MS NOW February 2013 Videos

The Gaggle: Sequester and Bolling

Why White House involvement in Prop 8 case is a big deal

Subway co-founder: Regulations, Obamacare hurt business

When the pope’s away, the devil will prey

No 11th hour deal to avert the sequester

Sequester skirmish: Obama, congressional leaders meet

Congress fails to stop sequester nobody likes

‘Civil War’ and more

Congress blows sequester deadline, takes long weekend

From Selma to Montgomery, ‘these are the reasons we march’

Bob Woodward creates more drama in White House war

Why 138 Republicans would vote against the Violence Against Women Act

Democrats’ new plan to tax Wall Street

President stands up for equal rights

We just may survive sequester ‘end times’

Decoding Scalia’s ‘racial entitlement’ comment on Voting Rights Act

What’s the next big budget battle?

Congress fails to make major fiscal deadline, blame game begins

Gen. Odierno: Cuts will impact army readiness

Race and the Roberts court

The Gaggle: Sequester showdown

A fresh perspective from freshmen congressman

Maddow on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 2/28

The Boehner Rule: F#&% it, let’s vote

Demons in your sweaters?

Democrats breaking NRA’s political grip

Benedict to pioneer new post-pope role

Scarborough: ‘Did things get personal and did Bob get thin-skinned?’

Boehner fails to unite GOP on Violence Against Women Act

Romney resurfaces for first post-election interview

Boehner, GOP put Vulcan nerve pinch on sequester, economy

How Obama, Boehner’s ‘grand bargain’ disintegrated into sequestration

Bashir: Boehner’s ‘do nothing’ approach to leadership

Yes, we still need the Voting Rights Act

Obama admin asks SCOTUS to overturn Prop 8

Secretary Kerry and the chances the US will arm Syrian rebels

Bad week for LaPierre, Graham, NRA apologists

O’Reilly, Hannity, Rubio, Big Gulps, varmints, and Romney

No deal likely on automatic budget cuts

Sequester begins at midnight, will cut spending by $85 billion

Boehner tells NBC’s Gregory Dems failed to replace sequester

800,000 Pentagon staffers face 22 days of unpaid leave

Scalia voting rights comments put under the microscope

Which party has leverage going into continuing resolution, debt ceiling?

White House meeting comes too late for a fix

Will Virginia suffer from the sequester?

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Friday?

Hurricane Sandy destroyed firefighter’s NYC bagel shop

Pope Benedict XVI steps down

Congress leaders talk sequester with Obama, find no solution

Obama, Eastwood show support for marriage equality

2016 contenders

Mitt Romney reflects on life after the campaign

With no plans to avert it, sequester day arrives

Congressman calls sequester ‘a mess’

‘Gratuitous harm to American citizens’: Sequester day is here

David Axelrod: I think the country has fiscal crisis fatigue

Sleeping in the post-9/11 world: How the US can wake up

CPAC head Cardenas defends decision on Chris Christie

This is what happens to munchkins on the set of Morning Joe

Republicans pass the buck on spending cuts

Survive the sequester, but prep for government shutdown?

Sideshow: Dennis Rodman, Kim Jong Un hang out courtside

Toure: ‘We are inching toward substantive change’ on gun control

Police Chief pleads for reinstatement of assault weapons ban

Very Last Word: Jesse Tyler Ferguson on LGBT issues in pop culture

Hungry and helpless: America’s food insecurities

No deal to avert the sequester

Good morning Daily Rundown from Florida

Deep Dive: College of Cardinals

Bob Woodward: I never said Sperling’s ‘regret’ comment was a threat

Obama administration weighs in on Prop 8

How the GOP has gone from Lincoln to Limbaugh

Violence Against Women Act finally passes

‘Racial entitlement’ not Scalia’s first rhetorical ticking bomb

Changing nature of gun politics produces first victor

From speechwriter to consultant

Localizing sequester and voting rights

Should Congress be held responsible for the debt crisis?

The ‘doomsday budget machine’ and Christie’s CPAC snub

Post-Reagan and Bush, and pre-‘question mark’: GOP’s past, present and future

Simpson, Bowles and the fate of a grand bargain

VandeHei on Woodward: ‘People threaten us all of the time’

Oscar Pistorius, South Africa and a culture of violence

Bob Woodward vs. White House: What it says about Obama admin.

Congress stuck in a sequester stalemate

Pentagon estimates 19,000 military sexual assaults annually

Report: US to provide direct aid to Syrian rebels

Strengthening sanctions against Iran

Christie brushes off CPAC snub

Report: New cars are the most expensive ever

Justice Roberts’ long crusade against the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Sean Hannity gets schooled

Gun safety progress defies conventional wisdom

N.D. senator cites Jesus to vote against Child Protection Bill

Rights of minority voters are under attack

Rep. John Lewis: ‘We’re not there yet’

Player question sparks debate about NFL and gays

Ed Show viewers react to Scalia comments

SCOTUS conservatives signal intention to dismantle Voting Rights Act

What is the GOP Conference’s position on the sequester?

Is there a window for comprehensive gun reform?

Who will be the next Pope?

House votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act for five years

Chances slim that sequester won’t happen

Violence Against Women Act passes – no thanks to 138 House Republicans

NRA’s zombie approach to selling guns to kids

On tonight’s show

The Gaggle: Woodward and White House

How iconic businesswomen are making the lives of female professionals harder

Top Lines: O’Reilly, cocaine, the pope, Woodward, and Hannity doesn’t dance

History Channel series takes on vikings

Solution to the sequester cuts?

