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Obama defends NSA program to the world

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit look on as US President Barack Obama waves to invited guests in front of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate near the US embassy on June 19, 2013. US President Barack Obama walks in John F. Kennedy's footsteps on his first visit to Berlin as US president, but encounters a more powerful and sceptical Germany in talks on trade and secret surveillance practices. (Photo by Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Images)
1:41 PM on 06/19/2013

Speaking in Berlin, President Obama defended American surveillance programs: these programs are thwarting plots, without infringing rights. Read More

Watch: Michael Hastings on Morning Joe

6:15 AM on 06/19/2013

Journalist Michael Hastings, who died in Los Angeles on Tuesday at the age of 33, talks to Morning Joe in 2010 and 2013. Read More

Obesity recognized as disease by American Medical Association

9:34 AM on 06/19/2013

Must-Read Op-Eds: Wednesday, June 19

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Actor Ali Wentworth and Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski discuss a new definition of success at a women's conference on June 6, 2013. (Photo: Nathan Congleton/Morning Joe)

Pillow talk with Mika: Working women defining success beyond money, power

3:32 PM on 06/19/2013
Guardian reporter Glenn Greenwald on Morning Joe.

Watch: Guardian’s Greenwald defends leak as essential to democracy

9:06 AM on 06/10/2013
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 27: Sisters of Sandy Hook Elementary shooting victim first-grade teacher Victoria Soto, Jillian Soto (R) and Carlee Soto (L) listen during a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee February 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Six months later: Heartache propels Newtown families

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Entrepreneur Brandi Temple operates her multimillion dollar children's apparel business out of a 20,000 square-foot facility--her garage. (Photo courtesy of Lolly Wolly Doodle)

Joe Scarborough: Small businesses finding ways to lower risk


2:25 PM on 6/19/2013

Entrepreneur Brandi Temple operates her multimillion-dollar children's apparel business out of a 20,000 square-foot facility in Lexington, N.C.--her garage. The Morning Joe roundtable guests discussed this idea of operating a small business out of a personal workspace. Read More

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Morning Headlines: Obesity, Taliban peace talks, and Jack Lew’s new signature


7:47 AM on 6/19/2013

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Watch: Russell Brand takes over Morning Joe, makes fun of our newsroom


2:10 PM on 6/18/2013

Actor, comedian, and occasional Guardian columnist Russell Brand joined Morning Joe Monday. Read More

NJ Gov. Chris Christie appears at a groundbreaking ceremony on May 7, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Chris Christie: Presidential aspirations can wait ‘till 2015’


9:50 AM on 6/18/2013

Gov. Chris Christie says he 'probably' won't decide on whether to run for president until 2015. Read More

President Obama at the G-8 Summit in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 17, 2013. (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP)

Morning Headlines: Tuesday, June 18


6:13 AM on 6/18/2013

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Mo Elleithee on Morning Joe.

Watch: Sorry I used to be a sexist, says former Clinton aide

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3:42 PM on 6/17/2013

"I was the guy who didn't even notice all of society’s subtle sexist behaviors. Sometimes I participated without realizing," Mo Elleithee said on Morning Joe. “I just saw these subtle behaviors in society that were fine before that I just didn't notice or accepted it." Read More

Sen. Joe Manchin says his background checks bill eventually will pass. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

Sen. Manchin fires back at NRA on gun control


1:55 PM on 6/17/2013

Sen. Joe Manchin may not be up for reelection for six years, but he expects to run his first reelection ad by the end of the week, fighting back against the NRA attacks ad that began airing last week. Read More

President Barack Obama on May 28, 2013. (Photo by Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images)

Poll: Obama’s approval ratings dive amid surveillance controversy


10:20 AM on 6/17/2013

After two months of controversies, the president's approval rating is taking a hit, particularly with two of his stalwart support groups. Read More

