MS NOW July 2012 Videos

Very Last Word: Is Mitt Romney trying?

Very Last Word: Mitt Romney’s tax returns

On the agenda

Caught on Camera: Total Destruction

A crash course in etiquette

Florida a central battleground in fight for voting rights

House GOP to launch bill restricting abortion

Check out the pipes on that bus!

Reid ads to speculation over Romney’s tax returns

Centrist Republicans frustrated by extreme GOP agenda

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Wednesday?

VandeHei: Romney campaign sees RNC as chance to make impression

State of the economy: How Canada is prospering over the US

President Obama leads in Pa., Ohio, Fla. in new battleground poll

From CEO to president: Is it a natural move for any businessperson?

Meacham: One could argue Romney’s put himself in a Swiss bank account

Inside NYC’s underground wonder

Political polarization in DC prompts Congressman to retire

US women’s gymnastics team, Michael Phelps win big in London

Senor: Takeaway from Romney’s trip is key allies gave virtual endorsements

Mitt Romney’s ‘tough road trip’

Another GOP attack on women’s health services

Romney in a corner, can’t respond on taxes

Cue the awwws: 90-year-old Maddow fans celebrate nuptials

GOP continues moving farther right

Rewriting GOP’s idea of elitism

Maddow to Romney: ‘It looks like you’re running from the press’

Maddow to Romney: ‘It looks like you’re running from the press’

House GOP continue fight against health care for women

House GOP continue fight against health care for women

Republican pick loses to Tea Party favorite in Tx. Senate race

Day in news: Tuesday, July 31

The GOP’s war within highlighted by resignation

‘I’m Barack Obama, and I approve this message’

Romney’s international insult tour

Limbaugh: Opening Ceremony tribute to healthcare is Obama’s fault

Comedians chuckle at Romney’s overseas gaffes

Democrats to include same-sex marriage in Party platform

More on July 31: Same-sex marriage

‘The Campaign’ reflects corrupt campaign financing

Growing number of Republicans frustrated by GOP

Matthews: Elections are now ‘run by people with big money for people with big money’

Americans attitudes on race relations are polarized

Dyson: ‘You just can’t make this stuff up’

Jonathan Capehart warms up for Way Too Early

GOP calls for yet another health care repeal vote

Did Mitt Romney pay no taxes for a decade?

Romney aide causes stir by cussing at reporters

Bogus Romney ads exposed through the ‘Dyson-ary’

Dems prepare for tax fight

Very Last Word: More schemer than wimp

Very Last Word: Voter supression has a long history

Very Last Word: What does Romney think on health care?

Very Last Word: Remembering Thelma Glass

Democrats go for star power with Clinton invite

Flaming hats a cooling technique in Japan

Medicare turns 47

Sharpton: Gun violence out of control

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Tuesday?

Bain as a silver bullet and other lies the campaigns tell themselves

Logging into your spiritual side

Middle class loses ground in America

Halperin: While overseas, Romney forgot he was auditioning for head of state

Meacham: Postal Service nearing default one more phase in death of print

‘Summertime hyperbole’ to call ’12 ‘dullest campaign’ yet?

Why African-American voters could play critical role in ’12

Romney’s comments in Israel anger Palestinians

Voter disenfranchisement cloud hangs over election

Romantic affairs on campaign trail take center stage in new novel

Doping allegations surround Chinese swimmer’s Olympic win

Scarborough: What’s been happening this week with Romney, it matters

Meddling with a medal’s metal

Remembering Thelma Glass

Is Mitt Romney a wimp?

Five million votes at stake

Cheney on Palin: ‘That was a mistake’

Ooops! Brazilian breaks Olympic medal in shower

Weighing energy’s true cost

Flashback: Snowstorm disproves global warming on Fox News

Calling out Romney for vague stance on abortion in cases of rape and incest

Skeptical scientist says climate change is real and caused by humans

GOP torchbearer likelier to light self on fire

GOP torchbearer likelier to light self on fire

Day in news: Monday, July 30

Day in news: Monday, July 30

Mitt Romney: Socialist abroad?

Cheney returns to political spotlight

Republican congressman plagiarizes bill from Democratic colleague

Romney’s international missteps

Bill Clinton to speak at DNC, will nominate Obama

What sport would Michelle Obama compete in?

Romney about Opening Ceremony: ‘There were many participants’

More on July 30: Bubba is back

Sizable number of Americans still doubt President’s background

Matthews: Bill Clinton is still the leader of the Democratic Party

Colbert on improving dressage: How about horse mosh pits?

Dyson: ‘Mitt Romney’s overseas misadventures’

What is one word that defines Romney’s campaign?

Mitt Romney’s European misadventure

Romney ‘hasn’t had time’ to calculate his tax rate

Bill Clinton tapped for key role at convention

Cheney family at odds over Sarah Palin

Television host pulled over for ‘driving while black’

Scalia could help Rewrite gun laws?

Queen appears in Olympics skit

Ringing in the Games

Romney’s gaffe about the Games

Will Ferrell pokes fun at Romney’s London Games gaffe

Romney still struggles to connect

More on July 27: Mitt happens

New attack ad take Obama’s words out of context

The right’s attempt to create intense fear of ‘the other’

ID law may deny 1 million right to vote in Penn.

Top Lines: Mitt Romney, John Cleese, Real Housewives

Conservatives kvetch over ‘wazzock’ Romney

Alderman: Blocking Chick-Fil-A ‘not a free speech issue’

Willie’s Friday Olympic cocktail-party tidbit: Weekend guide

Ferrell asks Stewart: Do you have any more lame jokes for us?

