The Rachel Maddow Show

Americans had never seen a shutdown when one party controlled the White House, Senate, and House. We’ve now seen it twice — in three weeks.

Michael Beschloss, NBC News presidential historian, talks with Rachel Maddow about past government shutdowns, including pairs of shutdowns like in 2018, and…

Rachel Maddow points out that the high turnover of top officials in the Donald Trump administration is a symptom of the poor job Donald Trump is doing…

Rachel Maddow reports on the way Congress avoids properly funding the government, leaving it vulnerable to political stunts like Rand Paul using up Senate…

Rachel Maddow notes that the timing of the vote on the Democratic rebuttal to the Nunes memo, and expectations that Donald Trump will allow its release mean…

Rep. Gerry Connolly talks with Rachel Maddow about Congressional Republican unwillingness to properly investigate Trump administration scandals, including…

Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, former staff secretary to President Clinton, talks with Rachel Maddow about the access of the staff secretary to highly…

Today’s edition of quick hits.

When exactly did the White House know about allegations of violence surrounding Staff Secretary Rob Porter?

Under the “leadership” of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), the House Intelligence Committee has become something of a laughingstock. It can, however, get worse.