Social Security whistleblower vindicated on DOGE allegations five months later
Charles Borges, the Social Security Administration’s then-chief data officer, filed a whistleblower complaint in August. He was right.

For Trump’s opponents, a model
for finding their fight to stop him
Jon Ralston, founder and CEO of the Nevada Independent, and author of the newly published “The Game Changer: How Harry Reid remade the rules and showed Democrats how to fight,” talks with Rachel Maddow about how the Democrats’ best political tactician and savviest fighter in living memory would have handled stopping Trump and retaking power before it’s too late.
Is that really Rachel?
What is the deal with these YouTube accounts full of fake A.I. of Rachel Maddow’s voice talking about Russia and Ukraine (mostly)?
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 1.21.26: Letlow to challenge Cassidy in Louisiana
Today’s installment of campaign-related news from across the country.
What Trump doesn’t know about economic growth (but should)
For all of the president’s boasts about his expertise, he can’t seem to overcome his economic illiteracy.
ICE’s problems go well beyond public relations, despite Trump’s latest claims
The sooner the president realizes that ICE needs better policies, not friendlier PR, the safer the public will be.
Why the White House shifted its tone on Renee Good and the deadly ICE shooting
The White House said Good should be seen as a “deranged lunatic.” Then the president learned of her father’s politics.
Trump’s boasts about international ‘respect’ ring tragic as allies turn against U.S.
The emerging picture is one in which leading nations see a Trump-led U.S. as an erratic menace, a once-great hegemonic power descending into madness.
Stock market suffers big losses as investors respond to Trump’s threats, tariffs
On the anniversary of the president’s second inaugural, the White House picked an unfortunate time to boast about stock market growth.
Religious leaders are issuing stark warnings about the Trump administration
“Now is no longer the time for statements, but for us with our bodies to stand between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable,” one bishop said.
Rachel Maddow
