The billionaire and buddy to the president-elect jokes about buying the liberal network. At least we think he's joking.

Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy ...

Russell Vought, the once and reportedly future head of the Office of Management and Budget, is poised to choke off millions ...