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Obama on climate change: Act now or condemn world to a nightmare
Chris Christie, Rand Paul scraping the bottom in new PPP poll
UN: Satellite images show Temple of Bel in Syria ‘destroyed’
Chris Christie jokes he may ‘go nuclear’ at next GOP debate
Cruz lays blame on Obama for inciting killing of Texas deputy
White supremacist Frazier Cross convicted of three murders
Europe’s migrant crisis is getting worse. Here’s how to fix it.
Is Ted Cruz prepared to give his father the spotlight?
Will Smith’s ‘Concussion’ could give the NFL headaches
State Department releases 7,000 pages of Hillary Clinton’s emails
Supreme Court rules against Kentucky clerk in gay marriage case
Ashley Madison: Nearly 90,000 women signed up last week
Hillary Clinton flexes muscle as she racks up endorsements
Obama to chat with Bear Grylls in Alaska
Reading Nixon’s script a little too closely
Ben Carson ties Donald Trump in new poll
Are Christie and Walker out trumping Trump on border security?
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.31.15
Unflattering side of Iowa’s GOP politics draws new scrutiny
The top stories you need to know this morning (Aug. 31)
Meet Melania Trump: 2016’s most surprising spouse
Latest Iowa 2016 polling comes with a twist
Dick Cheney urges Joe Biden to run
‘Boxcar’ rhetoric rattles right in immigration debate
What should North America’s tallest mountain peak be named?
August 2016’s winners and losers
Rubio embraces a Romney error as his own
The United States of frustration: Poll shows voters are fed up
Obama ends 40-year argument, restores name of tallest US mountain
Avondale, Arizona, mom Mireya Alejandra Lopez drowns twin sons: Cops
Tropical Storm Erika’s aftermath: Southeast faces flash flood threat
Walker eyes border wall … for the other border
McKinley out, Denali in: Highest peak in North America renamed
Kanye West for president? Rapper says at VMAs you’ll see him on ballot in 2020
Obama faces opposition from all sides in Alaska
Tensions rise in Houston after shooting of deputy sheriff
Is there room for Joe Biden in this race?
George H.W. Bush: ‘I need your help’
Bobby Jindal dismisses Trump rise in polls, ‘summer of silliness’
Scott Walker: Politicians ‘trying to distract’ with birthright citizenship
Oliver Sacks, famed neurologist, dies in New York
Iowa poll is a ‘wake-up call’ for Hillary Clinton
Fan dies after falling from upper deck at Atlanta Braves game
17-year-old charged with raping 9-year-old girl at Maryland State Fair
Obama seeks to cement climate change legacy
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, history-making actor in ‘Les Misérables,’ dead at 21
Biden shows up at Delaware event that late son used to attend
Donald Trump wins GOP straw poll after spirited speech in Nashville
For the ‘space generation,’ the sky is not the limit
Trapped in detention, transgender immigrants face new traumas
Hungary orders arrest of four men in migrant truck deaths
Rentboy.com raid shows why sex work should be legal
Florida-bound Tropical Storm Erika weakens after killing 20
Suspect arrested in killing of Texas Sheriff’s Deputy Darren H. Goforth
Egyptian court sentences Al-Jazeera journalists to three years’ jail
Citations for the August 28, 2015 TRMS
Donald Trump takes aim at Huma Abedin and ‘perv’ Anthony Weiner
Rick Santorum and Bill Maher make peace on contraception
Sarah Palin throws softballs at Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush
The Rust Belt: An auto giant’s departure brings a once-great city to its knees
Nazi gold-train hunters used map drawn on deathbed, official says
Bernie Sanders tries to convince Democrats he can actually win
Gay couples still can’t marry in Rowan County, Kentucky
DNC passes resolution supporting Black Lives Matter
The reliability of Peggy Noonan’s friend
Polls: What do you think on Hurricane Katrina’s 10th anniversary?
EPPY Awards: #msnbcVote, #ShiftTheDebate
Miley Cyrus claims Donald Trump was a fan of her ‘twerking’
EPPY Awards: Global Citizen Festival
Owen Labrie found not guilty of felony sexual assault in St. Paul’s rape trial
Team Jeb adds Trump’s sister to the mix
George W. Bush: ‘The Crescent City has risen again’
Tropical Storm Erika kills at least 12 in Caribbean, Florida governor declares emergency
Rubio goes all in on trickle-down economics
Appeals court reverses ruling that found NSA program illegal
Arianna Evans, face of Hurricane Katrina misery, continues her journey
Obama reminds Congress about looming showdowns
Picture the change you want to see in the world with MSNBC
Do you think Hillary Clinton should apologize for her remarks about Republicans and terrorists?
Will GOP ‘loyalty oaths’ trip up Trump campaign?
Hurricane Katrina anniversary: Watch footage of the storm’s devatation
Record numbers of migrants continue to attempt border crossings
Sarah Palin goes after ESPN over Curt Schilling suspension
Mastering the fine art of losing well
Former AG Michael Mukasey says he’s wrong about Clinton emails
Course of deadly Tropical Storm Erika puzzles forecasters
‘I’m more scared of criminals than I am of guns’
Scott Walker presents foreign policy blueprint in South Carolina
Exclusive peek inside Virginia shooter Vester Flanagan’s bachelor pad
Junior fatally shot in Savannah State University’s student union building
71 dead refugees found in truck on Austria highway: Officials
Citations for the August 27, 2015 TRMS
Frank Petersen, Marines’ first black aviator and general, dies at 83
Tropical Storm Erika kills 4 in Dominica; takes aim at Puerto Rico
Ruling could ease way for unionizing at fast-food chains
Bush campaign raffling off ticket to Colbert debut
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, Obama praises New Orleans recovery
Dive right into this news quiz
Eric Cantor to endorse Jeb Bush
Ted Cruz, Donald Trump to team up for rally against Iran deal
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.27.15
That’s what she said: Top 10 Tweets from women in politics this week
A candidate moving in the wrong direction
Vester Flanagan, journalists’ killer, had wig, ammo, to-do list in his car
Carly Fiorina rails against ‘industry’ of Chinese women having US babies
Closing arguments heard in St. Paul’s case
In South Carolina, bravado and hair inspections for Trump
Who said it? Biden versus Clinton edition
GOP discovers it doesn’t like filibusters after all
Meet the pastor who refused to leave the 9th Ward after Katrina
Clinton compares GOP’s views on women to ‘terrorist groups’
Planned Parenthood: Even ‘full’ videos were altered
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.27.15
War of words escalates between Floyd Mayweather and Ronda Rousey
Jewish ex-lawmakers to Congress: Back the Iran nuclear deal
How Hillary Clinton thinks she can beat Joe Biden
Do you think it’s wrong to share the video of the shootings on social media?
