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Rachel Maddow

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“covert surveillance inside houses of worship… “interrogations of churches’ staff… “ICE agents hauled off a nun who was wearing her habit and walking down the sidewalk en route to Sunday Mass… “suing a Catholic diocese in New Mexico to seize 14 acres of their land…” www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

ms.nowThe Trump administration keeps clashing with faith communitiesLast year the White House said Joe Biden and his administration “abused and targeted Christians.” A year later, the hypocrisy is staggering.
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Trump admin arrests Colorado priest. Incarcerates him for over a year. Judge orders him released without charges. They release him without the wheelchair he needs -- other prisoners have to bodily carry him out. He's now being tested for latent TB: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

newsfromthestates.comColorado priest from Uganda released after 13 months in ICE detention in AuroraAfter 13 months in an Aurora immigrant detention center, where he became reliant on a wheelchair as his health deteriorated, a Ugandan priest who has lived in Colorado for more than 25 years was relea...
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"The rejection rate is at about 3% statewide, and two or three times as high as in some larger counties. “Potentially thousands of votes could be spoiled by this new guidance... This is a huge deal for North Carolina.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

nytimes.comNew Rules in North Carolina Threaten Thousands of Mail BallotsCounty election officials have rejected ballots for such issues as an unsealed “inner” envelope. Voting rights groups are urging voters to fix their ballots or vote in other ways.
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"Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas across the country..." www.newsfromthestates.com/article/ball...

newsfromthestates.comBallot rejections soared in rural counties after USPS reduced mail serviceThis story was first published by ProPublica. In early August, election workers north of Spokane, Washington, went across the street to the post office to check for late mail-in ballots. It was three ...

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“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama

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NEW: GOP operative Scott Presler built his reputation registering Republicans and accusing Dems of voter fraud. But a review by The Bulwark found GOP operatives from other states voting from his home—and evidence raising questions about their residency. www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-operat...

thebulwark.comTop GOP Operative Let Out-of-State Voters Vote From His PA HomeLegal experts say Scott Presler’s houseguests could run afoul of election law.
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They're doing this to churches. "The Homeland Security Department “surveils, covertly infiltrates and interrogates the staff of nonprofits and churches conducting voter engagement”... www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/u...

nytimes.comJudge Restricts D.H.S. Field Operations Aimed at Unearthing Voter FraudThe ruling largely blocked homeland security agents from carrying out field interviews in nine states, including California, as part of a sprawling effort to find noncitizens registered to vote.

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Blanche had a very different view of that rule when he represented Trump.

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Q: The typical practice is DOJ doesn't usually release charges this close to an election. Even though Ms Lucas isn't on the ballot, her daughter is. Can you speak to the timing? BLANCHE: The 60 day or 90 day practice is not in writing. That's not part of the justice manual. There's nothing improper

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Republican governor -- without consulting residents or local officials -- offers to make his state a repository for radioactive nuclear waste from all over the country. Hilarity ensues: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

washingtonpost.comState officials offered to store nuclear waste. Then residents found out.West Virginia officials didn’t consult anyone on their proposal to host a “Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus” for the Trump administration.
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Trump Admin siccing debt collectors on as many as 10 million Americans: "The Treasury Department is moving forward with plans to hire private debt collectors, possibly as soon as November... the plans are unlikely to be announced before the midterm elections" www.washingtonsun.com/economy/trum...

washingtonsun.comTrump Aides Are Getting Ready to Penalize Defaulting Student Loan BorrowersTreasury officials are seeking ways to minimize the impact on vulnerable borrowers.
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“We want people to see what it really looks like,” she said of ICE flights. “It’s when the shackles are all laid out on the pavement, and the sun is shining on them, and you see them getting put on people, and people struggling to walk. People should know.” www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...

newsfromthestates.comColorado activists call for transparency measures as they attempt to track ICE flights out of DenverOn a Sunday morning in September, three Colorado women met at the cell phone lot near Denver International Airport and waited for a flight from Texas to arrive.They watched a flight tracker as the pla...
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7th person dead in ICE custody this year in Texas alone: "His daughter said her dad had a heart condition, diabetes and high blood pressure. He had medicine with him when he was detained, but she said staff at the center wouldn’t 'give him his medications'...” www.texastribune.org/2026/10/18/m...

