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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on the phone in the reception room of the Senate. (Photo by Chris Maddaloni/CQ Roll Call)

Sen. Graham slammed by extreme immigration group for supporting reform

Numbers USA scuttled immigration reform in 2007 by slamming conservatives for attempting reform. Now, they're trying to do it again, starting with Sen. Lindsey Graham. Read More

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Former Bush staffer: GOP should be ‘outspoken’ advocate for gay marriage

100 prominent Republicans signed a friend-of-the-court brief seeking to overturn California's Proposition 8 and stating that marriage is a constitutional right for gay couples in a sign the party is moving forward on the issue. Read More

President Barack Obama meets with Danielle Crutchfield, Director of Scheduling and Advance and Deputy Chief of Staff for Ops Alyssa Mastromonaco in the Oval Office, April 20, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Women of Value: The president’s gatekeeper

Whether it’s Newtown, Aurora, the sequester, the fiscal cliff, or a homework session with Malia, it’s Danielle Crutchfield, the president's scheduler, who is the maestro of our commander in chief's time. It’s Danielle who ultimately says ‘yes, we can!’ Read More

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Woodward: I never said Sperling’s ‘regret’ comment was a threat

The odd back-and-forth between the White House and the Washington Post's Bob Woodward continued into Friday on Morning Joe when former Obama Senior Advisor David Axelrod sparred with Woodward. Read More

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Check out Joe and Mika’s Friday live chat

Joe and Mika hosted a live chat on Friday morning and discussed everything from Mika's workout to Joe's political future. Read More

File photo: House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, accompanied by fellow House Democrats, leads a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, to discuss the  reintroduction of the Violence Against Women Act. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

VAWA passes House, with full protections for LGBT, Native Americans

The Violence Against Women Act passed with extended protections just a day before sequester cuts would threaten programs that support victims of domestic violence. Read More

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin speaks at the 2012 Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington on February 11, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Files

Conservative conference invites Romney, Palin, snubs Christie

Apparently, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, and Ted Cruz are planning the future of the Conservative party. Read More

A foreclosure sale sign sits in front of a house in Miami Beach, Florida in 2009. 
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The furlough effect: Why automatic cuts might not reduce the deficit at all

Nearly a million federal employees will be forced to take unpaid time off if the sequester is enacted. These huge furloughs may nullify the savings the sequester was intended to force and damage the recovering economy, too. Read More

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta participates in a news briefing at the Pentagon January 10.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Defense furloughs to hit 800K civilians, halt military training

State economies dependent on defense jobs, such as Virginia, California, Maryland, and Texas, will likely feel the burden the most, according to the department. Read More

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. on Dec. 7, 2012. (Photo by Mel Evans/AP)

Chris Christie approval at 74 percent, still trails behind Hillary in 2016 match-up

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a 74 percent approval rating among the state's voters, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. Yet Christie still trails former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a potential 2016 match up. Read More

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Far Right to McCain: ‘You said build the dang fence, where’s the fence?’

After a long history with immigration reform, McCain is back to the reform table, and his more conservative constituents are not pleased. Read More

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An excerpt from Michael Hainey’s “After Visiting Friends: A Son’s Story”

An excerpt from Michael Hainey's "After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story" Read More

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An excerpt from Emily Bazelon’s “Sticks and Stones”

An excerpt from Emily Bazelon's "Sticks and Stones" Read More

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Rattner’s charts: Share of income changes going to top 1%

Analysis shows that 103% of 2010 income share gains went to the top 1%. Read More

File Photo:  (ISRAEL OUT)  An 'Iron Dome' short-range missile defense system is positioned near the northern city of Haifa on January 31, 2013 in Israel. The Iron Dome missile defense system is designed to intercept and destroy incoming short-range rockets and artillery shells. Israel remains on high alert to the possibility of Islamic militants getting hold of Syrian missiles and chemical weapons, with reports yesterday that the Israeli air force launched an airstrike on a convoy carrying weapons from Syria to Lebanon on the Syria-Lebanon border.  (Photo by Oren Ziv/Getty Images)

Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ may be instrumental in peace process

Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren said the first successful anti-ballistic dome saves lives on both sides and may help in peace talks. Read More

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks in favor of stronger gun control while standing with survivors and family members of gun violence at a press conference at City Hall on December 17, 2012 in New York City.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Bloomberg super PAC tackles NRA with $2 million in Chicago race

Independence USA has spent $2.1 million in a Democratic primary in Chicago, buying up TV ads endorsing former State Representative Robin Kelly and attacking lead opponent Debbie Halvorson. The group has spent more than any candidate or organization in the primary. Read More

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Must-Read Op-Eds for February 19, 2013

The Morning Joe must-read opinion pages for Tuesday, February 19, 2013. Read More

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Mark Sanford emerges with first TV ad of campaign

Former two-term South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has emerged with his first television ad since announcing last month his intentions to run for Congress. Read More

File Photo: Tina Tchen, Director of the Office of Public Engagement, is getting briefed by the United States President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, prior to the Asian American and Pacific Islander Initiative Executive Order signing, October 14, 200914 Oct 2009, Washington, DC, USA. (Photo by Pete Souza/White House/Handout/CNP/Corbis, File)

Women of Value: Michelle Obama’s right arm

As Michelle Obama's chief of staff, Tina Tchen is helping to lift up women and fight unemployment amongst veterans--at all hours of the night. Read More

What is this hashtag thing, #ObamaQuester?
That’s the Republican’s name for it. They’re hoping to make the president politically “own” the automatic cuts. Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, answers reporters' questions during a news conference. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

What is a sequester anyway?

Let's talk about what this latest economic cliff looks like and the fixes that could put the problem to rest. Read More