Emotional testimony on Capitol Hill

Scarborough to Congress: Have courage to keep guns away from convicted felons

How Rep. Ellison burst FOX’s bubble

Sideshow: The politics of food

Reversing death isn’t just in the movies

Sequester squabble: Anticipating spending cuts

Voting Rights Act faces serious test before SCOTUS

C. Everett Koop: The man who shocked America into change

CPAC, Christie, and the ‘future’ of conservatism

Pope Benedict XVI leaves the Vatican

Sequester standoff: Government in crisis

Post-Newtown politics and its role in Illinois’ special election

SCOTUS inflames civil rights activists

Bad day for the most profitable industry in human history (oil)

Smearing Hagel: the attacks continue

Conservative Justice sees ‘racial entitlement’ during Voting Rights Act arguments

Top Lines: Boehner’s dress code, shooting varmints, Romney, Rubio, and Hannity

Doctor: Most people don’t survive assault weapon wounds

Rep. Huelskamp defends sequestration’s economic impact, Hurricane Sandy vote

Smackdown: Ellison vs. Hannity, Christie vs. CPAC

Newtown father tells Senate gun control is ‘common sense’

Republicans doubt threat of sequester and Woodward ‘threat’ claim

Racial politics in the Republican Party

Jack Lew and a Hostess cupcake warning

Law enforcement stands with Newtown families on assault weapons ban

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Thursday?

Sequester cuts will start Friday

Sharpton: We’ve come a long way since Jim Crow, but ‘the past is never dead’

Taking the fight for women’s issues to the frontlines of Facebook

Poll brings bad news for Dems, Republicans

GOP’s Christie shun and Bob Woodward versus the White House

Hegseth: Let’s call the President’s bluff on the sequester

The debate over working from home

Conservative conference snubs Christie

Chris Christie’s popularity within GOP is dwindling

Is America going baby bust?

Matthews: For new pope choice, cardinals should not cave to the most conservative

Sperling-Woodward battle has the Beltway buzzing

Mourning the loss of a gifted, world-renowned pianist

Sideshow: Vegetables, baloney, and Satan

Very Last Word: Voting Rights Act and the Medicaid Expansion

Rep. Black: I will not erode second amendment rights

Elizabeth Colbert Busch: DC is full of ‘extreme and dysfunctional’ behavior

TDR Good Morning from Michigan

Pope Benedict XVI leaves Vatican for last time as pontiff

Father of Sandy Hook victim: ‘I just keep reliving my loss’

Christie responds to CPAC snub

Matthews on assault weapons ban: If you are not for it, you’re against it

Could chopping defense spending actually be a good thing?

SCOTUS takes on the Voting Rights Act

Very Last Word: How to make healthcare a buyers’ market

Rep. Lewis: Overturning Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act would be a ‘dagger’

Meteor crash, near-miss by an asteroid raise concerns

Scarborough: Christie’s snub from CPAC points to a ‘turning point’ in GOP

Benedict XVI’s final papal address: ‘Pray for me’

Brzezinski: We should continue to ask questions about Pope’s retirement

$39 for a blanket? How hospital bills are killing Americans

Why Senate GOP is considering giving sequester power to POTUS

The attack on voting rights

Hagel confirmed by the Senate

Christie reverses course, accepts Obama’s health care plan

Hagel begins tenure at the Pentagon

Obama, Congressional leaders to meet on sequester

Conservative court could potentially ‘dismantle’ landmark civil rights case

Poll: Democrats viewed as better at dealing with middle class

Will the sequester meeting be too late?

Historic Voting Rights Act may be in danger

Reid defends Senate’s action on the sequester

Americans spreading the blame around for the looming sequester

Kerry prepares to meet with Syrian rebels

Is overhauling tax code GOP’s best hope for a comeback?

Supreme Court could strike down key provisions of Voting Rights Act

What’s your plan, GOP?

Rat-filled boat lost at sea

Why Speaker Boehner can’t negotiate

Is the sequester pressure getting to Speaker Boehner?

The GOP war against Chris Christie just got worse

Rachel live from D.C. tonight

The Gaggle: Christie vs. Conservatives

Christie snubbed from CPAC

How not to cut stupidly

Senate Republicans, historic in obstruction, won’t take yes for an answer

Why Elizabeth Warren is the ultimate champion for Main Street

John Boehner talks tough, does nothing

Emails show that JP Morgan knew mortgage deals were bad

Supreme Court considers key provision of Voting Rights Act

Gun control debate one year after Trayvon Martin’s death

Boehner won’t get off his ‘ass’ to compromise on sequestration

‘Jedi mind tricks’ and Ben Bernanke

Sequester will have disproportionate impact on women

Thousands gather in St. Peter’s Square for the pope’s goodbye

Will the Voting Rights Act face a change?

Gun regulation advances in Senate

Michele Bachman breaks her post-election silence

GOP relies on public ignorance for deficit scare tactics

Senate (finally) set to vote on Hagel

As GOP wrestles with party future, members split on gay rights

Top Lines: Obama, Brewer, Rand Paul, and Big Gulps

As sequester looms, O’Reilly goes back to ‘takers and makers’

Exposing the truth about terrorism, corruption, and war through fiction

Conservatives come around to supporting marriage equality

McCaskill ‘confident’ Senate’s version of VAWA will pass in House

Voting Rights Act at risk of being struck down by SCOTUS

Kaiser study shows Americans fear gun violence

NAACP Legal Defense revisits the Civil Rights era voting law

Republicans playing ‘games’ with sequestration

TDR Good Morning from New Zealand

Family of Sandy Hook teacher fight for gun safety

Gun-control candidate wins milestone election

GOP haters can’t deny Hagel, but can diss Christie

Kids are paying the price on the rising cost of food

Sideshow: Alaska toys with nullification

Michelle Obama overload?

For Trayvon Martin’s parents, a year of grieving and searching for answers

Hagel confirmed as defense secretary

Matthews: How can Obama, Boehner strike a deal in a place like Washington?

Very Last Word: Who loses the least if the sequester happens?

Sequester scuffle: Washington remains gridlocked

A wake up call for Millennials

Inside the Box: Interrogation — Hall/ Bostick

Tonight’s show

GOP govs start to point fingers at own party for sequester problems

The Gaggle: No CPAC for Christie

‘No way to run a railroad’: Obama, Boehner and lack of sequester talk

Va. Sen. Tim Kaine: Sequester will have a ‘major effect on our economy’

Modern Family actor tackles LGBT rights with a crusade for fashion

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Tuesday?

