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Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures during an interview with the BBC, in Damascus, Syria, in this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Bashar Assad steps up chemical attacks despite Obama pledge he rid Syria of weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Afternoon News with Tim Constantine (June 17, 2015)

By Tim Constantine

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, during the committee's hearing on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

After OPM hack, law enforcement officers want separate database to protect their information

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

ERNEST ISTOOK: Regulators take another run at dishwashers

By Ernest Istook

Regime change in Iran: Congress must not let a bad Iran nuclear deal compromise U.S. national securi

By Rep. Ed Royce

U.S. United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power Tuesday faced intense grilling from lawmakers over Iran. Ms. Powers denied that the U.S. and its allies ignored sanction violations by Iran in order to preserve ongoing nuclear talks. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Samantha Power, U.N. ambassador, grilled on Iran sanctions violations

By Brennan Weiss - The Washington Times

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary, center, Sylvia Burwell speaks at a news conference accompanied by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, right, and Head Start parent Morgan Alexander, at Nia Family Center Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in Chicago. Burwell announced proposed revisions to Head Start that would expand the early learning program to a full school day and a full school year. Illinois serves more than 40,000 children in Head Start and Early Head Start, with approximately half of those children living in the city of Chicago. (AP Photo/Carla K. Johnson)

Obama admin. proposes expanding Head Start program

By CARLA K. JOHNSON - Associated Press

Hillary Rodham Clinton, who on Wednesday will make her second visit to South Carolina, moved early and forcefully to shore up support of black voters, but that Democratic bloc has yet to coalesce behind her. That includes young blacks who say they have lost faith in politics after their experience with President Obama. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton fights post-Obama apathy in bid to energize South Carolina blacks

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

A woman holds a sign that says in Spanish, "without fear I am America," during a rally in support of President Barack Obama's plan to protect more than 4 million people living illegally in the U.S. from deportation Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in San Diego. Immigrants expressed disappointment Tuesday after a federal judge put a hold on the president's plan, but many said they haven't lost hope. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama amnesty extends to businesses that hire illegals

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Obama administration's posture is to avoid publicly criticizing Nouri al-Maliki's influence — mostly because he may re-emerge as the most powerful Shiite candidate when Iraqis return to the polls in 2018. Speaking out against Mr. al-Maliki may make future relations more difficult. (Associated Press)

Nouri al-Maliki undermines U.S. interests in Iraq, plots return to power

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent escorts a handcuffed illegal immigrant convicted of a felony that was taken into custody during an early morning operation in Dallas on March 6, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

121 murders attributed to illegals released by Obama administration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Army Lt. Col. Jason Amerine testified to Congress last week about retaliation against whistleblowers. (Associated Press)

Jason Amerine, Green Beret aiming to free U.S. hostages, caught in FBI web

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Besides trying to salvage the crucial trade deal, Mr. Obama is awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court that could unravel Obamacare, and he is racing against a June 30 deadline to reach a deal to curb Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions. (Associated Press)

Obama fights for Asia trade deal with relevance hanging in the balance

By Dave Boyer and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Anita Wendt, of Sioux City, Iowa poses for a photo with Democratic presidential hopeful, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, during a campaign house party Saturday, June 13, 2015, in Sioux City, Iowa. (Justin Wan/The Sioux City Journal via AP)

Hillary Clinton: Obama should use trade fight to his advantage

By Ken Thomas - Associated Press

Taliban and al Qaeda detainees sit in a holding at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in this Jan. 11, 2002 photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama admin. transfers 6 Gitmo detainees to Oman

By Nerda Pickler - Associated Press

President Obama speaks at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington on June 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

TIM CONSTANTINE: Obama’s blatant disrespect for the Supreme Court

By Tim Constantine

Tim Constantine commentary 06-12-15

President Obama’s Disrespect for the Supreme Court

By Tim Constantine

In this photo taken May 6, 2015, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Obama administration is nearing a decision on how to improve and accelerate training of Iraqi security forces in light of recent setbacks against the Islamic State, including the possibility of new training camps that likely would require a bigger U.S. troop presence, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Dempsey said he has recommended changes to President Barack Obama but he offered no assessment of when decisions would be made. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Martin Dempsey: New U.S. hub in Iraq could be model

By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham will take a break from the campaign trail Thursday and to the U.S. Capitol to formally introduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act before the U.S. Senate. (Associated press)

Inside the Beltway: Lindsey Graham to introduce Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this May 9, 2015, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama is presented with a robe and honorary degree at the Tuskegee University's spring commencement in Tuskegee, Ala. Graduation season is winding down but among the eight commencement addresses given this year by three of the biggest names, President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, a few moments stood out that may last a little longer. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

3 VIP speakers, 8 speeches: What will the grads remember?

By NANCY BENAC - Associated Press