Lawyer Gloria Allred, who represent the housekeeper-in-question, joins the show to discuss the latest developments.

Linda McMahon vs the minimum wage Sept. 30: Msnbc's Lawrence O'Donnell re-writes a statement from Connecticut Republican Senate candidate.

The Senate will have a tax cut debate next week after all. But instead of extending President George W. Bush's individual income tax cuts, the legislation that senators will consider would impose tax increases on corporations that shift operations overseas, costing U.S. jobs.

A veteran Justice Department lawyer accused his agency Friday of being unwilling to pursue racial discrimination

KABUL—President Hamid Karzai's administration is seeking to limit the role of U.S. and European officials who mentor Afghan anticorruption prosecutors, in moves that Western officials see as the latest attempt to undercut efforts to stamp out the graft that pervades the Afghan government.

The Obama administration is set to notify Congress of plans to offer advanced aircraft to Saudi Arabia worth up to $60 billion

Teri Hatcher is participating in the Malibu triathlon Sunday, and she posted photos of herself in a swimsuit on her Facebook page.

The chairman of the Delaware Republican Party received a death threat last week over his support for Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del) over Tea Party challenger Christine O'Donnell in the state's upcoming Senate primary, a party official confirmed to the Huffington Post.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has deployed troops to areas near the Colombian border and says he is reviewing plans for a potential war as tension between the two nations rises.

Six U.S. service members were killed in southern Afghanistan in the last two days, the NATO-led command said, making the death toll in July the deadliest month for American forces since the war in Afghanistan started nine years ago

Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza starting late Friday in response to a rocket assault on Ashkelon earlier in the day.