Very Last Word: Intern insanity

Very Last Word: Romney in shambles

Very Last Word: Caitlin on reproductive rights

Loaded show tonight

Gopher investigates Russian space agency

Obama signs education executive order

Bachmann’s paranoia has real world consequences

Friend launches fundraiser for uninsured CO shooting victim

Romney stumbles on world stage

Right-wing spins world wide web whopper

Finding a bipartisan balance

One word derails Romney’s London trip

Chick-Fil-A’s high stakes game of chicken

Cillizza’s Sermon

Prepping for the primaries

Political panel: London lapse

Political panel: What to look for during the Olympics

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Friday?

How Hillary Clinton serves as a shield for President Obama

Bloomberg endorses Scott Brown in Massachusetts race

‘You didn’t build that’, focus groups and a soulless campaign

Ferrell stars in movie about dirty campaign tactics

Following first report, where is Facebook in its growth curve?

Romney receives backlash in the UK after gaffe

Scarborough: You don’t speculate on how the Olympics could go wrong

Family’s attempt to build biggest US house subject of new documentary

Can Romney inspire Americans to feel like they can prosper?

Obama ad: ‘It’s a scary time to be a woman’

Pennsylvania voter ID showdown goes to court

It was ‘worse than Sarah Palin’

Ezra Klein Challenge: European Central Bank edition

Obama leaves GOP behind to pursue common sense policies

Rewriting Professor Limbaugh

Do-nothing Congress idle on infrastructure: ‘Financial mismanagement at an epic scale’

Twin Cities to salute returning Iraq vets Saturday

Twin Cities to salute returning Iraq vets Saturday

Romney fails to differentiate himself from Bush on economy

Romney fails to differentiate himself from Bush on economy

Romney fabricates new Obama to avoid inconvenient facts

Romney fabricates new Obama to avoid inconvenient facts

Day in news: Thursday, July 26

Psst, Gov. Christie, you’re not supposed to say that

‘Democrats are getting tough’ on fiscal cliff

Prince demonstrates soccer skills

Prince demonstrates soccer skills

Drudging up images of the Soviet Union

Negative advertising dominates election season

First presidential debate announced near Aurora

Re-boarding the Cain Train…

Re-boarding the Cain Train…

Knowledge about voter ID law low as Nov. nears

More on July 26: Voting rights & wrongs

Pennsylvania is 9th state to enact voter ID law

Matthews: We are more than the fights, the ‘political back-and-forth’

Romney, Rafalca dance around the Olympics

Louis Burgdorf, Meghan McCain find out why New Yorkers love America

History of outsourcing catching up with Romney

Modern feminism from a teenager’s perspective

Going for the gold: Olympians to watch

Romney gaffe makes overseas territory unfriendly

Olympics mark milestone for Middle East athletes

Matthews: Christian Bale showed us what grace looks like

Read Forward with Chris Hayes

Romney arrives in London, begins overseas trip

Beyond the red-blue split in America

Political panel: The real Romney

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Thursday?

How White House is reaching out to minorities on health care

Romney remains on the defensive about tax returns

Economist: Country should be reimbursing for health

Actor writes, directs new comedy

Scarborough: All technical, no heart and soul in current campaign

Fortune names Amazon’s Jeff Bezos its fantasy CEO

Rewriting O’Reilly on gun control

Romney’s problem with undecided voters

Analyzing Bachmann’s role in 2012 politics

Fighting against climate change deniers in Washington

Matthews: Pres. election is not about candidates, but the armies behind them

Matthews: Pres. election is not about candidates, but the armies behind them

Continuing the (wrong) fight over voter ID laws

Let the Games begin…

More on July 25: The fight for fairness

Senate votes to end Bush tax cuts for the top 2 percent

Very Last Word: Planting the Bain attack early

The short way to 270

Romney’s foreign tour

Low-risk, low-reward

You took the words right out of my mouth

Presidential campaign took a nasty turn in July

Net-negative

Have voters had enough?

Romney on offense

Gunning for stricter regulation?

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Wednesday?

Newt Gingrich defends Bachmann on Abedin comments

Report: US too dependent on foreign suppliers in crisis

Obama up in swing states, but negative ratings also up in new poll

Scott Walker: Romney can’t make campaign just a referendum on Obama

Graham Nash on CSN, the Hollies, how Spotify is changing music

Axelrod: No doubt Obama campaign has been tough on Romney

Todd: A lot of bad news for Romney, Obama in latest poll

US intelligence leaks become campaign issue

Gabby Giffords’ example: healing happens

Romney at odds with Obama over foreign policy

Poll: Romney has problem connecting with voters

Preventing rapes in the military

Debt deadlock on the Hill

Gingrich offers Romney advice

How will the voter ID battle influence the 2012 election?

Stopping the intelligence leaks

Newt Gingrich goes #batcrapcrazy

Romney’s Olympics records destroyed

Libor explained without the ‘lie’ or the ‘bore’

Rewriting the NRA’s take on ‘freedom’

Unseating Michele Bachmann

Can Romney win with net negative poll numbers?

