Biography Flash Rachel Maddow Books DOJ History and Anchors MSNBC Relaunch as MS NOW

Rachel Maddow Biography Flash a weekly Biography. Rachel Maddow is in one of those inflection-point weeks that biographers circle in red. The big, lasting story is her next book: the Associated Press, in coverage carried by outlets like WRAL and the Las Vegas Sun, reports that she is deep into a sweeping history of the U.S. Department of Justice titled Department of Fate, tracing the DOJ’s 150 year saga and its recurring battles over political independence, civil rights, and presidential power. For a writer whose previous bestsellers redefined her from cable host to serious historian, this signals a long term commitment to chronicling American institutions, not just commenting on them. On the television front, the Philadelphia Inquirer details how MSNBC is rebranding its cable operation as MS NOW and rolling out a new weekday lineup starting June 15, with The Rachel Maddow Show holding the coveted 9 p.m. slot on Mondays while Jen Psaki helms The Briefing Tuesday through Friday. T...