By Steve Benen ...

Even President Donald Trump, who has built a career on projecting unearned confidence, is showing cracks. During a Fox News interview this weekend, host Maria Bartiromo asked him whether he ...

By James Downie Stocks fell sharply Monday amid growing economic uncertainty and persistent worries about President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Wall Street’s worst day of 2025 came a day ...

According to the data, ICE deported around 11,000 migrants last month, the first full month Trump was in office, compared to just over 12,000 in February 2024. One major reason for the higher ...

The New York Times recently summarized, “The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers ...