MS NOW October 2015 Articles

Bush and Rubio feud overshadows Iowa GOP event

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 11.1.15

Bernie Sanders: US sending troops to Syria could mean ‘perpetual warfare’

Cover of forthcoming Hillary Clinton book courts controversy

Kerry: US not entering ‘into Syria’s Civil War’ by sending troops

Al Molinaro, ‘Happy Days’ diner owner, dies

Obama awards pint-sized pope top prize in Halloween costume contest

South Carolina students protest in support of officer Ben Fields

Christie mocks debate complaints: ‘How are you going to take running against Hillary Clinton’?

Roman Polanski’s victim Samantha Geimer ‘very pleased’ with extradition ruling

Planned Parenthood seeks ‘fair and impartial’ treatment from Paul Ryan

John Oliver on Donald Trump: ‘An open book’ without ‘many interesting words’

Sandra Bullock to headline all-female ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ reboot

Astronomers are excited about the ‘Halloween asteroid’

Thousands sign petition to fire Raven-Symoné from ‘The View’

This Week in God, 10.31.15

Citations for the October 30, 2015 TRMS

Marco Rubio gets backing of billionaire Paul Singer

First batch of Hillary Clinton emails since Benghazi testimony released

Ben Carson makes unannounced stop at Memphis museum

At least 26 die in Bucharest nightclub fire

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.31.15

Deadly floods, possible tornadoes strike Texas as storm sweeps through

RNC creates debate drama, suspends scheduled NBC event

Man arrested in connection with St. Louis church fires

The scariest issue the Republican field won’t address

Clinton event interrupted by ‘Black Lives Matter’ supporters

Poll: Democrats and Republicans split on economic issues

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.30.15

Best bits from Donald Trump’s new book ‘Crippled America’

Amid money woes, top Bush campaign aide let go

Poll: Carson and Trump lead the GOP field, Cruz gets a bump

Dems have ‘strong disagreement’ on Social Security, Sanders says

Team Rubio already looking past Jeb

RNC suspends NBC News, Telemundo as debate partners

Bourdain: Trump’s deportation plan would ‘shut down’ every US restaurant

Rubio calls Clinton a ‘liar,’ but he can’t back up the attack

Trick or treat yourself to this news quiz

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.30.15

GOP blocks measure backing equal pay for female soccer players

Bill de Blasio the latest progressive not to endorse Bernie Sanders

Fiorina wonders: does the economy do better under Dem presidents?

Poll: Hillary Clinton hits 50% support

Many GOP voters on board with impeaching Hillary Clinton

US to deploy special operations forces in Syria: Official

GOP candidates to discuss debate dissatisfaction, RNC left out

A presidential speech can sometimes change a life

ISIS fighter Denis Cuspert, aka Deso Dogg, killed: Pentagon

Ben Carson stumbles on a damaging falsehood

Polish court rejects US request to extradite Roman Polanski

George W. Bush fields questions about Kanye West for president

Marco Rubio takes center stage, but scrutiny grows

Why would Marco Rubio see himself as a victim?

Benedict Cumberbatch backs refugees: ‘F*** the politicians’

Jeb Bush at the crossroads

GOP campaigns to meet to discuss dissatisfaction with debate process

Senate approves two-year budget deal, sends bill to Obama

Citations for the October 29, 2015 TRMS

Hillary Clinton calls for end to cocaine sentencing disparity

Harry Reid: Rubio has ‘a lot of chutzpah,’ should resign

That’s what she said: Top 10 Tweets from women in politics this week (11/1)

Death-row inmate says hole in his brain means he can’t be executed

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.29.15

Florida executes man convicted of fatally stabbing 4

St. Paul’s School rape trial: Owen Labrie sentenced to year in prison

Bernie Sanders calls aide’s comments on Clinton ‘inappropriate’

Worst. Filibuster. Ever.

Dynamic Airways plane catches fire at Fort Lauderdale Airport

Jim Gilmore can’t catch a break with voters or Twitter

The well-documented relationship Ben Carson denies

New York Times calls on Christie to drop out of presidential race

National Guard to shoot at crashed blimp to help it deflate

Bush: I wish I was a better campaigner

Two Russian warplanes edge close to US aircraft carrier

The most conservative Speaker ever?

Two-thirds of world has herpes virus: WHO

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.29.15

Inspired by Disabled Brother, Michigan Teen Builds Playground

Does Donald Trump have a truth problem?

Economic growth cools in the third quarter

Rep. Paul Ryan elected speaker of the House

Carly Fiorina sees minimum wage as unconstitutional

Huckabee sketches out a plan to solve every problem

Jeb Bush’s campaign on life support after rough debate

Is Ben Carson debate-proof?

Hillary Clinton tweets, live-texts supporters during Republican debate

Fact check: Fiorina’s claim about women job losses under Obama

A Tale of Two Rubios

The wackiest moments from the third GOP debate

China scraps one-child policy for all couples

Fact checking the CNBC GOP presidential debate

Ted Cruz picks the fight he knows he can win

Three takeaways from the GOP debate

Why didn’t pot catch fire during the GOP debate?

Royals take 2-0 Series lead with Game Two win over Mets

Foreign policy gets passing treatment during debate

Candidates clash with each other and media at latest GOP debate

Climate change: The $44 trillion question the GOP wouldn’t answer

Donald Trump rewrites history: ‘I was not at all critical’ of Zuckerberg

Bush-Rubio feud boils over on debate stage

Kasich attacks Carson, Trump for ‘fantasy’ proposals

Bernie Sanders calls to end prohibition of marijuana

GOP undercard candidates vie for votes at economy-themed debate

Lindsey Graham: I’m tired of the GOP losing

You can’t just stick a pin in it, and several other facts about that blimp

Prince Harry to vets in Virginia: ‘Afghanistan changed the direction of my life’

House passes sweeping two-year bipartisan budget deal

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.28.15

Paul Ryan stumbles towards success

Police officer challenges teen to dance-off

GOP candidate slams rivals: ‘I’ve about had it with these people’

How 2016 Republicans gear up for Wednesday’s presidential debate

These are the 2015 Halloween costumes to avoid

Hillary Clinton calls for limiting death penalty

James O’Keefe’s Clinton sting video may backfire

Webby Awards: MSNBC Digital Decision 2014 and 2016

Paul Ryan wins GOP nomination for House speaker

Artist creates 374-pound ‘Trumpkin’

Republican candidates to get grilled on economic topics

A ‘provocative’ turn off the coast of China

Sheriff says ‘third video’ shows South Carolina student punching officer in classroom

SC Sheriff: Officer Ben Fields fired, ‘disrespectful’ student to blame

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.28.15

Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen destroyed by airstrike

‘Learning curve’ gives Carson trouble again

House ignores GOP leaders, AFP at the same time

Dennis Hastert pleads guilty in hush-money case

Senator Snowball wants to take his message to the world

GOP candidates stumble badly on fake historical quotes

Donald Trump to Iowa: ‘Will you get these numbers up?’

Incoming House speaker Ryan says he’ll vote for budget pact

Edinson Volquez pitched in World Series without knowing dad had died

Lena Dunham will be a Planned Parenthood doctor for Halloween

LAPD backs NYPD boycott of Quentin Tarantino films

Marco Rubio faces pressure to resign

Florida newspaper to Marco Rubio: Hate your job? Quit!

GOP begins impeachment process, but not against Obama

Big day in the House and other headlines

Citations for the October 27, 2015 TRMS

Donald Trump to Iowans: ‘Will you get your numbers up, please?’

Hillary Clinton talks ‘bad TV,’ bank regulations with Colbert on ‘Late Show’

Republicans seek to impeach IRS chief over alleged tea party targeting

Obama attends Bulls-Cavaliers game in Chicago

This is a first in presidential politics: Debate where pot is legal

Senate passes cybersecurity bill despite privacy concerns

Rand Paul: Trump would be ‘utter and absolute disaster’

GOP Hispanics warn party’s candidates: Ditch Trump rhetoric

Webby Awards: Global Citizen Festival 2015

ACLU: Stop brutalizing kids in the classroom

Scott Brown seeks new role in political spotlight

Answers to your questions about the 2015 World Series

Rachel Maddow to moderate Democratic candidates forum

What to watch for in Wednesday’s GOP debate

Here’s everyone Donald Trump has insulted in October

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.27.15

Apple earnings beat expectations

Ben Carson defends call to ‘redistribute’ school funds nationally

Obama explains what ‘playing like a girl’ really means

UN overwhelmingly condemns US embargo on Cuba; US votes ‘no’

Sylvia Rivera becomes first trans American to have portrait in the Smithsonian

Singer shines light on emotional abuse, graphic online misogyny

Why Bill Clinton really signed DOMA

Singer pays tribute to Sandra Bland in new song

Groups decry Gov. Scott Walker’s rollback of watchdog laws

Ben Carson rides unconventional campaign to the top of the polls

In bipartisan budget deal, not all ‘cuts’ are created equal

‘MR SPKR’: John Boehner gets a parting gift as he bids farewell

Richard Gere ‘completely surprised’ by viral ‘homeless’ photo

Top liberal senator Sherrod Brown endorses Hillary Clinton

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.27.15

Defense secretary: US to begin ‘direct action on the ground’ in Iraq, Syria

Paul Ryan adds corporate lobbyist to his new team

Jon Stewart will open animal sanctuary with wife

EXCLUSIVE: MSNBC’s JOE SCARBOROUGH AND MIKA BRZEZINSKI TO INTERVIEW CHARLES AND DAVID KOCH

What in the world is a ‘Freedom Foyer’?

California cops armed with nunchucks to offset ‘aggressive’ image

Outdoor retail store wants you to enjoy fresh air on Black Friday

Maine’s LePage: ‘That’s like giving my wife my checkbook’

Sanders on TODAY: ‘Glad’ Clinton is moving my way on issues

GOP-led Science Committee subpoenas climate researchers

Trump confused about his drop in the polls: ‘I don’t get it’

Budget deal could be a 2016 win for both parties

Latest polling points at a new GOP frontrunner

Obama, GOP leaders reach sweeping budget deal, but can it pass?

After binge watching ‘Walking Dead,’ man kills friend over zombie fears

Carson edges Trump and other headlines

White House, congressional leaders reach tentative budget deal

Citations for the October 26, 2015 TRMS

How sustainability should shape the American diet

Video shows cop body-slamming high school girl in SC classroom

The decline of red meat in America

George W. Bush confident in Jeb’s campaign during Houston huddle

White House, congressional leaders near possible budget deal

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.26.15

Quiz: Which GOP candidate proposed this economic plan?

Dear Mr. Trump, $1 million from Dad is not a ‘small loan’

Saudi royal, four others detained in Beirut Captagon bust

Carson changes his mind on abolishing Medicare

Bernie Sanders pickets with Verizon workers in NYC

2016 Political Halloween costumes you need to have

NYPD police union calls for boycott of Quentin Tarantino films

Rubio struggles in Senate, but wants a promotion

5 things Hillary Clinton has to celebrate on her birthday

Presidential race may weigh on stocks

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.26.15

GOP creates a mess it doesn’t know how to clean up

Ole Miss removes Mississippi flag with Confederate emblem

Obama tops Brownback in ruby-red Kansas

Trump: My career began with a ‘small’ $1 million loan from my dad

Marco Rubio apparently hates his job. Will voters reward him with a new one?

Amy Schumer, Chuck Schumer urge lawmakers to back gun control bill

Comedian Jimmy Morales wins Guatemala’s presidential election

The IRS ‘scandal’ is a scandal no more

Louisiana’s gubernatorial race takes an unexpected turn

Carson sketches out plan for monitoring on-campus speech

Jeb Bush takes his campaign to ‘Blah blah blah’ territory

Processed meat causes cancer; red meat probably does, too: WHO

Whale-watching boat sinks off British Columbia; 5 dead, 1 missing

Scores killed as earthquake shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

As Bush struggles, Carson and Trump jostle for conservative dominance

Trump v. Carson and other headlines

Joe Biden discusses decision not to run, Clinton, Trump

Chris Christie asked to move cars on Amtrak train

Donald Trump won’t apologize to Ben Carson for religion comment

Trey Gowdy defends Benghazi hearings

Week in Geek: Avian vampires edition

Marco Rubio is confident Donald Trump won’t win GOP nomination

Tony Blair apologizes for Iraq War ‘mistakes’

NBC News exclusive: Video purports to show anti-ISIS raid that killed American

5 remain critical after horror crash at Oklahoma State University Parade in Stillwater

Ben Carson: I would ‘love’ to see abortion ruling overturned

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.25.15

GOP’s David Vitter in Louisiana governor runoff

Bernie Sanders draws sharpest contrast with Clinton yet

Katy Perry provides soundtrack for the Clinton campaign in Iowa

Obama calls for less standardized testing of students

Longtime Obama ally David Plouffe endorses Hillary Clinton

Martin O’Malley hopes winnowed field will boost flagging campaign

FBI director’s ‘all lives matter’ message clashes with Obama

Vitter campaign investigator arrested for secretly recording conversation

Ben Carson’s supporters see through his gaffes

Hollywood legend Maureen O’Hara dead at 95

4 killed, dozens injured at Oklahoma State University parade

New GOP-led special committee set to investigate Planned Parenthood

Huckabee’s latest strategy aims to turn trolling into better polling

Jeb Bush on rumored campaign death spiral: ‘Blah, blah, blah’

Aurora movie theater shooter James Holmes assaulted in prison

Spike Lee on Rahm Emanuel: ‘He’s not going to bully me’

This Week in God, 10.24.15

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.24.15

Donald Trump goes on attack after Iowa poll shows decline

Hillary Clinton calls GOPer’s impeachment pledge ‘pathetic’

Hillary Clinton: ‘I want to build on’ Obama-era progress

Before moving to Qatar, Ahmed Mohamed gets his clock back

Black Lives Matter, a political force to be reckoned with

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.23.15

Romney wants credit for Obamacare

Obama: Death penalty is ‘deeply troubling’

Nurse Kaci Hickox sues Gov. Chris Christie over Ebola quarantine

Sheriff: Cops’ award for fatal shooting of Jermaine McBean was wrong

Transcript: Rachel Maddow interviews Hillary Clinton

Mitt Romney takes credit for inspiring Obamacare

Carson thrives because of, not in spite of, bizarre rhetoric

Hillary Clinton picks up major union endorsement

Hillary Clinton’s face during the Benghazi hearing speaks volumes

‘The best 10-day stretch Clinton could have asked for’

There are no Jedi mind tricks in this news quiz

‘Extraordinarily dangerous’ category 5 Hurricane Patricia makes landfall in Mexico

Bush campaign cuts staff and limits spending as challenges mount

Obama’s legal argument for immigrant detention is slowly falling apart

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.23.15

Let the Benghazi Boycott begin?

House Republican backs investigation into Tea Party PACs

Master Sgt. Joshua Wheeler ID’d as soldier killed in ISIS hostage rescue

Adele makes history after hiatus as she says ‘Hello’ again to fans

Chafee withdraws, Democratic field shrinks

Donald Trump says no to super PACs, demands others do same

Tennessee State University campus shooting kills 1, injures 2

Hillary Clinton picks up steam in Iowa, new poll shows

Clinton emerges unscathed as GOP-led Benghazi hearing falls flat

A rare sight: President Obama uses his veto pen

Kasich aims to break ‘anger and partisanship’ of Washington

Paul Ryan hedges on conditions, agrees to run for Speaker

Lincoln Chafee quits presidential race

The left and right can agree: Benghazi Comm. Republicans blew it

Carson tops Trump in Iowa again and other headlines

Documents: Arizona tried to illegally import execution drug

Competitor to offer $1 pill after Turing price hike outrage

Five takeaways from Clinton’s Benghazi testimony

Clinton clears major hurdle after measured Benghazi testimony

Cuomo expands transgender protections in New York

Lincoln Chafee teases statement about his ‘future’

Paul Ryan will run for speaker of the House

Is Trump finally starting to slip?

Category 5 Hurricane Patricia nears Mexico’s Pacific coast

That’s what she said: Top 10 Tweets from women in politics this week (10/25)

Lamar Odom’s speech improving during therapy, family says

Former Subway pitchman’s victims get $1 million

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.22.15

Meet Grow Your Value finalist Liz Giacobbe

Nurse quarantined over Ebola fears sues Gov. Chris Christie

Obama vetoes $612 billion defense bill in rebuke to GOP

GOP candidates ding Hillary Clinton during Benghazi hearing

FCC votes to slash cost of prison phone calls

Ben Carson rolls out first ads of the 2016 campaign

GOP’s Benghazi Committee comes unglued

Did that just happen? Five odd moments from the Benghazi hearing

Laverne Cox to take on iconic ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ role

Who is Clinton ally Sidney Blumenthal?

Longtime Paul family aide found not guilty in bribery case

Meet Grow Your Value finalist Ebony Lucas

Trump blames intern for retweet dissing Iowa voters

Will Paul Ryan accept the Freedom Caucus’ ‘reforms’?

Hillary Clinton testifies before Benghazi committee: Live blog

‘Rock the Kasbah’: New Bill Murray movie hailed for nuanced portrayal of Afghans

Bernie Sanders: I’d be open to legalizing marijuana

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.22.15

Answers to the top 10 questions asked about Benghazi

When in doubt, blame China?

Clinton stays cool under tense Republican questioning

House GOP plays with matches; will the economy burn?

Vladimir Putin’s approval rating hits all-time high, boosted by Syria airstrikes

Kim Davis calls herself a ‘soldier for Christ’ in recently acquired emails

Ben Carson has an odd plan for the Dept of Education

Black Lives Matter to host Democratic presidential town hall

US special operations commando killed in ISIS hostage rescue

‘Sesame Street’ introduces first character with autism: Meet Julia

Will the Benghazi hearing change anyone’s opinion?

Latest polls offer good news for GOP’s top tier

ISIS attacks soared in past 3 months: IHS Jane’s Database

The New York Mets are headed to the World Series (!)

Paul Ryan takes a step forward, but he’s not Speaker yet

Carson ahead in Iowa and other headlines

Citations for the October 21, 2015 TRMS

Why the stakes are so high for Hillary Clinton’s Benghazi testimony

Trump machine ups its ground game in Iowa

Paul Ryan gets backing from majority of Freedom Caucus for speaker job

On ‘Back to the Future Day,’ Michael J. Fox imagines a world without Parkinson’s

Shuttered: the end of abortion access in red America

CNBC reveals Republican presidential debate lineup

A brief guide to Paul Ryan’s love-hate relationship with the right

The GOP presidential field as cartoon characters

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.21.15

Immigration report finds systemic detention failures

Quiz: How much do you know about Benghazi?

Biden takes the road less traveled by VP predecessors

Bernie Sanders would not use word ‘enemies’ to describe Republicans

Christie: Ban flights from New Jersey to Cuba until cop killer is extradited

Billionaire Carl Icahn invests $150 million in new super PAC

Report: Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian calling off divorce

Netanyahu causes uproar by linking Palestineans to Holocaust

Clinton, other 2016 hopefuls weigh in on Biden’s decision

Chris Rock to host 2016 Academy Awards

WikiLeaks claims it will release CIA chief John Brennan’s emails

Vice President Biden passes on 2016 race

New York will host WorldPride on the 50th anniversary of Stonewall riots

This is what the average American worker made last year

Sanders was right: Americans tired of hearing about Clinton’s emails

Rick Pitino, Hall of Fame coach, under fire for escort scandal

Women in Politics: College Edition – American University

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.21.15

University of Mississippi student senate votes to remove Confederate symbol

Boehner: Ryan will get the support he needs to become speaker

Dems ask Justice Dept to investigate ExxonMobil

The ACA’s opponents can only deny arithmetic for so long

‘Back to the Future’ cast reunites, remembers ‘monumental’ time together

Benghazi Committee chair finds himself in the hot seat (again)

First look: Pro-Clinton super PAC releases first ad

Voters in the NBC/WSJ poll: ‘We don’t like our candidates very much’

How politicians are celebrating ‘Back to the Future’ Day

No-Show Rubio presses his luck

Lawsuit challenges Mississippi ‘debtor’s prison’

Rich Americans got a lot richer last year

Senate GOP wastes valuable time with anti-immigrant gambit

F-18 crashes near RAF Lakenheath US Air Force base in England

Will House Republicans accept Paul Ryan’s terms?