Activists keep Sandy Hook memory fresh, relevant

Gun safety issue tightens Chicago race

Open secret drone program awkward for government spokesmen

Pa. GOP trying to rig the vote

NRA boss attacks Sen. Feinstein

Defending the defense cuts

An Iranian arms control cover-up!

Two-minute drill: Berlusconi edition

The odd Republican sequester strategy

Americans become inured to Republican self-imposed crises

Will the sequester cripple the military?

Is a new sex scandal threatening the Catholic Church?

Rattner’s charts: How sequester impacts different parts of the budget

Can Hagel mend fences in the Republican party?

Congress is back, but does that give more hope of averting the sequester?

House Republicans won’t take ‘yes’ for an answer

The buzz about the Oscars!

Should the US take on a larger military role in Mali?

Another day of talk, but no action on the sequester

The state impact of the sequester

Protecting the voting rights of minorities

Deconstructing the latest Wayne LaPierre brimstone

The allegory of the Academy Awards

Boehner plays to the far right in sequester fight

Wasteful spending?

Could the sequester wreck the economy?

Will the looming budget cuts further hurt the economy?

Oscar talk: ‘Argo,’ Michelle Obama, and host Seth MacFarlane

Public transportation leads to more job creation

Honoring the 1993 WTC bombing victims

Robert Gibbs on keeping drone program secrets

The trouble with spending cuts…

Sequestration situation: Washington plays chicken

Does the GOP need a fresh face?

Freshman Texas senator echoes McCarthyism

GOP continues quest to disenfranchise voters

The Romney return and a red scare for Ted Cruz

President finds common ground with Tea Party governors

Why the Voting Rights Act must be upheld

Top Lines: Oscars, Trump, more Wayne’s world and the Romneys return

Why the Violence Against Women Act must provide equal protection to all women

Wertheimer: OFA ‘creates the opportunity to buy corrupting influence’

In whose footsteps will John Kerry follow?

‘Modern Family’ star creates bowties for a cause

Kerry begins second leg of overseas trip

Very Last Word: Why Rick Scott took the Medicaid Expansion

Hillary Clinton’s name still on the table for 2016

Wayne LaPierre slams Dianne Feinstein on gun bill

Matthews: The Oscars show America is ‘hungry for a winner’

A look into the relationship between Nixon and Eisenhower

First lady has a part in the Oscars, right wing goes mad

Sharpton on GOP voter suppression: ‘The scam is alive’

Sideshow: Put a sleeve on it

The new rules of war and the benefits of outdoor exercise

How would sequester cuts impact homeland security?

The Gaggle: 2016 contenders

Pope Benedict XVI gives cardinals permission to move up conclave

Overselling fear? The White House, Congress and March 1, 2013

High court to take up Defense of Marriage Act and Prop 8

Transportation secretary: There are consequences to this sequester

Oregon governor on how he’s changing Medicaid in his state

Top Democrat blames Tea Party for sequester showdown

Rangel: ‘We’re watching ourselves destroy ourselves’

How to defend against cyber threats

Kerry to make first official trip as Sec. of State

Report: US vulnerable to cyber attack

The sequester and the failure of Google searching

No stigma for Cruz among right for McCarthy similarities

Inside the FBI: Sexting, lies and videotape

Facts and fiction are blurred on sequestration

Re-defining American masculinity

Detroit’s racial tensions continue to bubble over

Lots of top contenders, but who will come out on top at the Oscars?

Pistorius released on bail

Minimum wage the key to 2014?

How Anna Julia Cooper shaped civil, women’s rights

Oscar Predictions!

McCarthyist style earns Cruz favor with base

Housing crisis only one of Detroit’s problems

How ‘Footloose’ helps explain the sequester

Does America need a Republican party?

Will the Voting Rights Act survive?

Medicare fraud

Rush Limbaugh’s the one who’s ‘ashamed’ of America now

When pro athletes tackle politics

GOP governors put millions of lives on the line

Tough week for GOP as infighting rises

Americans don’t want any of the cuts that are about to happen

Right-wing smear machine kicks Into overdrive

Will GOP make a comeback in 2014?

Ezra Klein: ‘I almost feel bad for the hackers’

Ezra Klein’s two-minute challenge

Why Obamacare is winning

Michael Moore on speaking out against Bush on Iraq

Shell flouts safety with artic rigs

For Friday

Biden’s new push for stricter gun laws

The GOP’s split on Obamacare

MSNBC’s Alex Witt sits down with former New York City Mayor David Dinkins

MSNBC’s Alex Witt talks Office Politics with former New York City Mayor David Dinkins

Opening doors to women afflicted with cancer

Florida’s health care reversal, governor embraces Medicaid expansion

And the Oscar goes to…

Sideshow: Louie’s new conspiracy theory

Matthews: I’m rooting for ‘Silver Linings’ for Best Picture

Could Hillary take Texas in 2016?

This isn’t the 1950s, but there’s a new witch hunt in Congress

Who will take home the Oscar for ‘Best Picture’

Just how much can you squeeze the American middle class?

The Gaggle: Understanding the sequester

Pistorius granted bail

Sequester freakout: Agencies brace for impact

With public behind Obama, GOP better start listening to the people

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Friday?

Scarborough: I support Hagel, but it’s legitimate to have concerns about him

Why GOP governors are agreeing to Medicaid expansion

The awesome stuff on tonight’s show

Mike ‘two times’ Pence to steal ‘Gov. Ultrasound’ title

‘Hubris’ re-air, ‘Drift’ book tour announced

How American support for minimum wage hike can overcome GOP obstruction

The GOP civil war, continued

Who will be next Republican Savior of the Month?

