Former vice presidential contender and current aw-shucks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced this week that he won't run for a third term, dogged by a scandal over child care funds that may or may not be going to fraudsters. It's a politically driven mess that not coincidentally focuses on a Black immigrant community, tying the real problem of scammers stealing government funds to the growing MAGA frenzy around an imaginary version of America that thrives on whiteness and Christianity.
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow and former Vice President Kamala Harris cracked up over a quip in response to President Donald Trump's racial attack, which was revealed in Harris's new book. VP Harris stunned the political media world with surprisingly candid excerpts from the forthcoming campaign tome 107 Days, and has embarked on a media tour in support of the book. The title is a reference to the time elapsed between her ascension to the top of the ticket and her Election Day loss to now-President Donald Trump. The ex-Veep was a guest on Monday night's edition of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show for a wide-ranging interview that hit a lot of topics that are covered in the book, and some that aren't.