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Scarborough: Palin represented a time in politics that is passing us very quickly

"Sarah Palin represented a time and place in American politics and not 2008 so much as 2010. And that time is passing us very quickly," Joe Scarborough said Monday morning on the news Sarah Palin and FOX News have parted ways. Read More

President Barack Obama shakes hands with current Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough in the East Room of the White House in Washington, where he announced that he will name McDonough as his next chief of staff.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

After many all-nighters, Denis McDonough takes White House chief of staff job

Denis McDonough will be Obama’s fifth chief of staff, the president announced this afternoon from the East Office. McDonough will replace Jack Lew, who will take over as the president’s Treasury Secretary. Read More

File Photo: Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Cecilia Munoz attends the Nevada Women Vote 2012 Summit on August 25, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images/File)

Women of Value: Cecilia Muñoz

The first in a series by Mika Brzezinski on the powerful women inside the White House. Today's Woman of Value? Top Domestic Policy Adviser Cecilia Muñoz. Read More

An audio excerpt from Terry Francona’s “Francona: The Red Sox Years”

Former Red Sox manager joined us on Wednesday to discuss "Francona: The Red Sox Years," the book he co-authored with Dan Shaughnessy.

Listen to an audio… Read More

(L-R) In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 photograph, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question during a news conference in Trenton, N.J. (Photo by Mel Evans/AP Photo) File Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to participants of the Clinton Global Initiative meeting on September 24, 2012 in New York City.  (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images/File)

Is Chris Christie ready to tackle Hillary in 2016?

Since it’s never too early for American politics to look ahead, is Chris Christie ready to tackle the stalwart Democrat he could be matched up against in 2016? Read More

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Inaugural poet Blanco: I felt that Obama and Biden had my back

Poet Richard Blanco stopped by Morning Joe on Tuesday to reflect on the inauguration and on his poem "One Today," which he says he initially recited outdoors to an audience of a solitary snow man. Read More

File Photo:  Former RNC chair Michael Steele talks with CNN. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/File Photo)

Climate change: the Obamacare of the second term

“When I heard that line, what struck me is this is the Obamacare of the second administration” Steele said. “Climate change is going to be the sleeping dog issue that he is going to fashion and put into play, maybe a total package or piecemeal, but I think that’s going to be part of the second term legacy.” Read More

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‘One Today’ – full text of Richard Blanco’s inaugural poem

Today, the Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, read his poem “One Today” at the ceremonial swearing-in ceremony of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe… Read More

File Photo: The President's Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett attends the Nevada Women Vote 2012 Summit on August 25, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event focused on rallying support for President Obama's re-election.  (Photo by Isaac Brekken/Getty Images/File)

Valerie Jarrett: Obama’s not done campaigning

“[We] have to engage the people in the process,” Jarrett said. “One of the lessons that we learned in the first term was that he can’t do this alone, he can’t work with Congress alone and expect they’re going to put their short term political interests ahead of the people.” Read More

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks in Providence, R.I.,  (Photo by Steven Senne/AP File)

Colin Powell: The Second Amendment calls for regulations, you know

“As the Second Amendment says, a well-regulated militia is essential to our national identity,” former Secretary of State Gen. Collin Powell said on Monday's Morning Joe. Read More

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WEB EXCLUSIVE: Hoda Kotb on waking up at ‘Mika time’ and overcoming adversity

Hoda Kotb wasn’t always the TODAY star she is now. She was rejected by 26 different news directors before getting her first job, before working her way up to her top spot on TODAY. Read More

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Whole Foods CEO: I don’t think Obamacare comment will hurt sales

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey says he doesn't believe likening the president's health care plan to "fascism" will lead to a decline in sales. Read More

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Who is Denis McDonough, the man likely to be Obama’s next chief of staff?

Who is Denis McDonough, the man poised to be the next chief of staff? Read More

In this Nov. 17, 2012, photo, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o sings the alma mater following their NCAA college football game against Stanford in South Bend, Ind. A story that Te'o's girlfriend had died of leukemia _ a loss he said inspired him to help lead the Irish to the BCS championship game _ was dismissed by the university Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, as a hoax perpetrated against the linebacker. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)

No Such Dame: Football star’s girlfriend hoax unravels

The massive expose that revealed the girlfriend of Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o to be an elaborate hoax unraveled in less than a week after an initial email tip. Read More

File Photo: Senator Jim DeMint, R-SC, speaks during an address to the 39th Conservative Political Action Committee February 9, 2012 at a hotel in Washington, DC (Photo: Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Sen. DeMint: Congress is a mess, so we’re going straight to the people

Congress is so dysfunctional that it’s time to work directly to the people, according to former Sen. Jim DeMint. Read More

TEN YEARS LATER

An excerpt from Hoda Kotb’s ‘Ten Years Later’

An excerpt from Hoda Kotb's "Ten Years Later: Six People Who Faced Adversity and Transformed Their Lives" Read More

Activist Medea Benjamin, of Code Pink, is led away by security as she protests during a statement by National Rifle Association executive vice president Wayne LaPierre, left, during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012 in Washington.  The National Rifle Association broke its silence Friday on last week's shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school that left 26 children and staff dead.  (Photo by Evan Vucci/AP Photo)

Scarborough: NRA is its own worst enemy

“They need new leadership, their leadership has dragged them over the cliff. They are now a fringe organization with millions of mainstream Americans, guys and women that love to hunt, and believe that they have the right to protect their families," Scarborough said. "What the NRA once was, it no longer is." Read More

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A look back at Morning Joe’s 2009 trip to the Inauguration

A look back at Morning Joe's 2009 trip to the Inauguration Read More

Morning Joe and Way Too Early are live in D.C.

Morning Joe and Way Too Early will be live in Washington D.C. at the Dubliner Restaurant for post-Inauguration Day coverage on Jan. 21 and 22nd starting at 5:30… Read More

President Barack Obama shakes hands with former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel in the White House. Obama has nominated Hagel for the next Secretary of Defense. (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

Schumer says he’ll back Hagel, Senate approval now likely

Sen. Chuck Schumer admitted that he had reservations about the nominee's statements on Iran and Israel but that those were cleared up in a 90-minute meeting Monday. Read More