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Congress passes landmark VA bill
Bob Dole to Chuck Todd: The Senate isn’t broken, but ‘badly bent’
Eric Holder calls for more transparency in lethal injections
UN, Kerry announce cease-fire in Gaza
Eric Garner was killed by more than just a chokehold
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.31.14
Border crisis could play a big role in 2016 campaign
Obama signs another order enforcing contractor work standards
CIA apologizes for Senate spying
Marriage equality marches toward the Supreme Court
Border failure rocks House GOP leadership
CIA admits to spying on Senate committee
House and Senate fail to pass border bills
Wisconsin upholds Walker’s anti-union bargaining law
New bipartisan bill addressing campus sexual assault introduced
Wisconsin Supreme Court delivers big wins to GOP
Reince Priebus: GOP gains among minorities won’t happen overnight
Fast Food Workers Win Major Victory
GOP donor’s station rejects Democratic ad in Minnesota
Women in Politics: College Edition — University of South Carolina
When politicians literally run away from questions
Obama to GOP: ‘Stop being mad all the time’
Wisconsin voter ID law upheld by state Supreme Court
Bill Clinton on Sept. 10, 2001: ‘I could have killed’ bin Laden
The Speaker vs. the Shadow Speaker on the border crisis
Karl Rove blames impeachment talk on Democrats
7 Republicans’ out-there takes on the border crisis
Blaming the messenger, not the message
Ginsburg: Hobby Lobby majority has ‘blind spot’ on women’s rights
Do you think the punishment for the first grader was appropriate?
Jobless claims climb, but remain at low level
Hillary Clinton leads potential 2016 GOP contenders in Ohio poll
House GOP border fight and other headlines
House GOP approves anti-Obama lawsuit
After court setback, Massachusetts passes new clinic security law
Poll: Keep unaccompanied children who cross into U.S. here
Meet California’s first openly gay governor — for a few hours, anyway
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.30.14
Obama may be about to boost federal contractor working conditions
Obama urges GOP to ‘stop hating all the time’; GOP responds with lawsuit
Ronald Reagan amnesty haunts immigration action
Holder backs voting lawsuits in Ohio and Wisconsin
Meghan McCain: I don’t need more Sarah Palin
A photo-op gone wrong in Connecticut
Peace Corps pulls volunteers over Ebola fears
Paul Ryan’s nonprofit pipe dream
Tea party finds common cause with the left on agriculture
GOP: ‘Our bills will empower women’
Campus sexual assault inspires rare bipartisan bill
Maddow accepts ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’
5 ways the religious right is wrong again
Paul Ryan’s poor excuse for inaction
Another candidate finds himself in hot water
Senate holds first-ever hearing on guns and domestic violence
Exclusive: Booker and Paul join forces to reform war on drugs
An excellent start toward de-fissuring the workplace
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.30.14
No Labels, no accomplishments, but plenty of money
‘It is almost a necessity to ask these questions’
Lobbyists advise GOP: give up anti-gay stance
Northwestern University takes a step for equality
US growth surges by 4 percent after frosty first quarter
Medal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs answered your questions
‘We’re tearing down walls. Get it?’
Texans rally against Rick Perry’s deployment request
Do you think Ventura should keep the jury award?
U.S. economy bounces back in a big way
Preventing domestic gun violence is a moral obligation
The climate change revolution begins with you
Steyer group kicks off ads by blasting Iowa’s Ernst
The GOP loses control of its Frankenstein monster
Obama lawsuit vote and other headlines
Citations for the July 30, 2014 TRMS
Rep. on immigration: “I think the president is going to act”
Coburn withholds approval of new VA bill
Funny or Die takes on Hardball
Meet the Wheaton College feminists
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 7.29.14
Join our discussion of Adichie’s ‘We Should All Be Feminists’
The typical household is now worth a third less
Parties, presidents, and economic power
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Monica Wehby
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Kay Hagan
Obama: ‘Not a new Cold War’ with Russia, just new sanctions
Reformers take another crack at surveillance
Labor board deals major blow to fast food corporations
New VA head inherits sex assault crisis
Mississippi’s last abortion clinic to stay open — for now
How Keith Ellison brings movement politics to Capitol Hill
Thousands stuck in limbo waiting to save their homes
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Gwen Graham
Clinton welcomes ‘healthy’ Democratic primary contest
South Carolina couple optimistic after gay marriage ruling
The House GOP’s underwhelming response to a crisis
Sen. McCain: Votes aren’t there for impeachment
The TSA wants you to change airport security
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.29.14
Here’s What Happens When Congress Ignores Workers
Cost of delaying climate action? $150 billion a year
Satanists aren’t the only ones following Hobby Lobby’s lead
Cutting taxes for the wealthy? Again?
Democrats eager to campaign on Obama impeachment and lawsuit
2.1 million reasons why Dems love the GOP’s anti-Obama push
Joni Ernst’s ‘bottom line’: States can nullify laws
Do you agree with Whoopi Goldberg’s comments about a man hitting a woman?
