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FILE - This May 13, 2013 file photo shows an Amtrak Cities Sprinter Locomotive in Sacramento, Calif. The Supreme Court will consider whether Amtrak can partner with a government agency to create rules that other private railroads must follow. The justices agreed Monday to hear the Obama administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that said Congress unconstitutionally gave regulatory power to the passenger railroad company. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

EDITORIAL: Off the rails at Amtrak

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

EPA Pulls the Plug Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

PHILLIPS: New EPA rule will burden the economy

By Tim Phillips

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking about the situation in Iraq, Thursday, June 19, 2014, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Obama said the US will send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq, set up joint operation centers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

GOP-led House backs limits on Obama’s authority

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

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DIBACCO: How the Founders created the Great Seal

By Thomas V. DiBacco

Vice President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks to media during a meeting with representatives of student groups, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington, as part of the Campus Sexual Assault Task Force. At right is Jessica Bennett from University of Maryland in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats, Central American ambassadors trade blame for humanitarian crisis on border

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former Internal Revenue Service official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2014. (Associated Press)

ISTOOK: Quit wasting time — The House should arrest Lois Lerner until she testifies

By Ernest Istook

** FILE ** Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy holds up a pen before signing new emission guidelines during an announcement of a plan to cut carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 30 percent by 2030, Monday, June 2, 2014, at EPA headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

EPA watchdog says federal board blocking probe into retaliation

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's democracy doublespeak by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

BOVARD: How Obama whoops up democracy

By James Bovard

During a commencement address to West Point cadets last month, Mr. Obama called on Congress to fund a new $5 billion counterterrorism plan to "train, build capacity and facilitate partner countries on the front lines" of the war on terror. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Congress in dark on counterterror plan before Obama speech at West Point

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

FILE - This March 18, 2014 file photo shows Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson speaking in Washington. Reviewing the U.S. deportation policy, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is said to be weighing limiting deportations of immigrants living here illegally but without serious criminal records. The change could shield tens of thousands of immigrants now deported because of repeated violations such as disobeying a deportation order or missing a court date. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

EDITORIAL: Homeland insecurity, squandering billions

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2014, file photo shows Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans hoping to ride Benghazi to a November sweep of midterm elections have entrusted a seven-member team, including Jordan, with &quot;getting to the truth,&quot; in the words of House Speaker John Boehner, on whether the Obama administration misled Americans about the deadly attack.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

House GOP: Obamacare ‘bailout’ favors large insurers over taxpayers

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Jeff Miller, Florida Republican and Veterans' Affairs committee chairman, maintains that timely health care for veterans is paramount over the source of that care — be it from the VA or private practitioners. (associated press)

VA wait list increases, as do referrals to private doctors

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican. (Associated Press)

Democrats draft amendment to curb election spending

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Committee's annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) fundraiser gala in New York's Gotham Hall on June 17, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama on LGBT rights: ‘Who you love shouldn’t be a fireable offense’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, says he's hopeful the veterans health care bill the Senate passed Wednesday will be reconciled quickly with a similar measure passed unanimously by the House. (Associated press photographs)

House, Senate to begin negotiations on final vets bill

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

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GOP to investigate IRS computer crash, claim of lost Lerner emails

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

Lawmakers predict no government shutdown this year

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, reflects on the stunning primary defeat of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va., Thursday, June 12, 2014, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Cantor announced Wednesday that he will resign his leadership post at the end of next month, clearing the way for a potentially disruptive Republican shake-up just before midterm elections with control of Congress at stake. Boehner told reporters he's declining to take sides in the contest to replace Cantor as House majority leader. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Abandoning orphan earmarks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES