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The Rachel Maddow Show airs Mondays at 9pm ET on MSNBC, and shortly thereafter in this feed. **SPECIAL TO THIS FEED: The January 6th hearings and corresponding analysis from Rachel Maddow and other MSNBC panelists is also archived here.

The Rachel Maddow Show airs Mondays at 9pm ET on MSNBC, and shortly thereafter in this feed. **SPECIAL TO THIS FEED: The January 6th hearings and corresponding analysis from Rachel Maddow and other MSNBC panelists is also archived here.

 

#232

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

Rachel Maddow explains why Donald Trump's family favors, grift, conflicts of interest, and uninhibited mix of money and politics are more than just inappropriate or in violation of some esoteric ethics code, but actually have real-world consequences for how government functions (or doesn't).  ... Read more

6 hrs Ago

49 MINS

49:28

6 hrs Ago


#231

Maddow: Trump Cabinet confirmation process already falling apart

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 chaotic and in poor order, including failing to get the proper paperwork done on his own Cabinet nominees. ... Read more

14 Jan 2025

45 MINS

45:22

14 Jan 2025


#230

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

Rachel Maddow remarks on Donald Trump's embrace of the January 6 rioters and the insurrectionist militias that have declared themselves for him, pointing out on this peaceful January 6th the new implicit threat of violence if Donald Trump and Republicans in league with him are not assured electoral victories. ... Read more

07 Jan 2025

44 MINS

44:27

07 Jan 2025


#229

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

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 members of his administration was laid bare, but the spending bill debacle showed that in addition to that incompetence, Trump is vulnerable to being taken advantage of, as Elon Musk did with apparent ease. ... Read more

24 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:45

24 Dec 2024


#228

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

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 it end up hurting everyone else? And perhaps more importantly, as we see the new Trump era oligarchy taking shape, what can Americans do to slow that slide? Rachel Maddow talks with Timothy Snyder and the ACLU's Anthony Romero. ... Read more

17 Dec 2024

43 MINS

43:57

17 Dec 2024


#227

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

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 it's supposed to go, Rachel Maddow presents a Rachel Maddow Show Public Servant Announcement to hopefully help fill that gap with a closer look at Trump's choice for homeland security secretary, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, whose state’s Covid record might seem disqualifying and whose personal stories have caused her political damage. ... Read more

13 Dec 2024

09 MINS

09:13

13 Dec 2024


#226

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

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 the way it's supposed to go, Rachel Maddow presents a Rachel Maddow Show Public Servant Announcement to hopefully help fill that gap with a closer look at Trump's choice for U.S. ambassador to NATO, Matthew Whitaker, from his dubious business dealings to his dearth of relevant experience. ... Read more

12 Dec 2024

11 MINS

11:19

12 Dec 2024


#225

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

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

10 Dec 2024

45 MINS

45:12

10 Dec 2024


#224

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

Rachel Maddow looks at the shocking level of nepotism in the early staffing of Donald Trump's second administration, leaving him without grounds to criticize President Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, to spare him further political prosecution by Trump's supporters. ... Read more

03 Dec 2024

44 MINS

44:44

03 Dec 2024


#223

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

Rachel Maddow looks at how Republican overreach in attempting to secure permanent power is already inspiring pro-democracy pushback while the Trump team goon squad fight and grift each other. ... Read more

26 Nov 2024

42 MINS

42:56

26 Nov 2024


#222

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

United States of Emergency? Rachel Maddow on her expectations for the US under Trump Millions interned in camps? Assassinations? Political imprisonments? That is what America's leading liberal commentator Rachel Maddow - and The World's first guest - says could happen during Trump's next stint in the White House. Richard and Yalda also bring listeners up to date with the conflict in Ukraine and the latest developments in the Middle East, as both are just back from the region. ... Read more

21 Nov 2024

57 MINS

57:24

21 Nov 2024


#221

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

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

19 Nov 2024

43 MINS

43:16

19 Nov 2024