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 …

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 …

More Seattle restaurants close doors as $15 minimum wage approaches  —  Seattle's $15 minimum wage law goes into effect on April 1, 2015.  As that date approaches, restaurant across the city are making the financial decision to close shop.  The Washington Policy Center writes that …

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.

POLITICO Caucus: Iran-letter backlash spreads to early states  —  ‘Policywise, the deal Obama is trying to cut is a bad one.  Politically speaking, however, the letter has been a disaster.’  —  One-third of Republican insiders believe that Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and his GOP colleagues …

Morning Plum: Chaos in Congress is about to get a lot crazier  —  The quote of the week, one that will likely reverberate through the halls of Congress for many months to come, is this one from GOP Rep. Charlie Dent, lamenting the inability of the House GOP caucus to unite behind, well, anything at all:

Gawker v. Department of State  —  Today, Gawker Media filed a Freedom of Information Act complaint in U.S. District Court against the Department of State, seeking email correspondence between former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Philippe Reines and members of the news media.

“A lot of us are disappointed and angry”: Martin O'Malley sounds off to Salon  —  Martin O'Malley is having kind of a moment.  —  The former Maryland governor, who's exploring a run for the 2016 Democratic nomination, still doesn't break single digits in polls.

Glenn Beck Makes Big Announcement: NRA Told Me It's Opening Ethics Investigation Into Grover Norquist  —  Glenn Beck said Friday that NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre told him the organization is opening an ethics investigation into Grover Norquist, the president of Americans for Tax Reform.

SAE board hires attorney to explore possible legal action against OU, Boren  —  NORMAN -  —  The board of the OU chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon voted late Thursday to hire attorney Stephen Jones to “protect the integrity” of the chapter and it's members, Jones tells Fox 25.

GOP Goes Ballistic Over Plan to Take The Iran Nuke Deal to the U.N.  —  The latest move in the nuclear negotiations with Iran could be to take them to the United Nations.  And that will trigger a Republican hatefest for the ages.  —  The Obama administration hinted Thursday that it may take elements …

The Wet Wipes Box Says Flush, but the New York City Sewer System Says Don't  —  With its sewer system under siege, tallying millions of dollars in equipment damage across its underground maze, New York City is confronting a menace that has gummed the gears of plumbing networks around the world: the common wet wipe.

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.

An 11-year-old reported being raped twice, wound up with a conviction  —  Almost seven years ago, a troubled 11-year-old girl reported that she had been raped — twice — in her Northwest Washington neighborhood.  Despite medical evidence of sexual assault, records show that no suspects …

Seinfeld Nears Streaming Video Deal, Yada Yada Yada  —  “Seinfeld” is about to become master of a whole new domain: the Internet.  —  Sony Pictures Television, a unit of Sony Corp., is in advanced talks to sell reruns of the hit 1990s NBC sitcom to an online video service …

ISIS blows up Iraqi army HQ in battle for Ramadi  —  Story highlights  —  Baghdad, Iraq (CNN)More than 40 Iraqi soldiers were killed when ISIS blew up the Iraqi army headquarters near Ramadi in Iraq's western Anbar province, an Anbar provincial leader told CNN, as the battle continues for control of key cities in Iraq.

U.S. Exaggerates Islamic State Casualties  —  The war against the Islamic State has killed thousands of fighters and even some mid-level battlefield commanders, but the organization's senior leadership and nerve center remain largely untouched, according to U.S. military and intelligence officials.