Congress

Latest Stories

The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix is seen here on April 28, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Report: No proof veterans died because of delays

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker speaks to the Chattanooga Times Free Press staff, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (AP Photo/Chattanooga Times Free Press, Doug Strickland) ** FILE **

Congress should ‘own’ U.S. response to ISIL: Sen. Bob Corker

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington on Jan. 1, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Congress members makes 3 times average American’s salary: report

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

An F/A-18C Hornet coming from Iraq lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014 in the Persian Gulf. Aircrafts aboard the George H.W. Bush are flying missions over Iraq after U.S. President Barack Obama authorized airstrikes against Islamic militants and food drops for Iraqis trapped by the fighters. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

GRAY: In Iraqi airstrikes, a troubling pattern emerges

By C. Boyden Gray

Obama Regulators Manipulate Banks Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

KEENE: The devious designs of Operation Choke Point

By David Keene - The Washington Times

Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a new, publicly traded company with its headquarters in Canada. The move would help the company avoid America's 40 percent corporate tax rate. (Associated Press)

Burger King may move to Canada

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks to the press from Chilmark, Mass., during his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama: Americans should pressure GOP to reauthorize Export-Import Bank

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

This photo provided by Eugene R. Fidell shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl preparing to be interviewed by Army investigators in August, 2014. The U.S. Army has begun questioning Bergdahl about his disappearance in Afghanistan that led to five years in captivity by the Taliban, his attorney and an Army spokeswoman said Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Eugene R. Fidell) MANDATORY CREDIT

EDITORIAL: Obama’s unlawful Bergdahl-for-terrorists swap

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Bipartisan Immigration Reform Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

PATTERSON: When immigration policy served the national interest

By Robert W. Patterson

Jani Bergdahl, mother of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, listens as President Barack Obama speaks about the release of her son, during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014. Bergdahl, 28, had been held prisoner by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. He was handed over to U.S. special forces by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees held by the United States. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bergdahl release violated law, used improper monies

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Impeachment is constitutionally right

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama applauds Ann Compton of ABC News, who is retiring after more than 40 years, before he takes a question from her in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 18, 2014. Taking a two-day break from summer vacation, President Barack Obama met with top advisers at the White House Monday to review developments in Iraq and in racially charged Ferguson, Mo., two trouble spots where Obama has ordered his administration to intervene. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama weighs broader move on legal immigration

By Laura Wides-Munoz and Josh Lederman - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this June 18, 2014, file photo, detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in Brownsville,Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, Pool)

Voters say solve illegal border surge by sending kids home, poll shows

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Social Security Administration's main campus in Woodlawn, Md., is seen here on Jan. 11, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GRESZLER: Federal disability fund needs reform, not a bailout

By Rachel Greszler

In this Sept. 15, 2013, file photo, the U.S. Capitol dome is silhouetted by the sunrise. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

19 percent of voters say most members of Congress deserve re-election, poll shows

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Rep. Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee Republican, on election night. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

PHILLIPS: Tennessee’s Scott DesJarlais: The best politician in Congress

By Judson Phillips

In this photo taken on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, former Philadelphia Eagles NFL football player Garry Cobb, a Republican Congressional candidate in New Jersey's 1st Congressional District, listens to a question at a gathering in Cherry Hill, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

GOP linebacker: Ex-Eagle Garry Cobb running for Congress in New Jersey

By Jill Colvin - Associated Press

Rep. Frank Wolf, Virginia Republican. (Associated Press)

Clashing visions threaten religious liberty panel renewal

By Mark A. Kellner - Deseret News

Illustration on George Washington's executive orders by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DiBACCO: George Washington had a pen, but no phone, for executive orders

By Thomas V. DiBacco

U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., greets supporters and volunteers at his Canton, Miss., headquarters, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. Cochran is in the Republican primary runoff election against state Sen. Chris McDaniel on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

EDITORIAL: Congress’ earmark-ban loophole

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES