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02/08/2018

01/26/2018

Boy's skull pierced with screw in treehouse-building accident

A Maryland teen survived after a five-foot wooden board remained attached to his head for roughly seven hours by a construction screw that pierced his skull, narrowly missing an artery.

01/26/2018

Davos: What the crowd wants to hear from Trump

President Trump has spent most of his first year blasting globalization. Now he is attending its biggest annual celebration: the World Economic Forum in Davos.

01/25/2018

McConnell tees up vote on 20-week abortion ban

The Senate will take a procedural vote on the measure next week.

01/25/2018

Controversial Trump drug policy appointee to step down

A 24-year-old appointed to a top position in the White House’s drug policy office will step down at the end of the month, The White House confirmed Wednesday night.

01/24/2018

White House: Graham-Durbin immigration bill 'dead on arrival'

The White House on Tuesday hardened its position against a bipartisan proposal in the Senate that would shield young immigrants living in the U.S. from deportation.

01/24/2018

Top committee Dems: GOP chairs trying to undermine Russia probe with FBI texts

Three House committee Democrats are pushing back on their panels’ GOP chairmen's claims of possible political bias among top FBI and Justice Department officials, accusing the Republicans of ignoring facts in an atte

01/23/2018

She's only 12, but her father is planning her wedding

More than two-thirds of Yemeni girls are married off before they reach 18. Halima is determined not to be one of them.

01/23/2018

Ex-North Korean spy recounts Olympic plot to blow up plane

It was her first assignment as a North Korean secret agent.

01/22/2018

Rachel Maddow, timpani player

Rachel Maddow about the plight of her middle school self's search for a suitable orchestral instrument and how she settled on the timpani.

01/22/2018

Protesters besiege GOP congressional offices

Rachel Maddow looks at crowds of protesters who gathered at the local congressional offices of Republican members of Congress to protest the Republican tax bill and its harmful effects.

01/21/2018

Some Republicans rethink tax plan's changes to education

The Republican tax plan includes elements that would push the nation backwards on education. Some GOP lawmakers are starting to rethink those policies.

01/21/2018

Geography of Poverty

Poverty in America is concentrated in counties, regions, urban neighborhoods and reservations. Matt Black and Trymaine Lee document its current state.

01/20/2018

K.I.N.D. Fund helps Maureen reach her dream

Maureen wants to be a doctor. Lawrence O'Donnell explains how you can help her reach that dream.

01/20/2018

Trump gets "exceptionally" clean bill of health

Dr. John Torres breaks down the report from President Trump's first physical exam while in office. Only a brief summary of the report was released by the White House so far, is this keeping in line with past presidents? Dr. Torres explains what we...

01/19/2018

Reflecting on Trump’s comments vs. MLK’s legacy

Donald Trump’s controversial immigration language running up to Martin Luther King Day 2018 is a reminder of the importance of Dr. King’s legacy. Joy Reid and her panel discuss.

01/19/2018

Hawaii's Emergency Administrator: "He pushed the actual button instead of the test button"

A harrowing mobile alert falsely warned Hawaiian residents of an impending ballistic missile strike. The administrator of Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency, Vern Miyagi, explains how this misuse of a vital early alert system could have bypassed the...