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Senator Warren wants bank settlements to be justified

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outspoken freshman senator with a record of taking on Wall Street wants financial regulators and federal prosecutors to provide an economic justification for allowing big banks to settle investigations without admitting any wrongdoing.Full story

Elizabeth Warren tries to level playing field for students

  In his “Now We Know” segment, Steve Kornacki notes that Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren’s first piece of legislation is aimed at lowering the rate that students pay on their loans to the same rate that big banks get when they borrow from the Fed.

What defines millennial generation depends on who you ask

  Tom Brokaw joins the NOW panel to talk about the millennial generation, an age group that’s stuck in low-paying jobs, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s bill on student loans, and what it all means for the American political system.

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Two Democrats ask Fed, OCC for meeting on foreclosure settlement

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Senator to watchdogs: bring more banks to trial

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The junior senior senators

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  Senate Committee tacks on 300 amendments to immigration bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee added almost 300 amendments to the immigration reform bill. MSNBC.coms’ Trymaine Lee, Heather McGhee from Demos, and Viviana Hurtado of Wise Latina Club discuss.

  New hope for struggling homeowners?

More homeowners caught in the foreclosure crisis were promised relief from a massive mortgage abuse settlement with big banks. Rep. Elijah Cummings and The National Memo’s Joe Conason discuss.

  VA backlog gets new attention as public outcry amplifies

Paul Rieckhoff, founder and executive director of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) and Iraq war veteran, talks with Rachel Maddow about the increasing pressure his organization and others are bringing upon the Obama administration to deal with the backlog of cases choking the V.A.

  Sen. Warren on rallying support for Boston bomb victims

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks with Rachel Maddow about the money being raised by One Fund Boston to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, and how the Boston community has worked together to respond to the tragedy.

  Childhood diversion echoed in political pamphlet

Rachel Maddow drags viewers to the dentist offices of their youth with a story tease comparison to the Highlights magazine "Second Look" activity.

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Senator Warren listens during testimony while sitting on Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington
Senator Warren listens during testimony while sitting on Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) listens to answers during a testimony while sitting on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in Washington February 14, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks at a news conference a day after two explosion in Boston
U.S. Senator Warren questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke during Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington
U.S. Senator Warren questions Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke during Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is questioned by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) during a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress." in Washington February 26, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Cameron