Bitter Pill: Inside Time magazine’s cover story on medical bills

Florida Gov. Scott’s massive flip-flop on Obamacare

Meet the man who defends ‘Obama’ from vandals

Obamacare lands a big win

‘Argo’ never let the facts stand in the way of a good story

Closing learning gap is about educating parents, knowing where to spend money

Deep Dive: Losing Latino voters

Hey perfectionists, here’s why B+ work is sometimes acceptable

Rep. Wasserman-Schultz: Letting sequester cuts kick in would be ‘dramatically irresponsible’

On issue after issue, America is a center-left country

What impact did National Mortgage Settlement have on US housing?

Scarborough: Obama only talking about taxing way out of entitlement crisis

How will a sequester impact North Carolina?

Rendell: POTUS should talk to ‘Harry and Nancy’ about the sequester

College stadium named after prison company

Former First Lady wants her words cut from ad

Karl Rove’s Republican Party isn’t his any more

Big Bird kept his job – and made it to the White House!

Justice Department to sue Lance Armstrong

Scherer: ‘Republicans are not in a favorable place’ for sequester bargaining

Conservatives accuse Obama of sequester scare tactics

Minimum wage raise widely supported, won’t hurt jobs

Honoring the legacy of Rosa Parks

The Oscars: Who are the favorites?

Hagel gets one step closer to confirmation

‘Bladerunner’ could win bail after legal bombshell

Woody Guthrie novel hidden for over 60 years finally sees light of day

The Gaggle: Sweet ‘16

Ted Cruz, new Republican savior?

Family of gun violence victims enter debate

Organizing for Action holds first day of action

Dan Rather weighs in on right-wing smear machine

Neither party budging to avert the sequester

Mom’s drop ‘gun control’ from title, but mission remains

America wakes up to the sequester

Toure: Be wary comparing Pistorius case to OJ Simpson

Why we need the GOP

Biden, McCain differ on ‘straight talk’ about gun control

Cavuto, Godzilla, Big Bird, Mccain, Limbaugh, and jerks

Very Last Word: Sequester analogies

What happened to the rights given by the Voting Rights Act?

Bashir: Brown, Rubio the latest Republicans to use federal aid before they were against it

GOP playbook: chop down the government, hurt the economy?

‘The pact’ that took one man from the street to the head of the ER

Gun violence victims maintain political presence

GOP need to look outside anti-Obama bubble on sequester cuts

Capital gains tax cuts equals income inequality

Very Last Word: Keep young staffers away from the letterhead

Who ever said Hollywood was an empty vessel?

Possible gubernatorial candidate slams GOP for extremism

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff duped by satire

Flight Frenzy: Why you should care about the sequester

Sideshow: Falling for fake news

Sick of getting a bum rap? Millennials fight back

Matthews: What happened to the Republican Party of the 1960s?

Poll: Americans support Obama over GOP on major issues, sequester

Karl Rove fights back

Days dwindle as sequester looms

It’s Cruz’s radical record – not his race – that’s cause for criticism

Explosive town hall reveals ugly rhetoric on immigration

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Thursday?

James Carville: What GOP really needs is a strong leader

Polls give Obama the edge in sequester fight

Coach to IOC: Don’t cut wrestling

Coach to IOC: Don’t cut wrestling

Budget cuts could weaken background checks just as lawmakers attempt to toughen them

Surprising tips for family bliss

Obama goes to bat over spending and cutting

As the Syrian uprising nears its second anniversary, has the conflict gotten better?

Republicans show their true colors on the sequester

Deep Dive: Could Chinese hacking hurt US security?

Anger from far right attacks GOP leaders

Can Congress get any worse?

Christie not invited to CPAC

Rev. Jackson: Proud of son for being ‘forthright,’ ‘accepting responsibility for his actions’

New poll shows wide support to hike minimum wage

Winter storms causes state of emergency in Ks., Mo.

Obama continues a public pressure campaign

Why US, Mexico border is more secure now than it’s been in decades

Walmart executive: Where are all the customers?

The Gaggle: Political roundup

Scarborough: Challenge is explaining background checks don’t equal registration

Rove taking hits from GOP now, but will he still be a major force in the party?

Depicting big money, drama in corporate America in TV show

The Gaggle: Sequester cuts

Why we should ‘look at the bills’ when it comes to health care costs

Scarborough: We’ve got one thing working in the GOP and that’s Christie

Cyber-warfare? The China hack FAQ

The First Lady has a new official portrait – with bangs!

Tonight’s show

Mitt Romney returns – but Christie leads the way for GOP

Bipartisan push for marriage equality

Lead detective in Pistorius case facing seven counts of attempted murder

Bashir: Conservative double standard on Rove, Obama ‘Hitler’ comparisons

Top Lines: Colbert, Obama, the WWE, Scooby Doo, and Herman Cain

Biden educates ‘Parents,’ NRA moles on gun safety

McCain reaps the anger he’s sowed on immigration?

In Pistorius trial, what neighbors heard and what police found after the shooting

Obama runs circles around Boehner, ‘histrionic’ GOP on sequester

Furloughs looming for civilian Defense employees

Is a college degree becoming the new high school diploma?

Florida governor makes stunning switch on health care

Ahead of sequester, Washington plays the blame game

Rebranding attempt hits roadblock with CPAC schedule

For Obama, the gun control battle is personal

Democrats battle for Kerry seat in Massachusetts

Kornacki: Democrats, stop whining about gerrymandering

Matthews: Now is the time for marriage equality

Very Last Word: No one tells Lawrence about birthdays

Sideshow: Sarcasm gone wrong

Conan O’Brien to host White House Correspondent’s Dinner

Maya Angelou on the courage to ‘be somebody’

New ad features Democrats, GOP backing LGBT marriage

Kerry: No longer anything foreign about foreign policy

The Gaggle: Cuts and consequences

Bridging the age gap in the GOP

Teens shown graphic impact of gun violence

McCain defends immigration plan during angry town hall

The potential effect of the sequester budget cuts

New U.S. plan would fine cyber hackers

Obama sets aside $3 billion for brain disease research

Is guilt part of Obama’s sequester strategy?

Gingrich vs. Rove: Clash of the Republican titans

How will Washington affect Wall Street?

