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Members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq chant slogans and hold banners during a tour organized by the Iraqi government for foreign diplomats in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2012. Sen. John McCain says successive U.S. administrations have broken their promise to protect the group, which is increasingly under threat of Iranian government-backed militias. (Associated Press)

Obama faces bipartisan push to assist Iranian dissidents trapped in Iraq

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The Twitter follow lists of the 2016 presidential candidates

By Brendan Farrington - Associated Press

Illustration on employees flight from the burdens of Big Labor by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

HECTOR BARRETO: Big Labor’s assault on employee freedom

By Hector Barreto

This image made from footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official website on Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, shows another attack made from a fighter jet in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry says its aircraft have carried out 18 sorties in Syria in the past 24 hours, including 10 overnight in which seven sites were bombed. The annotations on the image were made by the source and indicate the center of the target, and its direction, yellow. (AP Photo/ Russian Defense Ministry Press Service)

ANNE R. PIERCE: Hell in Syria/foreign policy breakdown in America

By Anne R. Pierce

Hillary Rodham Clinton called for expanded and stricter background checks, including prohibiting domestic abusers and stalkers from buying firearms, a ban on military-style weapons and a repeal of a 2005 law that she said grants firearms manufacturers and dealers "immunity" from lawsuits by victims of gun violence. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton vows executive action on gun control if elected president

By S.A. Miller and Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton gestures as she speaks to the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Hillary Clinton’s gun-control stance a drastic departure from her 2008 bid

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden waves to the crowd after he speaks, during Human Rights Campaign National Dinner at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Biden backs transgender military service as US weighs policy

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the University of Chicago in Chicago, in this Sept. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders tackles Syria turmoil, rips Hillary Clinton’s no-fly zone plan

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Without clearer American leadership and backing, said Awan Riak, a top adviser to South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the cycle of violence that has gripped the country since it achieved independence will only continue.

U.S. has obligation to support South Sudan, top diplomat says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Smoke rises after airstrikes in western Syria in this image by Homs Media Centre, which has been verified by AP reporting. (Associated Press)

Russia airstrikes in Syria alarm Obama critics

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends the United Nations Security Council, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at the U.N. headquarters. During the meeting, Kerry delivered remarks encouraging the international community to end the conflict in Syria. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)

John Kerry: U.S. open to Russia hitting Islamic State in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Navy Adm. Mike Rogers (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Robert Work says Pentagon plans to deter cyberattacks, threat to national security

By Bill Gertz

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka proudly declared in 2012 that President Obama would never have won key swing states without the force of organized labor's election-related efforts on his behalf. (Associated Press)

Labor unions awarded millions from federal agencies

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Putin kleptocracy in Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Vladimir Putin’s progress

By Clifford D. May

Blame game: Russian President Vladimir Putin, while bolstering military aid to Syria, said U.S. moves have deepened the ongoing refugee crisis. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: U.N. Obama meeting a victory for Vladimir Putin

Illustration on Communist Chinese designs on Taiwan by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

BOB DOLE: How Obama’s ‘pivot to Asia’ is coming apart

By Bob Dole

Secretary of State John Kerry answers a question about the ongoing crisis in Syria during a news conference with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in London. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Iran deal leaks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama speaks at the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, in La Crosse, Wis., Thursday, July 2, 2015, about the economy and to promote a proposed Labor Department rule that would make more workers eligible for overtime. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

EPA skirts overtime regulations amid Obama admin overtime push

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times