Tuesday, September 08, 2026
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TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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The president, in a rather literal sense, just doesn’t know what he’s talking about when it comes to economic policies he ought to understand.
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The Trump administration said to expect cheaper gasoline by Labor Day. Oops.
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The Trump administration said to expect cheaper gasoline by Labor Day. Oops.
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“I’ve never seen polygraphs employed this broadly or at this seniority level,” a retired Navy JAG said. “In my experience, it’s unprecedented.”
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“I’ve never seen polygraphs employed this broadly or at this seniority level,” a retired Navy JAG said. “In my experience, it’s unprecedented.”
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The vice president said, “Right now, there is no active shooting.” Yet there appears to be overwhelming evidence of active shooting.
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The vice president said, “Right now, there is no active shooting.” Yet there appears to be overwhelming evidence of active shooting.
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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- way-hey! nyt nonfiction heads-up list for the fall...
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(Rachel shares the New York Times and Penguin Random House)
- 106 years old!
"Then, every Thursday, she gets to work. She braves the South Florida sun with her daughter, Sharon, and stands on the curb in front of their home in Century Village. They hold signs advocating for democracy and wait for passing cars to honk. On Aug. 14, Edith — who has never protested before — turned 106. A little over a year ago, Edith and Sharon joined The Beacon, a democracy advocacy project launched in 2025 by people concerned about the rise of authoritarianism. The group proposes pushing back through community connections and “keeping joy alive.” “The world is not in good condition,” Edith said. “I never spoke out for anybody or anything, but now if I can, I would like to do everything I could to help them.”
(Rachel shares Pembroke Pines News)
- "The RNC has found itself in a tricky spot after building the event around Trump, whose approval rating is the lowest of his political career. A number of Republicans have also decided to skip the convention rather than be seen on camera celebrating an unpopular president who could drag down their prospects of re-election."
(Independent)
- A Doctor Sued 700 Patients for Debts; 81 Were Arrested. Now He’s a Senator. — Patients sued by Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas were routinely charged 18 percent interest, The Times found. Some had bank accounts garnished.
(New York Times)
- "Border Patrol is running secretive predictive policing units that analyze Americans’ financial activity and other data, then feed that intelligence to local police who pull people over who are not suspected of any specific crime, but which the government thinks may be worth searching, 404 Media has found."
(404 Media)
- "The next Democratic president and Congress will confront a complex and challenging project of de-Trumpification. Agencies that Trump has gutted or neutered, like the Agency for International Development and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will have to be rebuilt. Those he has corrupted to their core, such as the Department of Justice, will have to undergo a kind of decontamination process: removing the hacks and cronies he has installed, rebuilding their ranks with professionals and recommitting the federal workforce to an ethic of service to the country, not to one man or party.
Alongside these practical steps, it will be important to give the nation a symbolic, visual representation of the transition underway. They must see that the recklessness, lawlessness and corruption of the Trump era are being put behind us so something better can take its place. And there is no better way to do that than to remove the monuments Trump has erected to himself."
(MS NOW)
- "In addition, a JBS subsidiary had donated $5 million to Mr. Trump’s second inauguration, the largest gift from any individual or corporation. Not long afterward, JBS got approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, a privilege the company had sought for almost a decade."
Why Did Trump Order Up 660 Million Pounds of Mystery Meat?
(New York Times)
- "The Trump administration since 2025 has really just dismantled many of the fundamental protections we need to keep our food supply safe."
America's expensive groceries are getting less safe to eat
(Axios)
- "For Republicans representing agricultural states, the administration’s policies have created a difficult balancing act: They have to defend a president whose policies they broadly support while answering to constituents suffering from his decisions."
(MS NOW)
- "The alleged moneymaking efforts, which appeared to be offers by Lewandowski to sell government services for personal gain, came while he had an expansive portfolio at one of the most powerful agencies in the federal government. The role gave him de facto decision-making authority over large amounts of recently appropriated billions of dollars, the president’s border and immigration enforcement agenda and the collection of tariffs, which have been vastly expanded under President Trump."
(Wall Street Journal)
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Rachel and the gang are getting out of the studio heading to Arlington, Texas on Saturday, September 26th to hang out with the MS NOW audience.
This forthcoming Membership experience will bring MS NOW fans closer to our hosts and to each other, with real-time connections and exclusive content you can't get on-air.
Each ticket, with prices starting as low as $30, includes a special offer for one year of free access to MS NOW's new membership experience.
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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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