Obama intensifies public push to avert automatic budget cuts

States still struggling to find funding for mental health

The Gaggle: Money Matters

Level-headed John McCain talks immigration in Arizona

Obama reaches out to GOP senators to get immigration bill off the ground

NRA launces offensive targeting pro-gun control senators up for re-election

Advice from Biden on gun control

McCain faces skepticism from constituents over immigration plans

Sen. Leahy wraps up three day Cuba trip

Cybercriminals scaling corporate firewalls

Boehner places blame for sequester on Obama

Obama touts infrastructure plan, turns to local news to spread budget plans

Jesse Jackson, Jr. pleads guilty in court

Chinese military denies involvement in cyber attacks

Obama and Boehner spar over tax revenue

NRA support a liability in tightening Illinois race

Unacceptable wait times worsen for beleaguered VA

Witnesses describe ‘non-stop’ argument night of shooting in Pistorius’ home

No war on women? Walker’s actions say otherwise

The real question from Obama’s round with Tiger: How’d he play?

Bashir: Adam Lanza, Mindy McCreedy show need for better mental health

Pulled off the ‘hero’ pedestal: Pistorius stands trial

Following up

D.C. Press Corps whines about Obama-Woods golf game

The Liberty Prize

Sideshow: Alan Simpson wants you to read his damn report

Can the president shame Republicans into a sequester fix?

Here comes the bully pulpit

Why the minimum wage should be $9/hour

Preventing the next Newtown requires mental health approach

Lots of talk, but no action on sequester cuts

Translating bqwhatever

Beltway press insularity revealed in question gap

Memos show Walmart worries about economy, just like consumers

LaPierre’s tall tales

Tiger opens up about Obama’s golf game

Are lawmakers more focused on avoiding blame for sequester than averting it?

Do Limbaugh, Beck hurt Republicans more than they help?

Top Lines: Obama, Tiger, butt tweets, Limbaugh and Beck

Obama calls out GOP tax fanaticism on sequester cuts

Putting a face on the growing cyber security threat

10 years not long enough to answer Iraq War questions

Furloughs and finger-pointing ahead of sequester

‘Neurodiverstiy’: The next frontier for civil rights?

Growing number of women have access to guns

Arizona town hall shows ‘profound misunderstanding’ of immigration

Can Democrats hold onto the Senate?

Discovery series shines light on pot industry

18 year-old mother gunned down near Chicago

Fineman to press: ‘Dig instead of whine’ about lack of access

How far have we really come since the Mad Men days?

Very Last Word: The heart wants what the heart wants

Matthews: Obama, not the GOP, wants to keep government working

Cupp: Republican focus should be ‘Obama’s war on the poor’

If it’s up to the Tea Party, GOP won’t be moderate anytime soon

Conservative group offers $10,000 prize to save Republican party

Fmr. governor tries to use mistakes to rebuild political career

Sanford hikes from Appalachian trail to campaign trail

Rubio, GOP complain about Obama immigration plan that they demanded

Largest climate rally in U.S. history

Week in Review: SOTU, Rubio, LaPierre and Pope Benedict XVI

‘Blade Runner’ emotional in court

Obama calls on Congress to avert the sequester

New Simpson-Bowles plan includes cuts, ending to some tax breaks

US firm links Chinese military to cyber attacks

The Gaggle: Bully pulpit politics

Rangel: Too serious to let handful of people destroy economy

Gasoline prices increase for 33-straight days

Obama puts pressure on GOP in Congress

‘Burning the village down’: Is Ted Cruz’s style helpful to the GOP?

Welcome to 2013, Mississippi

Will Colbert sister block Sanford comeback?

Sen. McCain rails over Benghazi, again

Sharpton: Every day should be President’s Day

Daryl Hannah: Keystone Pipeline won’t help gas prices

On Pistorius, ‘maybe we hold the wrong people too high’

Sideshow: Mississippi joins 19th century with ratification

Inside the mind of a killer and crime boss

Why Marco Rubio really loves Tupac

As Popes days wind down, questions about the necessity of priests in Catholicism

Bashir: Sanford’s god is the one he sees in the mirror

US to become more involved with Mali?

Awaiting a sequester showdown

Is the White House manipulating the media?

Mark Sanford: forgive and forget?

How dangerous could a cyber-war with China be for the US?

Elizabeth Warren: YouTube sensation?

Justices to hear appeal of campaign donation limits

Colbert’s sister enters congressional race

Pressuring Syria: the next steps for the US

Would the POTUS prefer to be ‘respected’ rather than ‘liked’?

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Tuesday?

White House plans to avert the sequester

Co-chairs of Obama’s fiscal commission push new plan

The Gaggle: Surviving scandal

Israel’s Iron Dome: Why it’s a ‘game changer’ and not a ‘game ender’

Florida freshman congresswoman remains no stranger to politics

The Gaggle: Debt debacle

Writer goes in search of how his father truly died

Is deficit spending a big concern?

Karl Rove pulls old political trick

David O. Russell talks ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

If Obama likes it, GOP hates it

Four years after stimulus worked, GOP looking for more cuts

Republicans continue to oppose Obama

Republican obstructionist truth is out there

White House immigration backup plan already raising a ruckus

Voter intimidation takes many forms

Are faces of tragedy changing gun debate?

Presidential pals or powerful political rivals?

Obama uses demographics to fight for future Democrat wins

Who’s else belongs on Mount Rushmore?

President Obama connects family, fatherhood, and violence

2016 shaping up badly for Jindal, Rubio, Ryan

Can bacon bridge America’s partisan divide?

How the Iraq war was sold to Americans

GOP against immigration reform, Hagel, anything with Obama’s name on it

Top Lines: SNL, McCain, Rubio, Ryan, and ‘foreclosing’

Rove’s ‘stupid’ GOP problem

Bashir: President Obama, fatherhood, and ‘bootstraps’

Melissa Harris-Perry receives Ally for Equality award

With days to go, can sequester cuts be avoided?

