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Citations for the April 30, 2014 TRMS
Senate hopeful promotes frugal lifestyle
Americans want less involvement in foreign affairs
Growing Hope at Sweet Auburn Springfest
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.30.14
All In Agenda: Valerie Jarrett on ‘All In’
Tenn. passes law criminalizing moms who used drugs while pregnant
When private words become public
Washington Gov. Inslee signs climate executive order
Another ‘shooting gun’ fires blanks
Egypt sentences 683 to death as military crackdown continues
Transgender students protected under Title IX, DOE says
Paul Ryan and Congressional Black Caucus agree to disagree
Congressman claims ‘bigamy’ for annulment
White House celebrates ‘fetch’ 10 years later
Is this the end for the death penalty?
Senate GOP kills minimum wage increase
Trial date set in Renisha McBride shooting
Business Latest: Obama’s standing improves
LGBT community not welcome at Kentucky shop, but guns are
Senate Republicans block minimum wage bill
The GOP’s selective, sporadic interest in deficit reduction
Trivia Time! Wednesday’s trivia answer
‘Healthalicious’: The NYC eatery that could take down Rep. Grimm
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.30.14
Do social media habits reveal political preferences?
LIVE VIDEO: Biden speaks at Atlantic Council Conference
John Paul Stevens: We need to level the playing field
Glenn Beck: Hillary Clinton would sleep with a woman ‘on the White House desk’
Putin drives Russia into economic recession
Dean Heller has second thoughts on Bundy
Christian group slams Sarah Palin for ‘blasphemously twisting our faith’
Gut check: Will Britain’s new rule will help the unemployed?
Cantor: McAllister should go, Grimm can stay
Battleground Texas: Inside the fight to turn the state blue
Clean Air Act wins big at the Supreme Court
Scalia flubs Supreme Court dissent
2014 off to a slow economic start
Sterling truthers emerge: Was it a set-up?
Rick Scott gets an earful in Florida
‘Something’s wrong’ in Oklahoma
White House weighs in on botched Oklahoma execution
GOP Gov. Rick Scott seeks Obamacare complaints, finds none
Botched execution backstory and other headlines
Can we make US medicine less dangerous?
Citations for the April 29, 2014 TRMS
Oprah Winfrey mulls Clippers bid
Over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls still missing after two weeks
Watch Live: L.A. Clippers News Conference
Ahead on the 4/29/14 Maddow show
Seth Meyers, Daniel Craig, Steve Carell star in White House PSA
Why Elizabeth Warren’s home state needs help
Harry Reid: ‘I don’t know who’s mad at me, but it’s a long list’
Sorry conservatives — America’s mobility problem is real
NBC News/WSJ poll: Obamacare support ticks up
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.29.14
Paul Ryan meets with Congressional Black Caucus after race flap
North Carolina faith leaders make unique case for gay marriage
The red state Democrat’s guide to Obamacare
Christie nominates a Democrat to be new Port Authority chairman
Court strikes down Wisconsin voter-ID law
Judge finds Wisconsin voter ID law unconstitutional
The problem with ‘war hawks’ who seize on every world conflict
Justices split on cops’ right to search cell phones
NBA announces lifetime ban for Donald Sterling
Jeb Bush is back, but remains unpopular: Poll
Faith leaders join call for a higher minimum wage
LIVE VIDEO: NBA holds briefing on Donald Sterling investigation
Rare win for the environment at the Supreme Court
Stark divisions rock the Iowa GOP
LIVE VIDEO: Officials hold tornado news conference
More than 4% of death row inmates may be innocent: Study
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.29.14
Boehner challenger loses job over innuendo-filled campaign ad
House GOP leaders scramble after accidentally telling the truth
Your response to Donald Sterling and the NBA
FBI takes an interest in Team Brownback
Gut Check: Would ousting Sterling in the wake of his alleged racist comments be a ‘slippery slope’?
Buffalo cops on leave after alleged brutality caught on camera
Scott Brown’s cognitive dissonance on the ACA
Minimum wage reclaiming center stage
LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned from NBA for life
‘The ACA is … better than it’s made out to be’
Kerry faces criticism following Israeli ‘apartheid’ comments
Sarah Palin defends waterboarding stance in Facebook post
Rep. Michael Grimm resigns from committee, but says he’ll be back
Bob McDonnell’s new job and other headlines
College assault recommendations include new website, surveys
Citations for the April 28, 2014 TRMS
Kerry pushes back as Israel ‘apartheid’ controversy builds
The Call: Why Are You Beautiful?
New NRA ad asks, ‘Do you still believe in good guys?’
Ahead on the 4/28/14 Maddow show
Hawaii set to become third state to hike minimum wage to $10.10
All In Agenda: Simon Ostrovsky live on ‘All In’
The 10 days in China that shook me
GOP Rep. Michael Grimm indicted on 20 counts
Gay rights group targets Deep South
McAllister to forgo re-election
Does Donald Sterling’s racist rant really matter?
The rise of crowdsourcing changes charity landscape
Task force to unveil college sexual assault recommendations
Hillary PAC loaded with cash, spending big on ads
Business latest: Wall St. for Hillary?
