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Lois Lerner emails reveal gaping open-records loophole

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Veterans Affairs Acting Secretary Sloan Gibson speaks during a press conference at the local VA facility in El Paso, Texas, Friday, July 18, 2014. Gibson met with El Paso’s VA medical center officials and vowed to improve veterans’ access to health care. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

White House warned about ‘antiquated’ VA scheduling system 5 years ago

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks on the phone in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 2, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GOP to Obama: ‘Put down your pen and phone’ on ‘opportunity agenda’ push

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks at the Generation Progress's annual Make Progress National Summit in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. The summit brings together progressive leaders and young people. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) ** FILE **

CHOUGULE: Unfathomable billions in government waste

By Akash Chougule

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen gestures as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 16, 2014, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing entitled: "Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

EDITORIAL: Janet Yellen’s choice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray

EDITORIAL: At 4, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is still unaccountable

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama smiles at a group of people welcoming him as he arrives in New York where he will attend fundraisers Thursday, July 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

DeLAY: Obama’s misguided message on immigration

By Tom DeLay

Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, said he can't envision a U.S. response to the border crisis that doesn't involving speeding up the process of returning unaccompanied Central American children home. (Associated Press)

Boehner: No bill on border surge

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Applicants line up outside the SEIU-UHW office during a health care enrollment event in Commerce, Calif., on March 31, 2014. (Associated Press)

Five million Americans in for premium spikes if Obamacare challenge is successful

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Deputy Attorney General James Cole testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 17, 2014, before the House Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs subcommittee hearing on how the Justice Department is investigating allegations that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) targeted conservative political groups for extra scrutiny. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Top Justice official denies conspiring with IRS on tea party targeting

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley has said that the framers of the Constitution would be shocked by how much power has gravitated to the president. (Associated Press)

Taking Obama to court a long shot but lawsuit not folly, Congress is told

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Visitors line up outside the National Archives in Washington on July 15, 2006. (Associated Press)

National Archives also wants answers for agencies’ lost documents

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Sen. Orrin Hatch, Utah Republican, addresses a crowd during the Utah Republican Party nominating convention, in Sandy, Utah, on April 26, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Orrin Hatch blasts Democratic birth-control bill as ‘stupid politics’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - This July 3, 2014 file photo shows Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaking at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Hagel told naval submariners on Wednesday that the U.S. has let its focus on the military’s nuclear responsibilities drift a bit, but two reviews are wrapping up and he will be looking at recommendations to strengthen the health of the force. Speaking at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Hagel said more attention must be paid to the nuclear forces as key to national security. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Hagel quietly notifies Congress of transfer of 6 Gitmo detainees

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

An air weapons team of two AH-64D Apaches from the 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, come in for a landing at Camp Taji, Iraq, after completing a reconnaissance mission in the skies over Baghdad Nov. 6, 2007. (Image: U.S. Army) ** FILE **

Senate derails Army bid to take Guard’s Apache attack helicopters

By Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press

** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Jack Lew. (Associated Press)

Team Obama wants ‘economic patriotism’ — a ban on business HQ heading overseas

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin Democrat, said too many states are "trying to turn back the clock" on women's access to quality care by passing restrictive provisions on abortions or abortion providers.

Democrats move to protect abortion rights

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the economy at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va., Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The first major donations to President Barack Obama's presidential library are rolling in from New York and Chicago, two cities that are competing vigorously to host the future library. Since launching in February, the Barack Obama Foundation has raised at least $850,000 from four major donors, the group said Tuesday. The foundation is voluntarily disclosing donations of more than $200, but only in broad dollar ranges. The nonprofit declined to say how much it has raised in total. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama executive actions seen as threat to Constitution

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, flanked by National Economic Council Director Jeff Zients, left, and senior White House Adviser Valerie Jarrett, meets with with company executives and their small business suppliers to talk about the economy, Friday, July 11, 2014, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Debt from Obama administration will lead to big federal deficits: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at a news conference after meeting with Gov. Rick Perry in Dallas about immigration on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama’s legacy may be a total lack of cooperation

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times