Chris Matthews fell into a frenzied defense of President Barack Obama after Mitt Romney said he wants an "entitlement society." Politico's Charles Mahtesian said Romney was using "dog-whistle politics" because Republicans "know what he is talking about" and "those are words that Republican caucus-goers understand." "It really bugs me. Let me tel

"Iran could be making a huge mistake here because if the bluff is called, if it actually interrupts the shipping in the Strait of Hormuz -- the United States Navy will respond. It will reopen the strait and it could destroy the Iranian navy. It would effectively start a war," Charles Krauthammer said on Thursday's edition of FOX News' "Special Repo

KUDLOW: But let me come back to this criticism that your plan is actually rather complex because, sir, the Tax Foundation, the nonpartisan Tax Foundation, makes a similar critique. They give your plan a C plus. Huntsman gets the best marks for his modified flat tax. He gets a B plus. Now, Romney gets lower than you. Romney doesn't have a tax plan,

"Rick Santorum is a friend and I mean, he is a -- I've got great respect for him. But when he talks about fiscal conservatism, every now and then, it kind of leaves me scratching my head, because he was a prolific earmarked," Gov. Rick Perry said. "You know, I love Iowa pork, but I hate Washington pork. And Senator Santorum, he loaded up his bil

Michele Bachmann tells CNN there is an "unbelievable momentum" for her at the moment. Bachmann also acknowledged that it would take a "miracle" for her to win Iowa. "Everyone said that I didn't have a chance to win the Iowa straw poll. I'm the only candidate in the presidential race that's won a statewide election. I won the Iowa straw poll. We'

"I think he’s the right one to save America, to be very honest," Art Laffer, former economic advisor to Ronald Reagan said on FOX News. "You know, economics is my profession, and I’ve specialized in it all my life, especially public policy economics. I feel sort of like a doctor in a hospital, choosing which surgeon is going to operate on my

Obama campaign manager Jim Messina outlines the president's campaign strategy in a video sent to supporters. This is an official video from Barack Obama's reelection campaign. "People have speculated this is a billion-dollar campaign," Messina said. "That's bulls---. We don't take PAC money unlike our opponents. We fund this campaign in contribu

Find a few jokes from his act below. Some of the jokes are NSFW. “I called Clinton up on his 65th birthday and I said, ‘Bill, congratulations on being 65. How do you feel?’ He said, ‘Arlen, I feel like a teenager. The problem is, I can’t find one.’” “Herman Cain has had really quite a checkered career. Nine, nine and nine, and

"It's not clear yet what this president is going to do," Mike Allen told MSNBC.

CALLER: Dr. Paul, how confident were you at the time that the newsletters that bore your name were representative of your views on taxes, on monetary policy, the Second Amendment, the Tenth Amendment, all the things that you hold dear? How confident were you that the newsletter accurately portrayed your views on those things? PAUL: Well,

NBC's Chuck Todd gets personal with presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich during an interview on the candidate's bus. Transcript below. NBC News' Chuck Todd: "What is your relationships like with your ex-wives." Gingrich: "With my first wife, we have a relationship because we share two daughters and two grandchildren. Very respectful on both sid

"To the core out there, whether it's Krauthammer, Billy Kristol, or Karl Rove, or any of them: Get over it, this is the field. One of these individuals [is] going to emerge as the candidate, the nominee. You're going to get with the ship or you're going to get off of it. And that's the reality of it. You're not going to change it. The woulda-coulda

The minute-long spot, titled "Best Chance," argues that Santorum is most electable candidate in the Republican field because he is "a full spectrum conservative" with "more foreign policy credentials than any of the candidates" - a claim that former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman is likely to quibble with.

Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann accused her former Iowa co-chair of taking money to defect to the Ron Paul campaign. “Kent Sorenson personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go to work for the Paul campaign,” Bachmann said at a press event. "He had said to me yesterday that 'everyone sells out in Iowa, why shouldn't I

“We don’t come out of a background where we can buy a seat or buy, as Mayor Bloomberg did, buy the mayorship of New York. I mean if you look at how much he spent, he just wrote a check and bought it,” Newt Gingrich said. “I think that’s very dangerous to the future of American democracy. My dad served in the Army for 27 years; I was a

"I think he has serious ideas," MSNBC's Al Sharpton said about Mitt Romney. "I just think those ideas would scare a lot of the American public. And I think that when the public hears them and hears that he is serious, then we get down to we're not talking about Obamacare, we're talking about your health care, we're talking about your Social Securit

Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman spoke with NH Host Paul Westcott on WGIR AM 610 and 96.7 the Wave Thursday agreeing, the Iowa Caucus is a bizarre system and saying it will be forgotten in a day or two. Huntsman says Iowa will be "forgotten in a day or two" and has no influence on voters in New Hampshire.

Announcer: "It's 'Wheel of Washington!' I'm your host, Wink, Tax and Spend!" "First question: Which Republican running for president voted for the 'Bridge to Nowhere' earmark?" "Yes, Susie from Des Moines." Suzie: "Rick Santorum?" Announcer: "Correct! Santorum voted for the Bridge to Nowhere and a highway bill full of pork." "Who per

From the ad: “When generations of immigrants looked up and saw the Statue of Liberty for the first time, one thing they knew beyond any doubt, and that is they were coming to a place where anything was possible; that in America, their children would have a better life.”

This Rick Perry ad attacks his rivals that have served in Congress. The ad also features footage from a debate where he outlines his proposal for a part-time Congress.

Huntsman campaign: "Unelectable" highlights Congressman Ron Paul's racist and homophobic newsletters and asks the question, "Can New Hampshire voters really trust Ron Paul?"

In this video from Revolution PAC, a super PAC supporting Ron Paul, James Williams of Matagorda County, Texas, explains how Ron Paul delivered his wife's stillborn baby in 1972 after the biracial couple struggled to get help at the hospital and one of the nurses called the police on James, who says he was never billed for the hospital visit.

Rachel Maddow looks back at the year in the GOP race and the latest polling from Iowa. She points out that for all the chaos of the last year, Mitt Romney is still the candidate "you'd probably want to be" since he is leading the field.

The "Special Report" panel discusses global hotspots, particularly whether or not Iran will shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

"The Last Word" panel discusses the GOP race and the electorate's feelings toward Mitt Romney.