The Rachel Maddow Show 6/29/26 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 Breaking News Today June 29, 2026

Trump's administration has lost key court battles on elections and voting while gaining expanded power to dismiss staff at independent federal agencies.

• DC protest settlement — A resident arrested for playing the Imperial March behind National Guard patrols received a $50,000 payment from police. [04:25]

• E Jean Carroll award — The Supreme Court let stand a $5 million verdict requiring Donald Trump to pay E. Jean Carroll for sexual abuse. [06:19]

• Voter roll defeats — The Trump administration lost all 11 lawsuits seeking state voter rolls, including the latest in New Hampshire. [07:28]

• Democratic ballot push — Democrats are fielding candidates in every state legislature race in Minnesota, Texas, South Carolina, Arizona, and most of Kansas and North Carolina. [08:07]

• Agency firing power — The Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump can fire all employees at agencies like the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission without cause. [16:30]

• Corruption examples — Federal decisions have favored Trump family businesses and donors, including a $1.6 billion mining project in Kazakhstan. [20:25]

• How much did voter turnout jump in South Carolina's black congressional district primary?

• What did Justice Sotomayor say about the Supreme Court ruling on presidential firing powers?