For GOP voters angry at Washington, outsiders’ voices reassure

Trump electable? and other headlines

For GOP voters angry at Washington, outsiders’ voices reassure

NYPD officer shot in head dies at hospital: Sources

‘Back to the Future’ Day: What the 1989 sequel got right about society

Biden recasts his role In Osama bin Laden raid

Muslim teen arrested over homemade clock moving to Qatar

Paul Ryan says he’ll run for speaker, but only on his terms

Khloé Kardashian thanks Lamar Odom’s supporters for ‘endless prayers’

Hillary Clinton tops another poll in key state

Meet Justin Trudeau: Canada’s liberal, boxing, strip-teasing new PM

Israel restaurant offers discount to Jews, Arabs who eat together

Waka Flocka Flame launches campaign for speaker of the House

An educator fights poverty

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.20.15

Marco Rubio takes first Senate vote in nearly one month

Exclusive: Ben Carson super PACs plan to form ‘massive army’

Bush says, ‘I just don’t like the guy,’ and he doesn’t mean Trump

Poll: More Americans unsatisfied with Clinton’s response to Benghazi attack

Democrats block Republican bill to defund sanctuary cities

Jeb Bush compares Donald Trump to Michael Moore

Draft Biden goes dark ahead of potential announcement

Syrian migrants face Kafkaesque nightmare in search for safety

Hillary Clinton receives letter from ‘little feminist’

Trump warns of an imaginary anti-gun executive order

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.20.15

Democratic field shrinks as Jim Webb departs

Fourteen years later, GOP targets Clinton in 9/11 debate

Jim Webb quits Democratic primary

New ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ trailer sparks racial backlash

Rubio looks backward, again, for his policy agenda

George W. Bush goes after Ted Cruz

Report: Former Louisville players confirm Katina Powell’s allegations

Why Joe Biden’s 2016 odds are getting even longer

Exclusive: Channeling Elizabeth Taylor, celebrities ask why we haven’t yet ended AIDS in America

GOP lawmaker already eager to impeach Hillary Clinton

Clinton shows big lead over Sanders: Poll

Senate weighs mandatory minimums for undocumented immigrants

GOP’s Benghazi Committee struggles as pressure intensifies

‘Baby Doe’ killing: Mother, boyfriend due in court in death of toddler

Latest polls cause GOP establishment to think the unthinkable

Poll: Trump hits highest mark yet, but Carson is close behind

Citations for the October 19, 2015

Son of late PM Pierre Trudeau becomes Canada’s new prime minister

Church surfaces as drought lowers water level in Mexican reservoir

Texas teen whose clock was mistaken for bomb goes to White House night of stars

For Joe Biden supporters, a wait like everyone else

Ohio delays executions until 2017 over lack of lethal drugs

Oprah Winfrey goes on diet, gains Weight Watchers deal

Excerpt from ‘Doomed to Succeed’ by fmr. US Amb. Dennis Ross

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.19.15

Jim Webb mulls running as independent

On Carson’s book tour, politics and business are blurred

Public support for gun restriction grows, passes 50% mark

Amazon files suit against 1,000+ people for fake reviews

Jeb Bush’s fight with Donald Trump comes with big risks

‘Ho Chi Chin’ signs target Maine mayoral candidate Ben Chin

Latest polling shows Obama’s support strengthening

Ben Carson, Donald Trump request Secret Service protection

GOP Rep. Mo Brooks already wants to impeach Clinton over emails

Texas defunds Planned Parenthood; Louisiana doesn’t (yet)

Poll: Trump hits highest mark yet, but Carson is close behind

Women who won the week (10/16)

Majority of GOP primary voters say they are comfortable with Paul Ryan as speaker

Why the House Freedom Caucus could be Paul Ryan’s worst nightmare

Pelosi: House Dems are ‘open’ to a bipartisan Speaker

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.19.15

Clinton remains clear front-runner of Democratic field, new poll finds

Rumor has it: Teaser for first Adele album in years

Texas allowed to deny birth certificates to US-born kids of undocumented parents

Paul Ryan’s backers try to sweeten the pot

More Americans favor stricter gun laws: Gallup

Cruz sees GOP leaders as ‘effective Democrat leaders’

Sources: Biden could announce decision within 48 hours

Mika hosts #KnowYourValue Twitter chat

Will Republicans overplay their hand on Benghazi?

Who’s winning the 2016 money race?

Cancelled wedding leads to meal for homeless

Joe Biden: I’m not running for president

Typhoon Koppu kills 9 in Philippines

Conditions go from bad to worse for GOP’s Benghazi Committee

Daniel Murphy powers Mets to take 2-0 NLCS lead over the Cubs

Trump and Bush wage the most unexpected GOP debate of 2015

Bernie Sanders after ‘SNL’ skit: I have ‘ample’ underwear

Alleged passenger choking forces emergency landing at LAX

Faced with Commander-in-Chief test, Ben Carson flunks

Democratic debate boost and other headlines

Trey Gowdy tells Republicans to ‘shut up’ about Benghazi

Trump, Bush continue battle over 9/11 comments and George W.

Bush says Trump does not understand responsibility of being president

Love Ranch owner Dennis Hof has harsh words for Khloe Kardashian

Major cold snap (even snow!) hits the Midwest, East

Larry David gives the people what they want: A Bernie Sanders impression

Joe Biden calls major union leader, fueling speculation on run

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.18.15

Ted Cruz says Trump supporters will soon back him

Clinton: Alabama living through ‘blast from the Jim Crow past’

Elephant may be the largest trophy kill in Africa in 30 years

Rand Paul comes under pressure to focus on Senate seat

Kardashian family pleads for privacy amid Lamar Odom crisis

Cold war between 2016 GOP rivals Bush and Rubio heating up

Clinton backs Obama’s Afghanistan move

Lindsay Lohan: ‘In #2020 I may run for president’

Some Virginians are resisting Confederate flag ban

Umpqua Community College shooting survivor Chris Mintz recounts rampage

Poll suggests Clinton helped herself with debate performance

Jessica Chastain joins chorus of stars slamming gender wage gap

Obama announces criminal justice tour

Biden campaign would start in a $60 million hole

This Week in God, 10.17.15

Cocktail Moment: The Aviation

Citations for the October 16, 2015 TRMS

Ben Carson: ‘Ridiculous’ to suggest Bush bears blame for 9/11

Interior Department curbs future Arctic offshore drilling

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.17.15

Russian hackers breached Dow Jones for stock-trading tips: Report

US will require drones to be registered

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.16.15

Hillary Clinton: Benghazi committee ‘a partisan arm of the RNC’

Maine’s GOP governor faces intensifying scandal

Ben Carson campaign rolls out ’56-jurisdiction strategy’

So you want to ban super PACs? Put your money where your mouth is.

