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In this Nov. 6, 2012 photo, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., addresses supporters during the Michigan Democratic election night party in Detroit. Wayne County Clerk Cathy Garrett is expected to make her final determination Tuesday, May 13, 2014 on whether the longtime congressman should be on the Aug. 5 primary ballot. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Conyers fails to make Democratic primary ballot

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael Turner, Ohio Republican, said if a military member commits a sexual assault on or off base, they "should be held to the same standards of mandatory minimums" as civilians. (Associated Press)

Stiffer mandatory sentencing sought for military sex crimes

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, spoke out Tuesday in favor of gradually raising the retirement age, which currently sits at 67, and transitioning Medicare to a voucher system. (associated press)

Sen. Marco Rubio takes on entitlement reform

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. aboard Air Force One, en route to West Virginia for Sen. Robert Byrd's memorial service, July 2, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Fat-cat fliers: Bipartisan group of lawmakers wants Congress to stop flying first-class

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This March 26, 2014, file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Speaker John Boehner: ‘As long as I’m here, no earmarks’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In this April 30, 2014 photo, Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich, smiles in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The daily radio show Rogers begins hosting in January will give the Michigan Republican practice talking to millions of Americans every day, and honing what he calls a “productive conservative” message talk radio is desperately lacking, he said. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Rep. Rogers wants to move radio needle to moderate

By THOMAS BEAUMONT - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this March 13, 2014 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Speaker John Boehner says he’ll still be speaker next year

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Nick J. Rahall II and Sen. Joe Manchin III (rear) are Democrats from a conservative state. (Associated Press)

The coal-state Democrat may be climate casualty

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Nevada road projects could be delayed

Associated Press

"I'm not aware that Congress is doing anything," said Rep. Peter A. DeFazio, Oregon Democrat. "I don't think anybody wants to wade into it." (AP Photo/Don Ryan)

States’ moves on marijuana leave lawmakers dazed and confused

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2011, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in front of the Key Bridge in Washington. White House official says the Obama administration will intensify its efforts to get Congress to pass legislation that pays for roads and bridge repair. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

White House to focus on road, bridge repair

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Wis. delegation fights to keep funding for ships

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

President Barack Obama smiles as he goes to walk off of the stage after speaking at a Democratic National Committee reception in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, May 8, 2014. Obama is spending three days in California raising money for the Democratic party. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

At Wal-Mart, Obama praises steps on solar power

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

US Rep.: DC pot law raises federal-local questions

By BEN NUCKOLS - Associated Press

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert addresses the annual Outdoor Recreation Summit Thursday, May 8, 2014, in Salt Lake City. Gov. Herbert has kicked off his first annual Outdoor Recreation Summit by signing a long-awaited swap of state and federal lands in Grand, San Juan and Uintah Counties. The day's agenda includes discussions about public lands policy, business, recreation and tourism. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Utah land swap finalized at first outdoors summit

By MICHELLE L. PRICE - Associated Press

Vermont law requires labeling of GMO foods

By DAVE GRAM - Associated Press

Correction: Congressional Race-Djou story

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ - Associated Press

The casket containing the remains of former Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., is carried into Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial, in Potomac, Md., Thursday, May 8, 2014. Oberstar served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2011 and died in his sleep at home in Potomac, Md., on May, 3, 2014. He was 79-years old. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Hundreds mourn longtime Minnesota Rep. Oberstar

Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: True leaders vote for what’s right

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

**FILE** Former IRS official Lois Lerner speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2014, during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the the agency's targeting of tea party groups, where she invoked her constitutional right not to incriminate herself. (Associated Press)

House votes to find IRS’s Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times