GOPer: Clinton getting ‘pantsuit in a twist’ over voter purge
GOP governor eyes Senate election despite scandals
US jobless claims down for first time in 5 weeks
Ricky Martin on Trump: ‘Enough is enough!’
Trump breaks with GOP orthodoxy on taxes
U.S. economic growth revised up sharply
Is Biden stoking the fire — or throwing cold water on it?
Trump says gun violence ‘isn’t a gun problem’
Cruz hedges on controversial immigration posture
Walmart says it’s pulling semi-automatic rifles — due to poor sales
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 27th, 2015
Truck ‘full of bodies’ found in Eastern Austria: Official
Clinton email story still lacks a punch line
Could this be the poll Joe Biden was waiting for?
The top stories you need to know today
Citations for the August 26, 2015 TRMS
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos: Trump ‘tried to silence me’
Joe Biden weighs whether he has ’emotional fuel’ to run
Cop, mayor’s sister killed, two others stabbed in Sunset, Louisiana
McDonald’s declines Burger King’s ‘McWhopper’ offer
Judge upholds Tennessee lethal injection method
Donald Trump: I don’t want David Duke’s endorsement
Gay couple highlighted in Bush’s memoir won’t vote for him
Growing Hope—and Tech Careers—in the Bronx
Virginia shooting: Who was Vester Flanagan II?
Donald Trump’s all-over-the-place take on big money in politics
Kentucky county clerk must issue marriage licenses: appeals court
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.26.15
How much do you know about disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina?
Clinton says she hopes Virginia TV shooting leads to gun reform
Stocks explode upward: Dow regains more than 600 points
Has Donald Trump ever apologized?
Jeb Bush on Jorge Ramos: Reporters deserve ‘a little more respect’
Remembering Amelia Boynton Robinson: 1911-2015
Defense rests its case in St. Paul’s rape trial after defendant testifies
Civil rights activist Amelia Boynton Robinson dies at 104
Josh Duggar heads to rehab amid sex scandal
Nothing says National Dog Day quite like these presidential pups
Judge formally sentences James Holmes to life in prison
What if Trump becomes a real presidential candidate?
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.26.15
In Louisiana parish, a fight for black voting rights
Rubio takes a hard line against fetal-tissue research
Outside the U.S., ‘the hawks are satisfied’
Christie struggles with his biggest foe: indifference
Joe Biden’s 2016 dreams: So close, and yet so far
Gunman kills two journalists, then himself
Fiorina campaign slams debate process
‘His goal is to make America great again; it’s on his hat’
Marcy Borders, 9/11’s iconic ‘dust lady’ dies after cancer battle: Family
After sabotage letter, Cotton wants US to ‘speak with one voice’
Citations for the August 25, 2015 TRMS
Dr. Red Duke, acclaimed surgeon who attended JFK, dies at 86
In Iowa, Donald Trump takes on the world — and starts with the press
Tom Vilsack endorses Hillary Clinton in another big Iowa nod
Prosecution rests its case in St. Paul’s rape trial
Federal judge suspends executions in Mississippi
Trump to anchor Jorge Ramos: ‘Go back to Univision’
South Carolina, Kansas governors: No Guantanamo detainees
ESPN pulls Curt Schilling off the air over offensive tweet
Physicist Stephen Hawking explains ‘there’s a way out’ of black holes
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.25.15
Hillary Clinton remains strong in Iowa, despite email controversy
Carson eyes drone strikes along U.S. border
Jeb trips over ‘women’s health issues’ yet again
As top Democrats gather, questions swirl around Joe Biden
Market turmoil: Dow dives again as analysts warn more chaos ahead
Why aren’t GOP women turning their backs on Donald Trump?
Bush: Don’t lecture me on immigration
Christie to New Jersey congressional delegation: Reject Iran deal
Two Clinton aides to testify before House Benghazi Select Committee
Cruz sees a road to the GOP nomination
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.25.15
Joe Biden is no savior for progressives
GOP starting to panic over Guantanamo plan
In Michigan sex scandal, ‘there are criminal allegations involved’
Donald Trump trolls the morning away
New polling tells GOP what it doesn’t want to hear
Stock market turmoil: Dow makes gains after a day of turbulence
Caitlyn Jenner Halloween costume sparks social media outrage
Hawaii’s Waikiki beach off limits after 500,000-gallon sewage spill
How not to respond to Wall Street turbulence
Rick Perry’s terrible, very bad, no good campaign continues
If Biden jumps into the race, who will Obama support?
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 25th, 2015
Walker’s ‘unbearably silly’ approach to China
Bush facing backlash over comments on Asian immigrants
Old Dominion University frat suspended during probe into sexually suggestive signs
Trump-Fox feud boils over as CEO fires back
Jeb makes ‘anchor babies’ mess even worse
Clinton campaign: Bush and Trump one and the same
Citations for the August 24, 2015 TRMS
Trio of GOP candidates vie for conservatives’ affection
At prep school rape trial, defendant faces uphill battle in taking the stand
IndyCar driver Justin Wilson dies from head injury sustained during race
St. Paul’s School classmates testify at rape trial
Bernie Sanders: ‘I don’t know’ how Biden run would impact 2016 race
Obama announces new green energy initiatives in Las Vegas
Olympic gymnastics coach Marvin Sharp arrested on suspicion of child molestation
What would another recession mean for 2016?
Judge overhauls troubled Ferguson, Missouri, court
Old Dominion’s frat suspended during probe into sexually suggestive signs
Pat Robertson links stock market plunge to abortion
What Jeb Bush really means when he says ‘anchor babies’
Planned Parenthood faring far better than its critics
Rick Perry’s Iowa chairman steps down
If Cheney wants a conversation about Iran…
Ben Carson calls #BlackLivesMatter a distraction
John Oliver parody of tax-exempt status of televangelists pays off
White House: Obama could endorse in Democratic primary race
Saudi women register to vote for the first time
Ted Cruz enlists pastors for all-out assault on Planned Parenthood
Are the rules of politics being rewritten?
