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Immigration reform advocates pray before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in the Senate Hart Building on May 9.

Immigration bill–minus LGBT provision–moves to full Senate

The full Senate will now get to debate and vote on a bill that would provide a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants. But a provision allowing same-sex couples to apply for visas for spouses or partners was dropped. Read More

"Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi speaks at the
Endometriosis Foundation of America's Annual Blossom Ball in March, 2012.

Attention to women’s diseases should reach beyond Angelina Jolie

"MHP" guest Valarie Kaur and a health professional argue that the spotlight on Angelina Jolie's double mastectomy should open up our scope to other women's illnesses deserving attention. Read More

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Journalism is heading for ‘GOP-style problems,’ says Chideya

Farai Chideya explains that a lack of diversity in coverage and in the newsroom is painting journalism into a corner. Read More

Image: A photograph of the late Mark Carson, a gay man who was shot and killed, sits amid flowers in a makeshift memorial at the site of his murder in New York City

NYC hate crime rocks LGBT community

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

File Photo: Thousands of high school students march in front of city hall in Dallas, Tuesday, March 28, 2006. Thousands of students walked out of class and converged on City Hall to protest immigrant legislation in Congress.    (Photo by AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Controversy, an immigration bill’s best friend?

While the White House finds itself mired in controversy, Congress is moving ahead on immigration reform. Read More

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Chicago teachers lead protest of proposed mass school closings

The march comes after months of bitter conflict between the Chicago Teachers Union and the government of Mayor Rahmn Emanuel, President Obama's former chief of staff. Read More

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Obama to ‘Morehouse men’: no time for excuses

President Obama touched on issues of race, inequality, and "breaking the cycle" of absent fathers in his commencement address to the Morehouse College class of 2013. Read More

Immigration reform advocates pray before the start of a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in the Senate Hart Building on May 9.

Will Obama ‘scandals’ help or hurt immigration reform?

NBC Latino contributor Raul Reyes suggested Saturday that Republicans attacking Obama about Benghazi, the AP, and the IRS, gives them political cover to work with the president on immigration. Read More

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‘What the hell is going on?’ Questioning gun culture in the South

MSNBC national reporter Trymaine Lee joined "MHP" on Saturday to discuss his devastating new report on guns, race, and politics in Louisiana. Read More

Congratulations, Class of 2013! Professor Harris-Perry has some advice for you.

My advice to graduates: Be ignorant, make mistakes

Tulane professor--and MSNBC host--Melissa Harris-Perry had some advice for the class of 2013 in her Sunday Footnote. Read More

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Conversation about breast cancer shifts to genes

Angelina Jolie's op-ed in the New York Times, in which she talked about her double mastectomy, raised awareness about breast cancer and the gene, BRCA1, that puts women at high risk of developing the disease. Read More

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey hold a joint news conference at the Pentagon in Washington March 17, 2013.  (Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters)

When will it stop? Sexual assault claims pile up in military

Despite decades of promises, military leaders have repeatedly leaned on a single cliché to explain why they've failed survivors of sexual assault. Read More

Actress and activist Angelina Jolie made big news with her recent announcement that she underwent a double mastectomy to lessen her risk of breast cancer.

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 19 ‘MHP’

The class of 2013 gets recognized in #nerdland, as do fast food strikers -- and Angelina Jolie's big decision highlights a discussion about the politics of breast cancer on Sunday's "MHP." Read More

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Military rape survivor: ‘I had to lose my career’

One survivor of military sexual assault shares her story. Read More

File Photo: AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka responds to a question from the news media after attending a meeting with US President Barack Obama in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA 13 November 2012. (Photo by Shawn Thew/EPA/File)

Tech, labor at odds in immigration fight

Labor is brandishing research that says the scarcity of workers is a myth while the tech industry is pointing to other studies that say the shortage is very real and is a threat to U.S. competitiveness. Read More

What is a "scandal," really? Join actress Kerry Washington (really, she's a fan of the show) and others on Saturday at 10am ET for "MHP"!

The Syllabus: What you need to know for the May 18 ‘MHP’

What is a "scandal," really? Good question in light of the week President Obama has had. Read the Syllabus for a preview of Saturday's "MHP" discussion on that question and much more! Read More

President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, left, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and the service secretaries, service chiefs, and senior enlisted advisers to discuss sexual assault in the military in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 16, 2013. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)

‘Scourge’ of sexual assault hurts military effectiveness, says Obama

Women leaders have put a spotlight on the epidemic of military sexual assault. "This is not a sideshow," said Obama in a meeting with his top military and national security team. "This goes to the heart and the core of who we are and how effective we're going to be." Read More

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that 20 percent of American children are impoverished.

Want to break the poverty cycle? Trust families with resources

An "MHP" guest writes that while poverty creates great challenges for families, providing them them the resources to become upwardly mobile is key. Read More

Mourners carry the casket of Dinerral Shavers, 25, who died from a gunshot to the back of his head in New Orleans, Sat., Jan. 6, 2007. Shavers was the snare drummer for the Hot 8 Brass Band and the music teacher at L.E. Rabouin High School, where he had recently begun the school's first-ever marching band. He was killed by a teen who was trying to shoot his stepson. (Photo by Cheryl Gerber--AP)

In the South, a love of guns and a loss of life

Louisiana has the highest gun-murder rate in the country. Yet state lawmakers have pushed an aggressive campaign to loosen the state’s already lax gun laws. A coalition of Republicans and white Democrats has banded together to fight gun control efforts of a small minority of mostly black legislators. Read More

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Darin Haas was removed from his position as the manager of Fort Campbell's Sexual Harassment and Assault Response Prevention/Equal Opportunity program Thursday after his arrest in a domestic dispute.

Army sexual assault prevention officer arrested for stalking ex-wife

An Army officer in the Fort Campbell, Kentucky, sexual assault prevention office has been arrested for violating a restraining order that his ex-wife filed against him. Read More