texastribune.orgMigrant found dead at Laredo Processing Center run by ICEThe death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell. He’s the seventh person to die while detained by ICE this year.
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Georgia: 40% increase in first-day turnout compared with the 2022 midterms, and more than double the first-day participation seen during the 2018 midterms. "Early ballots in North Carolina and Maine are up 38% from the last midterms, while Iowa has seen a 61% increase" www.kark.com/news/early-v...

kark.comEarly voting surges across key battleground states ahead of midtermsGeorgia’s first-day turnout surged 40%, part of a broader early voting boom unfolding across key battleground states.
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“When I was getting pulled out of my truck by federal agents, I asked them, ‘Hey, is this about the songs?’ And they told me, ‘No, it’s about resisting ICE’.” “I told them, ‘Well, you’re going to have to arrest all of Minneapolis if you want to hit me for that'...” stateline.org/2026/10/17/n...

stateline.orgNo Kings shifts strategy from streets to ballot boxes with early voting day of action • StatelineOrganizers launched more than 2,500 No Kings events across all 50 states and the District of Columbia Saturday, this time focusing their efforts on the midterm elections.From roadside rallies to lette...
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yep. "... also an influx in corporate clients looking for advice on how to prepare for potential investigations... companies that donated to Trump’s projects or did business with the government or the Trump family could be swept up in the probes..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

wsj.comThe Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win MidtermsCabinet officials and ordinary staffers are preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress.
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"Trump administration officials are lawyering up. From cabinet secretaries to midlevel staffers, people who work for Trump are calling law firms as they brace for an avalanche of investigations next year if Democrats take one or both houses of Congress in the midterms." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

wsj.comThe Race Is On for Trump Staffers to Hire Lawyers in Case Democrats Win MidtermsCabinet officials and ordinary staffers are preparing for the possibility that Democrats could launch probes if the party takes back Congress.
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"The design appears to eliminate Ohio Drive, which loops around Hains Point, a century-old grove of cherry trees and a historic mini golf course. The space is used not only by golfers, but thousands of cyclists, runners, walkers, anglers, birdwatchers..." www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

washingtonpost.comTrump shares plan to overhaul East Potomac golf course amid court fight over landThe historic public facility will close for about 15 months, he said. Government attorneys have stressed in court that the president’s broader redevelopment remained conceptual.
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"The Republican polling firm Fabrizio Ward found Medicaid cuts to be one of the most 'resonating negatives' in recent surveys of rural Republicans. 'One out of two Republicans either are, have been or have a family member that is or has been on Medicaid'..." www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/ne...

washingtonsun.comNebraska Went First With Its Medicaid Cuts. Now It’s Resonating in the Midterms.Work requirements that are theoretical in other states have barred more than 1,000 Nebraskans from health insurance, and Democrats are taking advantage.
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"In Arizona, a Trump Administration immigration judge ordered a 1-year-old baby appearing without a lawyer to file an asylum application, according to court filings..." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...

nytimes.com7 Years Old, No Lawyer: Migrant Children Face Deportation Hearings AloneFor years, the government has helped secure lawyers for minors who arrive at the southern border. But a contract dispute has forced many children to face immigration judges on their own.

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We were out in force at Colma for No Kings today. Our group quadrupled in size to about 200 & we continue to stand up for voting rights & human rights! @maddow.bsky.social #Resist #NoKings #NoWar #ICEOut #Vote #VoteEarly #TeslaTakedown #RemoveTheRegime #Colma #California #FreeAmerica #Indivisible

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Sheritha McKenzie
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York, PA Market St local #NoKings today! @maddow.bsky.social people braved the cold, cars were honking horns of approval & I have to remember to shut up when filming video...tagging Rachel since I thought of her mirage of footage she shows across the country when protest occur.