After Warren meeting, signs mount that Biden will run
Ashley Madison hacking has porn, hook-up sites scared
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.24.15
Walker on Black Lives Matter: ‘Who knows who that is?’
Kristol floats Justice Alito for 2016 GOP nomination
Kentucky GOP gives Rand Paul a break
Quentin Tarantino: Obama ‘hands down’ my favorite president
Dow Jones jumps and dives in day of turbulence
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 24th, 2015
Why Biden running could actually help Hillary Clinton
Christie: ‘People aren’t really hearing’ what Trump is saying
Tracy Morgan marries longtime fiancee Megan Wollover 14 months after crash
On immigration, ‘management’ is not an answer
Amid bluster of riches, Trump wants your money
Oklahoma politician allegedly stabbed to death by son
Wall Street prepped for meltdown as stock futures plunge
Hero Americans who thwarted train attack awarded legion d’Honneur
‘Mr. Unintimidated’ struggles to keep his story straight
Jeb Bush’s left hand causes quite a stir
Boston PD stopped ‘potential tragedy’ at Pokemon World Championship
GOP campaign strategists: Trump will not be the nominee
‘Do something or die’: Americans who thwarted France train attack acted on guts
Mike Huckabee: This is the ‘dumbest thing’ a candidate can do
Gov. Jerry Brown: If I were Biden, I’d give 2016 run ‘very serious consideration’
National Zoo’s panda Mei Xiang gives birth to second cub
Trump skirts around specifics of immigration plan
Carly Fiorina: I owe Hillary ‘a debt of gratitude,’ but she’s ‘lied’
Suspected train attacker Ayoub El Khazzani probed for links to ‘broader framework’
Afghan suicide bomb kills 12, including three Americans
Joe Biden meets privately with Elizabeth Warren in Washington, DC
How employers can save money — and lives — with paid leave
Mother wants justice after mistrial of officer who killed her son
Hillary Clinton lawyer defends private email system as Biden mulls 2016 bid
Jeb Bush super PAC mailer has awkward photo goof
Three Americans hailed as heroes for stopping train attack
Citations for the August 21, 2015 TRMS
Cruz warns of ‘war on faith’ at religious freedom rally
Donald Trump tells thousands in Alabama: We’ll make US better than ever
Birthright citizenship will backfire for GOP with Latino voters, activists say
Gunman shoots, kills security guard, self in lower Manhattan
Actress Ellen Page confronts Ted Cruz on gay rights at Iowa State Fair
Following cancer announcement, Carter draws fire from Cruz
Yet another incredible story out of Ranger School
GOP governor to voters: ‘Just ask me to leave’
White House: No. 2 IS leader killed in US military strike
Ted Cruz criticizes Jimmy Carter a day after his cancer admission
Two Americans thwart gunman on Paris-bound train, 3 hurt: Official
Scott Walker backtracks on birthright citizenship
Dow plunges 500 points in market correction
Chamber of Commerce readies a risky bet
Ferguson activists outline broad platform to combat police violence
Nuclear deal with Iran wins support from Jewish New York Rep. Nadler
Black Lives Matter activist’s racial identity questioned
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.21.15
Fiorina looks past the complexities of governing
The Iran deal whip: Where does your senator stand?
Cruz to appear on Iowa radio show following ‘slavery’ flap
Molly Shattuck, ex-NFL cheerleader, sentenced to 48 weekends in jail for rape
July was the hottest month ever recorded: NOAA
Trump wants to tell you about the ‘real’ unemployment rate
Do you think Jon Stewart should host a 2016 presidential debate?
Can Rubio’s biography trump Rubio’s agenda?
Why some GOPers want to ban abortion without exceptions
News you need to know this morning (8/21)
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 21nd, 2015
Walker struggles to win over his own constituents
Tom Cotton puts bad information to good use
North Korea puts army on ‘quasi state of war,’ sets loudspeaker deadline
Citations for the August 20, 2015 TRMS
Judge orders State Dept. to get FBI findings on Clinton emails
Explosion at New York high school injures three
Street artist Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ is ‘escape from mindless escapism’
GOP’s turmoil raises questions for candidates born to immigrants
That’s what she said: Top 10 Tweets from women in politics this week
Rachel Maddow jokes with Jimmy Fallon about Donald Trump
Accuser in St. Paul’s rape trial gives emotional testimony
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.20.15
Caitlyn Jenner could face manslaughter charge in fatal car crash
Hollywood’s highest-paid actresses earn far less than the boys
Kasich identifies a new target: teachers’ lounges
Petition calls for Jon Stewart to host 2016 debate
Jeb Bush doubles down on ‘anchor baby’ remark
Josh Duggar admits to porn addiction, being unfaithful
End Citizens United PAC wants to make its name a reality
The real problem with the TSA can’t be fixed with Yelp reviews
Rick Santorum carries the torch against legal immigration
Hopes slipping away for opponents of Iran deal
Asteroid to strike near Puerto Rico? Not true, says NASA
Five money tips for knowing your value
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.20.15
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to resign: report
Arkansas reluctant to give up on Medicaid benefits
Chelsea Manning found guilty of violating military prison rules
Iowa host talks up slavery for undocumented immigrants
Cruz joins the right’s ‘Birthright Citizens’ Brigade’
Do you agree with Regal’s new policy to search moviegoers’ bags before they enter the theater?
North Korea exchanges fire with South Korea over loudspeaker
The IAEA story that’s not quite what it seems to be
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 20th, 2015
Jeb Bush hopes to curtail ‘anchor babies’
Donald Trump explains his popularity: ‘I’m not a puppet’
Seven shot in drive-by near boys and girls club in Rochester, New York
Is email server management a real campaign issue?
Protests erupt after St. Louis cops fatally shoot Mansur Ball-Bey
Jimmy Carter reveals cancer found on his brain
Black Lives Matter’s plans and other headlines
Citations for the August 19, 2015 TRMS
St. Louis police shoot, kill 18-year-old after home search
Three firefighters killed in Washington as wildfires spread across West
Donald Trump: ‘I’m not going anywhere’
Jeb Bush in New Hampshire: Donald Trump has done ‘an amazing job’
‘Bad Lip Reading’: Hilarious new video parodies GOP debate
Clinton campaign pushes back on email controversy
Donald Trump shoves Jeb Bush to the right on ‘anchor babies’
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.19.15
Huckabee: MLK would be ‘appalled’ by Black Lives Matter movement
Ben Carson open to military drone strikes at US-Mexico border
Kasich runs toward the center in New Hampshire — with some exceptions
NASA’s Mars orbiter captures stunning images of planet’s surface
Teen accuser recounts night of alleged assault at St. Paul’s School
Climate activists gear up to fight for the planet’s life
Rand Paul calls Trump a ‘fake conservative’
The deep dive: Who supports Donald Trump?
