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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

Baltimore Pastor Jamal Bryant said Thursday, April 30, 2015, during an interview with Fox's Megyn Kelly that President Obama's "thug" remark about Baltimore rioters constitutes "black-on-black crime." (Image: Fox News screenshot)

Obama’s ‘thugs’ comment ‘black-on-black crime,’ Baltimore pastor who gave Freddie Gray eulogy says

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the Brookings Institution to outline President Barack Obama's foreign policy priorities, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

U.S. pressures Saudi Arabia to stop bombing Iran-backed rebels in Yemen

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

A plane flies over the mountains in south of the Strait of Hormuz as the trading dhows and ships are docked on the Persian Gulf waters near the town of Khasab, in Oman. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

EDITORIAL: Iran moves to dominate Middle East

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama speaks at Anacostia Library in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, as he participates in a live "virtual field trip" with middle school students to announce two initiatives to improve education through digital connectivity. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama chooses Chicago to host his presidential library

By Josh Lederman - Associated Press

Some of Mr. Obama's most ardent supporters say they simply cannot go along with the administration's increasingly ambitious program to combat global warming. (Associated Press)

Obama climate change agenda rejected by blacks, Hispanics over concerns about poor

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

House adopts compromise GOP budget targeting ‘Obamacare’

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 30, 2015, before signing bill S. 535 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

DONALD LAMBRO: Bad policies, not weather slump U.S. economy

By Donald Lambro

Sen. John Barrasso, Wyoming Republican, and his GOP colleagues are examining replacements for Obamacare. "We want to make sure the American people know we're going to be there to help people who are being harmed by the law," Mr. Barrasso said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GOP divided as Supreme Court ruling on health care law nears

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

TED CRUZ: Congress must approve any Iran deal

By Ted Cruz

President Barack Obama rides in the presidential limousines at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for a visit with wounded military personnel. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

EDITORIAL: Collapse of black culture in Baltimore

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this March 25, 2015 file photo, then Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the U.S. Adel Al-Jubeir speaks during a news conference at the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington. On Wednesday, April 29, 2015, King Salman replaced Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal -- who has held the position for 40 years -- with Adel al-Jubeir, the ambassador to the U.S., who is not a member of the royal family but has been the public face of the Yemen air campaign. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Saudi shake-up won’t undercut ties, U.S. says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on the dangers and illegalities of the Iran nuclear deal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SEN. TED CRUZ: Congress must approve of any Iran deal

By Sen. Ted Cruz

FILE - In this March 10, 2015 file photo, The Inspire 1, a drone manufactured by DJI, is flown in Davenport, Calif. Mexico published rules governing the use of drones on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, allowing people to operate the smallest drones in daylight without a permit but with safety rules. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

BRUCE FEIN: The case against predator drones

By Bruce Fein

Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican, said the "doc fix" would cost taxpayers a net $141 billion over the next decade, and would bring Congress disrepute. (Associated Press)

Fast-track trade authority support grows with assurances of no Obama immigration policy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Hillary's health and our right to know illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

MARC SIEGEL: Hillary Clinton’s health and our right to know

By Marc Siegel

Nearly $1 billion in loans have already defaulted under the Energy Department program, which included the infamous Solyndra stimulus project and dozens of other green technology programs the Obama administration has approved, totaling nearly about $30 billion in taxpayer backing, the Government Accountability Office reported in its audit. (Associated Press)

Obama-backed green energy failures leave taxpayers with $2.2 billion tab, audit finds

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 30, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

STEVEN ROSEN: Picking another fight with Israel

By Steven Rosen

The Rev. Bruce Prescott, left, speaks during a vigil outside a Hobby Lobby store in Edmond, Okla., Monday, June 30, 2014, in reaction to the Supreme Court's decision that some companies like the Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby chain of arts-and-craft stores can avoid the contraceptives requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, if they have religious objections. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) ** FILE **

Supreme Court tells another court to reconsider HHS’ Obamacare mandate for religious groups

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, left, with Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz, talks about President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, during a news conference in the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal spending caps to shower more money on both domestic and military programs. It would provide middle-class tax relief and fund an ambitious public works effort to rebuild aging roads and bridges. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Republican budgets ripped by Obama over spending limits

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times