On Friday's broadcast of HBO's "Real Time," host Bill Maher made a surprising ideological deviation and expressed his irritation of "takers" in America. Maher, who by no means is attached to liberal orthodoxy and has taken libertarian positions in the past, opined "there are a lot of dirtbags in this country." Maher disapproved of the number 47%, b

Sean Hannity and guests Peter Schweizer, author of "Throw Them All Out," and filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon discuss the "boomtown" of Washington, D.C.

Pat Buchanan, Eleanor Clift, Susan Ferrechio and Mort Zuckerman debate.

JOE SCARBOROUGH: I think the debate has been stifled. It has been stifled because we have created this conservative groupthink over 30 years that has become more and more narrow. A conservative groupthink that would allow all of our primary presidential candidates being asked if they would take a 10-to-1 deal on spending cuts to taxes, and everybod

JEFFREY BROWN, PBS NEWSHOUR: Did you follow the -- Bobby Jindal down there gave a speech last he. He said, we're fighting the wrong fight. And that is one side of what Mark is talking about. DAVID BROOKS: Right. Yes, the Jindal speech is actually interesting, because I think it is a sign that a lot of Republicans, a lot of smart Republicans like

NBC’s Richard Engel expects a support role for the U.S. in the current conflict in Mali with no “boots on the ground.” Engel talks to MSNBC’s Craig Melvin about the ongoing conflict.

WHITE HOUSE: In this week’s address, President Obama discussed his nomination of Mary Jo White to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission and Richard Cordray to continue as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The President signed into law rules of the road to reform Wall Street and protect consumers, and these two individua

CBS News: President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appear in their first joint interview when they speak together to Steve Kroft. Watch Kroft's report on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT. STEVE KROFT, "60 MINUTES" CORRESPONDENT: Why did you want to do this together, a joint interview? PRESIDENT OBAMA:

GOP: This week Senate Democrats announced they will draft a budget for the first time in nearly four years. In the Weekly Republican Address, U.S. Senator John Thune (R-SD), Chairman of the Republican Conference, says the budget debate is the perfect time to address Washington's spending addiction. Getting spending under control, he argues, is the

First segment: Rachel Maddow profiles Mary Jo White, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the SEC, an accomplished federal prosecutor who has also worked as a white collar defense attorney. Second segment: Eliot Spitzer, former New York governor and New York attorney general, talks with Rachel Maddow about his expectations for Mary Jo White