MS NOW February 2015 Articles
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Wisconsin residents to Scott Walker: #NotATerrorist
South Carolina college: We didn’t put a ban on being gay
Republicans united and divided on Clinton bashing
Lawsuits accuse yoga guru Bikram Choudhury of sexual assault
Denver police shooting death of teenager ruled a homicide
First look: Eddie Redmayne to play trans character in ‘The Danish Girl’
‘Duck Dynasty’ star Phil Robertson blasts Nazis, STDs at CPAC
Record-breaking bust: 15 tons of pot seized at Otay Mesa port
Citations for the February 27, 2015 TRMS
Week in Geek: Our neighborhood star, up close and personal
Homeland Security releases plans in advance of possible shutdown
Putin critic Boris Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Why the FCC’s vote to regulate the Internet is a mistake
Kelly Osbourne quits ‘Fashion Police’ in wake of Zendaya hair flap
Congress reacts to DHS funding vote
It’s time for Congress to be bold on criminal justice reform
Celebrating black history: Music and movie syllabus
Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Georgia Republican clarifies vaccination comments
In Case You Missed It: 5 great stories from the week of Feb. 23
Sideshow: Decrying Science with a Snowball
Submit your pitch to win $10,000
Jails are signing up inmates for Obamacare
Air marshals’ flight schedules rearranged for sexual trysts
Buy Know Your Value live event tickets here
Dem rep: GOP is putting American security at risk
Rubio blasts ISIS strategy he supports
Lesbian kiss on South Korean TV drama creates controversy
Leonard Nimoy, the original Spock from ‘Star Trek,’ dead at 83
Four photos of slush waves that’ll chill your bones
Virginia approves compensation for victims of forced sterilization program
At CPAC, conservatives eye candidates and dates
Shutdown averted: House passes 7-day stopgap to fund DHS
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.27.15
GOP lawmaker pondered Eric Holder’s arrest
Warren takes aim at top Fed lawyer
Exclusive: Obama breaks down what you need to know on immigration
The other part of Christie’s ‘record’ on abortion rights
#5Things: Animals on the loose
Blue and black? White and gold? For dressmaker, it’s all green
Is Alexander’s family being denied justice because of Calif.’s delay on lethal injections?
Ted Cruz tries triangulation with a twist
Prince Harry to leave British Army, London Evening Standard reports
Jeb Bush doesn’t back down at CPAC
Walker: Union-busting prepared me for ISIS
Black Caucus seeks apology for GOP lawmaker’s comment
When snowball fights reach the Senate floor
Missouri candidate for governor dies of ‘apparent suicide’
House Speaker forgets how leverage works
Exclusive: Hollywood challenged to be more inclusive of HIV status
Citations for the February 26, 2015 TRMS
Rick Perry calls Scott Walker’s ISIS-labor comparison ‘inappropriate’
#TheDress: Color war erupts on Twitter
DC Comics’ Catwoman comes out as bisexual
Where Are They Now: Sudsy Solution
State Department acknowledges issue with Clinton Foundation donation
Naomi Campbell ‘sorry’ for grabbing camera outside Havana hotel
Weed smokes out conservative fault lines
Kanye West: ‘I would like to publicly apologize to Beck’
Let Me Finish: The Face of Evil
Lupita Nyong’o’s pearl Oscars dress stolen from L.A. hotel
Fourth man arrested in alleged Brooklyn ISIS conspiracy
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.26.15
Obama doesn’t get personal on Trayvon Martin this time
Apple Watch expected to drop March 9
A DHS shutdown by any other name…
Nine-year-old demands Congress back marriage equality
For the ghosts of the civil rights era, it is never too late for justice
Knope we can take this news quiz
Loretta Lynch clears hurdle, heads for Senate floor
Michelle Obama is asking you to #GimmeFive
Republicans slam Clinton on foundation fundraising
FCC approves landmark net neutrality policy
2016 wild card Dr. Ben Carson takes the stage
Lawmaker to Obama: Give Chris Kyle the Medal of Honor
FCC passes net neutrality rules
Fox’s O’Reilly parses the meaning of the word ‘see’
Senate committee greenlights Loretta Lynch for attorney general
Nah, Pres. Obama never said anything about loving his country
This Weekend on Locked Up Abroad
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.26.15
Scalise to EPA chief: ‘snow blizzards’ contradict climate science
West Virginia GOP moves to nullify ‘Obamacare’
Banksy video shows devastated Gaza in faux travel ad
Controversial schools bill moves forward in Kansas
Netanyahu becomes political player, so Kerry treats him like one
Sparks fly among GOP 2016ers on day one of CPAC
Jobless claims remain stubbornly volatile
South Korean court scraps adultery ban, condom stock soars
Do you agree that the reprint of Hitler’s Mein Kampf will be an important educational tool?
Mommy blogger Lacey Spears trial comes to a close
High times in the nation’s capital
Rev’s Early Reads: February 26
ISIS executioner ‘Jihadi John’ is named as Mohammed Emwazi
‘Jihadi John’ identified and other headlines
Citations for the February 25, 2015 TRMS
Republicans slam Obama’s immigration town hall
Madonna falls off stage during Brit Awards performance
Veteran confronts Obama: Don’t deport my mom
‘America’s Next Top Model’ contestant Mirjana Puhar found murdered
Let Me Finish: This “crapstorm” Netanyahu started
New Filipina Barbie inspired by culture, fashion, and family
Fiery Obama slams GOP’s immigration position at MSNBC town hall
Christie on 2016: ‘I can walk and chew gum at the same time’
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson: Hollywood has a racist history
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.25.15
T.J. Maxx and Marshalls hike wages
Chicago Police Department speaks on Homan Square facility
The ‘trust and confidence of our friends’
More retailers boosting U.S. wages
Woo-hoo Ducktales returning to a TV near you!