The climate crisis isn’t just scary; it’s expensive
Iowa’s Ernst dabbles in nullification extremism
Bloomberg group’s new ad ties guns to domestic violence
An excerpt from “The Nixon Tapes”
Chutzpah Watch, Mississippi edition
Fixing the V.A. and other headlines
Citations for the July 29, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/28/14 Maddow show
Judge clears the way for LA Clippers sale
Let me finish: “We heard him and elected him our President”
THE CALL: FOSTER OPPORTUNITIES
Rep. Tim Ryan puts himself in the shoes of a minimum wage worker
Michelle Nunn and the perils of leaked campaign memos
GOP Congressman pushes for federal legalization of marijuana oil
Trauma in the trenches of gun-weary Chicago
Federal contractors strike, call on Obama to do more
A look back at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
An old lie makes a shameful comeback
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Emily Cain
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Connie Pillich
Appeals court strikes down Virginia same-sex marriage ban
Appeals court strikes down Virginia gay marriage ban
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Cheri Bustos
Hillary Clinton’s many ‘good friends’
How police can help prevent HIV
How not to debate the border crisis
‘Not In My Backyard’ creates roadblocks to sheltering migrant children
Michigan Senate race a rare bright spot for Democrats
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Ann Callis
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Amanda Renteria
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Alma Adams
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.28.14
Dem offers Issa a ‘Senator Joseph R. McCarthy Memorial Truth Pond’
’30 in 30′: Women candidates to watch in 2014 — Alison Lundergan Grimes
Michelle Obama on 2014 midterms: Be hungry, Democrats
Cotton tripped up by his voting record
’30 in 30′: Women Candidates to Watch in 2014 — Aimee Belgard
Petition the government for redress of cellphone grievances
Senators reach bipartisan deal to reform VA health care system
GOP blames Obama for Libyan violence
NYT editorial board calls for end to pot ‘prohibition’
Ex-governor tries to live on a minimum wage budget — and fails
Congress reaches preliminary deal on veterans’ aid
Do you think The New York Times’ endorsement will influence people’s opinions?
House GOP leader leaves presidential impeachment on the table
Vets bill deal reached and other headlines
Melissa Harris-Perry: Lower-income stigma embodied in ‘poor door’
Big Idea: EZ Baby Saver strives to prevent hot car deaths
Madeleine Albright: ‘To put it mildly, the world is a mess’
Fast food convention portends escalation in strikes
House whip won’t rule out impeachment
Netanyahu: Hamas has rejected, violated ceasefires
Israel extends Gaza cease-fire as militants launch more rockets
NRA commentator defends giving guns to kids
Chicago could shelter undocumented immigrant kids: Report
Judges chip away at Florida gay marriage ban
Most Americans don’t want Obama impeachment: Poll
Cocktail Moment: The Prescription Julep
Citations for the July 25, 2014 TRMS
SEIU president Mary Kay Henry: Fast food strikes have raised wages for millions
President Obama: Border crisis is a ‘shared responsibility’
Ahead on the 7/25/14 Maddow show
An ‘intensely awkward congressional hearing’
A poor messenger with a dubious message
The real party of civil rights
Arizona points to procreation to defend gay marriage ban
In Case You Missed It: The week’s top stories from msnbc
Lena Dunham sparks a birth control conversation
GOP lawmakers balk at Pentagon’s climate concerns
Adviser’s past remarks could give Obamacare a headache
McCain’s descent into ‘self-pity’
GOP discovers the virtue of unilateral presidential action
What Went Wrong in Arizona’s Execution
Obama administration mulling refugee options for migrant kids
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Rand Paul makes pitch to civil rights groups
The de facto House leader who isn’t in the House
Chris Christie: GOP must show willingness to listen
Q&A with Warden Ivey from Lockup’s Cleveland series
Do you think Ray Rice’s two game suspension is too lenient?
Adventures in Fox News polling, Part VII
Detroit’s secret weapon against food insecurity
College investigating alleged plagiarism by Sen. John Walsh
The Venezuelan opposition will be tweeted
House GOP poised to kill veterans-aid bill
Top Obama aide: GOP flirting with impeachment
Refugee status? and other headlines
Citations for the July 24, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/24/14 Maddow show
President most written by The New York Times is… Surprise!
Hillary Clinton: You’re lucky ‘Hard Choices’ isn’t longer
Who says Cleveland needs saving?
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.24.14
Obama calls for corporate tax loophole closure
Paul Ryan, you, and your new life coach
House GOP rejects effort to improve their anti-Obama lawsuit
NRA pundit wants to make gun use mandatory for kids
Business Latest: Israeli Army social media
Sarah Palin wades into another GOP fight
Sen. McCain: President Obama is full of ‘self-pity’
Paul Ryan makes the case for his anti-poverty vision (again)
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.24.14
Terri Lynn Land’s $3 million problem
Jeb Bush puts ‘act of love’ behind him, stands with GOP on border crisis
Paul Ryan unveils new anti-poverty plan
Rubio tries and fails to thread culture-war needle
Boehner wants Obama to act ‘on his own’ on border crisis
Women in Politics: College Edition — University of Louisville
Wisconsin governor’s race a ‘dead heat’
Ted Cruz sees an imaginary ‘economic boycott of Israel’
Do you think Southwest Airlines was justified in asking Watson to delete his tweet?
