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Afghan security forces inspect the site after a suicide car bombing attack in Kabul on Tuesday. The stepped-up tempo of terrorist strikes in the heart of Afghanistan's capital raises fresh questions about whether U.S. efforts to stand up and train Afghanistan's armed forces will ever pay off militarily. (Associated Press)

Iraq, Afghanistan forces struggling despite years of U.S. investment, training

By Jacqueline Klimas and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2014 file photo, oil pump jacks work in unison on a foggy morning in Williston, N.D. The North Dakota Legislature is looking at restructuring oil taxes as a hedge against falling crude prices. Oil companies could see a big tax cut if crude prices continue to slide, and the state could lose billions of dollars. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Crude oil exports bill offered by Senate Republicans, Democrats

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Civilians flee their hometown of Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Monday, May 18, 2015. Islamic State militants searched door-to-door for policemen and pro-government fighters and threw bodies in the Euphrates River in a bloody purge Monday after capturing the strategic city of Ramadi, their biggest victory since overrunning much of northern and western Iraq last year. (AP Photo)

EDITORIAL: Ramadi spells disaster in Iraq

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama, accompanied by then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, in this Sept. 12, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) ** FILE **

Obama, Hillary Clinton Benghazi narrative rebutted by Defense Department report

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

NRA: Debunking the gun control myths with real voter polling

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

NRA: The choice in 2016

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

More than 140,000 Iraqi civilians have fled Ramadi, the capital of Iraq's Anbar province, located 70 miles west of Baghdad as Islamic State militants searched door to door for policemen and pro-government fighters and then threw their bodies in the Euphrates River in a bloody purge Monday. (Associated Press)

Islamic State’s Ramadi rout shows U.S. troops needed in Iraq, military experts say

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson waits to speaks about the agency's budget and cybersecurity at the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee session during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

DHS blames tech glitch for violating judge’s amnesty injunction

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, following a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Brett Carlsen) ** FILE **

Harry Reid: Hillary Clinton ‘has a clear field’ in 2016, ‘and I’m glad she does’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit night. The deaths of an Italian and an American in a covert CIA drone strike in Pakistan have breathed new urgency into a long-stalled plan to give the Pentagon primacy over targeted killing of terrorists overseas. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

China to sell Jordan missile-firing drones after Obama says no to helping ally

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's failure to stimulate prosperity by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama’s broken promises of reduced poverty

By Donald Lambro

FILE - In this May 5, 2015 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. walks to his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate leaders said Tuesday that Democrats have enough votes to block action on President Barack Obama's trade initiatives unless the parties can work out disagreements on how to package various bills. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a strong opponent of Obama’s trade agenda, said Democrats have more than enough votes to block action for now. McConnell agreed. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FRANK GAFFNEY: Tipping point on emasculating the Senate

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr.

In this April 22, 2014, file photo, a protester holds a placard during a rally against the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)

PETER MORICI: Congress should impose tough conditions for Obama’s Pacific trade pact

By Peter Morici

Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks during during the Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) Leaders Forum in the Woodland Hills area of Los Angeles on April 13, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rick Scott, Florida governor, pleads with Capitol Hill GOP to back him in Medicaid fight

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

American Conservative Union's new annual rating of Congress shows Hillary Clinton had a more liberal voting record than President Obama when they were both senators, bucking pundits' views she's more centrist. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton more liberal than Obama as senators

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a town hall meeting at the Lions Club hall with area residents, Monday, May 11, 2015, in Londonderry, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rand Paul threatens filibuster ahead of looming Patriot Act fight

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustrtation on the need for a U.S.response to China's world strategy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

JAMES LYONS, RICHARD FISHER: The military threat from China

By James A. Lyons and Richard D. Fisher Jr.

President Obama hugs Elizabeth Warren as he arrives to speak at a campaign event at Symphony Hall, June 25, 2012, in Boston. (Associated Press)

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama clashes with Democrats on economy

By Donald Lambro

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking at the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. (Associated Press)

Senate Democrats are poised to block Obama’s trade agenda

By Charles Babington - Associated Press