Michael Scotto

Two new articles out this week portray the Tea Party as a weakened brand that no longer has the clout it did just two years ago, when it helped the Republicans take control of the House of Representatives. Read More

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) joined NOW With Alex Wagner Wednesday to react to the President's announcement that Vice President Joe Biden will lead a task force aimed at fighting gun violence. Read More

In the search to find a reason for the Newtown massacre, some Republicans are turning their focus to mental health--trying, perhaps, to drive the conversation away from tighter gun control. Read More

President Obama has vowed to use the powers of his office to combat violence, but he may want to act sooner rather than later. Read More

Fed up with gridlock, Democrats are looking to take make it more difficult for the GOP to use the filibuster to block Obama's agenda.. Read More

As the Supreme Court prepares to take up two cases on same-sex marriage, shifting public opinion on the issue may play a crucial in the Justices' decision-making process. Read More

Andrew W.K. appeared on Monday's Now with Alex Wagner to talk about why the State Department cancelled his trip to give a motivational speech in Bahrain. Read More

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wa, said Wednesday that going over the fiscal cliff is a better option that extending the Bush tax cut for high earners. Read More

Is the drone war a threat to the rule of law? On Now with Alex Wagner Monday, guest host Ari Melber spoke with a lawyer for the ACLU who is suing the Obama administration over the highly-classified program. Read More

President Obama pardoned two turkeys during a Rose Garden ceremony Wednesday afternoon. Read More

We don't often talk about food on Now with Alex Wagner, but in preparation for Thanksgiving we talked turkey with Sam Sifton, the author of "Thanksgiving: How to Cook it Well." Read More

A handful of Republican states have said no to expanding their Medicaid rolls, despite the fact that they would get free money from the federal government to provide health insurance to the uninsured. Read More

As the war in Afghanistan begins to wind down, tens of thousands of soldiers will soon return home, joining the more than two million service members who have also fought in Afghanistan and Iraq over the past eleven years. Read More

In order to understand how President Obama won re-election, one needs to travel inside his campaign's brain. Read More

President Obama said his re-election would break the "fever" inside Congress, and early signs indicate that Democrats and Republicans may hit the reset button. Read More

"Inside the Actors Studio" host James Lipton has come "Inside the Debate Studio" over the last few weeks to analyze the presidential debates, and after watching Governor Romney's varying performances, he has reached a conclusion: the Republican nominee is a "boss." Read More

Monday night's presidential debate is set in Florida, and although it may be about foreign policy, one issue Florida voters probably want to hear about is Medicare. More than 3 million Floridians—or 19 percent of the state’s population—are on the program. Read More

At the presidential debate this week, climate change took a back seat to drilling, with both President Obama and Gov. Romney arguing over who is the bigger oil man. But don't let the misguided discussion, driven in large part by economic anxiety, fool you into thinking people don't believe the world is getting warmer. Read More

Documentary filmmaker Rory Kennedy came on the show today to talk about her latest project, "Ethel."

The film is a personal look at the life of her mother,… Read More

Anyone who has worked for a good part of their life has probably come into contact with that difficult boss--the kind that no matter what you do or how hard you… Read More