Lamar Odom off life support and spoke: Sources

Trump, Jeb, and an increasingly weird 9/11 debate

Jeb Bush defends brother against Donald Trump’s 9/11 criticism

How African-American votes could tip the scale for Clinton

Oklahoma won’t be executing death row inmates anytime soon

Answers to your questions about US forces in Afghanistan

Speaker Boehner’s job security has not improved

Word choice highlights differences between Democratic, GOP debates

Meet Grow Your Value finalist Jill McDermott

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.16.15

Huntsman: Kasich ‘a better candidate than I was’

The answers to this news quiz can’t be debated

Conservative pundit blames Obama for Trump’s rise

5 surprising takeaways from the latest FEC filings

RNC chair: ‘We’re cooked as a party’ with 2016 loss

Lamar Odom recalled deaths of mom, friends to brothel worker

Rand Paul tries to defend his relevance

The Bush-Rubio feud is getting ugly

John Kasich’s missed opportunity

GOP chair: We’re ‘cooked’ if we lose the White House

MSF: US tank ‘destroyed potential evidence’ at Kunduz hospital

Flooding, mudslides strand Southern California drivers following storm

Jeb Bush confronts his most important challenge to date

Biden loyalist writes alumni: ‘If he runs…’

Cruz plays dangerous game with ‘jackboot’ rhetoric

Top Clinton aide testifies before Benghazi committee

Citations for the October 16, 2015 TRMS

Trump donors outspend billionaire candidate on campaign

Clinton bests Bush, Rubio and Carson combined with financial haul

DraftKings, FanDuel accused of racketeering in new lawsuit

Robert Durst to face wrongful death suit from family of first wife, Kathleen

California gubernatorial candidate introduces gun safety ballot initiative

Should we stay or should we go? Experts praise Afghanistan troop reversal

Carson edges closer to Trump, thanks to white evangelicals

Extract of “Keep Moving”

Hillary Clinton wins debate, reenergizes core supporters, but Sanders captures youth vote

Extract of “Islam and the Future of Tolerance”

Lamar Odom paid $75,000 for round-the-clock sex and companionship at brothel

Bratz dolls get a Malala makeover

Quiz: How much do you know about the war in Afghanistan?

Woman helps homeless kids celebrate birthdays: ‘They deserve to be celebrated’

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.15.15

Bush comes out against dark money amid fundraising fight with Rubio

One woman’s plan to fight crime

Deficit shrinks by $1 trillion in Obama era

Twitter users extend an olive branch to bullied youth on #SpiritDay

Obama extends U.S. military mission in Afghanistan

Hillary Clinton picks up key Latino endorsement

Donald Trump, Ben Carson threaten to boycott the next GOP debate

Billionaire Tom Steyer’s climate group launches seven-figure ad campaign

Donald Trump takes a small dig at Chris Christie

White House anti-bullying campaign seeks to empower Asian Americans

Trump’s ground game in Iowa is soaring, aides say

GOP candidates react to Obama’s new Afghanistan plan

‘Homeland is racist’: Artists plant messages in hit cable series

Are you OK, Mommy? Kate Snow on covering the Ebola story as a mom

The Christie Comeback will have to wait

Republicans hold out hope for Ryan as House speaker scramble continues

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.15.15

Former GOP Speaker reaches plea agreement in sex scandal

2016 Dems take the gun debate in a new direction

Ex-Speaker Dennis Hastert strikes deal in hush-money case

Latest polls show Trump with big leads in early states

Rand Paul’s misguided take on anti-gay discrimination

Trying to figure out the Ben Carson phenomenon

#SpiritDay: Everyone deserves to be treated with kindness

Ebola lingers in semen for months, studies confirm

Rubio: people ‘can’t live’ on minimum wage, but no increase

Off-the-court losses: The tragic life of Lamar Odom

‘The right thing to do’: Obama backs off Afghanistan withdrawal plan

California official to propose major gun initiative

Another Republican admits: Benghazi panel is political

Citations for the October 14, 2015 TRMS

GOP lawmaker: Benghazi committee ‘designed to go after’ Clinton

System that checks air passengers against watchlist briefly goes down

HerStory quiz: How much do you know about women in aviation?

Carson didn’t mean to ‘diminish the enormity’ of the Holocaust

US troops to Cameroon in anti-Boko Haram fight

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.14.15

House Oversight chairman says he has ‘unedited’ Planned Parenthood videos

The difference between presidential pride and embarrassment

Republicans regroup after Hillary Clinton’s big night

Lamar Odom had drugs in system, suffered brain damage: Sources

Democratic debate: Progressives win the night

Rubio admits wages are too low, opposes minimum wage increase

‘Herbal Viagra’ cited as possible culprit in Lamar Odom collapse

Clinton and Sanders camps look to capitalize on strong debate

Joe Biden’s ‘new political reality’

McConnell readies his debt-ceiling ransom note

Rand Paul: Yes, I’m still running, so ‘get over it’

Trump slams Sanders: He’s all talk on trade

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.14.15

Judging candidates by the qualities of their enemies

Echoing Jeb, Rubio takes aim at ‘free stuff’

Bernie Sanders sparks the most social media buzz post-debate

GOP leadership vacuum goes unfilled

Biden doesn’t get an opening after first Democratic debate

Controversies help boost Carson’s standing in latest polling

5 head-scratching debate moments

Why Clinton’s debate dominance may change the 2016 race

Trump: Clinton won, Sanders ‘let her off the hook’

Rethinking Afghanistan and other headlines

Citations for the October 13, 2015 TRMS

Clinton and Sanders are wrong when it comes to pot and prison

Hillary Clinton solidifies top spot in Democratic debate

Democrats go big on climate change, small on details

Republicans respond to Democrats’ big night

Democrats split on whether to champion or condemn Snowden

Clinton defends herself against attacks over 2002 Iraq vote

Hillary Clinton calls Benghazi committee ‘an arm’ of the RNC

NBA, reality TV star Lamar Odom found unconscious in Nevada brothel

Democratic debate: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash

Clinton, Sanders spar over guns

Candidates take a stand, affirm that Black Lives Matter

Democrats take Trump, GOP to task on divisive immigration rhetoric

Democratic candidates make last-minute preparations for debate

Kim Davis’ lawyers: No need to change marriage licenses after controversy

The two debate contenders you’ve never heard of

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.13.15

Center-right pundit: GOP guilty of ‘ jaw-dropping incompetence’

Join a Facebook chat about the Dem debate with Steve Kornacki

Jennifer Lawrence: ‘Why do I make less than my male co‑stars?’