Report: Prescription drug abuse linked to HIV outbreak in Indiana
Three men accused of planning to wage jihad for ISIS arrested in NYC
GOP lost as Homeland Security deadline looms
Effort to end death penalty in Montana comes up one vote short
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.25.15
Poll shows Republicans rejecting evolution
6 reasons professional partnerships are powerful for women
Congressman sees Obama threatening GOP more than ISIS
Frustrated DHS head Jeh Johnson tells Congress: ‘You gotta pay’
Susan Rice: Netanyahu’s visit ‘destructive’ of US-Israeli relations
GOP governor relieved to have embraced ‘Obamacare’
Another real solution to a fake problem
Do you agree with Susan Rice who calls Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Congress ‘destructive’?
Giuliana Rancic apologizes on air for Zendaya hair insult at Oscars
GOP lawmaker sees cancer as a ‘fungus’
‘American Sniper’ trial: Chad Littlefield’s parents say ‘justice was served’
Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs Senate Dems
Rev’s Early Reads: February 25
Train crash mystery and other headlines
Citations for the February 24, 2015
Fans celebrate ‘Parks and Recreation’ as series ends
Eddie Ray Routh found guilty in ‘American Sniper’ murder trial
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel faces runoff in re-election bid
What you need to know ahead of Obama’s town hall
Clinton is ‘obviously’ thinking of White House bid
Let Me Finish: The news about Iran
Republicans wave white flag to avert DHS shutdown
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.24.15
Arkansas clears a new kind of anti-LGBT law
Taylor Swift’s $50K donation to NYC schools sparks backlash
Ron Paul connects war, black lawmakers, and food stamps
With an eye on 2016, Christie delivers budget address
Georgia to execute first woman in 70 years by lethal injection
Lawmakers seek endgame for Homeland Security funding deadlock
What it’s like to be 21, undocumented, and fighting for a dream
HBO’s ‘Girls’ offers a fresh take on abortion
When home care workers can’t care for themselves
Obama vetoes bill authorizing Keystone XL pipeline
New York’s tipped minimum wage gets a boost
‘American Horror Story’ actor Ben Woolf dies
Why we can’t allow the GOP to whitewash AP US History
No charges in Trayvon Martin civil rights investigation
Trayvon Martin killing: No federal civil rights charges expected
Who said it? Immigration edition
Quiz: How much do you know about DACA?
Singer Zendaya condemns racially charged comment about her hair
The domestic terror threat hasn’t gone away
VA Secretary Robert McDonald: ‘I have no excuse’ for false statement
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.24.15
More guns on campus is not the answer to sexual assault
Locked Up Abroad Now on MSNBC Every Sunday Night
ACA completing its most basic goal: covering the uninsured
Turkish men wear miniskirts for women’s rights
Kayla Mueller’s parents say daughter’s boyfriend ‘risked his life’ to save her
Is it time to add a right to vote to the Constitution?
Alaska joins small group of states where pot is legal
Florida governor talks up healthcare plan: Nothing
Do you agree with the White House’s decision to back Secy. McDonald?
Religious leaders aim high to make kosher marijuana available
McConnell looks for a way out of DHS mess
Mitch McConnell painted as a cat: The ‘Majority Leader of Sneezes’
GOP lawmaker flunks Anatomy 101
South Dakota to vote Tuesday to repeal Common Core
Rev’s Early Reads: February 24
Iran nuke deal taking shape and other headlines
Hillary Clinton courts Silicon Valley
Citations for the February 23, 2015 TRMS
Senate fails to advance Homeland Security bill as deadline looms
Idaho GOPer’s ‘rhetorical’ anatomy question raises eyebrows
Let Me Finish: The GOP contest of hate
An excerpt of David Axelrod’s ‘Believer: My Forty Years in Politics’
Home health workers push for higher wages
Director Yoruba Richen: ‘Not enough of us telling our stories’
BP statement on restitution for Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Pointless scrutiny of Obama’s church attendance
State Department names first-ever special envoy for LGBT rights
Why Obama ultimately will win on immigration
Transgender model recreates nude Adam Levine photo
Inmate standoff continues over prison conditions
Jeb Bush shares his only wedding photo
GOP leader’s new whopper: Obama doing ‘nothing’ about ISIS
Sesame Street spoofs ‘House of Cards’ starring Frank Underwolf
Jindal: Actually, Obama does love America
This could be Chris Christie’s most important speech yet
Jeb Bush’s five Iraq war architects make up an eerily familiar roster
Democrats want to add right to vote to the Constitution
Walker connects union-busting to his foreign policy
Obama urges governors to act on Homeland Security shutdown
Obama administration asks court to lift executive action freeze
Dawn Porter took a big leap from lawyer to a filmmaker
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.23.15
Petition calls for pardon of 49,000 men prosecuted under UK anti-sodomy law
Ron Paul: U.S. secession is already ‘happening’
5 things you didn’t know about Columba Bush
Vetoing Keystone is just the beginning
DNC ‘autopsy’ looks ahead following last year’s defeats
Kayla Mueller’s last letter to her family: ‘My heart longs to be with you’
Homeland Security facing GOP shutdown threat
World Health Organization pushes for ‘smart’ syringes
Do you think Sean Penn’s joke crossed a line?
Do you think Sean Penn’s joke crossed a line?
