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Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after speaking at a news conference at the State Department in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, about the 2013 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. The U.S. says millions of people were forced from their homes because of their religious beliefs last year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

U.S. fuming over Israeli criticism of Kerry

By MATTHEW LEE and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

New Jersey state troopers kept order as motorists and pedestrians waited in long lines to purchase gasoline in the paucity following Superstorm Sandy. The storm's fallout highlighted the need for increased domestic oil reserves. (associated press)

Energy Department eyes regional gas reserves for emergency use

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Smoke rises from the direction of Tripoli airport in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday, July 13, 2014. Rival militias battled Sunday for the control of the international airport in Libya's capital, as gunfire and explosions echoed through the city and airlines canceled some international flights. (AP Photo)

U.S. evacuates embassy in Libya amid violent clashes between militias

Associated Press

In this July 12, 2014, photo, Central American migrants ride a freight train during their journey toward the U.S.-Mexico border in Ixtepec, Mexico. The last time so few people were arrested at the country’s borders was 1973, when the Border Patrol recorded just fewer than 500,000 arrests. And the volume of people being arrested at the border remains dramatically lower than the all-time high of more than 1.6 people in 2000. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

KING: “Man-caused disaster” on the southern border

By Steve King

Illustration on the FAA ban on flights to Israel by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

BRUCE: Winging it in the Middle East

By Tammy Bruce

Mother Angelica Obamacare Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

RUSE & WEBER: An ‘accommodation’ for Mother Angelica that really isn’t

By Cathy Ruse and Travis Weber

Meriam Ibrahim in her room in a Khartoum prison with her 18-month-old son Martin and her baby girl that she gave birth to in jail. Her initial death sentence for aposty was cancelled, but while trying to come to the U.S. with her husband, an American, she was arrested again. (Associated Press)

Obama pressed on Sudanese mother’s case, facing death sentence over Christian faith

By Kristen East The Washington Times - The Washington Times

The E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse that houses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Obama's health care law is enmeshed in another big legal battle after two federal appeals courts issued contradictory rulings on a key financing issue within hours of each other Tuesday. (associated press)

Contrasting judgments on Obama’s health care hours apart; appeals court calls subsidies unlawful

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, leader of the al Qaeda splinter group the Islamic State, has rarely been photographed. (Associated Press)

‘We’re coming for you, Barack Obama’: Top U.S. official discloses threat from ISIL terrorists

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

FILE - This May 14, 2014 file photo shows Sylvia Mathews Burwell, President Barack Obama’s nominee to become secretary of Health and Human Services testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 2 million people who got health insurance under President Barack Obama’s law have data discrepancies that could jeopardize coverage for some, a government document shows. On Wednesday, Burwell easily passed a key test vote in the Senate. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Insurers cough up refunds to subscribers under Obamacare ‘80-20 rule’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Official White House photo of President Obama shooting a shotgun on Aug. 4, 2012.

Obama’s empty tough-talk: Gun prosecutions plummet on his watch

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Under Gina McCarthy, The EPA has been flexing its regulatory muscle, collecting more fines and hitting individuals with penalties for violating environmental rules. (Associated Press)

Business groups fight EPA plant rules, eye legal action

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama shares a humorous moment with a group of doctors from around the country in the Oval Office, Oct. 5, 2009, prior to a health insurance reform event at the White House.
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

D.C. appeals panel deals big blow to Obamacare subsidies

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GOP unrest growing over Obama’s border plan

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration on unbridled democratic corruption by Linas Garsys/ The Washington Times

RAHN: Government corruption on the rampage

By Richard W. Rahn

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., addresses the crowd during her appearance at the Netroots Nation conference in Detroit, Friday, July 18, 2014. Warren has captured the hearts of Democratic activists beginning to think about an heir to President Barack Obama. But their minds tell them that Hillary Rodham Clinton could help them hang onto the White House. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates)

EDITORIAL: Snipers from the left target Hillary

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A protester waves a Texas flag and anti-immigration signs during a protest against people who immigrate illegally, Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Conroe, Texas. Texas Gov. Rick Perry took his border security criticisms to an audience of Hispanic ministers in San Antonio, telling them the federal government should put more Border Patrol troops on the ground and drones in the air to secure the Texas-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Conroe Courier, Jason Fochtman)

CHUMLEY: Border stage set for civil rights-type uprisings

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Then-Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, speaks during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., on Dec. 19, 2011, during his bid for the party's presidential nomination. (Associated Press)

Ron Paul: U.S. partly to blame for Malaysia Airlines disaster

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson holds a news conference on the steps of Wisconsin Eastern District Federal Courthouse Monday, July 7, 2014 in Green Bay, Wis. A government attorney is trying to persuade a federal judge in Green Bay to toss out Johnson's lawsuit challenging rules forcing congressional members and their employees to seek government-subsidized health insurance through small business exchanges. U.S. Justice Department attorney James Luh told U.S. District Judge William Griesbach on Monday that Johnson can't sue because he hasn't shown how the rules have caused him any injury. (AP Photo/The Green Bay Press-Gazette, Jim Matthews) NO SALES

Judge throws out Sen. Ron Johnson’s lawsuit over Obamacare exchanges

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times