Alaskan Sen. Lisa Murkowski joined Republican Sens. Rob Portman of Ohio and Mark Kirk of Illinois in endorsing marriage equality. Read More
Society
Afghan government to shun US talks with Taliban
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday his government would not join U.S. peace talks with the Taliban until they were led by Afghans and would suspend negotiations with the United States on a troop pact. Read More
Let Me Start: The GOP’s ‘Clueless Caucus’
House Republicans passed a measure that bans all abortions after 22 weeks, a direct contradiction to Supreme Court rulings and more political stories driving our day. Read More
What we’re reading: Wednesday, June 19
President Obama returns to the Brandenburg Gate five years after his speech there and twenty-six years after a famous speech given by one of his predecessors. Read More
WATCH: Remembering the ‘fearless’ Michael Hastings
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow remembers the late journalist Michael Hastings who died Tuesday morning in a car crash in Los Angeles. Read More
CBO report: Immigration bill cuts deficit by $197 billion over 10 years
A newly released CBO report bolsters the arguments in favor of the Senate's immigration reform bill. Read More
#click3 ‘Burger Jenga’
The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to the Twitter and Facebook communities for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More
Top Links: What the CBO’s immigration report does — and doesn’t — mean for reform
While the CBO report could move a few Republicans off the immigration fence, don’t expect the most vocal critics to give up the drumbeat of “Amnesty!” any time soon. Read More
Why the civil rights struggle is like the LGBT struggle
In the latest installment of Reply Al, Rev. Sharpton responded to a viewer, explaining how discrimination must be fought no matter what form it comes in. Read More
Google+ Hangout: Prop 8 plaintiffs talk Supreme Court rulings
Tune in here Wednesday at 12:15pm ET, where Kornacki--joined by two of the plaintiffs challenging Prop 8, among others--will lead a discussion examining the political implications of these cases from both sides of the aisle. Read More
Same-sex couples face significant housing bias, study finds
A report released Tuesday found that same-sex couples experience less favorable treatment than heterosexual couples in the online rental housing market. Read More
Rick Perry tries to court gun makers…in Connecticut
Governor Malloy, in return, landed a few jabs at Texas' higher crime rate and lower educational achievement. Read More
Why the GOP should spotlight adoption
A message to pro-lifers on how they can change the conversation. Read More
Thanks, feminist movement, for making Father’s Day better for dads
To all the dads out there, Happy Belated Father's Day. And to all the mothers, grandmothers and daughters and feminist agitators - thank you for helping to make it possible. Read More
Menendez: Immigration bill will pass by July 4th
New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat, called for the United States to take swift action in Syria and shared concerns surrounding NSA leaks. Read More
Does Obama really ‘welcome debate’ on his national security policies?
It's unclear why Obama's public remarks on transparency are so frequently at odds with his actions. Transparency advocates still hope the administration's promises will be followed up by real disclosure. Read More
Newtown families continue push for gun reform as political will wanes
Newtown families returned to Capitol Hill last week to maintain pressure for gun reform in marking the six-month anniversary of the shooting tragedy that left 20 children and six educators dead last year. Read More
Sally Ride’s historic space mission turns 30 years old
Ride, who died last year at age 61, was also the first-known LGBT astronaut. Read More
The Company Memo: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin are still far apart on how to end the more than two year old civil war in Syria, but conversations continue Tuesday at the G8 summit. Seven of the eight member nations agree Assad must go. Read More
Biden warns opponents of gun legislation ‘will pay a political price’
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
