"But here’s the thing: too many of my Republican friends in Congress are standing in the way," President Obama said in a speech in Newton, Iowa today. "Either they say they want to do nothing … or they want to double down on some of the policies that didn’t work and got us into this mess in the first place."

"That is what makes it whopper of the year," syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer says of a report that federal spending, under the Obama administration, has risen at the lowest pace in 60 years. "This is an unbelievable distortion of the truth. If you compare it to what was spent in the Bush years, particularly if you take out the emergency sp

In a tense back and forth between Elizabeth Warren and MyFoxBoston reporter Sharman Sacchetti, Elizabeth Warren refused to address questions about her Native American heritage. Instead, she repeated talking points about how she is fighting for the families of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Eventually she did give in and answered the question

“If you had done your reporting over at C-SPAN, you would have checked that I said the exact same thing in 2004 after I heard his address up in Boston,” Matthews said. “[T]he thrill was real. In fact, Ronald Reagan, I’ve been reading a lot about him, I’ve been working on a book about him, every time he came to the House chamber, you would

Chris Matthews sits down with former 2012 presidential nominee contender Newt Gingrich for an exclusive interview about the GOP primary fight, and about Mitt Romney’s politics and success. Matthews talks with Newt Gingrich about the birther movement, the speculation around Mitt Romney’s vice presidential pick, and Gingrich’s fascination w

A MSNBC panel on the show "NOW" discusses a report that the Obama administration leaked information about the bin Laden mission to a movie studio doing a movie on the raid that led to the assassination of the al Qaeda leader. The panel said if former President George W. Bush had done this the reaction would be different. Here are their reactions:

Mark Levin plays old audio from Orrin Hatch that shows how he was a huge supporter of Reagan’s principles and how we shouldn't be getting rid of Republicans when we don't know what their candidates even stand for. LEVIN: “Orrin Hatch was the most reliable conservative Republican senator on the Senate Judiciary Committee, among other committe

"I think there are some people in the Democratic Party that think that the immigration issue’s more valuable to them unsolved, that it gives them something to talk about, that they can go back to Hispanic communities and make unrealistic promises every two years and win votes," Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) told FOX News' Greta van Susteren. "For so

“I believe that voting for the lesser of two evils in game theory will always leads to more evil," Penn Jillette told Sean Hannity last night. "If you actually believe that Romney is a fabulous candidate, then you should vote for him, I don’t. Most of the stuff I disagree with Obama on I also disagree with Romney on," Jillette said on FOX Ne

In this week’s “Meet the Press” mid-week “PRESS Pass” conversation, David Gregory sat down with actress and activist Ashley Judd. She admitted that she has been disappointed by President Obama’s performance “to a certain extent,” but: “Now I’m pretty fired up again… and I think that he is a powerful leader. I think he’s

"There has been no governor that has attacked the middle class more than Scott Walker. So if they put him on the ticket, win, lose or draw in Wisconsin it would be the dream tickets for the Democrats, because he is so vulnerable. When Republicans, if they do come out and vote, the psychology to this is they have to save a political candidate. They

“There will be so much money in this race that you can bet there’s going to be a lot of ads in all those targeted states,” Bill Burton, co-founder of the pro-Obama Priorities USA super PAC told MSNBC today. “This is going to be a very close election. Hundreds of millions of dollars from the right-wing money is pouring into this race to def

"He talks like he's for the underprivileged but when it comes to the money that comes from the teachers union, he's putting campaign cash ahead of the needs of our kids," Mitt Romney said on "FOX & Friends" today. "And we have to recognize that it's time to put our kids first."

"Why doesn't the current president get more credit for everything he's accomplished?" David Letterman asked Bill O'Reilly on Wednesday night's broadcast of CBS's "Late Show." FLASHBACK: Letterman On

“I don’t know how they've been bamboozling folks into thinking that they are the responsible, fiscally-disciplined party. They run up these wild debts and then when we take over we have to clean it up,” Obama said. “And then they point and say, 'Look how irresponsible they are.' Look at facts, look at the numbers. And now I want to finish t

Jesse Kelly (R-AZ), Congressional candidate: Who are you supporting for president in November? Ron Barber (D-AZ), Congressional candidate: My vote is my vote, Mr. Kelly, as yours is too and I will not be talking about other elections. I'm focused on beating you on June 12th, that's what I'm focused on.

Romney campaign: There will be more to do on Day One: deficit reductions, stand up to China, and repeal job-killing regulations.

“I’d say that the Indianapolis Colts have a better chance of winning the Super Bowl,” Charles Krauthammer said about the possibility of Obama replacing Biden with Hillary Clinton on the ticket. “And I have only one reason for saying that, and that is Obama’s — I say this not as a clinician — narcissism.” “Obama, I think, can ne

POLITICO'S PATRICK GAVIN: Does it matter? No. The turnout was pretty low, it was only 14%, and the Obama administration of course knows they're not going to win these states anyway. MSNBC'S WILLIE GEIST: Isn't that the larger point? He lost Kentucky by 17 points in 2008, he lost Arkansas by 20 points to John McCain in 2008. These were not in

Question: Vice President Joe Biden has said that just because you work at Bain Capital no more qualifies you to be president versus being a plumber. What do you make of that quote? Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY): Well, I think it's not a very intelligent quote. What I would say is I do want someone whose good at managing business that have been in failur

Chris Matthews, David Corn and Joan Walsh discuss the debates between Romney and Obama campaigns.

O'Reilly reviews President Obama's performance and other issues.

The panel discusses the latest on abortion and other social issues.

Maddow discusses Dick Cheney and his influence on the GOP in 2012.