Famed Baltimore neurosurgeon Dr. Benjamin Carson addressed the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning on healthcare. Dr. Carson often criticized Obamacare and government intrusion in healthcare while President Obama sat in the audience. Dr. Carson encouraged a program where newborn babies are given health savings account as an alternative to

PAUL KRUGMAN: Well, here's a question. Sometimes in 2011, I'm afraid he was actually sincere and he had us all terrified. But right now I do believe, I hope but I believe it's political posturing, that this is his way of saying, 'I am a grownup.' The reality is that we should do nothing. The reality is that the best thing to do right now is to kick

Karl Rove further explains his new political action group that will work to elect the most electable conservative. Rove also responds to criticism from Mark Levin and other conservatives that his group is not conservative.

ANN COULTER: "I mean, you really wonder if Democrats would win any elections if we had an honest media in this country. As Pat Caddell says, the media is becoming a threat to democracy. The things that they went crazy over when Bush was president — I mean, remember that video at the White House Correspondents’ [Association] dinner? …. He had

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) discusses what the economic impact of sequestration could be, and the Fed's current policies. "The sequester barely cuts any icing off the top of the cake," he says.

PRESIDENT OBAMA: Now, the reason this is relevant is because I gather -- and I haven’t gotten this from firsthand sources, but from secondhand sources in the press -- that our friends on the other side of the aisle, their position is: We’re concerned about the sequester. We recognize that just cutting the federal spending with a meat ax, as o

"It is something that should have been banned. It never should have taken place, in my view. Therefore, if I were to go to the CIA, it would never in fact be brought back," John Brennan said at his confirmation hearing today. "Waterboarding is reprehensible and it's something that should not be done," he added.

PBS: John Brennan, President Obama's nominee to head the CIA, faced tough questioning during his first confirmation hearing, defending his positions on intelligence policy and drone warfare. Congressional correspondent Kwame Holman recaps the hearing and explores why Brennan withdrew his nomination for the same post in 2008.

Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" addresses a leaked government document that details the legal argument supporting the president's use of drones to kill eventual Al Qaeda suspects. "We don't mind you knowing about shit that we do, once we don't do it anymore. We're happy to share irrelevant information with the public. We told you we were going t

LT. COL. BILL COWAN, FOX NEWS: Quite a contrast, Sean. No question about it. Even if Romney had won the presidency and this news had just been leaked, you know the left would be all over him, blaming him for this memo that was written back sometime. Sean, I have no problem with the drone program. I don't have a real problem with waterboarding, if i

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks on the Senate floor today regarding the devastating effects of the President’s economic policies on Americans and the need to take advantage of divided government to solve the nation’s economic crisis: “A report this week from Harvard’s Institute of Poli

Chris Matthews, David Corn and Eugene Robinson talk about President Obama's drone strike policies.

O'Reilly talks about civility in America.

The panel discusses how ObamaCare will effect Americans' health care coverage in 2013. They talk about the CBO's projection that 7 million people will lose their health care insurance.

Maddow and Steve Kornacki discuss how gun control advocates are pushing for reform after the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in December.