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Forget the prime-time interviews or the formal, choreographed news conferences. President Obama is taking to Twitter to muse about sports, pop culture, even Supreme Court rulings at all hours of the day. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Obama shows a looser side on Twitter

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

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

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)

EDITORIAL: Obama’s long-term Islamic State strategy leaves problems for generations

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Secretary of State John F. Kerry speaks to President Obama prior to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Iran nuclear talks deadlocked as U.S. refuses demand to lift all U.N. sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

John R. Bolton tells Inside the Beltway he has some advice for the GOP hopefuls (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: John Bolton: The ‘only way’ to stop Iran is through military force

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

A line stretches outside an a Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division office, as many young immigrants protected from deportation under new Obama administration policies begin pursuing Arizona driver's licenses, Monday, Dec. 22, 2014, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Kathryn Steinle killing fuels outrage over Democrats’ deportation opposition

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican. (Associated Press) **FILE**

John McCain: ‘The rise of ISIS’ should force U.S. to reassess Afghanistan troop withdrawal

Associated Press

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)

Brian Dutcher of Wisconsin accused of threatening to kill Obama

Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 13, 2013 file photo, a CIA is seen in Atlanta. When the CIA killed al-Qaida’s second-in-command in Yemen last month, Obama administration officials celebrated. But many experts are questioning whether the demise of another senior extremist, the latest in a long line of militants to be taken off the battlefield, make the United States and its allies any safer from terrorism. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Obama’s counterterrorism policy facing mounting criticism

By KEN DILANIAN - Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a political rally in Madison, Wis., Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

DONLAD LAMBRO: Bernie Sanders campaigning on the bitter fruits of socialism

By Donald Lambro

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, hit Venezuela's "flawed economic policies and political system," just as the U.S. is seeking to repair ties. (Associated Press)

Bob Corker slams Venezuela as U.S. seeks better ties

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Energy Independence Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

WILLIAM SCHACHTE: A declaration of energy independence

By William L. Schachte Jr.

In this June 17, 2015, photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush listens to local residents during a backyard meet and greet in Washington, Iowa. Bush&#8217;s years in corporate America could trigger complications for him if he wins the White House. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jeb Bush: Obama’s Cuba policy strengthening Castro regime

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has dominated the political scene for more than a dozen years, campaigned on behalf of his former party, the Islamist-rooted Peace and Development Party (AKP), appealing to voters to elect at least 300 parliamentarians to help push through a constitution that would expand his powers as an executive. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: An implosion in Syria

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

ERNEST ISTOOK: This July 4, the rockets’ red glare requires lots of red tape

By Ernest Istook

"I'm hoping that what we can do is now focus on how we can make it even better, because it's not as if we've solved all the problems in our health care system," President Obama said. (Associated Press)

Obama to speak at NAACP convention

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The White House this week once again is zeroing in on climate change, a top priority for President Obama during his final 18 months in office. (Associated Press)

Obama climate change agenda faces legal, political resistance

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff watches as Vice President Joe Biden puts his glass on a table after a toast during a luncheon in her honor, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

2 years after spying flap, U.S., Brazil seek to turn the page

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Barack Obama sings &quot;Amazing Grace&quot; during services honoring the life of Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Friday, June 26, 2015, at the College of Charleston TD Arena in Charleston, S.C.. Pinckney was one of the nine people killed in the shooting at Emanuel AME Church last week in Charleston. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

CHARLES HURT: Obama’s absurd ‘Amazing Grace’

By Charles Hurt