Missouri lawmaker pushes back on police body camera footage
The ‘traveling circus’ the RNC can’t stop
Kayla Mueller’s family: We had a chance to get Kayla out
How a string of bad news for Chris Christie could turn dangerous
Climate denier’s funding sources draw scrutiny
Scott Walker faces leadership test, fails
Rev’s Early Reads: February 23
Derailment prediction and other headlines
‘Birdman’ and political speeches soar at 87th Academy Awards
Rudy Giuliani pens op-ed to explain anti-Obama remarks
‘Citizenfour’ wins Oscar for best documentary feature
Patricia Arquette wins Oscar, calls for ‘wage equality for women’
Reese Witherspoon promotes #AskHerMore red carpet campaign
MHP on Jeb Bush and his foreign policy team
‘American Sniper’ widow describes ‘Cinderella’ moment as Oscars guest
Jeb Bush tries to prove himself on foreign policy
More than 1,000 form ‘ring of peace’ around Norway synagogue
How the mayor of Jerusalem stopped a terrorist
Giuliani: I’ve been receiving death threats
Kayla Mueller’s dad: US ‘put policy in front of American citizens’ lives’
With DHS shutdown on the horizon, Johnson urges Congress to act
Razzie Awards names worst picture of the year
Mall of America shoppers must be careful amid threats: Johnson
Scott Walker: ‘I don’t know’ if Obama is Christian
South Carolina Republicans: No ‘negative’ in marriage equality
Democrats diagnose what went wrong in 2014 at winter meeting
Academy Awards 2015: The five best spoofs of this year’s Oscar nominees
Giuliani: Obama under communist influence since age 9
Lack of diversity takes center stage at this year’s Oscars
Tentative deal reached in West Coast ports dispute
Full list of 2015 Oscar winners and nominees
Citations for the February 20, 2015
Blaze at Dubai skyscraper ‘The Torch’ extinguished
Court blocks Obama administration from detaining asylum-seekers
Alabama judge can’t join gay marriage case
Obama is trying to counter the judge blocking him on immigration. Will it work?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sports new hairdo
Obama mocks McConnell over economic credit
Stocks surge as Greece reaches deal with creditors
In Case You Missed It: 5 great stories from the week of Feb. 16
Obama administration seeks stay in immigration ruling
Kanye admits Beck album is ‘kinda good,’ defends silence on protests
GOP’s Gowdy eyes new conspiracy-theory panel
Giuliani puts potential 2016 GOPers in a tough spot
Watch: Adorable Red Pandas prance in the snow
Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.20.15
Take the news quiz, before a ’90s rapper takes it!
Jeb Bush snags opposition research star Tim Miller for 2016
The debate over the existence of public schools
Will you change your eating habits based on these new recommendations?
Administration to reopen Obamacare enrollment
WHO-approved Ebola test could be game changer
Right enraged by filibuster tactics they once embraced
UCLA Health System president apologizes for ‘superbug’ infections
Clinton Foundation faces fresh scrutiny
A national candidate moving in the wrong direction
What do you want to ask the president?
Maureen McDonnell sentenced to 1 year, 1 day in prison
ISIS changes Americans’ appetite for war
Giuliani falls in ditch, keeps digging
Rev’s Early Reads: February 20
Railroads want one-man crews on massive freight trains
Citations for the February 19, 2015 TRMS
Ex-NY mayor Rudy Giuliani doubles down on anti-Obama remark
Exclusive: Obama to hold town hall meeting on immigration
Harris Wittels, producer for ‘Parks and Rec,’ dead at age 30
Rapper Vanilla Ice told cops he thought stolen property was trash
Texas Supreme Court stops gay marriage after first wedding
NC shooting: When a parking dispute is also a crime of hate
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.19.15
BP response: ‘The Gulf Today: 5 Years After The Spill’
Walker punts on Giuliani’s nonsense, Jindal horns in
Guns make campus rape victims less safe, not more
Before he was a Bada$$, Joey was most likely to become president
Iggy Azalea appears to quit Twitter, cites body-shaming
Suspect identified in Las Vegas mom road-rage kill
Ousted anti-gay fire chief sues city for violating religious freedom
Why a far-right group considers Jeb Bush ‘unelectable’
5 stunning photos of Niagara Falls frozen in ice
Decryptomaddowlogical #106 (and a bonus 106A!)
Bobbi Kristina Brown to be taken out of medically induced coma
First same-sex marriage performed in Texas under special order
GOP readies new wave of voting restrictions
Is Wal-Mart’s wage hike a sign of bigger change?
National Park Service to give fourth-graders free admission
Grandpa knows best: Congressman ‘proud’ of transgender grandchild
Chris Christie’s path to 2016 may hinge on this state
Wal-Mart makes a move on wages
Obama: War with Islam is an ‘ugly lie’
New York schools will remove illegal obstacles for immigrant kids
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.19.15
States eyeing new voting restrictions
House Republican leader eyes AUMF … for Iran
Bill Cosby: ‘I applaud’ Eddie Murphy for refusing to play me in ‘SNL40’ sketch
A failure of substance and style
Disturbing testimony at ‘mommy blogger’ Lacey Spears trial
Giuliani manages to sink to new depths
Do you think that Eddie Murphy made the right decision in turning down the Bill Cosby role?
