Hardball Briefing for Friday, September 3

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - will Democrats play Hardball? To avoid disaster in November, Democrats are going to have to get tough, they're going to have to

Hardball Briefing for Monday, August 30

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - mind the gap. There were tens of thousands at Glenn Beck's rally this weekend but when was the last time liberals got 100,000

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, August 26

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Blowback The debate over the planned Islamic Center in Lower Manhattan was always about more than a building. It's about the right

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, August 25

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Leading of tonight: The Power of Palin Primary day turned out to be another bad day for Washington insiders, including Alaska Senator Lisa

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, August 19

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - coming home. After seven long years and over 4,400 casualties, Operation Iraqi Freedom is over. NBC's Richard Engel was embedded

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, August 18

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - the Coming Wave? The prospects for Democrats in November just got dimmer. Charlie Cook of the Cook Political Report revised his

Hardball Briefing for Monday, August 9

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Daily constitutional. John Boehner became the latest Republican to say that Congress should consider changing the 14th Amendment to

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, July 22

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Leading off tonight: the President is calling. The Shirley Sherrod story has pushed everything the White House would prefer to talk about -

Hardball Briefing for Monday, June 12

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - could Republicans take back the House? Robert Gibbs is now saying publicly what a lot of Democrats have been saying privately: that

Hardball Briefing for Monday, June 14

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Leading off tonight: it's day 56. It has now been eight weeks since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in the Gulf, and President Obama's

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, June 9

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Leading off tonight: winners and losers. So who's feeling good tonight after yesterday's voting? Blanche Lincoln, who beat an attack from the

Hardball Briefing for Monday, June 7th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Leading off tonight - it's Day 49. The good news is that BP now says it soon hopes to be able to siphon off 20,000 barrels of oil a day. The

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, June 2

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Leading off tonight - it's Day 44. The oil spill has spread to Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. Yesterday, BP announced their new Cut and

Hardball Briefing for Friday, May 28th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the latest on Top Kill! It's day 39 of the spill. It may be another 24 hours before BP can know for sure if Top Kill has been

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, May 27th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - the latest on the Top Kill plan. BP's Top Kill procedure may be working though BP officials say they won't know for sure that Top

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, May 25th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - frustration continues to build over the BP mess! The oil spill has reached the ground in Louisiana. Aggravation in Washington and

Hardball Briefing for Friday, May 21st

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Rand Paul overdrive! It's Day Two of damage control for the Republican Senate candidate from Kentucky. He's still trying to walk

Hardball Briefing for Monday, April 12

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First - the elephant(s) in the room! More than a dozen speakers took the stage at the annual Southern Republican Leadership Conference (SRLC)

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, March 31

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Drill Baby Drill! First up - President Obama announced today that he will be opening up a big stretch of America's coastlines to oil and gas

Hardball Briefing for Monday, March 29th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - a big week! Has President Obama's health care win given strength to his agenda? We'll ask MSNBC political analyst Richard Wolffee

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, March 11

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Tonight - NBC's Chuck Todd is in for Chris Matthews. When it comes to health care - who's winning the public relations game? Will Democrats

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, February 18

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - terror in Texas. According to officials, a man harboring deep grievances with the IRS crashed a small plane into a building

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, February 17

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- Tonight: the 2010 race heats up! Tomorrow the annual Conservative Political Action Conference will kick off in Washington and many Tea Party

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, February 9

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up: Frozen. Who's to blame for the gridlock in Washington? Today Congressional leadership met with the President to discuss a jobs bill.

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, January 27

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - President Obama's State of the Union address. What are we expecting Pres. Obama to say tonight? Senator Claire McCaskill and NBC's

Hardball Briefing for Friday, December 18

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the missing piece. Democrats are having significant problems trying to reach the coveted 60 votes on health care. Conservative

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, December 17

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, kill bill: the health care edition. What can Democrats do now? Progressives are arguing that the health care bill has been so

Hardball Briefing for Friday, December 11

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, has Obama moved to the center? Conservatives are praising President Obama. The President has proposed tax breaks for small

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, December 9th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Cheney strikes back! In an interview, former Vice President Dick Cheney said that the decision to hold the terror trial in New York

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, December 8th

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the jobs agenda. Today, President Obama said we have to spend our way out of this recession. He's proposing new infrastructure

Hardball Briefing for Friday, December 4

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, hunting Bin Laden. The President's surge in troops for the campaign in Afghanistan opened a Pandora's box of questions for the war.

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, December 3

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, jobs, jobs and did we mention jobs? With health care and Afghanistan already on his plate, President Obama has to take on the

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, December 2

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, attacked from the left, attacked from the right, President Obama stuck in the middle on Afghanistan. Last night, at West Point

Hardball Briefing for Friday, November 20

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Saturday Night Live! Tomorrow night, the Senate will debate on whether to let the health care reform debate continue onto the floor.

