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Ted Cruz: GOP will take back the Senate
American soldier held captive in Afghanistan is now free
Mark Zuckerberg to give $120 million to improve schools
In the wake of the VA scandal, a letter to Mitch McConnell
The truth behind Shinseki’s resignation
Tonight: Inside the mind of Edward Snowden
Chili’s, Sonic enforce no-guns policy
U.N. global survey: Education top priority despite wealth
Has the world gone crazy over Common Core?
Donald Sterling sues NBA for over $1 billion
Grimm accused of crashing his own allies’ party
Jay Carney to depart White House
Why are honor killings still happening?
Former state secretary links Isla Vista killings to gay marriage
House Republicans vote to block Obama’s new pardon attorneys
The Week in Reads: Catch up on msnbc’s top stories
Issa drops Kerry subpoena over Benghazi
Review board tosses Medicare barrier to sex-reassignment surgery
What does Shinseki’s resignation change?
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney stepping down
Trivia Time! Friday’s trivia answer
Spelling Bee champs C-R-O-W-N-E-D
The Republicans’ subtle retreat from ‘Obamacare’
The House committee on intelligence needs oversight of its own
No warm welcome for Chris Christie in Tennessee
Obama on Michelle running for office someday
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns
House blocks feds from going after medical marijuana
GOPer: Shooting ‘accident’ shouldn’t be ‘infringing’ gun rights
Senate to get a second chance to do right by veterans
Should yearbook editors be able to Photoshop student pictures without their permission?
Obama to have a ‘serious conversation’ with Shinseki
Hatch backs away from partisan Memorial Day remarks
The fatal flaw in the new GOP climate dodge
Colorado commission affirms cake discrimination ruling
House votes to restrict DEA marijuana raids
Hillary Clinton hits back at Benghazi critics in book chapter
Debating debates and other headlines
Citations for the May 29, 2014 TRMS
Phil Robertson and the GOP’s outreach problem
John Kerry hits back at former Vice President Cheney
Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to buy LA Clippers for $2 billion
Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative takes crucial next step
Ahead on the 5/29/14 Maddow show
Anti-gay group calls for boycott of Harvey Milk stamp
All In Agenda: FLOTUS’ healthy initiative controversial?
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.29.14
Newtown victim’s daughter calls Joe the Plumber ‘out of touch’
Embattled VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigns
Pentagon asks for less; Congress spends more
Maya Angelou, radical activist
Michigan’s Land struggles in the spotlight
Army drill sergeant accused of multiple rapes
John Boehner: I’m ‘not qualified’ to debate climate change
Democrats gear up for 2014 state fights
Paul Ryan wants you to know he isn’t Anthony Weiner
After intense debate, Houston passes Equal Rights Ordinance
Business Latest: Big money in elections
Trivia Time! Thursday’s trivia answer
‘It’s an example of Ohio returning to the Dark Ages’
President Obama tackles youth sports concussions
Obamacare success ties Mitch McConnell in knots
Oregon’s Wehby fundraises off VA scandal
More than 100 members of Congress come out against VA Secretary Eric Shinseki
The political fight over VA privatization
Richard Sherman spoofs sideline interview with Michelle Obama
House approves gun control bill to boost background check funding
North Carolina Republicans move quickly to advance fracking
The economy shrank for the first time in three years
The stage is set for climate showdown
Orrin Hatch: Gay marriage soon to be ‘law of the land’
Women in Politics: College Edition — Denison University
Medicare paid millions of dollars for wrongdoings, report finds
Burr seeks Round Two against veterans’ groups
Do you think it’s a good policy for a gun range to have a liquor license?
Jobless claims return to seven-year low
Obama planning executive action on carbon emissions
Rape survivors face resistance in fight to test rape kit backlog
FLOTUS: Our kids deserve better than GOP
Cutting carbon and other headlines
An excerpt from David Ignatius’ “The Director”
Citations for the May 28, 2014 TRMS
As Obama details end of war, Fleet Week honors 9/11 generation
Ahead on the 5/28/14 Maddow show
Penn. Rep. Charlie Dent: Don’t ‘stand in the way’ of gay marriage
National Park Service looks to add historic LGBT sites
All In Agenda: Mitch McConnell’s Obamacare problem
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.28.14
On Shinseki and the VA, President Obama must act
Rand Paul still doesn’t understand what he doesn’t understand
Law and disorder on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
VA inspector general points to ‘inappropriate’ practices
Five years after George Tiller’s murder, women carry on his legacy
Indiana defends its experimental cocktail for lethal injections
Business Latest: Feminine leadership mystique
Ask the ‘Black Klansman’ about how he infiltrated the KKK
Congress, VA face off at hearing
Hillary Clinton teases new details on upcoming memoir
Turning the conventional wisdom on its ear
Lockup producer Susan Carney answers your questions
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.28.14
‘Forbes’ honors Hillary Clinton as one of ‘The World’s Most Powerful Women’ in 2014
Hatch eyes amendment that everyone ‘except the nuts’ will support
Gay couples count as families, Census Bureau says
Contract with America, Part III?
McConnell wants to have his cake and repeal it, too
Did a writer unfairly link Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow’s work to the Elliot Rodger?
