GOP came to power seeking government shutdown

GOP came to power seeking government shutdown

Sept. 30: Rachel Maddow traces the Republican enthusiasm for shutting down the federal government since before they seized the majorit...

Staffers healthcare at risk in GOP plan

Staffers healthcare at risk in GOP plan

Sept. 30: In exchange for funding the government, House Republicans want to get rid of government payments for health care of members ...

Obama calls for 11th hour shutdown solution

Obama calls for 11th hour shutdown solution

Sept. 30: President Barack Obama addresses the nation calling for the House to act quickly and swiftly to avoid a government shutdown....

Poll: GOP will get blame in a shutdown

Poll: GOP will get blame in a shutdown

Sept. 30: MSNBC's Alex Wagner talks to Congressional scholars, Norm Ornstein and Thomas Mann, about what Congress can do to get back o...

Shutdown opens chance for news dump, drinking

Shutdown opens chance for news dump, drinking

Oct. 1: Rachel Maddow reports on some important news stories that didn't get attention while Americans were focused on whet...

GOP acting like 'lemmings with suicide vests'

GOP acting like 'lemmings with suicide vests'

Oct. 1: Chris Hayes talks with two prominent Republicans about the House GOP's failed strategy to shut down the government ...

GOP not finished playing games with shutdown

GOP not finished playing games with shutdown

Oct. 1: Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, talks with Rachel Maddow about the H...

Pro-shutdown GOP ignorant to lessons of '95

Pro-shutdown GOP ignorant to lessons of '95

Oct. 1: Karen Tumulty, national political reporter for The Washington Post, talks with Rachel Maddow about House Republican...

Shutdown sets off GOP war?

Shutdown sets off GOP war?

Oct. 1: President Obama and the Democrats are holding firm and keeping up the pressure on John Boehner to hold a simple up-...

US military suffers cuts under GOP shutdown

US military suffers cuts under GOP shutdown

Oct. 1: Rachel Maddow reports on how the House Republican shutdown of the American government is hurting military members a...

Reid: 'Important' for Obama, Boehner to talk at meeting

Reid: 'Important' for Obama, Boehner to talk at meeting

Oct. 2: Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talks about Wednesday's meeting at the White House between President B...

Democratic rep. describes scene near Capitol Hill

Democratic rep. describes scene near Capitol Hill

Oct. 3: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, describes the scene near her Cannon House office. Gunshots were reported on Capitol H...

Obama to Boehner: 'Vote ... let's see what happens'

Obama to Boehner: 'Vote ... let's see what happens'

Oct. 7: President Barack Obama calls on Republican House Speaker John Boehner to bring a clean continuing resolution to the...

GOP gerrymandering delivers disproportionate representation

GOP gerrymandering delivers disproportionate representation

Dec. 12, 2012: Rachel Maddow shows how Republican legislatures have manipulated state voting districts to ensure ...

GOP came to power seeking government shutdown

GOP came to power seeking government shutdown

Sept. 30: Rachel Maddow traces the Republican enthusiasm for shutting down the federal government since before they seized the majorit...

Millenial ran for state office to inspire

Millenial ran for state office to inspire

Dec. 18: Jeramey Anderson, a 22-year-old elected to the Mississippi State House, explains why he decided to run and what he...

Beyoncé performs for Michelle Obama’s 50th bash

Beyoncé performs for Michelle Obama’s 50th bash

Jan. 19: Some of the biggest stars on the planet came together for what sounds like an all-out dance party at the White Hou...

Obama's 'Year of Action': An Inside Look

Obama's 'Year of Action': An Inside Look

Feb. 2: White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough visits Meet the Press to discuss the remainder of President Barack Obama...

Meredith Vieira to anchor Olympics in prime time

Meredith Vieira to anchor Olympics in prime time

Feb. 14: The NBC special anchor will make history as the first woman to anchor Olympics prime time coverage, taking the rei...

Joffrey Vs. Nellie: Who's the ultimate villain?

Joffrey Vs. Nellie: Who's the ultimate villain?

April 30: Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson on 'Little House on the Prairie,' sizes up the competition for the most evil villai...