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Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Defense Secretary, on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 31, 2013. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS)

McCain will not filibuster Hagel, increasing likelihood of confirmation

Senator John McCain announced Monday that he will not attempt to block by filibuster the confirmation of his former senate colleague Chuck Hagel to become the next Secretary of Defense. Read More

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The NRA’s political power: overwhelming or overstated?

Is the gun lobby a ferocious political force or just a paper tiger? On Andrea Mitchell Reports Monday, Senator Chris Murphy discussed the power of the NRA. Read More

New US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to State Department employees upon arrival at the State Department on February 4, 2013 in Washington, DC. Kerry, the former head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, replaced Hillary Clinton on February 1. (Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)

Fmr. ambassador predicts a ‘very tough agenda’ ahead for new secretary of state

Veteran diplomat Ambassador Nicholas Burns predicted a "very big, very tough agenda" ahead of new secretary of state John Kerry during an interview with Andrea Mitchell Monday. Read More

President Obama presents his vision for immigration reform. (Photo by Rex Features/AP Images)

What we’re reading: Monday, Februaury 4, 2013

President Obama takes his gun proposals to the voters. Read More

Hillary Clinton

Hillary’s Beijing speech: a watershed moment for women’s rights

Melanne Verveer, the Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, stopped by Andrea Mitchell Reports to reflect on Clinton's groundbreaking work on issues facing women and girls. Read More

File Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates look from the observation post on July 21, 2010 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Photo by Korea Pool/Getty Images, File)

Farewell, Madam Secretary: Andrea Mitchell looks back

On Clinton's last day at the State Department, Andrea Mitchell looks back at some of Clinton's most significant moments in her historic term. Read More

A job fair in October (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

What we’re reading: February 1, 2013

The national unemployment rate inched closer to nine percent in January's jobs report. Read More

Former Senator Chuck Hagel testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on his nomination to be Defense Secretary, on January 31, 2013. (Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

‘Hagel is much more comfortable asking questions than answering them’

“That’s one bad habit you get into when you've been in the Senate," Sen. Claire McCaskill told Andrea Mitchell Thursday. "You can dish it out but sometimes it’s a little more difficult to take it.” Read More

President-elect Barack Obama watches Secretary of Labor- designate Hilda Solis as she speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Friday, Dec. 19, 2008

Former labor secretary joins Obama’s push on immigration reform

Former Labor Secretary Hilda Solis joined Andrea Mitchell to talk about the Obama administration's dedication to reforming America's immigration policy. Read More

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore talks during an interview, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013 in New York. Gore, who takes aim in his new book at the corporate media for "suffocating the free flow of ideas," on Tuesday defended the sale of his own television channel to Al-Jazeera. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Al Gore: Very Significant Obama Put Climate Change in his Inaugural Address

"He has to speak about it over and over again and lead a national conversation and work with the Congress to pass legislation that will directly or indirectly put a price on carbon." Read More

President Barack Obama shakes hands with former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel in the White House. Obama has nominated Hagel for the next Secretary of Defense. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

What we’re reading: Thursday, January 31, 2013

The pressure’s on former Senator Chuck Hagel Read More

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton: The exit interview

In her final days as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton sat down with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell to look back at her four years as President Obama’s chief diplomat. Read More

Interim U.S. Senator William "Mo" Cowan (R) speaks beside Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick after Patrick introduced him as his choice to serve as the interim U.S. Senator until a special election is held to elect the successor to Former Senator John F. Kerry (D-MA) at the State House in Boston, Massachusetts January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

Gov. Patrick taps former aide Mo Cowan for John Kerry’s Senate seat

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick announced his decision to appoint William “Mo” Cowan, his former chief of staff, to temporarily fill incoming Secretary of State John Kerry's Senate seat Wednesday. Read More

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre calls on Congress to pass a law putting armed police officers in every school in America during a news conference Dec. 21, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

What we’re reading: Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Expect fireworks this morning on Capitol Hill. Read More

Mitt Romney

Romney adviser: Mitt moved too far right on immigration

Kevin Madden, a senior advisor to Mitt Romney's 2012 campaign, said the short-term gain of running to Rick Perry's right on immigration, as Romney and the other Republican candidates did in the primary, was a missed opportunity. Read More

Hillary Clinton

Hillary video: ‘I have no doubt I’m healthy enough’

No decisions, and no plans to make decisions: Hillary Clinton looks ahead. Read More

Hillary Clinton

Rendell: If Hillary runs, Obama will get Biden out of the race

The former Pennsylvania governor told Andrea Mitchell he expects that if Clinton runs for president, Obama will repay her loyalty by convincing his vice president not to launch his own campaign. Read More

National Urban League President Marc Morial on Andrea Mitchell Reports.

National Urban League president on immigration reform: ‘It’s a good start’

Marc Morial applauds President Barack Obama and the bipartisan group of senators who proposed new immigration reform legislation. Read More

President Obama earlier this week. (File Photo by Jason Reed/Reuters).

What we’re reading: Tuesday, January 29, 2013

It’s President Obama’s turn to make a major policy speech on immigration reform, heading to Nevada this morning to outline his plan for issues including border security and the millions of illegal immigrants currently in the United States. Read More

U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton waits to speak as she is introduced at Singapore Management University, Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, in Singapore. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, Pool)

It’s never too early to be ‘Ready for Hillary’

Supporters of the outgoing secretary of state registered a new super PAC called "Ready for Hillary.” Read More