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The internment center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images, File)

US says it is not bound by global rules on GITMO forced-feeding

The president's rationale for force-feeding Gitmo hunger strikers is hard to square with his promise to "restore America's standing in the world." Read More

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Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat from North Carolina, on Morning Joe.

Sen. Hagan: Service women live in debilitating fear of sexual assault

“Women actually have told me they’d limit the intake of fluid in the late afternoon, early evening, so they don’t have to use the latrine late at night in the middle of the night, because they’re worried about sexual assault,” North Carolina’s Sen. Kay Hagan said on Monday's Morning Joe. 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

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

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

May 12, 2013: Marine Corps wounded warrior, Ronnie Jimenez, celebrates his handcycling victory during the first day of Warrior Games competition at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Over 260 injured and disabled service men and women have gathered in Colorado Springs to compete in seven sports, May 11-16. All branches of the military are represented, including Special Operations and members of the British Armed Forces. (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)

Fighting for gold in the Wounded Warrior Games

The Department of Defense and the U.S. Olympic Committee Paralympic Military Program have been teaming up since 2010 for the games. Service members from all branches of the military participate. 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 joint press conference with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan in the Rose Garden of the White House May 16, 2013. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

May 18: What makes a scandal, the AP, and military sexual assault

What to expect from Saturday's show 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

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Gillibrand on new bill to prevent sexual assault in military

Sen. Kirsten Gillibran (D-N.Y.) discusses her new bill aimed at preventing sexual assault in the military Read More

A Friday April 6, 2012 photo provided by the US Navy shows a sign that is displayed describing the 611 pairs of shoes lining the sidewalk in front of Sharkey Theater before a sexual assault event at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. The shoes represent the number of sexual assault victims within the Navy last year. Training emphasized that sexual assault prevention is everyone's duty while promoting Sexual Assault Awareness Month. (Photo by AP Photo/U.S. Navy photo, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ronald Gutridge/Released)

The real scandal of the week: Sexual assault in the military

With everything happening in Washington this week, there is a real scandal that has been overlooked the White House that is being addressed today. Read More

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York (MSNBC)

‘Enough is enough’: Gillibrand introduces bill on military sexual assault

Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, along with a bipartisan group of legislators, unveiled a bill Thursday that would demand greater training for military officers overseeing allegations of sexual assault. Read More

Sen. Claire McCaskill, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, joins MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss military sexual assault, May 15, 2013.

The military sexual assault crisis: Time to ‘hold perpetrators accountable’

Democratic Senators Claire McCaskill and Jeanne Shaheen called for jobs related to preventing sexual assault to require new, more stringent qualification criteria as a way to attract better candidates. Read More

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Very Last Word: Top-down vs. Bottom-up political scandals

On Tuesday's Very Last Word, MSNBC's Ari Melber explained the difference between top-down and bottom-up political scandals, and how Richard Nixon was the progenitor of the top-down kind. Also, Joy Reid talked about how two military officials tasked with overseeing sexual assault cases could commit assaults themselves. Read More

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New WikiLeaks film discusses government secrecy

Alex Gibney discuss his new film "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" Read More

The uptick in military sexual assaults was deemed a "crisis" on Thursday by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Sexual assault epidemic exposes shortfalls in military proposals

Thirteen months after then-Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta initiated a slew of changes to military rules designed to combat sexual assault in the ranks, a string of high-profile cases show that a culture of sexual violence still infects all branches of the armed forces. Read More

Image: A guard opens the gate to Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba

NOW Today: The Gitmo story

It's been open more than a decade now, but there is still much Americans don't know about the detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. One person who is more familiar with Gitmo than most is the Miami Herald's Carol Rosenberg, Read More

File Photo: Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the window of the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge, west London on December 20, 2012. (Photo by Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images, File)

WikiLeaks and the information war

Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney will join the NOW panel Wednesday to discuss his latest film, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks." Read More

President Obama during a press conference at the White House in Washington on May 13, 2013. (Photo by Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

On Benghazi, ‘Obama’s Watergate’ claim too much even for some Republicans

Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma is the latest to back off GOP impeachment talk Read More

File Photo: Headquarters building at Fort Hood is seen on November 6, 2009 in Killeen, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images, File)

Military sexual assault: Another prevention coordinator investigated

A second U.S. service member assigned to an assault-prevention office is being investigated for sexual misconduct just one week after an Air Force Lt Colonel working in the sexual assault and prevention office was arrested for sexual battery, Read More

A protest rally against the US military in 2008 (Photo by Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images)

Army prevention coordinator accused of ‘abusive sexual contact’

For the second time in two weeks, an officer in charge of assault prevention programs in a branch of the U.S. military has himself been implicated in a sexual assault crime. Read More