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** FILE ** This April 1, 2014, file photo shows Attorney General Eric Holder speaking in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

GOP writes legislation to deny Attorney General Eric Holder his salary

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Capitol Bomblets Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BOVARD: Our cluster-bomb Congress plants legislative improvised explosive devices

By James Bovard

FILE - In this Dec. 17, 2013 file photo, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, outlines his annual Wastebook, which points a critical finger at billions of dollars in questionable government spending during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn says he plans to finish the current year in office and resign his seat nearly two years before his term is scheduled to end. The 66-year-old Coburn released a statement late Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 saying he would give up his seat at the end of the current session of Congress, scheduled to end in January 2015.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal agency still charging for free online reports, nixes fee for Coburn documents

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde accompanied by IMFC Chair and Singapore Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, arrive for a news conference during the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 12, 2014. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

IMF gives U.S. Congress year-end deadline for passing reforms

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Lawsuit Against Obamacare Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JOHNSON: Congress should stand for equal treatment under Obamacare law

By Ron Johnson

Illustration on paper money by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

IRKED: Seven out of 10 Americans say members of Congress are paid too much

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

7 candidates make GOP bid for 6th District

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Shrimp boats sit at dock in Mount Pleasant, S.C., in this August 18, 2013, photograph. Lawmakers in both state legislatures and in Washington, D.C., have been considering bills that would help to ensure more accurate labeling of seafood. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)

Lawmakers look to combat seafood fraud

By BRUCE SMITH - Associated Press

Illustration on military preparedness by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

CARAFANO: Our Army’s uncivil war

By James Jay Carafano

This photo taken Nov. 21, 2013 shows then-newly-elected Rep. Vance McAllister, R-La. waiting to be sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington. McAllister says he's asking his family and constituents for forgiveness after a West Monroe newspaper published a video that it says shows the congressman kissing a female staffer in his congressional office in Monroe, La. McAllister, only in office a little over four months, attracted national attention because of his endorsement from the bearded men of the &quot;Duck Dynasty&quot; reality TV show. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

La. congressman rebuffs calls for his resignation

By MELINDA DESLATTE and BILL BARROW - Associated Press

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius listens as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 10, 2014, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the HHS Department's fiscal Year 2015 budget. A White House official says Sebelius is resigning from the Obama administration. The move comes just a week after the close of the rocky enrollment period for President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

New ‘face,’ but some old problems for ‘Obamacare’

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

House follows Senate in passing bill to bar Iran’s U.N. pick

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

The U.S. Sentencing Commission included a rebuke of Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. while approving reduced sentencing guidelines for certain nonviolent drug offenses. (Associated Press)

Panel blasts Eric Holder for acting on his own, OKs less time for nonviolent drug crimes

By Kelly Riddell and Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 8, 2014 file photo Attorney General Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. An Internet connection and a stolen identity are all it takes for crooks to collect billions of dollars in stolen federal tax refunds, and the scam is proving too pervasive to stop. A watchdog report in November says the IRS issued $4 billion in fraudulent tax refunds over the previous year to criminals using someone else&#8217;s personal information. Holder said this week that the &#8220;scale, scope and execution of these fraud schemes&#8221; has grown substantially and that the Justice Department in the last year has charged 880 people with such crimes. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Holder bypasses U.S. Sentencing Commission in mandatory minimums, angers U.S. Attorneys

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Rangel, challengers meet in primary’s first debate

By DEEPTI HAJELA - Associated Press

Congress to Iran: Ambassador’s application denied

By DONNA CASSATA - Associated Press

House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Miss., speaks during a luncheon in Washington, Monday, Jan. 29, 2007. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)

TSA defies audit, quietly expands behavior screening activity

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on Eric Holder's contempt by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

BRUCE: Eric Holder’s contempt for the American people

By Tammy Bruce

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

Congress’ approval rating drops even lower, poll finds

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times