Hardball host Chris Matthews said on Tuesday that the large gun-rights group, which has largely been silent until now, is "up to something." He added, "I have a sense they're not going to do nothing about gun control." Read More

By Tuesday afternoon (four days since the petition went up) more than 182,000 people had signed the document, easily surpassing the 25,000 electronic signatures requiring the president to review the request. Read More

The commander-in-chief will "actively" back Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s effort to reinstate the assault weapons ban during his second term, the White House said Tuesday. Read More

President Obama makes a new offer in the fiscal cliff negotiations. The new offer drops the amount of revenue generated by new taxes and includes deeper… Read More

While the National Rifle Association has remained mum on the issue, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) also argued Sunday that more guns were the answer to stopping the violence. Read More

We are a country that can govern itself, and we can win, and that's why I'm hopeful about this fiscal cliff talk between the president and Boehner. Read More

The 88-year-old was the upper chamber’s longest-serving lawmaker and had been battling respiratory problems. Read More

Unlike previous mass shootings, Friday’s deadly massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, is being viewed as a sign of larger societal problems and not just an isolated act by a troubled individual. Read More

For the New York Democrat, it’s personal. McCarthy was elected in 1996 to enact stricter gun laws: her husband was killed in a mass shooting on the Long Island Rail Road. Read More

Clint Van Zandt, an MNSBC analyst and former FBI profiler, and Josh Weiner, a psychiatrist, tried to make sense of the disturbing murders on Friday’s Hardball. Read More

“We’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless of the politics,” Obama said in response to the tragic shooting in Connecticut Friday. Read More

"I think John Kerry is going to be nominated, and I cannot imagine him not being confirmed,” Andrea Mitchell, NBC News’ chief foreign affairs correspondent, told Hardball host Chris Matthews. Read More

Neither the Secretary of State nor the New Jersey governor have said anything about plans to run for president. But that doesn't mean we should count them out. Read More

Ambassador Susan Rice's withdrawal from consideration to become secretary of state leaves Sen. John Kerry as the frontrunner, and Massachusetts politicians speculating about who will fill his seat. Read More

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John Kerry for secretary of state? Michael Bloomberg for the White House administration? Here's why it matters for President Obama to grab the best people to help our country. Read More

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After their divisive victory in the labor stronghold of Michigan, anti-union groups say they plan to push right-to-work legislation in other states. Read More

Controversial comments about abortion? No: according to a fundraising letter, the candidate failed because he got “caught in the crosshairs of the liberal media.” Read More

Video of a few violent incidents quickly went viral, as the Wolverine State—home of the American auto industry –became the 24th right-to-work state. Read More