Hillary Clinton tops all potential 2016 GOPers in Florida
Jobless claims improve to eight-year low
John Boehner’s ultimatum: Change 2008 law or else
Air Algerie Jet Chartered by Spain’s Swiftair Vanishes in Africa
Montana’s Walsh caught up in damaging plagiarism controversy
Witness to botched execution and other headlines
Update: Arizona execution takes nearly two hours
Citations for the July 23, 2014 TRMS
Another botched execution, this time in Arizona
Ahead on the 7/23/14 Maddow show
Has income inequality lessened under Obama?
Arizona inmate dead two hours after execution began
Krystal Continued: Got Religion
Why the minimum wage is still $7.25 after all these years
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.23.14
Maryland to cover gender reassignment surgery for state employees
At the intersection of Ted Cruz and bad charts
Federal immigration crackdown begins to fall apart
Joe Biden makes his pitch to black voters
Fox hosts blast 911 calls from immigrants
Poll: 53% of Americans find Obamacare beneficial
Can Obama rescue his sputtering second term?
Marco Rubio defends gays, attacks gay marriage
Ted Cruz gets the ‘True Blood’ treatment, doesn’t really like it
Michele Bachmann on 2016: ‘What if I decide to run?’
Ted Cruz turns “True Blood” episode into political statement
Voters are turning to the dark side
What is the ‘working group’ working on, exactly?
Reid hits back at GOP for ‘crazy ideas’ on border crisis
Paul Ryan to unveil new anti-poverty plan
Poll: GOP couldn’t live on minimum wage, but still won’t raise it
Obama administration to issue another contraception accommodation
The 10 most outrageous Jody Hice quotes
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.23.14
Obama, Rand Paul on ‘opposite’ sides of minimum wage
Arizona inmate Joseph Wood pronounced dead
Disabilities treaty gets a second chance
Sarah Palin stopped for speeding: ‘I wasn’t speeding, I was qualifying’
Why Obamacare without subsidies would be a disaster
Rep. Kevin McCarthy calls for ‘modernization’ at Department of Veterans Affairs
Obamacare on trial: The race back to the Supreme Court is on
Marco Rubio’s unique take on history
Do you agree with the Giant’s decision to hire David Tyree?
Report: New York Gov. Cuomo’s office derailed ethics commission
Perry fails to impress Texas border sheriffs
Texas’s legal abortion rate declines in wake of restrictions
Senate Democrats rolling out bill to address border crisis
The Speaker, the ACA, and the ‘Be Careful What You Wish For’ Adage
NJ Anaconda? and other headlines
Citations for the July 22, 2014 TRMS
David Perdue wins GOP nomination in Georgia Senate race
Anti-Islam pastor Jody Hice wins Georgia primary
Ahead on the 7/22/14 Maddow show
Have a question? Sugar has the answer.
The Michigan GOP’s spying operation: an exclusive report
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 7.22.14
Hillary Clinton ‘committed’ to helping Democrats in 2014
The politics of a health care ruling
Watch: 105-year-old makes big pitch
Groups: Texas city ban on border kids violates civil rights
Kentucky Senate candidate Alison Grimes is in attack mode in new ad
A civil rights hero and a leading advocate answer your questions
“One small step for man”… 45 years later
Epileptic children may now be treated with marijuana in Illinois
Many deported ‘recent border crossers’ aren’t recent — or near the border
Feminism’s next wave: Economic justice for working women
Judicial whiplash as 4th Circuit contradicts D.C. Circuit
Obama signs bipartisan jobs bill: “Let’s do this more often”
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.22.14
Georgia GOP voters choose Senate nominee in a tough race
Appeals court swings a sledgehammer at the ACA
Florida’s Scott finds himself in hot water
Do you agree with California’s new law cracking down on tackles in football practice?
Another GOP congressman comes out in support of gay marriage
Boehner: Obama is ‘jeopardizing’ solution to border crisis
An ‘unfortunate political stunt’ goes awry
Rick Perry’s ‘Operation Strong Safety’
Judge’s modest proposal: Bring back the firing squad
Supersonic impact and other headlines
Citations for the July 21, 2014 TRMS
Congress comes together to help the disabled save, tax-free
Ahead on the July 21, 2014 Maddow show
Protesters picket Christie over gun bill
Obama calls for cease-fire as Kerry announces aid to Gaza
Hillary Clinton: ‘I would consider’ anti-Citizens United amendment
Will Ron Paul be a problem for Rand Paul in 2016?
