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OSHA clarifies stance on regulating family farms

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 5, 2013, file photo, horses stand behind a fence at the Bureau of Land Management's Palomino Valley holding facility in Palomino Valley, Nev. The head of the government's $70 million wild horse management program warned last summer it is headed for financial collapse unless ``drastic changes'' are made. Lingering drought, a record 49,000 mustangs in long- and short-term holding, and an on-range population that doubles every four years and is projected to exceed 60,000 in 2015, threaten the program's future. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner, File)

AP Newsbreak: Internal BLM memo shows mustang woes

By SCOTT SONNER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2013, file photo, Alex Sink, center, the state’s former chief financial officer, talks with supporters and volunteers during the opening of her congressional campaign office in Clearwater, Fla. Obamacare is on the ballot in a big way in a competitive House race in Florida that offers a preview of the nationwide campaign for Congress this fall. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File) (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)

Early House race tests Obamacare as election issue

By DAVID ESPO - Associated Press

OSHA responds to pressure on small farm inspection

By HENRY C. JACKSON - Associated Press

Management plan for Virgin River in Utah approved

Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Feb. 12, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The White House says President Barack Obama's upcoming budget proposal will not include his past offer to accept lowered cost-of-living increases in Social Security and other benefit programs. Those had been a central component of his long-term debt-reduction strategy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Obama doubles down on minimum wage; GOP still zeroed in on Obamacare

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JOHNSTON: Congress must put veterans’ funding first

By Joseph Johnston and William Thien and Dan Dellinger

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

GOESSLING: The power of the president’s pen versus the Constitution

By Shannon L. Goessling

Homeowners in flood zones fear insurance spike

By RANDY McCLAIN - Associated Press

NH lawmakers throw support to DC voting rights

By RIK STEVENS - Associated Press

David Bransfield, a state outreach coordinator for Young Invincibles, a group which supports President Barack Obama's health care law, right, is seated with Dr. Christopher Riley, left, of Assist DC, as they look to sign up students for health care at the University of the District of Columbia in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014. An army of workers and volunteers has fanned out around the country trying to enroll young and healthy people in health insurance now available through Obama’s signature law. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

More than 12,000 Capitol Hill lawmakers, aides sign up for Obamacare in D.C.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ORIENT: National Quality Forum and the medical ‘quality’ racket

By Jane M. Orient

The most egregious examples of government waste, fraud or abuse.

Golden Hammer: Too much tech on fed dime, GAO finds

By Phillip Swarts - 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)

LAMBRO: Obama killing jobs to create prosperity?

By Donald Lambro

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ways to cut costs while aiding veterans

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

NAPOLITANO: Congress’ unconscionable silence at presidential power grabs

By Andrew P. Napolitano

ILLUSTRATION This image released by Netflix shows Kevin Spacey as U.S. Congressman Frank Underwood in a scene from the Netflix original series, "House of Cards." Spacey was nominated for an Emmy Award for best actor in a drama series on, Thursday July 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Netflix, Melinda Sue Gordon) ** FILE **

MILLER: ‘House of Cards’ shows Obama how to fix the debt crisis

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand gets second shot at military sex-assault bill

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Oct. 24, 2012. (Associated Press)

Federal judge in Va. delivers another setback for legal theory about Obamacare subsidies

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times