Karl Rove rejected for remarks on Hillary Clinton’s health
Obama delays immigration action to give GOP one last shot at reform
Obama hits back at foreign policy critics in West Point speech
Senate press conferences shouldn’t be for ‘mature audiences’ only
Poll: Conservative edge on social, economic issues shrinks
When Congress won’t act on gun control, individual groups will
Cantor’s cause for concern in the Commonwealth
In Michigan, a minimum-wage hike with a twist
Sophia Amoruso is taking your questions
Obama gives Boehner one last shot at immigration
Republican-led state hikes minimum wage
Deportation relief delay and other headlines
Citations for the May 27, 2014 TRMS
Think you know this week’s stories? Test yourself.
Is college the answer to income inequality?
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.27.14
All In Agenda: Tragedy in Santa Barbara
‘This is one of my favorite things all year long’
Florida’s Rick Scott: ‘I’m not a scientist’
Obama outlines plan for U.S. troops in Afghanistan
Business Latest: #Bringbackourgirls
Cliven Bundy is leaving the Republican Party
Tea partier Dan Patrick wins big in Texas primary
After UC Santa Barbara shooting, does gun control have new life?
Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel run ads on break-in scandal
The Call: #EndTheBacklog of rape kits
Joe the Plumber: ‘Your dead kids don’t trump my constitutional rights’
Mississippi judge accused of racism
Michelle Obama: Rolling back nutrition standards is not the answer
Pope to meet with sex abuse victims
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.27.14
Supreme Court strikes Florida death penalty rule
Obama: US to leave Afghanistan in 2016
National regression on capital punishment
Connecticut high school crowns first openly gay prom queen
A GOP alternative to a minimum-wage increase
Ted Cruz and the ‘repeal of the First Amendment’
Vets groups slam GOP senator for ‘disgusting’ politics
Graduation walkout disses ‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson
Vets to Burr: ‘You clearly represent the worst of politics’
Hillary Clinton: Teaming up with Obama was ‘unexpected’
GOPer: Lawmaker shouldn’t have announced his homosexuality
Does Mexico City’s breast-feeding campaign sends the wrong message?
Leading CIA official in Afghanistan accidentally exposed
Kerry exploits divisions within House GOP
Dad after shooting: ‘Where the hell is the leadership?’
Texas primaries and other headlines
No holiday for Obama with busy Memorial Day weekend
White House mistakenly blows cover of CIA official in Afghanistan
Sen. Blumenthal: It’s time to revive the gun control debate
Surprise: President Obama lands in Afghanistan
GOPer: VA scandal result of ‘bonuses and promotions’
Shooting rampage leaves seven dead in Southern California
Obama to defend foreign policy at West Point commencement
Washington Redskins president responds to Senate condemnation
Boy Scouts head Robert Gates won’t open new talks on gay Scoutmasters
VA wait times are bad. The private sector isn’t much better.
A letter to an activist fighting to keep the military LGBT-free
Obama: US has ‘sacred obligation’ to vets
New Boy Scouts chief Robert Gates: No new talk on gay scout leaders
Weekly news quiz: May 19-23, 2014
Critics call electric chair a ‘step back’ for Tennessee
Judge: Put Rep. John Conyers on the Democratic primary ballot
Three states make major moves on medicinal marijuana oil
Glimmers of hope on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
On ‘Bridgegate,’ what we know and where we’re heading
Judge lifts brief ban on Gitmo force-feedings
Obama nominates Julian Castro to head HUD
Kerry to testify on Benghazi — but not before select committee
McConnell sees distinction between ACA, ACA exchanges
The Week in Reads: Stories from msnbc
A new target in fighting campus sexual assault
With Congress stalled, LGBT activists go local
Who’ll control the Internet’s tubes?
Cops caught on camera striking handcuffed woman
Mississippi’s GOP Senate primary is a slugfest
How will the courts avoid the next execution disaster?
Memorial Day comes this year at a rocky time for veterans
The 7 kookiest GOP primary winners
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.23.14
Voting problems across south could spell trouble for November
Netanyahu backs Obama on Syria
Obama: ‘The problem in Congress is very specific’
NBA team owner Mark Cuban apologizes for race remark
The case for reparations and the lies we tell ourselves
Do you think schools should provide BMI report cards for students?
Christie ‘was hoping to ride a boom that never happened’
Women with a 4.0 GPA earn as much as men with a 2.0, study finds
West questions Duckworth’s ‘loyalties’
GOP poised to let Steve King win
From bad to worse in Mississippi
More Democrats call for VA Secretary Shinseki to resign
GOP’s Michigan strategy and other headlines
Citations for the May 22, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 5/22/14 Maddow show
Gay couples sue South Dakota to overturn same-sex marriage ban
Is the ‘tough on crime’ movement on its way out?