GOP lawmaker: Arm ‘hot little girls’ to stop college sex assault
Giuliani: Obama doesn’t love America
Wal-Mart will give half million employees pay raises
Oklahoma looks to Reagan to fix AP course they deem unpatriotic
Jobless claims improve after last week’s gains
UCLA warns more than 160 patients about dangerous ‘superbug’ exposure
Eddie Murphy rejected ‘SNL40’ Bill Cosby skit: Norm Macdonald
Fox’s O’Reilly declares: ‘The holy war is here’
Siberian Express and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: February 19
Revenge porn kingpin Hunter Moore agrees to guilty plea
Nick Gordon ‘desperately’ wants to see Bobbi Kristina Brown
Pussy Riot addresses Eric Garner, police tactics in new video
UN: Afghanistan civilian casualties reach record high
Democrats launch new super PAC to combat GOP gerrymanders
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.18.15
Citations for the February 18, 2015 TRMS
Obama: We must confront ‘twisted ideologies’ that spawn violence
Rapper Vanilla Ice busted in Florida burglary: Police
Jeb Bush weighs in on Iraq and Netanyahu in speech
5 things to know about the fight over Obama’s immigration actions
Mississippi asks SCOTUS to let state close its last abortion clinic
A passive-voice Bush Family tradition
Gay Catholics get Vatican welcome, but no papal shout-out
UMass Amherst ends ban on Iranians in science, engineering
Voter ID bill is dead in Nebraska
Joseph Clancy named new director of Secret Service
An anti-education push gets more aggressive
Twitter chat: How do you #KnowYourValue?
Holder endorses death penalty moratorium
Eric Holder signals DOJ investigations in Ferguson winding down
Immigration fight threatens to divide GOP and spill into 2016
Do people care that Hillary Clinton is a woman?
Dinesh D’Souza latest offensive tweet takes aim at Obama
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.18.15
When Wall Street is right to be nervous
Bill could allow for Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s reelection
Jeb Bush’s dubious new pitch: ‘I am my own man’
Schwarzenegger dines with the Bushes in Houston
Most Americans balk at Netanyahu/GOP gambit
Where do Warren voters go? Clinton
Should U-Mass Amherst back down from its policy banning Iranian nationals from some programs?
New York lawmakers introduce ‘Death with Dignity’ bill
Obama: We’re fighting violent extremism, not a religion
‘We cannot kill our way out of this war’
ISIS attacks near Erbil, Iraq, repelled by Peshmerga: Kurdish sources
John Boehner, tilting at economic windmills
Kate Brown becomes country’s first bisexual governor
Oklahoma GOP wants to outlaw AP US History
Jeb Bush doctrine and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: February 18
Citations for the February 17, 2015 TRMS
Australian official has some strong feelings about Putin
For ISIS, Libya and Syria are very different — and yet the same
More than 11 million people sign up for Obamacare
Ahead on the 2/17/15 Maddow show
UMass bans Iranian nationals from science classes, stirs backlash
US to equip moderate Syrian rebels: Defense official
Hopes dashed once more for DREAMers
The Call: Countering violent extremism online
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.17.15
FEC gives blessing to Hillary Clinton shadow campaign
Immigration ruling is big win for hardline Texas governor
Don’t Know Much About History, Rick Perry edition
Hundreds protest death of Antonio Zambrano-Montes in Washington
The right finds new ways to flub WMD story
The travails of a struggling Speaker
FLOTUS gets weird with Billy Eichner to promote big message
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on marriage, sexism and pushups
Huckabee channels James Taylor on Israel: ‘You’ve got a friend’
Judge blocks Obama’s immigration actions — what happens next?
Hopes on hold: DREAMers vent anger over immigration ruling
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.17.15
CPAC honors ‘Duck Dynasty’ star with free-speech award
GOP will shoulder the blame for Homeland Security shutdown
Why the fight against ISIS is failing
Senators adopt legislative strategy with 2016 in mind
Did Netanyahu leak sensitive information?
NJ Gov: ‘There’s only one Chris Christie’
Do you support deploying ground troops in the fight against ISIS?
Carson makes a rare endorsement of war crimes
Will Republicans scuttle Lynch’s A.G. nomination?
Exclusive Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg interview: Full transcript
Far-right judge blocks Obama’s immigration policy
Lance Armstrong loses $10 million arbitration ruling
‘American Sniper’ trial: Jury hears confession of Chris Kyle’s killer
Judge blocks Obama’s immigration actions
Immigration order blocked and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: February 17
Federal judge blocks Obama deferred deportation policy for immigrants
Least sexy scene in ‘Fifty Shades’ is also the most progressive
Slow crawl toward justice for broken-hearted families
6.7 earthquake jolts northern Japan, triggers tsunami warning
‘It’s My Party’ singer-songwriter Lesley Gore dies at 68
Fayette County, West Virginia, train derailment sparks house fire
Calls increase for Ginsburg to recuse herself in same-sex marriage case
Jewish graves in France desecrated with Nazi slogans, teens held
Citations for the February 16, 2015 TRMS
Frigid cold is no match for Warren backers’ warmth for senator
Georgia Republicans look to cut early voting again
Anti-healthcare Supreme Court past the point of no return
GOP lawmaker condemns blacks on ‘welfare crazy checks’
Grand jury indicts Craig Hicks, alleged North Carolina shooter
Lawmakers remain deadlocked on DHS funding
Women in Politics: College Edition — University of Pennsylvania
The Voting Rights Act’s precarious future
Egypt launches retaliatory airstrikes against ISIS in Libya
Ruth Bader Ginsburg on abortion, race and the broken Congress
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.16.15
Pope Francis condemns ISIS killing of Egyptian men
Reflections on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s liberal legacy
GOP eyes tax increases on low-income workers
Boehner points fingers over potential shutdown: Blame Democrats
Schools reopen in Liberia after Ebola crisis
Far-right skeptical of Obama’s offensive against ISIS
Republicans harden partisan lines over Israel
GOPer: Blacks’ ‘welfare crazy checks’ show education funding doesn’t work
Mueller’s boyfriend: Kayla chose to protect me instead of saving herself
Do you feel like your safety and privacy are protected with the new rules on drones?
