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As stories of survival and heroism roll in, here are some of the faces and voices of those who watched the tornado as it happened -- and others whose lives were upended in the storm. Read More

When we saw what had happened in Moore, we knew we had to take Morning Joe to Oklahoma, but nothing could have prepared us for the destruction we'd see once there. Read More

More than six months after declaring on election night that "we've got to fix" long lines at the polls, President Obama announced the members of his commission on election administration Tuesday. Read More

As rescue workers continue to recover victims from Oklahoma's devastating tornado, stories of survival and sacrifice were also unearthed. Read More

Oklahoma natives are taking to social media to share what they've seen since one of the worst tornadoes in history ravaged their hometowns. Politicians and celebrities alike are offering condolences--and financial aid. Read More

Boehner pushed back against reporters who asked whether Republicans would demand cuts to offset tornado aid, likely delaying the relief funds. Read More

Apple Inc came under fire on Tuesday at a Senate hearing over an investigation that alleged the U.S. high technology icon has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries and paid little or no taxes to any government. Read More

The enormous twister at least a mile wide with winds as strong as 200 mph ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs on Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, crushing a school, and killing at least 24 people. Read More

Monday, a constitutional court voided the combined 80-year sentence against former Gen. Efraín Ríos on the grounds that he was briefly left without a defense attorney during the trial. Read More

Contributions will assist with buying supplies, materials, diesel for emergency vehicles, and food for responders helping victims of the tornado that razed Moore, Okla., Monday. Read More

A new group of low-wage workers is demanding a raise from their employers' client: Us. The Washington, D.C., strike demands that President Obama sign legislation or an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay higher wages. Read More

“It’s a town full of really hardworking, really good people. They know about these things, they take warnings seriously,” Congressman Cole said. “People did everything right here, but if you’re in front of an F-4, an F-5, there is no good thing to do if you’re above ground.” Read More

Kentucky’s Sen. Mitch McConnell has seized on the IRS scandal as he heads into a 2014 reelection bid, a move that may help him shore up support on the right. Read More

Governor Peter Shumlin signed a law allowing physicians to a lethal dose of medication to prescribe dying, mentally competent patients who want to end their lives. Read More

A Moore, Okla., elementary school took a direct hit from the massive tornado that ripped through the state. By early Tuesday morning, the medical examiner had confirmed 24 fatalities, but the toll was expected to rise. Read More

32-year-old Mark Carson was shot and killed blocks away from the Stonewall Inn, where the modern gay rights movement began, reminding the gay community of the struggle still to come. Read More

The acquisition of a Fox News reporter's email records under the Espionage Act is an even bigger deal than the AP phone records seizure, said an ACLU spokesperson. Read More

The report comes as the DOJ is under fire for issuing a subpoena for Associated Press journalists’ phone records. Read More

New details from press secretary Jay Carney are at odds with the impression the White House gave last week, raising questions about whether it’s being fully forthcoming in its public statements on the issue. Read More

The nomination of E.W. Jackson during Saturday’s Virginia GOP convention is about to make an already lively off-year contest in the Old Dominion even more interesting. Read More