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Despite free pass from Trump DOJ, Republican senator in hot water over sketchy trades

Rachel Maddow shares reporting from Pro Publica on SEC filings that show Republican Senator Richard Burr who was privy to exclusive government information dumped stock before the Covid-driven market crash, and called his brother-in-law who also dumped stock ahead of the crash, even as Burr publicly assured Americans of the government's preparedness for the pandemic.

Facebook joins list of infamous companies hiding behind a name change

Rachel Maddow reviews past companies that have suffered public scandal and changed their name in an effort to duck away from a negative image, with Facebook as the latest to take on a new name after leaked documents and a whistleblower have led to a stretch of bad press.

'I see the end': Jayapal sees finish line in tandem infrastructure bill process

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, talks with Rachel Maddow about the final negotiations as the Build Back Better bill comes together, and offers assurances that a bill is forthcoming despite another day back at the drawing board.

Major settlement reached over failed background check on church killer's gun

Rachel Maddow reports on a DOJ settlement with the families of the victims of the gun massacre at the Emanuel AME church in Charleston after a background check should have prevented the killer from obtaining a gun but did not, in part because of a Republican-backed loophole in gun background laws.