Romney accidentally hails Obama’s outstanding job creation record

GOP war on voting heads to courts as election approaches

‘Tax cuts’ become a word game the wealthy win

‘Tax cuts’ become a word game the wealthy win

How to take American democracy back from the .000063 percent

Day in news: Tuesday, July 24

Rep. Van Hollen talks ‘Off The Cliff’

How to make a misleading ad

Conason: Romney has ‘no strong convictions on his own’

Conason: Romney has ‘no strong convictions on his own’

Gingrich, Limbaugh defend Bachmann’s accusations about Huma Abedin

Justice Department takes up Pa. voter ID law

New poll shows negative reactions for Obama, Romney

Housing looking better – no thanks to Romney

More on July 24: Polls apart

Fact-checking Romney on foreign policy

Romney foreign policy: heavy on rhetoric, light on details

Giffords reaches brand new heights

Matthews: Romney is running on same bad agenda that got us into Iraq

Zach Galifianakis gets caught in downpour in Letterman green room

Willie’s Wednesday Olympic cocktail-party tidbit: Women’s soccer

Romney’s ‘small ball controversy’ over Obama remark

Stunning admission about lack of voter fraud

Dyson: A ‘reasonable Republican’ explains

Cher has a ‘smart crush’ on Willie, and Willie is psyched

Chick-fil-a President criticized for anti-gay remarks

George Pataki on Republican contradictions

Growing the economy at 4 percent: Is it possible?

Top Lines: Romney, Obama, Chevy Chase and Randy Quaid

Christian Bale visits injured shooting victims

House GOP: What banking scandals?

House GOP hold meaningless vote on tax cuts

Latest polling shows Obama ahead

NRA holds gun control debate hostage

Very Last Word: First steps toward gun control

Very Last Word: The politics of gun control

A great Monday loaded up with great stuff

Will stricter gun laws follow Colorado tragedy?

Lynn Sweet: ‘It takes dough to make dough’

Campaign ad wars

Growth in the NYC economy thanks to same-sex marriage

What NOW?!: The corrupt Cold Case Posse

A salute to Colorado’s first responders

Portrait of an accused killer

Romney foreign policy resembles Bush-Cheney

Here we go again: attack of the ads

Around the world with Romney

Lax gun laws make stockpiling weapons too easy?

Obama campaign releases new ad, changes tone

Justice department investigating Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law

Romney ramps up to six-day overseas swing

Holding up drought relief

Foreshadowing political events in Egypt

Thousands converge on Capitol to see AIDS quilt

Political panel: Lacking definition

Political panel: Time for compromise

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Tuesday?

Tuesday’s Olympic cocktail-party tidbit: Lochte and Phelps

Romney to attack Obama for weakness in speech

Rating the candidates

Romney to speak to VFW

First American woman astronaut passes away

Victim’s cousin: ‘Jon believed in the justice system’

Elton John: Princess Diana ‘made a hell of a difference’

Relatives plan funerals for Colo. shooting victims

Romney hired pollster before 1st abortion position

Romney ad star contradicts campaign

The Second Amendment tragedy

Viewer submissions for ‘Off The Cliff’ campaign

Remembering Sally Ride and Frank Pierson

The Ezra Klein Challenge: Spanish bond yields II

Political responsiveness to the wealthy not just a theory

Gun violence is already political, ‘politicization’ or not

Rewriting one lobbyist’s modesty

The thrill of physics versus the agony of the feet

The thrill of physics versus the agony of the feet

Republicans have a name for that: Reagan

Republicans have a name for that: Reagan

Romney apparently didn’t build bogus attack on Obama

Romney apparently didn’t build bogus attack on Obama

Day in news: Monday, July 23

Republicans ‘panicked’ over defense spending cuts

Fisherman gets too close to killer whale

Fisherman gets too close to killer whale

Justice Department investigates new Pa. voter ID law

Justice Department investigates new Pa. voter ID law

GOP questions Obama’s belief in American exceptionalism

Miller apologizes for challenging Matthews to a duel

Miller apologizes for challenging Matthews to a duel

GOP, Obama avoiding gun control talk

Matthews: Being united is always being better than divided

One nation, under the gun?

Poll gives snapshot of presidential race

Romney attacks Obama’s foreign policy

Mayor Bloomberg: Now is the time to talk gun control

Carney: No new push on gun control

Remembering the 12 lost in the Colorado shooting

Romney misquotes foreign minister, bashes American economy

Colorado suspect appears in court

Republicans back away from Bachmann’s witch hunt

American opinions vary on gun control

Inside the mind of James Holmes

Taibbi: Holmes was non-responsive in court

Suspected Colo. gunman appears in court

Gun control debate back in the spotlight

NYC Deputy Mayor Wolfson: ‘You have to be hopeful that society will change’

Back on the campaign trail

Avoiding a  debt disaster

Nation mourns victims of Colorado tragedy

Congresswoman advocates gun control after Colorado tragedy

Penn State hit with severe NCAA sanctions

Political panel: Tax showdown

Political panel: Olympic gaffe

Governor: ‘We will remember’

NCAA announces sanctions against Penn State

Top ten tales from Landsat

Colorado tragedy sparks new calls for new gun control measures

Colorado tragedy sparks new calls for new gun control measures

Victims’ Families Supporter

Romney to visit the UK, Israel and Poland

Fierce clashes occur in Syria’s two biggest cities

Aurora reacts to tragic mass shooting

Toure: Don’t let the shooter own ‘The Dark Knight Rises’

Big banks betting on food

A new era for climate and the food supply

Commodity prices and climate change

Drought, climate change and the price of corn

Border clashes in Sudan

The complex relationship between Africa and the Americas

Why Mitt Romney should pay a tax rate more like his father

What role should the West play in Syria?

The anatomy of Syria’s crisis

Who are the Syrian rebels?

You Should Know: Low-wage workers in large corporations

Should the U.S. use air power to intervene in Syria?

How pop culture has changed the culinary world

Obama to meet with victims, families of Colorado shooting tragedy

Is Congress Capable of Raising Taxes?

