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 "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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 "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
Latest from Steve Benen
Despite Harris’ challenge, Trump vows no more 2024 debates
Bowing out of additional debates against Kamala Harris makes Donald Trump appear pitiful and scared. He's doing it anyway.
Larry Hogan’s ‘independent’ pitch comes with an asterisk in Maryland
Are Republicans trying to elect Maryland's Larry Hogan because they believe he’ll be an “independent” vote in the Senate? Probably not.
Trump: Fox hosts are no longer good enough for possible second debate
Last month, Donald Trump wanted a Fox News debate hosted by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Now, evidently, they're not quite partisan enough for him.
Both parties target Trump for palling around with Laura Loomer
It's not just Democrats who are concerned about Donald Trump's close associations with right-wing activist and radical conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.12.24
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.
GOP senator tries and fails to defend racist theory about pet-eaters
In 2016, after peddling baseless claims, Trump said, “All I know is what’s on the internet.” In 2024, the phrase now summarizes much of the GOP’s worldview.
Speaker Mike Johnson adds to his list of avoidable embarrassments
Speaker Mike Johnson didn't just suffer another failure, the Republican leader also pushed the nation closer to a pre-election government shutdown.
Why Trump’s comments about ABC’s broadcast license matter
The problem isn't just that Donald Trump threatened a network's broadcast license. The problem is that he keeps threatening networks' broadcast licenses.
JD Vance responds to Taylor Swift, flunks test of self-awareness
JD Vance dismissed Taylor Swift as “a billionaire celebrity who is fundamentally disconnected” from Americans’ interests. Did he think this through?
