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Sen. Bob Corker supports legislation that would remove the requirement for presidential approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. (Sen. Bob Corker)

Inside the Beltway: The Bible is America’s favorite read

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Anwar al-Awlaki

EDITORIAL: The haunting of a president not spooked by drone killings

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

U.S. President Barack Obama, along with Philippines President Benigno Aquino III, speaks at a joint news conference at Malacanang Palace in Manila, the Philippines, Monday, April 28, 2014. President Obama said a 10-year agreement signed Monday to give the U.S military greater access to Philippine bases will help promote regional security, improve armed forces training and shorten response times to humanitarian crises, including natural disasters. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

New US sanctions on Russian officials, companies

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

President Barack Obama waves as he boards Air Force One at the Royal Malaysian Air Force base in Subang, Malaysia, Monday, April 28, 2014, before heading to Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay, Philippines. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

Obama vigorously defends foreign policy record

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Obama: US takes VA neglect claim ‘very seriously’

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U.S. President Barack Obama looks towards Press Secretary Jay Carney during a joint news conference with Philippines President Benigno Aquino III at Malacanang Palace in Manila, the Philippines, Monday, April 28, 2014. President Obama said a 10-year agreement signed Monday to give the U.S military greater access to Philippine bases will help promote regional security, improve armed forces training and shorten response times to humanitarian crises, including natural disasters. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama pledges federal help after deadly tornado

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Russian President Vladimir Putin
(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

Rosoboronexport, Russia’s main weapons exporter, gets a pass in new round of sanctions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 6, 2012. (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: Fear stalks the Democratic senators up for re-election

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Whatever happened to ‘post-racial’ U.S.?

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

New group presses Obama for more ties with Cuba

By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ - Associated Press

Egyptian women mourn after a judge sentenced to death 683 alleged supporters of the country's ousted Islamist president over acts of violence and the murder of policemen in the latest mass trial in the southern city of Minya, Egypt, Monday, April 28, 2014. Under the law, Monday's verdicts in Minya have to be referred to Egypt's Grand Mufti, the top Islamic official, said one of the attorneys, Ahmed Hefni. (AP Photo/Ahmed Gomaa)

Egypt judge sentences 683 Islamists to death over Morsi-tied violence

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Monday, Dec. 19, 2010 photo, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling watches the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. On Saturday, April 26, 2014, the NBA said it is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Obama: Reported comments by team owner ‘racist’

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 26, 2013 file photo, Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moore Capito is running in the May 13 primary for the seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

US Senate bids likely yield 1st WVa female senator

By JONATHAN MATTISE - Associated Press

People walk on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Saturday April 26, 2014. Two Supreme Court cases about police searches of cellphones without warrants present vastly different views of the ubiquitous device. Is it a critical tool for a criminal or is it an American’s virtual home? How the justices answer that question could determine the outcome of the cases being argued Tuesday, April 29, 2014. A drug dealer and a gang member want the court to rule that the searches of their cellphones after their arrest violated their right to privacy in the digital age. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Supreme Court takes on privacy in digital age

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

This undated image released by Clay Aiken for Congress, shows former “American Idol” runner up Clay Aiken, a candidate in the Democratic Party primary in North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District. (AP Photo/Clay Aiken for Congress)

Democrat Aiken goes for GOP-heavy House district

By EMERY P. DALESIO - Associated Press

Billy Wheelock checks the temperature of the water, ankle monitor attached, before taking a swim, the first swim over 21-years at his fiancee's apartment Wednesday, April 16, 2014. Wheelock was granted clemency by President Obama after serving 21-years of a life sentence for drug related charges. Billy was allowed to leave his apartment for several hours under close supervision by a Denver halfway house via an ankle monitor. (AP Photo/ The Denver Post, Andy Cross)

Granted clemency, man begins new life after prison

By KRISTEN LEIGH PAINTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2010 file photo, Los Angeles Clippers team owner Donald Sterling watches his team play in Los Angeles. The NBA is investigating a report of an audio recording in which a man purported to be Sterling makes racist remarks while speaking to his girlfriend. NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement Saturday, APril 26, 2014, that the league is in the process of authenticating the validity of the recording posted on TMZ's website. Bass called the comments &quot;disturbing and offensive.&quot; (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

NBA probing alleged recording of Clippers owner

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ - Associated Press

U.S. President Barack Obama arrives with Malaysian King Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, left, and Queen Haminah, right, followed by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, at the King's Palace or Istana Negara in, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, April 26, 2014. The last U.S. president to visit Malaysia was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trade, security on agenda for Obama in Malaysia

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Obama praises NYC restaurant owner for wage bump

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