At the annual Gridiron Dinner, President Obama dished out some one-liners on the sequester and took a Marco Rubio-style water break. Read More

President Obama plans to meet with lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week to keep negotiations alive. Meanwhile, Paul Ryan is still talking about repealing Obamacare. Read More

MSNBC's Howard Fineman reported that the actress planned to announce her Kentucky Senate run. Read More

A good stiff drink might help with the peace process. But one United Nations official requested that his colleagues refrain from boozing – at least until after meetings. Read More

Republicans get angry about canceled White House tours. MSNBC's Ezra Klein reveals why they should actually be angry over something much more critical. Read More

Alex Wagner and Chris Hayes discussed how Speaker Boehner has been getting bills through the house via "shame, smoke, and mirrors." Also, Maggie Haberman and Joy Reid talked about Hillary Clinton's potential primary challengers in 2016. Read More

Support for same-sex marriage has increased over the last few months, particularly among Catholic voters, according to a new national poll released Friday. Read More

Promising signs of economic growth from the Labor Department, in spite of drama created by lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Read More

In his latest Rewrite, Lawrence O'Donnell shared a highlight reel of the some most nonsensical things the senator mentioned during his verbal marathon. Read More

During a Senate Banking Committee hearing, the new Democrat on the block from Massachusetts questioned why banking institutions, such as HSBC, have been allowed to get off so easy with the Justice Department. Read More

Richard Wolffe and Krystal Ball discussed the dinner that President Obama had with Senate Republicans, and why the vice president wasn't invited. Jonathan Capehart talked about the problem CPAC has with uninviting electable Republicans. Read More

Rand Paul had a weak argument in his filibuster against John Brennan, but he used it as good opportunity for some old fashion fundraising. Read More

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Gov. Chris Christie are their respective parties' most formidable candidates in 2016, according to a new national poll from Quinnipiac University. Read More

President Obama's charm offensive with Republicans continues. Get a sneak peek at stories The Last Word staff is following now. Read More

Take a deep breath and count backwards from 10. Lawence O'Donnell weighed in on Bill O'Reilly's 'anger issues' during his Rewrite segment. Read More

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will face competition in his re-election campaign. New Jersey Democrat Barbara Buono argues that Christie's record is worth a closer look. Read More

Steve Schmidt talked about whether Jeb Bush is enough of his own man to overcome the Bush fatigue of the last two decades. Joy Reid discussed why she doesn't like Alan Colmes being verbally beat up by Bill O'Reilly. Read More

The number of anti-government hate groups hit an all-time last year, according to data from the Southern Poverty Law Center. The Center warns that this rapid growth and increasing anger is making them a domestic danger. Read More

Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords went back to the supermarket parking lot where she was shot and nearly died more than two years ago. She urged lawmakers to support expanded background checks for guns buyers. Read More

President Obama plans to wine and dine Republican senators. Check out some of the stories shaping tonight's rundown. Read More