Rachel Maddow

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"the ferris wheel shut down" "the ice cream melted" "a display of the Confederate flag was removed" "almost-empty or understaffed booths" "limited food options" "no lines to get in, the lawn fairly void of people" "entertainers outnumbered guests at points..." www.notus.org/trump-white-...

notus.orgState Fair on the Mall Sputters Out of the GateMelted ice cream, power outages, rainy weather and a Confederate flag display marred the beginning of the National Mall event.
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Trump and Republicans radically raised health insurance premium costs -- doubling them on average -- and so 5 million Americans who used to have health insurance now can't afford it. More than half the people who have this kind of health insurance live in GOP districts: www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

npr.org5 million have dropped ACA insurance after Trump and the GOP let prices skyrocketEnrollment in Affordable Care Act insurance fell much more sharply in the first months of 2026 than it has in years past. Trump officials blame fraud. Health policy experts blame costs.
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"The door, locked. Its windows boarded up. The only indicator of what might have been is a green sign at the top of the entryway: 'African-American History'. "The would-be exhibit is one of dozens that were scrubbed from federal land by the Trump administration..." www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

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so… (1) north carolina declines to pay to put up state booth at trump “state fair”. + (2) random republican congressional staffer does state booth instead = (3) cue the “confederate flag at north carolina booth” headlines… www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

washingtonpost.comOrganizers remove Confederate flag image from N.C. booth at fair on the MallOne sponsor said it was withdrawing its participation in the state’s pavilion at the Great American State Fair.
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Trump and Republicans "Big Beautiful Bill" has already taken food assistance away from more than 770,000 American kids: www.propublica.org/article/snap...

propublica.orgMore Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food ProgramRepublican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
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“Given the signals that we’ve received from this administration, all of the ways they have acted to intervene in elections and to insert DOJ in election processes in a way that is inappropriate, we would be foolish to not be prepared,” she said. “So we are prepared." www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

nbcnews.comACLU to monitor election certification as part of $50 million midterm effortHalf of the group’s spending will go toward ensuring proper administration of elections in key states amid Trump’s efforts to exert greater influence over the process.
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"Frustrated by a city council that has refused to oppose the opening of an immigration detention center, community activists in Surprise, Arizona are hoping residents will agree to disincorporate the city, stripping away the council’s power...." azmirror.com/2026/06/17/f...

azmirror.comFrustrated by inaction on ICE warehouse, activists move to dissolve Surprise altogetherSurprise ICE warehouse facility opposition fuels a petition to disincorporate the Arizona city entirely, but it's a big challenge to do so
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