Low-wage jobs drive the recovery, says new report
MSNBC helps Arbor Day Foundation Grow Hope
‘Kissing congressman’ won’t seek re-election
Poverty, policy, and Paul Ryan
Watch Live: NAACP officials hold briefing on Sterling comments
Mississippi’s last abortion clinic fights to stay open
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar responds to Clippers owners’ remarks
Obamacare support growing in GOP districts
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.28.14
Barcelona soccer player responds to racial taunt
Palin: ‘Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists’
US hits Russia with new round of sanctions
Christie’s RGA doubles down on attacking criminal-defense attorneys
Watch Live: N.Y. Rep. Grimm Indictment
LIVE VIDEO: Officials hold tornado news conference
‘Literally, people thought there would be chips embedded in their bodies’
More GOP women get to the next level
A long con for Tea Party PACs?
High school grad rates hit historic number
Watching a repeal crusade end with a whimper
Congressman Michael Grimm indicted on 20 counts
Sterling faces firestorm following recording revelations
Chicago woman killed by gunfire was a community leader
Clippers lose as racism scandal brews
Supreme Court to decide cops’ power to search cell phones
Deadly tornadoes and other headlines
The end of abortion access in the South?
Week in Geek: NASA’s Deep Space Network lets you see who’s talking way out there
Los Angeles Clippers send powerful message on court
Rand Paul takes first place in Maine GOP straw poll
Palin: Gun-free zones are ‘stupid on steroids’
Two popes canonized on historic day
Obama: Clippers owner represents ‘the vestiges of discrimination’
Obama: ‘I regret not having spent more time with my mother’
Watch Live: NRA holds Stand and Defend Rally
NBA investigating racist comments allegedly from Clippers owner Donald Sterling
The gun lobby doesn’t have to win
Rick Santorum is unsure about another ‘tough’ White House bid
Citations for the April 25, 2014 TRMS
Sacramento Bee publishes newly released Squeaky Fromme tapes
Ahead on the 4/25/14 Maddow show
Transgender woman sues Christian university that expelled her
New York Rep. Michael Grimm expected to be indicted
Reports: GOP congressman to be indicted
All In Agenda: Hannity’s heroes
Rand Paul tests youth appeal at Harvard University
Kentucky’s Bevin flailing after cockfighting fiasco
GOP leaders court gun rights activists at NRA meeting
The He-Coon who changed Jeb Bush’s political career
The Kochs’ AFP starts scrubbing its Bundy support
‘West Wing’ Pres. highlights prison reform
Christie demands proof of culture of intimidation
GOP Senate hopeful blames women for most divorces
The long, slow push to prison sentencing reform
Brockovich: Cautiously Optimistic
An immigration debate, stuck at the crossroads
Judge recused in Renisha McBride shooting trial
Hip Hop is as American as Apple Pie
Elizabeth Warren for president? Not so fast, say fans
Watch Live: GOP speakers at NRA annual meeting
Cliven Bundy: ‘No, I’m not a racist’
When job creation isn’t exactly job one
Cruz angers PETA over tiger-skin rug tweet
GOP still struggling on pay-equity debate
Kentucky Senate candidate Matt Bevin caught backing cockfighting
GOPer: Men make more because they work harder
Attack ad from Christie’s RGA condemned as ‘a disgrace’
Gut Check: Do you agree with a ban on selfies for graduates walking across the stage?
Boehner concedes ACA repeal ‘isn’t the answer’
Court strikes down onerous Arkansas voter-id law
Boehner mocks GOP on immigration reform: ‘Ohhh, this is too hard!’
What’s in fracking fluid and other headlines
Citations for the April 24, 2014 TRMS
Oregon to ditch troubled health insurance exchange
Ahead on the 4/24/14 Maddow show
All In Agenda: Race and politics at the Bundy Ranch
Justice John Paul Stevens: Marijuana should be legalized
Grandmother-to-be Clinton receives first baby gift
Judge strikes down Arkansas voter ID law as unconstitutional
Southern Baptists open to reaching out to LGBT community
Deregulation didn’t make us all rich — it made inequality worse
Texas women are running out of options
A defining moment for the Democratic Party
Northwestern University football players vote on unionization
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.24.14
Senate Republicans attack Obama admin’s deportation review
Lesbian couple denied joint burial at Idaho Veterans Cemetery
LIVE VIDEO: Cliven Bundy vs. BLM Presser
Palin and Cruz rally behind T.W. Shannon, rising black star
Students bring sexual assault complaint against Columbia University
Trivia Time! Thursday’s trivia answer
Food service is ‘most unequal sector’ in the economy
Chris Christie to ‘Bridgegate’ critics: Prove it
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy: Are blacks ‘Better off as slaves’?
When ACA attacks turn on themselves
Why are conservatives condemning Cliven Bundy?
For Kerry, it’s ‘take your pup to work’ day
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.24.14
GOP can’t even win the healthcare argument in the South
One person who won’t miss David Letterman…
Rick Perry on presidential bids: ‘Spend a lot of time in preparation’
A GOP Senate majority in the fall may not be such a sure thing
AFP finances rival those of a major political party
Women in Politics: College Edition – Rice University
Rand Paul and the GOP’s plutocrat problem
The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action: Our ongoing debate
In 2014, it’s like deja vu all over again
Mississippi governor bans abortion at 20 weeks
Live Video: NJ Gov. Christie holds town hall
Obama: New sanctions against Russia ‘teed up’
‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin: Gay couples wanna marry? ‘More power to ’em’
Do you buy Pineda’s story that he was trying to get a better grip on the ball?