A look back on ‘Nerdland’

Diversity in American kitchens

Activism in the Olympics

Penn State tears down Paterno statue

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub Saharan Africa

Black executive chefs are on the rise

Where politics meets sports

From the Vault: Americans protest apartheid in South Africa

Colo shooting victim ‘had superhero mentality’

Paterno statue removed at Penn State

Authorities: Holmes’ apartment rigged to kill

Conflicting reports on Michael Jackson’s mother

The Romney Plan: A Giant Tax Break for the 1%

Turning to social media in times of tragedy

Romney’s message to Asian Americans

Obama’s message to Asian Americans

Obama, Romney halt campaigning in Colo.

The ‘you didn’t build that’ back-and-forth

Mitt Romney and federal money for the Olympics

Are unwed mothers causing rising inequality?

Now We Know: Whooping cough cases and paranoia of vaccinations

Blaming women for not being married

The aftermath of the Colorado shooting

Mitt Romney, then and now

After the Colorado shooting, what next?

Are men less marriageable?

Making investments in women and children

Harris-Perry: A reminder that all is not lost

The myth of meritocracy

D.C. abortion rights under threat by Ariz. rep.

A loss of moderation

The Colorado shooting and gun policy

How the Medicaid expansion can help states

What happened in the Aurora shooting, and what’s next

Gabby Giffords’ successor speaks out on gun violence

Is moderation, civility, and productivity forever lost in Congress?

Aurora theater shooting: An institutional failure that led to tragedy?

Reproductive rights under attack

Colorado shooting not only gun-violence tragedy

Will outlooks on gun policy change?

Obama admin. pushes for review of Clarence Aaron’s case

Explosion heard at Holmes’ apartment

Fatalities, injuries in mass shooting in Colorado theater

Relative of 6-year-old victim: ‘It’s a nightmare’

Injured movie patron describes shooting

Obama, Romney pause campaigns to address shooting

Victim’s brother: I refuse to learn the shooter’s name

Gun laws in question as mass shooting claims lives

Reagan: We need stricter gun purchasing restrictions

Next phase to enter Holmes’ apartment begins

Remembering the victims

Unease continues in suspect’s neighborhood

Witness: ‘We tried to bear crawl our way out of there’

Moving beyond the terror

Movie theater security, post-Aurora

Witness: Gunfire started during on-screen gun fight

Aurora’s finest sets response example

Tragic shooting defies belief

Looking into the mind of mass murderers

Briggs: ‘This is so horribly familiar’

Weaver: ‘I didn’t even know I was shot’

Who is James Eagen Holmes?

Not the time for politics, or inherently political?

Public tragedies also a test of civic faith

Public tragedies also a test of civic faith

Pres. Obama and Gov. Romney reflect on CO shooting

Bloomberg talks gun control; Rep. Gohmert talks God

Gunman kills 12 in Colorado movie theater

Asian Americans question Obama campaign

Asian Americans question Romney campaign

Colorado massacre spurs debate on gun laws

Dyson: ‘You people are going to love it’

Witness: Gunman ‘looked so calm’

Three US servicemen injured in shooting spree

Shooting suspect’s apartment ‘booby-trapped’

The political implications of Colorado shootings

Colorado shooting sends shock waves across the country

Details on alleged shooter emerge

Will Colo. shootings spark change to existing gun laws?

O’Donnell on ‘ripple effect’ of shooting

Obama, Romney express shock over shooting

Witness thought shooter was part of a prop

Witness describes events as an ‘emotional roller coaster’

Witness: ‘It’s like a horrible memory I can’t forget’

Did Holmes emit any warning signs?

Cycle host: ‘Media makes us part of the story’

Why did Holmes turn himself in?

Inside the mind of James Holmes

Eyewitness accounts of theater shooting

Movies theaters increase security after shootings

Shooting in Colorado becomes a tragedy for the nation

Aurora shootings bring back memories of Columbine

Shootings cause Obama, Romney take a pause from politics

Ad Wars: Team Romney’s hack job

Freedom Romney would take away

Witness: Tear gas, some bullets entered adjacent theater

Day in news: Thursday, July 19

Day in news: Thursday, July 19

Off the cliff, Thelma & Louise-style

Ann Romney explains tax return secrecy

The week of Batman politics

Sports blogger Jessica Ghawi believed to be killed

Sports blogger Jessica Ghawi believed to be killed

Did police respond quickly enough?

Conspiracy accusations and attacks from the right

Does Pawlenty have a wild side?

Does Pawlenty have a wild side?

Leno, Snooki to Newt: When was the last time you got wasted?

A very Dubya endorsement

Romney presidency would spell medicare cuts

More on July 19: Throw mama from the train

O’Brien: Romney is more concerned with personal profit

Jeff Daniels: ‘The country is disengaged’

Capehart: Zimmerman has ‘no regrets’ on Trayvon shooting

Top Lines: Pawlenty, Gingrich, tats and strippers

GOP perpetuates talk of Obama as ‘exotic,’ ‘foreign’

Romney fundraises overseas; Scalia says ‘disclose’

Middle East flashpoints: Israeli bus bombing, Syria

Ferrell, Galifianakis introduce Chicago Cubs

Matthews on ‘The Newsroom’: The brilliance is in striving for better

Romney’s new bogus attack against the President

Bachmann’s Islamophobic witch hunt exposed

GOP has second thoughts on government jobs

Republicans call out Bachmann

Romney can’t run from tax return problem

Why is Romney investing overseas?

Van Zandt: ‘Lone wolf’ attacks hardest to avert

Parents: Zimmerman rushed to judge Trayvon

McCain vs. ‘Bat Crap Crazy Bachmann’

Trayvon Martin parents outraged over first interview with son’s shooter

Conservatives call out Bachmann’s false claims

Romney campaign distorts Obama’s comments

Bombing shakes Middle East

Online activism sparks change

Morgan Freeman to give $1 million to pro-Obama Super PAC

Same-sex couple’s engagement picture used in anti-gay political mailer

HBO to air “Vito” documentary about gay activist

Romney, GOP ramp up allegations of crony capitalism against Obama

Obama kicks off two day swing through the Sunshine State

Political panel: Blasting Bachmann

Romney still light on specifics

States seek drought relief

Political panel: Disapproval rating

What if Lincoln survived?