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, November 19

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, health care reform's rogue. Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) supported the Iraq War from the start, endorsed John McCain for president,

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, November 18

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, a compromise on abortion? Last night on Hardball, Congressman Bart Stupak (D-MI), author of the amendment limiting abortion coverage

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, November 17

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Palinpalooza! Sarah Palin's book, Going Rogue, came out today and she has begun her nationwide tour. Is Going Rogue a possible Palin

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, November 11

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, big tent vs. pure party? Republicans are not alone in fighting among themselves. Liberals in the Democratic Party are furious at

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, November 10

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, missed signals? Did intelligence fail to stop the massacre at Fort Hood? Major Nidal Malik Hasan was in contact with a radical

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, November 4

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the GOP's big night. Last night, the Republican Party won in two major gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey. However, the

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, November 3

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Decision 2009! President Obama is not on the ballot but today's election results in Virginia, New Jersey, and New York might be a

Hardball Briefing for Monday, November 2

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the elephant in the room. Over the weekend, Republican moderate candidate Diedre Scozzafava dropped out of the race for the New

Hardball Briefing for Monday, October 26

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, great expectations? The new cover of Newsweek says it all: Yes He Can - But He Sure Hasn't Yet. Is President Obama disappointing

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, October 22

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Cheney's war. Former Vice President Dick Cheney has popped up again to criticize President Obama. In a speech on Wednesday night,

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, October 20

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, who are the Oath-Keepers? The Oath-Keepers are a group that formed a few months after President Obama entered into office and they

Hardball Briefing for Monday, October 19

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, is the White House trying to outfox Fox News? Over the weekend, White House advisers amplified their attacks on Fox News in claiming

Hardball Briefing for Friday, October 16

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the balloon hoax? Authorities are still trying to piece together yesterday's frantic balloon boy search. Thousands of tax dollars

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, October 15

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, fumbling Rush Limbaugh away. The group, who attempting to buy the NFL team St. Louis Rams, has dropped Rush Limbaugh from becoming a

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, October 14

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Finance Committee milestone! Senator Olympia Snowe's (R-ME) one vote on the Senate Finance Committee made the Baucus Bill pass with

Hardball Briefing for Monday, October 12

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, NFL's Rush game! Radio personality Rush Limbaugh has an audience of 21 million listeners every day but now, he is trying to

Hardball Briefing for Friday, October 9

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, October Oslo Surprise! This morning, President Obama was unexpectedly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The President has responded

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, October 7

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, year eight. Today marks the 8th year of the War in Afghanistan. Are we winning? Almost 1,500 coalition deaths and countless civilian

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, October 6

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, debating the War in Afghanistan. Tomorrow marks eight years since the beginning of the War in Afghanistan, the debate over the

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, September 29

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, pitched public option battle. Today, the public option was defeated in the Senate Finance Committee with a small group of moderate

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, September 24

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Massachusetts has a new Senator! Today, former Democratic Party Chairman Paul Kirk Jr. became Massachusetts' new Senator to replace

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, September 23

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, beamed up from the big house! Former Congressman Jim Traficant (D-OH), famous for his eccentric floor speeches accentuated by the

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, September 22

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the Obama media blitz aftermath. Today a new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll gives an idea on what the public thinks of President

Hardball Briefing for Monday, September 21

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, more US troops in Afghanistan? The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan reported to the president that the US might fail in the

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, September 15

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the politics of a sanction. Today, the House of Representatives voted to formally criticize Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC). Does it

Hardball Briefing for Friday, September 11

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, NBC's Chief White House Correspondent and Political Director Chuck Todd in for Chris Matthews, what a week! In the past week, the

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, September 10

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Mike Barnicle in for Chris Matthews, what do we do now? Last night, the President gave his big health care speech before a joint

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, September 9

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Lawrence O'Donnell in for Chris, smart viewers' guide to watching the President's speech! Tonight, President Obama gives a health

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, September 8

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Mike Barnicle in for Chris from New York, public option show down! As Congress goes back to work, the health care debate heats up.

