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

What to expect from Saturday's show Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

British Prime Minister David Cameron also said at a news conference on Monday morning that he saw an "urgent window of opportunity'' before the "worst fears'' in Syria would be realized. Read More

Best friends? Probably not. But on Monday the leaders of two of the west's most important allies meet in Washington. President Obama is expected to host a… Read More

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was plenty furious after this week's release of a new Defense Department report on sexual assault in the military. He must lead the change that is desperately needed. Read More

Grim jokes about Gitmo roulette: If you get convicted as a war criminal, you might get sent home. Never get charged? You might never get out. Read More