Russia’s U.S. standing plummets, still more popular than Congress
President Obama expands ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative
Public attitudes on foreign policy clear as mud
Obama’s dilemma: How to push Putin without causing more problems
Mark Schauer would end Michigan’s Emergency Manager system
Marissa Alexander denied new Stand Your Ground hearing
Business Latest: Russia’s alternate media reality
A conversation about campus sexual assault
NASA renames building in honor of Neil Armstrong
GOP takes border crisis out on DREAMers
Obama advances anti-discrimination policy with executive order
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.21.14
Obama signs historic order on LGBT equality
California, Kansas, and lessons about taxes
Sarah Palin to GOP: I’m calling your bluff! Impeach Obama!
Not every international crisis is about Obama
Remember the deficit? No one else does, either
Hillary Clinton for president in 2016? Beats me, says Bill
Sometimes, ‘What Would Reagan Do?’ is the wrong question
Rick Perry requests deployment of 1,000 guardsmen to U.S. border
DNC fundraising exceeded RNC’s in June
GOP’s take on minimum wage faces ‘serious questions’
Do you think a city should be able to fine residents for not watering their lawn during a drought?
Russia and Ukraine feud amid Malaysian Airlines plane recovery
The importance of context amid turmoil
Plane investigation and other headlines
Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative gets $104 million boost
Elizabeth Warren woos national Latinos
Ted Cruz: Democrats are holding migrant kids ransom
Netanyahu: Hamas to blame for ‘gruesome’ deaths
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Kerry links Russian-backed separatists to plane shootdown
No execution until Arizona reveals death penalty drugs, court says
Latino community keeps focus on border crisis
Florida jury awards $23.6 billion verdict in big tobacco lawsuit
Will anyone be prosecuted for the Malaysia Airlines shootdown?
At Netroots, progressive activists turn to traditional organizing
Rep. Keith Ellison wants to make union organizing a civil right
Immigration protests staged around the country
Citations for the July 18, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/18/14 Maddow show
Obama to meet with Central American presidents over border crisis
No religious exemption from Obama order on LGBT workplace protections
Incoming NEA head inherits tension with Education Secretary Arne Duncan
Sentencing commission eyes early release for 46k
Thousands of drug offenders eligible for reduced sentences
Detroit residents and national allies protest water shutoffs
In Case You Missed It: The week’s top stories from msnbc
It was a big news week. Test your knowledge of current affairs
Capitol Hill staffer arrested for carrying gun in congressional building
The Koch brothers’ expanding 2014 operation
A mixed day for marriage equality in the 10th Circuit
John Boehner: Unlikely Congress will agree on border solution
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.18.14
Elizabeth Warren rides wave of support at Netroots Nation
When Darrell Issa goes ‘rogue’
AIDS experts among victims aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Obama points to rebels in downed Malaysian jet
Conservative PAC raises money over possible Warren 2016 candidacy
McCain thinks anew about U.S. invasion of Iraq
Wants vs. needs on Capitol Hill
Christie backs Supreme Court ruling on contraception
Ending extreme poverty by 2030 isn’t just a dream, it’s possible
Arkansas’ Cotton sees food-stamp recipients as ‘addicts’
Downed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17: Here’s what we know
Congress poised to do nothing about border crisis
Air attack aftermath and other headlines
Citations for the July 17, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/17/14 Maddow show
Hillary Clinton: ‘It probably had to be Russian insurgents’
Start your journey to win free concert tickets here
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.17.14
At Netroots, Biden pitches himself as progressive hero
Marriage equality reaches (part of) Florida
The latest on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Banks are open for the business of marijuana
The next ‘American Ninja Warrior’ could be a woman
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 downed by surface-to-air missile
Chris Christie stumps in Iowa amid ‘Bridgegate’ hearing in NJ
Florida judge strikes down same-sex marriage ban
Business Latest: Christie’s political engine
Criminalization of homelessness on the rise in U.S. cities
Eric Holder takes action to fight Chicago gun violence
Officials issue Twitter statements on Malaysia Airlines crash
The case against California’s death penalty
Malaysia Airlines jet reportedly crashes in Ukraine
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.17.14
Perry, Paul, and an overdue debate
How a Texas redistricting case could revive the Voting Rights Act
‘Big Government Program Working’
Americans have witnessed more than 100 mass shootings since 2009
Women in Politics: College Edition — University of Denver
Marvel’s new Captain America is black
Should families have access to a deceased relative’s online accounts?
Michael Sam tells young people to ‘be themselves’ at ESPYs
One week later, Boehner’s anti-Obama lawsuit already struggling
Georgia’s Kingston dabbles in impeachment politics
On the immigration crisis, what is the solution?
New sanctions up ante on Ukraine
Jobless claims inch lower, beat expectations
Microsoft plans to slash 18,000 jobs
Still no decisions at the U.S.-Mexico border
Fixing the VA and other headlines
Citations for the July 16, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/16/14 Maddow show
DOE: Quaker school can discriminate against transgender student
Reporter quits job after ‘fatherless young black men’ comments
America’s unrequited corporate love affair
Clinton crushes Biden in hypothetical 2016 matchup: Poll
Time is running out for Iraq as nation spirals into chaos
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.16.14
Elizabeth Warren fires up progressives from coast to coast
‘Do you know that was a bus with YMCA kids?’
