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Eric Holder calls for more transparency in lethal injectionsObama signs another order enforcing contractor work standardsUN, Kerry announce cease-fire in GazaThursday's Mini-Report, 7.31.14CIA apologizes for Senate spying#Sharknado2Marriage equality marches toward the Supreme CourtCIA admits to spying on Senate committeeBorder failure rocks House GOP leadershipWisconsin upholds Walker's anti-union bargaining lawHouse and Senate fail to pass border billsNew bipartisan bill addressing campus sexual assault introducedReince Priebus: GOP gains among minorities won't happen overnightFast Food Workers Win Major VictoryGinsburg: Hobby Lobby majority has 'blind spot' on women's rights7 Republicans' out-there takes on the border crisisWisconsin Supreme Court delivers big wins to GOPWomen in Politics: College Edition -- University of South CarolinaObama to GOP: 'Stop being mad all the time'GOP donor's station rejects Democratic ad in MinnesotaBill Clinton on Sept. 10, 2001: 'I could have killed' bin LadenWisconsin voter ID law upheld by state Supreme CourtWhen politicians literally run away from questionsKarl Rove blames impeachment talk on DemocratsThe Speaker vs. the Shadow Speaker on the border crisisMeet the Wheaton College feministsHillary Clinton leads potential 2016 GOP contenders in Ohio pollBlaming the messenger, not the messageDo you think the punishment for the first grader was appropriate?Jobless claims climb, but remain at low level'The honest discussion'House GOP border fight and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 31The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/30/14Maddow accepts 'Ice Bucket Challenge'Another candidate finds himself in hot waterAn excellent start toward de-fissuring the workplaceAfter court setback, Massachusetts passes new clinic security lawObama may be about to boost federal contractor working conditionsHouse GOP approves anti-Obama lawsuitPaul Ryan's nonprofit pipe dreamMeet California's first openly gay governor — for a few hours, anywayPoll: Keep unaccompanied children who cross into U.S. herePeace Corps pulls volunteers over Ebola fearsWednesday's Mini-Report, 7.30.14Tea party finds common cause with the left on agricultureObama urges GOP to 'stop hating all the time'; GOP responds with lawsuitMeghan McCain: I don't need more Sarah PalinHolder backs voting lawsuits in Ohio and Wisconsin5 ways the religious right is wrong againA photo-op gone wrong in ConnecticutGOP: 'Our bills will empower women'Campus sexual assault inspires rare bipartisan billExclusive: Booker and Paul join forces to reform war on drugsSenate holds first-ever hearing on guns and domestic violencePaul Ryan's poor excuse for inactionA Chris Christie comeback?Wednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.30.14The climate change revolution begins with youTexans rally against Rick Perry's deployment requestNo Labels, no accomplishments, but plenty of moneyMedal of Honor recipient Jack Jacobs answered your questionsThis is the next Hobby LobbyEconomic growth bounces back'It is almost a necessity to ask these questions'Northwestern University takes a step for equalityJoin our discussion of Adichie's 'We Should All Be Feminists'US growth surges by 4 percent after frosty first quarterLobbyists advise GOP: give up anti-gay stancePreventing domestic gun violence is a moral obligation'We're tearing down walls. Get it?'Do you think Ventura should keep the jury award?U.S. economy bounces back in a big waySteyer group kicks off ads by blasting Iowa's ErnstThe GOP loses control of its Frankenstein monsterObama lawsuit vote and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 30Citations for the July 30, 2014 TRMSThousands stuck in limbo waiting to save their homesCoburn withholds approval of new VA billRep. on immigration: "I think the president is going to act"The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/29/14Funny or Die takes on HardballLabor board deals major blow to fast food corporationsThe typical household is now worth a third lessTuesday's Mini-Report, 7.29.14Obama: 'Not a new Cold War' with Russia, just new sanctionsClawson regrets 'air ball'South Carolina couple optimistic after gay marriage rulingParties, presidents, and economic powerReformers take another crack at surveillanceNew VA head inherits sex assault crisisMississippi's last abortion clinic to stay open — for nowClinton welcomes 'healthy' Democratic primary contestThe TSA wants you to change airport securityCost of delaying climate action? $150 billion a yearSen. McCain: Votes aren't there for impeachmentThe House GOP's underwhelming response to a crisisSatanists aren't the only ones following Hobby Lobby's leadHere's What Happens When Congress Ignores WorkersTuesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.29.14The Reiding ListDemocrats eager to campaign on Obama impeachment and lawsuitWanted: U.S. AmbassadorsJoni Ernst's 'bottom line': States can nullify lawsCutting taxes for the wealthy? Again?2.1 million reasons why Dems love the GOP's anti-Obama pushBloomberg group's new ad ties guns to domestic violenceDo you agree with Whoopi Goldberg's comments about a man hitting a woman?The climate crisis isn't just scary; it's expensiveIowa's Ernst dabbles in nullification extremismThe Reiding ListAn excerpt from "The Nixon Tapes"Chutzpah Watch, Mississippi editionFederal contractors strike, call on Obama to do moreFixing the V.A. and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 