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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is among a small but vocal group of lawmakers who say President Trump's missile strikes were illegal and insisted that any military action against a government that hasn't attacked the U.S. must get congressional approval first. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul formally requests info on whether Obama admin. targeted him for surveillance

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Rep. Bruce Poliquin votes for Republican health care bill

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Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, following a meeting with President Donald Trump on health care reform. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. is at right. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Latest: CA’s governor, GOP lawmakers spar on health bill

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Wisconsin US House members vote on party lines on health law

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Parisians attended a concert Thursday featuring various artists opposing Marine Le Pen, who faces off in the French presidential runoff Sunday against Emmanuel Macron. (Associated Press)

France minorities on edge over election for president

By Elena Berton - Special to The Washington Times

President Donald Trump acknowledges House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 4, 2017, after the House pushed through a health care bill. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

A look at the House Republican health care bill

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Then-National Security Adviser Susan Rice follows President Barack Obama across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, to board Marine One, in this July 7, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Former Obama security adviser declines invite to testify

By EILEEN SULLIVAN - Associated Press

In this Nov. 7, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party in Chicago. Former President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit Chicago for a community meeting to discuss their planned library and museum. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

The Latest: Obama says youth key to his presidential center

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Energy Secretary Rick Perry (center) used to boast of how often he sued the Obama administration over environmental and energy issues when he was governor or Texas, but he now faces a lawsuit from his own state to recover funds for an unused nuclear waste site in Nevada. (Associated Press)

Rick Perry sued by home state of Texas to recover funds for unused nuclear waste site

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

Editorials from around New York

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Nov. 7, 2012, file photo, then-President Barack Obama waves as he walks on stage with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha at his election night party in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Michelle Obama: You weren’t Obama’s first

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this Dec. 8, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Health bill gains new life as 2 GOP moderates meet Trump

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

"This marks the beginning of a new era. No longer will the needs of our military be held hostage," said House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, said about the bipartisan spending bill. (Associated Press)

Ryan reassures conservatives wary of spending bill

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Backed by GOP leaders, moderate offers health bill revision

By ALAN FRAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 23, 2013 file photo, Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Calif., testifies at a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Moderate Republicans face intense pressure on their party's latest attempt to scrap Democrat Barack Obama's health care law, from President Donald Trump, House GOP leaders, medical professionals and outside political groups. If the GOP bill became law, congressional analysts estimate that 24 million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026, including 14 million by next year. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

California congressman gets mixed message on health care law

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he walks to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. President Donald Trump says the nation &quot;needs a good `shutdown' in September&quot; to fix a &quot;mess&quot; in the Senate, saying on Twitter that the country needs to &quot;either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51 (percent),&quot; suggesting more rules changes ahead in the Senate. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pro-Trump PAC rescinds endorsement, says White House failed on immigration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 28, 2017, photo, John Marsella, a 52-year-old stay-at-home dad, poses for a photo in front of the Cahoots Corner Cafe in Oakdale, Calif. Moderate Republican members of Congress are under deep pressure from both sides on the question of whether to scrap President Obama’s health insurance overhaul. Marsella said he's no fan of the Republican health care bill and would prefer to see &quot;Obamacare&quot; repealed entirely. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

Repeal or spare? Pressure is on moderates over health care

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and NICHOLAS RICCARDI - Associated Press

President Trump’s first 100 days on energy and the environment

By The Washington Times Advocacy Department

Members of the People's Liberation Front, a Marxist political party, carry a portrait of Russian Communist leader Vladimir Lenin during a parade held to mark May Day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Russia election hacking diversion from surveilling Trump

By James A. Lyons

Political commentator Van Jones appears at Associated Press headquarters, Friday, April 28, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Van Jones is right — Obama’s optics are off once again

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times