Play the MSNBC Lucky 7 Debate Challenge

T.I. apologizes after saying a woman can’t be elected president

Donald Trump to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Nov. 7

Rubio touts ‘sunlight’ while keeping his financing in the shadows

Jeb Bush outlines his plan to ‘repeal and replace’ Obamacare

Ben Carson: Gay marriage leads to polygamy and ‘on from there’

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.13.15

When wedding crashers are welcome: President Obama

Automatic voter registration signed into law in California

Pro-Biden group launches new ad ahead of Democratic debate

McConnell eyes changes to rules he used to exploit

Republican candidates eye dangerous Russian confrontation

A viewer’s guide to tonight’s Democratic debate

As his campaign thrives, Carson sees liberal ‘schizophrenia’

Report: Malaysia Airlines MH17 was shot down by Russian-made ‘warhead’

Clinton hits Fiorina: Female candidates don’t get a pass

GOP’s Benghazi Committee starts to unravel

Democratic rivals battle for labor, Latino support in Las Vegas

Trump to livetweet Democratic debate

While Paul Ryan ponders, Speaker Cheney gets an endorsement

All Rand all day and other headlines

7 questions for the first Democratic debate

Citations for the October 12, 2015 TRMS

Zimbabwe official: US dentist not wanted for killing lion

Graphic video shows deputies Tasing man in restraint chair

Jeb Bush to prescribe Obamacare repeal

Tasering of councilman in town where Sandra Bland was arrested under investigation

Joe Lieberman: ‘World is a lot better off’ thanks to Iraq War

Ted Cruz quotes ‘Princess Bride,’ ‘Jerry Maguire’ at Iowa town hall

Poll shows strong lead for Hillary Clinton in South Carolina, Nevada

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.12.15

Watching international affairs through a Republican lens

Confederate flag supporters indicted on gang charges

RNC slams Clinton over supporting Iraq war in 2002

Exclusive: Ex-Benghazi investigator alleges Rep. Gowdy violated federal law

FDNY tells LGBT youth it gets better

Republican congressman suggests Columbus discovered the US

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders share stage at bipartisan conference

Trump pressed by skeptics at bipartisan event

A death knell for the death penalty?

What Exxon knew about climate change, and when it knew it

5 takeaways from Hillary Clinton’s unconventional interview

Police guarding Julian Assange at London’s Ecuadorian Embassy are withdrawn

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.12.15

More cities are recognizing Native Americans on Columbus Day

After mass-shootings, Ron Johnson points the finger at media

Keith Ellison hands Bernie Sanders his second congressional endorsement

George H.W. Bush throws the first pitch at Astros game

Marco Rubio: ‘A woman has a right to choose,’ but not really

What happens when 7 Capitol Hill interns are forced to live together

Steven Tyler to Trump: Stop playing ‘Dream On’

Ben Carson just can’t help himself

Can Paul Ryan save the GOP from itself?

California becomes first state to ban ‘Redskins’ nickname

For some in GOP, even Paul Ryan isn’t radical enough

Criminal justice reforms should take center stage at Democratic debate

Former Benghazi committee investigator: Panel is anti-Clinton

Latest polling challenges assumptions about Trump, Clinton

In leaked lawsuit, ex-Benghazi investigator alleges partisanship on House committee

President Obama fields questions on 2016 front-runners, Biden

Assault weapons ban before US Supreme Court

Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders set to address bipartisan No Labels

Chaffetz says he could unite House, defends Republicans

Chat with Jarrett Adams and Ari Melber

Donald Trump: ‘I feel much better being armed’

Iran issues verdict in espionage trial against US reporter Jason Rezaian

Israeli strike in Gaza kills Palestinian woman, child as violence continues

Fired Benghazi committee investigator alleges bias against Hillary Clinton

Obama gives Kanye West some tips for presidential run

Attorney for Tamir Rice’s father blasts prosecutor over shooting reports

Jarrett Adams’ unlikely path from prison to lawyer

Bernie Sanders: Voters will contrast my ‘consistency’ with Hillary Clinton

‘SNL’ takes aim at gun debate with parody ad featuring Amy Schumer

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.11.15

California set to automatically register millions of voters

Armed protests planned at US mosques: ‘The world is saying no to Islam’

Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton ‘shouldn’t be allowed to run’

‘Blue Lives Matter’ billboards spark controversy

Donald Trump’s Latino super fan denies she was a plant

Carson backer suggests Jews deserve partial blame for not stopping Hitler

Ben Carson: Founding Fathers wouldn’t have trusted a Muslim president

Jerry Parr, Secret Service savior of Ronald Reagan, dies

Raven-Symoné wouldn’t hire someone with a ‘black’ name

Could the Black Caucus leverage votes in race for Speaker?

Judge clears Rand Paul aide of four charges, but one remains

Ankara explosions: 95 killed, 248 hurt before rally in Turkish capital

Don’t forget about Ted Cruz

Citations for the October 9, 2015 TRMS

Judge refuses to throw out defamation suit against Bill Cosby

This Week in God, 10.10.15

Million Man March celebrates 20th anniversary in Washington, DC

California governor OKs medical marijuana regulations

Hillary Clinton: ‘Racism is America’s original sin’

Chris Matthews: Growing up Catholic in Philadelphia

Sanders contrasts himself with Clinton’s inconsistencies on TTP, Keystone

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.10.15

Ben Carson’s Holocaust theory prompts outcry from Jewish groups

Your Million Man March stories

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.9.15

Obama meets with victims of college shooting in Oregon

Despite school shootings, new laws face long odds

How well do you know the 2016 Democratic candidates?

Ben Carson media blitz surges interest (and controversy)

Arkansas judge halts 8 upcoming executions

Ben Carson should probably stop talking about Hitler

Hillary Clinton was Never Going to Support TPP

Week in Geek: Lunar treasure edition

Wildcard candidates with nothing to lose could shake up Democratic debate

House Republicans gather to figure out speaker debacle

Bernie Sanders opposes Obama’s nominee for FDA commissioner

This news quiz is full of ‘Hard Choices’

1 dead, 1 wounded in shooting at Texas Southern University

Benghazi panel plagued by partisan disputes

Poll: Large majority of GOP voters support 2,000-mile border fence

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.9.15

Ben Carson on debt ceiling showdown: ‘It’s the same crap every year’

Rubio weighs in on possible Russian conflict

Christie: ‘Nobody cares’ who the next House speaker will be

Clinton unveils a plan that Wall Street won’t like

Jeb Bush balks at Voting Rights push

Ben Carson tells MSNBC: Gun control helped enable the Holocaust

Obama weighs White House moves on gun control

Happy birthday, Bo: Obama family dog turns 7

Ted Cruz starts to make his move

Pro-Biden super PAC pulls ad after vice president complains

The pressure’s on Paul Ryan

Wanted: One House Speaker (no experience necessary)

Pentagon ending program to train, equip Syrian rebels

GOP finds itself lacking leadership, direction, and purpose

Gunman kills 1, injures 3 at Northern Arizona University

National Dialogue Quartet in Tunisia wins Nobel Peace Prize

‘More is coming’: New flood warnings in South Carolina after historic rain

South Carolina town settles with Walter Scott’s family for $6.5 million

With Kevin McCarthy out, who is next?

