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Rep. Kristi Noem, R-S.D., speaks Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, in Pierre, S.D., to the South Dakota Senate. Noem, who was in the South Dakota House before being elected to Congress, says it's fun to visit South Dakota because state government gets things done much better than Congress does. (AP Photo/Chet Brokaw)

US Rep. Noem enjoys visiting SD Legislature

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

Golden Hammer: Federal flood program $24B in debt

By Phillip Swarts - The Washington Times

FILE - This Dec. 19, 2013, file photo shows a view of the Supreme Court from near the top of the Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill, in Washington. The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that asks whether a victim of child pornography can seek millions of dollars from a defendant who had just two images of her on his computer. The woman known only as Amy is trying to persuade the justices in arguments on Jan. 22, 2014, that people convicted of possessing child pornography should be held liable for the entire cost of the harm their victims suffer, including in psychiatric care, lost income and legal fees. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Court considers what child porn viewer owes victim

By MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. Feb. 12, 2013 file-pool photo, President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, gives his State of the Union address during a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. Here’s a little secret about the State of the Union address that President Barack Obama will deliver next week: He’ll give Congress a long list of requests but few likely will be approved. That’s just the reality of a politically divided government. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File-Pool)

State of the Union: Of pledges, pleas and setbacks

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

State Rep. Marilinda Garcia, R-Salem smiles after announcing her candidacy for New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district Wednesday Jan. 22, 2014 in Concord, N.H. . If she wins the state primary later this year she will try to unseat incumbent U.S. Rep. Annie Kuster, D-N.H.(AP Photo/Jim Cole)

NH Rep. Garcia formally starts Congressional run

By HOLLY RAMER - Associated Press

Justices ponder ‘straw purchasers’ gun law

By JESSE J. HOLLAND - Associated Press

South Dakota waiting on word about farm bill

By CARSON WALKER - Associated Press

US Ag Deputy Sec. Harden to visit Tenn.

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Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

POBLETE: Halting UNESCO’s misguided path

By Yleem Poblete

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)

HURT: Republic to lose true public servant

By Charles Hurt

FILE - In this Nov. 1, 1975 file photo Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, left, shakes hands with Rep. Otis G. Pike, D-N.Y., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee in Washington prior to Kissinger giving testimony. Pike, who served 18 years in Congress before deciding to retire in 1978, died Monday, Jan 20, 2013, at age 92 in Florida. (AP Photo, File)

Ex-NY Rep. Otis Pike dies at 92 in Florida

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** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Obama's fiscal 2014 federal budget. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Congress inaction could cost U.S. clout at IMF

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Jan. 17, 2014, file photo, President Barack Obama waves to the audience after he spoke about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Some Obama spy changes hampered by complications

By STEPHEN BRAUN - Associated Press

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. On March 28, 2020, Mr. Coburn's family released a statement noting the former senator has passed away. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

KEENE: Sen. Tom Coburn, a tireless foe of wasteful spending

By David Keene - The Washington Times

FILE - This Nov. 29, 2013 file photo shows part of the HealthCare.gov website in Washington, on Nov. 29, 2013. The new year brings the big test of President Barack Obama&#8217;s beleaguered health care law: Does it work? The heart of the law springs to life Jan. 1, 2014, after nearly four years of political turmoil and three months of enrollment chaos. Patients will begin showing up at hospitals and pharmacies with insurance coverage bought through the nation&#8217;s new health care marketplaces.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Hacking expert David Kennedy says he cracked HealthCare.gov in 4 minutes

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Harry Reid. (Associated Press)

Veterans’ groups press Congress to undo cuts to benefits

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

President Obama (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lawmakers say Obama surveillance idea won’t work

By LIBBY QUAID - Associated Press

"We have carefully reviewed this program and have found it to be legal and effective," Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, and Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican, said in a joint statement after Mr. Obama's speech.

Congress split over NSA’s domestic spying program, could just let laws expire

By Stephen Dinan and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2013, file photo, Jeff Peters crosses a frozen cornfield at sunrise on the way to join his son in their deer stand on the opening day of the 2013 deer hunting season near Shiocton, Wis. Registering deer at the local bar or store is a Wisconsin tradition. But Gov. Scott Walker’s deer trustee, James Kroll, recommended the state move to telephone and online registration, saying the change would enable the Department of Natural Resources to tally kills more quickly. DNR officials say the move would save money but they’d have to find other ways to collect detailed biological data on deer now gathered in person. (AP Photo/Post-Crescent Media, Wm.Glasheen, File)

Wis. DNR board set to vote on deer proposal

By TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

President Barack Obama talks about National Security Agency (NSA)surveillance, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington.Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, the president called for ending the government's control of phone data from -hundreds of millions of Americans and immediately ordered intelligence agencies to get a secretive court's permission before accessing the records. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Questions and answers about Obama’s new NSA rules

By CONNIE CASS - Associated Press