Sen. McCaskill says intern dress proposal is ‘victim-blaming’
Longtime Ohio Congressman Louis Stokes dies at 90
Obama to visit New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina anniversary
Where are the GOP’s foreign policy ‘grown-ups’?
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.19.15
Scott Walker sharpens attacks on campaign trail
Republicans walk fine line at education summit
Islamic leaders join growing religious outcry over climate change
Democrats split on whether Joe Biden should enter 2016 race
‘The worst governor in the history of Florida?’
Do you think women should be allowed to serve in ground combat jobs?
RNC backs controversial resolution on discrimination
University of Cincinnati police resume patrols after killing of Samuel DuBose
Melissa McCarthy takes on ‘plus-size’ label
Kansas Republicans flunk national security test
‘Summer of Trump’ could be GOP’s fall
News you need to know this morning (8/19)
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 19th, 2015
Trump questions the legality of the Constitution
Carson draws massive crowd to rally
When a health care plan isn’t really a health care plan
Second plague case traced to Yosemite National Park
New Clinton ad in IA, NH: ‘The deck is stacked’
FDA approves controversial ‘little pink pill’ but with restrictions
Ashley Madison investigating veracity of data leaked by hackers
Meet the first female Ranger School grads and other headlines
Citations for the August 18, 2015 TRMS
‘Nothing to worry about’: Clinton dismisses email questions as partisan
Accuser in prep school rape trial takes the stand
FDA approves flibanserin, ‘female Viagra’ pill
Hillary Clinton again defends use of personal email server
Rising in the polls, Fiorina under fire
The nightmare that is Kelly Rutherford’s international custody battle
FBI optimistic it can recover some data from Clinton server
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.18.15
On pay equity, Perry’s a slow learner
The next generation of birthers?
Video of the week: Marco Rubio hits kid in the head with football
Kasich picks up conservative governor’s endorsement
George Zimmerman teams up with ‘Muslim-free zone’ gun shop owner to sell Confederate flag prints
Where the GOP 2016 candidates stand on birthright citizenship
Chris Christie slips in the polls
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez announces opposition to Iran deal
Rubio: Trump’s immigration plan is unworkable
Rosie O’Donnell says missing daughter Chelsea has been found
Obama’s Climate Action Plan is under fire from all sides
An unexpected GOP litmus test: birthright citizenship
Obama administration appoints first openly trans White House official
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.18.15
Court hearing Thursday will focus on key Clinton aide
JJ Ramberg: ‘No one is hiring you because you know everything’
Hillary Clinton says Arctic drilling ‘not worth the risk’
GOP candidates quietly put torture back on the table
Heidi Klum responds to Donald Trump in the best way possible
Maryland gov won’t fire controversial housing chief
Sorority’s video causes digital outrage
A rough summer for onetime GOP frontrunners
Do you agree with the decision not to allow Northwestern football players to unionize?
Wisconsin lawmakers weigh ban on fetal-tissue research
Trial set to begin in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
When gibberish overwhelms an economic debate
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 18th, 2015
Trump’s GOP backing just keeps growing
Clinton campaign to supporters: ‘No bed wetting’
In the race to the bottom on immigration, Walker makes his move
Carly Fiorina under fire for ‘praising Muslims’
Kasich outlines iron fist, velvet glove foreign policy doctrine in South Carolina
Scott Walker unveils plan to repeal, replace Obamacare
Planned Parenthood blitz and other headlines
Citations for the August 17, 2015 TRMS
Two women make history by passing Army’s elite Ranger school
Opinion: Oklahoma should not execute Richard Glossip
Israeli lawmaker: Iran deal will lower nuclear threat to Israel
Woman believed to be nation’s oldest veteran dies at age 110
Kathie Lee Gifford returns to TODAY: ‘Outpouring has been extraordinary’
GOP candidates rethinking Constitution to end birthright citizenship
Jeb Bush calls for VA overhaul
Labor board dismisses ruling to allow college athletes to unionize
Is Donald Trump 2016’s most LGBT-friendly Republican?
Shell Oil faces long odds with Arctic drilling
Far-right Fiorina comments drive home GOP troubles
Tracy Morgan to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in October
The Republican Party’s election MVP?
Paul says he’ll pay for GOP presidential caucus in Kentucky
Dear Kim Kardashian: Those pesky FDA rules are there for a reason
Carly Fiorina ditches the stump speech
Scott Walker: End birthright citizenship
305 Clinton emails flagged for further classification review
The problem with the White House’s heroin program
Iran deal quietly picks up some GOP backers
Donald Trump’s deportation plan would cost $100-200 billion
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.17.15
Investigations turn up no Planned Parenthood wrongdoing
Call grows for Mississippi to remove Confederate battle emblem
Testing the limits of Huckabee’s culture-war vision
Tianjin toxic blasts put China’s Communist Party on the spot
Kasich would reject 10-to-1 budget deal
Do you agree with critics who say Delta is shaming travelers into buying upgraded tickets?
Sanders: I didn’t apologize to Black Lives Matter activists
Large explosion rocks central Bangkok intersection, 3 dead
The top 5 stories you need to know this morning
New national polling points to GOP surprises
Jeff Bezos defends Amazon after scathing New York Times article
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 17th, 2015
Western wildfires trigger evacuations in California, Oregon
Jeb Bush on foreign policy: his brother’s keeper
In Iowa, anger fuels an appetite for outsiders
Trump eyes mass deportations for millions
Ben Carson’s debate bounce and other headlines
Donald Trump set to report for jury duty in Manhattan
How much fried food can you get for $50 at the Iowa state fair?
