Obama defends decisions on Libya March 31, 2011 Time Magazine’s Richard Stengel shares his thoughts on what’s driving President Barack Obama’s choices. (Mitchell Reports)

Woman finds squirrel’s nest under hood of car March 31, 2011 A Massachusetts woman made a startling discovery under the hood of her car Wednesday--a cluster of newborn squirrels. WHDH’s Sorboni Banerjee reports. (NBC News)

Dissident: Syrians will rise again and again March 31, 2011 Ribal al-Assad, a democracy activist and cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, fears the country will fall into civil war if reforms aren’t announced immediately. (NBC News)

Libyan foreign minister defects to Britain March 31, 2011 In a blow to the regime, Libyan Foreign Minister Moussa Koussa has defected from the government of Moammar Gadhafi. NBC’s Jim Maceda reports on this and other developments in Libya. (The Daily ...

The Prince’s ice capade March 31, 2011 Prince Harry has proved he’s ready for a charity trek to the North Pole by spending the night on moving ice. He slept in temperatures as low as minus 25 but laughed it off saying it felt much ...

D.C. budget battle March 31, 2011 Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts, the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, talks to msnbc’s Lawrence O’Donnell about the latest developments on averting a government ...

Running away from 'Romneycare' March 31, 2011 Mitt Romney made health care reform a reality in Massachusetts. Msnbc’s Lawrence O’Donnell talks to author Jonathan Gruber, an architect of the state’s plan, on why Romney wants Republicans to ...

If Bachmann were president March 31, 2011 Does Michelle Bachmann sound ready for that proverbial 3 a.m. wake-up call? Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank joins The Last Word to take the measure of her as a potential commander in ...

New law criminalizes abortions March 31, 2011 Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed into law a bill that criminalizes abortions based on the race or sex of the fetus. And other states look as though they are following her lead. Msnbc’s Lawrence ...

Darrel Issa and his earmark contradictions March 31, 2011 Takedown: Rep. Darrel Issa, R-CA, condemns earmarks, then requests 200 million in earmarks. (The Ed Show)

American boots on the ground in Libya March 31, 2011 Col. Jack Jacobs, NBC military analyst, talks about the secret order President Obama signed authorizing “covert U.S. government support for rebel forces in Libya”. Then, Jeremy Scahill, National ...

The impact of a government shutdown March 31, 2011 Robert Reich remembers the 1994 government shutdown and talks to Ed about the damage it caused then and what it means for America if it happens again. (The Ed Show)

Ohio anti-labor bill passes state Senate March 31, 2011 State Sen. Nina Turner, D-OH, talks about the latest on the anti-labor front in Ohio and what the next steps for Democrats will be. (The Ed Show)

Emotions strained as Libyan rebels struggle March 31, 2011 Richard Engel, NBC News chief foreign correspondent interviews a Libyan rebel about the challenges his fellow fighters are facing. (msnbc tv)

Obama refuses to rule out arming rebels March 30, 2011 NBC’s Brian Williams previews his interview with the president on the military conflict in Libya. (Mitchell Reports)

Who’s delaying budget negotiations? March 30, 2011 New negotiations to try to avert a government shutdown next week are underway on Capitol Hill. Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim joins News Nation. (NewsNation)

Ohio braces for GOP assault March 30, 2011 A political panel discusses the vote in Ohio that will drastically affect the state’s collective bargaining more than the Wisconsin’s anti-union bill. (msnbc tv)

Right wing escalates war on abortion March 30, 2011 Former Sen. Rick Santorum is the latest conservative to join the fight against abortion rights, blaming the problems with the country’s Social Security system on the “abortion culture.” Toni ...

On the frontlines of America’s energy crisis March 30, 2011 Msnbc’s Dylan Ratigan explains what truckers in Oklahoma told him about gas prices and their work. (Dylan Ratigan Show)

Poll: Tea Party rapidly losing popularity March 30, 2011 A political panel explains why the GOP shouldn’t cave to the Tea Party’s demands on budget cuts for the United States. (msnbc tv)