29Rep. Tim Ryan puts himself in the shoes of a minimum wage workerCitations for the July 29, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/28/14Let me finish: "We heard him and elected him our President"Ahead on the 7/28/14 Maddow showTHE CALL: FOSTER OPPORTUNITIESJudge clears the way for LA Clippers saleGOP Congressman pushes for federal legalization of marijuana oilMichelle Nunn and the perils of leaked campaign memosMonday's Mini-Report, 7.28.14Hillary Clinton's many 'good friends'An old lie makes a shameful comebackAppeals court strikes down Virginia gay marriage banAppeals court strikes down Virginia same-sex marriage ban'Not In My Backyard' creates roadblocks to sheltering migrant childrenHow police can help prevent HIVMichigan Senate race a rare bright spot for DemocratsHow not to debate the border crisisWho says Cleveland needs saving?Michelle Obama on 2014 midterms: Be hungry, DemocratsSenators reach bipartisan deal to reform VA health care systemMonday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.28.14Melissa Harris-Perry: Lower-income stigma embodied in 'poor door'Dem offers Issa a 'Senator Joseph R. McCarthy Memorial Truth Pond'Cotton tripped up by his voting recordFast food convention portends escalation in strikesPetition the government for redress of cellphone grievancesEx-governor tries to live on a minimum wage budget — and failsGOP blames Obama for Libyan violenceNYT editorial board calls for end to pot 'prohibition'Congress reaches preliminary deal on veterans' aidMore Sarah Palin—for a priceDo you think The New York Times' endorsement will influence people's opinions?House GOP leader leaves presidential impeachment on the tableVets bill deal reached and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 28Madeleine Albright: 'To put it mildly, the world is a mess'Big Idea: EZ Baby Saver strives to prevent hot car deathsHouse whip won't rule out impeachmentNetanyahu: Hamas has rejected, violated ceasefiresThe July 27 'MHP' SyllabusIsrael extends Gaza cease-fire as militants launch more rocketsChicago could shelter undocumented immigrant kids: ReportNRA commentator defends giving guns to kidsJudges chip away at Florida gay marriage banMost Americans don't want Obama impeachment: PollSEIU president Mary Kay Henry: Fast food strikes have raised wages for millionsIn Case You Missed It: The week's top stories from msnbcCan Obama rescue his sputtering second term?This Week in God, 7.26.14Cocktail Moment: The Prescription JulepCitations for the July 25, 2014 TRMSPresident Obama: Border crisis is a 'shared responsibility'The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/25/14The July 26 'MHP' SyllabusAhead on the 7/25/14 Maddow showFriday's Mini-Report, 7.25.14An 'intensely awkward congressional hearing'A poor messenger with a dubious messageThe real party of civil rightsArizona points to procreation to defend gay marriage banLena Dunham sparks a birth control conversationAdviser's past remarks could give Obamacare a headacheYou made it to the weekend! Treat yourself to the msnbc news quizGOP lawmakers balk at Pentagon's climate concernsHow to fix an enthusiasm gapThe Reiding ListMcCain's descent into 'self-pity'Obama administration mulling refugee options for migrant kidsRand Paul makes pitch to civil rights groupsQ&A with Warden Ivey from Lockup's Cleveland seriesGOP discovers the virtue of unilateral presidential actionWhat Went Wrong in Arizona's ExecutionDetroit's secret weapon against food insecurityChris Christie: GOP must show willingness to listenThe Venezuelan opposition will be tweetedThe de facto House leader who isn't in the HouseDo you think Ray Rice's two game suspension is too lenient?Adventures in Fox News polling, Part VIICollege investigating alleged plagiarism by Sen. John Walsh'Rape is a four-letter word'House GOP poised to kill veterans-aid billRefugee status? and other headlinesTop Obama aide: GOP flirting with impeachmentCitations for the July 24, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/24/14Ahead on the 7/24/14 Maddow showPresident most written by The New York Times is... Surprise!Hillary Clinton: You're lucky 'Hard Choices' isn't longerObama calls for corporate tax loophole closureThursday's Mini-Report, 7.24.14Paul Ryan, you, and your new life coachBusiness Latest: Israeli Army social mediaFederal immigration crackdown begins to fall apartHouse GOP rejects effort to improve their anti-Obama lawsuitWhy the minimum wage is still $7.25 after all these yearsNRA pundit wants to make gun use mandatory for kidsSarah Palin wades into another GOP fightSen. McCain: President Obama is full of 'self-pity'Paul Ryan makes the case for his anti-poverty vision (again)Thursday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.24.14Paul Ryan unveils new anti-poverty planJeb Bush puts 'act of love' behind him, stands with GOP on border crisisTerri Lynn Land's $3 million problemRubio tries and fails to thread culture-war needleBoehner wants Obama to act 'on his own' on border crisisWomen in Politics: College Edition -- University of LouisvilleWisconsin governor's race a 'dead heat'Hillary Clinton tops all potential 2016 GOPers in FloridaTed Cruz sees an imaginary 'economic boycott of Israel'Do you think Southwest Airlines was justified in asking Watson to delete his tweet?John Boehner's ultimatum: Change 2008 law or elseJobless claims improve to eight-year lowAir Algerie Jet Chartered by Spain's Swiftair Vanishes in AfricaMontana's Walsh caught up in