This is Huckabee’s reasoning for denying 10-year-old rape victim an abortion
Arrest made in stabbing death of Morgan Freeman’s granddaughter: NYPD
Brewers minor leaguer David Denson becomes first openly gay player in MLB-affiliated ball
‘Straight Outta Compton’ debuts to scorching $56.1 million
Trump rolls out immigration plan: ‘Mexico must pay’
Sanders: My supporters aren’t ‘registered Dems,’ just ‘ordinary people’
Carly Fiorina: Trump remarks ‘sort of amusing’
Donald Trump: It would be a ‘miracle’ if Hillary continues run
Julian Bond, longtime civil-rights activist, dies at 75
More than 1,000 attend funeral for Texas teen killed by officer
Donald Trump: Undocumented immigrants ‘have to go’
In Iowa, long-shot candidates court voters, too
AT&T helped NSA track Internet traffic, report says
Trump, Clinton hold dueling press conferences in Iowa
Biden, defense secretary attend memorial for five servicemen
In Iowa, Hillary Clinton stands firm on email controversy
Obama and the Clintons: Top Dems mingle on Martha’s Vineyard
Tianjin, China, explosion area evacuated as death toll rises to at least 104
The global intern rebellion has begun
At least 40 migrants die in hold of Mediterranean boat
Donald Trump takes personal helicopter to Iowa State Fair
At Wing Ding dinner, Clinton proves she still dominates Iowa
Michael Sam stepping away from football
Hostage Kayla Mueller was raped by ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, family says
Arkansas ending Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood
Arizona town decides not to censor books, adds stickers instead
Military team surveys US sites for potential Guantanamo Bay transfers
Kids re-enact Republican debate in hilarious Funny or Die video
Jeb Bush finds pork chops and voters at the Iowa State Fair
Dueling chants prepare Iowa for the annual Wing Ding
New, star-studded documentary ‘Unity’ rails against speciesism
Carly Fiorina rides post-debate wave of popularity
Influence of wealthy donors becoming an issue in GOP primaries
Iraq War questions dog Jeb Bush at Iowa State Fair
2016 Republicans skewer John Kerry’s trip to Cuba
President Obama shares his summer playlist
Jenna Bush Hager welcomes second daughter — named after George H.W.
Ben Carson distances himself from fetal tissue research
Ferguson ends state of emergency
Marco Rubio pledges to undo ‘flawed’ Iran and Cuba deals
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Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 14th, 2015
Do you think Al Gore should run for president in 2016?
Travel to ‘news’ shores with this quiz
Guest killed by popular roller coaster at Ohio’s Cedar Point
American flag flies at embassy in Cuba for first time since 1961
Rumors about Al Gore considering a 2016 run are overblown, source says
Clinton picks up coveted Iowa endorsement on the way to the fair
Rick Perry: I’m ‘in it to win it’
Donald Trump takes a victory lap in New Hampshire
LeBron James, Akron making college possible for city kids
As Havana gets ready for US embassy flag-raising, hope for future
An introduction to President Jimmy Carter
ISIS used mustard gas against Kurdish forces in Iraq, US believes
‘This can’t go on’: John Legend backs bill against racial profiling
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.13.15
Jeb Bush calls overthrowing Saddam Hussein ‘a pretty good deal’
Lewis Fogle freed by DNA after serving 34 years for teen’s murder
NBC officially fires Donald Trump from ‘Celebrity Apprentice’
Baker’s ‘religious freedom’ defense loses in Colorado court
The Reagan-Obama showdown on unemployment
El Nino could be among strongest on record, raising risk of floods
Here’s what President Obama is reading this summer
Ferguson’s interim police chief suspended 3 times in past: report
Connecticut Supreme Court overturns death penalty
Chelsea Manning could face indefinite solitary confinement over Jenner magazine
Donald Trump: Democrats are ‘having fun’ while ‘the world is burning’
Carson stumbles on fetal-tissue research
Join MSNBC and the Global Poverty Project at the TODAY Plaza
Joe Biden and aides ‘calling around’ about potential 2016 run
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.13.15
In 2016 race, drug courts get second look
Obama admin warns states on Planned Parenthood defunding
Christie latest to back Norquist anti-tax pledge
Ben Carson conducted research on fetal tissue
Star-studded line up of Global Citizen Festival hosts revealed
‘Obamacare’ opponents fall on hard times
Cubans awaiting better economy as relationship with US changes
Do you agree? Law bans grand juries in police deadly force cases
Wisconsin’s Johnson draws Trump parallels
News to know this morning (8/13)
Ohio woman who died in custody may have been improperly medicated
Walker still needs to ‘bone up on foreign policy’
‘Black Lives Matter’ activists interrupt Jeb Bush rally
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 13th, 2015
Perseid meteor shower lights up the night sky
Jeb Bush flubs test of self-awareness
Citations for the August 12, 2015 TRMS
Donald Trump talks potential cabinet picks
Texas executes inmate who said he wanted to die
Despite abysmal polling, Santorum campaign ‘in a growing mode’
Member of infamous ‘San Quentin 6’ killed by fellow inmate
Hillary Clinton’s attempt to use emoji backfires
Canine actor Uggie, known for role in ‘The Artist,’ dies
Did this guy really get a ‘Jeb 4 Prez’ neck tattoo?
Blasts rock Chinese city of Tianjin, at least 17 reported killed
New poll shows Hillary Clinton running strong in Iowa
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.12.15
Join JJ Ramberg for a chat on msnbc’s Facebook page!
Jimmy Carter: Liver surgery revealed cancer ‘in other parts of my body’
Donald Trump leads in post-debate poll of Iowa Republicans
GOPers pounce on Clinton amid latest email revelation
Ruth Bader Ginsburg renewed wedding vows of US ambassador and husband
Christie no longer sure about birthright citizenship
State of emergency extended in Ferguson
Deflate-gate: Tom Brady and Roger Goodell clash in federal court
The strange history of marriage as court-ordered punishment
Cruz accidentally gives away the game
Trump is wrong about basically everything — except this
The dystopian danger of police body cameras
‘Future generations’ sue Obama administration over climate change
Do you think Sen. Bernie Sanders will take the lead in more polls?
