White House’s Witkoff vouches for Russia’s trustworthiness on Iran and alleged war assistance
Confronted with evidence of Russia aiding Iran, Team Trump has shrugged, boosted Russia’s economy and vouched for Moscow’s reliability.
Energy secretary’s Strait of Hormuz tweet reflects Team Trump’s incompetence
One wants to have faith in the competence of U.S. leaders during a war, but 12 days into the conflict, this isn’t possible.
The Case Tracker Project
Steven Salky, who oversees the Case Tracker Project with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, talks with Rachel Maddow about the project’s mission to highlight and record for history the contrast between the behavior of the Justice Department corrupted under Donald Trump and how the Justice Department usually behaves.
Learn more about the Case Tracker Project at NACDL.org/CaseTracker.
Is that really Rachel?
What is the deal with these YouTube accounts full of fake A.I. of Rachel Maddow’s voice talking about Russia and Ukraine (mostly)?
Maddowblog
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 3.11.26: Thompson cruises past primary rival in Mississippi
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
Hegseth rejects the idea that the war in Iran is ‘spreading,’ despite reality
The defense secretary insisted that the ongoing conflict “is actually quite contained.” Perhaps he was referring to some other war?
White House continues to emphasize Trump’s ‘feelings’ on U.S. policy in Iran
In the second week of the war, Team Trump’s emphasis on the president’s thoughts, beliefs and opinions appears to be intensifying.
Pressed on religious bigotry, Speaker Johnson makes an ugly problem even worse
It would have been easy for the GOP leader to say, “The Republican Party does not support religious bigotry of any kind.” He chose a more radical path.
Accused of being a white nationalist, Trump State Department nominee withdraws
As Jeremy Carl’s nomination collapses, a larger question hangs overhead: Why in the world did the president nominate this guy?
Democrat flips seat in New Hampshire special election
The more Democrats win closely watched races, the more Republicans should be concerned about the 2026 midterms.
House Democrat unveils impeachment resolution targeting Pam Bondi
Nearly a month after the attorney general’s outrageous display on Capitol Hill, an impeachment effort is underway.
Trump said the Iran war would benefit ‘other parts of the world.’ The facts disagree.
The U.S. military operation has set off a global energy crisis of historic proportions.
Trump struggles when pressed on his claim about strike on girls’ school in Iran
Two days after blaming Iran for the deadly strike on the Shajarah Tayyebeh elementary school, the president’s rhetoric took an incoherent turn.
