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President Barack Obama speaks at the U.S.-Africa Business Forum at The Plaza Hotel in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama bypasses Congress to enact overtime rule

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Hillary's Economic Flatline Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton chooses Obama’s road to fiscal ruin

By J.T. Young

"It is essential to cut the financial links between ISIS leadership and operations in the so-called 'caliphate,'" said Juan Zarate, who was a national security adviser for President George W. Bush. (Associated Press)

Islamic State financing needs a crackdown, U.S. expert says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A banner protesting the Dakota Access oil pipeline is displayed at an encampment near North Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux reservation on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. The Standing Rock Sioux tribe's attempt to halt construction of an oil pipeline near its North Dakota reservation failed in federal court Friday, but three government agencies asked the pipeline company to &quot;voluntarily pause&quot; work on a segment that tribal officials say holds sacred artifacts. (AP Photo/James MacPherson)

Obama administration overrules judge, halts work on North Dakota pipeline after violent protests

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the 136th Annual National Baptist Convention held at the Kansas City Convention Center, in Kansas City, Mo., Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Press puts emphasis on Donald Trump’s rhetoric over Hillary Clinton’s record

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

A new sticker is placed on the door at the ceremonial opening of a gender neutral bathroom at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Minnesota parents sue after transgender student twerks in girls’ locker room

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Deporting Illegal Immigrants Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Obama interfering with immigration laws

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a meeting with governors in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, Turkey's education ministry says 11,285 of its personnel have been suspended amid suspicions they may be linked to Turkey's outlawed Kurdish rebels. (Yasin Bulbul, Presidential Press Service, Pool photo via AP)

Recep Erdogan, Turkish leader, calls for U.S.-Turkey ‘joint operation’ in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama’s post-presidential wealth by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Obama will likely become the first ex-president billionaire

By Tammy Bruce

People take photos of U.S. President Barack Obama as he tours a shopping area near the Mekong River in the Luang Prabang, Laos, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama pushes back on U.S. isolationism, showcases Lao culture

By Kathleen Hennessey and Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Illustration on Hillary Clinton's campaign style by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Donald Trump up, Hillary Clinton down, Obama out

By Victor Davis Hanson

"In past years, the budget has only been a vision, but now, with the Republican Congress and a Republican White House, this budget is a plan for action," said Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican. (Associated Press/File)

Obama administration ‘stunt’ would force states to fund Planned Parenthood

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at the National Convention Center for scheduled bilateral meetings with ASEAN leaders on the sidelines of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits and other related summits Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2016 in Vientiane, Laos. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Rodrigo Duterte, Philippine president, regrets ‘son of a bitch’ remark

By Vijay Joshi - Associated Press

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been under intense global scrutiny over the more than 2,000 suspected drug dealers and users killed since he took office, and President Obama has said he planned to raise the issue. (Associated Press)

Obama cancels meeting with Rodrigo Duterte after Philippine president calls him ‘son of a bitch’

By Josh Lederman and Kathleen Hennessey - Associated Press

Illustration on investigating Hillary's foreign policy record by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy record deserves scrutiny

By Fred Gedrich

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping before a group photo session for the G20 Summit in Hangzhou in eastern China's Zhejiang province, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Obama makes trade deal top priority in remaining months

By Kevin Freking - Associated Press

In this Aug. 25, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting with the Republican Leadership Initiative in his offices at Trump Tower in New York. Dr. Ben Carson is seated next to Trump at center. In the decades since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 widely enfranchised African-Americans, they have become a reliable Democratic bloc. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Black vote concentrated, but key in Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks to the 2016 Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders at the East West Center, in Honolulu, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Obama legacy: The re-tribalization of America

By Lawrence J. Fedewa

JetBlue flight 387 passengers hold up representations of Cuba's national flag, just before touching down at the airport in Santa Clara, Cuba, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016. JetBlue 387, the first commercial flight between the U.S. and Cuba in more than a half century, landed in the central city of Santa Clara on Wednesday morning, re-establishing regular air service severed at the height of the Cold War. (AP Photo/Michael Weissenstein)

New commercial flights mean big change for U.S.-Cuba relations

By Michael Weissenstein - Associated Press

Republicans are accusing President Obama of keeping Congress in the dark on critical provisos of the Iran deal reached last summer. (Associated Press)

U.S., allies offered secret concessions to Iran in nuclear deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times