MS NOW April 2015 Articles

Obama presidential library to be located in Chicago

What if gay marriage loses?

Ted Cruz explains why he missed final vote on Loretta Lynch

From Baltimore to New York, Protests Demand Systemic Change

Jeb Bush: Empty Baltimore stadium ‘sends the wrong signal’

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.30.15

5 reasons to watch the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight

Cruz tries to blame Obama for 2008 crash

Protests continue in Baltimore as marchers demand answers

Why Bernie Sanders matters, even if he can’t win

Florida has its ‘Keep the government out of Obamacare’ moment

Gearing up for Know Your Value in Washington, DC

Make this news quiz your No. 1 pick

Meet Marilyn Mosby, the woman overseeing the Gray investigation

Baltimore tensions put Martin O’Malley in a tight spot

Latinos ‘in solidarity’ with African Americans in Baltimore

Rubio’s advocacy for Corinthian Colleges draws scrutiny

Jeb Bush exploits major loophole in campaign finance rule

Let Me Start: April 30, 2015

Bernie Sanders: ‘I am running for president of the United States’

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.30.15

Police: Freddie Gray arrested for possession of switchblade

House targets predatory lending protections for US troops

A misguided attempt to connect Baltimore, same-sex marriage

Bernie Sanders joins Democratic presidential field

GOP lawmakers take aim at constitutional principle

Police: Freddie Gray arrested for possession of switchblade

The 2016 Republican field is wide open

How well do you know Bernie Sanders?

Jobless claims improve to 15-year low

Leaked document blames Freddie Gray for his injuries

Nigeria says it rescued another ‘large group’ from Boko Haram

Bernie Sanders is running and other headlines

Nepal earthquake: Teen pulled from rubble alive five days after disaster

Previously reported Freddie Gray facts contradict new leak

Is Iran trolling Tom Cotton?

Bernie Sanders: ‘I am running for president’

Nearly 300 women and girls rescued in Nigeria: How you can help

A first-person account of the tragic earthquake in Nepal

For Iran, ‘snap back’ clause goes both ways

Ted Cruz tiptoes around immigration at Hispanic business event

NFL draft day: Jameis Winston goes No. 1

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.29.15

Three shot in Ferguson during apparent Baltimore-related protests

‘Suppose we said we’re going to burn you at the stake…’

Protests erupt in major cities in solidarity with Freddie Gray

Under fire, Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake stays ‘no drama’

Economic growth struggles in first quarter

Pope Francis rails against ‘pure scandal’ of pay gap

Clinton eyes the end of ‘the era of mass incarceration’

Let Me Start: April 29, 2015

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.29.15

Baltimore ‘mom of the year’ speaks out

Hillary Clinton calls for ending ‘era of mass incarceration’

GOP presidential hopefuls rally behind Norquist pledge

Carly Fiorina jumps in: “Yes, I’m running for president”

The perils of political paranoia in Texas

Gut Check: Should the Orioles-White Sox game be closed to public?

Is Baltimore Obama’s moment to lose restraint?

The Pope vs. Climate Deniers

101 released without charges after unrest in Baltimore

Supreme Court justices clash over lethal injection challenge

New ACA lawsuit makes matters worse in Florida

GOP fails to persuade on Iran, diplomacy

What is the real Baltimore?

Scene of Mt. Everest base camp evacuations revealed

Relative calm returns to Baltimore streets

‘Missed the mark’: Bud Light admits latest branding is a mistake

Baltimore emerges from curfew and other headlines

Man shot and wounded in Ferguson

Nigeria claims it freed 200 girls held by terrorists

Protesters disperse after Baltimore officers enforce curfew

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.28.15

Texas inmate facing execution wins reprieve from state judge

Bernie Sanders to announce presidential run Thursday

NFL to give up tax-exempt status

‘Don’t just pay attention to these communities when a CVS burns’

Celebs and politicians tell Supreme Court that ‘love can’t wait’

Coming soon: Hillary Clinton’s student debt plan

‘Bali Nine’ pair among 8 drug convicts executed in Indonesia; 1 spared: Media

Voter ID law deemed as racially discriminatory could get new life

Roger Goodell: NFL to give up its tax exempt status

Rand Paul, Donald Trump assign blame for violence in Baltimore

Obama condemns violence in Baltimore

Supreme Court sounds skeptical note on marriage equality

Ray Lewis to rioters: Go home, stay home

Let Me Start: The riots in Baltimore

Quiz: Same-sex marriage heads to SCOTUS

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.28.15

An expensive seat at the Supreme Court

Iran seizes cargo ship, US officials say

Nepal earthquake death toll hits 5,000 as aid starts flowing in 


Hillary Clinton gets colorful for marriage equality case

Trump thinks he can ‘fix’ Baltimore ‘fast’

Do you think it was the right decision to close schools in Baltimore?

What we know about Freddie Gray

Christie explains why his wife just left Wall Street

Baltimore: A brief history quiz

Top Senate Republican rejects call for voting-rights fix

The laughable calls for high-court recusals

Texas A&M professor reaches ‘breaking point,’ fails entire class

Pope Francis to champion combating climate change

SCOTUS hears historic marriage equality case

Michael Jackson impersonator brings artistic resistance to Baltimore

Marriage equality gets its day in court

The morning after in Baltimore

Baltimore tense as officers, protesters prepare for citywide curfew

Baltimore cleans up and other headlines

Nepal earthquake death toll tops 4,000

On the ground in Baltimore

The shifting politics of gay marriage

‘The Wire’ creator David Simon calls for end to violent Baltimore protests

How Ruth Bader Ginsburg helped pave the way for marriage equality

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.27.15

GOP sees Cotton sabotage strategy as ‘an educational effort’

Maryland governor declares state of emergency amid Baltimore violence

Rand Paul’s drone ‘evolution’ now complete

Rand Paul to Jewish leaders in NYC: ‘I am not an isolationist’

Five things to know ahead of historic marriage equality hearing

Women in Politics: College Edition – Fairleigh Dickinson University

Eric Harris shooting: Sheriff’s official Tim Albin resigns

Bush rejects family tradition, opposes Planned Parenthood

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.27.15

George W. Bush unironically warns of Middle East ‘chaos’

Gay hotelier ‘made a terrible mistake’ in hosting Ted Cruz

GOP candidates start a race to the bottom on immigration

The Model Behavior of Municipal Composters

Colorado Dem takes aim at Iowa’s Steve King

Texas Republicans denounce Pre-K as ‘a Godless environment’

Nepal earthquake: Rescuers struggle to reach villages as toll hits 3,700

Will GOP amendments doom bipartisan Iran legislation?

