msnbc.com: The White House

• Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class...
  A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock ...
• Did Obama's agenda hobble the recovery?...
  The economic hard times are so persistent that observers who supported the Recovery Act might be fe...
• Israelis, Palestinians to meet every two weeks...
  Israeli and Palestinian leaders opened direct peace talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday and agreed...
• Army 'birther' loses ruling on evidence...
  An Army judge rules that proof of President Barack Obama's eligibility to be president isn't relevan...
• Obama declares end of Iraq combat mission...
  President Barack Obama makes it official, saying in a national address that Operation Iraqi Freedom ...

msnbc.com: The New York Times

• GOP poised to control 30 governor seats...
  NYT: Republicans are on track to do particularly well in Midwest swing states in the Nov. 2 electio...
• Designers, pundits rate Oval Office redo...
  Ho-hum Oval Office? Arianna Huffington, Ann Coulter and top designers react to the makeover unveiled...
• Russia bans grain exports amid drought...
  Russia announced that it would ban grain exports through the end of the year, a response to a droug...
• Google, Verizon near deal on pay tiers for Web...
  Verizon Communications Inc and Google Inc agreed to a deal over how Internet traffic will be treated...

msnbc.com: Chuck Todd

• Todd: Lessons are learned from every election...
  Every election matters. Anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't understand politics. But NBC's Chuc...
• The embodiment of dynasty
  NBC's Chuck Todd looks back at the impact of Sen. Ted Kennedy, a unique political figure who accomp...
• Yes, it’s that bad for the GOP...
  To truly succeed at governing, the party needs to create a foundation that has voters believing Rep...
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• Obama to be spectacular success — or failure?...
  Conservatives and liberals alike can agree on one thing after 100 days of President Barack Obama: Th...

msnbc.com: Capitol Hill

• Black Caucus Foundation to probe its scholarships...
  The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation will investigate its scholarship program following a House...
• House panel recommends 3 for further investigation...
  House investigators have recommended that three lawmakers be further investigated to determine wheth...
• Byrd's Senate seat: Manchin wins W.Va. primary...
  West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin wins the Democratic primary in the race for the late Robert C. Byrd'...
• Ex-congressman in Ohio has signatures to run again...
  An elections board in Ohio says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough va...
• Dem congressman jokes about Pelosi's death...
  "Heck, she might even get sick and die" United States - Nancy Pelosi - Joke - Government -...

msnbc.com: Howard Fineman

• Fineman: Crisis-ridden Obama hunkers down...
  Fineman: Two wars, a deep recession, the biggest ecological catastrophe in American history — any...
• Fineman: Blago's politics-as-usual defense...
  Former Illinois governor could use White House examples to highlight politics-as-usual defense, How...
• Fineman: The Tea Party and Kagan...
  Just because there won't be a filibuster doesn't mean things aren't going to get ugly. With the Tea...
• Fineman: Extreme views challenging party centers...
  Barack Obama’s presidency — and the GOP’s rejectionist response to it — are stretching poli...
• Fineman: Obama's stock will rise sooner or later...
  If I were a broker and Barack Obama were a stock, I’d have a one-word piece of advice today: buy....