Hoyer: If Pelosi Were Speaker, "Sequester Would Not Happen"REP. STENY HOYER (D-MD): "Yesterday Senate Democrats offered an alternative plan that is balanced and will turn off the sequester. If Nancy Pelosi were the Speaker of this House, and I were the Majority Leader of this House, sequester would not happen. Representative Chris Van Hollen of the Budget Committee offered an alternative as well, as I said
Chris Matthews Likens Sen. Ted Cruz To Sen. Joseph McCarthyMSNBC: The Washington Post’s Nia-Malika Henderson and the Dallas Morning News’ Wayne Slater join Hardball to discuss the comparisons between the Joseph McCarthy-esque rhetoric coming from Sen. Ted Cruz’s latest statement about Chuck Hagel.
Obama Grilled On Drones In Google Hangout: "There Have To Be Legal Checks And Balances"LEE DOREN, QUESTION: A lot of people are very concerned that your administration now believes it's legal to have drone strikes on American citizens, and whether or not that's specifically allowed with citizens within the United States. And if that's not true, what will you do to create a legal framework to make American citizens within the United S
Republican Video: Democrats In Denial About D.C.'s Spending AddictionCongressman Tim Griffin (R-Arkansas) released the above web video today mocking Washington's spending addiction.
Obama On Stopping Deportations: "Problem Is ... I'm Not Emperor""This is something I’ve struggled with throughout my presidency. The problem is that I’m the president of the United States, I’m not the emperor of the United States. My job is to execute laws that are passed," President Obama said when asked about deportations in a Google Hangout.
Jon Stewart Grills Ambassador Susan Rice About Benghazi Talking PointsJon Stewart of "The Daily Show" interviews U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice about the Benghazi talking points she used interviews she did on the Sunday shows.
Scarborough: Wayne LaPierre Op-Ed "Laced With Racial Overtones"NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre is causing some controversy with a recent opinion column on the conservative Web site The Daily Caller. Joe Scarborough responds. SCARBOROUGH: I don’t know where to start…yeah, it’s responsible to own a gun; it’s responsible to protect your family; it
Maddow: We Must Turn Outrage Over Sandy Hook Into ChangeMaddow talks about popular support for gun control and if it will translate into legislative action.
Matthews: Jingoistic Sunbelt Neocons Oppose HagelMatthews talks about the fight over confirming Chuck Hagel to be the next secretary of defense.
O'Reilly: The Media Is Trying To Make Rubio Look Like A "Buffoon"O'Reilly talks about how Democrats are attacking Republican leaders like Mitt Romney and Sen. Marco Rubio.