Friday, September 18, 2026
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TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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Voters looking for solutions to the affordability crisis will have to look away from the one person responsible for exacerbating the affordability crisis.
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Last week, Trump said, “On the world stage, America is respected again like we have never been respected before.” That would be great if that were true.
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Last week, Trump said, “On the world stage, America is respected again like we have never been respected before.” That would be great if that were true.
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Sen. Katie Britt told the public, “What the media won’t tell you is that President Trump’s tariffs work.” She pushed a different line in private.
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Sen. Katie Britt told the public, “What the media won’t tell you is that President Trump’s tariffs work.” She pushed a different line in private.
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The unprecedented flurry of successful discharge petitions makes the Republican House speaker appear even more diminished.
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The unprecedented flurry of successful discharge petitions makes the Republican House speaker appear even more diminished.
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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"The price for a gallon of regular spiked 25 cents between Wednesday and Thursday in Iowa, according to AAA. In Wisconsin, it was up 23 cents. In Michigan, it was up 22 cents..."
(Washington Post)
"The price of heating oil, a fuel that is very similar to the diesel used in trucks, is up roughly 60 percent since Israel and the United States started attacking Iran on Feb. 28."
(New York Times)
"🏛️BREAKING: We won! And we get discovery into this crazy demolition threat to boot. Kudos to our wonderful client @repbeatty.bsky.social and to my colleagues at DDF and WLG. Formal statement to follow."
(Norm Eisen shares the minute order in the Kennedy Center lawsuit.)
Kennedy Assures Vaccine Skeptics That They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’ — The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
(New York Times)
"part of this is obviously national political conditions but don't underrate the extent to which a bunch of these incumbent republicans have never had to run a competitive general election campaign and basically do not know how to do it "
Kansas Senate (Emerson) 🔵Adam Hamilton: 45%
🔴Roger Marshall: 43%
🟡David Graham: 4% 9/15-16 Link: emersoncollegepolling.com/kansas-2026/ (Jamelle Bouie reacts in a short thread to Poll Tracker sharing Emerson polling on the Kansas Senate race)
"The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing data center-related proposals covering at least 17,600 acres of public land across six states — Arizona, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming, according to public records of right-of-way proposals reviewed by The Washington Sun."
(The Washington Sun)
"In a matter of weeks, Russia has been linked to a stunning series of attacks and plots that — had any one of them turned deadly — carried the potential to trigger a dangerous escalation in the war in Ukraine and the West’s broader conflict with Moscow, according to security officials and experts."
(Washington Post)
Wanna Influence Sean Duffy? Try His Son-in-Law’s Campaign. — Transportation interests have poured money into Michael Alfonso’s congressional bid while seeking decisions from Duffy’s department.
(The Bulwark)
"The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday granted Paramount Skydance’s request to allow Middle Eastern royal families to hold a substantial stake in a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery." ... "As part of the Communications Act of 1934, Congress placed restrictions on foreign ownership of broadcast outlets because of concerns about national security. Current rules prevent foreign investors from owning more than 25% of a company that holds a U.S. broadcast license — unless the FCC determines that foreign ownership would serve a public interest." (L.A. Times)
Trump Moves Ahead With F-35 Jet Sales to Saudi Arabia Despite Intelligence Concerns — U.S. intelligence agencies have warned in internal reports that China could acquire or steal U.S. warplane technology if F-35 jets are sent to Saudi Arabia.
(New York Times)
"U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting family. Marshall and his wife put down roots in Sarasota, hosting fundraising events, obtaining real estate and fishing licenses and filing paperwork from the coastal Florida town while the senator worked in Washington, D.C., and claimed Kansas as home. "
(Kansas Reflector)
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"Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America’s Most Consequential Institution"
comes out November 10 but you can pre-order now.
See MS.NOW/DepartmentOfFate for links and options to pre-order.
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