Ending the ‘war on terror’ is easier than it seems
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.22.14
Civil rights here remembered ‘forever’
Three more arrested over photo of Sen. Thad Cochran’s wife
Mitch McConnell to GOP: ‘Our average voter is not John Galt’
Issa’s latest Benghazi stunt backfires
Las Vegas and Cincinnati withdraw from 2016 RNC site contention
A new New Jersey battle over medical marijuana
Another Democrat joins calls for Shinseki to resign
Senate confirms David Barron to be federal judge
All In Agenda: All In America – Gun edition
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Hard Choices’ book tour comes together
Victims push Princeton Review to rank schools by reports of sexual assault
Trivia Time! Thursday’s trivia answer
‘The bear is loose!’ Obama surprises tourists on the mall
A veteran-centric look at Medicaid expansion
Another Philadelphia student dies at a public school with no nurse
Fertilizer industry is under-regulated, dangerous, report finds
House rejects measure to end war on terror
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.22.14
Business Latest: Climate change threatens food supply
Jindal expected to sign bill closing Louisiana abortion clinics
Palin calls Obama ‘lazy’ over VA scandal response
Don’t privatize veterans’ care
House passes watered down surveillance reform bill
Arkansas voter ID law causes chaos and confusion
Tackling child hunger … in ‘rural’ areas
Women in Politics: College Edition – University of Pennsylvania
New N.M. monument won’t affect border security
Dozens of senators call on NFL to change Redskins team name
America’s college students are graduating more indebted than ever
Jobless claims erase last week’s drop
Should Dems participate in a GOP-led select committee investigating the Benghazi attacks?
Pope: Destroying the Earth is a sin
‘Getting it straight’ on veterans’ care
Conservative manifesto and other headlines
Citations for the May 21, 2014 TRMS
Sarah Palin delivers Alabama high school commencement speech
Tom Steyer announces $100 million attack on GOP climate ‘deniers’
Gay Scouts ask Amazon to cut funding as national group convenes
The end of the filibuster? Not quite
Ahead on the 5/21/14 Maddow show
Judge: Release records of Gitmo prisoner’s alleged mistreatment
Missouri death row inmate spared yet again
138 arrested at McDonald’s HQ protest
All In America: YOUR questions, answered
Congress set to vote on ending ‘war on terror’
‘Ed Schultz’ radio show to change format, platform
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.21.14
House passes VA accountability bill
Corbett gives up the marriage-equality fight in Pa.
When it comes to common-sense gun laws, moms will never give up
Mitch McConnell does not want you to see this video
Pennsylvania governor won’t appeal gay marriage ruling
Bill would introduce rural pilot program for child hunger
Female candidates are best hope for Senate Democrats
Pelosi appoints five Dems to GOP’s Benghazi committee
What’s next for the tea party?
Democrats to participate in Benghazi panel after all
Laura Jane Grace: Coming out made me a better person
Ohio to end solitary for children
All In Agenda: Beyond the breaking point
Watch: Hero Cat throw out the first pitch
Louie Gohmert drops amendment to allow guns at military posts
Trivia Time! Wednesday’s trivia answer
Chris Christie: I won’t step down as RGA Chair
Obama vows action to address VA scandal
Business Latest: End of the tea party?
After high profile primaries, money floodgates to open
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.21.14
Motorcycle-loving candidate finishes third in gubernatorial race
Florida’s Yoho connects voting rights, property ownership
In surprise, California city rejects tough anti-bullying ordinance
Guns in Georgia town: OK. Sex toys: Not so much.
Utah rep talks up firing squads
Comey says FBI must “grapple with” hiring policy and marijuana use
Obama on VA scandal: ‘Will not tolerate it’
Scott Brown parses the meaning of ‘lobbying’
Gut Check: Do you think high schools should charge for premium seats at a graduation?
Young Iranians arrested for dancing in ‘Happy’ video
GOP candidate runs into voter-ID problem in Arkansas
Opinion: Nigerians need a new attitude
Administration to release targeted-killing memos
Support for same-sex marriage hits new high
As dust settles, there’s ‘not that big a difference’ between GOP factions
Prince Charles reportedly likens Putin to Hitler
White House to release targeted killing memos
Targeted killing memo and other headlines
Citations for the May 20, 2014 TRMS
Judges turn same-sex marriage rulings into writing competition
David Perdue heads to runoff in GOP nomination fight in Georgia
Tom Wolf wins Democratic nomination in Pennsylvania governor’s race
GOP nominates strong candidates in critical races
Clintons’ in-law, Marjorie Margolies, loses Congressional seat
Michelle Nunn wins Democratic nomination in Georgia Senate race
Ahead on the 5/20/14 Maddow show
Pro-voter ID candidate Asa Hutchinson forgets ID needed to vote
Jason Carter wins primary to take on Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal
2014 primaries: What you need to know
McConnell, Grimes to face off for Kentucky Senate seat
Pat Sajak: ‘Global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racists’
North Carolina could make disclosing fracking chemicals a felony
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.20.14
Issa subpoenas DOJ over IRS controversy
All In Agenda: Six state primary night
NAACP’s Sherrilyn Ifill answered your Brown v. Board of Education questions
Tea Party congressman suggests only property owners should vote
When it comes to fleecing taxpayers, go big or go home
Court strikes down Pennsylvania’s gay-marriage ban
Business Latest: Primary season
On primary day, the tale of warring hashtags
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania gay marriage ban
US Supreme Court stays execution of Missouri death row inmate
North Carolina voting law could be blocked for this fall
Ex-Christie aide, Matt Mowers, ‘dumbfounded’ by ‘Bridgegate’
Trivia Time! Tuesday’s trivia answer
What Went Wrong in North Carolina
On jobless benefits, ‘I’m worried’
Americans frustrated with Supreme Court: Poll
Army captain leaves Afghanistan to surprise daughter at commencement
Filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza pleads guilty in campaign finance scheme
Las Vegas casino workers get ready to strike
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.20.14
Pine Ridge: A broken system failing America’s most forgotten children
Dancing in the wrong end zone, after losing
D’Souza pleads guilty in campaign-finance case
Obama blasts GOP for ‘endless loop’ of Benghazi, Obamacare talk
Join a Twitter Chat on Benghazi with Joy Reid
Pence, Medicaid, and ‘real people’
Voting Rights Act struggles in the face of GOP opposition
Is Michael Sam the gay Jackie Robinson?