Do you agree with Finland’s policy to issue speeding fines based on drivers’ income?

Just how big will the 2016 field get?

Help Nepal earthquake victims with a few clicks

Corinthian Colleges shuts down, ending classes for 16,000 overnight

Kim Kardashian: Bruce Jenner found ‘inner peace,’ ‘pure happiness’ with transition

On marriage debate, GOP candidates forget what year it is

Help to Nepal and other headlines

Mourners remember Freddie Gray after night of massive protest

Bruce Jenner’s ex-wife, Linda Thompson, opens up

Tony Perkins: SCOTUS won’t have final say on gay marriage

Kasich: Clinton is ‘formidable,’ could win Ohio

Clinton Foundation: ‘We made mistakes’

Nepal earthquake: Major aftershock hits Kathmandu as toll climbs

Week in Geek: Hubble gotchu edition

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.26.15

In Iowa, a promise of conservative revival

12 arrested after Freddie Gray protest in Baltimore turns violent

2016 GOPers court pro-Israel donors at Sheldon Adelson’s unofficial primary

Gay hoteliers face blowback, boycott threats over Cruz meeting

The best way to counter ISIS’s cruelty

In defense of drones

Jindal warns corporations over ‘unnatural alliance with the radical left’

Bruce Jenner and America’s transgender moment

Nearly 1,900 dead after massive earthquake devastates Nepal

This Week in God, 4.25.15

Santorum, Huckabee cameo in video protesting gay marriage

Citations for the April 24, 2015 TRMS

Decryptomaddowlogical #131

Bruce Jenner: ‘For all intents and purposes, I am a woman’

Armenian genocide: On 100th anniversary, Germany becomes latest to use term

Sideshow: Boehner, Pelosi kiss and make-up?

Let Me Finish: Leading ladies of D.C.

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.25.15

Homeless and working in the Senate

Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.24.15

Columbia student accused of rape sues university

New Freddie Gray video footage released

Bernie Sanders ‘days’ away from presidential decision

‘It looks like bribery’? Actually, it doesn’t

Obama on botched drone strikes: ‘We’re not cavalier’

Deal or no deal, America’s problems with Iran are just beginning

Eric Holder bids final farewell, heralds ‘Golden Age’ at Justice Dept.

In Case You Missed It: 5 great stories from the week of April 20

Right to vote at stake in Texas voter ID appeal

GOP leaders scramble on healthcare, fearful of Supreme Court win

Fraternity suspended over hazing and ‘waterboarding’ allegations

Liberals furious with Obama’s trade comments

Obama’s best jokes from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

South Dakota new ad campaign says they are better than Mars

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.24.15

Is Congress ‘finally back on track’? Not really

Colleagues questioned Robert Bates years before fatal shooting

Huckabee: Gay marriage will lead to ‘criminalization of Christianity’

ACA scores big on customer satisfaction

Sheriff Arpaio admits hiring PI to investigate wife of federal judge

Alabama rep looks to end marriage licenses … for everyone

Cruz leads the race to the bottom on marriage equality

Pulling the plug on Adam Sandler’s movie after Native American actors walked off the set?

Comcast ends pursuit of Time Warner Cable acquisition

Why Ted Cruz skipped the Loretta Lynch vote

The drone questions Rand Paul isn’t ready to ask

Benghazi panel agrees to let Clinton answer questions

Italian terror raid busts cell with alleged Osama bin Laden link

‘Rough rides’ and other headlines

Citations for the April 23, 2015 TRMS

Decryptomaddowlogical #130

Native American actors quit Adam Sandler movie over racist jokes

Clinton slams GOP for playing politics on Lynch confirmation

The Right vs. The Left vs. The Press

‘#RedFlag’: Kim Kardashian executive produces doc on mental health

Let Me Finish: Majority of Democrats vote for the trade deal

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.23.15

Listeria: Jeni’s 2nd ice cream company to stop production

Jindal thumbs his nose at ‘job creators’ over discrimination

2016 contenders battle for billionaire support

GOP staying quiet on Lynch confirmation?

Jeb Bush: I’m not ‘auditioning’ for the Koch brothers

160 days later, there’s a new quiz along side our new attorney general

Hillary Clinton asked to appear twice before House Benghazi committee

Chris Christie noticeably absent as Republicans woo Iowa

David Petraeus sentenced to two years’ probation

Pro-choice group launches campaign to get GOPers to ‘own it’

The ballad of Loretta Lynch

Loretta Lynch confirmed with bipartisan support

Families of slain hostages cope with cold shoulder from US officials

Hillary Clinton’s scandal playbook

Senate confirms Loretta Lynch as attorney general after historic delay

White House acknowledges hostage deaths in al Qaeda strike

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.23.15

Here are the wildest arguments against marriage equality

‘Nothing like this has been done before’

Jeb Bush: Hillary Clinton ‘will be held accountable’

The ‘political charade’ on Benghazi comes into focus

Chelsea Clinton dodges question about allegations against foundation

More Kansas schools forced to close

US admits killing three Americans, two who served al-Qaida

Is the criticism of Dr. Oz justified?

The importance of Clinton’s 50-state strategy

House Republicans might not release Benghazi findings until 2016

Bobby Jindal: I’m really, really against gay marriage

Sens. Rand Paul and Harry Reid fist bump, Ray-Bans on

Stubborn jobless claims inch a little higher

#5Things: Urban jungle

Steve King unveils radical court scheme

Lynch drama near the end and other headlines

Citations for the April 22, 2015 TRMS

Michael Brown’s family to file civil suit against Ferguson

Senate Finance Committee backs ‘fast-track’ of Obama’s trade bill

Rand Paul’s 22-year-old son cited for DUI

Decryptomaddowlogical #129

Show us what you know about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner … go!

