Steve Benen
Steve Benen is a producer for “The Rachel Maddow Show,” the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He’s also the bestselling author of “Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans’ War on the Recent Past.”
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While there’s recent precedent for people facing contempt of Congress charges, “inherent contempt” isn’t quite the same thing.
Facing an intensifying scandal, Todd Blanche began Sunday with dwindling credibility. He ended the day with none.
The vice president’s rhetoric was absurd, but just as notable was the sentiment behind the rhetoric.
It’s worth describing what transpired at the Kennedy Center accurately: A group of people vandalized one of the nation’s premier performing arts centers.
Georgia’s criminal case against the president is no more, but we’re still learning details about what prosecutors intended to use against him.
Instead of smearing Biden, Trump owes his Democratic predecessor a thank-you note.
After a backlash in Congress, the Coast Guard once again changed direction on hate symbols in its workplace harassment policy.
With GOP senators sending L. Brent Bozell III to Pretoria, it’s hard not to wonder whether the U.S. relationship with South Africa is poised to get worse.
If White House officials want to talk about private-sector jobs, they may not like where the conversation ends up.