Is a yearbook section dedicated to expectant or actual student parents a good example for kids?
Coming to terms with a fiery future
Louie Gohmert wants personnel to carry guns at military posts
Dick Cheney’s flights of fancy
GOPer says Common Core turns kids gay
Great Jobs That Don’t Require A Four-Year Degree
Nuclear kitty litter and other headlines
Citations for the May 19, 2014 TRMS
Judge orders Utah to recognize thousands of same-sex marriages
Chipotle says no to guns in its stores
Ahead on the 5/19/14 Maddow show
Credit Suisse pleads guilty to facilitating tax evasion
Sarah Palin accuses media of double standard with Hillary Clinton
Jill Abramson’s Wake Forest University speech
GOP Senate hopeful Monica Wehby accused of harrassment, stalking
Senators McCaskill and Baldwin host talk on campus sexual assault
The new toy on the shelf that has Ella talking
Donald Sterling’s NBA ownership days are numbered
Federal court strikes down Oregon’s same-sex marriage ban
Down to the wire for a non-discrimination ordinance in Idaho
Gay marriage triumphs in Oregon
Biden turns down prom invite with a corsage
John Lewis still opposed to conservative Obama nominee
Tuesday primaries: What to watch as voters head to the polls
NH police official who called Obama the N-word resigns
All In Agenda: On the road in the conservative heartland
The Women of the Pennsylvania Purple State Primaries
ACA withstands attack-ad onslaught
Business Latest: Wal-Mart’s difficulties
Female military widow to receive full benefits after wife’s death
Mobile app allows users to report suspicious behavior at school
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.19.14
Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan sentenced
Republicans drag their feet on fixing the Voting Rights Act
McConnell lacks support from GOP candidates
The paradox of the 2014 midterms
Fired ‘Times’ editor Jill Abramson: I’m in ‘same boat’ as college grads
Ariz. GOP candidate says ‘99%’ of mass shooters are Democrats
Julian Castro at the center of cabinet shake-up
House GOP kills ‘ENLIST Act,’ too
Obama will tackle concussions during sports summit
Do you think there should be a 9/11 museum gift shop?
Mississippi Senate race reaches a new low
John Kerry reveals Donald Sterling’s ‘worst nightmare’
RNC chair: Hillary health concerns are ‘fair game’
Karl Rove starts the wrong conversation
Cabinet reshuffle and other headlines
New York Times firing spurs debate on pay equity, sexism
Week in Geek: Fun with causation, and secrets of the superb fairy wren
Republicans’ new tactic to counter Hillary Clinton
A letter of thanks to the ‘Grande Dame of Media’
Rising Democratic star Julian Castro tapped for cabinet post
Utah Republican seeks return of executions by firing squad
Welcome to the new cult of resilience
Reliving Brown v. Board of Education in real time
A progressive alternative to Obamacare
Romney: Top cop who called Obama N-word should resign
Eric Holder: It’s not about Donald Sterling, Cliven Bundy
Citations for the May 16, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 5/16/14 Maddow show
Ogilvy & Mather apologizes for ad with bloody Malala Yousafzai
First Lady: Brown v. Board not just about history, but future
RNC says Eva Longoria’s Latino group just a front for Democrats
Court challenges Obama on Guantánamo conditions
A decade of same-sex marriage in (some parts of) America
Hundreds rally for marriage equality in Idaho
Death row inmate wants his execution videotaped
Top VA official resigns amid allegations of cover-up
General Motors to pay record $35 million over massive recall
Hillary Clinton slams inequality in populist speech
60 years after Brown v. Board, inequality in America’s birthplace grows
Embattled Gov. Christie delivers 2014 commencement
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.16.14
Scott Brown still struggling badly with the basics
New Hampshire police official calls Obama n-word, won’t apologize
Ten years ago, Massachusetts introduced us to gay marriage
Boehner: No ‘commitment’ to pass immigration reform
Senate GOP filibusters tax-cut bill it supports
Indiana’s Pence sees the writing on the Medicaid wall
Marissa Alexander is back in court
Maryland bans discrimination against transgender residents
Donald Sterling refuses to pay $2.5 million fine to NBA
Darrell Issa, off on his own limb
Gut Check: Should the teacher be fired?
The fight for net neutrality enters the next phase
Rush Limbaugh wins children’s book award
Judicial fight reveals where Democrats stand on targeted killing
Why don’t we remember Ike as a civil rights hero?
