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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

FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, with the Olympic Mountains in the background, a small boat crosses in front of an oil drilling rig as it arrives in Port Angeles, Wash. aboard a transport ship after traveling across the Pacific. Royal Dutch Shell hopes to use the rig for exploratory drilling during the summer open-water season in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska's northwest coast, if it can get the permits. Royal Dutch Shell cleared a major hurdle Monday, May 11, 2015, when The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved Shell's exploration plan. However, this isn't the final step that Shell needs for Arctic drilling. (Daniella Beccaria/seattlepi.com via AP, File) MAGS OUT; NO SALES; SEATTLE TIMES OUT; TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

Obama administration gives Shell conditional OK to explore for oil off Alaska coast

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Obama and Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell have tried to distance themselves from economist's Jon Gruber's "stupid Americans" remark. (Associated Press)

HHS rewrites Obamacare rules: Orders free birth control for all

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry hopes to keep the Ukraine situation separate from his push for a new dialogue with Russian President Vladimir Putin over Syria, U.S. officials said Monday. (Associated Press)

John Kerry to push Vladimir Putin for help in Syria

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

After Hillary Rodham Clinton said she'd use executive authority to go further than President Obama on halting deportations for illegal immigrants, the White House immediately downplayed her comments, suggesting she legally could not do more than the president already has done. (Associated Press)

Obama-Hillary Clinton divide seen amid scandals, political disagreements

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration on oil's practical superiority to so-called green energy sources by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

STEPHEN MOORE: Green energy movement dies, failed to forecast cheap oil return

By Stephen Moore

Iraqi Kurdistan Regional President Masoud Barzani, left, is escorted into West Wing of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, where he is scheduled to meet with Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Iraqi Kurdish chief hopes to sidestep region’s clash with Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, in the Oval Office, Sept. 30, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Joint Chiefs: Obama snubs admiral for tough-on-China Marine general

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Transfer pipes carry liquified natural gas to and from a holding tank, seen in background, at Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG Terminal in Lusby, Md., Thursday, June 12, 2014. Federal regulators concluded that Dominion Energy's proposal to export liquefied natural gas from its Cove Point terminal on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland would pose "no significant impact" on the environment. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama admin gives final OK to Md. natural gas facility; environmentalists sue

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton (right) shares a word with Huma Abedin, her personal assistant and trusted confidant. **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton’s Islamic connection

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2015 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott gestures during a cabinet meeting at the Florida State Fair, in Tampa, Fla. Scott, who has repeatedly tangled with public record advocates, media organizations and others over whether he has followed the state’s transparency law, has insisted did not use private email accounts for state business. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, file)

Rick Scott asks courts to quickly intervene in Obamacare spat with HHS

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President of the Kurdistan Regional Government Massoud Barzani (Associated Press) **FILE**

Masoud Barzani: Kurds will one day declare independence

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015, after a policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate adopts GOP budget targeting ‘Obamacare’

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

The Obama administration is quietly negotiating weapons deals with the Saudia Arabian kingdom, which is wary of a deal between the U.S. and Iran over nuclear weapons. (Associated Press)

Obama weighs offering Saudi Arabia weapons provided only to Israel

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former President Bill Clinton, left, listens as former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a student conference for the Clinton Global Initiative University at Arizona State University. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

American Conservative Union has five questions of its own for Hillary Clinton

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

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JOSEPH CURL: Chris Christie down, not out as Republican presidential candidate

By Joseph Curl

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has called out fellow Republicans for seemingly turning their backs on the Common Core educational standards after wholeheartedly advocating them years ago. (Associated Press)

Common Core retains outspoken supporters despite conservative backlash

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"We will continue to fight for the rule of law by asking the district court to carefully review the administration's withheld documents and hold the DOJ accountable so they provide reliable information about this case," said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (Associated Press)

Andrew Hanen, immigration amnesty judge, gets Justice apology for late revelation of 3-year action

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this photo taken April 28, 2015, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Bush said Friday he trusts the legal process that resulted in charges against six Baltimore officers in the death of a man from injuries sustained while in police custody. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

Jeb Bush: ‘Our enemies need to fear us again’

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An unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan in this Jan. 31, 2010, file photo. Nearly three-quarters of Americans say it’s acceptable for the U.S. to use unmanned aerial drones to kill an American citizen abroad if that person has joined a terror organization, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Americans approve of drone strikes on terrorists, AP poll says

By Ken Dilanian and Emily Swanson - Associated Press