Nama-staying in the public domain: Court says yoga isn’t copyrightable

That’s what she said: Top 10 Tweets from women in politics this week (10/9)

Rubio raises $6M over last 3 months

GOP ‘shocked’ by Kevin McCarthy’s decision

FBI director: Dozens of Americans secretly conversing with ISIS

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.8.15

Rand Paul trolls Hillary Clinton right back

Facebook goes beyond ‘like’ with 6 new ‘reaction’ buttons

How the Grow Your Value contest inspired me

Chef Paul Prudhomme, owner of famed New Orleans restaurant, dies

Hillary Clinton rolls out Wall Street plan

Just when Boehner thought he was out, they pulled him back in

Why Roberts could be a Supreme Court wildcard

Trey Gowdy: Benghazi panel is no witch hunt, we swear!

‘House of Chaos’: How Twitter reacted to McCarthy’s exit from speaker race

Autopsy: Oklahoma executed inmate with wrong drug

GOP leader shocks colleagues, withdraws from Speaker’s race

Kevin McCarthy abruptly drops House speaker bid. Now what?

How Ben Carson reacted when actually held at gunpoint

Senate Democrats unveil sweeping gun control proposal

Jeb Bush appears to question need for federal voting protections

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.8.15

Coral reefs around the world threatened by bleaching, NOAA says

French train attack hero Spencer Stone stabbed

Drug tests for Medicare recipients?

Biden and Warren will appear at same event. But don’t read too much into it.

Stephen Hawking talks killer robots, favorite song in Reddit AMA

House GOP creates new anti-Planned Parenthood panel

Share your stories from the Million Man March

Dick Cheney endorses Kevin McCarthy for House speaker

Carson runs into the ‘learning curve’ again

Why Clinton’s flip-flop on trade is so unbelievable

Latest Clinton email story fits a familiar pattern

US says ready to defend against North Korean nuclear threat

PEOPLE to people: Contact your lawmaker on gun action

Oregon shooting: ‘Heroic’ Army vet Chris Mintz leaves hospital

McCarthy’s odd demand: ‘Stop playing politics’

Indiana University’s Alpha Tau Omega suspended over alleged hazing

Kasich’s clumsiness continues to be a problem

Cheney endorses McCarthy and other headlines

Rupert Murdoch: Ben Carson would be a ‘real black president’

Citations for the October 7, 2015 TRMS

ISIS nightmare: Yazidi woman says she was held by American ISIS fighter

Clinton’s email subjected to attempted cyberattacks from China, South Korea and Germany

GOP candidates’ budget-busting tax breaks could define 2016 race

Bernie Sanders gets his first congressional endorsment

House votes to create panel to investigate Planned Parenthood

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 10.7.15

Disaster aid for me, not for thee?

Hillary Clinton protects left flank with TPP opposition

Hillary Clinton comes out against the Trans-Pacific Partnership

Bush’s Fed chairman gives up on the GOP

Chelsea Manning opens up about transition struggles

Marco Rubio again defends missing Senate votes

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s progressive push

Hillary Clinton trolls Trump, GOP on Snapchat

Donald Trump says ‘you better believe’ this

Obama calls Doctors Without Borders to apologize for hospital airstrike

How Marco Rubio plays in Iowa

Harvard’s prestigious debate team loses to group of inmates

Benghazi fiasco leads to GOP infighting, Democratic plan

Robert F. Kennedy discussed gun control in Roseburg 50 years ago

Democrats to introduce resolution to disband Benghazi committee

In ad, House GOP candidate fires gun, says she’s ‘huntin’ RINOs’

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.7.15

The reasons for the decline in support for gun control

Jindal finds a creative way to get noticed

One-on-one with Joe Giudice of ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’

Are you ready for a Hobby Lobby sequel?

Rubio hedges on differences with George W. Bush, Mitt Romney

Senate Dems see a path back to the majority

Ben Carson again directs victims to fight gunmen

Carson doubles down on his imagined heroism

Jeb Bush avoids question about George in recent interview

Team Bush is saturating the airwaves in the early states

Draft Biden releases emotional TV ad: ‘Run, Joe’

Cruz huddles with House Republicans on eve of Speaker vote

Good news for Trump, Clinton in latest polling

Smugglers tried to sell nuclear material to ISIS: AP investigation

Evacuations in South Carolina and other headlines

Bill Clinton calls Donald Trump a ‘master brander’

Citations for the October 6, 2015 TRMS

Mother of Oregon college shooter wrote about guns, autism

Carly Fiorina feeling the momentum — and the pressure

Biden team calls report on 2016 leak ‘categorically false’

Tom Hanks helps college student find missing ID on Twitter

Hillary Clinton sends ‘Hard Choices’ to Republican rivals

Lawrence Lessig announces ad buy

Ron Paul to testify at trial of campaign aides accused of paying state senator for endorsement

Hillary Clinton to decide on controversial trade deal soon

6,000 federal prisoners to be granted early release

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 10.6.15

On immigration, Marco Rubio remains at odds with Marco Rubio

Hillary Clinton flexes political muscle in key states

‘Being old sucks’: John Dingell tweets from hospital

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay talks race, Hollywood and doing it her way

After S.C. floods, Lindsey Graham reverses course on disaster aid

Mexicans fire back at the Donald with ‘Sons of Trump’ play

‘All In with Chris Hayes’ wins Emmy® award

Texas executes inmate for killing man in $8 robbery

Loretta Lynch: ‘Police shootings are not minutiae’

Carson eyes guns in kindergarten, boasts of his imagined bravery

‘Blood Lions’ documentary exposes cruelty of captive lion hunting

Your questions answered by the ‘Blood Lions’ team

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.6.15

Republican who shut down gun research now has ‘regrets’

McCarthy continues damage control over Benghazi remark

Uncertainty surrounds race for the next House Speaker

Trump sends Rubio water bottles with his face on them

Clinton steps on the gas as possible Biden run looms

Huckabee picks a fight with a bag of chips

Rubio’s risible ruse: his tax cuts won’t pay for themselves

Edward Snowden: I’ve offered to go to prison in US ‘many times’

Ben Carson advocates arming kindergarten teachers

Clinton campaign seizes on GOP Benghazi admission

Rachel Dolezal is a ‘bit of a hero,’ Rihanna tells ‘Vanity Fair’