Jeb Bush reluctant to ‘re-litigate’ his brother’s failures
Boehner, GOP poised to gut Homeland Security funding
Rev’s Early Reads: February 16
Egypt v. ISIS and other headlines
ISIS releases video purportedly showing beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians
Christie’s approval ratings continue downward slide
9 powerful Ruth Bader Ginsburg quotes
Dead suspect in Copenhagen attacks identified as 22-year-old Danish man
White House to critical Congress: Don’t pass on ISIS plan
FAA proposes rules for routine commercial use of drones
Boehner doubles down on invite to Netanyahu
Copenhagen shootings: Danish police kill suspect in deadly ‘terrorist attack’
2016 polls show Clinton leads in key states, GOP field wide open
Victim shot outside Copenhagen synagogue dies, police say
Jeb Bush doesn’t want to talk about the Iraq war
Rand Paul mocks Hillary Clinton with parody Pinterest page
Love is Love: msnbc celebrates Valentine’s Day
Witness: Alleged ‘American Sniper’ killer shot pair because ‘they wouldn’t talk to me’
Oregon governor, fiancée, face sweeping federal probe
Scalia to critics: ‘Don’t paint me as anti-gay’
Why America has already been sold on ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’
Citations for the February 13, 2015 TRMS
Week in Geek: Pareidolia edition
Obama, Holder weigh in on Chapel Hill shootings
Oregon set to be led by country’s first openly bisexual governor
New year boasts drama-free Obamacare enrollment
Scandal forces Oregon governor to resign
Will a Hillary coronation crown the GOP nominee too?
In Case You Missed It: 5 great stories from the week of Feb. 9
Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber resigns amid ethics scandal
Inhofe helps set a falsehood in motion
Two Texas gun bills advance to state Senate floor
Procedural problem could derail Obamacare lawsuit
Post-baby, China’s first female astronaut is back in training
Weekly Instagram Wrap: Feb. 13, 2015
Perry boasts about Texas’ uninsured rate
How Netanyahu’s political ploy puts Israel in danger
Shutdown looms over immigration fight
Agricultural exports suffering from West Coast labor dispute
Pennsylvania governor puts hold on death penalty
Christie struggles with ‘home-state haters’
Senate GOP pushes pro-Netanyahu resolution
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: ‘I wasn’t 100% sober’ at State of the Union
Rand Paul bedeviled by Kentucky law
FBI chief offers ‘hard truths’ on race, law enforcement
Do you agree with Puerto Rico’s proposal to penalize parents of obese children?
Republicans rediscover their opposition to filibusters
Northeast preps for coldest temperatures in 20 years
GOP flips the script, endorses executive overreach
Utah bill would OK discrimination on religious grounds
Love is Love: Comedian W. Kamau Bell and Melissa Hudson Bell
ISIS launches offensive near Iraqi base housing US advisers
Judge reminds Alabama: court rulings are not suggestions
GOP infighting and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: February 13
Citations for the February 12, 2015 TRMS
Twitter users mourn the loss of media columnist David Carr
New York Times media columnist David Carr dead at age 58
Obama to announce executive action on cybersecurity
22 Marines injured at exercise at Southern California base
Army approves hormone therapy for Wikileaker Chelsea Manning
Emile Hirsch charged with putting woman in chokehold at Sundance
Six things you didn’t know about Valentine’s Day
Ahead on the 2/12/15 Maddow show
Ted Cruz and Rand Paul battle for tech cred at #RebootCongress
Majority wants Congress to back Obama’s authorization against ISIS
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.12.15
Oregon governor faces intensifying crisis
Alabama federal judge: Let gay couples marry
Senate confirms Ashton Carter as defense secretary
Dad of NC shooting victims: ‘Hate crime written all over it’
A president without a diploma?
GOP secretaries of state raise alarm about non-citizen voting
Take the news quiz: We promise Kanye won’t interrupt
Is there an alternative to war with ISIS?
Biden to make late summer decision on 2016
In conversation, Preet Bharara and Ari Melber
Lawmakers hope to reverse Florida law that allows residential gun ranges
Wall Street prosecutor Preet Bharara: Insider trading getting easier
Social Security faces threat from ‘ideological war’
FBI director calls out ‘hard truths’ about race and policing
Rising Chicago rapper was reared on Buddy Guy, not Tupac
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.12.15
Silicon Valley’s low vaccination rates threaten herd immunity
Hiring in health care booms under ACA
Jindal plagued by home-state failures
Congress balks at war resolution it didn’t want to write
California leukemia patient sues state for right to die
Philadelphia to host the Democratic National Convention in 2016
Love is Love: Scott & Laura Krepel
Do you agree with critics who say the president’s request for war authorization is too open-ended?