Calbuco volcano spews giant tower of ash in Chile

The two words that could solve Hillary Clinton’s trade pickle

Schumer on trade fight: “We’re turning over our economy to the Chinese”

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.22.15

Let Me Finish: The trade issue

Ex-police chief: Race not reason for resignations after black mayor elected

Senate passes anti-human trafficking bill, clearing way for Lynch vote

On ‘The Tonight Show,’ Christie laughs off jokes about his weight

‘Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle’ film explores dirty truths about Taser

Mississippi’s last abortion clinic fights to stay open — and out of SCOTUS

Obama admin eyes big changes at Guantanamo Bay

People magazine announces Sandra Bullock as World’s Most Beautiful Woman

Jeb Bush accuses Hillary Clinton of ‘politically motivated flip flop’ on trade

Ray-Ban to Rand Paul campaign: Stop selling our sunglasses

Cash prize planned to boost school board election voter turnout

Auschwitz survivor confronts former Nazi Oskar Groening at trial

GOP gets highly selective on White House oversight

The exit interview: Eric Holder talks race, legacy and what’s next

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.22.15

Watch “Just Eat It” live with the filmakers

World wonders whether Obama can deliver on climate goals

Google answers your most pressing question: Which animal are you?

#5Things: Everglades

In fight over Medicaid expansion, AFP can’t win them all

Pope Francis to visit Cuba before United States in September

Kansas eyes redistributing wealth in the wrong direction

Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces contempt hearing

Join the Earth Day live chat with Tom Colicchio

That’s not what ‘socialism’ means

Do you agree with PBS’ decision to leave out details about Ben Affleck’s slave-owner ancestor?

Koch brothers to GOP candidates: Here’s how to earn our support

Obama: ‘We do not have time to deny the effects of climate change’

Rand Paul: McCain, Graham are White House ‘lapdogs’

Congressman’s transgender granddaughter makes him proud

Senate sets standards for success far too low

Koch network may play politics and other headlines

Citations for the April 22, 2015 TRMS

Chris Matthews interviews President Barack Obama

Decryptomaddowlogical #128

Ben Affleck regrets asking show to omit his slave-owning ancestor

Groundbreaking trans-themed film ‘Carl(a)’ gets a second life

José Andrés has a yummy solution for all your leftover bread

Hillary Clinton woos Democrats on climate change, campaign finance

Supreme Court rules on police holding suspects for K-9 searches

There is no ‘suspected terrorist activity’ exception to the Constitution

DEA head Leonhart expected to leave: Senior administration official

How much do you know about Earth Day?

The truth about Poland and the Holocaust

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.21.15

Scott Walker’s turn against legal immigration shakes up 2016

Food waste is a massive problem. Here’s how you can fix it.

Rubio shows how not to talk about the auto rescue

Public support shifts in ACA’s favor

Court sentences ousted Egypt president to 20 years in prison

Rapper Waka Flocka Flame claims he’s running for president

One more study shows vaccines don’t cause autism

GOP moves to block anti-discrimination law protecting reproductive choice

Obama warns Iran on aiding Yemeni rebels

Christie takes aim at US policy toward Cuba, Keystone

5 things to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal

Meet the filmmakers who went inside the world’s most infamous mosque

DOJ opens probe of police custody death of Freddie Gray

Clinton has no use for a Wall Street agenda

Robert Bates pleads not guilty in Tulsa fatal shooting

Vatican: U.S. Catholic bishop in child pornography case resigns

Senate deal on trafficking clears way for Loretta Lynch vote

‘The Avengers’ merchandise missing female character Black Widow

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.21.15

Were mysterious resignations in a small Missouri city about race?

Desperation leads to creativity among marriage-equality opponents

New study rebuts John Roberts on Voting Rights Act

Rand Paul’s short memory

You got it, dude! ‘Full House’ is coming back

Auschwitz bookkeeper Oskar Groening goes on trial in Germany

When the GOP turns its attention to legal immigration

Is Congress close to a breakthrough on Loretta Lynch?

Jacob’s journey: Life as a transgender 5-year-old

Battle lines drawn on retirement age

Adidas to turn ocean trash into shoes and clothes

Michael Brown memorial in Ferguson, Missouri vandalized

Blue Bell Creameries pulls all of its products after ice cream listeria scare

Do you believe drought shaming helps with the drought?

Jindal’s unique spin on his unpopularity

Jon Stewart reveals date of final ‘Daily Show’ appearance

Bachmann: The rapture is coming. Thanks Obama.

Koch brothers eye 2016 favorite

Super PAC scrutiny and other headlines

Citations for the April 21, 2015 TRMS

Bobby Brown’s lawyer: Bobbi Kristina Brown has opened eyes

Captain and crew member arrested after migrants die in capsize

Mass resignations after black woman unseats white mayor

Spotted: Bill Clinton takes a stroll in pink sneakers

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.20.15

The race for 21st-century primacy

Hillary Clinton: Don’t ‘mess’ with Social Security

Statement from BP to ‘The Ed Show’

Pence extends needle-exchange program after HIV outbreak

Washington Post reporter in Iran faces 4 charges: Lawyer

Six Minnesota men charged with conspiring to help ISIS in Syria

Officer charged in beating of man, Floyd Dent, during traffic stop

Meet our “Just Eat It” Panel

The migration crisis in the Mediterranean

Bush ignores right-wing myth, wades into ‘death panel’ politics

Christie hopes to beef up global resume with foreign policy speech

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.20.15

Does Rubio support his own immigration bill?

Two deputies reassigned after fatal shooting: Sheriff

Will the climate debate be more than hot air in 2016?

Do you think Tim Tebow can bounce back?

Ron Johnson has no use for ‘sad sack stories’

US laws on weed are no joke

Marijuana and iron bars

Kasich waiting for ‘the Lord’ to weigh in on 2016

‘I didn’t inhale’ for a new generation

81-year-old’s obituary reads: ‘Do not vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016’

Jeb Bush declares his brother’s failures ‘irrelevant’

Six cops suspended in death of Freddie Gray

Alleged ISIS supporters arrested in California, Minnesota

Migrant tragedy: Rescuers search for survivors, bodies in mediterranean

Huckabee discourages U.S. military enlistments

Clinton returns to friendlier turf for second campaign swing

Loretta Lynch resolution? and other headlines

ISIS shoots, beheads 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya: Video

‘Star Wars’ movie ‘Rogue One’ plot revealed

Marco Rubio says sexual preference is not a choice

Are comedians licking their chops for another Clinton White House?

DOJ, FBI admit years of flawed testimony from forensics unit: Report

Ben Affleck asked PBS to not reveal slave-owner ancestor

Scott Walker has attended gay wedding reception

Ohio Gov. John Kasich ‘more and more serious’ about 2016 bid

Hundreds feared dead after migrant boat capsizes

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.19.15

Obama to head to Florida Everglades for Earth Day climate speech

GOP 2016 hopefuls clash in New Hampshire

When Earth Day changed the world

Ohio cop praised for refusing to resort to deadly force against murder suspect

Rand Paul fights off GOP hawks at New Hampshire 2016 summit

Best of #GlobalCitizenEarthDay

How Gwyneth Paltrow succeeded by failing the Food Stamp Challenge

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Jalalabad suicide bombing

St. Louis police shoot and kill man armed with knife

This Week in God, 4.18.15

Christie’s New Hampshire trip: A moderate success?

Mike Huckabee says he’ll announce 2016 decision on May 5

Decryptomaddowlogical #127

The first fight of the Democratic primary

Jeb Bush pokes the right on climate, Obama picks in New Hampshire

Rachel Maddow interviews Senator Harry Reid: Full video and transcript

Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.17.15

Oklahoma governor signs bill allowing nitrogen in executions

Legal experts pan US for disappointing human rights record

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.18.15

American wounded in car bomb explosion outside US consulate in Iraq

Week in Geek: ‘What’s that noise?’ edition

Christie’s New Jersey faces yet another downgrade

A crucial test for Obama’s executive action

New ‘Star Wars’ films to feature ‘really strong women’

Obama: Loretta Lynch process is ’embarrassing’

#5Things: Pardon the interruption

Florida’s Rick Scott files bizarre new ACA lawsuit

Growing fossil fuel divestment protests hit colleges nationwide

School erases feminist T-shirt from class photo

Settlement reverses some cuts to Ohio early voting

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.17.15

White House urges appeals court to allow new immigration policy to proceed

Boston bombing victim’s parents urge against death penalty

Jeb Bush: raise the retirement age

Rubio’s ‘Health Choices’ policy comes up far short

Arizona GOP gets creative in blocking healthcare

Verizon’s new pay TV pitch edges closer to a la carte television

Americans’ economic confidence on the rise

The fast-track trade war has begun

Do you think a one week suspension for Britt McHenry is enough?

Leading Republicans differ over armed ‘insurrection’

Texas, plains battered by tornadoes, rain and baseball-sized hail

Louisiana goes for broke with discrimination bill

Wisconsin poll brings bad news for Walker, GOP

Sex assault accuser Erica Kinsman sues NFL prospect Jameis Winston

Tulsa Reserve Deputy Robert Bates: Falsified records report ‘is not correct’

Citations for the April 16, 2015 TRMS

Bush dishes out (and dives into dishes) in New Hampshire

‘Housewives’ star Kim Richards arrested on public intoxication charge

#TBT: 2016 presidential hopeful edition

Decryptomaddowlogical #126

WikiLeaks puts more than 30,000 hacked Sony documents online

Boasts, blurting and bewildered, continued

‘Hunger Games’ actress slams cultural appropriation: ‘Don’t cash crop my cornrows’

Study: High school smoking fell as e-cigarette use boomed

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.16.15

‘Suge’ Knight is orderded to stand trial, taken to hospital

New Kansas rules would limit spending of welfare benefits

Georgia Gov. Deal signs medical marijuana bill into law

GOP passes massive tax break for millionaires, billionaires

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ teaser will give fans goosebumps

Congress strikes deal to fast-track controversial trade bill

Reid prepared to ‘force’ vote on Lynch

Sen. Harry Reid threatens to force vote on Loretta Lynch nomination

Adrian Peterson reinstated to play in NFL

Hillary Clinton to visit New Hampshire next week

Phi Delta Theta fraternity in Kansas suspended over ‘inappropriate’ texts

Tax-free news Quiz

Proposed Louisiana law protects those who oppose gay marriage

Is Ohio governor John Kasich moving toward a presidential run?

Falwell college finds itself at the center of GOP politics

Senator’s very respectable ringtone is ‘Let It Go’

Victims of Virginia Tech massacre honored at 8th anniversary

Where Clinton will — and won’t — deviate from Obama

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.16.15

2016 will decide the fate of drug-policy progress

Should cities around the country ban drinking on the beach, as Panama City is considering?

George W. Bush concedes his brother has ‘a problem’

George Lucas’ latest project offers a new hope

Rand Paul’s past continues to haunt him

Despite 1% status, Christie says he’s ‘not wealthy’

Tulsa supervisors ordered to falsify reserve deputy’s records: Report

Father nearly slips through the cracks of ‘deport felons, not families’ directive

Jobless claims climb again, reach six-week high

Tennessee House defeats bill to make Bible official state book

5 best pairings in the TIME 100 list

GOP obstructionism on Loretta Lynch becomes farcical

Missing MH370: Search zone will double if jet is not found

Christie on 2016: My wife and I ‘have not made this decision yet’

Citations for the April 15, 2015 TRMS

Hillary Clinton’s light touch in Iowa

New details on 2012 kidnapping of NBC News Team in Syria

Martin O’Malley takes veiled shot at Clinton on marriage

Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez faces more legal trouble

Kelley Paul: ‘I’m going to work hard to elect Rand Paul’

New Girl Scout troop starts at Utah gay pride center

Crashing the Capitol: Gyro-copters, drones and other infamous government intrusions

Israeli ultra-Orthodox site cuts Kim Kardashian from photo

Homaro Cantu, Chicago food tech chef, dies at 38 in suspected suicide

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.15.15

Chris Christie goes after Jeb Bush in New Hampshire

How not to honor the Lincoln legacy

Watch No Doubt, Usher, Train at Global Citizen 2015 Earth Day

Texas executes San Antonio man for killing police officer

An ‘unfortunate political stunt’ gets thrown out of court

Christie comes out swinging on vaccinations in New Hampshire

Hillary Clinton talks health care policy in Iowa

Gyro-copter lands on west front of U.S. Capitol, pilot arrested

Cyber attacks: Inside the FBI’s fight against one of America’s newest threats

Third suspect arrested in alleged spring break gang rape caught on video

New laws force doctors to lie to patients about abortion

‘Impostor’ tax scam worse than ever, Congress holds hearing

‘Girls’ actress Jemima Kirke opens up about abortion

Forgetting the not-so-distant past

Charged Tulsa reserve deputy ‘devastated’ after fatal shooting

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.15.15

Politicians, activists get in on the #Fightfor15

Prominent black judge tapped to preside over Walter Scott case

Christie stands firm on Social Security plan

Why the GOP can’t turn Clinton into Romney

Rubio tries to thread a needle on immigration

Ex-NFL player Aaron Hernandez convicted of first-degree murder

Jury chosen for trial in Aurora movie theater shooting

Christie sees bluster, bravado as a credible foreign policy

One in six retired NFL players go bankrupt, study finds

McCain’s dilemma: trust Ayatollah or trust U.S. officials?

