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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: First Amendment hijinks

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** Foundations and pilings are all that remain of brick buildings and a boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J., on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, after they were destroyed when a powerful storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the East Coast on Monday night. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

EDITORIAL: The congressional water works

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefs reporters at the Pentagon, Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, where he recommended shrinking the Army to its smallest size since the buildup to U.S. involvement in World War II in an effort to balance postwar defense needs with budget realities. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Congress skeptical about plan to shrink military

By BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

Congress signals tough fight for Pentagon plan

By BRADLEY KLAPPER - Associated Press

Sen. Tom Coburn (left) says opening up coverage to more veterans could lead to longer wait times for injured and low-income veterans already receiving care, and Sen. Richard Burr (right) is arguing against using spending from the Afghanistan War to pay for additional spending. (Associated Press)

Coburn report: Programs like Obamacare always cost more than projected

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Obama kickstarts the ‘minimum wage economy’

By Donald Lambro

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe questions Education Secretary Arne Duncan during the Education and Workforce Committee session at the National Governor's Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

EDITORIAL: More medical waste

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Executive orders are an integral Obama tool

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaking at Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington. President Barack Obama is working to put two major emerging trade deals with Europe and Asia on a &#8220;fast track&#8221; to passage. But many congressional Democrats are working to sidetrack the proposed pacts ahead of this year&#8217;s U.S. midterm elections. The Democratic president finds himself in the rare position of having House Speaker John Boehner as an ally on the issue and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid as a foe. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

White House: Obama, Boehner to meet Tuesday

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Supreme Court weighs EPA powers on clean air

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. According to AP source: Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, to retire. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dingell leaving House after record career

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2013 file photo, Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. According to AP source: Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress, to retire. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Dingell, longest-serving congressman, to retire

By JEFF KAROUB and DAVID EGGERT - Associated Press

The Obama administration's proposed crackdown on tea party and other nonprofit groups that want to play roles in politics is quietly crumbling as opposition builds across the political spectrum to new IRS rules. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: A president without supervision

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Obama: Unlike Congress, governors get things done

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Feb. 7, 2014 file photo, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon. A U.S. official says that as part of the proposed 2015 defense budget, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel is recommending shrinking the Army to its smallest size in decades. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hagel says US military must shrink to face new era

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Dingell to leave House after record career

The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

PAVONE AND KING: The civil rights front line is now in the womb

By Frank Pavone and Alveda King

AP source: Rep. John Dingell of Michigan, the longest-serving member of Congress, to retire

Associated Press

Reaction to retirement of Rep. Dingell of Michigan

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

"House Republicans have essentially declared legislative business over for the balance of the year because they are too concerned with establishing party unity to worry about the priorities of the American people," said one email from the office of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. (Associated Press)

Rare do-something Congress provides show of bipartisanship, but for how long?

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times