damaging plagiarism controversyWitness to botched execution and other headlinesHas income inequality lessened under Obama?Craig MelvinUpdate: Arizona execution takes nearly two hoursCitations for the July 23, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/23/14Another botched execution, this time in ArizonaAhead on the 7/23/14 Maddow showArizona inmate dead two hours after execution beganKrystal Continued: Got ReligionFeminism's next wave: Economic justice for working womenMaryland to cover gender reassignment surgery for state employeesJoe Biden makes his pitch to black votersWednesday's Mini-Report, 7.23.14The xxxcel spreadsheetAt the intersection of Ted Cruz and bad chartsWhy Obamacare without subsidies would be a disasterObama administration to issue another contraception accommodationFox hosts blast 911 calls from immigrantsThe 10 most outrageous Jody Hice quotesMarco Rubio defends gays, attacks gay marriagePoll: 53% of Americans find Obamacare beneficialTed Cruz gets the 'True Blood' treatment, doesn't really like itPaul Ryan to unveil new anti-poverty planMichele Bachmann on 2016: 'What if I decide to run?'Voters are turning to the dark sideTed Cruz turns "True Blood" episode into political statementPoll: GOP couldn't live on minimum wage, but still won't raise itWhat is the 'working group' working on, exactly?Reid hits back at GOP for 'crazy ideas' on border crisisWednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.23.14Arizona inmate Joseph Wood pronounced deadTexas's legal abortion rate declines in wake of restrictionsObama, Rand Paul on 'opposite' sides of minimum wageSarah Palin stopped for speeding: 'I wasn't speeding, I was qualifying'Rep. Kevin McCarthy calls for 'modernization' at Department of Veterans AffairsObamacare on trial: The race back to the Supreme Court is onDisabilities treaty gets a second chanceHave a question? Sugar has the answer.Congress comes together to help the disabled save, tax-freeReport: New York Gov. Cuomo's office derailed ethics commissionMarco Rubio's unique take on historySenate Democrats rolling out bill to address border crisisDo you agree with the Giant's decision to hire David Tyree?Perry fails to impress Texas border sheriffsThe Speaker, the ACA, and the 'Be Careful What You Wish For' AdageThe stage is set in GeorgiaNJ Anaconda? and other headlinesCitations for the July 22, 2014 TRMSDavid Perdue wins GOP nomination in Georgia Senate raceAnti-Islam pastor Jody Hice wins Georgia primaryThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/22/14Ahead on the 7/22/14 Maddow showMany deported 'recent border crossers' aren't recent — or near the borderA civil rights hero and a leading advocate answer your questionsHillary Clinton 'committed' to helping Democrats in 2014The Michigan GOP's spying operation: an exclusive reportTuesday's Mini-Report, 7.22.14Watch: 105-year-old makes big pitchGroups: Texas city ban on border kids violates civil rightsThe politics of a health care rulingKentucky Senate candidate Alison Grimes is in attack mode in new ad"One small step for man"... 45 years laterEpileptic children may now be treated with marijuana in IllinoisObama signs bipartisan jobs bill: "Let's do this more often"Judicial whiplash as 4th Circuit contradicts D.C. CircuitGeorgia GOP voters choose Senate nominee in a tough raceTuesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.22.14Appeals court swings a sledgehammer at the ACAAnother GOP congressman comes out in support of gay marriageJudge's modest proposal: Bring back the firing squadGOP wants to fire Harry ReidObamacare: Courts reach dueling rulings on legal challengeFlorida's Scott finds himself in hot waterDo you agree with California's new law cracking down on tackles in football practice?Boehner: Obama is 'jeopardizing' solution to border crisisA day in the lifeAn 'unfortunate political stunt' goes awryRick Perry's 'Operation Strong Safety'Supersonic impact and other headlinesCitations for the July 21, 2014 TRMSProtesters picket Christie over gun billThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/21/14Ahead on the July 21, 2014 Maddow showObama calls for cease-fire as Kerry announces aid to GazaHillary Clinton: 'I would consider' anti-Citizens United amendmentMonday's Mini-Report, 7.21.14Is Wall Street reformed?Russia's U.S. standing plummets, still more popular than CongressPresident Obama expands 'My Brother's Keeper' initiativeA conversation about campus sexual assaultBusiness Latest: Russia's alternate media realityMark Schauer would end Michigan's Emergency Manager systemPublic attitudes on foreign policy clear as mudObama's dilemma: How to push Putin without causing more problemsMarissa Alexander denied new Stand Your Ground hearingGOP takes border crisis out on DREAMersNASA renames building in honor of Neil ArmstrongObama advances anti-discrimination policy with executive orderObama signs historic order on LGBT equalityThe Reiding ListMonday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.21.14Obama to Putin: 'Get serious'California, Kansas, and lessons about taxesSarah Palin to GOP: I'm calling your bluff! Impeach Obama!Rick Perry requests deployment of 1,000 guardsmen to U.S. borderAt Netroots, progressive activists turn to traditional organizingNot every international crisis is about ObamaHillary Clinton for president in 2016? Beats me, says BillRussia and Ukraine feud amid Malaysian Airlines plane recoveryRemember the deficit? No one else does, eitherDNC fundraising exceeded RNC's in JuneSometimes, 