Lawrence O'Donnell discussed the "horror" of Mississippi ratifying the 13th Amendment, which outlaws slavery, many many year after its passage. Also, Ryan Grim measured up former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford's handling of the Appalachian Trail scandal. Read More

Remember that intra-GOP war pitting Karl Rove and his establishment Republican allies against the Tea Party? It’s not showing any signs of dying down. Read More

President Obama ratcheted up his warning on the consequences of the upcoming sequester, saying many "people will lose their jobs." Get a first look at headlines shaping The Last Word rundown. Read More

The best of movies can inspire people to act. Thanks to the help of two concerned men who saw the Steven Spielberg movie, Mississippi finally got around to ratifying the 13th Amendment. Read More

While states across America push to restrict women's reproductive rights, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is trying to move his own the other direction. Read More

In honor of Presidents' Day, Harvard Kennedy School commemorates John F. Kennedy's legacy by remembering its reinterpretation of John F. Kennedy's inaugural address on January 20, 1961. Read More

One Chicago teen lost her life just hours after her younger sister attended President Obama’s speech on gun violence. Read More

The Obama administration is downplaying its draft immigration proposal, saying it's only a plan B if lawmakers don't come up with their own sweeping bill. Read More

Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul are working together to bring a Schedule I illegal drug back into production in their state. Read More

Abortion opponents in Kansas are fighting to prevent the reopening of an abortion clinic left vacant after the 2009 murder of abortion specialist Dr. George Tiller. Read More

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren schools federal bank regulators for not putting Wall Street on trial. Their answers earned them an 'F.' Read More

Richard Wolffe wondered why words in Washington have to be so long and complicated, when shorter words would do. Also, Joy Reid discussed why Harry Reid didn't reform the filibuster when he had a chance. Read More

President Obama heads to his hometown of Chicago, where he gives remarks at 3:45 pm ET. The president plans to discuss gun violence in Chicago, following the slain teenager who was shot to death a week after performing at Obama's inauguration. Read More

Republicans in Wyoming voted to raise the tax on gasoline to help bring in money for the state. But, MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says "don't expect Washington Republicans" to rewrite their tax policy. Read More

While NRA leader Wayne LaPierre promised to fight the president's "agenda to destroy the Second Amendment," more than 5,000 supporters rallied in Connecticut for stricter gun laws, and New Jersey passed 20 bills that further restrict access to firearms and ammunition. Read More

Rosario Dawson spoke with Lawrence O'Donnell about her experience as a part of Voto Latino for the presidential election. And Krystal Ball and Ari Melber discussed the minimum wage. Read More

In an interview with the Associated Press, Speaker John Boehner revealed he has a new strategy in negotiating with the president. After his "rear end got burnt" after two failed rounds of budget talks, Boehner and the House will only look at bills after the White House and Senate pass it. Read More

A video produced by FreedomWorks, a Tea-Party-aligned advocacy group, included an oral sex scene between a fake Hillary Clinton and a fake panda, according to a report by Mother Jones. Read More

Lawmakers are trying to change New York's definition of sexual crimes. The bill's sponsor pointed out that people who are "forced to engage in a sexual act against their will, the word they use is 'rape.' " Read More

Thirty-seven senators are asking the president to sign an executive order that would ban LGBT discrimination in the workplace. Read More