The Rachel Maddow Show 6/27/26 | 🅼🆂🅽🅱️🅲 Breaking News Today June 27, 2026
US News · 42:31 · 2 days ago
Trump's corruption blocks useful new infrastructure, admits defeat in a war with Iran, and prompts Democratic planning to defend elections from federal interference.
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Detroit Bridge — Canada fully funded the completed $5 billion Gordy Howe crossing but Trump blocks its opening to favor a donor family that paid his super PAC $1 million for their competing old toll bridge.
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Iran War Result — Trump started the war for regime change and nuclear limits but settled for a deal that leaves Iran's program intact while allowing them to charge transit fees on the Strait of Hormuz for the first time.
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Reflecting Pool — $14 million in no-bid spending turned the National Mall pool blue during the war but it reverted to bright green algae within days.
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Newsom Targeting — Trump's Justice Department launched a criminal probe into California Governor Gavin Newsom's family after his public criticism of the president.
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Election Wargames — Ten Democratic senators including Schumer simulated scenarios of armed vigilantes or DOJ ballot seizures and planned injunctions plus coordinated messaging to counter them.