James Carville says Democrats are expressing confidence they will beat Romney easily. Carville says touting accomplishments such as killing bin Laden, saving GM won't do the trick; Democrats must connect with voters' worries about the economy.

Chris Matthews says Obama, unlike Mitt Romney, has shown his business acumen by being "very good" at picking winners when he bailed out the auto companies. Matthews touts Ford's success as an example of Obama's "business character." Except Ford didn't receive a bailout. Transcript below: CHRIS MATTHEWS: It seems to me one thing that somebody

On his MSNBC program today Al Sharpton played a video his network put together that used child actors to knock Mitt Romney. Using scripted remarks "I got to thinking how these GOP candidates really act like a bunch of little kids that just can't play nice together. In fact, today, we enlisted some of New York's finest young actors to give us a

"“The jobs outlook in the U.S. isn’t very good. And it’s really about young people. Look at the unemployment rate among the young and you realize jobs are really most important to them. Why? Because young people, and as a voting bloc, all of you people out there, about 27 or younger, I just want you to understand they lay of the land. You

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending his nearly four-decade career as one of Indiana's best-known and popular politicians. Watch Mourdock's victory

"I think it's a generational issue," syndicated columnist and FOX News contributor Charles Krauthammer said about the Lugar-Mourdock Senate primary in Indiana. "I think Lugar is a lion of the Senate. I think he's served very well, he's been very important in foreign affairs over these years but that doesn't appeal to voters. He's been in there f

BARTIROMO: So why has it become so difficult? The administration--you mean, you're operating without a budget now for three years, the administration. How come it's so difficult to get a budget passed? Rep. BOEHNER: Well, the House has passed its budget each of the last three years. It's the Senate that's been unable to produce a budget. And wit

MSNBC’s Martin Bashir talks to Rep. Joe Barton, R-Tx., about his Party’s plans to pass devastating cuts to programs for poor families, children and the elderly while refusing to raise taxes on the wealthy. (Martin Bashir)

NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell spoke with Republican Senator Richard Lugar on his current Senate primary race and the political challenges he is facing.

Pressuring Congress, President Barack Obama is laying out an election year "to do" list Tuesday that urges lawmakers to take another look at economic proposals to promote job creation and help families refinance their mortgages. "It's about the size of a Post-it Note. So every member of Congress should have time to read it -- and they can glance

RUSH: All right, let me just tell you about it. We have a new Facebook page, and the Facebook page is: Rush Babes for America. It's at Facebook.com/RushBabesforAmerica. Let me tell you what Rush Babes for America is all about. It's the National Organization for Rush Babes. Snerdley is looking at this with wide eyes like, "My dream has come true!" Y

"When we took office, let me remind, there was virtually no international pressure on Iran. We were the problem. We were diplomatically isolated in the world, in the region, in Europe," Vice President Joe Biden said to a Jewish group today.

Richard Mourdock speaks after defeating Sen. Richard Lugar in the Republican primary.

Tea party-backed state Treasurer Richard Mourdock won Indiana's Republican nomination for Senate, defeating longtime Senator Richard Lugar. This is Lugar's entire concession speech.

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) outlines the progress of his recovery after suffering from an ischemic stroke in January and expressed his deep gratitude to the people of Illinois for allowing him the time he needs to recover.

During a candidate forum on October 26, 2004, Obama was asked to elaborate on his views of gay marriage and said he believes "that marriage is between a man and a woman" and "I don't think marriage is a civil right." Transcript below. PONCE: “Mr. Obama, you've said that your religious faiths, your religious faith, dictates that marriage should

"Maine’s welfare program is cannibalizing the rest of state government. To all you able-bodied people out there get off the couch and get yourself a job," Gov. Paul LePage (R-Maine) said at the state Republican convention this past weekend. "I understand welfare because I lived it," he added. "I understand the difference between a want and a n

"It was the UAW and the president that delayed the idea of bankruptcy. I pushed the idea of a managed bankruptcy and finally when that was done, and help was given, the companies got back on their feet. I’ll take a lot of credit for the fact that this industry’s come back," Mitt Romney told WEWS-TV on Monday. "Manufacturing is big part of Oh

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA): "When you’re talking about cutting meals on wheels, when you’re talking about cutting food stamps which actually is money that goes directly to small businesses markets in communities versus giving tax subsidies to farming corporations, these are the kind of cuts that the Republicans are talking about."

"Special Report" looks at possible vice presidential picks for Mitt Romney.

Chris Hayes discuss Senator David Vitter's (R-LA) hold on Federal Reserve nominees. Hayes says that this action endangers the U.S. economic recovery.

O'Reilly and his panelists discuss Vice President Biden's comments on gay marriage.

Chris Matthews and his panelists discuss how they expect the 2012 election to be one about ideas and not a referendum.