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Obama nominates Senate aides to serve as SEC commissioners

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama nominated two U.S. Senate aides on Thursday to serve as members of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the White House said in a statement.Full story

Senate votes to cut insurance subsidies to rich farmers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wealthiest 20,000 U.S. farmers should pay more for taxpayer subsidized crop insurance, the Senate voted on Thursday, adopting a measure that blended deficit reduction, populism and farm program reform. Full story

NY senator: Assaults let military culture continue

Charges that an Army sergeant secretly photographed and videotaped women at West Point are part of a military-wide pattern of sexual misconduct, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Thursday. Full story

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U.S. House won't follow Senate lead on immigration bill: Boehner

Lawmaker would give FDA more oversight of drug compounding

Tea party vs. old guard in GOP Senate rift

NBC Politics: Reid signals delay in potential fight over Senate rules change

Senate votes to cut crop insurance aid for wealthy

Tobacco farmers notch legislative victory

Senate approves Obama nominee to key appeals court

Lawmakers intensify push on military sexual assault problem

NBC Politics: Lawmakers push new bill to crack down on military sexual assault

Texas lawmakers require audit of development fund

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  Sen. Ted Cruz vs. The Republican Party

On the Senate floor, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz announced that he doesn’t trust Republicans. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell discusses this new era of in-fighting with fellow MSNBC host, Steve Kornacki.

  Scarborough: Cruz's self-righteousness will blow up in his face

Politico Playbook: Senator Ted Cruz, R-Ariz., stated on Wednesday on the Senate floor that he doesn't trust his own party to hold fast on a compromise over the debt ceiling and why he objects to sending the Senate budget over to the House. Politico's Mike Allen joins Morning Joe to discuss.

  We could be in for a big summer filibuster fight

Harry Reid is seriously looking at changing the rules to prevent the GOP from filibustering so many Obama appointees. Talking Points Memo’s Sahil Kapur and Time Magazine’s Michael Scherer discuss with Chris Matthews.

  Priebus: You don't plead the Fifth if you've done nothing wrong

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus joins Morning Joe to discuss the IRS' scrutiny of Tea Party groups, the current hearings, Sen. Ted Cruz's recent comments on the budget and IRS official Lois Lerner's pleading of the Fifth.

  Sen. Coburn calls for budget offsets to pay for federal aid

Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn joins Morning Joe to discuss the debate over federal funding in the wake of natural disasters.

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