Oregon shooter’s writing and other headlines

Citations for the October 5, 2015 TRMS

Ex-Clinton super PAC official to publish insider account

Hillary Clinton ad to highlight McCarthy Benghazi comments

Obama to visit Oregon to meet families of Umpqua Community College shooting victims

Air France execs lose shirts as union activists attack

Explaining Marco Rubio’s confusing immigration answers

1.8 million boxes of Cheerios recalled because of allergens

Monday’s Mini-Report, 10.5.15

Mother shares textbook describing African slaves as ‘workers’

Five things to know about House speaker hopeful Jason Chaffetz

After talking up money, Donald Trump isn’t spending it

Activist, civil rights icon Grace Lee Boggs dies at 100

National spotlight turns to Alabama voting rights controversy

Carly Fiorina defends late payments from 2010 Senate bid

Terminally ill Californians gain ‘right to die’ after Gov. Brown signs bill

Women who won the week (10/2)

Hillary Clinton bucks trend, goes bold on gun issue

11 quotes on education from 2016 presidential candidates

American Airlines pilot dies during flight from Phoenix to Boston

UN releases a draft for potential agreement on climate

Dems on GOP’s Benghazi committee start to play hardball

Alabama DMV closings draw call for federal voting rights probe

US, states finalize $20 billion fine for BP over oil spill

Maggie Hassan announces run for US Senate in New Hampshire

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.5.15

Hillary Clinton slams Jeb Bush over ‘stuff happens’ comment

Amtrak train derails in Northfield, Vermont: State Police

What happened to the lawsuit against Obama’s immigration actions?

Obama’s case for single-issue voting — on guns

Hillary Clinton: Bernie Sanders is good for the Democratic Party

Rand Paul facing the question no candidate wants to hear

The fight to be the non-amateur GOP nominee

Trump plots his exit strategy

Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators reach landmark trade deal

American Apparel files for bankruptcy

Texas abortion clinics closing means more women wait

Focusing on guns and mental health means talking about the ACA

Flood-hit South Carolina set for more rain after record-setting downpour

House GOP faces drama in unsettled race for Speaker

Latest polls likely to make the GOP establishment sweat

Sanders outperforms Clinton in general election matchups in IA, NH

Clinton on guns and other headlines

Hillary Clinton to Unveil Plan for Major New Gun Restrictions

Five big questions facing the Supreme Court

Paul Ryan endorses Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker

Warren agrees with Trump and Bush on this issue

McCain on GOP: ‘I think we are hurting ourselves’

Chaffetz: I’m taking on McCarthy for House Speaker

Sanders draws crowd of over 20,000 in Boston

Week in Geek – Move over Pluto edition

Doctors Without Borders denies Taliban were firing from Afghan hospital hit by airstrike

Polls: Trump still leads in Iowa and New Hampshire, but loses ground

Trump: Middle East would be more stable with Hussein and Qaddafi

Hillary Clinton tends bar, impersonates Trump in ‘SNL’ cameo

Donald Trump defends gun rights in wake of Oregon college shooting

Biden and Clinton court LGBT community while offering differing tones

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.4.15

Three facts about John King, the next education secretary

Hillary Clinton earns backing of nation’s largest union

Oregon college shooting: Shooter’s death ruled as suicide

Hillary Clinton at HRC event pledges to make LGBT rights a top priority

Nancy Pelosi calls for special House committee on gun violence

Marco Rubio vs. Jeb Bush: The inevitable GOP showdown arrives

Vatican fires gay priest who came out before global meeting

Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz hit by apparent US strike

Flash floods, ‘once in 200 years rainfall event’ loom in South Carolina

Citations for the October 2, 2015 TRMS

This Week in God, 10.3.15

Outside of Oregon, a sadly typical day for US gun violence

Justice Stephen Breyer: Executions are often ‘arbitrary’

Trump: Mental illness, not guns, to blame for America’s mass shooting problem

‘MHP’ Syllabus: 10.3.15

Jason Chaffetz to launch bid for House speaker

Gun control advocates: Don’t say nothing’s changed

President Obama responds to Hillary Clinton’s Syria stance

Oregon college shooting: Nine killed in rampage are identified

What Jeb Bush was talking about when he said ‘stuff happens’

Friday’s Mini-Report, 10.2.15

Missouri governor commutes sentence for condemned man

Jeb Bush after Oregon massacre: ‘Stuff happens’

Rubio needs a new excuse to ignore the climate crisis

Donald Trump backs out of Q&A with Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Obama: Inaction on gun violence is a political decision

Police: Planned Parenthood facility fire was arson

Pope Francis met with gay couple during his time in US

First look: T.I. pays homage to Black Lives Matter movement

GOP candidates’ positions on guns unchanged after Oregon shooting

Don’t give up on gun safety

Can you pass this week’s news quiz?

The statistics surrounding gun violence in the US

McCarthy commits to a ‘fight to the end’

All Oklahoma executions on hold after ‘crazy’ drug snafu

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 10.2.15

Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down in December

Washington eyes a new self-imposed crisis

Ben Carson asks, ‘Gravity, where did it come from?’

Kasich: ‘Stripping’ people of their guns won’t help

Staples to close stores on Thanksgiving

McCarthy’s Benghazi gaffe likely won’t damage his bid for House speaker

Ben Carson calls on IRS to target Muslim advocacy group

House GOP leaders face a different kind of rebellion

Oregon shooting: Umpqua gunman Chris Harper Mercer — what we know

Obama’s challenge: comparing gun deaths to terror deaths

Make no mistake: Jeb Bush vs. Marco Rubio is coming

Job growth cools over the summer

GOP leader tries to undo damage after Benghazi concession

142,000 jobs created in September, unemployment holds at 5.1%

Number of Americans killed by gun violence vs. terrorism shows stark contrast

Umpqua community college gunman asked victims to state their religion

Hillary Clinton calls for no-fly zone in Syria

Historic rains likely for Carolinas, Virginia; Hurricane Joaquin gains power

Joe Biden: ‘I’m not Bernie Sanders’

An angry president argues, ‘Thoughts and prayers are not enough’

Oregon tightened gun-buying restrictions in weeks before shooting

12 dead after US C-130 transport plane crashes in Afghanistan: Officials

Umpqua Community College shooting: What we know so far

Virginia executes serial killer

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 10.1.15

Oklahoma AG requests indefinite stay of three upcoming executions

Tragic list: The deadliest mass shootings in US history

Ferguson’s black voters want new election system

Multiple fatalities in Oregon college shooting

How social media reacted to the Umpqua Community College shooting

That’s what she said: Top 10 Tweets from women in politics this week (10/2)

Criminal justice reform bill receives polite applause from left and right

The deadlines Joe Biden cannot miss

Michelle Obama to girls: No boy is ‘enough to stop you from getting your education’

10 killed in shooting at Oregon’s Umpqua Community College