Bundy: ‘I want to tell you one more thing I know about the Negro…’
Seasonal factor pushes jobless claims higher
Study questions impact of Obamacare on insurance cancellations
The line even the Kochs’ AFP can’t cross
FDA rolls out e-cigarettes regulations
An excerpt from Lisa Robinson’s “There Goes Gravity”
South Carolina police chief fired for being gay? Yup, that can happen
Americans killed and other headlines
The future of the green economy lies with the states
Citations for the April 23, 2014 TRMS
How the GOP can win back women
Ahead on the 4/23/14 Maddow show
#myNYPD Twitter campaign backfires on the NYPD
Openly gay Oregon judge hears unopposed marriage equality case
The names of the 477 children who reportedly died on DCF’s watch
Conservatives attack Sotomayor over affirmative action dissent
Conservative group under fire for latest anti-Obamacare ad
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.23.14
The difference ‘active and eager partners from the other party’ can make
Kentucky’s ‘indisputable success’
The truth behind Rand Paul’s ‘inconvenient revelation’
All In Agenda: The politics of Obamacare
LIVE VIDEO: Clinton gives speech at women’s conference
Business Latest: Stopping Russia starts in Syria
Lupita Nyong’o named People magazine’s ‘Most Beautiful person’ for 2014
Holder tips hat to Sotomayor’s ‘courageous’ affirmative action dissent
Piketty: ‘capital is a multi-dimensional concept’
Rand Paul calls out GOP over voter fraud claims
Judge grants Chelsea Manning name change
Georgia governor signs sweeping gun bill into law
Trivia Time! Wednesday’s trivia answer
Jeb Bush on 2016: I’m ‘thinking’ about it
Georgia’s ‘Guns Everywhere Bill’
Politicians from the hungriest counties voted to cut food stamps
After gutting money in politics laws, GOP moves to take advantage
Justice finally comes to the pardons office and perhaps to many inmates
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.23.14
Early Rand Paul videos come back to haunt
Piketty’s ‘Capital in the 21st Century’ hits #1 on Amazon
Rand Paul crosses the Reagan/Carter line
Wisconsin lawmaker poised to push affirmative action ban
South Carolina town stands in solidarity behind fired police chief
Watch Live: Georgia Governor Signs Controversial Gun Bill
From street to shining sea: Village Voice launches their annual Food Truck Fest
When the right attacks the ACA from the left
$3 million verdict for ‘first fracking trial’
Morning Joe video will resume Thursday
Watch Live: NASA Astronauts Perform Spacewalk
Gay marriages could add up to $60 million to Virginia: Report
Conservative culture warriors find a reassuring marriage poll
Missouri GOPers attempt to impeach Democratic governor
LIVE VIDEO: Justice clemency initiative
Medicaid expansion starts to look even better
Sonia Sotomayor: Court’s right wing ‘out of touch with reality’
Should students who take out private loans have to immediately repay them if their co-signer dies?
Impeaching Nixon (no, not that one)
Without a plan, talk of ousting Boehner is just talk
Paul-backed millionaire GOPer to succeed ‘Coke Congressman’
No, no, no, and no: GOP Senate candidates on climate change
Gun controversies and other headlines
Affirmative action ruling: A victory for subtlety
The day they discovered the AIDS virus
Christie touts ‘bipartisan victories’ in keynote speech
Ahead on the 4/22/14 Maddow show
Georgia couples file federal lawsuit for marriage equality
Live Video: Obama Speaks After Touring Washington State Mudslide Site
Westboro Baptist Church to protest ‘filthy’ college grads
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.22.14
The Call: Dirty Crimes & Counting Wildlife
America’s hunger crisis, and why Washington ignores it
On Earth Day, three life lessons for my children
Live Video: Sen. Rand Paul speaks at Chicago IOP
Live Video: Sen. Rand Paul speaks at Chicago IOP
Chris Hayes and Bill McKibben talk Earth Week
Survey: Majority of Americans support birth control mandate
College of Charleston protests with gay-themed play ‘Fun Home’
Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus: SCOTUS skeptical over Ohio law
Lawmaker pulls bill to make Bible Louisiana’s official book
Ready, set, pitch! Secretary Moniz prepares for Earth Day
Business Latest: Russian sanctions are working
What does SCOTUS’ affirmative action ruling say about the court?
Trivia Time! Tuesday’s trivia answer
Supreme Court upholds Michigan’s affirmative action ban
Students seek loan forgiveness in overwhelming numbers
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.22.14
The ageist, sexist reaction to ‘Grandmother Hillary’
Dems doing the unexpected: embracing the ACA
Supreme Court upholds Michigan affirmative action ban
Watch Live: Supreme Court stakeout
Mayor who “kind of agreed” with accused shooter resigns
Missouri set for sixth execution since November
Boy Scouts ban church over gay troop leader
An ‘unfortunate political stunt’ gets broad GOP support
Gut Check: Do you think the federal government should approve powdered alcohol?
CDC still can’t get funding for research on gun violence
White House dismisses GOP throwing ‘spaghetti against the wall’
Biden: Ukraine must ‘fight cancer of corruption’
Lying in politics not a crime?
Biden to Russia: “Time is short” and other headlines
John Kerry’s risk-taking could hurt Hillary’s chances in 2016
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are moving left
Riding together against Keystone XL
Statement from Americans for Prosperity today
Oklahoma Supreme Court issues stay of execution for two killers
Ahead on the 4/21/14 Maddow show
Gov. Chris Christie named Father of the Year
Gay widower renews call for marriage-based green card
It’s not hard to figure out why Obama is holding off on Keystone
New Jersey’s ‘sideways crawl out of the recession’
He taught America to beat the SATs and now he’s answered YOUR questions
A bloody Easter in Chicago ushers in new federal crime unit
George H.W. Bush inspires RNC fundraiser
All In Agenda:’Domestic terrorists’ or ‘patriots’ at Bundy Ranch?
