President Obama on Wednesday said he was “trying to find ways to declassify” more information about government surveillance programs. But will he declassify secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance court opinions so that Americans can know just how the law is being interpreted? Read More

Big data has implications for government operations and the future of campaigns. Nicco Mele and Sasha Issenberg recently spoke about technology and politics and offered their insights. Read More

Looking to revive the stalled gun control movement, Vice President Biden hosted an event at the White House on Tuesday with gun safety groups in attendance. Read More

With six finalists remaining in Las Vegas's Miss USA competition, it was time for the much-anticipated Q&A portion. Read More

The "party with a purpose" is about to get amplified as MSNBC joins Essence magazine to sponsor the annual Essence Festival in New Orleans. Read More

With two weeks left in the term, the Supreme Court is set to deliver a series of high profile rulings on civil right cases. Sunday's "Melissa Harris-Perry" dove into what might happen if the Court reversed several of its own historic civil rights gains. Read More

"That's why I try to be, for Michelle and my girls, what my father was not for my mother and me," he said Saturday. Read More

The "Melissa Harris-Perry" Foot Soldier this week is Amy Palmeiro-Winters, an amputee marathoner who helps children with physical disabilities build confidence through sports. Read More

The public has embraced 11-year-old singer Sebastien De La Cruz after his national anthem performance drew racist reactions. His story is just one of many recent examples demonstrating that non-racist Americans are drowning out the fringe. Read More

As former South African President Nelson Mandela undergoes treatment for a recurring lung infection, MSNBC'S Chris Jansing toured the Apartheid Museum's exhibit in his name to learn more the nation's first black president. Read More

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell defended the name in a letter to 10 members of Congress who had urged team owner Daniel Snyder to change the nickname of the Washington Redskins football team, which they complained is racially offensive. Read More

When city leaders in Sanford, Fla., feared their community was on the verge of rioting after the killing of Trayvon Martin, a little-known federal agency quietly parachuted into town to negotiate peace among angry groups. Read More

Glenn Greenwald, one of the reporters who broke the NSA story, says that Snowden was very careful about what he leaked and that he wanted reporters to be judicious as well, to ensure that he didn't hurt American interests. Read More

The House is set to vote on a defense bill this week that could give service members a license to harass and discriminate against their colleagues, according to gay rights and civil liberties groups. Read More

Texas Freshman Senator Ted Cruz took his opposition to President Obama to the next level in a tweet Tuesday night when he declared himself an "Obamaphobic" and invited others to join him. Read More

Just 30% of students in a recent study were able to manage a full 24 hours without checking their phones and many showed physiological responses of withdrawwal during the period. "I was itching, like a crackhead," one student told researchers Read More

In what is becoming an annual #nerdland tradition, host Melissa Harris-Perry offered a summer reading list to her audience. Read More

A masked protester carrying a flame ran onto the court at the French Open Sunday, interrupting the final match between Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer.Security… Read More

President Obama said he had a "very constructive conversation" with Chinese President Xi Jinping after the two leaders met for a two-day summit to discuss U.S.-China relations and cybersecurity. Read More