<![CDATA[Steve Benen - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/17131.xmlAuthor <![CDATA[Trump Regrets Appointing Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Barrett]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-supreme-court-justices-gorsuch-kavanaugh-coney-barrett Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Settles on a New Priority: Renaming New Mexico]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-rename-new-mexico-labor-day-gop-midterm-elections-republicans Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump's Midterm Plan Includes Heavy Emphasis on Himself]]> https://www.ms.now/news/trump-midterm-elections-convention-campagn-republican-candidates-ads Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[GOP Changes Minds About the Reliability of Crime Data]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/fbi-crime-rates-data-statistics-republicans-democrats-trump Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Doubles Down on Strait of Hormuz as U.S. Territory]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-strait-hormuz-iran-war-control-territory-foreign-policy Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[GOP's Crusade Against Fauci Isn't Limited to Congress]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/anthony-fauci-rand-paul-republican-gop-election-year-crusade-senate-congress-states-florida Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Ohio's Rep. Miller Stays in Despite Allegations, GOP Pressure]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/max-miller-ohio-election-republican-midterms-gop Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[GOP Should Temper Expectations on Jack Smith Hearing]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/jack-smith-invitation-testify-senate-judiciary-committee-republicans-arctic-frost Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Suggests Thune's Future as Senate Leader Is in Doubt]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-thune-senate-republicans-gop-leader-congress-midterm-elections Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Wants a Birthright Citizenship Do-Over, Won't Get One]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-supreme-court-do-over-birthright-citizenship Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Has a Plan B After Losing Birthright Citizenship Case]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-reacts-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[How (and Why) Trump, Thune Relationship Got Even Worse]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/donald-trump-john-thune-relationship-with-john-thune-senate-republicans Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Triggered by 'Evidence' Callout on 'Meet the Press']]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-meet-the-press-interview-election-claims Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Judge: Trump Name Must Be Removed From Kennedy Center]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/federal-judge-permanently-blocks-effort-to-add-trumps-name-to-kennedy-center Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Sen. Cassidy Has 228 More Days To Be a Problem for Trump]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/cassidy-trump-endorsement-louisiana-primary-independence Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Two Former Officers File Suit To Block Trump's 'Slush Fund']]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/former-capitol-police-officer-harry-dunn-files-suit-to-block-trumps-slush-fund Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Will Sen. Cassidy Get His Revenge Against Trump?]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/bill-cassidy-revenge-trump-primary Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Jack Smith Calls the Justice Dept. 'Corrupted' by Trump]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/silent-no-more-jack-smith-calls-out-trumps-corrupted-justice-department Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Can't Help Himself, Scolds Pope Leo Again]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-renews-pope-leo-offensive-rubio Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump's Foolish Push To Impeach Hakeem Jeffries]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-wants-hakeem-jeffries-to-be-impeached-which-is-foolish-for-all-sorts-of-reasons Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Floats Conspiracy Theory About Virginia Redistricting]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-floats-pitiful-conspiracy-theory-about-virginia-race-ahead-of-midterm-elections Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump Adds New Wrinkle to Flawed Case Against NATO]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-nato-iran-new-wrinkle Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Trump's Unhinged Missive Reveals Panic and Desperation]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/as-iran-war-enters-its-6th-week-trumps-unhinged-missive-reveals-panic-and-desperation Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[An Outrageous Financial Settlement With Michael Flynn]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trumps-justice-department-agrees-to-financial-settlement-with-michael-flynn Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[5 Questions About Deploying ICE Agents to Airports]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/5-unavoidable-questions-about-trumps-plan-to-deploy-ice-agents-to-airports Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Problem(s) With Demanding Iran's Unconditional Surrender]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-problems-with-trumps-demand-for-irans-unconditional-surrender Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0500 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Rep. Gonzales, Short on Friends and Options, Ends Bid in TX]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/tony-gonzales-ends-reelection-bid-texas Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0600 Steve Benen <![CDATA[GOP Advances SAVE Act, a Solution in Search of a Problem]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/save-act-elections-house-republicans-trump-johnson-voter-id Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 -0600 Steve Benen <![CDATA[Bovino Is Out, Homan Is In, Noem Is Humiliated]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/in-minnesota-bovino-is-out-homan-is-in-and-noem-is-humiliated Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 Steve Benen <![CDATA[WH Wants the Left To Stop Sounding So Much Like Trump]]> https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/the-white-house-wants-the-left-to-stop-sounding-so-much-like-trump Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600 Steve Benen