Rachel Maddow to take a temporary break from her MSNBC show to work on movie and podcast projects

Rachel Maddow is stepping back from her prime-time weekday show on MSNBC to work on movie and podcast projects, she told her team Monday, according to two sources with knowledge of conversations. The star news anchor is expected to share with viewers of "The Rachel Maddow Show" tonight that she'll take a break starting next week but will be back in "a few weeks," said an MSNBC insider.