The potential horrors of Hobby Lobby
Poll: 33% of Iowa Republicans dislike Christie
The truth about Detroit’s pension woes
Chris McDaniel legal team: Election challenge is more than likely
Batkid is back on the big screen
Senate GOP blocks bill on contraception access
California judge strikes down death penalty
Brown ‘took shelter in the bathroom’ to avoid contraception questions
Republicans block Democrats’ Hobby Lobby fix
Bowe Bergdahl hires lawyer for military investigation
Business Latest: Why companies can’t fill jobs
Wait, What? JCrew’s new innovative sizing
Georgia’s Deal caught up in ethics controversy
Archie, beloved comic book icon, dies saving gay friend
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.16.14
Conservative group attacks Chris Christie for backing ‘liberal’ judges
Dems look for midterm cure to ‘congenital disease’
Solving a problem in the clumsiest way possible
Hillary’s office choice: “The fewer corners…the better.”
GOP lawsuit against Obama looks set to backfire
Cheney: Palin’s call to impeach Obama is a ‘distraction’
Do you agree with critics who say the “Six Californias” ballot initiative is a waste?
Issa demands answers, but skips briefing
Affirmative action could be headed back to the Supreme Court
The return of the ‘shop around’ higher-ed plan
‘Mad Men’ star Harry Hamlin parodies John Boehner’s minimum wage stance
More Americans are concerned about immigration: Poll
House GOP too busy for impeachment?
The right problem, the wrong solution
Obama announces funds to prepare country for climate change
Renee Ellmers, context, and ‘a woman’s level’
Colleges come together to address campus sexual assault
Obama lawsuit moves forward and other headlines
Citations for the July 15, 2014 TRMS
In Israel and Palestine, children imagine a world without war
Stewart jokes with Clinton: No one cares about your book
Poll: Iowa Senate race in dead heat
Ahead on the 7/15/14 Maddow show
Republicans to introduce ineffectual contraception bill
Senate considers a bill that would prohibit abortion restrictions
House passes highway funding band-aid
The new science of blaming moms
Pro-Elizabeth Warren group forms to urge senator to run in 2016
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 7.15.14
How not to tackle contraception policy
Major League Baseball honors gay pioneer Glenn Burke
Join a conversation about “Factory Man”
Those who see McCarthy comparisons as a compliment
What happened to Chris Christie the moderate?
Alison Lundergan Grimes breaks Kentucky fundraising record
Hobby Lobby: A new tool for crushing workplace unionization?
A conversation with Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro
All In Agenda: Undocumented and detained
Issa’s new search for ‘good theater’
Low congressional approval could spell trouble for incumbents
GOP making alarmist claims against migrant children
Business Latest: Can LeBron save Cleveland?
Attorney General Eric Holder: Echoes of injustice continue to reverberate
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.15.14
Ellmers urges men to bring policy ‘down to a woman’s level’
Palin’s impeachment craze reaches local GOP Senate candidates
The misguided, counterproductive campaign against the IRS
Jose Antonio Vargas released by Border Patrol
Real solutions to fake problems
That’s not what ‘blank check’ means
Gov. Jay Nixon vetoes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed guns
Jindal heads to New Hampshire, stirs 2016 rumors
Do you think cell phones should have warning labels that radiation may cause brain cancer?
Extending a ‘long, sad, and shameful tradition’
Rick Scott discovers the value of repetition
FCC seeks to fix emergency system, allow president to send alerts
Another Murrieta? and other headlines
Citations for the July 14, 2014 TRMS
Working mom talks about testifying at Paul Ryan’s poverty hearing
In Colo. and Mich. Senate races, Democrats maintain slight leads
Ahead on the 7/14/14 Maddow show
An opportunity for Congress to stand up for women
On immigration, the House GOP has only one answer: Deport the kids
How to stop the U.S. Highway Trust Fund from flatlining
Official to colleges: Fix sexual assault or lose funding
Las Vegas police defy federal immigration policy
Quinnipiac: Americans on U.S. action in Iraq
New York transit workers poised to strike
Mitch McConnell’s old, new agenda
‘Super PAC to end all super PACs’ rakes in donations
Obama admin to join voting rights cases in Ohio and Wisconsin
Elizabeth Warren backs Natalie Tennant in another big Senate race
Expelled transgender student wins partial victory
‘What’s being done here is totally inconsistent’
US deports families to Central America
Citigroup pays up for the financial crisis
Church of England OKs female bishops
Why the case for Mitt Romney 2016 is ludicrous
All In Agenda: Cease-fire talks
Business latest: Congress heads toward recess
Watch: Bao Bao enjoy a frosty treat
The absence of his convictions
GOP congressman: Ebola could spread across the border
Good news, bad news on the Highway Trust Fund
The marriage-equality wedge turns its blade
Gut Check: Should Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl be allowed back into active duty?
