I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories. The first story is about connecting

Stephen Hayes of the Weekly Standard talks about the White House screaming at Sharryl Atkinson of CBS News for trying to get to the bottom of the "Fast and Furious" scandal. "If you look at the tactics

"I think she's not running. Two days in a row the sun rises in the east. Yesterday, Christie, today, Sarah Palin. And I actually have new news, I just spoke this afternoon with someone in the Godot camp and Godot is not going to run for the presidency. Well, he doesn't want to abandon his position in the Beckett play. "I was fooled by Palin for

White House press secretary Jay Carney tells the White House press corps Eric Holder's testimony and reaction to the "Fast and Furious" scandal has been "consistent and truthful." Holder has been under fire recently for denying he knew about the operation when in fact he received several memos about it. Carney also denies

From her letter to supporters: "After much prayer and serious consideration, I have decided that I will not be seeking the 2012 GOP nomination for President of the United States. As always, my family comes first and obviously Todd and I put great consideration into family life before making this decision. When we serve, we devote ourselves to God,

"I apologize to those who are disappointed in this decision," Palin said during an appearance on "On the Record," with Greta Van Susteren. "Weakness is his track record -- it's been a record of failure. He's got a couple of successes there thanks to our Navy SEALs. I would say overall he has failed especially with economic issues, he's not unde

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Ed to talk about his support of the "Occupy Wall Street" movement and if Washington can do anything to crack down on Wall Street recklessness. Sen. Sanders says the protesters "are touching a nerve." SCHULTZ: Bernie, I want you to address Mitt Romney’s comments about how this is dangerous when he w

CAIN: I don't have facts to back this up, but I happen to believe that these demonstrations are planned and orchestrated to distract from the failed policies of the Obama administration. Don't blame Wall Street, don't blame the big banks, if you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself! [...] It is not someone's fault if they succeeded,

Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, died Wednesday. He was 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause. He died peacefully, according to a statement from family members who

Local schoolchildren from Bancroft Elementary School, and Tubman Elementary School, in Washington, D.C. came to help harvest vegetables grown in the White House Garden that will be served at a State Dinner.

"I don’t crave it. I wanted to be a United States Senator. I didn’t run for the Senate as an opportunity to have a launching pad for some other job. I think one of the things that I lament is that people somehow come to the conclusion that United States Senator is not enough. Listen, the United States Senate is still an important, I think very

“When will we impeach him and get him out of the way?” the supporter can be seen asking Bachmann. “Well, I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, I agree, I agree. Some people are really upset,” she responds quickly, and then moves on. (via

"I think Romney has a problem. He is the best known candidate in the race and at 17% in the polls. That's not so good. If he gets the nomination, I think the odds are now very heavily that he will, he has a big base problem. Usually that's not a problem the Republicans are very disciplined. They'll pull in behind him. Actually even the Democrats pu

FOX News reports: Five GOP candidates, including Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, and Herman Cain are boycotting the Univision Republican debate scheduled to t

GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain discusses his campaign strategy. "If we finish in the top three in Iowa, in the top three in New Hampshire, we will have achieved our expectations. If we finish higher than that, we will have exceeded our expectations because we are fully confident that we're going to be able to win South Carolina, Florida

Author Ann Coulter compares the ongoing Wall Street Protests to beginning of the French Revolution. "This is always the beginning of totalitarianism," she said.

Congressional Candidate, Martin Baker, was subject to racial slurs by Obama supporters in St. Louis, Missouri tonight. (via Gateway Pundit) Dana Loesch

"Because the first step is admitting you have a problem."

Chris Matthews wonders if Chris Christie took a veiled shot at Sarah Palin when he said he wanted to spend more time being the governor of New Jersey. Palin resigned halfway through her term as governor of Alaska.

Charles Krauthammer analyzes impact of N.J. governor's announcement on GOP presidential field.

Ed Schultz talks about the president's speech in Dallas, and how he is glad that Obama is going after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor.

Anderson Cooper: “I want to read you what a Justice Department official has told CNN cause they’re pushing back on what you’re saying. They said, ‘Chairman Issa, of all people, should be familiar with the difference between knowing about an investigation and being aware of questionable tactics employed in that investigation since documents