Obama holds his ground July 15, 2011 Bloomberg View columnist Jonathan Alter joins The Last Word to discuss the various deficit reduction plans presented by the president and members of Congress. (The Last Word)

Decoding Obama’s press conference July 15, 2011 MSNBC’s Lawrence O'Donnell analyzes the latest developments in the ongoing debt ceiling negotiations. (The Last Word)

Marcus Bachmann defends clinic July 15, 2011 The husband of Republican presidential contender Michele Bachmann has come forward to defend his Christian counseling center. Wayne Besen of Truth Wins Out joins MSNBC’s Lawrence ...

Army torches massive pot farm July 15, 2011 Members of Mexico’s army burn over 300 acres of marijuana that was discovered earlier this week. Msnbc.com's Al Stirrett reports. (msnbc.com)

Unsung heroes of 'Deadly Game' July 15, 2011 Detectives Shane Criger of the Michigan State Police and Todd Filer from the Newport News Homocide Division reveal how they attacked the alibi of Doug Stewart in the case of his missing wife, ...

Inside the 'Deadly Game' war ... July 15, 2011 Dateline NBC’s Dennis Murphy goes behind the scenes in the investigators' war room, where detectives and prosecutors build their case against Doug Stewart, featured in the Dateline ...

Interview with convicted killer Doug Stewart July 15, 2011 Watch this exclusive interview with convicted killer Doug Stewart, part of the Dateline report 'Deadly Game'. (Dateline)

Face-off with witness Ricky Spencer July 15, 2011 How did investigators get their key witness, Ricky Spencer, to tell his story in the murder of Venus Stewart? Detectives Chuck Christensen and Shane Criger confront Rickey in a tense ...

Libyan rebels gain legitimacy July 15, 2011 The rebels in western Libya welcome growing international support, as the civil war rages on. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports from the town of Qawalish in Libya. (Nightly News)

Happy 15th birthday, MSNBC! July 15, 2011 Bill Wolff, executive producer for the Rachel Maddow Show, shares a preview of tonight’s show - President Obama addresses the media on the debt ceiling crisis and negotiations, more twists in the ...

People take to the streets in Egypt, Syria July 15, 2011 At least 1 million people filled the streets of Cairo on Friday, demanding more reforms. Protests also continued in Syria, where at least 19 people were killed in the violent crackdown. NBC’s ...

Faber: Murdoch has 'never faced ... July 15, 2011 CNBC’s David Faber reports on the impact caused by the latest developments in the UK hacking scandal. (Nightly News)

What was on bin Laden’s wish list July 15, 2011 Some reports say Osama bin Laden wanted to target President Obama and that he may have been plotting an attack on Air Force One. US officials say there’s no evidence his plans got beyond the wish ...

Boston planes collide July 15, 2011 Investigators are looking into how a Delta 767 and a regional jet collided at Logan Airport on Thursday night. Nobody was hurt, but the damage to the planes was extensive. NBC’s Brian Williams ...

Debt debate drags on July 15, 2011 The hope for lawmakers and the president to come up with a bipartisan agreement to reduce the deficit is all but dead. Meanwhile, the actual deal to raise the debt ceiling may not be fully agreed ...

Carmageddon looms for Southern California July 15, 2011 Maybe only Hollywood could dramatize the closing of a 10-mile stretch of the 405 freeway in Los Angeles into an epic called “Carmaggedon”. NBC’s George Lewis reports. (Nightly News)

A 'Carmageddon' wedding July 15, 2011 The closure of the 405 freeway this weekend will inconvenience thousands, but for Rachel and John Pollack, who are getting married Saturday, Carmageddon poses a much bigger problem. (Nightly News)

Obama calls astronauts in space July 15, 2011 Shuttle astronauts received an important call from the White House and more stories that went flying by this past week. (Nightly News)

President ‘calls for pizza’, gets space station July 15, 2011 President Obama called the International Space Station to thank the crews of the Space Station and the Space Shuttle Atlantis to them for their work and celebrate the final space shuttle ...

Plot thickens in UK hacking case July 15, 2011 Both the Chief Executive of News International Rebekah Brooks and Dow Jones CEO Les Hinton announced their resignation on Friday as the controversy around the News of the World alleged phone ...