What happened to Hillary’s message?

Do you think the teachers’ sentences, some including seven years of jailtime, are too severe?

Flakka: The new synthetic drug that’s luring young Americans

Congress actually does something

Video shows Arizona cop using car to ram armed suspect

Clinton’s platform comes into focus, including some surprises

Citations for the April 14, 2015 TRMS

Rapper Snoop Dogg invests in weed delivery service

In Iowa, Hillary Clinton stays studiously on-message

Jeb Bush says he won’t ‘disparage’ likely rival Marco Rubio

When a pharmacist turns a woman away

Bill Clinton avoids campaign talk at cancer event

7 scary facts about climate change

Low-wage workers’ massive show of strength

How Nigeria failed to bring back its girls

Let Me Finish: The assassination of Lincoln

Walter Scott killing underlines racial tensions in police department

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.14.15

50 states visited…check!

Loretta Lynch is still waiting…

Bob Durst pleads not guilty to federal gun charge in New Orleans

The ticket that can’t lose — but won’t happen

Missouri inmate executed for killing man over child support payments

400 migrants die in shipwreck off Libya, survivors say

John Legend launches campaign to end mass incarceration

Legendary soul singer Percy Sledge dies

SpaceX launches cargo into orbit, but fails to land rocket on floating platform

Obama removes Cuba from terror list

How Do You Live a Virtuous Life? David Brooks Weighs In.

Road to Equal Pay: Advice from 7 Power Women

Christian group contradicts Rubio claim on gay marriage position

Christie in New Hampshire: I’m different than the rest of the 2016 field

Chicago to offer $5.5 million to victims of torture under Jon Burge

Two TSA officers fired for scheme to grope hot men at Denver Airport

Obama removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list

A quiz in honor of the ‘Great Emancipator’

Same-sex couple in Clinton ad: ‘We didn’t know it was for the launch!’

Tax Day: Here’s what Americans want their money to be spent on

How to shine a light on dark money

Christie shapes platform, eyes Social Security cuts

Kelley Paul on Rand’s Savannah Guthrie interview: He has a good relationship with women

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.14.15

23 hurt after Asiana flight skids off runway in Hiroshima, Japan

Which 2016er is winning the Facebook race so far?

Debate takes shape on affordable higher ed

Do you think it’s important to have a “new generation” of leadership in The White House?

Marco Rubio: Obama was a ‘backbencher’ in Illinois legislature

One year after #BringBackOurGirls, Boko Haram still holds hundreds

Rita Wilson undergoes double mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis

Atlanta cheating scandal: Three ex-educators sentenced to 7 years

Why Abraham Lincoln Has Endured

Rubio called for, then skipped, foreign-policy hearing

Tulsa volunteer deputy surrenders to authorities after fatal shooting

Sen. Mark Kirk under fire for racial remarks

Republicans turn a blind eye to the science of the Iran debate

‘Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner vs. ‘Black Lives Matter’ critics

Twitter to Marco Rubio: That’s not cool

Men pay more in traveling shop for gender wage equality

Marriage-equality debate already making its mark on 2016 race

Jindal refuses to release emails after slamming Clinton

Jeffrey Tambor on Bruce Jenner: ‘I’m just for people who want to make a change’

GOP message out of step with millennials

Congress giving up on authorizing ISIS mission

Rubio: ‘No doubt’ I’m more experienced than Obama was in ’08

Rubio adds new paint to old ideas

Citations for the April 13, 2015 TRMS

Hillary Clinton: ‘The deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top’

Ex-NFL star suspected of killing prison cellmate

With an eye on 2016, Christie begins New Hampshire tour

Alaska Airlines flight turns around after napping worker trapped in cargo hold

2016 opponents, politicians, and celebrities react to Marco Rubio’s announcement

Ben Carson to launch presidential bid on May 4

Clinton, Rubio battle it out for best 404 page

Let Me Finish: Hillary Clinton’s listening trip

Horse-riding California beating victim says he was in cuffs the whole time

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.13.15

Ex-Blackwater guards hit with lengthy prison sentences

Answers to the most Googled questions about Marco Rubio

‘Cheney 2016’ gets its first endorsement

Russia lifts ban on delivery of S-300 missiles to Iran

Marco Rubio enters the 2016 race

Tulsa reserve deputy charged with manslaughter in shooting

Jennifer Lea

Meet Lynn Seth

Jill Sharp

ACA pushes uninsured rate to new lows

Hillary Clinton has been outspoken on voting rights

German mother of 13 pregnant with quadruplets at age 65

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have baby baptized in Jerusalem

Debbie Wasserman Schultz hits back at Rand Paul in abortion fight

‘House of Cards’ gets in on the Hillary buzz on Twitter

In 2016 launch, Hillary Clinton aims to re-introduce herself on the trail

Jodi Arias sentenced to life in prison with no parole

Teen surfing star killed by shark off Indian Ocean island

Carly Fiorina finds something nice to say on Clinton

Marco Rubio rolls the dice

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.13.15

Meet Ted Cruz’s billionaire

Longtime college employee died in shooting at North Carolina college

Cliven Bundy hosts ‘freedom celebration’ one year later

#5Things: Road trip

Republicans balk at U.S./Cuba breakthrough

Bill de Blasio not ready for Hillary – yet

Rand Paul’s past vs. Rand Paul’s future

‘Free-range’ parents being investigated by Child Protective Services again

18 burning questions about Hillary’s road trip

Australia to deny government child care benefits for anti-vaxxers

Obama reminds McCain how foreign policy works

Do you think Hillary Clinton’s new low key campaign strategy is a good idea?

Clinton’s unique opportunity to make history

Hillary and the Obama factor

Iowa Democrats want Hillary to work for it

Marco Rubio is running for president. Here’s what you need to know about him.

Hillary Clinton’s road trip to Iowa

Quiz: How much do you know about Marco Rubio?

Answers to the most Googled questions about Hillary Clinton

ISIS video shows apparent destruction of Nimrud archaeological site

Ready — and no longer waiting — for Hillary

Clinton announces: ‘I’m hitting the road to earn your vote’

Walter Scott case: What if there was no video?