The right’s ahistorical look at global ‘turmoil’
World’s first marijuana commercial introduced by Canadian company
Sen. Cory Booker plans to take 99 selfies with fellow senators
‘No responsible Republican elected official has called for impeachment’
Rand Paul slams Rick Perry’s op-ed with another op-ed
Most Republicans approve of Supreme Court, poll finds
An odd definition of ‘failure’
An abundance of rhetoric, a dearth of solutions
Bergdahl will return to active duty
Border patrol and other headlines
Christie blames Obama for Middle East conflict
Republicans slam emergency funding request for border kids
Still no deal for Israel and Hamas, as rocket exchange continues
Recount: John Kerry brokers a deal in Afghanistan election
Marco Rubio: Hillary Clinton is ‘not unbeatable’
Melissa Harris-Perry: ‘Treatment over imprisonment’ for Tennessee moms
Rick Perry: Rand Paul is all wrong about Iraq
Citations for the July 11, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/11/14 Maddow show
Is America’s tear-down culture winning over finding our passions?
McConnell believes ‘most of the barriers’ for women ‘have been lowered’
US deficit continues to shrink
‘It’s not about executive actions’
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Issa goes on a ‘subpoena binge’
Rep. Steve Stockman calls on House GOP to arrest Lois Lerner
UAW forms voluntary association at Chattanooga Volkswagen plant
Business Latest: Where are the job openings?
Highway funding still stuck in gridlock
Barack Obama and John Boehner’s long breakup
LeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers
With children in need, a Texas town sets politics aside
‘Building a case’ for impeachment, but not Obama’s
Gunslinging candidate blasts GOP elephant in campaign ad
Jobs issue trips up Wisconsin’s Walker again
Tennessee mom becomes first charged under law targeting prenatal drug use
Gut Check: Is the Daily Mail’s apology enough?
Florida GOP ‘made a mockery’ of redistricting process
Judge nixes Florida GOP’s gerrymander
Ed Gillespie’s wrong turn on the minimum wage
Todd Akin is ready for another close-up
New Hampshire flirts with Mitt Romney resurgence in 2016
Money men hop on immigration reform bandwagon
An embarrassing swing and a miss for Speaker Boehner
Broke at the border and other headlines
Citations for the July 10, 2014 TRMS
Transgender ‘OINTB’ star Laverne Cox makes Emmy history
Ahead on the 7/10/14 Maddow show
New Nixon tapes reveal life in the White House
All In Agenda: anti-Obamacare ad #fail
President makes barbecue pit-stop
House GOP will sue President Obama over health care mandate
Khaled Hosseini answered your questions
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.10.14
Hobby Lobby opens a new front in the ‘War on Women’
Colorado judge strikes down ban on gay marriage
SPLC: Bundy ranch standoff ’emboldened’ ‘volatile extremists’
How Oakland’s public schools are fighting to save black boys
Yet another setback for Benghazi conspiracy theorists
Parents on VA mental health care: ‘No one was there to help’
Judge clears the way for Colorado clerks to ignore gay marriage ban
Showdown between the Senate and CIA ends without charges
Business Latest: Unexpected finding from a marijuana demand report
First person to legally buy weed in Spokane gets his job back
Editing from Capitol Hill? Twitter is tracking those changes
Calls grow to consider border kids ‘refugees’
The limits of presidential photo-ops
Texas voter ID law must stand trial, judge rules
John Boehner: When will President Obama take responsibility?
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.10.14
Democrats aren’t done thanking Paul Ryan
Congress throws a bone to the long-term unemployed
New poll reveals who American voters have heard enough from
Massachusetts passes sweeping gun bill to tighten laws
So much for Russia ‘gaining prestige and influence’
Despite gun veto, Sandy Hook parents want to meet with Chris Christie
Ann Coulter tells Chris McDaniel to concede
Even GOP consumers are satisfied with ‘Obamacare’
Gut Check: Should LeBron James return to the Cleveland Cavaliers?
Unverified photo shows Bowe Bergdahl standing, smiling with Taliban leader
‘A tactical decision to let a problem fester for political reasons’
Why did the Senate GOP oppose Julian Castro?
RGA to announce fundraising record under Chris Christie’s leadership
Majority of Republicans like their new health insurance plans
‘There are no coal mines on Mars’
Jobless claims return to near seven-year low
Rick Perry: This is Obama’s Katrina
‘You don’t bring a lawsuit to a gunfight’
Executive actions and other headlines
Citations for the July 9, 2014 TRMS
With religious exemption, conservatives demand something for nothing
Ahead on the 7/9/14 Maddow show
Gap between minimum wage and tipped wage hits record high
Presidential love letters get comedic treatment
Obama presses Congress to act on border crisis after meeting with Perry
All In Agenda: Why is Kansas so broke?
