"The fact that America exists is an inspiration to the rest of the world," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) said in an interview with Sean Hannity from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. "Ronald Reagan and the things he stood for defined so much of what I experienced growing up and to be here today just brought all that back and to have a chance to

"I think he's shredding his responsibilities as the president, and his respect and regard of the Constitution," Rep. Allen West (R-FL) said in an interview with the conservative publication Newsmax. In an exclusive Newsmax.TV interview, West cited Homeland Security Department chief Janet Napolitano’s announcement last week that the federal gov

Mark Levin opines on Rep. Frederica Wilson (FL), the Democratic Congresswoman who made the absurd claim that the high black unemployment level is due to "racism." Congresswoman Wilson also

According to the Department of Agriculture, 45.8 million people collected food stamps in May and that’s up 1.8 million people from April, up 20 percent from one year ago and 34 percent from two years ago. Dana Perino is troubled thinking about what it is like when a person has to go and ask for food stamps for the first time.

Cavuto: "You are definitely not running right now?" Jeb Bush: "What do you mean right now? Is that a trick question? I'm not running. I'm going support the Republican nominee. I might support someone before that, but I believe that the Republican candidate will win. And I'm looking forward to that."

The U.S. Capitol Police reports that the Washington Monument has been damaged after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the nation's capital. There are also reports that the Washington Monument is "tilting" from ABC News affiliate WABC. RELATED:

President Obama was golfing in Martha's Vineyard when 5.9 magnitude quake hit. (ABC News)

"Let us all remember who the real enemy is. The real enemy is the Tea Party -- the Tea Party holds the Congress hostage. They have one goal in mind, and that's to make President Obama a one-term president," Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) said at a Miami town hall with constituents. Rep. Frederica Wilson

(AP) -- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., shook much of Washington, D.C., and was felt as far north as Rhode Island, New York City and Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where President Barack Obama is vacationing. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep. Shaking was felt at the White House and al

From CNBC's Squawk Box on August 23, 2011: Anchor: "Let me close with a question on taxes. The Obama Administration and the White House have teed off on the fact that in your debate all of the Republican candidates on stage said they wouldn't support any tax increases even with $10 of spending cuts for every dollar of tax increases. Karl Rove ov

The 5.8 magnitude earthquake interrupts a briefing on the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn being dropped.

FOX News: As the federal government and individual states struggle with debt problems, can lessons be learned from the states who are not only in the black, but also expecting a budget surplus? Jon Scott spoke to the governor of one such state – Brian Schweitzer of Montana – where the unemployment level is a couple of percentage points below

Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont and Chairman of the DNC, opines on President Obama's foreign policy: "It's been really good as Commander-in-Chief and that's not what the election is going to be fought on. It's going to be fought on the economy. "But, he's getting our troops out of Iraq. They'll be almost all gone by the end of this year,

Politico writer Kenneth P. Vogel says Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) "extremely controversial" plan that would "effectively end" or overhaul Medicare would have killed his chances to get the Republican presidential nomination.

"When you look at African American males, 40% of them are unemployed, those under 30 years of age. I understand exactly the entire nation must be involved in this recovery but the black community is experiencing a great recession. That's what we're experiencing," Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) told MSNBC. "And all of the growth in the past 30 year

Comedian and actor David Cross appeared on Current TV's "Countdown" program Monday evening to promote his upcoming movie and other gigs when the conversation turned to a recent study that watching one hour of television shortens your life by 22 minutes. Cross was being v

2012 GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain responds to Janeane Garofalo's unhinged attack on him, talks about Obama, and the end of Gaddafi. Whoever is supposed to be paying me is behind on their payments, Cain joked. Last week, "comedienne"

Charles Krauthammer: "They are very upset because they lost the debate, they weren't even in the debate on the debt ceiling. But I do think that it works for liberals to talk to liberals in that kind of dismissive and sort of angry tone about the Tea Party. It's sort of accepted in the Upper West Side. But it doesn't work in the general election

Eugene Robinson, Washington Post: "The grandees of the party are once again trying to find some new candidates to get into the race. Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, anybody. And that tells me that the party is in -- in basic terms of philosophy doesn't believe in science, doesn't believe in government, at any level. Or is just a bunch of patriotic anarc

Former DNC Chair Howard Dean pushed GOP presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman as the "thinking-man's candidate." Dean had lots of praise for the candidate who consistently polls at 1% in national polls. "There aren't any thinking people in the Republican party," Dean declared. "I'm serious." "Name a few thoughtful policy analysts in the Republica

MSNBC's Ed Schultz is a big fan of GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman who he praises as someone who is not afraid to point out the "craziness in the Republican field."

"We (Utah) were number one in job creation. I think that works. Creating ObamaCare before Obama -- the most despised and reviled health care legislation in the history of this country -- doesn't cut it and I think that will be terribly problematic," Fmr. Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. (R-Utah) said of Mitt Romney CNN. Huntsman is running for the GOP preside

Rachel Maddow and former RNC Chairman Michael Steele discuss Rick Perry's position on social security and the future of the GOP field.

Bill O'Reilly on President Obama's vacation.

Melissa Harris-Perry and Ezra Klein discuss Republicans' stance on taxes.