Hillary’s top aide: It’s official

Ready for Hillary no Longer ‘Ready for Hillary’

Pope Francis calls Armenian slaughter ‘1st genocide of 20th Century’

Ready for Hillary 2.0

Tulsa Sheriff’s Office: Deputy who fired fatal shot meant to use Taser

Republicans rush to condemn Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign

Likely 2016 rivals gear up attacks on Clinton

Toddler falls into cheetah exhibit at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

Nelly arrested on felony drug charges in Tennessee

The moment of truth for Chris Christie is approaching

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.12.15

New Clinton team aims for no-drama operation

Video shows final moments of New Jersey man who died in police custody

In historic meeting, Obama and Castro promise new era

Lockdown lifted at US Capitol Building after shot fired

Second man charged in plot to bomb Kansas Army base for ISIS

‘Mad Men’ star Jon Hamm was accused in violent fraternity hazing

Egypt sentences 27-year-old American to life in prison

Video shows deadly brawl between family and cops at Arizona Walmart

This Week in God, 4.11.15

Hundreds gather as Walter Scott’s family lays him to rest

Barack Obama, Cuba’s Raul Castro shake hands at summit

Reporter’s notebook: The killing of Walter Scott

O’Malley, Webb appear in Iowa ahead of Clinton announcement

20 years later, FBI to offer new reward in ‘Sunset Limited’ train derailment

Sideshow: Basketball, babies, bees…oh my!

Ten cops put on leave after video shows beating of suspected horse thief

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.11.15

Hillary Clinton looms over NRA’s 2016 showcase

Week in Geek: Approach to Pluto edition

Argentine judge orders arrest warrant for Justin Bieber

Robert Durst indicted on federal gun charge

Let Me Finish: A historic moment in politics

Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.10.15

Obamas pay $93,362 in federal taxes; tax rate of 20%

Democratic voters overwhelmingly predict Clinton will win nomination

Don’t blame eclipses on President Obama

Wayne LaPierre targets Hillary Clinton during NRA convention speech

Apple CEO Tim Cook: Orders are ‘great’ for Apple Watch

Medicaid expansion moves forward in Montana

Jeb Bush backed background checks at gun shows

Chris Christie, between a rock and a Granite State

Mumbai attacks suspect Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi freed from Pakistan jail

Paul vows police reform in 2016

New details in Walter Scott case could shed light on his state of mind

Clinton team courts progressive economists

In Iowa, Martin O’Malley lays out vision for Democratic Party

Another Rand Paul interview makes the wrong headlines

Lots of candidates, fewer accomplishments

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.10.15

Joe Biden snatches, uses Bloomberg grandson’s pacifier

In-demand GOP economist says Kansas ‘is doing fine’

Bill to restore felon voting rights goes to Maryland governor

Can Hillary Clinton run an intimate campaign?

Congressional Republicans forget to care about the deficit

Christie tries to recapture discarded persona

What you need to know about buying the Apple Watch

The GOP’s ‘journey to the hawk side’

Clinton’s ‘go small’ strategy carries risks and rewards

Tsarnaev conviction undermines argument from McCain, Graham

Cop dyes his hair pink to support gay rights and stand up to bullying

As NRA event begins, who’s in and who’s out?

Hillary Clinton to announce presidential bid as early as Sunday

Beyond the sweater vest: Santorum eyes 2016, religious freedom

‘Absolutely devastated’: At least one dead in Illinois tornado

California sheriff investigates ‘disturbing’ video of suspect being beaten

Eying 2016, O’Malley criticizes ‘feckless’ Wall Street regulation

Report details hundreds of security breaches at US airports

2 women sentenced in slaying of Mississippi black man

Guard dies after being shot at Census Bureau

Quiz: How much do you know about Hillary Rodham Clinton?

The White House just did something big in the bathroom

Let Me Finish: Karl Rove’s nasty swing at Hillary Clinton

WHITE HOUSE NOTEBOOK: Nuttin’ but love for Obama in Jamaica

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.9.15

‘We the People’ gets results on so-called ‘conversion therapy’

Rand Paul feud hangs over NRA 2016 showcase

Ben Carson condemns the ‘obvious narcissism’ of ‘selfies’ in op-ed

Who’s paying for Michael Slager’s heavy-hitting defense lawyer?

Republicans embark on a 2016 ‘first date’ in Iowa

When fake guns are banned and real guns are protected

Christie touts I’ll never be ‘vanilla’ message on Twitter

In South Carolina, Rand Paul balances talk of war and peace

California approves bill banning child vaccine exemptions

Kim Kardashian and family meet Armenian prime minster

Rand-om news quiz

Behind the Scenes with Jen Rustemeyer, Producer of “Just Eat It”

Hillary Clinton hires first-ever female presidential campaign CTO

Rick Santorum sets up ‘testing the waters’ account for 2016 run

So much of politics is just showing up

Progressive group meets with Clinton aides, earns Franken endorsement

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.9.15

Lincoln Chafee considering 2016 run for Democratic nomination

GOP candidates eye vouchers for veterans

What the public knows about the fatal SC shooting

Why Obama went to Jamaica

A compilation of reactions to the shooting death of Walter Scott

Americans trust Obama more than congressional GOP on Iran deal

Mississippi women to be sentenced in slaying of black man

Wisconsin also stifles ‘climate change’ talk

Americans say businesses must serve gays and lesbians

Obama’s Easter prayer event riles far-right critics

Welcome to the wild, wild West of super PACs

Transcript: Morning Joe Exclusive with Feidin Santana

Spring storm brings tornadoes, grapefruit-sized hail, 80 MPH winds

Two killed in Italian courthouse shooting: Reports

Questions that remain in the SC shooting death of Walter Scott

Rising levels of toxic gas found in homes near fracking sites

Jobless claims jump, but beat expectations

Do you think Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should get the death penalty?

Rand Paul’s first day as a candidate doesn’t go as planned

Rand Paul’s first day and other headlines

Report: Bridgegate indictments could come as early as next week

Secret Service supervisor suspended amid sexual allegations

Veteran CBS newsman Bob Schieffer to retire this summer

White House takes stand against ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBT minors

Man who recorded Walter Scott being shot by cop speaks out

Relief and closure: #BostonBombing verdict reaction

Let Me Finish: Pres. Clinton’s commentary on politics

How falling behind on child support can end in jail

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.8.15

Supercell storms rip through Midwest on their way east

In New Hampshire, Rand Paul defends foreign policy views

The irony of Cheney’s latest anti-Obama broadside

3 big immigration questions the GOP 2016 field must answer

Americans divided over the death penalty for Dzohkhar Tsarnaev

Apple Watch reviews are positive, with caveats

The Rand Revolution is already here

Christie, Paul not invited to speak at NRA mega event

Stress, anxiety, fear remain in Newtown after tragedy: Survey

Officer fired but many demand fuller accountability

Meckler: Jeb Bush is ‘loathed’ by the tea party

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty in Boston bombing, could face death penalty

Congress puts IRS in an impossible position

Defeated Chicago mayoral challenger ‘Chuy’ Garcia: ‘We fought hard’

Who got more early buzz: Rand Paul or Ted Cruz?

