Sen. Marco Rubio suggested Republicans--including himself--probably won't vote for the sweeping immigration reform bill unless further revisions are made to tighten border security. Read More

In the latest Very Last Word web exclusive, author Jonathan Alter told the story of why Chris Christie didn't run for president in 2012, and why he never joined the Romney ticket. Read More

The new NBC/WSJ poll shows that President Obama's overall approval rating has not changed after the triage of scandals that have hit his administration in the last few weeks. Read More

A new report from the ACLU reveals that blacks and white use marijuana at equal rates, but blacks are four times more likely to get arrested for possessing it. Read More

Comments by Michael Douglas about oral sex and HPV shines a light on a topic that has long been shamed by conservative politicians. Read More

In her newly published memoir, Kristin Beck comes out as a transgender woman after retiring from a 20-year career as a Navy SEAL. Read More

On Monday's Very Last Word, MSNBC's Ari Melber and Krystal Ball talked about their favorite kinds of breakfast cereal. Read More

The Justice Department is rejecting Republican suggestions that Attorney General Eric Holder committed perjury when he told Congress he had never been involved in a potential prosecution of the news media. Read More

President Obama has named three nominees to the D.C. appeals court, launching an aggressive push against Senate Republicans. Read More

The new Cheerios ad featuring an interracial couple and their daughter inspired an outpouring of comments online, ranging from the strongly supportive to racist mudslinging. Read More

A comment from the “Behind the Candelabra” star sparks a serious cancer discussion. Read More

After Rep. Darrell Issa called White House Press Secretary Jay Carney a "paid liar," some Republicans are urging him to tone it down.. Read More

As Congress heads back to session this week, the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" is working to persuade undecided Democratic and Republican senators to support their immigration reform bill. Read More

The death of Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a New Jersey Democrat, deprives the Senate of a staunch liberal voice. Lautenberg passed away at age 89 from complications of viral pneumonia. Read More

Republican Congressman Darrell Issa said in an interview Sunday that the Obama administration directed the IRS to target Tea Party groups and that soon to be released transcripts would prove his accusation. Read More

Former Governor Howard Dean talks "the scream speech" with MSNBC's Ari Melber. Plus, Lawrence O'Donnell gives some advice to The Last Word intern. Read More

Actor Patrick Stewart explained why he speaks out against domestic violence: "I do what I do in my mother's name because I couldn't help her then. Now I can." Read More

Tesla Motors paid back its Department of Energy loan of $456 million nine years early, showing Republicans what can come of a good federal investment in green tech. Read More

Leaders in Detroit and the art world are furious the city is considering selling off the priceless art collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts to pay down its staggering debt. Read More

The number of Americans killed from gun violence since last December's shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn. has surpassed the total number of U.S. military casualties during the nine-year war in Iraq. Read More