'What Would Reagan Do?' is the wrong questionGOP's take on minimum wage faces 'serious questions'Do you think a city should be able to fine residents for not watering their lawn during a drought?The importance of context amid turmoilPlane investigation and other headlinesObama's My Brother's Keeper initiative gets $104 million boostElizabeth Warren woos national LatinosTed Cruz: Democrats are holding migrant kids ransomTime is running out for Iraq as nation spirals into chaosNetanyahu: Hamas to blame for 'gruesome' deathsThe team behind 'Underwater Dreams' shares special extras with YOU!Kerry links Russian-backed separatists to plane shootdownNo execution until Arizona reveals death penalty drugs, court saysAmericans have witnessed more than 100 mass shootings since 2009The July 20 'MHP' SyllabusLatino community keeps focus on border crisisFlorida jury awards $23.6 billion verdict in big tobacco lawsuitWill anyone be prosecuted for the Malaysia Airlines shootdown?Rep. Keith Ellison wants to make union organizing a civil rightImmigration protests staged around the countryIn Case You Missed It: The week's top stories from msnbcIncoming NEA head inherits tension with Education Secretary Arne DuncanConservative PAC raises money over possible Warren 2016 candidacyThis Week in God, 7.19.14Citations for the July 18, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/18/14Ahead on the 7/18/14 Maddow showThe July 19 'MHP' SyllabusObama to meet with Central American presidents over border crisisIt was a big news week. Test your knowledge of current affairsNo religious exemption from Obama order on LGBT workplace protectionsFriday's Mini-Report, 7.18.14Thousands of drug offenders eligible for reduced sentencesDetroit residents and national allies protest water shutoffsSentencing commission eyes early release for 46kJohn Boehner: Unlikely Congress will agree on border solutionCapitol Hill staffer arrested for carrying gun in congressional buildingCriminalization of homelessness on the rise in U.S. citiesThe case against California's death penaltyA mixed day for marriage equality in the 10th CircuitThe Koch brothers' expanding 2014 operationElizabeth Warren rides wave of support at Netroots NationObama points to rebels in downed Malaysian jetFriday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.18.14AIDS experts among victims aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17When Darrell Issa goes 'rogue'McCain thinks anew about U.S. invasion of IraqEnding extreme poverty by 2030 isn't just a dream, it's possibleWants vs. needs on Capitol HillChristie backs Supreme Court ruling on contraceptionDowned Malaysian Airlines flight MH17: Here's what we knowArkansas' Cotton sees food-stamp recipients as 'addicts'Congress poised to do nothing about border crisisAir attack aftermath and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 18Citations for the July 17, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/17/14Ahead on the 7/17/14 Maddow showHillary Clinton: 'It probably had to be Russian insurgents'The next 'American Ninja Warrior' could be a womanAt Netroots, Biden pitches himself as progressive heroThursday's Mini-Report, 7.17.14Start your journey to win free concert tickets hereMarriage equality reaches (part of) FloridaMalaysia Airlines Flight 17 downed by surface-to-air missileBusiness Latest: Christie's political engineThe latest on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17Banks are open for the business of marijuanaChris Christie stumps in Iowa amid 'Bridgegate' hearing in NJFlorida judge strikes down same-sex marriage banEric Holder takes action to fight Chicago gun violenceOfficials issue Twitter statements on Malaysia Airlines crashMalaysia Airlines jet reportedly crashes in UkraineWomen in Politics: College Edition -- University of DenverHow a Texas redistricting case could revive the Voting Rights ActThursday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.17.14Perry, Paul, and an overdue debateMarvel's new Captain America is blackThe truth about Detroit's pension woesStill no decisions at the U.S.-Mexico border'Big Government Program Working'Michael Sam tells young people to 'be themselves' at ESPYsThe potential horrors of Hobby LobbyShould families have access to a deceased relative's online accounts?One week later, Boehner's anti-Obama lawsuit already strugglingNew sanctions up ante on UkraineGeorgia's Kingston dabbles in impeachment politicsThe Call: #IamJadaOn the immigration crisis, what is the solution?Microsoft plans to slash 18,000 jobsJobless claims inch lower, beat expectationsTed Cruz's new 'top priority'Fixing the VA and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 17Clinton crushes Biden in hypothetical 2016 matchup: PollElizabeth Warren fires up progressives from coast to coastCitations for the July 16, 2014 TRMSHillary's office choice: "The fewer corners...the better."In Israel and Palestine, children imagine a world without warThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/16/14America's unrequited corporate love affairDOE: Quaker school can discriminate against transgender studentAhead on the 7/16/14 Maddow showReporter quits job after 'fatherless young black men' commentsPoll: 33% of Iowa Republicans dislike ChristieWorking mom talks about testifying at Paul Ryan's poverty hearingA party dividedThe new science of blaming momsWednesday's Mini-Report, 7.16.14'Do you know that was a bus with YMCA kids?'Chris McDaniel legal team: Election challenge is more