Welcome to the international world of Hillary Clinton super-fans

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.8.15

Salt mom Lacey Spears sentenced to 20 years to life in prison

Top conservative praises Hillary Clinton

Cotton sees bombing Iran as no big deal

‘Golden Girls’ Lego set could become a reality

What we know about Michael Slager, the cop who shot Walter Scott

That ’90s Show: GOP rediscovers its love of term limits

#5Things: Campaign swag

Obama: Climate change may fuel spread of diseases

Congress’ selective, fickle interest in foreign policy

Do you think the Post Office should reprint the Maya Angelou stamp?

NRA convention to feature ‘nonoperational’ guns on floor

Nearly one in 10 Americans have anger issues and access to guns

Rand Paul’s path to the White House: Crushing Clinton

msnbc LIVE from eMerge Americas

Senator Paul becomes Doctor Paul

Rand Paul on Iran nuclear deal: ‘I’m going to keep an open mind’

Kansas becomes first to ban second-trimester abortion procedure

S.C. shooting leads to officer’s arrest, murder charge

Cop accused of murder and other headlines

Two black candidates elected to Ferguson city council

US officials: Russia hacked the White House last year

The coming epic Republican flip-flop on Hillary Clinton

UConn defeats Notre Dame to win third-straight title

Rand Paul’s outreach to minorities stands out in 2016 campaign

Lawyers say Alabama could execute innocent death row inmate

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wins 2nd term in runoff victory

Most Americans support better US relations with Cuba: poll

CIA director: Some critics of Iran deal are ‘wholly disingenuous’

Can Dzhokhar Tsarnaev avoid the death penalty?

Officer charged with murder for alleged shooting death of unarmed man

Rand Paul’s 2016 site gets typo-studded launch

The nation’s highest court shouldn’t keep secrets

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.7.15

Let Me Finish: The appeal of Rand Paul

Good news on the horizon for Obama’s immigration action

Rand Paul vows to follow Reagan’s poor example on Iran

Mutant stomach bug from abroad spreading in US, CDC says

Rand Paul’s speech skirts line between hawks and doves

Schumer endorses GOP plan on Iran agreement

Obama links climate change to public health risks

Grow Your Value spotlight: Meet Ashton Sweitzer

President Paul? What do you know about the new guy in the 2016 race?

“Our Lost Constitution” Excerpt by Senator Mike Lee

Democrats look to tarnish Rand Paul’s reformer image early

Rand Paul campaign swag you can actually buy

Christie ally steps down from law firm

Could Congress derail the Iran nuclear deal?

Blackout on Capitol Hill after reported power plant explosion

GOP presidential hopefuls likely to woo conservative base with ‘religious freedom’

‘Daddy issues’ plague several 2016 GOPers

“My Journey with Maya” Excerpt by Tavis Smiley

Rand Paul wants to be president … of the United States

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.7.15

Rand Paul announces 2016 run: Washington machine must be stopped

Jeb Bush ‘has the Electoral College’?

Obama urges Walker to ‘bone up on foreign policy’

Jeb Bush’s ‘Hispanic’ flub exposes flawed voter registration system

Is the Supreme Court broken?

Grow Your Value spotlight: Meet Denise Uzzelle

#5Things: Game delays

Obama: Scott Walker should ‘bone up’ on foreign policy

Carbon monoxide kills dad, 7 kids in Maryland; generator eyed

Harry Reid joins effort to push Clinton left

Sometimes, a flag is just a flag

Cruz touts radical court-stripping scheme

Donald Trump beats Rand Paul, Chris Christie in poll

McCain is ‘ready for a new fight,’ will run for re-election in 2016

Lane Bryant takes aim at Victoria’s Secret with ‘I’m No Angel’ ad

Congress’ approach to food safety is ‘tough to swallow’

Florida governor’s ‘conscience’ takes a costly turn

Rand and Ron and other headlines

Duke tops Wisconsin 68-63 for national title

Carly Fiorina: ‘Read the fine print’ on climate change

Prison guards resign after viral beating photo posted to Facebook

Rand Paul makes it official: ‘I am running for president’

Actors pledge to make pizzas for gay weddings

College basketball isn’t over, it’s time for the lady champs

Let Me Finish: Theory on Presidential Elections

#OpeningDay: Politicians celebrate the start of baseball season

Ferguson to hold first municipal elections since Michael Brown’s death

Roman Catholic Bishops of Massachusetts: Spare Tsarnaev’s life

Monday’s Mini-Report, 4.6.15

Grow Your Value spotlight: Meet Joanna Schwartz

Republicans continue to misremember the Reagan jobs record

Billionaire donor’s climate group plans to punish GOP in 2016

GOP supporters back 2013 Iran deal they opposed

Man accused of killing 14 in Pakistan over marriage wrangle

‘The Ed Show’ poll as moved!

Alabama officials: Harper Lee mentally fit to release new book

Texas considers rolling back landmark DREAM Act

Gardner Taylor, preacher and civil rights figure, dies at 96

Guerrilla artists leave Snowden statue in New York park

GOP 2016 hopefuls seek to broaden appeal beyond party base

“The Head Game” Excerpt by Philip Mudd

Hillary Clinton takes one step closer to running for president

UVA frat says it will sue Rolling Stone

The GOP finds itself at odds with ‘job creators’

Perry: If elected, nixing Obama’s Iran deal will be ‘one of my first actions’

Rand Paul gears up for big announcement with video

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.6.15

Teaching kids to waste less food

In voting rights win, bill to cut Georgia early voting is dead

The real-world effects of Brownback’s Kansas ‘experiment’

It’s easy to waste less food at home. Here’s a simple guide.

Should anyone from Rolling Stone be fired over the false UVA rape story?

Jeb Bush falsely claimed ‘Hispanic’ heritage

Geologist revives the controversy over ‘Jesus family tomb’

Is Hillary Clinton any good at running for president? And today’s politics

Testing Cotton’s preference for war

Cruz abandons subtlety with theocentric pitch

Snowden’s guide to how the NSA sees your sexts

Breast milk bought online diluted with cows milk, researchers find

Jeb Bush once accidentally claimed to be Hispanic

What it takes to break Rand Paul’s silence

To sabotage or not to sabotage, that is Congress’ question

The Obama Doctrine and other headlines

4 takeaways from the Rolling Stone report

How did Rolling Stone get a rape story so wrong?

