The Republican-controlled House gave its final approval to the state's hotly contested right-to-work legislation Tuesday. But the measure's opponents are already plotting their counter-attack. Read More

As protesters shouted "shame on you" from the gallery, Michigan's Republican-led House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a contentious "right-to-work" law by a vote of 58 to 51. Read More

Protesters blanketed the grounds around the Michigan state Capitol Tuesday morning. A few hours later, the State House passed a law that could seriously damage organized labor. Read More

Will Republicans use the debt ceiling as their next hostage? Vote yes or no! Read More

President Obama and Speaker Boehner are on a fiscal cliff collision course. Who will blink first? Watch The Ed Show tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More

Republicans are dragging their feet on the “fiscal cliff," still arguing that extending tax cuts for the wealthy will add jobs. But the delays are putting our economic recovery at risk, says David Cay Johnston. Read More

President Obama slammed Michigan's pending right-to-work legislation during a Monday address at a Detroit-area auto factory. Read More

The staff of Detroit's largest daily newspaper published a blistering editorial on Sunday, saying Michigan's governor had double-crossed voters by coming out in support of anti-union right-to-work legislation. Read More

Will Republicans punish Speaker Boehner for trying to work with the president? Yes or no? Vote now! Read More

Speaker Boehner agrees to play one-on-one with President Obama and guess who's holding all the cards? Watch "The Ed Show" tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More

The day after Michigan's legislature held an abrupt vote on right-to-work legislation, United Auto Workers president Bob King blamed the influence of the Koch brothers and "the extreme right wing." Read More

The grassroots push for a progressive fiscal cliff deal is heating up. A coalition of labor unions, liberal pressure groups, and community organizations will stage simultaneous rallies and actions on Monday around the country, in an attempt to move the fiscal cliff negotiations to the left. Read More

Michigan's GOP-controlled House and Senate approved right-to-work legislation over the loud objections of Democratic legislators and protesters Thursday night. Right-to-work laws, which are on the books in 23 other states, bar unions from automatically deducting union dues from the paychecks of all employees in a bargaining unit. Read More

One of the most powerful leaders of the Tea Party is cutting and running. Sen. Jim DeMint abruptly resigns. Reaction and analysis tonight at 8pET on The Ed Show on MSNBC! Read More

The parent company for Olive Garden and Red Lobster said it would not try to shave healthcare costs by reducing the hours of full-time employees. Read More

A tribal leader jokingly calls Obama the "first American Indian president." But there's serious tension between the president's administration and the Native American community. Read More

One of Apple's Mac lines will be manufactured in the United States starting next year, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced in an interview to be aired on the Thursday edition of NBC's Rock Center. Read More

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President Obama is done playing games. Ed welcomes House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More

Rove and Morris made themselves--and Fox News--look foolish. Now the commentators are off the air. Read More