USA Today Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page and New York Times Washington Bureau Chief and Political Editor Carolyn Ryan argued that the crisis on the southern border was “a Katrina moment” and a “question of competence” for President Barack Obama
Saturday on MSNBC’s “Up With Steve Kornacki,” NBC sportscaster Bob Costas offer a critique of how the U.S. mainstream media handles race issue starting with the example of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling. He said Sterling coverage was a
Although Jay Carney recently said in an interview that he hasn’t made any decisions about his next move, sources inside MSNBC are saying the former White House flack is in talks for a contributor position there. “I’m not going to go back
La Raza (The Race) President Janet Murguia told MSNBC’s Alex Wagner that the residents of Murrieta protesting the arrival of three buses of illegal aliens was “appalling and outrageous.” Wagner, who hosts Now with Alex Wagner, on Wednesday led off
David Cay Johnston, the board president of Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc., blamed racism and “fixed ideology that has no support in the empirical data” for opposition to increased taxes and spending. In an appearance on the Thursday broadcast of
University of Maryland economist Peter Morici argued that the unemployment rate “is really low right now because of a low adult participation rate” on Thursday’s “MSNBC Live.” Further he argued that unemployment would be much higher if the participation rate
In the wake of the Hobby Lobby decision, the Obama administration received an important letter on Tuesday signed by “14 different religious leaders, including Pastor Rick Warren of the Saddleback Church in California, Gabe Lyons of Q Ideas, and Michael
On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” panelists Mark Halperin and Chuck Todd speculated about possible challengers to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s potential 2016 run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Halperin touted former Vice President Al Gore
On Wednesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “NOW w/Alex Wagner,” Wagner and her guest Janet Murguia, the president and CEO of the National Council of La Raza, reacted to a protest in Murrieta, CA on Tuesday against the housing of illegal immigrants
Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” in a report on-scene from Jerusalem, NBC News correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin came under fire earlier in the morning on the Palestinian side of the border when on live TV as Israeli police opened fire
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Politico’s Mike Allen reported on a Quinnipiac University poll released today in which voters ranking President Barack Obama the worst president since World War II. According to respondents, Ronald Reagan won the was the least
On Tuesday’s “All In” on MSNBC, host Chris Hayes reacted to the United States men’s national soccer team’s 2-1 loss to Belgium earlier in the day, which eliminated them from World Cup. But according to Hayes, that loss wasn’t necessarily
Tuesday on MSNBC “The Ed Show,” Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) claimed the humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied minors flooding across the U.S.-Mexico border is not an immigration issue but a “unification” and “race” issue. “I think the president needs to be
Although MSNBC hasn’t giving favorable coverage to the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court decision, their hosts have their limits. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) railed against the Supreme Court’s ruling on “MSNBC Live,” at first questioning Hobby Lobby’s religious sincerity, an argument
While MSNBC and CNN slug it out over last place, for 50 consecutive quarters (150 straight months, 12.5 years) Fox News has handily beat its left-wing cable news competition. Though FNC, like all cable news networks, saw year-to-year losses in
A day after President Barack Obama all but gave up on the passing of amnesty legislation this year, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) said the House Republican leadership is too afraid of the Tea Party to cross them on immigration. “You
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Ed Show,” Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) reacted to Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby 5-4 decision by attacking Justice Samuel Alito who wrote the ruling. “Whether it’s Citizens United, or Hobby Lobby, which also came down, or Harris
Monday on MSNBC’s “Ronan Farrow Daily,” Terry O’Neill, the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), reacted to the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby 5-4 ruling against forcing privately held companies to offer their employees birth control by claiming the
Monday on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” host Chuck Todd discussed the complete failure of President Barack Obama’s reelection goals named the “year of action” saying, “Let’s face it there hasn’t been much.” Todd dubbed the presidents lack of accomplishments a
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Political Nation,” host Al Sharpton and fellow MSNBC anchor Melissa Harris-Perry discussed the Republicans opposition to President Barack Obama, in particular rhetoric from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and the “ugly” lawsuit Speaker of
Friday on MSNBC’s “The Andrea Mitchell Report,” NBC’s “Meet The Press” moderator David Gregory previewed his exclusive interview with President Bill Clinton by running a clip of Clinton mocking former Vice President Dick Cheney for criticizing President Barack Obama’s inaction
On June 26, Democrats signed a letter demanding House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) allow a vote on “substantive” gun control legislation. The letter was signed by 163 Democrats–a figure that represents “over 80% of their entire caucus.” According to MSNBC,
MCALLEN, Texas–Democrat gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis’ campaign failures appear to be obvious to everyone but Wendy Davis. Even left of center media outlets like Politico are reporting her fall from Democrat rock star to political failure. “She’s down in the
Friday on MSNBC’s “The Daily Rundown,” host Chuck Todd addressed the Clinton wealth controversy that has erupted since Hillary Clinton’s book tour gaffe, in which she told ABC News’ Diane Sawyer that her family “came out of the White House
President Obama, tired of waiting for Congress to act on immigration reform, is currently exploring ways to address issues with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. During an interview with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest
