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The Obama administration has been skeptical of the proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank from the start, arguing that it could prove redundant and could undercut lending standards on such issues as worker protections and the environment. (Associated Press)

Obama humiliated as allies join China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Thanks to EPA, even if you like your shower, you can’t keep it

By Ernest Istook

Benjamin Netanyahu's fervent criticism of the Obama administration's pursuit of an Iran nuclear deal is likely to continue to strain Israel's alliance with Washington. (Associated Press)

Benjamin Netanyahu win forces Obama to re-evaluate Middle East peace strategy

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Government scandals illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Obama detached from domestic, international chaos

By Victor Davis Hanson

President Barack Obama laughs while walking with Senior Advisor David Axelrod on March 18, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

FRANK GAFFNEY: 5 ways Obama camp has shown hatred toward Bibi

By Alex VanNess

Former Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, about the current state and future of American foreign policy. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

Dick Cheney: Obama, Eric Holder playing the ‘race card’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

White House defends move to curb records requests

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz: I’d sign Iran letter ‘in large print’ so the Ayatollah wouldn’t need his glasses

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the reporters at United Nations headquarters on March 10, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

State Dept.: ‘No record’ of signed document from Hillary Clinton affirming records turned over

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a terrestrial globe, with Russian territory colored pink, seemingly including Crimea, presented to him as a gift during his meeting with participants in the youth educational forum at the Seliger youth camp near Lake Seliger, Russia, in this August 2014 file photo. As world leaders gather at the U.N., during the week of Sept. 22, 2014, the U.S. and its European allies are consumed by efforts to blunt the savage advance of the Islamic State group, to end the raging Ebola epidemic and to make progress in nuclear negotiations with Iran. That’s likely just fine with Putin, since these issues distract from Russia’s presence in neighboring Ukraine. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Presidential Press Service, Mikhail Klimentyev, Pool, File)

KIM HOLMES: Russia’s, Obama’s endgame in Iran nuclear talks

By Kim R. Holmes

In this photo taken March 12, 2015, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio talks with local residents and business owners at Common Grounds Coffehouse and Cafe in Bluffton, Ohio. Jordan says his band of GOP rebels is considering upcoming spending bills for ways to repeal President Barack Obama’s action easing deportation. The four-term Ohio congressman says he doesn’t want to bring negotiations on federal spending and other matters to a halt. His newly-named Freedom Caucus, numbering perhaps 30 Republicans, wants to help Republicans negotiate tough issues as close to conservative principles as possible. (AP Photo/J.D. Pooley)

House GOP rebel leader walks line as party tries to govern

By LAURIE KELLMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks to troops at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Obama administration is abandoning plans to cut the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year’s end, bowing to military leaders who want to keep more troops, including many into the 2016 fighting season, U.S. officials say. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Obama abandons plan to cut troop levels in Afghanistan to 5,500 by year’s end

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani briefs media prior to departing Mehrabad airport to attend the United Nations General Assembly, in Tehran, Iran. Rouhani said Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, that ongoing nuclear negotiations with world powers are a matter of "heart," not just centrifuges ahead of talks next week in Geneva. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

MORTON KLEIN AND DANIEL MANDEL: Without Senate approval, next president can void Iran deal

By Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel

In this Nov. 12, 2014, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen, is seen in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Democrats urge HHS to let pregnant women sign up for Obamacare throughout year

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Ayru Crymef of Washington, and others with the Service Employees International Union, hold signs depicting numbers of people who have lost heath care coverage during a rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 4, 2015, as the court was hearing arguments in King v. Burwell, a major test of President Barack Obama's health overhaul which, if successful, could halt health care premium subsidies in all the states where the federal government runs the insurance marketplaces. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Obamacare special enrollment for penalty payers a one-time deal, admin says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Obama gets a look at a wind turbine blade with TPI Composites workers Larry Crady and Dajeane Spencer during a May 2012 tour of the plant in Newton, Iowa. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama administration: Wind power could dominate energy sector by 2050

The Washington Times

Sending a message: Venezuelans rallied for their government Thursday as President Nicolas Maduro responded to U.S. sanctions by asking legislators to expand his powers in the name of fighting imperialism. (Associated Press)

Obama clash with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro backfires as Latin Americans unite against U.S.

By Andre F. Radzischewski - Special to The Washington Times

Retired Marine Corps Gen. James "Hoss" Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and a close military adviser to President Obama, was reportedly the target of a Justice Department criminal investigation into leaks to The New York Times. (Associated Press)

Obama protects generals in leak probes while low-level employees go to jail

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times