Obama on Iran nuclear deal: ‘They cannot fight us’

Jerry Brown on California drought: ‘Climate change is not a hoax’

Possible GOP 2016ers say religious businesses face discrimination

Kenya massacre: Son of government official named as gunman

Netanyahu: Iran deal would create a nuclear arms race in the Middle East

Kentucky guard apologizes for ‘poor choice of words’

Fund raises $840,000 for Memories Pizza after attacks over gay marriage views

Pope prays for slain Kenyan students in Easter address

Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Bob Burns dies in car crash

New York and Connecticut lift bans on state-funded travel to Indiana

Kansas school districts to close early after tax cut ‘experiment’

San Francisco police chief moves to fire cops over racist texts

Storms bring floods and tornadoes to Missouri, Kentucky

Teen survivor of Kenya college massacre found alive

This Week in God, 4.4.15

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 4.4.15

McDonald’s wage hike still falls short

Sarah Brady, prominent advocate for gun control, dies

Chelsea Manning joins Twitter from prison

Food recovery: the challenge

Waste Less, Save More

Clinton hopes to tap small-donor network that beat her in 2008

Hillary’s headquarters quiz

Friday’s Mini-Report, 4.3.15

Not everyone on the right balks at Iran deal

A push in the right direction to get women insurance coverage

Did Indiana and Arkansas kill ‘religious freedom’ for everyone else?

Schwarzenegger ‘furious’ over Indiana’s religious freedom law

A foreign policy legacy takes shape

Exonerated Alabama death row inmate freed from prison

In Case You Missed It: 5 great stories from the week of March 30

Hunger-striking immigrant moms and kids allege retaliation

Massive fire at Louisville GE facility ‘controlled but ongoing’

Zbigniew Brzezinski: Alternative to Iran deal ‘a policy of self-destruction’

How the US and Iran are selling the nuclear deal at home

Ted Cruz rolls out first ad of 2016 season on Easter weekend

The familiar, reflexive anti-agreement posture

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.3.15

Philadelphia woman charged with plot to join ISIS

Walker eager to thumb his nose at U.S. allies

Christie’s ‘sit down and shut up’ foe is running for state office

Dig in to this week’s news quiz

Rising home prices could be bad news for working-class Americans

GOP suddenly wants to talk about climate science

John Mellencamp: Indiana law ‘ill-conceived’

Indiana’s Pence only partially resolves discrimination fight

Hillary Clinton campaign headquarters to be based in Brooklyn

Is the NFL making room for a female referee?

Do you think the preliminary agreement with Iran is a good deal or a bad deal?

‘Winter is over!’ Iranians rejoice over historic nuclear deal

The right tries, fails to connect Indiana and Iran

March job totals fall short, hot streak cools

Another Penn State fraternity closes over bad behavior

Obama, Iran, and the unseen anger translator

Michelle Obama returns to ‘Tonight Show’ for more mom dancing

Reactions pour in after leaders reach historic Iran nuclear deal

Congress on Iran and other headlines

March jobs report falls short of expectations

Germanwings crash co-pilot accelerated jet’s descent

Citations for the April 2, 2015 TRMS

Decryptomaddowlogical #125

NY Boy Scouts hire gay camp leader despite national policy

Man reported missing at sea 66 days ago found by Coast Guard

Televangelist, megachurch founder Robert Schuller dies at 88

Hillary Clinton hails Iran agreement, warns ‘there is much to do’

Miley Cyrus rails against Tom Cotton’s RFRA defense

Why Congress should give a nuclear deal with Iran a chance

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.2.15

Scaled-back religious freedom bill becomes law in Arkansas

Jeb Bush’s family ghosts make for ugly tax battle with right

Loretta Lynch secures majority support in Senate

Alabama death row inmate to be freed after nearly 30 years

Vanilla Ice accepts plea deal in Florida home burglary case

Obama defies the odds, announces provisional Iran deal

Can US-Israeli relations get any worse?

US and Iran reach historic nuclear deal

Amnesty International: US is fifth biggest executioner in the world

Alleged Ku Klux Klan members arrested in Florida murder plot

Obama busts out southern accent for Frank Underwood impression

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence ‘fixes’ controversial religious freedom law

World leaders reach framework on Iran deal

Kenya attack: Al Shabab targets Christians at Garissa University College

The political perils of taking attendance

‘Light It Up Blue’: World Autism Awareness Day recognized around the world

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.2.15

John Kasich blocks GOP scheme to target student voting

Menendez pleads not guilty to corruption charges

Stanford just made tuition free for these students

Cotton compares US to Iran, sees discrimination as unimportant

Georgia inmate beating was on Facebook before guards knew

Women in Politics: College Edition – Whitman College

How to fail a litmus test

Yelp reviewers sound off on Memories Pizza’s religious freedom views

#5Things: You’ve got a friend

Germanwings co-pilot researched suicide online before crash

A new GOP top tier takes shape?

Will the debate over religious freedom laws will hurt the GOP in the 2016 election?

How Indiana’s pregnancy law targets women

Republicans push for new tax break for multi-millionaires

Jeb Bush appears to shift tone on Indiana religious freedom law

Jobless claims show sharp improvement, reach 3-month low

Iran nuclear talks stretch through the night

Militants storm Yemen prison and free detainees

Menendez indictment shakes up Capitol Hill

Indiana GOP changes language in religious freedom law

Terror attack in Kenya and other headlines

Citations for the April 1, 2015 TRMS

Liberals ask: Where is Hillary Clinton on trade?

Online reviewers burn Indiana pizzeria supporting religious freedom law

Decryptomaddowlogical #124

Hillary Clinton’s good cop/bad cop Twitter strategy

Chris Rock posts third photo of himself being pulled over this year

Sen. Robert Menendez on indictment: ‘I’m not going anywhere’

Poll: Pope Francis draws widespread praise from American public

McDonald’s raising pay for employees at company-owned stores

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.1.15

New Jersey’s Menendez faces corruption charges

GOP leader: the popular parts of Obamacare don’t count

Teen who got heart transplant dies in car chase

NCAA Final Four coaches come out against Indiana’s ‘religious freedom’ law

The real-world implications of right-to-discriminate laws

Sen. Bob Menendez indicted on federal corruption charges