The rise of elephant poaching – and how we can stop it

Bloomberg superPAC has Ill. congressional candidate on the defensive

Freshman Democrat: ‘I should be in Washington’

Clinton, Palin remain in the spotlight

Gas prices climb to four-month high           

Haass: We don’t want a world where drone strikes become commonplace

First lady explains head-turning hairstyle

Reinterpreting JFK’s inaugural address

How history shapes a presidency

Mississippi abolishes slavery thanks to ‘Lincoln’

Harvard class focuses on race, film, and Tarantino

Matthews: Keeping an eye on the Clinton-Obama scorecard

Understanding the Republican brain

McCain continues to ‘beat the drum’ on Benghazi, but not on Hagel confirmation

Deep Dive: ‘Hubris’ and the Iraq War

Country world shocked by apparent suicide of Mindy McCready

Up next for Hillary Clinton? The paid speaking circuit

Freshman Senator Ted Cruz facing criticism from both sides of the aisle

Backlash to Obama’s immigration plan B

A President’s Day #TDRgoodmorning

The GOP’s politics of nullification

Sen. Rubio, Sec. Kerry plan trips to Israel

How does Obama build support for immigration plan?

The Gaggle: Sanford asks for a second chance

McCain, Hagel’s nomination and the GOP’s ‘nasty newcomer’

Who are Newt Gingrich’s favorite three presidents?

Obama’s second term strategy

The Gaggle: Sequester cuts and consequences

Was sequester POTUS’ idea and, if so, does it matter?

Rep. Gallego: People are tired of ‘prolonged conversation,’ want action on immigration

Obama makes personal speech on guns in Chicago

Illinois and same-sex marriage: When will House vote?

Dems, GOP plan strategies for midterm elections

Pure politics? How White House is feeling about Hagel

Will Menendez donor mess spark talks on campaign finance reform?

Will Cantor, Ryan keep Boehner on right with sequester?

Decision before the Derby from Ashley Judd?

Are there ‘healthy tensions’ in DC over immigration?

During last public mass, Pope Benedict XVI sparks rumors

New book looks at the life of Eslanda Robeson

Obama plays golf with Tiger Woods

How far do 2nd Amendment protections go?

Details of Obama immigration plan leaked

‘Ike and Dick’ book examines a tenuous political marriage

Tough decision on controversial pipeline looms for President Obama

Hagel confirmation stymied by GOP

Is the White House immigration plan ‘dead on arrival’? Or just ‘half-baked’?

Austerity straw man and debt anonymous: Monday’s must reads

Why most presidents ‘limp out of office with scars and bruises’

Tensions over Hagel vote continue to run high

Scarborough: Why can’t we grapple with long-term debt now?

Gun violence issue pervades Chicago politics

Axelrod: I expect Senate bipartisan immigration bill will be one Obama supports

New play reveals life of Ann Richards

Is the White House immigration plan actually ‘dead on arrival’?

Richardson: North Korea is picking weapons development over economic development

America’s fascination with our First Ladies

Scarborough: I would’ve supported Sanford in 2012 without a second guess

Air Force veteran barred from getting on a plane

Thousands gather for DC climate rally

Hip-hop therapy for soldiers with PTSD

Who gets to criticize single-parent households?

The role of family dynamics in violence and poverty

‘The Wire’ actress Sohn helping inner city youth

‘Triumph’ cruise passengers consider litigation

Details of Obama immigration plan emerge

When policymakers blame family for structural inequalities

MSNBC’s Alex Witt talks with MSNBC contributor Jonathan Alter

Controversial article profiles SEAL who killed bin Laden

Are there federal dollars to make universal pre-K a reality?

Is race comedy where you can actually talk about race?

Justin Bieber and the state of race jokes in 2013

The legislative strategy for climate change

How number ‘7’ factors into pre-K debate

Warren an asset to Senate Banking Committee

Common ground for black, Latino voters

A peek inside the black book on MHP’s desk

The group making climate change a priority

How the church can deal with continuing scandal

The no-fly list and gun control

The church’s changing role in people’s lives

The human cost of the War on Terror

Bloomberg pushes Styrofoam ban

Georgia town’s law requires gun ownership

Restoring confidence in the Vatican

Cruise passenger: ‘It could have been a lot worse’

Spending cut skirmish awaits Congress

How do people end up on the no-fly list?

A different kind of black-brown coalition

Women defying gun owner stereotype

Happy 50th birthday to Michael Jordan

The problem with Daddy politics

Climate change claws its way back into conversation

How will Pope Benedict XVI be judged?

How Obama’s newfound passion for poverty impacts his politics

The politics of pre-k education

Rep. expresses support for sequester

MSNBC’s Alex Witt and contributor Jonathan Alter talk Office Politics

Tea Party at odds with GOP?

Measuring austerity vs. growth in America

The changing role of women in the church

How Marco Rubio defines working class

How pre-K education is related to income level

Who absorbs the cost of raising the minimum wage?

Can Obama raise the minimum wage?

North Korea continues nuclear tests

The political opposition to raising the minimum wage

The minimum wage’s effect on business

Women who made the civil rights movement possible

Sequester deadline looming

MSNBC’s Alex Witt sits down with best-selling author Jonathan Alter

Obama pitches minimum wage increase

The graph that makes the case a thousand speeches couldn’t

Push on stimulating the economy at the street level

What the Catholic Church could look like going forward

Warren comes out swinging at first banking hearing

101-year-old runs marathons for social change

Poverty a new item on Obama’s agenda

An opportunity to set a more inclusive table for Catholicism

GOP senator: Universal pre-K a good idea, but money needed

The emotional plea for gun reform

Nearly 1,000 wounded after meteor hits Russia

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Monday?

Senate GOP sets historic standard of obstruction

Lockup: Extended Stay — Cleveland

Lockup: Extended Stay: Cleveland — Warden Ivey

Gun violence increases in Chicago, can it be stopped?

Will the GOP delay Brennan’s nomination too?

