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  Luke Russert explains political 'Jenga' of passing laws in DC

How party polarization changed Congress

  Rep. Rick Nolan, D-Minn., Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., Rep. Lois Frankel, D-Fla., and Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., round out the Up w/ Chris Hayes panel of lawmakers to discuss the new freshman class in the 113th Congress.

Youngest congressional member plans to bring his CPA skills to the House

Rep. Patrick Murphy, D-Fla., says his business and accounting background will be an asset to the House. Full story

New Congress, same agenda?

  The 113th Congress picked up from where its predecessors left off with the same Republican-led attack on women. MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry discusses.

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Bachmann introduces first bill in 113th Congress…to repeal Obamacare

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Breaking the glass ceiling: N.H. first state with all-women delegation

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  The problems plaguing the GOP

The NOW panel discusses the problems facing the GOP in the beginning days of the 113th Congress.

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Boehner takes his oath during the 113th Congress in Washington
Boehner takes his oath during the 113th Congress in Washington

Speaker of the House John Boehner takes his oath during the first day of the 113th Congress at the Capitol in Washington January 3, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Boehner bangs the gavel during the 113th Congress in Washington
Boehner bangs the gavel during the 113th Congress in Washington

Speaker of the House John Boehner bangs the gavel during the first day of the 113th Congress at the Capitol in Washington January 3, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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John Boehner

In this Jan. 4, 2013, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, walks to a strategy session with GOP members, on Capitol Hill in Washington at the start of the first full day of business for the new 113th Congress. Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting this week to r

House Speaker Boehner Presides Over Opening Session Of Congress
House Speaker Boehner Presides Over Opening Session Of Congress

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 03: Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) holds the gavel during the first session of the 113th Congress in the House Chambers January 3, 2013 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Boehner was re-elected as Speaker and presided over the swearing in of the newly elected member