President Obama meets with Russian President Vladamir Putin Monday afternoon to talk about how to stem the bloodshed in Syria, on the heels of last week's White House decision to send small arms and ammunition to the Syrian rebel coalition. 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

President Obama announced Thursday that the U.S. will arm the Syrian opposition forces... but the question remains, how deeply will the U.S. get involved? Read More

Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal told Jansing & Co. he believes gun control advocates still have momentum, six months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Read More

If you're planning a summer vacation, Trip Advisor took a look at the most affordable cities for a night out and an overnight stay for two. Read More

On the 50th anniversary of the death of her husband, Myrlie Evers-Williams joined MSNBC's Jansing & Co. to talk about the legacy her late husband, Medgar Evers, left behind. Read More

Senate Armed Services Committee Chair Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, on Tuesday dropped a proposal to give military prosecutors, rather than the commanders, the power to decide which sex assault crimes to try. Read More

MSNBC's Richard Lui interviews Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., about legislation to address the cirisis of sexual assault in the military. Read More

If you love food, you might want to schedule your summer vacation around one of the many festivals around the country. Here are a few, Read More

"I think he has Obamaphobia," New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez said on Jansing & Co. Tuesday. "The reality is that it is the 'Gang of Eight' that came together—four Democrats, four Republicans—and said that we need a path to citizenship." Read More

The Academy-Award nominated film "The Invisible War" is having an impact on the effort to address the epidemic of sexual assault in the military. Read More

President Obama makes a public call for immigration reform Tuesday morning ahead of a Senate vote on the bipartisan legislation in the afternoon. Read More

While Hillary Clinton had a Twitter profile as of April, she never actually tweeted -- until now. Even more curious were some of the changes made to the bio on her Twitter page. Read More

A 2012 report on security clearance determinations showed 4.9 million people had security clearance and, of those, 483,263 contractors hold top secret clearances. Read More

Twenty-nine year old Edward Snowden identified himself as the person responsible for leaking the top secret documents about the NSA's surveillance programs. Read More

Let's say you make a restaurant reservation and the baby-sitter doesn't show, or you aren't feeling well, or it’s raining and you figure, let’s just order in pizza and watch a movie instead. Well, what if that cancellation cost you $50... or more? Read More

The source of the NSA leak, Edward Snowden, now joins the list of the country's most famous whistleblowers. Read More

On the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, women still earn 77 cents to every dollar earned by a man. But while a national conversation on "leaning in" dominates media headlines, progress on pay equity has stalled on the Hill. Read More

A judge has intervened in the case of a second child looking to be moved to the adult transplant list for a new lung. Eleven-year-old Javier Acosta was moved to the list temporarily. The same judge on Wednesday ordered that 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan temporarily be put on adult list as well. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson wrote a scathing ruling calling the current transplant policy discriminatory. Read More

Friday is National Donut Day, and not only are donuts delicious, but they're a big business! Read More