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Thursday?

Tight race in Virginia: Obama, Romney tied in the Commonwealth

Will latest rebel attack be the turning point in Syria?

Bipartisan amendment would freeze defense spending at ’12 levels

Democrats threaten to go over ‘fiscal cliff’ without deal

Behold the best thing ever: A mashed potato vending machine

Willie says goodbye to producer Ashley Codianni

Three Olympic hopefuls take center stage in new Time issue

POTUS, Romney in dead heat in new CBS/NYT poll

Friedman: Hard to see how Syrian conflict ends in a stable way

Oren: Sources confirm Hezbollah behind Bulgaria massacre, others

Washington, the political class, the green party and Kabuki

Halperin, Heileman receive Emmy nods

Stalemate at the UN over Syria

110 days to go until the elections

Mandela celebrates 94th birthday

George Zimmerman: no regrets for his actions

Veepstakes: Inside the vetting

Veepstakes: Inside the vetting

Ann Romney defends tax return stance

Rep. Ellison: Bachmann should apologize for Huma Abedin allegations

Rep. Ellison: Bachmann should apologize for Huma Abedin allegations

Christie to give RNC keynote speech

Woman declared dead, booted off voter rolls

Russia and China veto U.N. sanctions against Syria

The Schultz/Brown non-conspiracy

The Schultz/Brown non-conspiracy

Bipartisan call to Romney to release returns

Bipartisan call to Romney to release returns

Romney impersonator discusses impersonation

Romney impersonator discusses impersonation

The bane of Bane/Bain

Right continues attempting to revive birtherism

More on July 18: Born in the USA

Dyson: Romney should send his attack dog back to the pound

Blast in Syria kills top aides to Assad

Should Palin speak at RNC? Can GOP keep up voter-ID myth?

Romney pushing ‘real American’ talk over tax returns

Top Lines: Romney, Bush, Ferrell, Limbaugh, and the Dark Knight

Inside the vetting process

Democrats may have upper hand on Bush tax cuts

What’s in Romney’s tax returns?

Matthews on Christie: He’s the voice Romney wants bellowing forth from Tampa

Report: Bain started with help of offshore investors

Eight healthy summer super foods you should eat

Sheriff Joe Arpaio goes on ‘birther’ rant, again

US phone company fights government wiretaps

More conservatives call on Romney to release taxes

Wagner: Bush’s ‘Axis-of-Awesome’ is back

Bernanke warns of fiscal cliff

Congressional leaders spar over looming fiscal cliff

Boy Scouts to keep ban on openly gay leaders, members

Former Governor walks back “un-American” remark

Standing firm on taxes

Romney escalates counterattack on Obama

How Republicans, Democrats differ in their approaches to the economy

Political panel: Crawling out of the swamp

Political panel: Spotlight on Bain

Why Obama must win cities

What to expect in Ohio

‘Glee’ actress on getting smart about student loans

Can you tell when someone is lying?

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Wednesday?

Very Last Word: Tax return troubles, Surrogate troubles

Security understaffed for Olympics

Yahoo names Marissa Mayer

George W. Bush: ‘Eight years was awesome, and I was famous’

Very Last Word: Romney faces pressure on tax returns

Matthews: The President has some explaining to do

How health care, pensions contribute to a fiscal crisis for states

Politics of hate: targeting Obama

Romney surrogate: Obama must ‘learn how to be an American’

Olympic-sized outsourcing woes for Romney

Santorum invokes Mussolini on Obama, welfare reform

The Ryan budget and the road to November

Super PACs stack the deck in Florida Senate race

The taxing fight over Romney’s taxes

NFL star Victor Cruz discusses overcoming adversity

Another uniform controversy made in Myanmar

Willie, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star share a prom dance

Mike Barnicle gets a wasp in his ear; Willie prom dances

Obama, Romney, Bain, taxes and Ben Bernanke

Richardson to Romney: Admit your mistakes

Success story: Obama, Romney battle over business talk

Bernstein: If they were helpful, Romney would’ve shown returns by now

New poll shows positive reaction to end of Bush Tax Cuts

Is Anthony Weiner considering a political comeback?

Love is on the JumboTron

Hot show

Rush tries to rewrite Romney’s past

McCain defends Clinton’s longtime aide

Drought scorching parts of 26 states

Three top Syrian government officials dead

Will Romney budge on taxes?

Calls on Romney to release the tax returns

More Rush Limbaugh lies

Illinois town begs Romney to stop Bain outsourcing

Sonunu: The GOP’s ‘favorite drunk uncle’

Romney taxing supporters with transparency dodge

Limbaugh exposes Hollywood time machine conspiracy

Obama makes sure voters remember last Republican president

Obama makes sure voters remember last Republican president

Day in news: Tuesday, July 17

Day in news: Tuesday, July 17

Cruise reunited with Suri

Is the situation in Syria spiraling out of control?

More on July 17: Why the hatred?

Top Lines: Kiss cam, Thin Mints, Bain and ‘Coming to America’

Dyson: Who’s the ‘real’ American – Obama or Romney?

Sen. Reid: 17 angry old white men may buy election

Romney getting pressure from both sides to release tax returns

College experience for life credit?

