Steve Benen
"The Rachel Maddow Show" producer and Maddowblog editor
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics."
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics."
Latest from Steve Benen
Jan. 6 grand jury hears from Team Trump members as probe advances
Donald Trump is furious about the special counsel's investigation into the classified docs case, but Jack Smith's Jan. 6 probe is clearly advancing, too.
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.23.23
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
It’s not just ‘collusion’: GOP rejects basics of Trump/Russia scandal
Much of the GOP isn’t just contesting the idea of “collusion,” Republicans are also rejecting the idea that Russia attacked our elections to help Trump.
Republicans try, fail to weaken gun restriction following mass shootings
Literally more than 99% of congressional Republicans tried to block implementation of a modest gun policy that might help prevent future mass shootings.
Ethics Committee expands its investigation into GOP’s Santos
It seemed as if George Santos' troubles on Capitol Hill couldn't get much worse. Then the House Ethics Committee expanded its investigation into him.
GOP reps push to ‘expunge’ Trump impeachments from the record
For some House Republicans, the goal isn’t just to impeach President Biden, it’s also to un-impeach his immediate predecessor.
Boebert’s impeachment measure gets a vote, but not the one she wanted
Lauren Boebert’s impeachment resolution cleared the House today, but only after she dramatically changed it to prevent an embarrassing and costly failure.
Left with no choice, George Santos shares names of bond cosigners
We now know the names of George Santos' bond cosigners, leaving us with a new question: Why did he fight so hard to shield mundane and anodyne news?
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 6.22.23
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