than likelyBusiness Latest: Why companies can't fill jobsBatkid is back on the big screenWait, What? JCrew's new innovative sizingCalifornia judge strikes down death penaltySenate GOP blocks bill on contraception accessBowe Bergdahl hires lawyer for military investigationBrown 'took shelter in the bathroom' to avoid contraception questionsRepublicans block Democrats' Hobby Lobby fixColleges come together to address campus sexual assaultArchie, beloved comic book icon, dies saving gay friendConservative group attacks Chris Christie for backing 'liberal' judgesGeorgia's Deal caught up in ethics controversyWednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.16.14Affirmative action could be headed back to the Supreme CourtDems look for midterm cure to 'congenital disease'GOP lawsuit against Obama looks set to backfireCheney: Palin's call to impeach Obama is a 'distraction'More Americans are concerned about immigration: PollSolving a problem in the clumsiest way possible'Mad Men' star Harry Hamlin parodies John Boehner's minimum wage stanceJoin a conversation about "Factory Man"Do you agree with critics who say the "Six Californias" ballot initiative is a waste?Issa demands answers, but skips briefingThe return of the 'shop around' higher-ed planHouse GOP too busy for impeachment?Obama announces funds to prepare country for climate changeThe right problem, the wrong solutionRenee Ellmers, context, and 'a woman's level'Obama lawsuit moves forward and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 16Giving undocumented Americans a chance to dreamPoll: Iowa Senate race in dead heatStewart jokes with Clinton: No one cares about your bookCitations for the July 15, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/15/14Republicans to introduce ineffectual contraception billSenate considers a bill that would prohibit abortion restrictionsHouse passes highway funding band-aidAhead on the 7/15/14 Maddow showPro-Elizabeth Warren group forms to urge senator to run in 2016On immigration, the House GOP has only one answer: Deport the kidsThe 'majority-minority' America is coming, so why not get ready?Major League Baseball honors gay pioneer Glenn BurkeTuesday's Mini-Report, 7.15.14How not to tackle contraception policyAll In Agenda: Undocumented and detainedBusiness Latest: Can LeBron save Cleveland?Hobby Lobby: A new tool for crushing workplace unionization?Alison Lundergan Grimes breaks Kentucky fundraising recordThose who see McCarthy comparisons as a complimentWhat happened to Chris Christie the moderate?A conversation with Texas Rep. Joaquin CastroQuinnipiac: Americans on U.S. action in IraqGOP making alarmist claims against migrant childrenPalin's impeachment craze reaches local GOP Senate candidatesAttorney General Eric Holder: Echoes of injustice continue to reverberateThe Reiding ListLow congressional approval could spell trouble for incumbentsIssa's new search for 'good theater'Tuesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.15.14Ellmers urges men to bring policy 'down to a woman's level'Obama admin to join voting rights cases in Ohio and WisconsinThe misguided, counterproductive campaign against the IRSJose Antonio Vargas released by Border PatrolGov. Jay Nixon vetoes bill allowing teachers to carry concealed gunsReal solutions to fake problemsGOP congressman: Ebola could spread across the borderJindal heads to New Hampshire, stirs 2016 rumors2014 World Cup Wrap-UpThat's not what 'blank check' meansDo you think cell phones should have warning labels that radiation may cause brain cancer?Extending a 'long, sad, and shameful tradition'FCC seeks to fix emergency system, allow president to send alertsRick Scott discovers the value of repetitionGuns in the voting booth?Another Murrieta? and other headlinesHow to stop the U.S. Highway Trust Fund from flatliningHow Oakland's public schools are fighting to save black boysOfficial to colleges: Fix sexual assault or lose fundingRev's Early Reads: July 15In Colo. and Mich. Senate races, Democrats maintain slight leadsAn opportunity for Congress to stand up for womenCitations for the July 14, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/14/14All In Agenda: Cease-fire talksAhead on the 7/14/14 Maddow showLas Vegas police defy federal immigration policyNew York transit workers poised to strikeExpelled transgender student wins partial victoryMonday's Mini-Report, 7.14.14Elizabeth Warren backs Natalie Tennant in another big Senate race'Super PAC to end all super PACs' rakes in donationsMitch McConnell's old, new agendaUS deports families to Central AmericaCitigroup pays up for the financial crisisBusiness latest: Congress heads toward recessWhy the case for Mitt Romney 2016 is ludicrous'What's being done here is totally inconsistent'Church of England OKs female bishopsWatch: Bao Bao enjoy a frosty treatThe absence of his convictionsThe Reiding ListThe Reiding ListGood news, bad news on the Highway Trust FundWorld's first marijuana commercial introduced by Canadian companyRand Paul slams Rick Perry's op-ed with another op-edThe marriage-equality wedge turns its bladeGut Check: Should Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl be allowed back into active duty?Sen. Cory Booker plans to take 99 selfies with fellow senatorsThe right's ahistorical look at global 'turmoil''No responsible Republican elected official has called for impeachment'Most Republicans approve of Supreme Court, poll findsThe Cheneys go for brokeAn odd definition of 'failure'An abundance of