Citations for the May 15, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 5/12/15 Maddow show
‘Learn to love each other:’ Brown v. Board families look forward
Pressure grows on Amazon to cut ties with Boy Scouts of America
Issa subpoenas Kerry, who has scheduling conflict
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.15.14
The Dems’ possible Plan C for the Republicans’ Benghazi committee
Sixty years after ‘Brown v. Board of Education,’ the fight goes on
‘Thank you, thank you Congressman Paul Ryan’
Ex-Christie adviser: Governor ‘misspoke’ on Bridegate timeline
Medical marijuana deal moves forward in Minnesota
Condoleezza Rice on 2016: ‘Jeb would be fantastic’
Business Latest: Five ways Washington can help small business
California city close to finalizing tough anti-bullying ordinance
Christie-Brand Leadership: Always blame everyone else
Marco Rubio’s scientific blunder on abortion
Women in Politics: College Edition – Stony Brook University
Shinseki: I’m ‘personally angered’ over VA allegations
Hillary Clinton dips toe in 2014 midterms
FCC advances ‘net neutrality’ rules
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.15.14
FCC COULD ALTER NET NEUTRALITY
The ‘zombie apocalypse’ is not on the way
Did Georgia’s Perdue ignore the line that must not be crossed?
Adventures in Fox News polling, Part VI
Will Congress end the war on terror?
Rubio stumbles, falls, keeps digging
Without lethal injection, Americans back electric chair, hanging
Another ACA horror story bites the dust
Judge strikes down Arkansas gay marriage ban
Jobless claims improve to seven-year low
Do you agree with the decision to ban a dad from having more kids until he pays child support?
Missouri lawmakers pass 72-hour wait period abortion bill
Obama reminds Congress about infrastructure, jobs
McConnell’s old boss tells tale of a moderate Mitch
Citations for the May 14, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 5/14/14 Maddow show
Biggest fast food strike ever attracts global support
Net Neutrality vote a make-or-break moment for the Internet
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.14.14
Chris Christie admits interest in 2016 presidential bid
There’s no denying Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert’s political power
Scott Brown, doing damage from afar
Is the GOP retreating on voting rights? Don’t count on it
On immigration, the clock is ticking
Holder condemns ‘excessive’ solitary confinement on children with disabilities
Judge deals massive blow to Oregon’s gay marriage ban
Will the NBA go on strike over Sterling?
Business Latest: Minimum wage and small business
Latest campus trend? Tossing out graduation speakers
Ben Sasse website: Religious freedom trumps government
Rick Santorum’s got a job for you
Bill Clinton stars in new TV ad for Marjorie Margolies
McCain pushes for U.S. troops in Nigeria
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.14.14
Arkansas’ Cotton scrubs site of Sandy aid info
Study: About half of Americans take prescription drugs
When the GOP awkwardly discovers economic inequality
Should you be able to delete online search results that contain personal information?
Growing Hope at Taste of Charlotte
Fox News sets Rand Paul straight
Pentagon considers transferring Chelsea Manning
Rubio’s confused ‘clarification’ on climate
Magic Johnson responds to Donald Sterling: ‘I just feel sorry for him’
Federal judge strikes down Idaho’s same-sex marriage ban
West Virginia will get first female Senator in 2014
Robert Birgeneau withdraws from Haverford College commencement
An excerpt from Timothy Geithner’s ‘Stress Test’
An excerpt from “Think Like a Freak”
Citations for the May 13, 2014 TRMS
Ben Sasse wins Nebraska GOP Senate nomination
Michael Sam says Rams welcomed him ‘to the family’
Idaho same-sex marriage ban overturned in federal court
Can Marlboro lure a new generation of addicts?
Timothy Geithner vs. Elizabeth Warren in new book ‘Stress Test’
Ahead on the 5/13/14 Maddow show
Rep. John Conyers ‘fully prepared’ for write-in campaign
All In Agenda: What disqualifies a politician?
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.13.14
Climate change could worsen American hunger crisis
It’s time to look at the bigger picture in the Sterling aftermath
Obama warns ‘narrow window’ for immigration reform
Watch: 101-year-old woman throws out first pitch
Fifth Circuit stays Texas execution at eleventh hour
Vermont to set highest state minimum wage in the U.S.
Marco Rubio clarifies climate change stance — sort of
Business Latest: NBA fight hits home
Divided panel hears Virginia case for— and against— gay marriage
The Call: Raising the Minimum Wage
Texas gun shop sign takes aim at Obama voters
Conservative Obama nominee Michael Boggs faces tough questions
‘I don’t know what the fundraising arm is doing’
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.13.14
The red-state/blue-state divide deepens on health care
Obamacare saved consumers billions, new report finds
Karl Rove denies he said Hillary Clinton had brain damage
Senate GOP still eyeing new abortion restrictions
Where the 2016 GOP contenders stand on voting rights
Women senators join #BringBackOurGirls Twitter campaign
‘At no point did Senator Paul come out against voter-ID laws’
IMF chief Christine Lagarde withdraws as Smith College commencement speaker
Senate GOP kills bipartisan energy-efficiency bill
Whether he likes it or not, Boehner controls immigration bill’s fate
Primary day and other headlines
Donald Sterling takes shots at Magic Johnson’s HIV status
Ann Coulter’s mockery of #BringBackOurGirls backfires
Left at odds over nomination of kill memo author David Barron
Citations for the May 12, 2014 TRMS
Appeals court to hear case for marriage equality in Virginia
Ahead on the 5/12/14 Maddow show
Rep. Lewis calls on Republican to resign from Benghazi committee
Chart: Art prevents tripping deaths in women (?!)
