A bipartisan deal to expand background checks is a step toward reforming America's gun laws--an issue so politically torturous that the mere fact of Thursday's Senate debate is a win for President Obama. Read More
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The most important liberal you’ve never heard of: Frances Perkins
12:32 AM on 4/11/2013
On the day when President Obama offered changes in Social Security as part of a broader compromise with Republicans, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell honored the Democrat who helped create it. Read More
Bloomberg gun-control group pulls PA ad after Sen. Toomey’s compromise
10:34 PM on 4/10/2013
The Mayors Against Illegal Guns coalition praised two senators for reaching a deal aimed at expanding background checks. Read More
Very Last Word: GOP senator actually said this to Newtown families
7:12 PM on 4/10/2013
After the show, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell discussed Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe's remarks on the families of Newtown victims. Read More
Marine hides American flag that marked end of the Saddam Hussein era
3:52 PM on 4/10/2013
When former Marine Lt. Tim McLaughlin packed an American flag into his bags before being deployed to Iraq, he had no idea it would become a piece of history. Read More
First Word: Senators announce bipartisan deal on background checks
11:44 AM on 4/10/2013
Two key senators have reached a bipartisan deal to expand background checks to firearms sales at gun shows and on the Internet, representing a huge breakthrough for a series of new gun control proposals. Read More
Can Anthony Weiner overcome ‘Weinergate’ to run for NY mayor?
10:07 AM on 4/10/2013
Former Congressman Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma Abedin are profiled in a New York Times Magazine article in which they describe their relationship in the immediate aftermath of 'Weinergate': therapy, anger, and a new baby. Read More
‘I will be heard’: Daughter of slain Sandy Hook school principal
6:30 AM on 4/10/2013
The daughter of the school principal killed at Sandy Hook called out the 14 GOP senators who are threatening a filibuster on the gun control bill that heads to the Senate floor on Thursday. She said that Newtown families deserve to have the bill voted on. Read More
Sen. Feinstein optimistic on new assault weapons ban: ‘I will have a vote’
11:17 PM on 4/9/2013
Leading the charge to revive a ban on military-style assault weapons, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said “It’s important to the nation to know where people stand on a matter that’s as important as this." Read More
USA is the world’s biggest tax haven–which the GOP should remember while it honors Thatcher
11:17 PM on 4/9/2013
MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell deconstructed the common Republican line on U.S. taxes in his Rewrite segment. The revered Margaret Thatcher, he said, kept her nation's tax rates far higher than anything Americans face. Read More
Very Last Word: The socialist side of British conservatism
7:00 PM on 4/9/2013
On Monday's Very Last Word, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell talked about British conservatives being more socialist than U.S. liberals. Also, Ari Melber discussed the late Margaret Thatcher's famous quote, "There is no such thing as society." Read More
Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-gun violence group to rank lawmakers with letter grades
3:29 PM on 4/9/2013
Mayor Bloomberg's group, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, is implementing a new scoring system for lawmakers based on their votes and public statements, as the Senate will vote on gun control legislation this week. Read More
First Word: President Obama calling out the GOP filibuster
11:41 AM on 4/9/2013
As 11 family members of the Newtown shooting victims are lobbying Congress today for stricter gun laws, Senate Republicans are continuing their filibuster on gun-regulation legislation this week. Read More
TAPE: McConnell staff discussed attacking Ashley Judd’s mental health
10:38 AM on 4/9/2013
A new recording obtained by Mother Jones's David Corn shows the senator's campaign staff discussing attacking Judd over her religious views and past bouts with depression. Read More
O’Donnell: ‘Margaret Thatcher the socialist was forgotten long before she was gone’
12:34 AM on 4/9/2013
Thatcher strongly supported programs like nationalized health care, argued MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell. Read More
O’Donnell brainstorms ‘Veep’ episodes with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
12:21 AM on 4/9/2013
Julia Louis-Dreyfus spoke with MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell about the upcoming season of her political sitcom, Veep. Read More
Beyoncé and Jay-Z rewrite the crime of traveling to Cuba
11:04 PM on 4/8/2013
Did the stars get special treatment from the Obama administration? MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell weighed in on their recent journey after Republican lawmakers complained about it. Read More
Then there were 3: Sen. Tim Johnson backs gay marriage
3:47 PM on 4/8/2013
South Dakota's retiring Tim Johnson became the latest Democratic senator to come out in support of gay marriage on Monday. Read More
NRA and LaPierre are ‘clowns at the circus,’ says Connecticut governor
3:05 PM on 4/8/2013
"This guy is so out of whack, it's unbelievable," Gov. Dannel Malloy said of LaPierre. Read More
First Word: Margaret Thatcher has died at age 87
11:28 AM on 4/8/2013
Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died Monday morning from a stroke at age 87. Read More