rhetoric, a dearth of solutionsBorder patrol and other headlinesBergdahl will return to active dutyRev's Early Reads: July 14WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? Spark!Christie blames Obama for Middle East conflictRepublicans slam emergency funding request for border kidsStill no deal for Israel and Hamas, as rocket exchange continuesHobby Lobby opens a new front in the 'War on Women'Recount: John Kerry brokers a deal in Afghanistan electionThe July 13 'MHP' SyllabusMarco Rubio: Hillary Clinton is 'not unbeatable'Melissa Harris-Perry: 'Treatment over imprisonment' for Tennessee momsRick Perry: Rand Paul is all wrong about IraqIn Case You Missed It: The week's top stories from msnbcSarah Palin's big flame-outThis Week in God, 7.12.14Citations for the July 11, 2014 TRMSThe July 12 'MHP' SyllabusAhead on the 7/11/14 Maddow showThere's a baby boom in D.C.!Stop what you're doing: Take the msnbc news quiz!Friday's Mini-Report, 7.11.14Is America's tear-down culture winning over finding our passions?US deficit continues to shrinkBusiness Latest: Where are the job openings?McConnell believes 'most of the barriers' for women 'have been lowered'UAW forms voluntary association at Chattanooga Volkswagen plantWith children in need, a Texas town sets politics aside'It's not about executive actions'Issa goes on a 'subpoena binge'Rep. Steve Stockman calls on House GOP to arrest Lois LernerGunslinging candidate blasts GOP elephant in campaign adBarack Obama and John Boehner's long breakupHighway funding still stuck in gridlockLeBron James is returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers'Building a case' for impeachment, but not Obama'sTennessee mom becomes first charged under law targeting prenatal drug useJobs issue trips up Wisconsin's Walker againNew Nixon tapes reveal life in the White HouseKhaled Hosseini answered your questionsHow quickly Karl Rove forgetsGut Check: Is the Daily Mail's apology enough?Judge nixes Florida GOP's gerrymanderMoney men hop on immigration reform bandwagonFlorida GOP 'made a mockery' of redistricting processEd Gillespie's wrong turn on the minimum wageNew Hampshire flirts with Mitt Romney resurgence in 2016Todd Akin is ready for another close-upAn embarrassing swing and a miss for Speaker BoehnerBroke at the border and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 11Citations for the July 10, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/10/14Transgender 'OINTB' star Laverne Cox makes Emmy historyAll In Agenda: anti-Obamacare ad #failAhead on the 7/10/14 Maddow showPresident makes barbecue pit-stopSPLC: Bundy ranch standoff 'emboldened' 'volatile extremists'House GOP will sue President Obama over health care mandateBusiness Latest: Unexpected finding from a marijuana demand reportThursday's Mini-Report, 7.10.14Showdown between the Senate and CIA ends without chargesColorado judge strikes down ban on gay marriageParents on VA mental health care: 'No one was there to help'Massachusetts passes sweeping gun bill to tighten lawsFirst person to legally buy weed in Spokane gets his job backJudge clears the way for Colorado clerks to ignore gay marriage banEditing from Capitol Hill? Twitter is tracking those changesYet another setback for Benghazi conspiracy theoristsNew poll reveals who American voters have heard enough fromCalls grow to consider border kids 'refugees'John Boehner: When will President Obama take responsibility?How Hobby Lobby will reverberate throughout the LGBT communityTexas voter ID law must stand trial, judge rulesThe limits of presidential photo-opsCongress throws a bone to the long-term unemployedDespite gun veto, Sandy Hook parents want to meet with Chris ChristieThe Reiding ListGap between minimum wage and tipped wage hits record highThursday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.10.14Unverified photo shows Bowe Bergdahl standing, smiling with Taliban leaderDemocrats aren't done thanking Paul RyanAnn Coulter tells Chris McDaniel to concedeSo much for Russia 'gaining prestige and influence'Even GOP consumers are satisfied with 'Obamacare'Gut Check: Should LeBron James return to the Cleveland Cavaliers?'A tactical decision to let a problem fester for political reasons'Majority of Republicans like their new health insurance plansRGA to announce fundraising record under Chris Christie's leadershipWhy did the Senate GOP oppose Julian Castro?'There are no coal mines on Mars'Rick Perry: This is Obama's KatrinaJobless claims return to near seven-year low'You don't bring a lawsuit to a gunfight'Executive actions and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 10With religious exemption, conservatives demand something for nothingCitations for the July 9, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/09/14Obama presses Congress to act on border crisis after meeting with PerryAhead on the 7/9/14 Maddow showPort truckers' strike sends ripples through labor worldPresidential love letters get comedic treatmentAll In Agenda: Why is Kansas so broke?Wednesday's Mini-Report, 7.9.14The Reiding ListJohn McCain and the case of mistaken identityPaul Ryan hits the campaign trail for Shelley Moore CapitoUtah to appeal marriage equality victory with Supreme CourtConfederate flags at Southern university removed amid protestsColbert gives Edan Lepucki's novel a step upYou do the math: The Georgia political divideSurvey: Colleges struggling to combat sex assaultWatching a woeful game of political 'telephone'Rand Paul's pitch to the middle in 2016MSNBC