The House Republican is softening his tone, if not his substance, on immigration, education and job creation. Read More

NBC News' Michael Isikoff broke an exclusive story, unveiling a startling Justice Department memo revealing the administration's legal case for drone strikes against American citizens. Read More

A look at GOPers who are making some very bizarre comparisons to justify their side of the debate. Read More

The Obama administration has found a way to offer birth control to women who want it without infringing on religious belief. It is a victory for the president and Roman Catholics. Read More

The powerful gun lobby has posted what amounts to an enemies list on its website, and the neverending list includes scores upon scores of individual and groups that the NRA sees as hostile to gun rights. Read More

Arizona Senator John McCain may have gone too far in a crack on Twitter about Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. When will these politicians stop monkeying around? Read More

Gun Fight: NRA executive director Wayne LaPierre continues to stand in the way of sensible gun safety laws, like universal background checks. And he had bizarre things to say about mental health in this country. Read More

Hardball host Chris Matthews sees a trend of “Republican men behaving badly. In fact they’re talking exactly the way they did in the four years leading up to their 2012 election disaster. Apparently losing a presidential election, Senate, and House seats hasn’t dissuaded some Republicans from putting their worst feet forward.” Read More

“Uh, Well, I—I just haven’t,” Schock told reporters. He was pressed to elaborate, and didn’t seem to fare much better. Read More

The open Massachusetts Senate seat, why Rep. Ed Markey should win it, and where that leaves Scott Brown. Read More

In hypothetical matchups, Clinton would beat GOP heavyweights Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. She would even handily beat the state’s governor, Rick Perry. Read More

Rumors of a diss at Ronald Reagan buzzed through the rightwing. Stand down: it's isn't happening. Read More

But for GOP lawmakers the about-face is likely about political survival. After all, President Obama simply thrashed Mitt Romney among Latino voters, bagging more than 7 in 10 Hispanic votes. Read More

Here's a breakdown of recent events suggesting an atrophy of the Tea Party's muscles in Republican circles. Read More

Chuck Hagel goes to Capitol Hill for his confirmation hearing to be the next Defense Secretary. Is Hagel up for the job? Read More

From embracing the night life in Columbia, to dealing with a half-naked man interrupting a photo-op in Hawaii, Hillary Clinton has shown she can roll with the punches. Read More

On Hardball, the Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson and the Huffington Post’s Howard Fineman dismissed the argument that Obama doesn’t want true immigration reform. Read More

Instead of halting self-inflicted wounds, many Republicans are focused on changing the way electoral votes are tabulated in presidential elections. Read More

At one point Kerry choked up when acknowledging the desk in front of him once belonged to the late Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy and former President John. F. Kennedy. Read More

Giffords's testimony stood in stark contrast to that of Wayne LaPierre. The NRA CEO said the government shouldn't blame responsible gun owners for the acts of criminals. Read More