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Army Veteran Fights to Keep His Wife in the Country

(KSNV)   A Las Vegas family has been thrust to center stage of the immigration debate by Nevada Senator Harry Reid.James Courtney is a 15-year army veteran who has served five tours overseas and was recently medically discharged after being wounded in Iraq.His wife of 13-years, Sharon, came to the c Full story

Joe Manchin's 'personal dispute' with the NRA

   Politico Playbook: "Sen. Joe Manchin, co-author of a plan to expand background checks on gun sales, is launching a TV ad to defend himself from attacks by the powerful National Rifle Association," writes John Bresnahan. Mike Allen joins Morning Joe to discuss.

What will it take for universal background checks to pass?

   Michelle Bernard of the Bernard Center for Women, Politics & Public Policy, Rick Perlstein of The Nation magazine, George Zornick, also with The Nation, and CapitalNewYork.com’s Josh Benson talk with Steve Kornacki about prospects for new gun legislation.

Can Republicans agree to path to citizenship that’s unconditional?

   The panelists examine the stakes involved for President Obama in implementing immigration reform and look at imperfections in the bills. “There’s only so much repression Latinos and other immigrants are going to take,” said Robert Lovat with Presente.org.

How changing demographics help southern Democrats

   The Up panelists look at why Republicans have dominated the South over the last few decades, and grade Democrats’ chances for making gains in some southern states.

Obama meets with relatives of Newtown victims

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden met Thursday with relatives of the victims of the Connecticut school shooting, who were visiting Washington on the eve of the six-month anniversary of the tragedy to push anew for gun control. Full story

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  Newtown victim’s sister challenges NRA

Carlee Soto, a sister of one of the teachers who died at Sandy Hook Elementary, joins Martin Bashir to discuss her meeting with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden – and why more needs to be done to fight anti-background check forces – a day before the six month anniversary of the Newtown t

  Tough questions for NSA director

General Keith Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency, faced questions about Edward Snowden and government spying on Americans at a Senate hearing today.MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell discusses with former DNC Chairman Howard Dean and The Grio's Joy Reid.

  Should the US government employ fewer contractors?

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee shares details from the bill she has proposed dealing with the number of contractors with top secret clearance.

  Congress divided in personal privacy debate

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., joins the NOW panel to discuss the debate over personal privacy that is now in full swing on Capitol Hill.

  Senator: Much of NSA oversight will be in 'classified setting'

Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., joins The Daily Rundown to talk about transparency in the collection of mass data, saying there needs to be a balance between privacy and keeping America safe. He gives his opinion on the military sexual assault scandals, saying he supports Sen. Gillibrand’s proposal, and sha

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Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid speaks as Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., listens during a news conference May 23, 2013 on Capitol Hill.