President Donald Trump sure is making it hard to be his friend. Despite having more members firmly in the MAGA camp, House Republicans have spent most of his second term squabbling amongst themselves. Instead, it’s been GOP senators who have been his most surprising ride-or-dies, helping advance Trump’s agenda at a pace that belies the body’s usual slow crawl.
As Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has struggled to wrangle his caucus, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., by contrast has been tenaciously driving the White House’s agenda forward. It was always bound to be a thankless task for Thune to keep the famously distractable president on the best route. But the last month has seen Trump throw roadblock after roadblock directly in Thune’s path, making it almost impossible to avoid this week’s major collision.
This is a preview of Hayes Brown’s latest column. Read the full column here.
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The former president’s son and the antisemitic right-wing podcaster bonded over hating “the elites” in a nearly two-hour podcast episode. Read more.
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Young people have always been central to movements for democratic change in this country. Read more.
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A judge found that Abrego wouldn’t have been prosecuted if he hadn’t brought a successful lawsuit challenging his removal to El Salvador. Read more.
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“Her underlying motive, though, was to win the love of Trump and perhaps to displace Rubio and Vance as the MAGA dauphin,” Rep. Jim Himes told MS NOW. Read more.
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Tonight, catch “Crooked on MS NOW,” a special weekly series that highlights the smartest, funniest, and most talked-about moments of the week from Crooked Media’s chart-topping podcasts. Watch “Crooked on MS NOW” tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern.
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Monday, watch Rachel Maddow’s conversation with Pulitzer Prize finalist Steven J. Ross where they discuss the threat of white supremacy and antisemitism in the U.S., and Ross’ new book, “The Secret War Against Hate: American Resistance to Antisemitism and White Supremacy.” Watch “The Rachel Maddow Show” Monday at 9pm Eastern on MS NOW.
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SATURDAY
- MS NOW’s “The Weekend” at 7 a.m ET: Former Rep. Joe Cunningham (D-S.C.)… Kentucky Senate Candidate Charles Booker… Bill Carter
- MS NOW’s “Velshi” at 10 a.m. ET: Stacey Abrams… Mary Trump… Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn… D.C. Metro Police Officer Daniel Hodges
SUNDAY
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