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DiBACCO: Faint recognition of Constitution Day

By Thomas V. DiBacco

** FILE ** (Associated Press)

Doctor who exposed VA scandal to tell Congress that IG tried to hide problems

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Fighters from the Islamic State group parade in an Iraqi security forces armored vehicle. Experts say defeating the group is more akin to what was required to beat al Qaeda in Iraq, which was founded in 2004 by Jordanian Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and subsequently led by the group's current chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, an Iraqi cleric. (Associated Press)

FEIN: Vetting the Syrian opposition

By Bruce Fein

James Madison is known as the "Father of the Constitution." (Photograph provided by the Montpelier Foundation) **FILE**

FEIN: Why the Constitution disfavors war

By Bruce Fein

Sen. Thomas R. Carper, Delaware Democrat (Associated Press)

D.C. statehood hearing seeks ‘thoughtful solution’ to lack of voting rights

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

US Secretary of State John Kerry leaves after a family photo at the conference intended to come up with an international strategy against Islamic State extremists in Paris, Monday, Sept. 15, 2014. As diplomats from around the world sought a global strategy to fight Islamic State extremists, Iran ruled out working with any international coalition, saying it had rejected American requests for cooperation against the militants. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski; Pool)

Tiny Qatar plays outsize role in US war strategy

By ROBERT BURNS and ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

Illustration on the broken promise not to fund abortion through Obamacare by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

SMITH: Obamacare’s big spending on abortion on demand

By Chris Smith

President Barack Obama salutes as he arrives on the South Lawn of the White House, on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in Washington. Obama traveled to the Fort McHenry historic site that is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore, and also attended a private Democratic fundraiser. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Congress demands Obama act to keep Islamic terrorists out of U.S.

By Stephen Dinan and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-CA, and CIA Director John O. Brennan.

FEIN: Fire CIA Director John Brennan

By Bruce Fein

Sen. Lindsey Graham says the Chris Christie scandal is a reflection on the New Jersey governor even though some of his aides were at the center of it. "It seems to me that this whole bridge thing reinforces a narrative that's troublesome about the guy. He's kind of a bully," the South Carolina Republican says. (Associated Press)

Republicans unconvinced Obama taking Islamic State threat seriously enough

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference at the NATO summit at Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Inside the Beltway: The White House itch to fundraise continues - no matter what

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Social Security’s outdated records systems invite disability fraud: IG report

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illegal immigrants on their way to deportation listen to a Border Patrol agent in Arizona in 2010, when the majority came from Mexico. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama White House deporting fewer illegal immigrants than budget allows

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama talks on the phone from the Oval Office in 2009. (White House photo)

Obama sought repeal of Bush war statute now used to justify Islamic State strikes

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Former Republican congressman Ron Paul of Texas. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Ron Paul’s ‘Audit the Fed’ bill returns to Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 10, 2014, photo, President Barack Obama addresses the nation from the Cross Hall in the White House in Washington. As a U.S. senator from Illinois running for the White House in 2007, Obama sponsored a resolution to prohibit President George W. Bush’s administration from taking military action against Iran unless it was explicitly authorized by Congress. His idea died in committee. Obama said Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes inside Syria for the first time, along with expanded strikes in Iraq, as part of &quot;a steady, relentless effort&quot; to root out Islamic State extremists. He did not say how long he expected the fighting to last. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

Can Obama wage war without consent of Congress?

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

CIA Director John O. Brennan (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

FEIN: Obama dethrones rule of law

By Bruce Fein

President Obama said Wednesday he had authorized U.S. airstrikes inside Syria for the first time, along with expanded strikes in Iraq, as part of "a steady, relentless effort" to root out Islamic State extremists. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)

ISTOOK: Obama is over his head on terrorism. Congress has a duty to guide our policy

By Ernest Istook

Republican Reps. Trent Franks, Matt Salmon and David Schweikert wrote a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki on Tuesday, citing reports that officials at the Phoenix Veterans Health Care System had kept a "secret list" of patient requests in order to conceal the fact that some patients were being made to wait more. "As a direct result of such practices, the deaths of over 40 veterans have come to light," they wrote in the letter. (associated press photographs)

Both sides of Congress have own red lines for Obama’s action in Syria

By David Sherfinski and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

This Jan. 8, 2013, file photo shows the Capitol reflected in the windows of the Newseum, on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

GOP blocks Democrats’ push to rewrite First Amendment campaign spending

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times