Award-winning journalist Michael Hastings dies
Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings died early Tuesday in a car accident in Los Angeles, his employer and family said. Full story
Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
Five decades after John F. Kennedy visited the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama will address U.S.-Germany relations in the same historic location. The President recently wrapped up a trip to Northern Ireland where he attended the G-8 summit. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
Obama to prod West to take on global challenges in Berlin speech
BERLIN (Reuters) - In the city where John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan gave defiant Cold War speeches, President Barack Obama will call on Wednesday for a renewed spirit of activism by the West in tackling 21st century challenges from nuclear proliferation to climate change. Full story
Missouri senator joins effort urging Hillary Clinton to seek presidency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has not committed to a run for president in 2016 but on Tuesday she picked up an endorsement from Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill, who announced she is supporting a group encouraging Clinton to run for the White House again. Full story
Top Lines: Obama, NSA, Miss Utah, Bill O’Reilly and asphyxiation
Straighten your tie on air; Pres. Obama defends NSA intelligence gathering; Miss Utah says “create education better”; Bill O’Reilly makes fun of everybody – just ask him; and there’s no pleasing Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham on Syria in today’s “Top Lines.”
U.S. lawmakers urge careful review of American-US Airways deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers with antitrust oversight have urged the Obama administration to carefully review a planned merger of American Airlines <AAMRQ.PK> and US Airways Group <LCC.N> to ensure that it will not lead to higher prices for air travelers. Full story
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NSA director: Intelligence gathering helped stop 50 attacks since 9/11
Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Fla., and MSNBC host Karen Finney (“Disrupt”) debate whether President Obama is right, that checks and balances protect us from NSA overreach, and whether it’s appropriate to invoke Nazi Germany and North Korea in the debate over intelligence gathering.
First Read Minute: Obama overseas, abortion, guns, and immigration
NBC’s Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss President Obama’s overseas trip, as well as the House taking up an abortion ban, Vice President Biden talking about executive action on guns, as well as the latest on immigration reform.
Obama no Cheney on surveillance
As President Obama addresses comparisons made between him and Vice President Cheney on spying issues, Maria Teresa Kumar and Jonathan Capehart join Rev. Sharpton to discuss their differences.
Short-sighted attacks on Obama’s Africa trip
As members of the right-wing media attack President Obama for his upcoming trip to Africa, Rev. Sharpton calls them out for their double standard.
Obama’s popularity in Europe down from 2008
After paying a visit to the G-8 Summit in Ireland, President Obama arrives in Berlin in the wake of the NSA surveillance program Congressional briefings. NBC White House Correspondent Peter Alexander and Politico’s Josh Gerstein join MSNBC’s The Cycle to talk about the luke-warm European welcome for
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