Is the press getting distracted? Panel weighs in on president's media narrative. Cal Thomas: Obama is of "diminished capacity."

Following the Senate's vote to repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' on December 18, 2010, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) spoke to MSNBC's Contessa Brewer about how the decision to repeal the discriminatory policy will improve U.S. national security. (via

"It's time to remember the old saying that politics stops at the water's edge. That saying was coined by a Republican senator, Arthur Vandenberg, who partnered with a Democratic President, Harry Truman, to pass landmark national security measures at the dawn of the Cold War. Today, over 60 years later, when we’re threatened not only by nuc

"Here we are in the final days of a lame-duck, some say dead-duck Congress, considering a bill that would create a major problem to the effective enforcement of immigration laws. People are not happy with us," Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Alabma) said this morning.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) said Republicans are using their increased leverage to rein in government spending and prevent tax increases through the package signed by Obama Friday that extends Bush-era tax cuts for all."This bipartisan agreement was made possible because voters gave Republicans much more leverage at the negotiating table," Co

In a landmark for gay rights, the Senate on Saturday voted to let gays serve openly in the military, giving President Barack Obama the chance to fulfill a campaign promise and repeal the 17-year policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."

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AP: Usually, big-name authors plug their books on a nationwide book tour. President Barack Obama took a lower-key approach Friday, reading selections from his new children's book to a group of "delighted" second-graders in suburban Virginia. "I have signed a copy that I will leave in the library," Obama told the class, explaining that he is lea

Congress sets up temporary offices for outgoing members.

MSNBC: Why are Republicans using Christmas to drag their feet on getting anything done in the Senate? Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Col.) joins msnbc's Lawrence O'Donnell.

MSNBC: The Huffington Post’s Howard Fineman and Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post join Hardball’s Chris Matthews to discuss the president’s effort to grab the title of comeback kick.

Bill O'Reilly: Harry Reid is humilated but doesn't care. But the country knows we are trillions in debt and if we don't pay it down, disaster looms.

James Carville says Obama's "compromise" with Republicans hurts his image among Democrats. Carville said Obama ignored the Democratic caucus in Congress. "What we should have done is tried a new approach," Carville said.

Chris Matthews on President Obama talking after he signs the tax compromise into law: "You know, whatever you say, I want to talk about the subjective president, Gene, your reaction to this. Subjectively, in his heart, he’s a happy man this weekend. That smile, that cute smile we all love in that guy. That wonderful, boyish smile of his he

Dr. Charles Krauthammer thinks Obama's artificial economy booster will help his chances in 2012: "I think as a candidate he is helped because he's gotten a trillion dollars of debt added on to the budget, which will give the economy a 'sugar high' right into the election of 2012. The piper will be paid the year after and the year after, but if y