Adding photos to Social Security cards won’t fix voter ID laws
Parts of top-secret killing program could be released
Appeals court: release targeted-killings memo
Stuck in the first stage of grief
Watch: First Family kicks off Easter Egg Roll
United Auto Workers union drops Chattanooga campaign
Does Profiling Muslims Really Stop Terrorism?
Despite robust Obamacare numbers, many GOPers reignite repeal debate
The origins of the ‘Republican revolt’ against Common Core
Kochs, conservative allies align against solar
More women favor hiking minimum wage
Heller sees Bundy, allies as ‘patriots’
Coal company to slash promised benefits for retired workers
Conservatives’ exaggerated sense of contraception access
Gut Check: Do you think the student should have been suspended for asking Miss America to prom?
Foreign policy and the definition of ‘manhood’
More Hispanics than whites accepted in California
Who are those masked men? and other headlines
DNC Chair: GOP ‘extremists’ help Democrats win
Boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, symbol of racism, dies at 76
Senator: “We’re going to lose Eastern Ukraine”
John Paul Stevens: ‘Appropriate’ to consider successor
Pope Francis draws massive crowd for Easter
General Mills changes policy after outcry
California Gov. Jerry Brown pardons dozens convicted of drug crimes
Sen. Lamar Alexander: GOP wants to be ‘the iPhone party’
Why it’s time to take domestic terrorism seriously
U.S. more oligarchy than democracy, study suggests
A letter to the Redskins owner, on why he should change the name
A mecca for overpriced medicine
All In Agenda: Hunting for the next Bundy
Obama administration punts on Keystone XL decision
Alabama inmates stage protest over free labor system
Putting the GOP line on jobless aid to the test
High pressure on Hillary Clinton as 2016 nears
White House condemns anti-Semitism in Ukraine
Food insecurity is at historic highs and getting worse
South Carolina town helps make the case for ENDA
Watch Live: SpaceX Rocket Launch
Takeaways from the latest Clinton-era document dump
Georgia’s Perdue may have an outsourcing problem
Trivia Time! Friday’s trivia answer
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.18.14
Gut check: Should schools have a dress code for parents?
Issa vs. Cummings, Round XXVII
Pushback against voting restrictions gathers steam
Pennsylvania colleges hit with Title IX complaints
McAuliffe moves to restore voting rights
David Axelrod to advise UK’s Labour Party
Snowden: I’m no Russian propaganda pawn
Missouri GOP latest to push early-voting ‘reforms’
Prop 8 lawyer changes anti-gay stance
‘They’re nothing more than domestic terrorists’
Will the GOP ever ‘move on’ from Obamacare?
Hillary Clinton’s book has a title: ‘Hard Choices’
Georgia GOP hopeful David Perdue’s outsourcing past
Ahead on the 4/17/14 Maddow show
President revels in latest Obamacare success
Take our quiz: Your day in news, April 17
Map: How climate change will affect you
He taught America to beat the SAT and he’ll take your questions
Vice president’s son Beau Biden to run for Delaware governor
How the Supreme Court made it harder for you to sue
POLL: Which Underreported Story Should We Cover?
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.17.14
Experts: North Carolina early voting cuts will hit blacks hardest
‘We’re not going to do anything to address health care’
Watch Live: White House Briefing
LIVE VIDEO: Clinton women speak at ‘no ceilings’ event
Oregon dumps millions of gallons of urine-tainted drinking water
Business Latest: Has America given up?
Controversial College of Charleston president hired despite warnings
Missouri GOP wants to expand early voting — but there’s a catch
Jews in Ukraine told to identify themselves, Kerry says
Lawmakers ‘run with endurance the race set before us’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.17.14
Watching the birth of a conspiracy theory in real time
LIVE VIDEO: Obama, Biden host Wounded Warrior Project event
GOPer goes after Holder’s paycheck
Louisiana’s bold stand against sodomy
Court deportations take dramatic plunge
LIVE VIDEO: Holder speaks at memorial for Jewish center victims
Big business gets creative in minimum wage fight
Oklahoma moves to discourage solar power
ACLU: Arkansas voter ID law is unconstitutional
Women in Politics: College Edition – Emory University
Cantor struggles with immigration blame game
Mayor who ‘kind of agreed’ with Kansas shooting suspect faces backlash
Live Video: Kerry and EU Representative hold joint briefing
Jobless claims inch up, but remain near 7-year low
Should Sean “Diddy” Combs speak at Howard University’s commencement ceremony despite backlash?
Joe Biden snaps first selfie with President Obama
Putin asserts military right, chats with Snowden
An unflattering portrait of Susana Martinez
Putin on the blitz and other headlines
How fighting Obamacare could hurt the GOP
Why President Obama must act on mass incarceration
Appeals court hears case for gay marriage in Oklahoma
CIA presence in Ukraine gives the wrong impression, senator warns
Cliven Bundy is part of a long tradition: corporate mooching
Take our quiz: Your day in news, April 16
All In Agenda: Is the U.S. an oligarchy?
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.16.14
About that Democratic ‘outside money advantage’…
Peter King still backs NYPD ‘Demographics Unit’
Immigration hunger strike at White House rolls on
Watch Live: Obama, Biden deliver remarks on jobs-driven skills training
Rally for Derrick Gordon buries Westboro Baptist protest
PETA urges White House to use plastic Easter eggs
Obama demands House GOP vote on immigration reform
Court finds North Dakota abortion ban unconstitutional
GOP consultants: Christie’s 2016 prospects are on ‘life support’
SCOTUS will hear challenge to Ohio law banning campaign lies
Welcome to Instagram, Mr. Vice President!
