# Why Rachel Maddow thinks the Department of Justice is dead

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Rachel Maddow’s latest book, “Department of Fate,” tackles the checkered past and present of the Department of Justice. In this episode of “Settle In,” the MS NOW host and anchor talks to Amna Nawaz about why she considers the department America’s most consequential institution – and what the results of the 2026 midterm elections mean for the country’s political landscape going forward

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