CHRIS MATTHEWS: Things took a turn for the political yesterday when President Obama and his family attended Easter service across Lafayette Park in St. John's Church. The pastor, Dr. Luis Leon, called out some on the religious right, who he says are standing in the way of progress. Quote, "It drives me crazy when the captains of the religious

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Look, I think this speaks to the Episcopal Church and not to Obama, or the religious right. The Episcopal Church, it used to be said of it a generation ago it was the establishment at prayer. And now, it's the American left at prayer. And I think that's one of the reasons why it and the other mainline denominations are in such

SEAN HANNITY: Now, where do you stand on this immigration bill? Marco Rubio -- apparently, Chuck Schumer was saying this weekend that the bill of the Gang of Eight is going to move forward and Marco said not so fast it's got to go through regular order and Rand Paul has an amendment that I'd like to see included in that and that is trust but verify

ROBERT REICH, FMR. SECRETARY OF LABOR: "I can’t remember the last time the AFL-CIO and the Chamber of Commerce got together on anything,” Reich says. “I mean, the Chamber of Commerce is interested in having a supply of guest workers so that basically wages don’t go up if the economy, and when the economy, turns around — particularly in lo

RUSH LIMBAUGH: That's an interesting take, that the president inspires it, inspires racism. It may well be the case. I'm sure that the "person" there -- the Episcopalian person, Luis Leon -- knew that Obama was coming in advance. You know he'd have to for security and all that. So he probably said, "All right, I'm gonna really rev it up now." S

BILL KRISTOL: I mean, there’s something pathetic about it. I’ve found it really distasteful. I mean I myself am socially conservative on the marriage issue but even if you’re not, just say what you believe and let the country decide…. This kind of pathetic attempt of ‘Oh my god, young people especially are liberal so let’s just rush to

At Monday's briefing, FOX News' Ed Henry grilled White House press secretary Jay Carney about the Obamas attending an Easter Sunday service at Saint John’s Episcopal Church where the pastor ripped the "religious right" as racist. The church is just a short walk from the White House. “It drives me crazy when the captains of the religious rig

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Tom Bevan and Charlie Stone discuss the Obama administration's use of drones.

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“I know that there was a lot of fabricated, misconstrued stories, but I did what I had to do,’’ former POW Jessica Lynch told NBC's Savannah Guthrie. “I came out and tried to tell the world what really happened. I set the record straight as much as I can and what people still want to believe or not believe, that’s on them, but I felt it w

Q And to follow up, sequestration impact in the Executive Office of the President -- can you give us some data? MR. CARNEY: Let me see what I have for you here. As you know, the White House is one of 11 components of the Executive Office of the President, which is, indeed, as we have said, subject to the sequester. Within the Exec

"What [GOP] candidate can win in western Iowa, can win in the Greenville-Spartanburg area, can win in North Florida if they come out and support gay marriage nationally and support immigration reform?," Joe Scarborough asks during a conversation with NBC News' Chuck Todd and the Huffington Post's Sam Stein join the conversation.

Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Arizona) isn't ready to change his opinion on gay marriage. In a recent interview with KTVK-TV, Salmon said that while he has a son who is gay, he's not a supporter of same-sex marriage. "I'm just not there in believing in my heart." said Salmon. "My son is one of the most important people in my life. I love him more than I