This digital composite shows file photos (L-R, clockwise) Uchenna Eze stands with his N.J. SEEDS mentor, Roy Cohen. (Photo courtesy of N.J. SEEDS) Students pose for photos before a graduation ceremony on May 22, 2013. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post) N.J. SEEDS' Class of 2013 (Photo courtesy of N.J. SEEDS)

Ambitious, low-income kids get lift from education nonprofit


8:27 AM on 6/17/2013

N.J. SEEDS' College Preparatory Program aims to take high-achieving, low-income students and guarantee they graduate and are accepted into exceptional colleges and universities. Read More

US President Barack Obama speaks during an event on June 17, 2013 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Morning Headlines: Monday, June 17


6:27 AM on 6/17/2013

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Joe Scarborough: New NRA ad is ‘race bait’

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12:55 PM on 6/14/2013

“It’s so obvious,” Scarborough said. “Look at his hands. It looks like he is a coal miner from West Virginia. Look how dark they made his hands.” Read More

In this Jan. 20, 2012 photo, a Happy Meal box with French fries and a drink are posed at McDonald's in Springfield, Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

McDonald’s 91% graduation rate


10:56 AM on 6/14/2013

The fast-food chain devised "English Under the Arches," a language-acquisition program that develops employees' English skills to help them advance in their careers. Read More

Former U.S President, Bill Clinton, attends an event to celebrates Eko Atlantic reclamation of 5,000,000 square metres of land from the sea in Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013. Eko Atlantic the visionary new city designed to provide the space and infrastructure to house 250,000 people and the work place for a further 150,000 has achieved a milestone with the reclamation of 5,000,000 square metres of land from the sea (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)

Clinton on Syria: All I said was ‘I don’t think we should give up on them’


9:36 AM on 6/14/2013

Former President Bill Clinton said he is surprised his remarks on Syria during a closed-press event with Sen. John McCain Tuesday have made such a splash. Read More

Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) speaks to the media, accompanied by (from left) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), at the White House after meeting with US President Barack Obama on November 16, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Toby Jorrin/AFP/Getty Images)

Poll: Americans’ disdain for Congress hits lowest yet


9:19 AM on 6/14/2013

Americans ranked 16 other institutions--including banks, television news, police, and church--higher than their level of confidence in Congress. Read More

In this image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, smoke billows from a government airstrike on the Ghouda area of Damascus, Syria, Friday, May 3, 2013. Syria's main opposition group on Friday accused President Bashar Assad's regime of committing a "large-scale massacre" in a Sunni village near the Mediterranean coast, killing scores of people, according to activists. (Photo by Ugarit News//AP Photo via AP video)

Morning Headlines: Friday, June 14


8:15 AM on 6/14/2013

Here are the stories we're reading this morning. What's caught your eye? Read More

Jillian Soto, left, and Carlee Soto, sisters of Newtown, Conn. shooting victim Victoria Soto, hold hands during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2013, (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Newtown families to meet with Obama after Capitol Hill rally


2:59 PM on 6/13/2013

“I am here today to remind Congress of what happened to my family, to remind them of what keeps happening,” Jillian Soto said. Soto's sister, Vicki, was murdered protecting her students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Read More

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-WV., thanks supporters at his campaign celebration in Fairmont, W. Va., Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. Manchin defeated Republican challenger John Raese. (Photo by Dave Martin/AP Photo)

NRA ad hits Sen. Manchin on background checks


8:30 AM on 6/13/2013

After years of endorsing Sen. Joe Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, the NRA has paid thousands to air a new ad against him over the next two weeks. Read More

Image: Former U.S. President Clinton speaks on stage after he received the Advocate for Change Award during the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, California

Morning Headlines: Thursday, June 13


8:26 AM on 6/13/2013

Here are the stories we're reading this morning. What's caught your eye? Read More

(Photo courtesy of Lolly Wolly Doodle)

Facebook fuels kiddie clothing business to the tune of $20 million


2:24 AM on 6/13/2013

Brandi Temple, founder of Lolly Wolly Doodle, used social media to sell children’s clothing--and her company prospered. Read More