Rachel Maddow

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On our lead story tonight:

"Noem has also been particular about the service on the Coast Guard planes. In one incident, she and her staff grew irritated when a weighted blanket she often uses on trips was not provided to her, an issue that was “escalated” within the service..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"Many residents have yelled profanities at them, and honked their horns at agents when their unmarked vehicles are spotted..." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

"The operation has prompted reflection from residents across the political spectrum, who wonder whether the aggressive tactics were worth it...." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/u...

Here's some very practical thinking about the whole whistle thing -- very well done:

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"The unemployment rate has reached a four-year high, job openings are at a four-year low, and leading members of Trump’s own economic team have gone so far as to concede in recent weeks that parts of the U.S. economy are already in recession..." www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

"It remains to be seen what will happen when this case reaches the Supreme Court. But there is a very real chance that Texas’s gerrymander will fall entirely because of inept lawyering by Trump’s Justice Department..." www.vox.com/politics/469...

"According to the opinion from Judge Brown, a Trump appointee, 'it’s challenging to unpack the DOJ's letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors'....” www.vox.com/politics/469...

“His lawyers think he has a strong case for release,” Father Brost told the Arlington Heights Village Board. “But it takes time for the judicial system to catch up with a rogue police force, which is what ICE is…” www.journal-topics.com/articles/fol...

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In related news, the claim ‘the Tooth Fairy does not actually take lost baby teeth from under pillows’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that magical beings are secretly thieving teeth in the dead of night…” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...