“In a sit-down interview with The New Republic released today, President Barack Obama cast blame on Fox News and Rush Limbaugh for shaping compromise as a “dirty word.”* What’s wrong with Washington and why is compromise so difficult to reach? President Obama blames Fox News and pundits like Rush Limbaugh …

“In their first joint interview, President Obama and Hillary Clinton couldn’t get enough of each other, as they talked about their friendship, the last four years, and America on the world stage. President Obama started off the interview effusively, telling Steve Kroft that Hillary Clinton “will go down as one …

“Three police officers in Connecticut’s largest city have been put on desk duty until further notice since a video showing them attacking a man after he had already been brought down with a taser was posted to YouTube. A taser can be heard clearly as the man, its target, drops …

“Just over eight minutes after getting onto the table, Becky is crying. “Let your goddess out,” says Ben Rode, the 29-year-old man rubbing down her naked body with oil. “This is your goddess ceremony.” Meanwhile, Ben’s 31-year-old wife, Jen, who is five months pregnant, performs Reiki, floating her hands over …

We’re nine short days away from National Signing Day in college football. With the countdown on and news breaking across the country about where prized prospects will commit, Dan Rubenstein takes a look at the landscape across the Big 12. The usual titans on the recruiting trail — Texas and …

“Kate Owens had planned the perfect wedding, from the dress to the flowers and even the band. The only thing missing? The groom. “I booked my band nine years in advance,” Owens, 34, told ABC News. “I went up to them and I said, ‘I don’t have a groom, but …

“Arizona Sen. John McCain’s involvement in an 2007 effort to comprehensively reform the country’s immigration system almost cost him his chance to be the Republican party’s presidential nominee. Five years later, McCain is one of eight Senators — four Democrats, four Republicans — leading the charge for an immigration plan …

“Former Massachusetts Republican senator Scott Brown’s late-night tweeting has people talking. Early Saturday morning (i.e. after midnight Friday), Brown’s Twitter account featured a string of odd tweets responding to critics, making prominent use of the word “whatever” and using poor spelling and grammar.”* Former Republican Senator Scott Brown saw fit …

” The State Department on Monday reassigned Daniel Fried, the special envoy for closing the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and will not replace him, according to an internal personnel announcement. Mr. Fried’s office is being closed, and his former responsibilities will be “assumed” by the office of the department’s …

“House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) is considering legislation that would significantly increase taxes for the nation’s largest banks while providing tax breaks to struggling homeowners. The draft legislation, which may get significant revision before it’s presented to a congressional committee, would be vehemently opposed by Wall …