Yardena Schwartz

A new Pentagon report hows a dramatic rise in the number of service members who claim to have been sexually assaulted, but never came forward to report their attacks. From 2011 to 2012, that figure increased by 37%, from 19,000 in 2011 to 26,000 in 2012. Read More

Around the world, nearly 1.5 billion people live below the poverty line. In an effort to raise awareness and funds to eradicate world hunger, Hunter and Beau Biden are taking the challenge of living on just $1.50 per day worth of food as part of the "Live Below the Line" initiative. Read More

Vital Voices board member and former Hillary campaign co-chair Jill Iscol joined Andrea Mitchell Reports on Friday to discuss her book, “Hearts on Fire.” Newly out in paperback, the book takes readers through the inspiring journeys of influential social activists. Read More

In Congress, the fate of gun control seems far from certain, as Republicans and conservative Democrats raise objections to bans on assault weapons and universal background checks. Read More

Forty years after the highest court in the land handed down its landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, new restrictions in a string of states could send abortion back to the Supreme Court justices. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards discussed the implications for women’s health on Andrea Mitchell Reports Thursday. Read More

In the months since the tragic shooting in Newtown, a heated debate has swirled around curbing gun violence through tighter gun laws. But advocates for mental health reform say the true culprit to the violence is the nation’s broken mental health system that allows warning signs to fall through the cracks in the name of patient privacy. Read More

In his pledge to make economic growth his “North Star,” the president called for new investments in education, manufacturing and clean energy. To reassure a nation facing a ballooning debt, Obama promised that these new proposals would not add "a single dime" to the deficit. Republicans are now asking how. Read More

Is the gun lobby a ferocious political force or just a paper tiger? On Andrea Mitchell Reports Monday, Senator Chris Murphy discussed the power of the NRA. Read More

On the heels of an election that left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with a narrow majority in parliament, Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren appeared on Andrea Mitchell Reports and called the election “a decisive victory” for Netanyahu. Read More

Governor Cuomo pushes through a tough new gun law. But if other states don't also tighten screening and ban assault weapons, New York's new rules won't be as effective. Read More

Forty years ago this month, the Supreme Court handed down the landmark decision that remains one of the most divisive in U.S. history. Since Roe v. Wade, dozens of states have enacted laws restricting access to abortion, contraception and sex education. Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards discussed the future of women’s rights on Andrea Mitchell Reports. Read More

Sen. Tammy Baldwin said that she would ask tough confirmation questions to make certain that women's interests are represented on Andrea Mitchell Reports Monday. Read More

Award-winning filmmaker Eugene Jarecki joined Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss his latest film, The House I Live In, a searing documentary about America’s war on drugs. Read More

Israel responded to the historic UN vote in favor of a Palestinian non-member state by approving plans to build 3,000 new homes on settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad discussed the developments with Andrea Mitchell. Read More