Robert Gates detested Congress

Robert Gates detested Congress

Jan. 7: Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates describes his incredible dislike of Congress in a new memoir out next week...

Robert Redford: My new film is ‘pure cinema’

Robert Redford: My new film is ‘pure cinema’

Oct. 15: The legendary actor and director tells TODAY about his new film, “All Is Lost,” in which he plays a nameless m...

Emma Roberts: New film’s about ‘angsty ’ teen years

Emma Roberts: New film’s about ‘angsty ’ teen years

May 13: The actress joins TODAY to chat about starring in “Palo Alto,” a coming-of-age tale based on several short stories written...

Ted Cruz stages House rebellion

Ted Cruz stages House rebellion

Sept. 27: Chris Hayes talks about a looming government shutdown with the National Review's Robert Costa and MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Per...

Priebus: Shutdown isn't 'Tea Party tactics'

Priebus: Shutdown isn't 'Tea Party tactics'

Oct. 3: House Republicans are urging each other to stand firm when it comes to a government funding bill. But some have a h...

Gates: 'Not really surprised' by response to book

Gates: 'Not really surprised' by response to book

Jan. 13: Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates talks with Matt Lauer about his new memoir, “Duty,” which has sparked co...

Obama: Surveillance debaters are patriots, but not Snowden

Obama: Surveillance debaters are patriots, but not Snowden

Aug. 9: A vigorous debate on whether we would even be talking about surveillance if it weren't for Edward Snowden's leaks, ...

Parsing administration doublespeak on NSA surveillance

Parsing administration doublespeak on NSA surveillance

Aug. 9: Ezra Klein talks about NSA surveillance with Robert Gibbs, Spencer Ackerman, and Julian Sanchez.  

NTSB update on Connecticut plane crash

NTSB update on Connecticut plane crash

Aug. 9: NTSB’s Senior Air Safety Investigator Robert Getz describes the crash site of a small private plane that crashed ...

And it begins: GOP, Dems get 2016 started in Iowa

And it begins: GOP, Dems get 2016 started in Iowa

Aug. 12: Top Talkers:  It looks like 2016 already: Rick Santorum and Ted Cruz visited the state over the weekend, and a P...

Court clerk fired for helping free wrongfully convicted man

Court clerk fired for helping free wrongfully convicted man

Aug. 14: Robert Nelson was freed from a Kansas City prison after DNA evidence proved he has been convicted of almost thirty...

Detroit eatery pays workers a minimum of $12 per hour

Detroit eatery pays workers a minimum of $12 per hour

Aug. 6: For months, fast food workers in major cities across the country have been walking off the job, demanding better pa...

Scarborough: Is Christie rounding off harsh edges before a '16 run?

Scarborough: Is Christie rounding off harsh edges before a '16 run?

Aug. 20: Top Talkers: Some San Diego residents are defending their embattled mayor Bob Filner as he is expected to return t...

Christie lays foundation for a White House run

Christie lays foundation for a White House run

Aug. 19: Bob Ingle, co-author of “Chris Christie: The Inside Story of his Rise to Power,” joins MSNBC’s Thomas Robert...

Wallace: Ted Cruz is lying to the voters

Wallace: Ted Cruz is lying to the voters

Aug. 21: Top Talkers: Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has continued his call to defund Obamacare, speaking Tuesday. The Morning Joe...

Is Sen. Coburn serious about impeaching Obama?

Is Sen. Coburn serious about impeaching Obama?

Aug. 23: Home for recess and holding town halls, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Tom Coburn talked about impeachment and President...

Speaker Boehner vows fight on debt limit

Speaker Boehner vows fight on debt limit

Aug. 27: House Speaker John Boehner is promising a "whale of a fight" over the raising the debt ceiling when Congress retur...

Senate Committee passes Syria resolution

Senate Committee passes Syria resolution

Sept. 3: The White House moved one step closer to obtaining the congressional stamp of approval, as the Senate Foreign Relations Commi...

Is Obama doing enough to break glass ceiling?

Is Obama doing enough to break glass ceiling?

Aug. 27: President Obama has named 13 women to cabinet-level positions, the same number as President Clinton. But 20 years ...

The real showdown with Congress that's coming

The real showdown with Congress that's coming

Sept. 13: As both a government shutdown and a government default loom, Chris Hayes takes a look at how we got here and what's likely t...