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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS

Ahead of his State of the Union address, Trump's woeful approval rating 'amazes' him

At a White House event, the president, expressing a sentiment he rarely shares, said, "It just amazes me that there's not more support out there."

Republican congressman faces bipartisan resignation calls following latest allegations

Rep. Tony Gonzales was already facing a serious scandal, but the Texan is now confronting something new: GOP calls for his ouster.

Why Trump pulled his endorsement for a Republican he used to see as 'incredible'

In October, the president had nothing but positive things to say about Rep. Jeff Hurd. Then the Colorado Republican broke with the White House on tariffs.

Pirro reportedly abandons case against Democratic veterans, but that's not the final word

Pirro and her team may have given up on going after the Democrats, but that doesn't mean the Democrats have given up on going after Pirro and her team.

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WEB EXTRA BONUS CLIP

At the end of last night's show, Rachel mentioned that there would be one more segment that would publish this morning. This is that segment.

Lawyer project preserves record of RADICAL DOJ corruption under Trump

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.

Find out more about the Case Tracker Project at NACDL.org/casetracker

WHAT'S ON RACHEL'S BLUESKY RADAR?

"The larger significance here is that yet again, there is no meaningful connection between what Trump says he's going to do and what he actually does..."
(MaddowBlog)
Ahead of his State of the Union address, Trump's woeful approval rating 'amazes' him
(MaddowBlog)
Helpful AP roundup on the state of play with Trump's effort to build himself huge new black-site prison camps all over the country... [Link]

Points to another one apparently blocked in the town of Merrillville, Indiana: [Link]
(MPB and the Merrillville, Indiana government web site)
"Today, the people of Merrimack and all of New Hampshire proved that organized, local voices are more powerful than a federal agency's ruthless expansion," she said. "This is a victory for us and all of New England but it is not the end of the fight."
(The Boston Globe)
After huge local pushback and protest, there will be NO massive trump prison camp in Merrimack New Hampshire:
(WMUR)
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
(NPR)
Lol they're not your friends, Kash.

And you can't use federal resources—including the FBI's $62M private jet—to go on a taxpayer-funded Olympic getaway & locker room bender.

Adding it to the evidence file for our investigation, @raskin.house.gov.

(Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove)

"BREAKING

Former ICE agent:

On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant."
(Rachel Bitecofer shares testimony video)
"Had we been informed in advance of their intent to land here during the blizzard, we would have strongly advised against it..."

Plane with ICE detainees on tarmac at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease for more than 12 hours
(WMUR)
"We asked how she felt about the federal government paying almost $100 million more than the warehouse's last appraised value. She didn't know about that number, and said she was glad we were there to tell the story..."

Saturday Dispatch from Social Circle, Georgia
(Grounded Podcast Substack)
Believe the hype!
- Formal invitation to the hockey team sent,,, if any people with connections to the hockey team wanna have them email my team my bio. I'm for real. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

(Rachel shares Flavor Flav)

Arkansans organize grassroots initiatives across state to support immigrant neighbors
(News from the States)
Company advertising for workers for potential Trump prison camp in Merrimack New Hampshire faces questions in the local press and Boston Globe. Now says it, uh, well, maybe not...

"It is not looking likely that we will ever bid on any of these facilities..."
(The Boston Globe)
Maryland -- suit filed today

Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit to Stop Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County
(Maryland attorney general)
"Maryland's attorney general has filed a federal lawsuit to block construction of a large immigration detention center in Washington County, escalating the state's battle against a Trump project critics say was deliberately hidden from public view..."
(Project Salt Box)
"During the flight last spring, which was on a Gulfstream jet, the pilots in the cockpit asked Lewandowski to return to the cabin until they had reached cruising altitude, one of the people familiar with the incident said.

When the pilot walked back into the cabin later in the flight, the two sources said, Lewandowski asked who should be fired because Noem's blanket had been left behind when they switched planes for technical reasons before take-off.

The pilot, an accomplished flyer with a long record of service, took responsibility for any possible mistake and Lewandowski fired him on the spot, sources said, confirming the Wall Street Journal report.

However, once Noem and Lewandowski reached their destination, Coast Guard leadership realized the pilot would be needed to fly them back to the Washington region and he was reinstated by the agency, the sources said."
(Reuters)
"Two Tennessee Republicans are seeking to impose the death penalty on women who have abortions..."
(The Tennessean)

Julie Morita: My parents were interned in camps for Japanese Americans. We are repeating that national sin.
(Chicago Tribune)

Concerned about ICE's $45 billion plan to convert warehouses into immigration detention centers? This is what they'll look like inside. From ICE's plan for the Social Circle, GA facility. Each little dot: a person.