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.12.15
Walker offers taxpayer money for new Milwaukee arena
Nine in 10 Americans have health insurance, survey finds
Military leaders side with Obama on Iran deal
When the shoe was on the other foot
A double whammy for Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire: poll
Obama: We must continue to fight for voting rights
Bush, Kasich nab swing-state support as endorsement season heats up
Pundits: Obama’s too mean to Iran deal critics
Kasich gains traction in key GOP contest
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug 12, 2015
Jeb Bush sees disaster in Iraq, blames Obama and Clinton
Clinton to turn over email server and other headlines
US military helicopter crashes off Japan’s Okinawa; 7 injured
Citations for the August 11, 2015 TRMS
Fallout from toxic sludge disaster taints EPA
Jeb Bush targets Hillary Clinton in foreign policy speech
Donald Trump: Polls prove I haven’t crossed the line
‘Oath Keepers’ armed with guns roam streets of Ferguson
Police release video showing moments before Ferguson shooting
How the left is reshaping Clinton’s campaign
Private Clinton emails included two ‘top secret’ messages: Investigators
Texas police officer who killed Christian Taylor fired
FDA issues warning over Kim Kardashian Instagram drug endorsement
Inmates say guards beat them for info after Matt, Sweat escaped
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 8.11.15
RedState’s Erick Erickson emerges as Donald Trump’s new nemesis
What history teaches us about Trump’s lead in the polls
Coca-Cola’s misleading anti-obesity campaign also targets kids
Clinton and Bush trade fire on Iraq
Kansas’ Kobach hopes to purge 30,000 from voter rolls
Despite debate clash, Donald Trump still leads in Iowa and New Hampshire
Disney Japan apologizes for tweet on Nagasaki bombing anniversary
10 quotes from Robin Williams that teach us everything about life
Melissa Gilbert and the do’s and don’ts of actors-turned-politicians
The trouble with Trump’s third-party prospects
Cruz vows to ‘prosecute and defund’ Planned Parenthood in new video
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.11.15
Rubio reminds voters: fertilized human eggs don’t become cats
Trump somehow backs Democratic side in Planned Parenthood fight
Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush feud over debt-free college on Twitter
Rand Paul’s failed audition for the role of Anti-Trump
Donald Trump makes up with Fox
Heavily-armed ‘Oath Keepers’ patrol Ferguson protests
Police group declares anniversary of Brown’s death ‘Darren Wilson Day’
Right starts to see ‘Obamacare’ everywhere, on everything
Martin O’Malley raises legal questions with Democratic debate plan
Storm risk covers 84 million, including all of East Coast
Rick Perry staff to volunteer ‘until the ship is corrected’
The amusing story behind Joe Lieberman’s new gig
News to know this morning: 8/11
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 11th, 2015
‘Under my plan, tuition will be affordable for every family’
Ronda Rousey: I can beat Floyd Mayweather in ‘no rules’ fight
Stephen Colbert ‘prays’ Donald Trump stays in the 2016 race
Protests and Oath Keepers and other headlines
GOP lawmaker accuses ex-aides of blackmail in bizarre scandal
Citations for the August 10, 2015 TRMS
Megyn Kelly: I won’t apologize to Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton: ‘All bets are off’ if Iran deal fails
Rand Paul targets Donald Trump
EPA owns up to toxic sludge leak tainting Colorado river
Ted Cruz calls Planned Parenthood ‘criminal’ and Iran deal ‘catastrophic’
California OKs first-ever sex reassignment surgery for trans inmate
Amnesty International to vote on decriminalization of sex work
Google to become part of new company, Alphabet
Hillary Clinton: Marco Rubio as dangerous for women as Donald Trump
Cruz gets creative to undermine U.S. foreign policy
Melissa Gilbert announces she’s running for Congress in Michigan
Donald Trump draws on long history of period stigma
Walker refers voters to non-existent information
White House staffer arrested on domestic violence charge
Bernie Sanders rolls out racial justice plan
Mayor of Talladega, Alabama, describes vicious assault: ‘He would’ve killed me’
Michigan capitol rocked by sex scandal
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.10.15
Police arrest protesters outside St. Louis courthouse
Pope Francis: Say a prayer for creation
GOP hits Donald Trump hard over ‘blood’ feud
Gallup finds America’s uninsured rate continues to fall
Kasich’s ‘moderation’ doesn’t reach the climate crisis
Hillary Clinton joins Snapchat
Gut Check: Should Target remove gender-based signs?
How Rand Paul defines ‘income inequality’
China read emails of top US officials
Budget deficit to reach seven-year low
‘Political correctness’ versus ‘courteous speech’
Bernie Sanders shatters 2016 turnout record with 28,000 crowd
Rubio sharpens far-right position on reproductive rights
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 10th, 2015
Trump: Megyn Kelly should be apologizing to me!
Target ditches gender labels on toys, home and entertainment
Jeb Bush flubs another test on women’s issues
Donald Trump at the cringe-worthy crossroads
1 shot in Ferguson and other headlines
US Consulate in Istanbul shot at by assailants: Reports
Clinton’s sweeping new debt-free college plan
Peaceful weekend disrupted by gun violence in Ferguson
Week in Geek: Killer snails edition
John Kasich: Trump’s behavior ‘just doesn’t seem to bother me’
NFL legend Frank Gifford passes away at 84
Post-debate polls finds Trump still leading pack, Carly Fiorina winner of debates
Sanders: Some criticism of Hillary Clinton is motivated by sexism
Marco Rubio: I support any legislation that reduces abortions
FBI invited to assist in probe after cop kills college student Christian Taylor
Obama defends comparing Republicans to Iranian hardliners
Hiker killed by grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park
Carly Fiorina fired up: ‘Game on’
Trump defends ‘blood’ comments
Shots fired in Ferguson after mostly peaceful Michael Brown anniversary
Bernie Sanders event shut down by Black Lives Matter activists
Obama tees off against Larry David during Martha’s Vineyard vacation
‘The beginning of the end’: Inside Trump’s RedState meltdown
Donald Trump breaks with longtime aide Roger Stone
Juror says holdout would not budge on James Holmes death penalty
Unarmed black teen Christian Taylor killed by police, the fate he feared
Typhoon Soudelor: Storm leaves 10 dead or missing in Taiwan, heads for China
‘Movements take generations’: What has changed in Ferguson?
Donald Trump disinvited from conservative gathering over Megyn Kelly comments
Trump says he can’t recall using insults, then attacks Kelly
2016 GOP field walks fine line in abortion fight
Walter Palmer, Cecil the lion, and the legality of cyber-bullying
Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders says he’ll support Iran nuclear deal
Modest evidence of real progress in Cleveland
49ers linebacker Aldon Smith released after arrest
Who won GOP Debate night on social media? It depends.
Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes to be sentenced to life in prison
Two leaders, two countries, two international standings
Cancer Alley: Big Industry, Big Problems
How much do you know about The Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Defunding women’s health isn’t just irresponsible — it’s counterproductive
Girl being treated for plague after trip to Yosemite
Anti-immigrant debate shows GOP still hasn’t learned from 2012 defeat
Right uncomfortable with its Iran deal bedfellows
Pop quiz on 2016 Republican debates: Who said it?
