Obama ‘embarrassed’ for GOP senators who signed Iran letter  —  President Barack Obama says he's “embarrassed” for the 47 Republican senators who signed a letter to Iranian leaders earlier this week.  —  “I'm embarrassed for them.  For them to address a letter to the ayatollah who they claim …

Bernie Sanders isn't so sure about this 2016 thing  —  Bernie Sanders hasn't made any big hires for a potential presidential run.  He doesn't have the money he needs for a campaign and isn't sure he can raise it.  And he's already sick of hearing about Hillary Clinton.  —  This is not a guy who's ready for 2016.

Where is Putin?  Russian leader's absence sparks rumors.  —  Everyone has their off days, but when you're the proudly virile and uncontested leader of one of the most-watched countries in the world, your days off make people nervous.  Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't been seen for days …

OPEN APOLOGY TO FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA FROM RODNER FIGUEROA  —  I offer my sincere apology for an unfortunate comment I made about a make-up artist's depiction of you on Univision's show “El Gordo y La Flaca” yesterday.  It was clearly in bad taste and misunderstood.

Edits to Wikipedia pages on Bell, Garner, Diallo traced to 1 Police Plaza  —  Computers operating on the New York Police Department's computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters have been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged police brutality, a review by Capital has revealed.

Here's what Scott Walker has to say about Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio  —  We sat down this morning with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is making his first New Hampshire campaign swing as a likely presidential candidate this weekend along with Jeb Bush.  Naturally we asked him how he can compete …

Valerie Jarrett: ‘I Intend to Stay Until the Lights Go Off’  —  Does it ever surprise you that people describe your influence at the White House in terms similar to those once used to describe Vice President Dick Cheney's?  Oh!  Please don't say that.  Stop right there.

Tribune poll shows Emanuel with double-digit lead on Garcia  —  Mayor Rahm Emanuel has opened up a double-digit lead on challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, gaining support from a majority of voters for the first time in his bid for a second term, a new Chicago Tribune poll has found.

Another Bad Trip for Schock  —  He took a non-staffer on an official trip to India, and didn't disclose it.  —  Add another trip to Rep. Aaron Schock's list of potential headaches.  —  Schock appears to have improperly accepted money from an outside group to cover travel expenses …

Dems push ATF to revive bullet ban  —  Congressional Democrats are pressuring the Obama administration to move ahead “swiftly” with a proposal that would ban a form of armor-piercing ammunition.  —  In a draft letter first obtained by The Hill, Democrats are urging the director of the Bureau of Alcohol …

Alabama House passes contentious marriage bill after four hours of debate  —  After nearly four hours of debate, the Alabama House on Thursday passed a bill that gives judges, ministers and other officiants the right to refuse to perform marriage ceremonies.

Obama and Clinton complete each other  —  The Game of Thrones fans among us can't help but speculate about the behind-the-scenes relationship between the Clintons and the Obamas.  Surely these bitter rivals must be planning how to poison or impale each other.

Bill restricting rights of citizens to videotape police introduced in Texas House  —  A bill restricting the rights of citizens to record the police was filed in Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday.  —  The House Bill 2918 introduced by Texas Representative Jason Villalba (R-Dallas) …

Mitt Romney: Obama should say ‘no deal’ to Iran  —  Walking away from the table would be courageous — and right.  —  Are there any fans of President Obama's foreign policy record — other than our nation's adversaries, that is?  Democrats have been noticeably quiet on the subject; Republicans have been appropriately brutal.

Franklin Graham Says That Obama's Mother ‘Must Have Been A Muslim’  —  Franklin Graham was a guest on the Family Research Council's “Washington Watch” radio program yesterday where he asserted that President Obama is refusing to fight ISIS because he wants to protect Islam since even his mother was a Muslim.

Nearly nine in 10 Americans have an opinion of Clinton  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Hillary Clinton is one of a few potential 2016 presidential candidates to have a significantly higher favorable (50%) than unfavorable (39%) rating among the American public.  And the 89% of Americans who are familiar enough …

50 Cent will stand trial for posting woman's sex video on YouTube  —  Rapper 50 Cent will be back in court in June — defending his decision to put a young Florida woman's naked image on YouTube, where it got 3.2 million viewers.  —  Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Paul Wooten told lawyers …