premieres three new hours on fighting human traffickingRising Democratic star Julian Castro confirmed for Obama cabinetPoll: American public wants Sarah Palin to keep quietKentucky Republican refutes global warming, citing Mars' climateA one-two punch for Colorado's GardnerWednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.9.14Booker, Paul step up on sentencing reformsJohn Boehner disagrees with Sarah Palin's call for Obama impeachmentHas Boehner read his list of 'jobs bills'?Edward Snowden applies to extend stay in RussiaLazy labels replace deliberate debateGOP hesitates on issuing emergency funds for border crisisThe Republican Party's I-teamMSNBC joins JAY Z, No Doubt, others for Global Citizen FestivalA conversation with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton and Tamika MalloryDo you agree with Prince Fielder's comments on body image?Joni Ernst: Punish 'dictator' president, maybe with impeachmentOn immigration, complaining is easy; governing is hardRev's Early Reads: July 9Senate Dems prep contraception legislationObama lawsuit vote and other headlinesNYC issues IDs to immigrants as Congress gives upThe respectability politics of birth controlCitations for the July 8, 2014 TRMSCan birth control help Democrats keep the Senate?Krystal Continued: The Future of LaborAhead on the 7/8/14 Maddow showNed Resnikoff answered your questionsNew study links Oklahoma earthquakes to frackingTuesday's Mini-Report, 7.8.14Correlation, causation, and job creationBravo TV star pursues Senate campaignBusiness Latest: Red or blue best for business?Nevada Democratic candidate Lucy Flores answered your questionsNorth Carolina voting law fight spills into Senate raceVA whistleblowers detail retaliation at hearingPalin demands impeachment, exacerbating GOP dilemmaSarah Palin: Impeach Obama over immigrationHillary Clinton capitalizes on Hobby Lobby rulingGuatemala mother recalls terrifying journey north with young sonUN: Avoiding climate disaster is tough but feasibleGOP allocates millions to investigate BenghaziAs job market improves, will Obama get credit?'José Díaz-Balart' debuts July 14 on msnbcGOP picks Cleveland to host 2016 conventionTuesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.8.14The Reiding ListThe Reiding ListBoehner demands Dems' health care plan, irony reelsA blast from the neocons' pastWhite House requests $3.7 billion for border crisisBirth control producing results in ColoradoWitch hunts aren't cheapRick Perry accepts offer to meet with Obama on border crisisTed Cruz calls Cochran runoff win, alleged voter fraud 'appalling'Do you think the napping Yankee fan should win a defamation lawsuit?Christie struggles to defend the indefensibleObama offers 'the only solution' for Israel in op-edSmear campaign against Senate Dem unravels in unexpected waysBehind the migrant surge and other headlinesBuying a home: The American dream that won't dieRev's Early Reads: July 8Citations for the July 7, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/07/14A conversation with the man behind "Moral Mondays"All In Agenda: Where is Washington at the border?McDaniel campaign: We want a do-overAhead on the 7/7/2014 Maddow showBusiness Latest: Climate skepticsMonday's Mini-Report, 7.7.14Public struggles with First Amendment basicsGitmo prisoners use Hobby Lobby to fight for religious freedomsIndiana gay marriage ruling puts Mike Pence in a tough spotExperts scoff at Boehner's legal threats against ObamaCrisis at the border mounts with surge in unaccompanied minorsThe misguided searches for Obama's Watergate and Obama's KatrinaNew York, North Carolina sign medical marijuana billsUnder the gun: 82 shot, 14 killed in ChicagoFederal judge slams SCOTUS: 'STFU'Sarah Palin considers auditioning for co-host of 'The View'Can North Carolina's harsh voting law be stopped before November?New documentary, Underwater Dreams, premieres July 20th on msnbc'Boy, did Attorney General Greg Abbott step in it'Dr. Biden invites you to follow her trip to AfricaMore than 60 Nigerian girls escape Boko Haram captorsMonday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.7.14Gun reform groups confront politicians with surveyThe call: End human traffickingPope Francis meets with sexual abuse victims for the first timeIncumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen trumps Brown in fundraisingRand Paul 'evolves' on IsraelLearning the wrong lessons4th of July float depicts Obama library as an outhouseLieberman flubs Legal Analysis 101Perry reiterates Obama conspiracy on border crisisSpeaker still struggling to explain anti-Obama lawsuitShould fishing be banned from Manhattan Beach pier for good after this shark attack?Exclusive: California truck drivers go on strikePerry imagines 'ulterior motive' for humanitarian border issueFeds, police up ante over Bundy standoffCourt conservatives add insult to injury on contraceptionBoehner on suing the President and other headlinesYoga teachers: Overstretched and underpaidCould celebrating Hobby Lobby ruling backfire on Republicans?In Iraq debate, GOP Senators call Obama 'weak' and 'a failure'GOP Rep. on immigration crisis: "I know it sounds harsh ..."It's time to bring HIV prevention drugs out of the closetThe political perks of being 'The First Gay President'The bigger question behind Hobby LobbyFlorida teen allegedly beaten by Israeli police released on bailThe July 6 'MHP' SyllabusFlorida teen allegedly beaten by Israeli police is detainedHillary Clinton donates speaking fees to the Clinton