Karl Rove, lost in a sea of ‘make-believe’
‘Nut rage’ lands former Korean Air executive behind bars for year
How these Barbie-like dolls are making a difference to young kids
Joe Biden: Always the understudy, never the lead
Jobless claims climb unexpectedly
White House reacts to Little League scandal
Boehner tantrum does the GOP cause no favors
NH police department issues faux warrant for Punxsutawney Phil
Ukraine cease-fire forged and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: February 12
Citations for the February 11, 2015 TRMS
New hearing could clear up gay marriage confusion in Alabama
’60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon killed in NYC car crash
Victim’s choice, not police involvement, should be lawmakers’ priority
Huge crowd attends Chapel Hill vigil for Muslim shooting victims
8 potential 2016 candidates react to Obama’s war plan
Ahead on the 2/11/15 Maddow show
Parents of kidnapped journalist: We haven’t heard from Obama
How to bankrupt the Islamic State
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.11.15
Don’t blink: Netflix leaks then pulls new ‘House of Cards’ episodes
Scott Walker punts on evolution
Filmmaker exposes FBI counter-terrorism strategy
Rep. Mia Love warns of new ‘slavery’ at RNC black outreach event
Walker latest to fall into London quicksand
Captain of doomed cruise ship Costa Concordia sentenced to 16 years
Alabama couple: Marriage equality ‘is a civil right’
GOP lawmaker wants to ban yoga pants, all nipple exposure
‘Parks and Recreation’ features slew of political guest stars
Obama asks for new war powers: ISIS is ‘going to lose’
Mark Kirk eyes ‘coffins outside each Democratic office’
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback rescinds state’s LGBT protections
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.11.15
Quite a week for anti-gay culture warriors
Obama doubles down on perpetual war
Should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu move his scheduled speech before Congress?
‘This is no way to run a congressional majority’
The next social media campaign to take over your timeline
Warren’s not-so-subtle shot across Rand Paul’s bow
Quiz: Are the Oscars colorblind?
#MuslimLivesMatter trends in wake of Chapel Hill shooting
‘Are you comfortable with local officials defying a court order?’
Tech troubles trip up Jeb Bush
Obama disputes Axelrod’s account of his gay marriage evolution
Man charged with murder of three people near UNC
Authorizing military force and other headlines
Rev’s Early Reads: February 11
Citations for the February 10, 2015
US pulls troops from Ebola-affected West Africa
Jeb Bush PAC dumps tech officer over ‘insensitive comments’
Is Uma Thurman the new Renée Zellweger?
Brian Williams suspended six months in wake of review
Mormon Church excommunicates popular podcaster
Jon Stewart to step down as host of ‘The Daily Show’
What is D.C.’s ‘shadow senator’ doing in Iowa?
Scott Walker’s politics of confrontation
Amma Asante: ‘I’m changing the narrative for little girls’
Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 2.10.15
Love is Love: Sulome and Jeremy
Alabama woman arrested after trying to perform same-sex marriage
Calling out Bush’s Iraq lies is not ‘dangerous’
Nelson Mandela’s grandson answered your questions on Twitter!
NYPD rookie cop indicted in shooting death of unarmed black man
Nelson Mandela’s grandson: ‘We are still not free’
Kobach voter-fraud allegations exposed as fraudulent
Top prosecutor challenges ‘cycle of violence’ in prison
Diverse group of unknown politicians come into the spotlight
New CDC stats show measles outbreak growing
Elizabeth Warren puts vaccine conspiracy theorists in their place
A sneak peek at the Keystone veto spin wars
David Axelrod reveals the truth about Obama and gay marriage
Gay couple’s ‘first kiss’ makes Navy history
Chad Littlefield, the other man shot
The White House’s unlikely ally at the Supreme Court
Jean Grae is no longer exclusive with hip-hop
American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller is dead, family says
GOP governors want higher education cuts to recoup budget shortfalls
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.10.15
A letter from Kayla Mueller: ‘I will not give in’
GOP opposition to net neutrality takes farcical turn
Newsweek hacked by group claiming to be ISIS
Leahy to skip Netanyahu’s ‘tawdry and high-handed stunt’
Christie casts himself in the role of terrorist fighter
‘Serial stowaway’ Marilyn Hartman arrested again
Do you agree with a ban on selfie sticks at museums?
Jeb Bush looks to frame Florida record with e-mail release
Inside the symbols and psychology of the Islamic State
Rand Paul struggles with his signature issues
Jordan moves ‘thousands’ of troops to Iraq border: Jordanian sources
Syria given information about US-led airstrikes against ISIS: Assad
Oklahoma Republicans push for gas chamber as execution alternative
Rape rhetoric still trips up GOP officials
Suspect Jesse Matthew charged with murder of Hannah Graham: Report
War powers request today? and other headlines
Love is Love: Meet Lennie and Pearl, together for 48 years
Rev’s Early Reads: February 10
An excerpt from “Bella’s Gift”
Citations for the February 9, 2015 TRMS
NY prosecutor Preet Bharara disputes Gov. Cuomo’s corruption claim
Clinton challengers head to Iowa
Eight must-know facts about this week’s snowfall
Prayer Breakfast flap reaches peak nonsense
Will Bernie Sanders run for president?
Falling out between power players signals tensions in Clintonland
Ferguson sued over alleged modern-day debtors’ prison
‘I don’t like the idea of throwing people off their health insurance’
Road to ’16(00): New poll shows no front-runner among GOP
Obama jabs Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in press conference
Alabama judge: ignore federal courts on marriage
Obama: Russia cannot be allowed to redraw borders ‘at the barrel of a gun’
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.9.15
At White House, Merkel urges caution on Ukraine
GOP health care plan emblematic of party’s dilemma
Glenn Beck sees measles outbreak as a ‘hoax’
Mike Huckabee: Obama has ‘undying’ support for Muslims
Kanye West rips Beck: ‘He should’ve given his award to Beyoncé’
Back from a rough trip to England, Chris Christie heads to Iowa
Watching an emergency room close
A risky policy that will make Lindsey Graham ‘feel better’
SCOTUS clears Alabama to become 37th state where same-sex couples can wed
Treasury’s Lew: US economy has turned corner, but we need more wage growth
‘Dear White People’ director Justin Simien reveals inspirations
Do you think the man accused of murdering Chris Kyle can get a fair trial?
