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Rachel Maddow explains that while much of Donald Trump's abuse of power is typical of authoritarians, Trump has a new tool that no authoritarian before him has had: extremely advanced spyware. Trump is already deploying this new weapon through ICE,
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Maddow Blog | Trump adds Chris Wray and Merrick Garland to his growing list of prosecution targets
Donald Trump now wants to see the Justice Department prosecute Chris Wray, Jack Smith, Merrick Garland, and Lisa Monaco.
When President Donald Trump reflected last week on the looming construction of his White House ballroom, the longtime real estate developer was practically giddy about the lack of red tape. He noted his New York projects often took years to break ground.
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Donald Trump Says America Is Buying More B-2 Bombers. He’s Wrong.
Trump’s recent off-the-cuff comments led to speculation that the US Air Force might restart production lines for the B-2 Spirit bomber—but doing so would be virtually impossible.
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Maddow Blog | Trump imposes new economic penalties on Canada after a television ad hurt his feelings
Donald Trump unilaterally imposed penalties on Canada because a television ad hurt his feeling. This isn't how the process is supposed to work.
TRUMP TRAVELS TO JAPAN: President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan, the second stop on his three-country Asia tour. He met with Emperor Naruhito and next will have a bilateral meeting with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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Why Donald Trump Wants 11 New Icebreaker Ships from Finland
Indeed, now that Russia has a strong foothold in the region, it has developed the Northern Sea Route (NSR), a rival to the Suez Canal route for container ships cutting through the Arctic—to the point that China has joined Russia in utilizing this innovative sea route.
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Maddow Blog | Team Trump targets The New York Times with an outlandish lawsuit (yes, again)
As Donald Trump files another lawsuit against a news organization, it's worth appreciating what's driving his unprecedented campaign against the free press.