UN to vote on additional Syrian sanctions delayed

Improving the failing school system

Very Last Word: Rush’s real audience

Very Last Word: Driving down 95 listening to Rush

Very Last Word: Romney’s tax returns

Cheney heads to Washington, attacks defense cuts

Romney campaign quiet on too many questions

Time out for ‘Summer Break’

Obama aims to rally the middle class

Celebrating 41 years of diplomacy

Did Romney’s Bain connections impact Olympics?

Is Anthony Weiner making a comeback?

At Ohio town hall, Obama rips Romney’s tax policy

Romney to step up charges of political cronyism against Obama

Campaign ramp up summer attacks

Political panel: Is Anthony Weiner poised for a comeback? 

Political panel: Tax attack

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Tuesday?

Economy headed for ‘fiscal cliff’ on January 1

President, first lady share a moment on the kiss cam

Heilemann: I’m starting to think Jindal, not Portman, may surprise us

Making the presidency work

Political comebacks – surviving a scandal

Former TV news anchor on the ‘blind partisanship’ of Planned Parenthood

US suffers worst drought in 50 years

Rattner’s charts: Comparing Obama and Romney’s tax plans

Dating history, drug use all part of VP vetting process

Ed: ‘113 days before the 2012 election’

Politics and sports collide

Should Romney release more tax returns?

Romney veepstakes heat up

Romney keeps on rallying

Report: Dip in black voter turnout could be crucial

Are negative ads working?

Rival-turned running mate?

Romney running mate decision may come soon

Cutter: Not saying Romney committed a crime, but he’s not being up front

Pro-lesbian Super PAC bringing in big names and big cash

A history of veepstakes

Steele on Romney’s need for a Moses moment: ‘Let my taxes go’

Wagner: Romney needs to take tonal lessons

Catching waves–politically and literally–in the Middle East

Preventing poverty in old age

Lightning creates light show in Arizona

What NOW?!: John Kerry, Charlie Sheen, and Jeremy Lin

Study: Sitting less could extend your life

Are today’s college students the next great generation?

Lynch: Research your student loans so you go into it with eyes wide open

Excessive heating straining the aging US power grid

Job creation and keeping the United States competitive

Sometimes memory is only skin deep

Pure demagoguery? Biden hits Ryan plan, suggests GOP has different values

POTUS says Romney’s plan would create jobs — overseas

Even greater production value

Sen. Coburn rewrites Grover Norquist, again

Schmidt: I never saw 23 years of Romney tax returns

Bain damage control in overdrive

Rush Limbaugh’s racist advice to Romney

Investigation takes closer look at GOP donor Adelson’s billions

Why you should be a fan of Maurice Cheeks

Republican minority blocks vote on campaign cash transparency

Ron Paul’s road to Tampa ends in Nebraska

Ron Paul’s road to Tampa ends in Nebraska

Super rich alienate nearly all Americans from campaign donation

Super rich alienate nearly all Americans from campaign donation

Day in news: Monday, July 16

Romney’s reaction to Olympic uniform outsourcing

Romney tries to shift focus from Bain, tax returns

Obama, Romney go negative

Bringing up Bain

Former Senate candidate pledges allegiance to alternative gov.

Former Senate candidate pledges allegiance to alternative gov.

Putting words in POTUS’ mouth

Putting words in POTUS’ mouth

Dana Carvey’s take on Obama, Romney

Sen. McCaskill: We need transparency in election financing

More on July 16: Haven’t got time for the Bain

Romney veepstakes a useful distraction

Dyson: Can Republicans help a brotha pass a bill?

Top Lines: Romney, Bain, cats, and Speaker City

Bachmann, conservatives push Muslim Brotherhood conspiracy

Romney running from the tax return question

Matthews: This election is about destroying Obama, not electing a leader

Colbert has fun with retroactive retirement; Stewart talks about ‘horse proms’

Epstein: ‘Mitt Romney should have invested in singing lessons’

How Romney ‘retired retroactively’ from Bain

Obama campaign in full attack mode with new ad

Obama challenges Romney on Bain issues

Right-wing tries to smear Obama

Romney camp struggles to explain later Bain years

Are Boehner, Cantor secretly preparing for a Romney loss?

Tea Party freshmen don’t mind spending money on vehicles

Republicans vote to protect billionaires, hide campaign funding

Government by the one percent?

The return of Rep. Weiner?

Cupp: RIP the American dream

Catching waves–politically and literally–in the Middle East

Sununu: Obama should ‘learn how to be an American’

‘Witness #9’: Zimmerman may be racially biased

Obama hits Romney hard

What NOW?!: A second chance for Weiner, Paul?

Romney campaign confronted with Bain problems

Voter ID laws make voting ‘hard and inconvenient’ for many

States split over accepting Medicaid expansion

US government allows Florida ‘right to vote’ challenge

Will Romney release his tax returns?

Romney firm on tax returns

Romney tries to turn attention away from Bain

Paterno’s jaw-dropping deal with Penn State

The role of health care in 2012

Political panel: Are the attack ads working?

Political panel: Who’s going to the RNC?

Rep. Wasserman Schultz: Romney campaign needs ‘to put big boy and big girl pants on’

Romney mounts defense against Team Obama’s Bain attacks

Will Romney give Palin, Bush, Cain stage time at RNC?

Clyburn: People who make over $250K should help us pay deficit

New York City, greening and a greater prosperity

Allegations of misconduct at the Treasury Department surface

Are the president’s attacks on Romney’s record effective?

Organizers pull plug on McCartney, Springsteen concert

Mayweather tops money list

Retroactive retirement: When did Romney ultimately leave Bain?

Paintjob politics: Dukakis, Swiftboating and SwiftBaining

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Monday?

Romney fielding questions about Bain

Has Romney picked a running mate?

