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On Wednesday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," host Joe Scarborough laid into former Obama adviser David Axelrod after Axelrod tried to explain away the Department of Justice's Associated Press phone scandal.

NBC News investigative reporter Lisa Myers told the hosts and guests of MSNBC's Morning Joe on Tuesday that the news that the President Barack Obama 's Department of Justice obtained two months of phone records from the Associated Press was not surprising.

I was privileged last week to join Mika Brzezinksi, along with her co-host Joe Scarborough, on MSNBC's Morning Joe program , to talk about Mika's new book, " Obsessed ." I am further privileged to appear throughout the book, in very good company, apparently as something of a vicarious consigliore.

C hristopher Buckley , the Forbes editor, journalist and author whose books tackle political and cultural sacred cows with a satirical twist, will give a free talk Wednesday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at The Hotchkiss School, 11 Interlaken Road., Lakeville.

Joe Scarborough and the panel of " Morning Joe " ripped the Obama administration over the unfolding fallout of the IRS' targeting of conservative groups , claiming it had Richard Nixon-esque qualities.

NBC News senior investigative correspondent Lisa Myers, on "Morning Joe ": "Do these people not remember the Nixon administration?" --JOE SCARBOROUGH: "It's unspeakable and the president of the United States -- the head of the administration, the head of this government -- needs to come out today and condemn this in the harshest terms and demand ... (more)

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie, left, at the 2012 Republican National Convention, and Mika Brzezinski, left center, with co-host Joe Scarborough at The Hollywood Reporter 35 Most Powerful People in Media event in 2012.

The scene was standing room only inside Politics & Prose Bookstore Thursday afternoon as the swarm of patrons awaited MSNBC "Morning Joe" Co-hosts Mika Brzezinksi and Joe Scarborough.

Mika Brzezinski's secret is out: She's struggled with food addiction for over 30 years.

Morning Joe kicked off Friday's show with a discussion about Benghazi that spanned from the RNC's unaired attack ad to this morning's report about the edits to the talking points.

U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn warned, vaguely, on Thursday that there is a "glaring omission" in information the State Department provided to lawmakers about September's terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.

In what could be seen as either ignorance or more likely denial of reality, NBC News's David Gregory seemed to minimize the severity of the potential cover-up following the Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe on May 9, the Meet The Press host simply claimed that the Benghazi talking points were merely handled by the Obama administration with ... (more)

NBC's LISA MYERS, on "Morning Joe," re yesterday's Benghazi hearing by Chairman Darrell Issa's Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to begin Mon.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his team are at it again with a self-deprecating video mocking his possible presidential ambitions and his fleece jacket.

This week marks the publication of Obsessed: America's Food Addiction--And My Own by Mika Brzezinski, author and co-host of the television program Morning Joe.

" Morning Joe " host Joe Scarborough blasted Republicans for promoting what he called a "conspiracy theory" ahead of Wednesday morning's hearings on last fall's terrorist attacks on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

CNBC's Brian Shactman is moving to MSNBC. Starting Monday, he'll host "Way Too Early" the network's 5:30m show.

'Journalists ... know perfectly well that it is almost impossible to consider their activities for any period of time without laughing out loud.' - Alexander Cockburn * Liza Minnelli is the latest big star to step forward and support the NOH8 Campaign.

MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host and best-selling author Mika Brzezinski and Connecticut author and TV personality Diane Smith , close friends who teamed up to tackle issues of obesity and write about it, will appear in person at an R.J. Julia Booksellers event at the Madison Beach Hotel, 94 West Wharf Rd., Madison.

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, center, speaks with voters, Joan Cobb, at left, and her father Harold Turner, at right, and reporters at Orlando's Pizza in Daniel Island, S.C., on May 6, 2013.