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U.S. President Barack Obama departs his hotel to attend the Pacific Alliance meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

L. TODD WOOD: It’s coming, it’s going to be bad, but you deserve it

By L. Todd Wood

The Obama administration has reportedly held off on releasing its plan on closing the terrorist-detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. (Associated Press)

Obama to delay release of plan to close Guantanamo Bay detention facility: report

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

For Murray Energy Corp. CEO Robert Murray, who fancies himself as one of President Obama's greatest enemies, the looming court case represents the best chance to stop what he and his employees routinely refer to as the "war on coal," a series of policies this administration has issued to crack down on energy that scientists say produces greenhouse gases. (Associated Press)

Robert Murray’s lawsuit to stop ‘war on coal’ could derail Obama environmental agenda

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama waves to the media upon arrival Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015 at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines, as he arrives for the APEC summit. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

EDITORIAL: Obama stands down against Islamic terrorists

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

"With respect to individuals being transferred to the United States, the law currently does not allow for that and that, as far as I'm aware of, is not going to be contemplated given the legal proscriptions," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. (Associated Press)

Loretta Lynch: Guantanamo detainee transfers to U.S. soil prohibited by law

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Rep. Blake Farenthold, Texas Republican, has begun a House hearing on a series of scandals involving senior executives. (Associated Press)

Rep. Blake Farenthold: Obama admin ‘lying’ to Americans on refugee vetting

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican and 2016 presidential candidate, addresses the Sunshine Summit in Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ted Cruz: Not surprising Obama is attacking me personally

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama leaves after posing for a family photo at the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. U.S. President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to redouble U.S. efforts to eliminate the Islamic State group and end the Syrian civil war that has fueled its rise, denouncing the extremist group's horrifying terror spree in Paris as "an attack on the civilized world." (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

EDITORIAL: Democrats ignore Islamic State threat to America

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration on Hud’s ban on smoking inside public housing apartments by ALexander hunter/The Washington Times

TAMMY BRUCE: Hypocrisy of HUD’s smoking ban

By Tammy Bruce

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a campaign stop at the VFW Post in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

EDITORIAL: Hillary Clinton will shut down free speech rights

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015, in Andrews Air Force Base, Md. The president is departing for a nine-day trip to Turkey, the Philippines and Malaysia for global security and economic summits. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama heads to G-20 with new urgency following Paris attacks

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Young women have formed the word Paris with candles to mourn for the victims killed in Friday's attacks in Paris, France, in front of the French Embassy in Berlin, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015. French President Francois Hollande said more than 120 people died Friday night in shootings at Paris cafes, suicide bombings near France's national stadium and a hostage-taking slaughter inside a concert hall. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Politicize the Paris attacks

By Judson Phillips

President Obama. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Obama bordering on lawlessness

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: Obama retreats

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Sunni volunteer fighters parade through Khalidiya, Iraq, as they prepare to support Iraqi security forces in liberating the city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants on Oct. 10, 2015. (Associated Press)

Obama administration maintains hope for ‘Sunni Awakening 2.0’ in Islamic State fight

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks during a Organizing for Action event in Washington. Six years ago, the Obama administration set the ambitious goal of ending veteran homelessness in 2015 and ending the backlog in disability claims. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama administration crawling toward the finish line

By Donald Lambro

In this photo taken through a window, Cuban videographers film the U.S. flag from a crane after it was raised at the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Friday, Aug. 14, 2015. The Stars and Stripes rose over the newly reopened U.S. Embassy after a half-century of broken diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

EDITORIAL: An upsurge in misery in Cuba

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GOP senators slam Obama for plan to close Gitmo

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, in this Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Marco Rubio bristles at comparisons to Obama, cites ‘failed ideology,’ not time in Senate

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Frederick County patrol car.

Anti-cop violence spreads as illegal immigrant gang member slugs deputy sitting in car

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times