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Announce whether she will run for president. she says there has been outpouring of interest in her bid. and bret baier looks at pro and cons of the candidacy. >> no denying the first republican woman to be elected to the u.s. house of representatives from minnesota. >> we need to make sure that the government spending is less so families can have more. >> congresswoman michele bachmann is a fund raising powerhouse. >> ladies and gentlemen, barack obama's worst nightmare. [ applause ] >> in her third term she is a tea party favorite and chair of the house tea party caucus. now with that support...

Lugar will seek his seventh term next year. congressman ron paul appears to be laying groundwork for his third presidential bid. aides say the texas republican will visit new hampshire in late march to headline a gop gathering. paul placed last in the new hampshire primary back in 2008. he'll also travel early next month to iowa where caucuses traditionally kick off the presidential primary season. and my favorite story. president donald trump? well, if you buy into a new survey from a news survey on "the daily beast" it's not out of the realm of possibility. the survey places president ob...

Megyn: our soldiers are right now getting ready for the toughest fight since the u.s. surge in iraq. they are laying groundwork for a massive push this summer into kandahar afghanistan, the spiritual home of the taliban. driving taliban fighters from this city is key to wink the war in afghanistan. this could be, they are hoping this will be the turning point of this war. what can you tell us about the offensive? >> reporter: megyn, earlier today general mcchrystal the top american commander here in afghanistan told the media in d.c. today that this is not an operation to reclaim kandahar from...

Jeff sessions was safe in his job at least until november he went back to laying groundwork for his dismissal by going after agencies that sessions overseas. >> our justice department and our fbi have to start doing their job and doing it right. people are angry. >> i wanted to stay out but if it doesn't straighten out properly i want them to do their job, i will get involved and get in if i have 2. >> reporter: this was about the midterm elections, rallying support for mike braun over democratic senator joe donnelly. this unveiled a new nickname for donnelly. >> a vote for mike's opponent, sl...

He said, no. watch my lips, no. we've got all the angles covered with a team of reporters and experts. let's start with the latest on the hearing. nbc news capitol hill correspondent casey hunt joins me now. a lot of documents to go over. witnesses to be called. how did the committee decide to kick this off? >> well, i think what you're seeing in public is really just kind of laying groundwork for the context of their broad investigation. this hearing does not feature any of the gold faced names we've seen on the house side or any of the people that we expect that the senate intelligence com...