Tea Party group already preparing for Hillary Clinton in 2016

NRA chief takes jabs at Obama, again

Obama continues to stand by Hagel

The Gaggle: Lautenberg out, Booker in?

The Gaggle: Senate GOP stall Hagel nomination, still expect him to be confirmed

Late night comics hit Rubio

Big day for right-wingers

Sideshow: Drink up, Marco Rubio

Have Americans learned not to be misled into war?

Helping the hungry: new PSA helps raise awareness

Be our Valentine

The GOP’s big beef with Chuck Hagel

What Senate’s Hagel vote tells us about GOP

Passenger: ‘Like a third world country’ aboard

Wyoming bucks GOP tax trend

Gregory: If the GOP wants leverage, why are they holding up the Hagel confirmation?

Lessons learned from American presidents

Women in charge – how to win an interview

Sandy Hook marks tipping point in American gun debate

Investing in children shows strong returns

Oscar Pistorius charged with murder

Pre-K education meets broad political concerns

Tax evader crackdown by U.S. government

NRA’s Wayne LaPierre brings fear-mongering to new low

Case: ‘Occasionally things can get done’ in D.C.

Elizabeth Warren takes on bank regulators in committee debut

Kildee: Gun reform needs ‘a comprehensive approach’

Late night comedy goes after Marco Rubio’s water bottle

Rangel introducing legislation to reinstate the draft

How Ted Cruz has become a Senate lightning rod

Haass: Hagel delay a way for some Republicans to get their ‘pound of flesh’

NRA’s Wayne LaPierre rebuts President Obama’s SOTU

Can government and the public interact more effectively?

Americans not willing to forget Sandy Hook, gun violence

Pres. Obama’s Valentine’s Day advice

Passenger: ‘It was pretty disgusting’

Carnival Triumph docks in Alabama

Wayne LaPierre’s America

Republicans are lost on minimum wage increase

Boehner’s Senate strategy

GOP’s Hagel obstruction a humiliating moment in American politics

Senate Republicans block Hagel nomination

Sister of gun violence victim supports better laws

Very Last Word: How to reform the filibuster

Democrats short one vote to move Hagel nomination

Flashback Friday: Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI

Matthews: The neocons’ problem is with Obama, not Hagel

Panetta’s fiery farewell and GOP change of heart on Hagel

Scarborough: Wayne LaPierre op-ed is ‘so laced with racial overtones

Obama vows to take executive action

Does Obama have an inside game?

LBJ eschews ‘riding the wire’

Hubris: Selling the Iraq War – Shock and Awe

Senate GOP covers filibuster shame with word games

Battle lines drawn over minimum wage

Why Elizabeth Warren is keeping a low profile in the Senate

Obama forces minimum wage battle with Republicans

‘Die Hard’ returns

Rubio not ready for primetime

Massive manhunt ends with new questions

President calls for action on equality

Rubio sweats through substance-free State of the Union rebuttal

The Dorner saga: inside the mind of a killer

Top Lines: Obama, Rubio, Paul, ‘free stuff,’ and Ted Nugent’s pants

‘They deserve a vote’

Longtime NBC News foreign correspondent dies

GOP should heed cheers for Obama’s State of the Union

Ted Nugent goes off on president’s State of the Union

What happens now on guns, jobs, and energy?

How Hagel could make history without becoming Sec. of Defense

GOP tries to mend messaging problem

Scarborough: LaPierre might as well say ‘Hey, white people, you better get a gun’

Nun: Roman Catholic church is last bastion of sexism

Why pope resigning is radical move that could bring conservative change

Marco Rubio’s political future, post-water break

The 2nd term starts now

Obama makes historic push for gun laws during SOTU

Obama calls for minimum wage increase

Rattner’s charts: Falling incomes, rising debt levels for middle class families

Ted Cruz attacks Hagel

Sideshow: SOTU aisle-crashers

Republicans respond, remain divided

Obama to GOP: Get on board or get out of the way

The #SOTUis on the road

The wait to identify Chris Dorner

Republicans stay seated over the poor, women

Obama’s emotional plea: ‘They deserve a vote’

How Obama provoked Boehner to stand and applaud

Rubio’s swig and a miss

Getting our act together on early childhood education

Rubio’s response and the sip heard round the world

Ted Nugent reacts to Obama’s SOTU address

Rosario Dawson ‘rising’ to end violence against women

Gibbs: Obama was also ‘up front’ with Medicare proposals

Ted Cruz made ‘outrageous’ comment against Hagel, says Scarborough

Hubris: Selling the Iraq War – Cheney’s Speech

Scarborough: A lot of missed opportunities in SOTU speech

Loud message for equality in State of the Union

Obama to take on climate change alone if GOP fails to act

Obama’s on the road – but should he be in Washington?

Cabinet filibuster threats and domestic violence obstructionism

Despite Obama’s passionate plea, gun legislation faces obstacles in Congress

Obama hits the road with State of the Union proposals for job growth

Breaking down the highlights of the State of the Union

Do the Democrats need control of Congress to pass Obama’s agenda?

Taking steps to reform immigration

Will both parties work together to accomplish Obama’s SOTU proposals?

On our Radar

Obama calls for voting fix in State of the Union

Obama heads to North Carolina after speech

Obama hits the road after the State of the Union

Sen. Murphy remains hopeful for gun control legislation

Is the correcting deficit the best way to start fixing the economy?

Obama gets a second chance to make good on his promises

Democrats, GOP respond to the president’s State of the Union

The Gaggle: Barbour’s battle

Congresswoman: GOP would be foolish to go down sequestration path

Are Catholics ready for non-European pope?