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, September 1

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, stuck in the middle with Afghanistan. Stress on the left and pressure on the right, is President Obama trapped in the middle of an

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, August 27

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, remembering Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Today, mourners gathered along the 70-mile route of a motorcade carrying the body of Senator

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, August 26

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the life and legacy of Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Last night, Senator Ted Kennedy passed away after a battle with cancer of the

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, August 25

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the politics of the CIA investigation. With the release of a report detailing interrogation tactics of the CIA, the Obama

Hardball Briefing for Monday, August 24

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, investigating alleged CIA abuses. A new report came out today that detail alleged abuses in the CIA's secret prisons. Department of

Hardball Briefing for Monday, August 17

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - The Optional Public Option? Reports today show that the White House may yield on including a public option as a part of healthcare

Hardball Briefing for Friday, August 14

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Lawrence O'Donnell in for Chris Matthews, the President takes the offensive in a town hall meeting in Montana! Today, President

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, August 13

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Lawrence O'Donnell in for Chris Matthews, town hall rage winning debate? A new USA Today/Gallup Poll show protests are swaying

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, August 12

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Lawrence O'Donnell in for Chris Matthews, town hall rage! Across the country, hostile town hall meetings confronted members of

Hardball Briefing for Monday, July 27

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Sayonara Sarah. During former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's farewell speech, the GOP superstar took parting shots at the media and

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, July 22

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - the President's prime-time press conference concerning health care is the talk of the town. Does the President have the votes to

Hardball Briefing for Monday, July 20

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - The Presidential Prescription. President Obama has resolved to take a leading role in the battle for healthcare reform, but will

Hardball Briefing for Friday, July 17

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, abortion and healthcare reform. At late day remarks, President Obama makes clear that he wants Congress to move on healthcare

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, July 15

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, a Healthcare Progress Report! Today, the Senate health committee approved legislation that would vastly expand health insurance

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, June 8

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Polling Problems for POTUS. President Obama's numbers in a key state and on the economy - a leading issue for him during the

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, July 2

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the latest on Michael Jackson. Debbie Rowe, former wife of Michael Jackson, told an interviewer today that she wants custody of the

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, June 30

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, Chuck Todd is substituting for Chris from the White House with breaking news! Today, 239 days after Election Day 2008, the

Hardball for Monday, June 22

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Iranian Ire. Some GOP critics of the President charge that he has not been forceful enough in supporting the Iranian protestors

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, June 18

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up, the upheaval continues in Iran. Up to one million Iranians took to the streets today to take part in a day of mourning for slain

Hardball Briefing for Monday, June 15

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - significant developments in the Middle East over the weekend have us talking today. What will be the impact of the election in

Hardball Briefing for Monday, June 8

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - a Grand Old Dis? As Republicans struggle to find a message and a leader, did the party establishment un-invite one of its most

Hardball Briefing for Friday, June 5

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - President Obama's speech given yesterday at the University of Cairo was translated into thirteen different languages and

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, June 3

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First Up - Arabian Nights. President Obama journeys overseas to Saudi Arabia. Will President Obama, teamed with his Secretary of State

Hardball Briefing for Monday, June 1

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - the murder of Dr. George Tiller shocked both sides of the abortion debate this weekend. We'll talk to William Saletan, author of

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, May 12

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up tonight: Dick Cheney speaks out yet again! Despite controversy over the former Vice President's comments on harsh interrogation

Hardball Briefing for Friday, May 8

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - He's baaack! Former Vice President Dick Cheney is back out there, publicly defending Bush torture policies, criticizing the Obama

Hardball Briefing for Tuesday, May 5

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Repairing the G.O.P. With dismal numbers in the polls and no end to the slump in sight, the G.O.P. is in need of a makeover. But

Hardball Briefing for Monday, May 4

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - filling the seat. Even though President Obama hasn't named a replacement for retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter,

Hardball Briefing for Friday, May 1

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - Open Seat on the Way. With news of Supreme Court Justice David Souter's plans to retire, President Obama can add the job of

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, April 29

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - the 100th day! The Obama administration welcomed their 100th day in office with a new Democrat onboard! Longtime Republican Sen.

Hardball Briefing for Thursday, April 23

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - does torture work? Has the use of torture helped keep us safe since 9-11? Does it yield reliable intelligence and how important

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, April 22

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - possible prosecution? President Obama, who has consistently supported looking to the future instead of focusing on the past,

Hardball Briefing for Friday, April 17

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - the torture memos. Yesterday, the Justice Department released four memos detailing the torture techniques used by the CIA under

Hardball Briefing for Wednesday, April 15

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - tea time! It's tax time in America and protesters are demonstrating in as many as 750 cities across the country; but what exactly

Hardball Briefing for Friday, April 10

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - fights from the right! Republicans have been heating up and sounding off this week. Everyone from Karl Rove taking on Vice

Hardball Briefing for Monday, April 6

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up: Stirring the Pot! Newt Gingrich came out swinging this weekend, criticizing the Obama administration's response to the North Korea

Hardball Briefing for Friday, April 3

-- The Hardball Briefing On MSNBC -- First up - charming Europe. President Obama is making quite a splash across the pond. He spent the day winning over crowds and leaders alike

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