FoundationIn Case You Missed It: The week's top stories from msnbcStorm pelts Maine as North Carolina cleans upThe conservative case against Hobby LobbyIs Lucy Flores the Latina star Democrats have been waiting for?The July 5 'MHP' SyllabusBillionaire conservative Richard Mellon Scaife diesSoldiers become citizens at White House naturalization ceremonyFor border kids, a bittersweet Fourth of JulySetting off fireworks ... in your brain. Take the weekly quiz!Billionaire conservative donor Richard Scaife dead at 82: ReportIndependence Day 2014Hurricane Arthur makes East Coast landfall, 22,000 without powerMore than 90% of Americans support background checks, poll saysFemale justices issue searing dissent over new contraceptive caseThursday's Mini-Report, 7.3.14Perry: US border is less secure than everHillary's not alone: 6 gaffes by wealthy politiciansA crisis of confidenceMigrant mothers face a long road aheadThe Reiding ListJob creation trips up GOP message machineChris Christie's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad weekFor the Supreme Court, empathy and protection for someThe right struggles to keep its Khattala story straightWomen in Politics: College Edition -- Wiley College33 House Republicans to Obama: Deport Dream Act kidsChristie vetoes another gun-safety measureColorado's Beauprez joins the '47 percent' clubTrymaine Lee responded to your questions about Missouri school districtsA sharp improvement in the unemployment rateChristie vetoes 'trivial' gun control bill, angers Sandy Hook parentsAn emphatic answer to the 'Where are the jobs?' questionUS economy added 288,000 jobs in June; Unemployment at 6.1%John Lewis: Civil Rights Act 'would not pass' todayRev's Early Reads: July 3Highlights from DHS Secretary Johnson's Rachel Maddow interviewCitations for the July 2, 2014 TRMSWill Hobby Lobby open the religious exemption floodgates?The Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/02/14The most prophetic statement made by a leaderAhead on the 7/2/14 Maddow showCollege students blast Hillary for six-figure speaking feeAll In Agenda: Americans hate vacations?Will Congress give a boost to the long-term unemployed?Trial venue for military killing sparks outrageLawmakers head south to survey conditions for migrant kidsWednesday's Mini-Report, 7.2.14NSA surveillance program approved by bipartisan oversight groupIn a partisan league of his ownBusiness Latest: Water -- Hot commodity of the future?Target to customers: leave your guns at homeMissouri governor vetoes abortion law, citing no rape exceptionThe latrines are full, the militia's bored: Inside Cliven Bundy's camp 'Liberty'Carbon emissions above 400 ppm for third straight monthMillions won't have health care in states without MedicaidTexas' Abbott: 'Drive around' to look for dangerous chemicalsThe Reiding ListWednesday's Campaign Round-Up, 7.2.14Chris McDaniel: 'My opponent stole last week's runoff election'Burger King reveals special gay pride WhopperThe best and worst of modern presidentsJoin a discussion about Robert Caro's 'The Passage of Power'Target aims to stop customers from carrying gunsHouse tweaks the rules on all-expenses-paid tripsWaitresses carry guns at Colorado restaurantHouse GOP forgets what 'oversight' meansThe history Rand Paul chooses to forgetHarry Reid laughs as Scott Brown rakes in big bucksAre you still going to watch the World Cup games now that Team USA has been knocked out?Hillary Clinton, Fox News, and 'Beyonce Voters'Immigrants don't need Obama's sympathy — they need action'We did not discuss execution'Protest turns back migrants and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 2Citations for the July 1, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 07/01/14Ahead on the 7/1/14 Maddow showWhen dysfunction in Washington reaches a new highDemocrats take aim at eight key statesThe call: Team up for head safetyAll In Agenda: Birth Control over-the-counter?White House releases staff salary figuresTuesday's Mini-Report, 7.1.14Obama no longer cares whether the GOP is outragedIssa claims disinterest in White House in IRS probe5 myths about the Hobby Lobby case, debunkedCourt strikes down Kentucky's ban on marriage equalityLawrenceville School StatementJudge strikes down Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriageWhy Ohio's early voting cuts hit African-Americans hardest'Your money where their mouths are''Bridgegate' hearings to heat up this summerObama to sign order protecting transgender federal employeesDo you believe? Americans cheer on Team USAThe Reiding ListGallup: Confidence in government hits record lowsChristie refuses comment on contraception rulingFlipping the script on Boehner's anti-Obama lawsuitConservative hosts among Forbes' most powerful celebrities listA Hobby Lobby shell gameA 'cautionary tale' in Brownback's failed Kansas experimentClimate change is 'greatest deception' of mankind, GOPer saysDo you think it's a good idea to raise the age you can purchase and legally smoke to 21?Chris Christie: 'I'm pro-life and it didn't bog me down!'Casting Paul LePage in a more alarming lightPolitical correctness takes an unexpected turnLosing a case, gaining a campaign issueAfter Hobby Lobby and other headlinesRev's Early Reads: July 1Georgia 'guns everywhere' bill takes effectWhy Ginsburg's Hobby Lobby dissent might backfireCitations for the June 30, 2014 TRMSThe Rachel Maddow Show, Transcript 06/30/14The real significance of SCOTUS' rulingsHuman rights groups outraged over Obama's deportation proposal