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Little Sisters of the Poor lose case against birth control mandate

The Washington Times

President Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2015. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Obama commutes sentences for 46; presses for justice changes

By NANCY BENAC - Associated Press

"The Defense Department's current regulations regarding transgender service members are outdated and are causing uncertainty that distracts commanders from our core missions," said Defense Secretary Ashton Carter. "We have transgender soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines — real, patriotic Americans — who I know are being hurt by an outdated, confusing, inconsistent approach that's contrary to our value of service and individual merit."

Defense Department likely to allow transgender troops in military

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks with the Joint Chiefs of Staff following a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, Oct. 28, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s idea to trust Iran, not his generals

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama speaks during the 2015 White House Conference on Aging, Monday, July 13, 2015, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The president said a secure retirement is a critical component of what it means to be middle class in America. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama: We must protect Social Security, expand retirement benefits for older Americans

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee from an apartment building in the Bronx borough of New York during a series of early-morning raids on March 3. (Associated Press)

Victims of illegal immigrants’ crimes to testify to Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on the burdens CFPB regulations are to middle class America by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

DANIEL HOROWITZ: A blow against protection of consumers

By Daniel Horowitz

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s war-weariness must not be reflected in military

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Secretary of State John F. Kerry, who threatened to walk away from the Iran nuclear deal negotiations last week, said Sunday that "a few tough things" remain in the way but added, "We're getting to some real decisions." (Associated Press)

Iran nuclear deal imminent, negotiators say; lawmakers worry Obama conceded too much

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Republicans slam Obama’s latest ‘land grab’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this March 25, 2015, file photo, Margot Riphagen, of New Orleans, wears a birth control pills costume as she protests in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, as the court heard oral arguments in the challenges of President Barack Obama's health care law requirement that businesses provide their female employees with health insurance that includes access to contraceptives. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama skirts Supreme Court Hobby Lobby birth-control ruling

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Gen. Joseph Dunford is under scrutiny to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Associated Press)

Joseph Dunford, Joint Chiefs of Staff nominee, grilled on Obama Islamic State strategy

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Celebrate Liberty Month: ISIL, war powers, and the Constitution

By Scott Roehm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a press conference on the second anniversary of his election, in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 13, 2015. Rouhani said a final nuclear deal is "within reach" as Iran and world powers face a June 30 deadline for an agreement. Rouhani said Iran will allow inspections of its nuclear facilities but vowed that the Islamic republic won't allow its state "secrets" to be jeopardized under the cover of international inspections. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

ANNE R. PIERCE: The past as prologue in Iran nuclear negotiations

By Anne R. Pierce

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks in Las Vegas, May 28, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Marco Rubio: ‘Ruling oligarchs,’ not Cuban people, to benefit from Obama’s opening

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry, center, and US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, left, listen as President Barack Obama speaks during a bilateral meeting to discuss the Ebola epidemic with Ethiopian President Hailemariam Desalegn, Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

White House puts onus of failure on Iran with nuclear talks at a standstill

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight of the department, in this April 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, File)

Jeh Johnson, Homeland Security chief, others ordered to court by judge

By Juan A. Lozano - Associated Press

Unlike Germany and Japan that were converted to friends from enemies after World War II, Russia has not followed a similar model. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Russian nuclear threat grows

By Bill Gertz

An investor covers his eyes at a brokerage house in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

China stock market crash: No worries about impact on U.S. economy — yet

By Guy Taylor and Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, front, and U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman meet with foreign ministers of Germany, France, China, Britain, Russia and the European Union at a hotel in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, July 7, 2015. (Carlos Barria/Pool photo via AP)

White House says Iran talks will go on; deadline is extended

By Guy Taylor and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times