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  • Rubio book tour begins, but no White House campaign - yet

    Sen.Marco Rubio says President Obama 'shoved immigration policy down our throats' and that it was an election-year stunt. Rep. Xavier Becerra joins Ed Schultz to discuss Sen. Rubio's comments, and the overwhelming public support for the President's action.

  • Mission Impossible: Romney's ambitious first term agenda

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    Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney gives his reaction to the Supreme Court's upholding key parts of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare overhaul law in Washington June 28, 2012.

    The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd talks about the mood at the White House and the mood of Republicans after the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the health care reform law.

    Soon after the Supreme Court made its ruling on the president's health care act, Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va., and many other leading Republicans called for full repeal of the law. Cantor has since set a July 11 date for a full repeal vote in the House. Cantor joins Morning Joe the day after the decision to discuss. NBC News' Tom Brokaw and Chuck Todd join the conversation.

    Obama senior advisor David Axelrod shares his reaction to the health care ruling calling it  "a really meaningful event in the lives of people across this country." Axelrod also talks about the reaction in the White House saying it was an "emotional moment." A Morning Joe panel, which includes NBC's Tom Brokaw, also joins the conversation.

  • First Thoughts: Ending the month on a high note

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    President Barack Obama talking on the phone with Solicitor General Donald Verrilli in the Oval Office of the White House June 28, 2012 after learning of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

    The Daily Rundown's Chuck Todd talks about the mood at the White House and the mood of Republicans after the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold the health care reform law.

  • After awkward start, Obama-Roberts relationship finds harmony for one day

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    US Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts participates in the court's official photo session on Oct. 8, 2010 at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC.

    Tom Goldstein of the SCOTUS blog breaks down the Supreme Court's ruling on health care. When asked why Chief Justice John Roberts voted to uphold the law, Goldstein said, "I think he believed it."

    Meet the Press moderator David Gregory and NBC's Savannah Guthrie examine the U.S. Supreme Court's decision, and the political implications of the Affordable Care Act.

    The insurance industry and some small businesses did not welcome the news that the U.S. Supreme Court upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.

  • Obama initially thought mandate had been struck down

    In an address to the nation, President Obama said he didn't fight for the Affordable Care Act because it's good politics, and called on the country to avoid the political battle of two years ago and move forward. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney responded to the court's decision, saying that the court may have ruled the law constitutional, but did not say that 'Obamacare' was good law or good policy. The Romney campaign has already raised more than $2 million since the health care decision was announced. NBC's Chuck Todd reports.

  • House votes to cite Holder for contempt

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    Republicans in the House voted Thursday to cite Attorney General Eric Holder for contempt of Congress.

    House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi react to a House vote to hold U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt.

    House Republicans – joined by more than a dozen Democrats – voted to sanction Attorney General Eric Holder for failing to provide documents related to the failed "Fast and Furious" gun trafficking operation. The majority of House Democrats boycotted the vote, insisting that Holder was being treated unfairly. NBC's Kelly O'Donnell reports.

  • Obama calls court ruling a 'victory' for US as Romney vows repeal

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    House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. relays the breaking news to her staff that the Supreme Court had just upheld the Affordable Care Act, June 28 on Capitol Hill.

    Meet the Press moderator David Gregory talks about the politics of the health care law and how it presents an opportunity for President Barack Obama to resell it to the American public.

    Sen. Dan Coats, R-Ind., discusses his surprise over the health care ruling and says the decision puts the law "back into the hands of the American people."

    Sen. Ben Cardin says with the ruling, the government can now more forward and give people the type of health care they need. Cardin stresses his hopes that Democrats and Republicans will work together to improve the health care system.

    In statement following the Supreme Court's backing of the Affordable Health Care Act, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney tells supporters: "What the court did not do on its last day in session, I will do on my first day if elected. I will act to repeal Obamacare."

    President Obama tells the nation in a televised address that the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act "reaffirmed a fundamental principle" that "no illness or accident should lead to any family's financial ruin."

  • Vote: Do you agree with Supreme Court ruling on health care law?

  • Supreme Court upholds health care law

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    A sharply divided Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the centerpiece of Obama's signature healthcare overhaul law that requires that most Americans get insurance by 2014 or pay a financial penalty.

    Chief Justice Roberts announces the Supreme Court's opinion in health care law

    Claire McAndrew of Washington, left, and Donny Kirsch of Washington celebrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Thursday, after a the court's ruling on health care.

    In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court upholds President Obama's national health-care insurance act. NBC's Pete Williams reports. TODAY's Matt Lauer discusses the ruling with NBC's Savannah Guthrie and David Gregory, host of "Meet the Press."

    Tom Goldstein of the SCOTUS blog breaks down the Supreme Court's ruling on health care. Also, when asked why Chief Justice John Roberts upheld the law, Goldstein said, "I think he believed it."

    Opponents of the health care law said Congress' power to regulate commerce didn't extend to people who choose not to buy something; the court's conservatives disagreed. Chief Justice John Roberts did decide, however, that the law was a legitimate use of the congressional power to tax. NBC's Pete Williams reports.

  • SCOTUS ---- Stolen Valor Act

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