Business Latest: Girls rule, but they don’t know it
Live Video: Holder speaks on rise in heroin abuse
Conservative Victory Project wins by losing
Harvard University accepts a record number of black students
Live Video: State Department Briefing for April 16
Donald Rumsfeld isn’t sure his taxes are accurate
Let Me Start: The $50 million challenge
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.16.14
Rand Paul doesn’t remember the 1980s very well
North Dakota abortion ban ruled unconstitutional
In health care, making an effort matters
Uninsured rates drop faster in states embracing Obamacare: Study
Should a state law be able to prohibit counties and cities from setting their own minimum wage?
Sandoval steps up on jobless aid
Racist hate mail targets baseball great Hank Aaron
Who wants to increase the pay gap between men and women?
Alaska Republican apologizes for calling breast-feeding ‘smart and sexy’
Mississippi ‘religious freedom’ law faces business backlash
Oklahoma’s regressive approach to the minimum wage
Rand Paul: Really, I’m with Reagan on foreign policy
Michael Bloomberg creates $50-million gun group to rival NRA
NYPD ends controversial Muslim spying unit
NRA challenge and other headlines
India’s Supreme Court recognizes transgender as third gender
Ahead on the 4/15/14 Maddow show
Oklahoma bans city minimum wage hikes
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 4.15.14
A Tax Day call for more progressive wealth taxation
Rumsfeld and a ‘sad commentary on governance’
‘Is it constitutional, the Civil Rights Act?’
Eric Holder ‘cautiously optimistic’ about marijuana legalization
The Census changes aren’t quite what they appear to be
Democrat Alison Grimes out-fundraises McConnell
Study: Marijuana legalization doesn’t increase crime
Separate and unequal: The charter school pedestal the public can’t reach
How some tax preparers are preying on the poor
Bible could become state book of Louisiana
Protesters use Tax Day to skewer Christie on ‘Bridgegate’
Senate clears path for corporate tax giveaways
Leaving political capital on the table
Business Latest: Who owns the land: You or the government?
Liberals and libertarians join forces to defend gay marriage rights
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.15.14
Blaming Obama for the ‘blood moon’
LIVE VIDEO: Authorities hold briefing on Jewish center attacks
LIVE VIDEO: Boston Marathon tribute
Alaska GOP pulling a fast one on minimum wage
Why I went on a hunger strike for my mom
Rep. questions constitutionality of Civil Rights Act at town hall
Study: Many young girls view sexual violence as ‘normal stuff’
GOP’s Cotton endorses affordable care for ‘every American’
Florida quits controversial voter ‘purge’ program
LIVE VIDEO: Christie town hall-Somerset, NJ
Should Anderson be forced to serve his 13 year sentence after being released on a clerical error?
Florida shields pages from abortion debate
Reid says Bundy Ranch standoff ‘not over’
UN report: Rampant misinformation and propaganda in Ukraine
CBO lowers costs of Obamacare by billions
Jindal is ‘not going to go down that path’
One year after Boston and other headlines
In post-DOMA world, gay couples still face Tax Day challenges
Citations for the April 14, 2014 TRMS
‘Years of Living Dangerously’ series highlights climate change
Take our quiz: Your day in news 4/14
MSNBC statement on Last Word host Lawrence O’Donnell’s accident
All In Agenda: Why you should know about the ‘Freedom Summit’
Walmart benefits from billions in government subsidies: Study
The other Kentucky women posing a threat to Republicans
Army judge denies clemency for Manning
McConnell tries a blast from the past
Michelle Obama gets covered in stickers in ‘aw’ moment
What’s buzzing? Find out in ‘We the Tweeple’
Will the ‘wake-up call’ go ignored?
Boehner opponent remedies ‘electile dysfunction’ in new campaign ad
Senate panel probing torture report leak
Why Republicans are flipping the minimum wage script in Alaska
LIVE VIDEO: Press briefing by Jay Carney
CBO: Affordable Care Act getting even more affordable
Jewish centers shooting in Kansas classified as ‘hate crime’
Business Latest: Student athlete pay
Let Me Start: ‘And then there were four?’
More trouble for Chris Christie?
Big Wealth makes a comeback in the U.S.
Judge: Ohio must recognize out-of-state gay marriages
Paul Ryan flubs family budgeting 101
Nevada Republicans remove anti-gay-marriage platform
Ohio to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages
LIVE VIDEO: Authorities hold briefing on Jewish center attacks
The desperate bid to keep the IRS ‘scandal’ alive
GOP lawmaker: New HHS chief will ‘spin the numbers’ on Obamacare
Wisconsin GOP to vote on adding threat of secession to platform
RNC unveils its ’14 in ’14’ plan
The Republican id, on full display
Obama calls out ‘the real voter fraud’
Should a ‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant have to solve and correctly pronounce the entire puzzle?
