The president didn't shy away from jokes about graduating or the realities that young, black men face after college. Read More

"We need to look at whether the chain of command can deal with the multitude of issues that arise in sexual assaults," said Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore Sunday. Read More

"Of course it was frightening. But what was more disturbing intellectually was that I thought to myself, 'Alright, this is it. My life is going to be over and it's gonna be ended by these people for a conflict that I'm not a part of.' " Read More

With relations strained over Syria negotiations, another bump was added to the rocky road of U.S.-Russia relations when U.S. diplomat Ryan Fogle was arrested by Russian authorities this week accused of being a CIA spy attempting to turn a Russian intelligence agent. Read More

In this week’s "Office Politics" Alex Witt speaks with NBC’s Luke Russert. Read More

The Washington Post's Dana Milbank and Mother Jones's Andy Kroll join Alex Witt for a conversation about the political implications of the latest IRS scandal. Read More

After surviving her own abduction and sexual assault, Alicia Kozakiewicz helps other survivors through her own foundation. Read More

This Wednesday, the Department of Health and Human Services released a report disclosing the costs of certain medical procedures in hospitals throughout the country. Read More

Revisions made to the Obama administration's talking points following the Sept. 11 attack on a diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are now playing a central role in the ongoing controversy over the administrations response to the attacks. Read More

Giffords created the group, Americans for Responsible Solutions, to promote stronger gun laws after she was shot in the head while at an event in her district. Read More

Senator Marco Rubio has said that an amendment including same-sex couples will derail the bill, but Senator Patrick Leahy says now is the time. Read More

Which side of the Syrian conflict deserves American support is far from clear with Iran-backed Syria on one side and Al Qaeda militias on the other, said Florida's Republican Rep. Tom Rooney Sunday on Weekends with Alex Witt. Read More

With special Election Day approaching in South Carolina, personality has come to play a key role in the standoff between former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and first-time candidate, Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, for a seat in the House. Read More

Investigators are building a case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and three of his friends accused of obstructing justice. Read More

David Rhode, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and Reuters columnist, suggested that the U.S. take a more passive route, helping with economic aid and trading among other non-lethal aid on Weekends with Alex Witt Sunday. Read More

The Massachusetts Public Defenders Office, which has already had 16 furlough days, will be even more strained once it defends Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in court. Read More

Having just thwarted a potential terror attack earlier this week, Canada is reviewing its deportation policies after learning that one of the suspects in the planned attack had a criminal record. Read More

The Federal Aviation Administration wasted little time announcing that air traffic facilities will return to pre-furlough staff levels over the next 24 hours, returning to normal operations by Sunday evening. Read More

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva was placed on a U.S. terror database a year and a half before the two bombs planted at the finish line of the Boston Marathon exploded. Read More

The FBI arrested a Mississippi man in connection to the ricin-laced letters sent to President Obama and two other officials, police said Saturday. Read More