Schwarzenegger: Climate change is ‘the issue of our time’
Scott Walker trips on the ‘search for truth’
Critics of Boehner/Netanyahu fiasco grow louder
AL same-sex marriages ordered halted and other headlines
Here we go again: Another winter storm hits Northeast
Obama delivers sexual assault message at the Grammys: ‘It has to stop’
Working Families Party joins effort to draft Elizabeth Warren
John Kerry: ‘We are on the road’ to defeating ISIS
Rick Santorum opens up about disabled daughter
Week in Geek: Light speed edition
California wildfire burns 40 homes
Ted Cruz has some advice for his potential GOP 2016 challengers
Legendary former North Carolina head coach Dean Smith passes away at age 83
Five dead, including gunman, in Georgia shooting
Bruce Jenner involved in fatal multiple-car crash
Brian Williams to take himself off Nightly News for ‘next several days’
Trayvon’s mother: ‘We’ve been waiting’ for word from feds
‘Serial’ character Adnan Syed wins motion to appeal
Bernie Sanders steps up: I am not Hillary, ‘trust me’
Detroit man who walked 21 miles to work gets a car from local Ford dealership
7 things to know about what’s happening in Ukraine
Rosie O’Donnell quits ‘The View’ for second time in 7 years
Joe Biden to miss Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress next month
NBA players union sticks by Chris Paul after controversial female ref remark
Citations for the February 6, 2015 TRMS
Feds charge 6 with terrorism-related crimes involving ISIS links
Alabama heading for ‘constitutional crisis’ over marriage equality
That new federal criminal investigation into Gov. Christie? No one knows if that is really happening
Where Are They Now: Monterey Makeover
Obama riles right with accurate remarks at Prayer Breakfast
President Obama gets real with Humans of New York
Netanyahu throws Boehner under the bus; Biden to skip speech
In Case You Missed It: 5 great stories from the week of Feb. 2
Those discouraged by encouraging jobs news
How shy stay-at-home mom is shaking up a major voting ban
Unconfirmed: ISIS claims American hostage Kayla Mueller is dead
Behind Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign launch window
Women in Politics: College Edition — Meredith College
Mississippi Rep. Alan Nunnelee dies at 56
Unconfirmed: ISIS claims American female hostage is dead
Can Chris Christie reassert himself as a serious 2016 contender?
Why Cotton’s Guantanamo harangue matters
Harvard bans sex between professors and undergraduate students
Pope Francis: Spanking OK if not done to humiliate
Why a Mississippi Republican is now a Democrat
Collins’ Homeland Security ‘compromise’ is going nowhere fast
Welcome to Know Your Value: a nationwide effort to empower women
Putting Obama’s jobs record in context
News quiz: Test your novel knowledge
Should ‘Stop Whining’ 911 operator be fired?
January jobs report offers more good economic news
What men know: We can’t act like them, but we can learn from them
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback to cut $45 million in public-school funding
Family charged in fake kidnap plot to scare ‘too nice’ child
US economy added 257,000 jobs in January
New questions dog Chris Christie
Know Your Value: The gender wage gap and the perception of value
Citations for the February 5, 2015 TRMS
The Owl Warning Sign Challenge
Execution in Texas quadruple murder case halted by Supreme Court
RadioShack files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after years of losses
Rapsody raps to inspire the next generation of black girls
Thursday’s Mini-Report, 2.5.15
Activists prepare for the worst in lawsuit to block immigration actions
When the integrity of the Supreme Court is on the line
Sam Smith marries man in the Church of England in new music video
From ‘Downton Abbey’ to racist posts: Aaron Schock’s awful week
Bobby Jindal denounces Common Core in 2016-flavored speech
Jon Husted: Obama immigration order will lead to illegal voting
Schock aide resigns following racially charged messages
The GOP’s real agenda on taxes
Is new Asian-American show offensive? First look at ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
DREAMER to Obama: DACA changed our lives
Lawmakers introduce measure to ban high-capacity magazines
Sony’s Amy Pascal stepping down as co-chair of movie studio
Out ‘N Sync star gets his own E! wedding special
Jindal heads to DC, slams policy he used to support
Columbia University to require students to take sex respect course
Pope Francis to become first pontiff to address Congress
‘Glee’ character’s transition revealed in new photo
GOP fails once again to dismantle Obama’s immigration actions
ACLU calls for five-year oversight of Cleveland police
Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.5.15
Paranoia derails Medicaid expansion in Tennessee
#BlackLivesMatter coming to the Ivy League
McConnell decries ‘obstructionism,’ irony dies
Iowa Republicans say Joni Ernest ‘has what it takes’ to be president
Kitzhaber faces political crisis in Oregon
More bad news for Chris Christie
Right blames diseases on illegal border crossings
Majority of msnbc survey voters believe vaccines are a must
Jobless claims climb, but remain low
Is public humiliation a good way to punish a child?