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.9.14
John McCain and the case of mistaken identity
Utah to appeal marriage equality victory with Supreme Court
Port truckers’ strike sends ripples through labor world
Watching a woeful game of political ‘telephone’
Paul Ryan hits the campaign trail for Shelley Moore Capito
Colbert gives Edan Lepucki’s novel a step up
Confederate flags at Southern university removed amid protests
Survey: Colleges struggling to combat sex assault
Rand Paul’s pitch to the middle in 2016
Rising Democratic star Julian Castro confirmed for Obama cabinet
A one-two punch for Colorado’s Gardner
Poll: American public wants Sarah Palin to keep quiet
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.9.14
Booker, Paul step up on sentencing reforms
Kentucky Republican refutes global warming, citing Mars’ climate
MSNBC premieres three new hours on fighting human trafficking
John Boehner disagrees with Sarah Palin’s call for Obama impeachment
Has Boehner read his list of ‘jobs bills’?
Edward Snowden applies to extend stay in Russia
Lazy labels replace deliberate debate
Do you agree with Prince Fielder’s comments on body image?
GOP hesitates on issuing emergency funds for border crisis
On immigration, complaining is easy; governing is hard
Joni Ernst: Punish ‘dictator’ president, maybe with impeachment
Senate Dems prep contraception legislation
Obama lawsuit vote and other headlines
Citations for the July 8, 2014 TRMS
How Hobby Lobby will reverberate throughout the LGBT community
Can birth control help Democrats keep the Senate?
Ahead on the 7/8/14 Maddow show
The respectability politics of birth control
New study links Oklahoma earthquakes to fracking
Ned Resnikoff answered your questions
Krystal Continued: The Future of Labor
MSNBC joins JAY Z, No Doubt, others for Global Citizen Festival
NYC issues IDs to immigrants as Congress gives up
A conversation with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Tamika Mallory
Correlation, causation, and job creation
Giving undocumented Americans a chance to dream
Bravo TV star pursues Senate campaign
North Carolina voting law fight spills into Senate race
Palin demands impeachment, exacerbating GOP dilemma
VA whistleblowers detail retaliation at hearing
Hillary Clinton capitalizes on Hobby Lobby ruling
Sarah Palin: Impeach Obama over immigration
Nevada Democratic candidate Lucy Flores answered your questions
UN: Avoiding climate disaster is tough but feasible
As job market improves, will Obama get credit?
GOP picks Cleveland to host 2016 convention
‘José Díaz-Balart’ debuts July 14 on msnbc
GOP allocates millions to investigate Benghazi
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.8.14
Boehner demands Dems’ health care plan, irony reels
A blast from the neocons’ past
Birth control producing results in Colorado
Business Latest: Red or blue best for business?
White House requests $3.7 billion for border crisis
Do you think the napping Yankee fan should win a defamation lawsuit?
Guatemala mother recalls terrifying journey north with young son
Ted Cruz calls Cochran runoff win, alleged voter fraud ‘appalling’
Rick Perry accepts offer to meet with Obama on border crisis
Christie struggles to defend the indefensible
Obamacare: Courts reach dueling rulings on legal challenge
Obama offers ‘the only solution’ for Israel in op-ed
Smear campaign against Senate Dem unravels in unexpected ways
Behind the migrant surge and other headlines
Citations for the July 7, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/7/2014 Maddow show
All In Agenda: Where is Washington at the border?
McDaniel campaign: We want a do-over
Public struggles with First Amendment basics
Gitmo prisoners use Hobby Lobby to fight for religious freedoms
The misguided searches for Obama’s Watergate and Obama’s Katrina
Experts scoff at Boehner’s legal threats against Obama
Indiana gay marriage ruling puts Mike Pence in a tough spot
New York, North Carolina sign medical marijuana bills
Crisis at the border mounts with surge in unaccompanied minors
Business Latest: Climate skeptics
A conversation with the man behind “Moral Mondays”
‘Boy, did Attorney General Greg Abbott step in it’
Sarah Palin considers auditioning for co-host of ‘The View’
Federal judge slams SCOTUS: ‘STFU’
Under the gun: 82 shot, 14 killed in Chicago
Can North Carolina’s harsh voting law be stopped before November?
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.7.14
Dr. Biden invites you to follow her trip to Africa
More than 60 Nigerian girls escape Boko Haram captors
Incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen trumps Brown in fundraising
Gun reform groups confront politicians with survey
Pope Francis meets with sexual abuse victims for the first time
Lieberman flubs Legal Analysis 101
Speaker still struggling to explain anti-Obama lawsuit
Perry reiterates Obama conspiracy on border crisis
Should fishing be banned from Manhattan Beach pier for good after this shark attack?
The call: End human trafficking
4th of July float depicts Obama library as an outhouse
Perry imagines ‘ulterior motive’ for humanitarian border issue
Feds, police up ante over Bundy standoff
Court conservatives add insult to injury on contraception
Boehner on suing the President and other headlines
Exclusive: California truck drivers go on strike
Could celebrating Hobby Lobby ruling backfire on Republicans?