The Gaggle: SOTU replay

Obama places spotlight on voting issues

Sen. Coburn: We need to vote on guns; let’s have the debate

Comcast CEO on purchasing remaining stake in NBCUniversal

Pressure mounts for new gun measures

Red carpet event Wednesday for organization helping young cancer patients

Sharpton: Obama specific with agenda

Obama surprises with call for minimum wage increase

Jarrett: It’s time to turn Obama’s words into action

Ambitious Obama plan seen in pre-K proposal

Schultz: Politics have to be right to make a change

Pelosi on Obama’s speech: ‘It was music to my ears’

Rubio’s Republican rebuttal defensive, ‘claws out’

Obama’s State of the Union: three speeches in one

Politics and practicality behind call for minimum wage increase

Predicting Obama’s main SOTU talking points

Making immigration reform comprehensive

Rubio’s real problem was his watered-down message

Economic growth hinges on investments

Placing the focus back on foreign affairs

Pope Benedict XVI to spend first part of his retirement at papal summer home

Is Marco Rubio the GOP answer to President Obama?

Dems react to State of the Union

A rift in the GOP?

Steele: Economy was ‘central theme’ of Obama’s address

Very Last Word: Why give a SOTU rebuttal?

How well do we know ourselves – and our biases?

Hyperbole and fear mark past SOTU rebuttals

Pope Benedict steps down

Roger Ailes’ hypocrisy on division

Tradition, secrecy surround process of papal selection

Obama expected to push gun proposals during address

Obama given last chance to lay groundwork for his second term

Obama’s fiscal plans for the economy: then and now

Storm makes a mess of Massachusetts

Top Lines: Hagel, Graham, Snickers, and Bill Maher

Who was invited to the SOTU?

Why some members of the GOP want to #CrushRove

Trump sues Maher over birther joke

Boehner blocks military family benefits against White House, Pentagon push

How will the GOP respond to the State of the Union?

How does Obama plan to tackle the deficit?

Deep Dive: SOTU promises and pitfalls

Who will be the next Pope?

Clinton Romesha awarded the Medal of Honor

Jarrett: POTUS’ message will be about ‘building middle class from inside out’

‘We can’t wait’ for gun control

DC turmoil could cost 1 million jobs

Manchin: Hoping to hear a bipartisan tone in SOTU

Obama’s last chance to lay out his plans

Finney: At SOTU, it’s going to be ‘the cats and the dogs’

Two rebuttals are better than one?

Mika Brzezinski looks at the history of SOTU speeches

Is SOTU speech the ‘last, best shot’ Obama has to move needle with GOP?

McCain, Graham holding up Hagel, Brennan confirmations over Benghazi

Catholic crossroads: what’s next for the Catholic church?

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Tuesday?

White House previews State of the Union address

VandeHei: Expect big promises in SOTU that really won’t happen

How will the president ‘break through’ in his SOTU address?

The Gaggle: SOTU response

Bashir: Meet the new GOP boss, same as the old GOP boss

Democratic congresswoman: Boehner can’t get the support of his party

‘Silver Linings Playbook’ director talks mental health care access

Sideshow: Another conspiracy rises from the right

Matthews: When has Dick Cheney been right?

Very Last Word: Bernanke, Democractic cockiness, and the sequester

Frontline looks at fiscal crisis in latest documentary

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Monday?

The fight to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act

Maintaining momentum: Obama’s State of the Union challenge

Will Obama take an aggressive tone during his State of the Union speech?

Why a simple misdiagnosis can turn deadly

Gun violence survivors to attend State of the Union

Congress to revisit Violence Against Women Act

Weight watchers: How much does size matter in political office?

Lawmakers wrestle with Obama drone program

SOTU: Presidential prescriptions and GOP mixed messengers

Tornado hits Hattiesburg, Mississippi

Holding out on Hagel

The Gaggle: Is Rubio the GOP’s rising star?

Congress considers new restrictions on firearms

The Obama-Bush Doctrine conundrum

What to expect from the State of the Union

Fiscal tightening across the world

The legal, political arguments for drones

Bill Nye explains the science of storms

USPS to begin Sunday package delivery

Canada drops the penny, US next?

State of the Union speech to focus on economic growth

Tracking US drone strikes with tech

The role of inequality in the recovery

Rhode Island travel ban to be lifted following blizzard

The continued divergence between profits and wages

Hillary Clinton – our most popular politician?

The sequester: The next, big, self-imposed crisis

What Paul Krugman wants to hear in the State of the Union

Since 1980, one banking crisis after another

Pa. proposal allocates electoral votes proportionately

Anti-abortion crusade misses target, hurts vulnerable women

NYC-area airports resuming flights

Taking back the House

What we tend to forget about John Brennan

Inside the State of the Union speech

Snow and wind linger in New England

Wisconsin and an early attack on early voting

Women around the world fighting sexual violence

A week of Chris Christie, Hillary Clinton, and Karl Rove

Moral, legal, and strategic challenges of drone warfare

How women’s issues have shifted within party politics

Friday Funnies

Backlash to abortion in the feminist movement

O’Reilly’s drone lies exposed

Dangerous suspect, dangerous terrain

GOP ritualizes penitent post-election outreach to African-Americans

MSNBC’s Alex Witt sits down Colonel Jack Jacobs

Has legislation shifted general attitudes toward women?

Winter Storm Nemo hits the Northeast

Clock ticking on major federal cuts

Judd Dread Part 2

Bill Clinton pumps up House Democrats

Rand Paul to give Tea Party State of the Union response

Blizzard bites into New England

Another massive storm wallops the Northeast

Rand Paul accepts tea party mantle

Don’t blame Beyonce if you can’t handle Beyonce

Are lack of paid sick days to blame for norovirus?

The future of women’s rights in Afghanistan

What 21st century feminism looks like

The politics of President Obama’s sequester

Christie’s weight a big issue for Ed Show viewers

What blizzard? Bieber fever wins big

Private business wields Congress in attack on U.S. Postal Service

Brand backtalk backfires on Priebus

Previewing the State of the Union

Fight for gun safety not about

East coast braces for winter storms

Mandela’s granddaughters launch reality TV show

A stormy show

Getting more absurd: Tea Party vs. Karl Rove vs. Ashley Judd?

Pushing for change on guns

GOP uniting against Karl Rove

Who says girls don’t know anything about science?

Rove at odds with GOP, draws line in the sand

Republicans zig-zag on the sequester