On pay equity, if you’re explaining, you’re losing
Feds blink and other headlines
U.N. holds urgent meeting on Ukraine as tensions escalate
Shots fired at two Kansas Jewish centers
Rand Paul chides Jeb Bush over ‘act of love’ comment
Top Democrat: GOP base has ‘elements that are animated by racism’
Jonathan Chait defends essay on Obama, race on ‘MHP’
Sebelius: No regrets, but website rollout ‘did not go well’
U.N. report: Climate change can still be stopped but only if we act now
‘You had an opportunity to lead in an enlightened way’
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Mike Huckabee face off at New Hampshire Freedom Summit
Dropbox pressed to ditch Condoleezza Rice board appointment
Fewer Republicans think Obamacare will ruin their lives
Why criminalize prenatal drug use? A letter to Gov. Bill Haslam
Tonight: An encore airing of Why We Did It
Why Obama’s National Action Network keynote was worth the wait
Obama: Voting rights under attack
Why Petri’s retirement matters
For the unemployed, too, the tax man cometh
Business lobby proposes minimum wage ‘compromise’
LIVE VIDEO: Obama speaks at National Action Network
Macklemore and Felix Hernandez #ChangeTheGame against bullying
Picking the wrong fight over polls
The best ten minutes I’ve spent in recent memory
Ted Cruz: Eric Holder deserves impeachment over IRS controversy
Kathleen Sebelius: The Good Soldier
All In Agenda: The color of change
Watch: White House goes 90’s style for Easter Egg Roll
Rev. Al Sharpton answered your civil rights questions
Report: Florida leads the nation on charging kids as adults
The minimum wage and the blue/red divide
Business Latest: Growing young farmers
Democrats finally make voting rights a top priority
How to fix America’s immigration woes
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.11.14
Pro-Begich ad embraces Obamacare
So much for the nation’s falling stature
How not to argue about jobless benefits
LIVE VIDEO: Obama to announce Sebelius replacement
Tea partier’s ‘mamacita’ remarks come back to haunt him
Closing Arkansas clinic: ‘We’ve done our mission’
Standards, scandals, and sex in Louisiana
Lyndon Johnson was a civil rights hero. But also a racist.
Gut Check: Should the man who broke up with his fiancé be able to get his ring back?
Pope Francis asks forgiveness for ‘evil’ sex abuse
Opinion: Press promotes ‘no snitching’ to slam Sharpton
Dems run on, not from, the ACA
Live Video: Student EMT hero holds news conference
Sebelius exits, Burwell waits in wings
Russians on the border and other headlines
Citations for the April 10, 2014 TRMS
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush addresses immigration critics
NFLer Jim Brown answered questions from Civil Rights Summit
Hashtag activism focus of Thursday’s #MHPTwitter chat
Ahead on the 4/10/14 Maddow show
Take our quiz: Your day in news, April 10
Pressure mounts on ‘kissing congressman’ to resign
Obama honors LBJ’s signing of Civil Rights Act
Shoe thrown at Hillary Clinton during Vegas speech
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.10.14
LIVE VIDEO: George Bush speaks at Civil Rights Summit
Justice Dept. report: Albuquerque police violating civil rights
LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion for all the wrong reasons
Tennessee bill OKs criminal charges for mothers’ prenatal drug use
President Obama embraces Johnson’s legacy at Civil Rights Summit
Federal appeals court hears case for gay marriage
Business Latest: College or retirement?
Issa embraces McCarthy-era tactics
Trivia Time! Thursday’s trivia answer
UPS agrees not to fire 250 protesting workers
Why judge’s ruling on Bridgegate subpoenas is bad for Christie
Stephen Colbert tapped to host CBS’ The Late Show
All In Agenda: Civil Rights Act, 50 years on
Prop 8 attorney Ted Olson answered your questions
House passes GOP budget plan despite bipartisan opposition
How did your senator vote on the equal pay act?
Obamacare enrollment expected to surpass 7.5 million
Pelosi: Race is why the GOP is blocking immigration
LIVE VIDEO: Obama speaks at Civil Rights Summit
Another Obama nominee in trouble?
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.10.14
Abby’s Adventure and The Cycle Cocktail
Obama bashes ‘least productive’ Congress in modern history
Rick Scott doubles down on ACA falsehood
What ‘House of Cards’ Says About Corporate Taxes
Obama blasts ‘least productive Congress in modern history’
Ex-IRS official Lois Lerner faces House contempt vote
Boehner faces trouble from far-right flank
Gubernatorial candidate: Homosexuality is similar to alcoholism
Women in Politics: College Edition – Vanderbilt University
Scott Brown vs. Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire senate race
Live Video: Hospital holds news conference on stabbing victims
Hank Aaron compares Obama’s GOP critics to KKK
Live Video: House Committee Hearing on former IRS official
Jobless claims drop to nearly seven-year low
Pro-Hillary Clinton super PAC rakes in big bucks
The manufactured IRS ‘controversy’ turns farcical
Missouri GOPer likens abortion to car sales: It requires time, info
Marriage equality test and other headlines
Citations for the April 9, 2014 TRMS
Clinton slams voting restrictions in civil rights speech
O’Reilly is more like Colbert than you think
Ahead on the 4/9/14 Maddow show
Who are the Medicare millionaires?
Syrian government blocking aid to millions of refugees
I taught America to beat the SAT. That’s how I know it’s useless.
Take our quiz: Your day in news, April 9
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 4.9.14
Inside the tea party quest to bring down Mitch McConnell
Judge: Key ‘Bridgegate’ figures don’t have to turn over documents
Carbon dioxide levels cross major threshold
WATCH: Jimmy Carter plays Hardball
Illinois looks to add right to vote to state constitution
LIVE VIDEO: Latest on school stabbing
Koch Industries and its ‘Obamacare’ subsidies
Boy Scout leader bucks ban on gay adults
Business latest: A sign the labor market is improving
GOP panel keeps fake IRS ‘scandal’ rolling
Six-year-old to Hillary: Do you prefer ‘Madame President?’