Obama to address Romney tax policy in speech

Uncertainty surrounds stalled Middle East peace talks

McDonnell: Tax return issue ‘is not important’

Is Romney’s new attack ad a ‘smart move?’

Is Romney’s new attack ad a ‘smart move?’

Jason Kidd arrested on DWI charges

Springsteen silenced in London

Springsteen silenced in London

Bain battle continues – what are the facts?

Bain battle continues – what are the facts?

The states that will decide the election

Florida gets access to federal database

Trends of a new American super-family emerge

Obama, Romney trade jabs over outsourcing

Feminism for a new generation of women

Toure: War on Drugs is ‘everyone’s problem’

Measuring the future of success

Arab Spring changes the Mideast region

Mass transit solutions to unemployment

Office Politics: Melissa Harris Perry talks with Alex Witt

Mormon faith, funding sparks controversy

Housing on the rebound?

The science of political comedy

Can jokes about rape ever be funny?

When rape jokes aren’t funny

President Obama and the Congressional Black Caucus

Countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games in London

Harris-Perry: Democrats, stand by your president

Are Texas voter-ID laws a poll tax?

Romney carts in supporters to NAACP speech

How Romney handled the NAACP conference

‘This land was made for you and me’

Transportation at the heart of first-class citizenship

Do Democrats take black voters for granted?

Cutting corners on ethical behavior

Do incentives lead to cheating on Wall Street?

Offshoring American manufacturing jobs

Romney skirts addressing Texas voter ID law in NAACP speech

The 1965 law that may determine the outcome of the 2012 race

American frustrations with inequality

American frustrations with inequality

Conard: ‘Attacks on Bain are attacks on business generally’

Conard: ‘Attacks on Bain are attacks on business generally’

Fmr. Bain partner acknowledges Romney was ‘legally’ CEO of Bain until 2002

Fmr. Bain partner acknowledges Romney was ‘legally’ CEO of Bain until 2002

Big risk, but even bigger payouts?

Big risk, but even bigger payouts?

Fmr. Bain partner: ‘Legally’ Romney was CEO of Bain until 2002

What led to the financial crisis, and how to move forward

Possible exchange for kidnapped Americans?

Feds OK Fla. voter citizenship checks

Exploring digital culture’s effect on brains

Clinton meets with Egypt president

NYC’s ‘stop and frisk’ plan under fire

Melissa Harris Perry on ‘haves and have-nots’

JP Morgan’s record profits, Chevy’s test drive

Sexual assault scandal shakes US military

Mother faces son’s killer, offers forgiveness

Governors’ block to Medicaid benefits stack against middle class

Granting a future for America’s children

Convicted felons disenfranchised by state voting laws

The school to prison pipeline

America’s shrinking middle class

Is Romney able to connect with the working class?

Shining light on Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

Harris-Perry: Romney needs a trip down Sesame Street

African-American unemployment continues to rise

The stimulative effect of Food Stamps

The myth of Food Stamp/SNAP fraud

Should Food Stamps have more restrictions?

The middle class under attack

The middle class under attack

House Farm Bill to slash billions from Food Stamps/SNAP

How much control does a campaign really have?

Now We Know: A historically low tax rate for the US

Do political pundits and consultants matter?

Obama campaign goes after Romney on Bain

Who does the Farm Bill help?

House Farm Bill: Billions in new agricultural subsidies

Politicians and their Disney doppelgangers

Cheney hosts Romney fundraiser

Cheney hosts Romney fundraiser

David Corn: Romney has a ‘wealth’ of problems to confront

Santorum: Romney may be bad, but not as bad as Obama

Gov. LePage doubles down on ‘Gestapo’ comment

Condoleezza Rice for vice president?

GOP ignores lessons of Wells Fargo, Barclays, JP Morgan scandals

Bashir: Romney’s NAACP race-baiting a new political low

July 13: Bain, Bain, go away!

Romney leaves his hole, addresses Bain attacks

Could Penn State football get the death penalty?

Top Lines: Obama, Romney, squirrels, Vince Vaughn and the Wiz

Passing judgment on Obama’s first term

Is Drudge pushing ‘VP Rice’ talk to distract from Romney’s Bain questions?

Smerconish: Let Team USA wear whatever they want, wherever it was made

Virginia is for Obama lovers?

Sorry, Romney supporters – Obama’s honest moment is no ‘mistake’

Romney’s time at Bain in question

Slow economic recovery for black women

Veteran’s issues take center stage

Ed: ‘I’ll let you make the call’

Very Last Word: SEC inside scoop

Very Last Word: Morning Joe/Evening Lawrence

Biden fires back at Romney at NAACP

Dramatic cuts await food stamp program

Wagner: Is the heat getting to the heads of politicos?

Helping those who can’t help themselves

Report raises doubts on Romney’s Bain record

Penn State report alleges long term cover-up

Romney stirs VP speculation to distract from Bain controversy

Organized labor drafts ‘Second Bill of Rights’

Outrage to Olympic uniforms earns bipartisan support

Cheney to host fundraiser for Romney

Fall out continues from Romney’s NAACP speech

Obama, Romney trade barbs

Romney, Biden booed at NAACP convention but for different reasons

Denials and defense after Freeh report on Penn State

Campaigns back and forth over Romney’s Bain tenure

Romney’s Bain departure under 2012 microscope

Political panel: Communication breakdown

Political panel: Family and the White House

Friday’s VP power rankings

New book follows ‘Wall Street’s Wildest Con’ Sam Israel

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Friday?

Politico names Deval Patrick, Fehrnstrom among 50 politicos to watch

How will history ultimately view Bush ’41?

Is Romney saying one thing publicly, doing another privately regarding Bain?

