The NRA has a new president and a new focus of trying to undo gun-safety measures that have passed in states like New York and Connecticut. Read More
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Barbara Buono challenges Chris Christie’s record
6:18 PM on 5/2/2013
On the same day New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made a hefty ad buy for his re-election campaign, his Democratic challenger appeared on MSNBC's "The Last Word" to analyze Christie's record. Read More
First Word: NRA to convene for the first time since Newtown
2:07 PM on 5/2/2013
The NRA will gather this Friday and Saturday for its annual convention in Houston, the first gathering since the Newtown shooting massacre. Read More
Newtown daughter to Sen. Ayotte: ‘Why doesn’t my mother’s murder matter?’
5:16 PM on 5/1/2013
The daughter of a Newtown shooting victim asked Sen. Kelly Ayotte why she voted against expanding background checks for commercial gun sales, and got "no clear answer." Read More
First Word: 3 taken into custody in connection with Boston bombing
12:56 PM on 5/1/2013
Three college students, who have been identified as friends of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have been arrested for assisting Tsarnaev in the Boston attacks. Read More
Why #98 –Jason Collins’ jersey– made Matthew Shepard’s mother cry
11:04 PM on 4/30/2013
The parents of hate-crime victim Matthew Shepard talked about NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. "It made me cry to know that Matt's story still has an impact," Judy Shepard said. Read More
The NRA’s new women’s channel: ‘Armed and fabulous’
8:24 PM on 4/30/2013
With the relaunch of the NRA's online women channel, the gun lobby is attempting to boost membership and refocus the gun control debate on a woman's ability to protect herself. Read More
First Word: Does Obama have enough ‘juice’ to push legislative agenda in second term?
4:03 PM on 4/30/2013
The president said during a news conference Tuesday morning he couldn't force Republicans to cooperate if they are unable to. "It’s not my job to get [Congress] to behave. That’s their job." Read More
An NBA player says, ‘I’m gay.’ How the public is reacting
9:27 PM on 4/29/2013
NBA players, professional athletes, sports media and politicians tweeted support and encouragement to Jason Collins after his landmark announcement. An ESPN commentator, though, questioned whether Collins could be gay and Christian. Read More
Poll numbers slide for senators who voted no on background checks
8:03 PM on 4/29/2013
Senators who voted against expanding background checks for gun sales, in several states with bipartisan support for background checks, have seen their approval ratings drop, according to a new poll. Read More
First Word: The NBA reacts to Jason Collins, its first openly gay player
4:01 PM on 4/29/2013
Jason Collins, an NBA center, became the first male athlete actively playing in a major American sport to come out as openly gay on Monday. Read More
First Word: George W. Bush Presidential Center dedication
1:16 PM on 4/25/2013
The nation's five living presidents have gathered to help dedicate the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas on Thursday. Read More
Debunked: The Harvard study that Republicans used to push austerity
11:04 PM on 4/24/2013
A 28-year-old Ph.D economics student has discredited a Harvard paper that had shaped the pro-austerity, anti-debt policies of many Republicans. Read More
Flake out: Senator tells grieving mother he supports ‘strengthening background checks’ – then votes no
11:00 PM on 4/23/2013
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake wrote to the mother of a man killed in the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting, saying that "strengthening background checks is something we agree on." Then he voted against the bill last week. Read More
Axelrod, Christie land headlining slots on Romney’s all-star retreat roster
8:05 PM on 4/23/2013
Mitt Romney has invited unlikely speakers to address his public policy retreat in Park City, Utah in June, including David Axelrod and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who backed President Obama's presidential campaigns. Read More
First Word: Immigration reform may stand a chance in Congress
5:03 PM on 4/23/2013
Immigration reform seems to be the only item on President Obama's second-term agenda that seems to stand a chance in a divided Congress. Read More
Watch: Watertown police chief proclaims, ‘We didn’t let them get away’
10:31 PM on 4/22/2013
While the older Tsarnaev brother was pinned down, the younger brother "gets in the carjack vehicle, the SUV" and "comes roaring down the street at the three officers that are handcuffing his brother." The police officers dove out of the way. Read More
First Word: Boston bombing suspect charged with using WMD
4:55 PM on 4/22/2013
The 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was charged Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction, and the White House says he will not be tried as an enemy combatant. Read More
A visit to 8-year-old Martin Richard’s school: ‘Love conquers hate’
10:55 PM on 4/18/2013
President Obama quoted from Martin Richard's poster in his Thursday speech: "No more hurting people. Peace." Martin's school principal said, "Sometimes kids just get it right." Read More
Rightwing radio host tells Newtown families, ‘Go to hell’
8:03 PM on 4/18/2013
A Minnesota radio host said Newtown families had no right to infringe on his right to bear arms. Reminded that they are suffering, he said, "I don't care." Read More