Senate candidate wields gun in campaign video
Don’t know much about history, DeMint Edition
Four years on, animals dying in record numbers from BP spill
Hillary Clinton memoir will be released June 10
Live Video: Obama makes remarks at Fort Hood memorial
Northwestern University fights back against NCAA football unionization
Holder blasts racial profiling, shares own experiences
All In Agenda: The GOP’s scandal-chasing
Mississippi sex-ed classes teach kids that homosexuality is illegal
Senate Republicans again kill Paycheck Fairness Act
LIVE VIDEO: Clinton speaks at Civil Rights Summit
The real losers of the equal pay debate
Senate GOP blocks equal pay bill
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.9.14
NCAA player Derrick Gordon comes out as gay
‘Almost awesome in its evilness’
The Roots of the Right’s Secession Movement
Rep. wants mandatory sexual harassment trainings for House
Watch: Batkid throws out first pitch
Ohio Dem calls for investigation into voting restrictions
GOP alternatives look ‘a hell of a lot’ like ACA
Poll: Which Underreported Story Should We Cover Next?
Boehner gets teary at Taco Bell event
Can presidents still do ‘big things’?
Do you think a nursing home should have allowed strippers to perform for their residents?
Cummings blasts Issa for ‘reckless claims’
Live Video: Stabbing at Pittsburgh High School
New ACA data bolsters system’s success
Carter: Violence against women is ‘worst human rights violation on Earth’
Bill to end SeaWorld killer whale shows is on hold
House GOP poised to let jobless aid ‘come to an end’
An excerpt from William D. Cohan’s “The Price of Silence”
Former GOP senator makes case for marriage equality in new ad
Christie gets his worst ‘bully’ score yet as approval drops
More pings and other headlines
Citations for the April 8, 2014 TRMS
LIVE: Latest on search for missing jet
GOP congressman keeping low profile after kissing video surfaces
Why we need a second Freedom Summer in 2014
Hillary Clinton: I am ‘thinking about’ running for president
Take our quiz: Your day in news, April 8
Ohio voting rights battle heating up
Ahead on the 4/8/14 Maddow show
‘You don’t want to go there, buddy’
More moms are staying home because they can’t find work
Aaron Miller’s Minnesota platform
Investigators slam O’Keefe’s latest ‘political disinformation’
Snowden: NSA spied on human rights groups
What not to say on Equal Pay Day
Holder snaps at Gohmert on contempt: ‘You don’t want to go there’
Join Melissa Harris-Perry for a #MHPTwitter chat!
Prisons are the ‘new asylums’ of the US: Report
Sharpton defends cooperating with FBI
All In Agenda: Obama acts on equal pay
9.3 million gained insurance during open enrollment
UPS threatens to fire 250 protesting workers
David Boies and Ted Olson overcome differences to fight for marriage equality
Business Latest: Will talking about women’s pay increase it?
Sen. Graham talks shirtless Putin, Jeb Bush 2016, and Obamacare
LIVE VIDEO: Civil Rights Summit 2014
LIVE VIDEO: Civil Rights Summit 2014
LIVE VIDEO: Civil Rights Summit 2014
Trivia Time! Tuesday’s trivia answer
Progressive NYC mayor still a work in progress
Judge OKs anti-Jindal billboard
Gay marriage debate hits Utah airwaves
The House GOP’s ‘dynamic’ ambitions
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.8.14
LIVE VIDEO: Obama pushes for Paycheck Fairness Act
Maryland ‘leading by example’ on minimum wage
Boehner tells Obama: Don’t ‘spoil the well’
Boehner’s lazy mendacity on immigration
The RNC’s poor memory on Paycheck Fairness
Westboro Baptist Church run out of Oklahoma town
Elizabeth Warren schools Paul Ryan on poverty in 80 seconds
Court sides with MoveOn over Jindal
Democrats call out ex-CIA chief’s ‘condescending’ remarks
GOP calls Paycheck Fairness Act ‘desperate’
Gut Check: Do you think that UPS should rehire the 250 workers?
Louisiana’s McAllister says he’s ‘fallen short’
50 years after the Civil Rights Act, America remains divided
Jobless aid bill shifts from Senate to House
In NYC, women make 82 cents to a man’s dollar
Kissing Congressman and other headlines
Citations for the April 7, 2014 TRMS
LIVE: Officials provide update on missing plane search
Take our quiz: Your day in news April 7
Ahead on the 4/7/14 Maddow show
House Republican apologizes for extramarital encounter
Why the GOP is wrong about the pay gap
Fifty years later, Latinos still fighting for civil rights
The Senate finally passed an unemployment bill. What happens now?
#AdvancingTheDream: 50 years later
Issa accused of ‘cherry-picking evidence’ and ‘disregarding documents’
Maryland becomes second state to set minimum wage to $10.10/hour
Business Latest: Six million workers dropped out or left out?
Christie’s simmering scandals grow more serious in NJ
The Call: The State of Civil Rights in America
Final Four coaches collect a huge paycheck, players get none
LIVE VIDEO: Obama attends swearing-in of Contreras-Sweet
Wine vs. bourbon: A friendly NCAA wager
All In Agenda: The politics of Obamacare
VP Biden’s Twitter account is revived
Kansas bill kills long-held teacher rights
Trivia Time! Monday’s trivia answer
A dejecting pattern of behavior in Wisconsin
‘Selfies’ with President Obama could strike out
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.7.14
Boehner scrambles to appear less constructive
Supreme Court draws line on anti-gay case
Uninsured rate dropped through open enrollment
Officials: More than 200,000 pounds of oil spilled onto Texas coast
LIVE VIDEO: Obama delivers remarks on economy
Rumsfeld ‘courted by’ would-be GOP presidents
ACA ‘appears to be accomplishing its goal’
What do civil rights mean to you today? Tell us.
