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Donald Trump has claimed the push for transgender rights will "destroy women's sports." The drive by Democrats for transgender rights violates women's rights under Title IX, which bars sex-based discrimination in federally-funded schools, the former president alleged in a new interview on conservative network Newsmax. "This is insane and it's…

Bill Maher unloaded on celebrity candidates for high political office as a “recurring nightmare that we just can’t shake.” In his show-ending “New Rule,” he singled out Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Caitlyn Jenner, Matthew McConaughey and Randy Quaid. All have expressed varying levels of interest in running for either governor…

Throughout his first show back after 2 weeks off thanks to testing positive for COVID-19, Bill Maher was grumpy about quite a lot of things, especially the “malignant narcissism” of celebrity wannabe politicians. Maher laid into “recurring celebrities running for higher office,” particularly California gubernatorial wannabe Caitlyn Jenner, which he…

Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media companies that ban political candidates, which they said violated free speech rights. The lawsuit, which said the bill signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Monday was unconstitutional, was filed…

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan delivered a thinly veiled warning Thursday about the Republican Party's reliance on former President Donald Trump, calling on the GOP to re-embrace traditional conservative principles. "Once again, we conservatives find ourselves at a crossroads," Ryan, R-Wis., said in an outdoor speech at the Ronald Reagan…

Patriots According to a new ESPN report, Trump offered campaign donations from Robert Kraft to then-Sen. Arlen Specter. President Donald Trump with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft during a Hanukkah reception at the White House in 2019. Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP In a book published just months before…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Rachel Maddow explains the difference between a jury and a grand jury, and then takes a closer look at what it means that a "special grand jury" has been called by Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance…

We've known for quite a while that Donald Trump has been facing legal challenges on multiple fronts, including the possibility of an indictment from Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., who has spent months examining fraud allegations surrounding the former president and his business. What we didn't know is just…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released a portion of memo from March 2019 used to justify not charging then-President Donald Trump of potential obstruction of justice following the Robert Mueller investigation, and vowed to fight a federal judge's order to release the whole unredacted document. In a court…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Rachel Maddow reports on what is revealed in newly removed redactions for court documents in the case of Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, showing Manafort giving campaign polling data to Konstantin Kilimnik, who U.S. intelligence…