In December 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the FBI to identify and list "extremists" in the U.S. for investigation and prosecution. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice sent Snopes a copy of the memo in which Bondi gave these instructions. In December 2025, a rumor spread that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had asked the FBI to create a list of people in the U.S. who may be ... Read more
In a Rare Judicial Reprimand, Judge Orders Bondi’s DOJ to Release Epstein–Maxwell Grand Jury Records. NQ
A federal judge in New York has ordered the release of grand jury materials tied to Ghislaine Maxwell, while calling out the Justice Department over how it has handled the women at the center of the Jeffrey Epstein saga. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer issued the ruling on Tuesday, granting a motion from Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Justice Department to unseal a trove of records from Maxwell’s sex ... Read more
Maddow urges CBS to bring back Stephen Colbert and labels the network’s takeover move a “huge embarrassment.” NQ
Rachel Maddow took to Nicolle Wallace’s The Best People podcast this week with a sharp rebuke of Paramount’s decision to cancel The Late Show With Stephen Colbert — a move the network has repeatedly described as a financial necessity. Maddow called the cancellation a “capitulation” and urged Paramount to reverse course, framing the situation as evidence of political pressure and claiming the CBS ... Read more
2025 Walter Cronkite Awards honor Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow, and other leading voices in political journalism. NQ
Jon Stewart will be honored with the first-ever honor in the new comedic news and commentary category at this year’s Walter Cronkite Awards for Excellence in Political Journalism, the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center announced Wednesday. The event, which takes place on Dec. 12 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., will also recognize Rachel Maddow (“The Rachel Maddow Show”), ... Read more
Asked point-blank if J.D. Vance is a fascist, Rachel Maddow unleashes an immediate, cutting response that stuns the room. NQ
Rachel Maddow Just Delivered One of the Most Scathing Political Smackdowns of the Year — and Millions Are Talking In a moment that left political commentators and social media pundits scrambling, Rachel Maddow issued one of the most precise, blistering critiques of the year when asked about J. D. Vance's political character. Known for her meticulous research, sharp analysis, and fearless approach to holding power ... Read more