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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Sept. 30, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Jason Chaffetz calls Obama’s tax plan a ‘non-starter’

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration on closing Guantanamo by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Al Qaeda would like to thank Obama

By Judson Phillips

Fundraising for future Obama library picks up pace

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (Associated Press)

WESLEY PRUDEN: Why Hillary Clinton won’t run for president

By Wesley Pruden

Demonstrators stand outside the Supreme Court on June 30, 2014, the day of the Hobby Lobby decision relieving businesses with religious objections of their obligation to pay for women's contraceptives. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Hobby Lobby ruling on birth control doesn’t apply to religious groups, feds say

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

From Afghanistan and borderlands of Pakistan to Iraq and North Africa, radical Islamists eager to spread their strict interpretation of the Muslim faith and topple Western values have bombed, beheaded and slaughtered — undermining the White House narrative and raising questions about its strategy. (Associated Press)

Obama’s ‘lone wolf’ focus misguided as terrorist threat expands, critics say

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this July 25, 2013, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, arrives at the cemeteries of fallen fighters of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, File)

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un mulls Russia for his world debut

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

A former Wisconsin Republican Party chairman, Reince Priebus has managed to maintain generally warm acceptance by the 168-member RNC's growing conservative wing as well as by its moderates, who have close ties with the GOP establishment. (Associated Press)

Reince Priebus expected to win historic third term as chairman of Republican National Committee

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2014 file photo, health care tax form 1095-A in seen in Washington. If you got health coverage through President Barack Obama's law this year, you'll need a new form from your insurance exchange before you can file your tax return next spring. Some tax professionals are worried that federal and state insurance marketplaces won't be able to get those forms out in time, creating the risk of delayed tax refunds for millions of consumers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama administration begins to issue vital Obamacare forms for tax filers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Thousands of people wave national flags and hold placards that read "I am Charlie" at the Place de la Nation in Paris Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. More than 40 world leaders, their arms linked, marched through Paris Sunday to rally for unity and freedom of expression and to honor 17 victims of three days of terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

ANNE HENDERSHOTT: ‘Ambassadonor’ Jane Hartley shows Obama’s solidarity with France

By Anne Hendershott

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Education reform has a black eye

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015. Earnest said President Barack Obama would veto the Keystone pipeline legislation. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House admits: We screwed up not sending higher-ranking officials to Paris

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Associated Press Photo/Carolyn Kaster

EDITORIAL: Obama’s snub of Paris

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

French President Francois Hollande, second from left, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, join other dignitaries, heads of government and heads of state as they march during a rally in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. More than 40 world leaders, their arms linked, marched through Paris Sunday to rally for unity and freedom of expression and to honor 17 victims of three days of terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Obama stays home from Paris memorials

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Republicans in Congress are rushing their own end-of-February deadline to try to halt President Obama's amnesty program. But with Mr. Obama holding veto power, it's more likely his policy gets decided in the courts, and the Texas case is one of several where the president's amnesty is under scrutiny. (Associated Press)

Obama amnesty for illegal immigrants to impose billions in costs on states

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

California Raisins Busted by the USDA Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JAMES BOVARD: Obama seizing raisin crops

By James Bovard

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo Rep. Richard Nugent, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The “hell-no” caucus of House Republicans who tried to overthrow Speaker John Boehner is as strong as ever despite an ineffective coup attempt. The conservatives won approval of the leadership to push a far-reaching bill next week that not only rolls back President Barack Obama’s immigration changes but overturns protections for immigrants brought illegally to the country as children. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Boehner’s embrace of GOP rebels nudges House caucus to right

By CHARLES BABINGTON - Associated Press

Crystal A. Diaz, a U.S. Border Patrol agent with the Tucson Sector in Arizona, rides her ATV while on patrol. (AP Photo/U.S. Border Patrol)

DHS spending bill to ID sanctuary cities; Obama amnesty fight looms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama greets supporters after arriving at Sky Harbor International Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in Phoenix. The President will overnight in Arizona before speaking at Central High School in Phoenix on Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Obama to tout housing initiative in hard-hit Arizona

By Julie Pace and Bob Christie - Associated Press