"I don't know why Republicans agreed to do this today." Rachel Maddow wonders what congressional Republicans were thinking when they agree to a public hearing with former special counsel Jack Smith before the House Judiciary Committee, allowing Smith to "clearly spell out the evidence he found and the conclusions that he drew about the president's criminal behavior." | The Rachel Maddow Show

Maddow: We already know what Donald Trump thinks about using a war with Iran for a domestic political boost. | The Rachel Maddow Show

The American political system has somehow produced one major political party where nearly every single elected member has decided this is something that is just not happening or if it is, who cares? How we will explain that in the future will probably not fit on a commemorative plaque. Watch Rachel Maddow Show clips at MSNBC.com/Rachel | The Rachel Maddow Show

ICYMI: The Obama administration won its first fight with the Trump transition team. As Rachel Maddow describes below, the Trump transition has asked the Department of Energy for the names of employees who had worked on climate change action. The Department of Energy told them to go fly a kite. Their first fight! The conclusion is that the Trump team backed down and blamed a rogue staffer who had not been properly counseled on standard protocol. (http://huff.to/2gCcydb) Hmm, ok. Watch more Rachel

TONIGHT: Rachel Maddow sits down EXCLUSIVELY with Kamala Harris in studio for her first news interview since leaving office. Watch The Rachel Maddow Show tonight at 9pm ET on MSNBC. | MS NOW

Student loans, minimum wage, Social Security, Wall Street accountability -Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes Democrats to compete on the issues Rachel Maddow interviews Senator Warren: Part 1: http://on.msnbc.com/1GKcEZZ Part 2: http://on.msnbc.com/1ahpv9Q _______________ The Rachel Maddow Show, weeknights at 9pm ET | The Rachel Maddow Show

New Gallup polling shows that Donald Trump is deeply unpopular with the American people, both in general approval and on specific issues. | The Rachel Maddow Show