In Iraq debate, GOP Senators call Obama ‘weak’ and ‘a failure’
GOP Rep. on immigration crisis: “I know it sounds harsh …”
Florida teen allegedly beaten by Israeli police released on bail
Florida teen allegedly beaten by Israeli police is detained
Hillary Clinton donates speaking fees to the Clinton Foundation
Storm pelts Maine as North Carolina cleans up
In Case You Missed It: The week’s top stories from msnbc
Billionaire conservative Richard Mellon Scaife dies
For border kids, a bittersweet Fourth of July
Soldiers become citizens at White House naturalization ceremony
Billionaire conservative donor Richard Scaife dead at 82: Report
Hurricane Arthur makes East Coast landfall, 22,000 without power
Female justices issue searing dissent over new contraceptive case
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 7.3.14
Perry: US border is less secure than ever
Hillary’s not alone: 6 gaffes by wealthy politicians
Yoga teachers: Overstretched and underpaid
New documentary, Underwater Dreams, premieres July 20th on msnbc
The bigger question behind Hobby Lobby
Job creation trips up GOP message machine
The political perks of being ‘The First Gay President’
More than 90% of Americans support background checks, poll says
The right struggles to keep its Khattala story straight
Chris Christie’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
33 House Republicans to Obama: Deport Dream Act kids
Christie vetoes another gun-safety measure
Women in Politics: College Edition — Wiley College
Colorado’s Beauprez joins the ’47 percent’ club
Migrant mothers face a long road ahead
For the Supreme Court, empathy and protection for some
A sharp improvement in the unemployment rate
An emphatic answer to the ‘Where are the jobs?’ question
John Lewis: Civil Rights Act ‘would not pass’ today
Christie vetoes ‘trivial’ gun control bill, angers Sandy Hook parents
Setting off fireworks … in your brain. Take the weekly quiz!
Citations for the July 2, 2014 TRMS
Highlights from DHS Secretary Johnson’s Rachel Maddow interview
Ahead on the 7/2/14 Maddow show
The conservative case against Hobby Lobby
It’s time to bring HIV prevention drugs out of the closet
Trymaine Lee responded to your questions about Missouri school districts
All In Agenda: Americans hate vacations?
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 7.2.14
Will Hobby Lobby open the religious exemption floodgates?
In a partisan league of his own
Lawmakers head south to survey conditions for migrant kids
NSA surveillance program approved by bipartisan oversight group
Target to customers: leave your guns at home
The most prophetic statement made by a leader
College students blast Hillary for six-figure speaking fee
Trial venue for military killing sparks outrage
Missouri governor vetoes abortion law, citing no rape exception
The latrines are full, the militia’s bored: Inside Cliven Bundy’s camp ‘Liberty’
Texas’ Abbott: ‘Drive around’ to look for dangerous chemicals
Millions won’t have health care in states without Medicaid
Will Congress give a boost to the long-term unemployed?
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 7.2.14
US economy added 288,000 jobs in June; Unemployment at 6.1%
Chris McDaniel: ‘My opponent stole last week’s runoff election’
The best and worst of modern presidents
Carbon emissions above 400 ppm for third straight month
House tweaks the rules on all-expenses-paid trips
Burger King reveals special gay pride Whopper
Target aims to stop customers from carrying guns
Business Latest: Water — Hot commodity of the future?
House GOP forgets what ‘oversight’ means
The history Rand Paul chooses to forget
Are you still going to watch the World Cup games now that Team USA has been knocked out?
Hillary Clinton, Fox News, and ‘Beyonce Voters’
Waitresses carry guns at Colorado restaurant
Harry Reid laughs as Scott Brown rakes in big bucks
‘We did not discuss execution’
Protest turns back migrants and other headlines
Citations for the July 1, 2014 TRMS
Ahead on the 7/1/14 Maddow show
Immigrants don’t need Obama’s sympathy — they need action
Obama no longer cares whether the GOP is outraged
All In Agenda: Birth Control over-the-counter?
Issa claims disinterest in White House in IRS probe
Democrats take aim at eight key states
When dysfunction in Washington reaches a new high
Court strikes down Kentucky’s ban on marriage equality
White House releases staff salary figures
5 myths about the Hobby Lobby case, debunked
Lawrenceville School Statement
Judge strikes down Kentucky’s ban on same-sex marriage
Buying a home: The American dream that won’t die
Why Ohio’s early voting cuts hit African-Americans hardest
‘Your money where their mouths are’
Obama to sign order protecting transgender federal employees
Do you believe? Americans cheer on Team USA
‘Bridgegate’ hearings to heat up this summer
Christie refuses comment on contraception ruling
Gallup: Confidence in government hits record lows
Flipping the script on Boehner’s anti-Obama lawsuit
A ‘cautionary tale’ in Brownback’s failed Kansas experiment
Conservative hosts among Forbes’ most powerful celebrities list
Do you think it’s a good idea to raise the age you can purchase and legally smoke to 21?
Join a discussion about Robert Caro’s ‘The Passage of Power’
Casting Paul LePage in a more alarming light
Chris Christie: ‘I’m pro-life and it didn’t bog me down!’
Political correctness takes an unexpected turn
Climate change is ‘greatest deception’ of mankind, GOPer says
Losing a case, gaining a campaign issue