All In Agenda: Prereq for being the GOP Presidential nominee?
John Boehner still working on immigration reform as time runs out
Limbaugh uses race to attack Hillary on Boko Haram kidnappers
Why Republicans are talking about abortion now
Clay Aiken wins North Carolina Congressional primary election
Budget deficit on track for six-year low
Detroit creditors vote on bankruptcy plan
Liberalism can’t just win arguments; it has to work
Rand Paul laments GOP going ‘crazy on this voter ID thing’
Business Latest: Minorities fuel job growth
John Boehner says he will be speaker again next year
LIVE NOW: 72-hour Missouri abortion filibuster
LIVE NOW: 72 hour Missouri abortion filibuster
Washington Monument reopens to public
Chamber of Commerce: Pass immigration reform, or give up 2016
Antarctica ice melt is ‘unstoppable’
Most Americans want Obamacare to stay, but tweaked: poll
Virginia to review controversial abortion clinic restrictions
American Bar Association under fire for underrating women, minorities
Potential 2016 GOP contenders address shortcomings
A law by any other name would smell as sweet
‘You deserve rape,’ says student ‘preacher’ at University of Arizona
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.12.14
Jindal remains preoccupied with reality TV
Christie, Brownback blame Obama for state financial troubles
Cantor booed, heckled by Virginia GOP activists
Michael Sam subjected to social media backlash after NFL draft
Should cell phone companies install active kill switches on all smartphones?
On Capitol Hill, it’s all about priorities
Conservatives mock ‘Bring Back Our Girls’ hashtag
Democrats hold strong in three key Senate races
Donald Sterling asks for forgiveness, says he’ll ‘never do it again’
Chuck Hagel open to reviewing military’s policy on transgender troops
Marco Rubio doesn’t believe humans are causing climate change
Trey Gowdy accuses Democrats of ‘selective amnesia’ over fundraising
Celebrating Mother’s Day over 100 years
Hillary Clinton celebrates her mother in memoir excerpts
Michael Sam becomes first openly gay NFL player
Bobby Jindal criticizes HGTV’s cancellation of show over hosts’ views
First lady Michelle Obama calls Nigeria kidnappings an ‘unconscionable act’
A letter to a Texas judge who judged a sexual assault survivor
Citations for the May 9, 2014 TRMS
What’s Benghazi really all about?
Minority Report: Larry Wilmore to replace Stephen Colbert
Ahead on the 5/9/14 Maddow show
Arkansas judge rules gay marriage ban unconstitutional
Arkansas judge strikes down ban on gay marriage
Randi Weingarten: Common Core should be a guide, not a straitjacket
All In Agenda: Carry your gun anywhere in Georgia?
A Mother’s Day tribute for my wife, Kathleen
House GOP ignores deficit, approves massive tax break
Execution stay denied for Texas inmate
ACA dead-enders find themselves alone
Clippers nab new CEO amid Donald Sterling controversy
Man charged with threatening Speaker John Boehner
Pelosi: Benghazi panel is ‘fundamentally unfair’
Rand Paul sets his sights on non-white Republicans
Gender gap damages GOP: Where are all the Republican women?
Business Latest: Women boost economy, investment potential
Obama promotes solar power at Walmart
Hillary who? Biden courts Iowa, South Carolina voters
Congress falters, Obama advances on immigration
Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy: 5 things to know
John Kerry engages in Twitter chat about Nigeria
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.9.14
Cliven Bundy armed standoff reportedly sparks FBI investigation
Kochs to spend unprecedented sum on midterms
House GOP splits Dems on business tax cut
Obama moves forward on climate as GOP balks
Bush and Clinton tie for most admired FLOTUS
In 2014, it’s two parties against one
Bill would grant Social Security rights for same-sex spouses
Michael Sam signs with Visa as NFL draft continues
RNC seeks to take control of debate circus
Rahm Emanuel endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016
Romney, Santorum back minimum-wage hike
Corbett pulls plug on Pennsylvania voter-ID
US team arrives in Nigeria to aid in search for missing girls
Pope Francis calls for wealth redistribution
Solar White House and other headlines
Citations for the May 8, 2014 TRMS
Obama calls climate change ‘fact’, announces new energy intiatives
Ahead on the 5/8/14 Maddow show
Calling girls ‘fat’ can affect their weight
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.8.14
How not to win the White House
Pennsylvania governor won’t challenge ruling striking down voter ID law
First trial set in history of Uganda’s anti-gay laws
Tea party support down, even among Republicans
Even Boko Haram’s brutality can be politicized
California school district apologizes for Holocaust assignment
Segregation 2.0: America’s school-to-prison pipeline
Obama administration to public schools: accept immigrant children
NFL cheerleaders join student-athletes in national labor fight
Gay couple in Indiana scores major victory
Oklahoma agrees to 6-month execution stay for Charles Warner
Surveillance reform now a real possibility
Caption contest, now with gargoyles
GOP candidate: birth control mandate like Nazism, KKK
What North Carolina’s establishment Republicans really won
With few other options, Republicans double down on Benghazi
Alleged new Donald Sterling recording released: ‘I’m not a racist’
Solving Michigan’s ‘petcoke’ problem
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.8.14
Another Fred Phelps relative leaves Westboro Baptist Church
House GOP isn’t investigating a scandal; it’s causing one
House Committee Passes NSA Reform
Rand Paul’s latest ACA whopper
VA chief Eric Shinseki faces extremely rare subpoena
Should Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resign?
