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President Barack Obama gestures during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Washington. Obama spoke after Congress voted to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

French to join U.S. coalition in Iraq

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 18, 2014 file-pool photo shows U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers waiting for new arrivals in the intake area where hundreds of mostly Central American immigrant children are being processed and held at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nogales Placement Center in Nogales, Ariz. The Obama administration has released into the U.S. an untold number of immigrant families caught traveling illegally from Central America in recent months _ and although the government knows how many it&#8217;s released, it won&#8217;t say publicly. Senior U.S. officials directly familiar with the issue, including at the Homeland Security Department and White House, have so far dodged the answer on at least seven occasions over two weeks, alternately saying that they did not know the figure or didn&#8217;t have it immediately at hand. &#8220;We will get back to you,&#8221; the Homeland Security deputy secretary said Friday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File-Pool)

ISIS could use ‘loose’ immigration system to enter U.S.: Immigration officer

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

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John Boehner eyes agenda if GOP captures Senate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Minutes after the Senate voted to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State militant group, the administration signaled that it is poised to expand its air campaign into Syria, opening a new geographic front in the war on terrorism. President Obama said, "These terrorists thought they could fight us, or intimidate us, or cause us to shrink from the world, but today they're learning the same hard lesson of petty tyrants and terrorists who've gone before." (Associated Press)

Obama given green light to battle ISIS in renewed war on terrorism

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks to service men and women at MacDill Air Force Base Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, in Tampa, Fla. The President arrived in Tampa on Tuesday evening and met with Centcom commander Gen. Lloyd Austin III and other leaders at MacDill, including members of the Centcom international coalition. (AP Photo/The Tampa Tribune, Chris Urso, Pool) ** FILE **

House approves Obama plan to arm, train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS

By Stephen Dinan and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Congress' renewed efforts to tax Internet transactions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

SEPP: Making the Internet more expensive for consumers

By Pete Sepp

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey, from left, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen testify before the House Homeland Security Full Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson opposes White House on Libya visas

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, center, before the start of a briefing at US Central Command (CentCom) at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014. Obama was updated on the ongoing military campaigns in Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House approves first part of Obama war plan to train Syrian rebels

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's planned conduct of war against ISIS by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: More unlawful presidential killing

By Andrew P. Napolitano

A recent campaign ad by Democratic Sen. Mark Udall claiming Republican opponent, Cory Gardner, voted to shut down the government as Colorado was cleaning up from a devastating flood has sparked outrage. (Associated Press Photographs)

Udall flood ad sparks outrage in tight Colorado Senate race

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama bows his head in prayer before he presents the Medal of Honor to retired Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins and posthumously to Army Spc. Donald P. Sloat in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014.&#160;(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CURL: ‘I’m not Barack Obama’ is Democrats’ election mantra

By Joseph Curl

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, after a Democratic caucus luncheon. Reid said Democrats are likely to remove a major roadblock preventing Congress from passing legislation authorizing sanctions on Russia and providing aid to Ukraine. He added that it appears that Democrats have agreed on a way to move the legislation forward without a provision affecting the International Monetary Fund. He says he feels strongly about IMF reforms, but that it&#8217;s important to assist Ukraine and hit Russia with sanctions over its military incursion into Crimea. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Reid moves to ensure nuclear dump stays dead

By ERICA WERNER - Associated Press

Top general: US ground troops possible in Iraq

By DAVID ESPO and DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

architects: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey remain in the process of continuing to shape Obama administration activities to rout the Islamic State terrorist group. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Pentagon open to U.S. ground troops in fight against Islamic State

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Congress had said the VA's ability to send out the cards on time was a key test for the Obama administration and Secretary Bob McDonald (above), whom the president tapped to replace Secretary Eric K. Shinseki. (Associated Press)

Doctor, VA watchdog set to clash at Hill panel hearing

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

This Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014 photo provided by the anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Free Syrian Army fighter aiming his weapon during a battle with Islamic State militants in Aleppo, Syria. Members of the Islamic State group have been marching in the northern province of Aleppo capturing areas under the control of the mainstream Free Syrian Army. Islamic State fighters have overrun nearly a dozen towns and villages in Aleppo province last week crushing what little resistance they have encountered. (AP Photo/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Pentagon: U.S.-trained Syrian rebels unlikely to reach battlefield before mid-2015

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio leaves after a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, to respond to the proposals from President Barack Obama about confronting the new wave of terrorism. On the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Republicans and Democrats in Congress voiced strong pre-election support Thursday for President Barack Obama's call for new authority to combat Islamic State militants in the heart of the Middle East. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Danger of shutdown recedes as GOP leaders reject immigration debate on spending bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, left, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey testify concerning the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

U.S. troops in Iraq to rise to 1,600

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

CARSON: A plea for constitutional literacy on Constitution Day

By Ben S. Carson - The Washington Times