NBC’s Domenico Montanaro looks ahead to the week in politics. President Obama travels to Oklahoma and the Jersey Shore to check on recovery efforts, politicians hit the money trail, Memorial Day, and Andy “The Candidate” launches his comeback bid.
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss the controversies surrounding the White House and whether the question of competency could damage Democrats, especially if Republicans use the argument that the government is too big.
Obama tries to pivot from a trio of controversies, but the IRS scandal is sticking around. Work on immigration reform continues. L.A. gets a new mayor. Plus, Andy gets a summer job.
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss the controversies over Benghazi, the IRS, and the Justice Department obtaining phone records of journalists in a leak investigation and how they are impacting President Obama's second-term agenda.
The GOP shifts its focus to Hillary Clinton after Wednesday's congressional hearing on the attacks in Benghazi and the Senate immigration bill markup begins on Capitol Hill, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report.
Republican former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat (and sister of comedian Stephen Colbert) Elizabeth Colbert Busch square off in the special election to fill the congressional seat left vacant by Republican Tim Scott, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has weight surgery, NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report.
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro report on Washington's approach to the situation in Syria, the implementation of Obamacare and the remaining cabinet positions to be filled in the Obama administration.
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss former President George W. Bush's legacy in light of the dedication of the George W. Bush library on Thursday.
NBC's Mark Murray and Domenico Montanaro discuss how the Boston bombings have become a political football and the GOP establishment's new TV ad pushing immigration reform.