Policy vs. telling a story: Obama admits mistakes in CBS interview

Bain documents, offshore accounts: Can Romney get ahead of this?

Finding creativity in the world

Scarborough on Biden NAACP speech: It’s not 1963

‘True Blood’ actor: Vampires are really hot and they never die

Anne Marie Morris, Romney, Bain and 1999 vs. 2002

Why 2012 election calls for a 1980 — a ‘Reagan vs. a Carter’

Dateline Sunday probes race relations in America

Smerconish on PSU, Sandusky cover up: Law enforcement still needs to be held accountable

Tonight’s show!

Syrian forces ramp up attacks on rebels

Romney, Obama continue their war of words

How important is Virginia in the 2012 election?

Final thoughts on Romney’s lies

Romney’s lies: A brief history

Documents conflict over Romney’s exit from Bain

Maddow finds unity with Boehner, Fox News… in anger

GOP abandons outreach, plays to base

Did Romney profit on US outsourcing?

Unconstitutional Arizona law last straw for abortion rights activists

Unconstitutional Arizona law last straw for abortion rights activists

Is Virginia’s red fever passing?

Documents challenge Romney’s veracity in ducking association with Bain

Day in news: Thursday, July 11

Day in news: Thursday, July 11

Romney, Obama campaigns accuse each other of lying

Pennsylvania takes a dramatic turn

Obama, Romney campaigns accuse each other of lying

Rolling Stones celebrate milestone

Rolling Stones celebrate milestone

Program helps 10,000 vets find jobs

Closing arguments underway in Texas voter ID trial

Closing arguments underway in Texas voter ID trial

Jane Pitt pens homophobic op-ed, receives star support

Jane Pitt pens homophobic op-ed, receives star support

More controversy around Romney’s Bain record

Team USA, not so patriotic?

New report reveals Paterno, PSU officials knew about child abuse by Sandusky

July 12: Will the real outsourcer please stand up?

Sen. McConnell blocks vote on middle class tax cuts

Sen. Reid: Burn those Chinese-made Olympic uniforms

Civil war in Syria continues

When Romney left Bain, and why that matters legally

Biden connects with NAACP; Romney connects with Cheney

Romney’s latest outsourcing problem

Penn State disgrace

Ed stands with independent voters

The ‘shadow years’ of Romney’s Bain days

Romney brought supporters to NAACP speech

Democrats fear voter ID fight will affect turnout

Condoleezza Rice for VP?

GOP continues to push tax lie

Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. MIA as questions about his health arise

Very Last Word: The Romney family’s racial regression

Very Last Word: A personal response

Defending Casey Anthony: ‘This was a trial, this wasn’t a carnival’

Defending Casey Anthony: A late-night autopsy

Defending Casey Anthony: Coyotes

MS judge continues block on state’s anti-abortion law

Concern grows on the right over Romney’s Bain response

NAACP audience not receptive to Romney’s plans

Fox and Friends in a fit over berets

Biden to appear at NAACP

Ready to replace the health care law?

Popular repeal on Capitol Hill

Political panel: Tax thresholds

Political panel: Knowing your audience

Report finds Penn State officials ‘concealed critical facts’

What did the Morning Joe crew learn on Thursday?

GOP and the African-American community: Can inroads be made?

Gillespie: When you look at health care law, it falls on middle class

Michael Steele helps read the day’s headlines

Muslim brotherhood, ‘booze and bikinis’ and future of the Middle East

TV series shows drama of a political dynasty

Meacham: Helps Romney to get booed; looks as if he actually said something

Switching things up

Military suicides reach crisis levels

Groundhog Day: House GOP vote to repeal health care

Rewriting the right-wing attack on Google

Secrets your cell phone can reveal about you

Obama finds sensible solution to problem of uninsured firefighters

House GOP ducks jobs agenda to focus on contraception

Countering freedom to lie with freedom to expose liars

Countering freedom to lie with freedom to expose liars

Romney advises NAACP to vote Obama ‘if they want more stuff from government’

Romney advises NAACP to vote Obama ‘if they want more stuff from government’

Cheney fundraiser calls attention to Romney-Bush overlap

House GOP wears out tired repeal stunt as Health reform popularity grows

House GOP wears out tired repeal stunt as Health reform popularity grows

Obama campaign targets Romney on abortion, war on women

Day in news: Wednesday, July 11

Day in news: Wednesday, July 11

Romney’s ‘missed opportunity’ at NAACP

Romney’s ‘missed opportunity’ at NAACP

Romney NAACP speech intended for GOP base?

San Bernardino declares bankruptcy

House passes vote to repeal health care law (again)

Romney speaks, draws boos at NAACP convention

Romney speaks, draws boos at NAACP convention

Sen. Mike Lee vs. HBO’s The Newsroom

Should ex-felons be allowed to vote?

Bashir: Romney loses voice at NAACP over voter ID laws

July 11: Dreaming the impossible dream

Rove group accusing Obama of ‘war on women’

Top Lines: Romney, Biden, Phil Collins & Palin

Smerconish: Obama cut taxes in a big way, but needs to vocalize actions more

Democratic representative says GOP wants Campbell’s soup not ACA

GOP ‘voter ID’ efforts threaten to marginalize voters nationwide

Conservatives pick ‘media conspiracies’ over Barclays scandal

NAACP audience not receptive to Romney’s plans

Romney NAACP speech, House health care vote hand in hand

‘You take a look’: Romney may welcome NAACP boos

Debunking the Obama tax myth

House Republicans vote to repeal health care

Romney booed for talking about his policies

Jackson Jr.’s office says he’s being treated for mood disorder

Will Republicans raise taxes on the middle class?

Romney helps the rich get richer