Carly Fiorina comes out of GOP debate with fresh momentum
Rio’s not alone. How clean are America’s beaches?
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.7.15
Obama administration asks judge to allow immigrant family detention
Gut Check: Did Trump’s performance help or hurt him?
Republicans in need of a Reagan refresher
Republican presidential candidates largely steer clear of LGBT issues
John Kasich: The surprising standout of the GOP debate
On reproductive rights, Rubio says no exception for rape
Trump launches Twitter tirade after Megyn Kelly grills him for sexism
Schumer opposition complicates Iran debate
GOP candidate vows to use IRS as political weapon
Christie and Paul spar over national security in tense debate moment
News you need to know this morning
Rev.’s Early Reads: Aug. 7th, 2015
Laughs and some tears as Jon Stewart hosts his last ‘Daily Show’
Job growth remains on track, jobless rate at seven-year low
US job gains in July fell slightly short of expectations
A debate literally and figuratively centered around Donald Trump
Deadly truck bomb leaves crater in heart of Kabul
Four big takeaways from the first GOP presidential primary debate
Jon Stewart says goodbye to ‘The Daily Show’
Hillary Clinton hangs with Kim Kardashian West
In Ohio, conservatives take a look at non-Trump candidates
GOP candidates: Ban abortion, no exceptions
Lindsey Graham predicts Joe Biden will jump into 2016 race
Immigration issues dominate opening GOP presidential debate
Sen. Chuck Schumer to oppose President Obama’s Iran nuclear deal
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton ‘had no choice’ but to attend my wedding
Donald Trump’s most memorable lines from the first GOP debate
Megyn Kelly grills Donald Trump about sexism
Donald Trump grabs the spotlight in GOP debate
Clinton’s campaign declares Hillary ‘the clear winner’ of GOP debate
Bruce Springsteen in ‘Daily Show’ studio as Stewart bids farewell
Bush tries to throw blame for Iraq on Obama but can’t shake family legacy
Tennessee theater attacker may have wanted to set off explosion
Donald Trump on GOP debate: ‘I’ve been preparing all my life’
Carly Fiorina emerges as fan favorite after ‘happy hour’ debate
Mass shootings have become more frequent since the 1970s
Chuck Todd is answering your GOP Debate questions on Facebook
GOP debaters attack Planned Parenthood
Play GOP Debate Bingo with Shift by msnbc
Movie theaters consider metal detectors, more security after violence
Retirees face double Social Security-Medicare whammy next year
Low-polling GOP candidates vie for relevance
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 8.6.15
Take this news quiz before the buzzer sounds
Maine court smacks down GOP governor
11-year-old Detroit boy charged with manslaughter
Sandra Bland’s death shows why our cash bail system is unconscionable
How to constrain Iran’s support for terrorism — and still make a deal
Clinton slams GOP on voting rights ahead of debate
Legionnaires’ disease has tripled nationwide: study
Hillary Clinton uses ‘Throwback Thursday’ meme in new video
Obama on Voting Rights Act anniversary: ‘Still work for us to do’
50 years later, who’ll carry the Voting Rights Act’s torch?
Jon Stewart’s last ‘Daily Show’: A look back at six serious moments
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane indicted
Newly released dashcam video shows police shooting of Jonathan Ferrell
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.6.15
Selma’s lesson for Ferguson: Voting and protest go hand in hand
The curse of the state Attorneys General
Sanders and O’Malley blast DNC over debate schedule
Gut Check: Will Trump help or hurt himself in tonight’s debate?
Teachers to Christie: Apologize to us over ‘punch in the face’ quip
New evidence contradicts key Walker claims
That’s What She Said: Top 10 tweets from women in politics this week
Rand Paul super PAC aides take ‘leave of absence’
A background-check bill even the GOP, NRA can support
A chance to win free tickets to see Beyoncé at Global Citizen Festival with msnbc Snap challenge
97 Sick, 8 dead in NYC Legionnaires’ outbreak: Officials
Bittersweet victory in Texas on 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act
What Rubio doesn’t know can hurt him
The first GOP debate could make or break these 10 candidates
Here are today’s top headlines
Hiroshima 70th anniversary: What to know about nuclear weapons in 2015
Jeb Bush continues to stumble on women’s health
MH370 search: Plane window found on Reunion, Malaysia minister says
Rev’s Early Reads: Aug. 6, 2015
Clinton, Trump chat fuels conspiracy theories
Tennessee theater attacker said to have schizophrenia: Police report
Bill Cosby ordered to give deposition in Judy Huth lawsuit
Probe targeted Scott Walker and other headlines
Citations for the August 5, 2015 TRMS
Texas prosecutor opens criminal probe into Planned Parenthood
Martin O’Malley: DNC trying to ‘circle the wagons’ around Clinton
Bill Clinton called Donald Trump ahead of Trump’s campaign launch
Op-Ed: ‘This Debate Is an Opportunity’
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 8.5.15
Pop quiz on 2016 Republican candidates: Who said it?
Obama reminds Iran-deal critics of their Iraq failures
Sorry, Gwyneth Paltrow, GMO labels won’t tell you what you want to know
Surprise! George W. Bush shows up for jury duty in Dallas
Appeals court balks at Texas voter-ID scheme
MSNBC Snap Challenge Rules and Regulations
Candidates prepare to take on Trump in debate
Home of lion hunter Walter Palmer, dentist who killed Cecil, vandalized
Police identify deceased suspect in Antioch, Tennessee, theater attack
Top Rand Paul aide faces new federal indictment
Federal court strikes down ‘discriminatory’ Texas voter ID
Obama says Iran deal is most important foreign policy debate since Iraq war
MH370 mystery: Officials confirm fragment is from missing flight
Hillary Clinton campaign responds to FBI inquiry
Ted Cruz’s billionaire hedge fund backer emerges as top 2016 donor
Rand Paul super PAC head indicted on charges from 2012 Ron Paul campaign
Jeb Bush starts to develop the wrong kind of reputation
Half of black Americans say police have treated them unfairly
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.5.15
Jeb Bush regroups after stumbling on ‘women’s health issues’
Jeb Bush wants you to support him in style
Kansas’ teachers have a bold plan: relocate
Dems rally behind Iran deal, with one notable exception
Pope: We need to treat remarried Catholics better
University of Cincinnati takes step toward police reform
O’Malley backs voting-rights constitutional amendment
The most important person to watch at Thursday’s GOP debate
Which debate lineup do you think will be most important?
