"There's no question that in terms of getting up and going to the office and, you know, basically performing the essential functions of the office, a man who's been governor and had a sterling business career crosses the qualification threshold," former President Bill Clinton said on CNN on Thursday night.

The former president dropped many jokes during portrait ceremony. George W. Bush jokingly referenced our nation’s first president, George Washington, saying, “It [the collection] now starts and ends with a ‘George W.’” He also expressed his thanks to the White House staff for making it a home for his family during his presidency.

After being asked what grade he would give the president, Romney quickly responds: "Oh, an F, no question about that," adding that the grade applies "across the board." "When I look at foreign policy... and look at his decisions across the board in foreign policy, I look at... the fact that he was looking to have a force of American troops stayi

“Maybe he’s not running for the presidency of the United States, maybe he’s running for the presidency of ‘Caucasia-stan’ or some place that doesn’t have anyone of color in it,” MSNBC contributor Karen Hunter said, referring to a mock-country made up entirely of caucasians. (via

"I do not believe I did anything illegal," John Edwards said. "I did an awful, awful lot that was wrong. There is no one else responsible for my sins. ... I don't have to go any further than the mirror. It's me and me alone." A jury found Edwards not guilty on one of six counts of campaign finance fraud against him. The judge declared a mistrial

When asked why she is so confident the Supreme Court will uphold the health care law, Pelosi says, "Because I know the Constitution." "This bill is ironclad," she continued. "It is ironclad. Nobody was frivolous with the Constitution and the health of the American people in writing the bill,” she said. “So, that’s where my confidence spri

GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney makes a stand at the Solyndra complex, blasting Obama for "crony capitalism."

Obama senior adviser David Axelrod was met with protests from Romney supporters at a press event in Massachusetts today. A frustrated Axelrod, who was shouted down, tells the protesters "they can't handle the truth." After his brief remarks, Axelrod asked for questions from the press but was met with more banter from Romney protesters with sloga

"Well, Thomas, I think the next act be dragging women out of patient rooms into the streets and screaming over their bodies as they get dragged out of getting access to women's health care. That's what I feel like is occurring today with the legislation that is on the floor," Rep. Jackson Lee said on MSNBC.

"We've got to do something. Everybody is wringing their hands saying we've got to do something. Well, here is a concrete thing. You can still buy large bottles in stores. But in a restaurant, 16 ounces is the maximum that they would be able to serve in one cup. If you want to order two cups of the same time, that's fine. It's your choice. We're not

President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush attended a ceremony at the White House today during which their official portraits were unveiled. They both expressed how honored they are to be a part of the White House collection.

"You watch this fall: Between the Obama Super PACs and the Romney super PACs, the conservative Super PACs, the liberal Super PACs, it's going to be a mess and people are going to be sick of it and it's really unfortunate. It's not the way a great nation should govern itself," Gingrich said during an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe." "We would

RNC: Obama's taxpayer-funded investments failed, and thousands of workers lost their jobs. Obama has yet to take responsibility.

FOX News' Carl Cameron reports: When Obama advisers boasted a year ago that they were going to raise a billion dollars jaws dropped all over the country and they're not dropping anymore. Under the new campaign rules, the really big money is actually going to something called independent expenditures. Those are the outside groups; Super PACs, etc

In this Web video, the Obama campaign ties promises Mitt Romney made when he was running for governor of Massachusetts to promises he is making now as he runs for president. The video goes onto hit Romney's record on jobs, taxes and debt.

The panel discusses abortion politics.

Lawrence O'Donnell, Steve Kornacki and John Heilemann discuss Mitt Romney's record as governor of Massachusetts.

O'Reilly discusses the latest debates over abortion.

Ed Schultz says there is "no downside" in President Obama campaigning in the Wisconsin recall election.