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Victims of the Fort Hood shooting will soon be eligible to receive the Purple Heart, with Congress pushing ahead with a policy change that would officially recognize domestic terrorism as an issue, rather than the "workplace violence" designation the Obama administration had used. (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: Congress to honor victims in Fort Hood massacre

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama hugs Susan Selke next to Richard Selke, left, the parents of Clay Hunt, after signing into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act, named for Clay Hunt, which calls for evaluation of existing Veterans Affairs mental health and suicide prevention programs and expands the reach of these programs for veterans, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, at the White House in Washington. The bill is named for Clay Hunt of Texas, a Marine Corps combat veteran who struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Iraq and Afghanistan and who killed himself in March 2011 at the age of 28.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama signs veterans suicide prevention bill

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany on Thursday emerged from marathon 16-hour talks to announce a comprehensive peace deal for eastern Ukraine. (Associated Press)

Ukraine peace deal brokered by European leaders

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Afghan police officers hold a national flag as they celebrate after a graduation ceremony at a National Police training center in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Over a hundred national police officers graduated after receiving a two-month training program in Jalalabad. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Obama administration looks to revise Afghanistan strategy again

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

Lilian Tintori said her husband, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, has become the symbolic face of dozens of jailed opposition activists in Venezuela, and of a movement that won't die until there is "clear justice, a clear rule of law and human rights for all people" in the nation. (Associated Press)

Joe Biden, amid coup charges, meets Venezuelan opposition figures

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Flavor Flav speaks on stage during the 2014 Soul Train Awards at Orleans Arena on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

MONICA CROWLEY: Flavor Flav schools Obama on Islamic State

By Monica Crowley

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool)

EDITORIAL: Obama fears Benjamin Netanyahu’s plain talk on Iran

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Lisa Monaco, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, this week announced the creation of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, a "czar" bureaucracy. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Cyber center will add to intelligence bureaucracy

By Bill Gertz

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio shakes hands with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., the Senate sponsor of the Keystone XL pipeline bill, after signing the bill authorizing expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline, Friday, Feb. 13, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama has promised to veto the long-stalled legislation. From left are, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Hoeven, Boehner, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Keystone pipeline clears Congress, sets up Obama veto

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Armed Services Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, poses questions to Ashton Carter, President Barack Obama's choice to be defense secretary, as he goes before the committee for confirmation to replace Chuck Hagel as Pentagon chief, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Ted Cruz: Obama’s lack of leadership on counterterrorism harming the country

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's secret strategy to promote Iranian hegemony by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CLIFFORD MAY: Obama’s secret terrorism strategy accommodates Iran

By Clifford D. May

FILE - In this March 28, 2012 file photo, Janis Haddon of Atlanta holds her glove high outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, as the court concludes three days of hearing arguments on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Nearly five years after President Barack Obama signed his health care overhaul into law, the Supreme Court will again get to decide its fate. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

JUDSON PHILLIPS: A perfect storm of Republican idiocy

By Judson Phillips

In this photo taken on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, Seema Kassab, in front, of The Muslim Liberty Project (MLP) holds a candlelight vigil in honor of victims of the Islamic State group at the Hayden Lawn, Arizona State University Tempe, Ariz., Campus. The vigil recognized IS hostage Kayla Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Ariz., who was taken in Aleppo on Aug. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Nick Oza) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES

White House: At least one more U.S. hostage in Middle East

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Jim Kinney proposes a 25 percent cut in the federal workforce, starting with "the 15,000 new IRS agents authorized to enforce Obamacare tax collection efforts." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Obamacare tax warnings issued days before health care coverage deadline

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, walks past Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the International Convention Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing, China Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) **FILE**

China threatens to arm Hawaii separatists who want kingdom

By Bill Gertz and The Washington Free Beacon

Lilian Tintori, wife of imprisoned opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, shows a tattoo of the word "Venezuela" on her wrist. Her incarcerated husband, seen by many as a political prisoner wrongfully jailed, has a matching one on his ankle. (associated press)

Leopoldo Lopez’s wife entreats Obama to help with his captivity

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal reads from the bible during a prayer rally, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, in Baton Rouge, La. Mr. Jindal continued to court Christian conservatives for a possible presidential campaign with a headlining appearance at an all-day prayer rally hosted by the American Family Association. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Religious organizations disagree on economic priorities

By Matthew Jelalian - Deseret News

Angela Merkel, Obama try to bridge differences on arms to Ukraine

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

President Obama. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

JAMES LYONS: Obama’s Middle East strategies under cut U.S. interests

By James A. Lyons

President Obama is pushing Congress to grant him fast-track trade authority, which would allow him to independently negotiate trade deals and then bring them to Congress for an up-or-down vote without amendments or filibuster. (Associated Press)

Obama Asia trade deal, Trans-Pacific Partnership, in jeopardy amid bipartisan opposition

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times