Colleges undercounting sexual assault, study finds
Pope Francis in virtual chat: ‘I’m a dinosaur’
Rand Paul falls in a ditch, keeps digging
Obama and the Dalai Lama and other headlines
Cleveland police don body cameras on road to reform
Citations for the February 4, 2015 TRMS
Anthem, major health insurer, suffers hack attack
Hillary Clinton signals desire for fresh start with press
What parents need to know about vaccination
Michael Uzowuru: Validation from Kanye is bigger than a Grammy
Let Me Finish: The “Grandmother” Strategy
Ahead on the 2/4/15 Maddow show
Bacon, Beyoncé, and bad words — Huckabee wages an all-out culture war
Busy March for Hillary Clinton could presage campaign launch
Jeb Bush talks tax cuts and Mitt Romney in msnbc interview
Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 2.4.15
A soldier’s take on ‘American Sniper’
GOP back to ‘impeachment,’ ‘jail time’ for Obama
Michigan to recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages
FCC tells net-neutrality backers what they wanted to hear
Check out the 7 Days of Genius programming schedule
Jeb Bush pitches ‘right to rise’ in 2016 preview
The biggest 2016 bind of all? State laws
Obama: DREAMers are ‘Americans, just like us’
Longtime Obama aide Dan Pfeiffer to leave White House
Jeb Bush follows familiar footsteps
‘Soon-to-be’ defense secretary glides through hearing
Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.4.15
Showdown looms for Alabama marriage rights
Publicly funded discrimination is a tough sell
GOP plan ‘will be flown in by a unicorn sliding down a rainbow’
Justice Hillary? What could have been
Mommy blogger Lacey Spears trial begins: She’s a ‘calculating child killer’
Cleveland committee aims to rebuild trust with police through body cameras
A congressman and his Downton Abbey ‘crisis’
Dead prosecutor had drafted warrant for Argentine president’s arrest
Taking ‘E. coli conservatism’ to a whole new level
‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle’s alleged killer set to go on trial
House bill takes aim at Washington Redskins
Texas GOP rep. explains why she asked Muslims to declare allegiance
Rand Paul and ‘temporal’ relationships
Metro-North commuter train hits SUV in NYC suburb of Valhalla
Plane crash caught on tape and other headlines
Citations for the February 3, 2015
TransAsia turboprop crashes into Taiwan river, killing 31
7 dead, at least 12 injured in fiery Metro North train crash
Scott Walker unveils budget proposal amid 2016 buzz
Ahead on the 2/3/15 Maddow show
Conrad Hilton arrested over in-flight incident
Ted Cruz coughs up to smoking pot
Chris Christie mum on worldviews during UK trip
Of all the things to divide the GOP…
Jeb Bush: Opportunity gap is ‘defining issue of our time’
Mo Brooks: ‘Illegal aliens’ may be to blame for measles outbreak
A lesson in black Grammys history
Senate Democrats block GOP efforts to gut immigration actions
Thom Tillis tackles germ theory
The Call: Make measles vaccine mandatory for public school kids
Sen. Thom Tillis pooh-poohs hand-washing regulations
Vaccinations are the new political wedge issue
They’re not just ‘getting it out of the way’
ISIS video purports to show Jordanian pilot burned alive
Appeals court clears way for marriage equality in Alabama
Take the vaccine quiz: It’s good for you
These 5 states could be next to pass voter ID
Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.3.15
GOP lawmakers get stuck in their own immigration trap
Christie’s champagne wishes and caviar dreams
Harper Lee to publish second novel in July
GOP rep: Vaccinating children should be parents’ choice
Dr. Ari Brown answered your vaccination questions
The voice of reason in the GOP field?
When airstrikes on ISIS targets go unnoticed
Do you think there should be a federal law that requires vaccinations for children?
2,000 unneeded jurors released from selection of Aurora movie theater trial
Paul Ryan puts on a mask that doesn’t fit
Rand Paul reflects on ‘profound mental disorders’
Vaccine politics and other headlines
Hillary plays the grandma card in vaccination debate
Citations for the February 2, 2015 TRMS
Charles Manson marriage license to expire without a wedding
Lawmaker prepares to cash in on Super Bowl wager
Hillary Clinton eyes New York City campaign headquarters
Congress has more minorities than ever. Can they make a difference?
‘Selma’ star: Hollywood is afraid of white guilt
Lindsey Graham tests the waters with misguided boasts
Obama’s new and improved negotiating posture
Cuban refugees face uncertainty amid talks to modify law
Obama considering arming Ukraine, officials say
Romney’s exit makes path for GOP ‘establishment’ candidate
Christie stumbles on the politics of vaccinations
Chris Christie expressed concern about vaccine autism link in ’09
Which #BlackLivesMatter? The killings no one’s talking about
Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 2.2.15
Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel enters rehab: Spokesperson
The truth about vaccination: Public safety trumps personal choice
Huckabee’s self-defeating pitch against marriage equality
Netanyahu, Boehner deal with their ‘colossal mistake’
Punxsutawney Phil clashes with Staten Island Chuck over Groundhog Day forecast
#LikeABoy responds to Always Super Bowl ad
Obama’s budget targets corporations and the wealthy
GOP’s ‘I’m not a scientist’ line won’t cut it
Did Seattle make the worst call in Super Bowl history?
Why one man’s walk to work raised over $140K
Chris Christie urges ‘balance’ on vaccination choice
Bobbi Kristina Brown hospitalized, ‘fighting for her life’
Paul Ryan to shape Republican health plan
The question Walker didn’t want to hear: ‘What does that mean?’
The President’s budget and other headlines
The Super Bowl commercials of 2015: Watch all the top ads
#LikeAGirl commercial encourages all girls to be themselves
Twitter erupts over Nationwide Super Bowl ads
What Super Bowl? Chris Christie cheers on Arsenal in London
Huckabee: ‘Room in the tent’ for gay marriage supporters
Record snowfalls cripple states across the country
Reactions to winter storm ‘Linus’
Scott Walker won’t rule out ‘boots on the ground’ in Syria
3-year-old shoots dad, pregnant mom in Albuquerque motel room