JAKE TAPPER: In "The Politics Lead," a FOX News reporter is caught in the middle of what's being sarcastically called a conspiracy to commit journalism. Not only did the Justice Department label James Rosen a conspirator for soliciting information from a State Department contractor for a story, but FOX News is now reporting that the Department of J

KRAUTHAMMER: She clearly gave up her Fifth Amendment right, if not entirely, at least on the things she said: ‘I didn’t break any laws, I didn’t break any of the regulations, I did nothing wrong.’ On those she must speak with the Committee. (via

JAY CARNEY: I want to say in response to I think Hans and some other questions here, we have endeavored to provide a great deal of information to you very quickly. And in a situation like this, we face a choice that when we have a ton of incoming questions, legitimate questions, you guys are doing your job, as I said in answer to a question from

Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Stephen Lynch warned that if IRS officials don't start cooperating more, "it will lead to a special prosecutor" being appointed. "There will be hell to pay if that's the route that we (choose) to go down," he said.

Dennis Miller: "Let's face facts -- the American media is in an abusive relationship with Obama. They don't quite know what to do. If you take the New York Times, you could refer to it as Fifty Shades Of Grey Lady. And nobody’s going to ask her the hard questions. Now, they might take a little thing here, a little respite and say, '

REP. TREY GOWDY (R-SC): Mr. Issa, Mr. Cummings just said we should run this like a courtroom, and I agree with him. She just testified. She just waived her Fifth Amendment right to privilege. You don't get to tell your side of the story and then not be subjected to cross examination. That's not the way it works. She waived her Fifth Amendment privi

PETER JOHNSON: You know what the crime he committed [was]? He was reporting for FOX News. And so we've seen it over the years, the attacks on FOX News, the partnership with other networks, the partnership with so-called 501(c)(4)s that were phonies, that were liberal setups. We've seen the being taken out of press briefings, we've seen being exclud

"You people will never be safe," the South London terrorist said to TV cameras. "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth."

RAND PAUL: "I don’t want to do it as an educational kind of thing, or to promote a point– I would only do it if I thought I had a chance of winning…" (via MFP)

IRS official Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment Wednesday as she declared she would not testify or answer questions about the brewing scandal. "I will not answer any questions or testify about the subject matter of this committee's meeting," she said. 

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) discusses the IRS targeting scandal on FOX News. "I thought both former Commissioner Shulman and Mr. Miller, the acting Commissioner -- I felt that they were pathetic in their responses yesterday," he said. "The fact of the matter is we've got to get into this. Anybody who thinks that this is something that just happened,

Anthony Weiner announces his candidacy for Mayor of New York in a web ad featuring his wife that touts the work he did as Congressman and the money he brought back to his New York City district. "Look, I've made some big mistakes and I know I've let a lot of people down," former Congressman Anthony Weiner says in his YouTube announcement. "But I

REP. MICHELE BACHMANN: That's why you saw the House of Representatives pass my bill, the full repeal of Obamacare last week, and that's why I have renewed confidence that we can see this bill pass in the Senate and I think the President will ultimately be forced to repudiate his own signature piece of legislation because the American people will de

According to the New York Times, President Obama has spoken about “going Bulworth.” That’s in reference to a 1998 movie where a phony senator decides to tell the truth. O’Reilly says, “I, as an American citizen, want president Obama to go ‘Bulworth’ […] especially about the controversies Benghazi, with the IRS and the Justice Depart

SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX): "The senior Senator from Arizona urged this body to trust the Republicans. Let me be clear: I don’t trust the Republicans, and I don’t trust the Democrats. And I think a whole lot of Americans likewise don’t trust the Republicans and the Democrats because it is leadership in both parties that has gotten us into this mess

How much does climate change factor into the intensity of tornadoes? How is population growth in areas where tornadoes are likely to strike making tornado impact that much worse? The Dot Earth blog's Andrew Revkin joins Alex Wagner to discuss.

Rachel Maddow reports on how the IRS scandal is developing with tea party activists hoping to turn the story to their advantage and investigations continuing into any actual wrongdoing while former and current IRS officials exacerbate the scandal with ineptitude. (msnbc.com)

The Special Report panel discusses the Justice Department's targeting of Fox News reporters and producers.

WOLF BLITZER: All right. You're blessed. Brian, your husband is blessed. Anders is blessed. ANDERS: Brian! REBECCA, WOMAN IN MOORE, OKLAHOMA: Brian. BLITZER: Brian! You like Brian, huh? That's your dad. We're happy you're here. You guys did a great job. I guess you got to thank the Lord. Right? REBECCA: Yes. BLITZER: Do you than

CHUCK TODD: So they want to criminalize journalism. And that's what it's coming down, I mean, if you end up essentially criminalizing journalism or when it comes to reporting on the federal government, particularly on national security, and the only place they can, they think they technically can do that is on the issues of national security. What