Monday, September 14, 2026
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TODAY'S TOP MADDOWBLOG POSTS
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Barack Obama warned that AI technology could be “dangerous” without proper restrictions. His Republican successor apparently disagrees.
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There’s no such thing as bluffing in campaign politics when it comes to resource investment. Watch where they spend, not what they say.
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There’s no such thing as bluffing in campaign politics when it comes to resource investment. Watch where they spend, not what they say.
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The underlying issue is best approached with a nuanced understanding of history, culture, diplomacy and regional politics. Trump skipped all that.
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The underlying issue is best approached with a nuanced understanding of history, culture, diplomacy and regional politics. Trump skipped all that.
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If the party were confident about the scandal-plagued state attorney general’s chances, it wouldn’t be scrambling to write eight-figure checks.
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If the party were confident about the scandal-plagued state attorney general’s chances, it wouldn’t be scrambling to write eight-figure checks.
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OTHER STORIES ON OUR RADAR
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- Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision striking down Trump's policy of mass arrest and incarceration without trial ends with a big brushback reminder of what the US government did to Japanese Americans in 1942:
"Fifty years later, with racial animus masquerading as national interest, the government ordered the mass detention of all individuals of Japanese descent present in the United States during World War II. Nearly 120,000 people were sent to internment camps within our borders. United States v. Hohri, 482 U.S. 64, 66 (1987).
The stain of these detentions on our nation—and the judiciary’s abdication of its obligation to protect basic freedoms—continues to haunt us. See, e.g., Trump v. Hawaii, 585 U.S. 667, 710 (2018) (stating that the Supreme Court decision affirming executive policies on Japanese internment “was gravely wrong the day it was decided, has been overruled in the court of history, and—to be clear—‘has no place in law under the Constitution’” (internal quotation marks omitted)). Those shameful and abhorrent past detentions were limited in scope in comparison to the mandatory detention that the Government urges us today to find that Congress established thirty years ago in an ambiguously worded statutory provision. We decline to do so."
(Rachel highlights a passage from the ruling)
- Russian Businessman Financed Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Celebrations — Umar Kremlev paid for two nights of celebration after the wedding, Donald Trump Jr. and his wife confirm
(Wall Street Journal)
- Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
(Pro Publica)
- "Russia’s Sunday morning drone strike on a Warsaw-bound train near the Ukraine-Poland border was intended to push Western countries to stop their backing for Kyiv, the EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Monday.
“This is clearly intended to frighten Western countries into ceasing their support for Ukraine, into refraining from going there to demonstrate their support,” Kallas told reporters after landing in Finland for an Arctic summit."
(Politico EU)
- Trump calls on Ukraine to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries — The U.S. president denied that his war on Iran was responsible for surging diesel prices, but a senior European official said Trump was using Kyiv as a scapegoat.
(Politico EU)
- "The corrupt machinations of the Missouri case reveal that MAGA’s perfidy is limited only by its creativity."
(New York Times gift link)
- The new threat election officials fear: Trump’s federal government — With seven weeks until Election Day, officials are preparing for seized ballots, ICE agents at the polls and a postal system that could reject ballots by the batch.
(Washington Post)
- "The Democrats intend to train tens of thousands of volunteers to monitor the polls and counter possible voter intimidation under a new plan to protect November’s US midterm elections from anticipated interference from Donald Trump and his allies.
The nationwide initiative, dubbed the New Battlefield Project, will help state Democratic committees build up a vast coalition of volunteers to monitor the polls, push voters to cast their ballots early and create a network to respond to disinformation."
(The Guardian)
- "Convicted sex offender offered opening prayer at rally for GOP Senate nominee in North Carolina"
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"Pastor Daimon L. King is a registered sex offender, twice sentenced to prison for convictions involving children, according to state and court records."
(Associated Press)
- "Once exceedingly rare, illegal deportations have become a routine part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation push — the most extreme consequences of the administration’s incursion on the due process rights of its deportation targets.
Since last year, judges have ruled that the Trump administration has deported more than 170 people in in violation of court orders, in defiance of legally mandated due process protections, or to countries from which they had sought or received protection from torture and persecution."
(Politico)
- As ICE deports service members' families, the Pentagon turns to immigrant communities to fill military ranks
(ABC News)
- Federal judge rules Trump plan to cut FEMA by 50 percent was unlawful — The judge said the plan, put together by DHS, appeared as if it was “pulled from thin air” and would impede FEMA’s ability to fulfill its legal obligations to respond to natural disasters.
(Washington Post)
- "The shift by the Environmental Protection Agency would complete the administration’s erasure of the most consequential climate policies of Presidents Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Barack Obama. If the move survives expected legal challenges, it could also prevent future administrations from regulating greenhouse gas emissions from power plants."
(New York Times)
- Exclusive: He Marched With Nazis in Charlottesville. Now He’s Expected to Join the Florida Legislature.
(Talking Points Memo)
- Ohio Senate campaign staffer used Nazi soldiers as profile photo
(Washington Post)
- Republican senator's TV interview passes muster with FCC's Carr even though Democratic candidate's does not
(Reuters)
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This week's Q&A with Rachel! |
This week's noon Q&A with Rachel was the first time we've included live video with viewers together with text questions, and it worked GREAT!
Members can watch the recorded version here.
If you are interested in asking Rachel a question directly over video, please let us know. These questions can be about politics, news of day or anything else that’s on your mind!
Participants will need to complete a short pre-interview and be available from 11:30a-12:30p ET on Monday, September 21st to take part. If interested, please fill out this form by Thursday, September 17th. Participants will be notified via email if selected.
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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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