Company gives more cash to conservatives than the Koch Brothers
Women in Politics: College Edition — Wellesley College
Trey Gowdy’s embarrassing start
Jobless claims improve following Easter volatility
Struggling to breathe new life into an old ‘scandal’
‘Man’s worst impulses’ and other headlines
Obama: GOP has filibustered 500 bills
Citations for the May 7, 2014 TRMS
What moms really need this Mother’s Day
Another corporate moocher skips town
A rallying cry for Nigeria’s girls, and women everywhere
Michele Bachmann slams National Women’s History Museum
HGTV pulls plug on reality show starring Christian activists
Ahead on the 5-7-14 Maddow Show
All In Agenda: The North Carolina primary’s biggest winner
Clinton condemns Nigerian kidnappings
NSA reform compromise clears House hurdle
R&D tax fight turns into a partisan brawl
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.7.14
Monica Lewinsky in Vanity Fair: Clinton rhetoric ‘troubling’
NJIT: ‘No one is proposing we roll out a weapon’ that isn’t safe
Judge reissues order to end Walker probe
Dems ’emboldened’ on ACA defense
Alabama is still paying for its immigration crackdown
Alma Adams wins Democratic primary race in NC
Business Latest: Beneficiaries of Ukraine crisis?
Veterans Affairs Chief Eric Shinseki not ready to call it quits
Largest fast food strike yet will include rallies on 6 continents
Sexism takes center stage in 2014
MVP Kevin Durant’s inspirational tribute to his single mom
North Carolina voting law causes confusion at the polls
When Republican fundraising goes too far
US casts doubt on Putin’s troop withdrawal claim
Teacher Appreciation Week: Randi Weingarten Answers YOUR Questions
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.7.14
POLL: Which Underreported Story Should We Cover?
Fundraising off Benghazi? GOP can’t agree
House GOP votes to hold ex-IRS official in contempt of Congress
Today’s big prayer event in Statuary Hall
Education racial gap wide as ever according to NAEP
Michael Jordan: I was racist ‘against all white people’ as a kid
World leaders request more sanctions after Nigerian kidnappings
Tillis: ‘I Do’ Regret Phrasing of ‘Divide and Conquer’ Comment
Christie’s top political strategist gets subpoenaed
Brownback facing fire on two fronts
Tillis eyes ‘divide and conquer’ agenda
Should lawyers consider the social media activity of potential jurors in the selection process?
Charlie Crist reveals the real reason he left Republican party
In Tuesday’s primaries, the empire strikes back
Palin: Being a grandma might turn Hillary Clinton conservative
Vatican defrocked nearly 900 priests in last decade
GOP establishment wins and other headlines
Clay Aiken sounds confident in tight North Carolina primary race
Citations for the May 6, 2014 TRMS
Thom Tillis wins North Carolina GOP Senate primary
Ahead on the 5/6/14 Maddow show
Watch: African lion cubs go swimming
Pussy Riot lobbies Congress for more sanctions against Russia
Veterans Affairs chief Eric Shinseki faces calls to resign
We must find a way to help rescue the missing girls in Nigeria
Death penalty panel calls for massive overhaul
Brunei’s Sharia law creates backlash in Beverly Hills
White House compromises on David Barron targeted killing memos
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin defends controversial execution
David Barton tackles women’s voting rights
Conservative Supreme Court seen favorably by … Democrats?
The woman who put her abortion on YouTube
Trivia Time! Tuesday’s trivia answer
Trivia Time! Wednesday’s trivia answer
Inside the right’s 2016 campaign against Hillary Clinton
Business Latest: Millionaires want higher taxes
A tale of two terrorist attacks
The Call: Tell Speaker Boehner to Pass Immigration Reform
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.6.14
Changing the tense and tone of the climate conversation
Is the Voting Rights Act making a comeback?
Monica Lewinsky speaks out: ‘Time to burn the beret’
Teen pregnancy, birth and abortion rates plummet to historic lows
Following GOP misstep, Senate slowly fills the federal bench
Ready, aim, fire: Candidates shoot at the government in ads
The exception to the ‘six-year itch’
John Kerry offers aid to Nigeria in search for missing girls
Obamacare could literally save lives, new study finds
Gut Check: Should Facebook change their policy on posting mastectomy pictures?
Holder: ‘There is no such thing as too big to jail’
Clarence Thomas would turn back the clock
When insurance is a matter of life and death
Drone memo author endorsed call for transparency
Human Rights Watch: U.S. laws defy basic rules of justice
GOPer says Obamacare is like concentration camps
Primary day and other headlines
Citations for the May 5, 2014 TRMS
The Call: Tell House Leadership It’s Time For Immigration Reform
Alabama justice says the First Amendment only protects Christians
Ahead on the 5/5/14 Maddow show
How raped Peace Corps volunteers are left behind
Is an HIV-free future on the horizon?