John McCain latest to threaten government shutdown
5 news stories you need to get your day started
Cotton talks up benefits of striking Iran
Rev. Al’s Early Reads: Aug. 5th, 2015
RNC chair Reince Priebus: Joe Biden would be ‘tougher’ opponent than Hillary Clinton
Incoherence on women’s health trips up Jeb Bush
FBI investigating security of Hillary Clinton emails
Netflix to offer ‘unlimited’ leave for new parents
Obama’s Iran deal push and other headlines
Citations for the August 4, 2015 TRMS
Inside Hillary Clinton’s aggressive new campaign plan
Obama to follow in John F. Kennedy’s historic footsteps
GOP candidates react to being excluded from prime-time debate
Fox News announces 10 candidates for Thursday’s prime-time debate
Daniel and Larry Lennox-Choate, first gay couple married at West Point, attacked in NYC
Should Olympic athletes be worried about Rio water quality?
The coal industry’s problems go far beyond Obama
So much for laying low: Trump media blitz marches on
GOP candidates divided on fetal tissue research
Israeli prime minister calls on American Jews to oppose Iran deal
Obama turns 54: Here are 5 times he broke it down in song and dance
The deep dive: Where Republican candidates are drawing support
Heat index just hit 165 degrees in Iran
Can the other GOP candidates trump Trump in the first big debate?
Kelly Osbourne: ‘Who is going to be cleaning your toilet, Donald Trump?’
Chris Christie has used birth control, not ‘just the rhythm method’
Sideshow: “Machine-gun” bacon?
Decades later, GOP still sees value in sex scandal
Democrats aim to ‘unrig’ congressional maps in 2020
College textbook prices have risen 1,041% since 1977
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.4.15
President Obama turns 54. See past POTUS birthday celebrations.
Biden sister: ‘I have not had a single conversation’ on 2016
Trump enters debate week in dominant position
Three US airlines will no longer transport slain lions
Obama’s climate policy is ‘practically worthless,’ says expert
Charles Koch: No 2016 favorites yet
Texas A.G. faces criminal charges
This businesswoman changed the face of makeup
Changes to AP History make conservatives happy
Inmate deaths increased for third consecutive year
When ‘moderate’ is a relative term
News you need to know this morning: 8/4
What Planned Parenthood and the NRA have in common
Family of Sandra Bland sues arresting officer
Republican voters discount electability (for now)
Rev’s Early Reads: Aug. 4th, 2015
Trump: I’ll win the black vote, too!
GOP campaign against Planned Parenthood just getting started
Top 10 list and other headlines
Citations for the August 3, 2015 TRMS
2016 Republicans frantically try to stand out in debate preview
Voter forum puts crowded GOP field on display
Disabled elementary students shackled for misbehaving, lawsuit claims
Musicians Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale file for divorce
Tremaine Wilbourn, suspect in killing of Memphis Police Officer Sean Bolton, caught
Eight questions Joe Biden must weigh ahead of a presidential run
Senate blocks bill to defund Planned Parenthood
Hillary Clinton’s popularity drops sharply in NBC/WSJ poll
Iran debate shows GOP ‘utterly unprepared to govern’
Nearly half of Republicans say Trump is hurting GOP’s image
Puerto Rico defaults on debt for first time
Obama’s ‘all out push’ on climate change
The team behind 2016’s most outrageous viral videos
GOP presidential candidates pounce on climate plan
Embryo wars: Avoiding Sofia Vergara’s legal woes
Hillary Clinton slams Republicans for Planned Parenthood attacks
Jury votes to keep death penalty option in James Holmes sentencing
Democratic Senator Joe Manchin will vote to defund Planned Parenthood
I’ll see your chainsaw and raise you a semi-automatic
Jimmy Carter has small mass removed from liver, full recovery expected
Gawker releases Trump’s cell phone number
Top stories we’re watching today
Kraft recalls 36,000 cases of cheese singles over choking hazard
GOP leaders throw cold water on voting-rights compromise
Five takeaways from New Yorker profile of Darren Wilson
A filmmaker explores the scary effects of hidden sugars
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 8.3.15
Hot-button issue coming to the GOP debate
Jeb Bush targets lawmakers who ‘skip work’
Senators rejects effort to defund Planned Parenthood
The mission against ISIS, one year later
Idaho huntress takes on outrage over her ‘kill’ photos spark
‘Who deserves a punch in the face?’ Christie knows
Amy Schumer and Sen. Chuck Schumer team up to fight gun violence
Who’s in and who’s out of that first GOP debate — as of now
Which GOP candidate won’t make the cut for the first debate?
Your morning news round-up: 8/3
Environmental racism persists amid EPA inaction
Scott Walker still unsure about president’s faith
Super PAC money dominates in 2016 race
Tremaine Wilbourn hunted over shooting of Memphis police officer Sean Bolton
Cecil sequel: Zimbabwe names second American lion killer
Ben Carson: ‘Of course all lives matter’
Donald Trump: 75% of Latinos have negative view of GOP front-runner
Must Read Op-Ed: Monday, August 3
Biden campaign? and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: Aug. 3rd, 2015
Clinton campaign spends $2 million on first TV ads
Rand Paul’s pivotal week ahead
Will Joe Biden challenge Hillary Clinton for Democratic nomination?
Obama unveils ‘biggest step we’ve ever taken’ on climate
Trump: ‘My whole life has been a debate’
Cecil the lion featured on Empire State Building
Obama to require steeper emissions cuts from power plants
Lindsey Graham gets help from McCain, hopeful about race
Large California blaze grows, evacuations ordered
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton indicted, sources say
Memphis police officer Sean Bolton shot and killed during traffic stop
Donald Trump surges in new NBC News/WSJ poll
Joe Biden considering presidential run, New York Times reports
Jericho, ‘brother’ of Cecil the lion, is alive: Wildlife officials
Michelle Obama: If I weren’t first lady, ‘I would be Beyonce’
Jericho, ‘brother’ of Cecil the lion, is alive: wildlife officials
Donald Trump surges into the lead in GOP race
Donald Trump takes on chef for $10 million
New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour vows continued insurgency
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s funeral draws celebrities, onlookers
World Health Organization reports progress on Ebola vaccine
MH370 search likely to last another year despite debris clue
Firefighter dies battling wildfire in California