Friday, November 13, 2026 |
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TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS |
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The number of Republicans pointing fingers at the commerce secretary, even within the Trump administration, puts his political future in doubt. |
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| Kennedy received more than $250,000 worth of free flights from a former donor. Two Senate Democrats have a few questions about this. |
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Kennedy received more than $250,000 worth of free flights from a former donor. Two Senate Democrats have a few questions about this. |
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| A Republican prosecutor told Sen. Richard Blumenthal to preserve his records. Then the senator told the prosecutor the same thing. |
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A Republican prosecutor told Sen. Richard Blumenthal to preserve his records. Then the senator told the prosecutor the same thing. |
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| The vice president was taking a series of steps to help resolve the war with Iran. The president then published a statement, effectively telling him, “Stop.” |
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The vice president was taking a series of steps to help resolve the war with Iran. The president then published a statement, effectively telling him, “Stop.” |
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OUT OF THE FRYING PAN, INTO THE BOOK TOUR |
Why Rachel Maddow thinks the Department of Justice is dead
Rachel Maddow’s latest book, “Department of Fate,” tackles the checkered past and present of the Department of Justice. In this episode of “Settle In,” the MS NOW host and anchor talks to Amna Nawaz about why she considers the department America’s most consequential institution – and what the results of the 2026 midterm elections mean for the country’s political landscape going forward. |
WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR |
- First detainees arrive at Appleton immigrant detention center
Feds paid CoreCivic $500M for it after company sought to sell to state for $75M
(Minnesota Reformer)
- if you were at the milwaukee book tour stop with me and ben wikler tonight, then you know this is for you:
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"Her lieutenant governor, KC Ohaebosim, will be the first Black person elected to statewide office in Kansas since the 1880s (and only the second overall!)."
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"HUGE: Democrat Cindy Holscher has won the race for Kansas governor, defeating Republican Ty Masterson and keeping this seat blue. Congratulations, Governor-elect Holscher!"
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Lutnick agrees to testify as Bessent blames him for not banning Nvidia chip exports to China-linked firm
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Bessent Says Treasury Backed Restrictions on Megaspeed but Commerce Didn’t Act — Treasury secretary points at agency run by Howard Lutnick, whom some Trump administration officials have sought to blame for political fallout from Nvidia
(Wall Street Journal)
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"Senate Commerce Chair Ted Cruz has postponed a classified briefing that was scheduled for early next week and was set to include Jeffrey Kessler, the undersecretary of Commerce who has come under scrutiny this week for his dealings with chipmaker Nvidia."
(Politico)
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"Russia has attacked a hospital in the centre of Kyiv, close to several western embassies, after Volodymyr Zelenskyy said speed restrictions on SpaceX’s Starshield system had made it harder for Ukraine to shoot down enemy drones."
(The Guardian)
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How Trump’s War on Offshore Wind Upended a “Limitless” Future for Thousands of New England Workers — Massachusetts and Connecticut invested millions into offshore wind in the hopes the once-blossoming industry would jump-start local economies. But amid Trump’s multifront war on the industry, workers say they’re watching opportunity dry up.
(ProPublica)
- Wholesale prices rose 0.3% in October, putting annual rate at 6.5%, the highest in nearly four years
(CNBC)
Follow Rachel on Bluesky here. |
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