Fox declares the One True News Story
Federal court in Idaho hears case for marriage equality
At the Supreme Court, free speech is a partisan affair
Oil company claims oil spills can have ‘positive effects’
GOP’s Benghazi obsession is all about 2016
May Madness: Here are the primaries to follow
Hockey star P.K. Subban defends fanbase after receiving hate tweets
‘You want more people to be deported?’
Rand Paul threatens to block Obama judge over targeted killing
Transgender woman claims she was refused shelter by Salvation Army
Top Democrat: Benghazi committee is ‘political only’
Business Latest: Yellen’s challenge
The loudest climate change wake-up call
Again with the Nazi analogies?
Supreme Court blesses prayer at town meetings
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.5.14
Divided Court backs town-meeting prayers
Supreme Court won’t pull the trigger on NJ gun law
GOP Senate candidate points gun, takes aim at Obamacare
Ukraine suffers new round of deadly clashes
Christie runs into budgeting and bullying trouble
Health care frauds vs. health care facts
Condoleezza Rice withdraws from Rutgers commencement
Wisconsin GOP backs away from secession
Percentage of uninsured plummets to lowest rate in 6 years
Nevada Democrat wants to oust Bundy militia
Rick Perry: Not sure if botched Oklahoma execution was ‘inhumane’
Battle in Odessa and other headlines
Did Obama just come close to endorsing Hillary Clinton?
First openly gay Episcopalian bishop to divorce
The Week in Geek: Eight-hour day edition
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: More whites believe in ghosts than racism
Why do some Democrats support Keystone XL? Just follow the money
Obama mocks Bundy, Republicans at Correspondents’ Dinner
Democrats dismiss new Benghazi committee as ‘a waste of time’
NBA to appoint new Clippers CEO
A letter to the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Condoleezza Rice withdraws as Rutgers speaker after protests
Ahead on the 5/2/14 Maddow show
On Harvard, the Supreme Court and affirmative action
N.J. Democrat: We will reverse smart gun law if NRA plays ball
Citations for the May 2, 2014 TRMS
Father of slain teen: ‘America cannot continue to play cowboy’
How John Kerry could help bring peace to Congo
We need to bring back and build up our city parks
Ukraine clashes turn deadly as dozens killed in fire
GOP officials apologize following racially charged remarks
North Carolina GOP fights for party’s soul
81 pounds of marijuana found in suitcase at Oakland Airport
How not to cover a presidential press conference
GOP begins to kick Grimm to the curb, but remains in a tough spot
Starting with the conclusion, then working backwards
Gay couples hoping to marry in Indiana await federal ruling
Obama calls for death penalty review after botched execution
Discovery memorializes avalanche victims
Trivia Time! Friday’s trivia answer
What conspiratorial madness looks like
Sen. Tim Kaine endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016
Darrell Issa subpoenas John Kerry to testify on Benghazi
The fight over Keystone XL heats up in the Senate
Tough competition in the ‘House of Scandal’
‘Oklahoma is like turning it up to 11’
Sexual assault in colleges: an open letter
‘Evacuation gun bill’ dies in Florida Senate
House GOP reminded that health care policy is hard
Sterling scandal puts NAACP fundraising history under scrutiny
Should lawmakers be able to use their congressional allowances on first class travel?
Where are the jobs? They’re right here
Benghazi conspiracy theorists come unglued
April jobs report beats expectations
Los Angeles NAACP president Leon Jenkins steps down amid Donald Sterling scandal
Hunt for kidnapped girls and other headlines
Obamacare enrollment may approach 18 million
Citations for the May 1, 2014 TRMS
Can Bill Clinton defend his record on inequality?
Ahead on the 5/1/14 Maddow show
Candidate’s plan to pass out KKK hoods sparks birpartisan outrage
U.S. fails to act amid Egyptian military’s brutal crackdown
Poll finds big changes in American life
Gay couples in Brunei could soon be sentenced to death by stoning
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.1.14
Okla. gov. calls for review in light of botched execution
‘I strongly doubt it has ever happened before’
Pa. gov. throws support behind medical marijuana bill
Seattle leaders reach deal to raise minimum wage to $15
Oklahoma governor orders ‘independent review’ of execution
Business Latest: Mitt Romney’s gadfly
The annual National Day of Prayer
Dolly Parton: Gays ‘should suffer just like us heterosexuals’
Jeb Bush gets a boost from a former president
De Blasio reaches deal with New York teachers union
A ‘little secret’ on immigration reform?
Behind the Untested Drugs Used in the Oklahoma Execution
Biden gets out in front of Obama on LGBT discrimination
55 colleges facing sexual assault investigations
Trivia Time! Thursday’s trivia answer
Chris Christie to visit Iowa, South Carolina
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin boasts far-right record
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.1.14
GOP candidate compares food stamp recipients to wild animals
GOP ponders what to do about Grimm
Maybe it’s time to invest in infrastructure?
Reports of military sexual assault jump 50%
Women in Politics: College Edition – Georgetown University
Dick Cheney just can’t help himself
Watch Live: House Hearing on Benghazi
Do you agree with Tenn.’s law that says pregnant women can be arrested and jailed for using drugs?
Even in Florida, Clinton beats Bush
ACLU sues Ohio over early voting cuts
Jobless claims jump unexpectedly
Arizona governor signs law banning ‘revenge porn’
GOP lawmaker blasts Obamacare: people will die on secret lists
GOP’s fuzzy math on Obamacare enrollments