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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Top State Dept. officials' work emails not automatically archived before February  —  The admission by spokeswoman Jen Psaki is another blow to Hillary Clinton.  —  Hillary Clinton's explanation for her use of a personal email account while she served as secretary of state suffered another blow Friday …

The next looming shutdown: Highway programs  —  Transportation funding is running on empty, forcing Congress to scramble to meet its next major deadline before the tank runs dry on May 31.  —  Both parties say they want to avoid a repeat of last month's tense standoff over funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

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 …

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 …

Putin, Said to Be ‘Perfectly Healthy,’ Is Also Nowhere to Be Seen  —  MOSCOW — Where's Putin?  —  It was the question preoccupying Moscow and much of Russia on Friday, as speculation mounted about why President Vladimir V. Putin had not been seen in public since last week.

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.

Fueling cop-hate: How politicians fan the flames  —  Investigators survey the scene outside the Ferguson police station where two police officers were shot.  —  Government-fueled cop hatred has claimed more victims.  Two St. Louis-area police officers were shot Wednesday night during …

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.