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Leading Senate Democrat: IRS behavior intolerable

A leading Senate Democrat says the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups was intolerable, and he is promising to get to the bottom of how it happened.Full story

Senate Dem revives media shield law

A top Senate Democrat plans to revive legislation that would protect journalists and their employers from revealing their sources, days after it was revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained Associated Press phone records. Full story

Mo. Senate poised to pass income tax cut plan

A new plan to gradually cut Missouri's income taxes on individuals and businesses is poised to pass the Republican-led Senate as part of an effort to counteract recent income tax cuts in Kansas. Full story

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  Why are Senate Democrats running away from 2014?

Democratic strategist Chris Kofinis and Republican strategist David Winston discuss the battle for control of the Senate in 2014 and the challenges Democrats face in light of decision by Sen. Baucus not to run in 2014.

  Scarborough: Senate Democrats, Republicans will pay for 'No' votes

A proposed bill to extend gun background checks failed in the Senate on Wednesday in a 54-46 vote. Politico's Mike Allen and Maggie Haberman and the Huffington Post's Sam Stein join Morning Joe to discuss what happened in the Senate and the president's response.

  More Senate Democrats announce support for marriage equality

Jimmy Williams joins MSNBC's Thomas Roberts to talk about which senators announced their support.

  Senate Democrat budget likely to clash with House GOP

Rep. Sander Levin, the top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, joins Daily Rundown guest host Chris Cillizza to talk about the next steps in budget negotiations and briefly explains who he would like to see replace his brother in the Senate.

  Why the Senate stripped assault weapons ban from gun safety bill

NBC’s Mike Viqueira reports on why Senate Democrats decided today to strip an assault weapons ban from larger gun safety legislation.

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