One of country’s lowest minimum wages gets major hike
Fight over pay equity isn’t a ‘myth’ or a ‘meme’
Report: Ted Kennedy Jr. plans to run for state senate
Dems: ‘Thank you, thank you Congressman Paul Ryan’
Do you agree with a couple’s decision to take their young kids around the world on a sailboat?
An ’emotional’ debate over Bush/Cheney-era torture policies
Biden urges Dems: Stand up for voting rights
Live Video: Oscar Pistorius testifies
Fake Obama phone call and other headlines
The Week in Geek: Over the moon edition
Is Chief Justice John Roberts contradicting himself?
Take our quiz: Your week in news March 31-April 3
Jeb Bush to decide on 2016 by end of year
Hayden: Feinstein too ’emotional’ over torture report
Obama to attend Ft. Hood memorial
Pelosi: Cheney is ‘proud’ of ‘tone’ he set at CIA
With his ‘pen and phone,’ Obama tackles education and equal pay
Where Martin Luther King’s dream lives on
GOP Senate hopeful screens Obama’s call in ad
Behind the headlines in Afghanistan
Elizabeth Warren nabs ‘hottest’ politician slot from Christie
A letter to Phil Bryant about putting rights in God’s hands
Citations for the April 4, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 4/4/14 Maddow show
All In Agenda: The families you see on TV
Jobless aid stuck in a GOP blind spot
Women are fasting for immigration reform
Back to the future: GOP runs to Romney’s right on immigration
LIVE VIDEO: Fort Hood shooting briefing
Paul Ryan opens a dangerous door
How Tenn. politicians killed Volkswagen unionization
Married gay couples to get ‘whole shebang’ of benefits in Ohio
Afghanistan is still a long way from democracy
Take it from a new dad: Why we need paternity leave
GOP infighting threatens another immigration bill
National Civil Rights Museum brings history to 21st century
‘It’s a whole different issue’
The aggressive defense in the Renisha McBride case
LIVE VIDEO: Fort Hood briefing on deadly shooting
Why Christie isn’t out of the woods just yet
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.4.14
Fort Hood shooting renews attention to mental health
Gut check: Will this app enable drunk driving?
Mozilla founder becomes ‘free speech’ martyr
GOP lawmaker in Okla.: ‘What happened to the Republican Party that I joined?’
Honey Maid responds to anti-gay critics in the best way possible
Amazon wish list helps former death row inmate
Personhood USA tries to set Gardner straight
King: ‘We have a bus for you to Tijuana’
Bevin falls in a ditch, keeps digging
Job market continues to show signs of life
Economy adds 192,000 jobs in March
Journalist shot dead, another injured in Afghanistan
Mississippi’s McDaniel has some explaining to do
The latest on the Fort Hood shooter and other headlines
Citations for the April 3, 2014 TRMS
Recommended reading: ‘After the Wars: A Legacy of Pain and Pride’
Radio hosts spark paternity leave debate
Ahead on the 4/3/14 Maddow show
Take our quiz: Your day in news April 3
All In Agenda: Good news for people who love big money in politics
In salute and in honor of a hero at Arlington National Cemetery
Senator shows up at wrong subcommittee hearing
Sen. Patty Murray answered your questions
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 4.3.14
Confederate sympathizer named college prez, students rebel
Watch: FLOTUS plants the White House Garden
A ‘one-two punch’ for Florida’s voter purge
Mozilla CEO steps down over anti-gay past
Time for some real diversity in state houses
DOJ wins $5 billion environmental cleanup settlement
Jim Brown and Ted Olson take your questions
Voter fraud in North Carolina? Not so fast
Live Video: Olympic, Paralympic teams visit White House
Fast food workers push for higher minimum wage in New York City
Opportunity knocked? NASA Mars rover funding in doubt
Clinton coy on 2016, but walks the walk
States mull dropping Common Core
Live Video: Fort Hood officials hold press conference (4/3)
Rev. Al Sharpton is taking your questions
The trouble with the minimum-wage ‘compromise’
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 4.3.14
Boehner’s ‘better solutions’ remain hidden away
Harvey Milk to be first openly gay elected official on a stamp
Pa. gubernatorial hopeful: I can still win
George W. Bush expects stellar reviews of new paintings
The fight for jobless benefits is a longshot for a short lifeline
After shooting, Fort Hood searches for answers
Day 28: Nerdland Scholar Challenge by the numbers
Day 27: The Nerdland Scholar Challenge final exam
Day 26: Activist mothers from yesterday to today
Reid Between the Lines: Joy Reid takes on ACA opponents
Day 25: Lucia McBath and activism against gun violence
Day 24: Sybrina Fulton and Stand Your Ground
Day 23: How Newtown moms became “accidental activists”
Day 22: Mothers, tragedy, and activism
Charles Koch presents his defense against ‘collectivists’
Women’s History Month 2014: What Got Done
Jindal’s woefully inadequate ‘Bobbycare’ plan
Hobby Lobby’s contraception hypocrisy
Should the radio hosts apologize for their comments criticizing the MLB player’s paternity leave?
Jobless claims reverse last week’s progress
Fort Hood shooting leaves four dead, including gunman
Clinton: Aliens wouldn’t surprise me
“Heroic” military cop and other headlines
LIVE VIDEO: Fort Hood officials hold press conference
Yes, the stock market is rigged
Watch Live: Hospital holds presser after Fort Hood shooting