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Danny Werfel (left), the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, and J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General, appear before the House Appropriations Oversight Committee on the IRS in Washington on June 3, 2013. (Andrew S Geraci/The Washington Times)

IRS acting chief Danny Werfel vows to fix ‘trust’ in agency

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

BAKST: Growing absurdities in the farm bill

By Daren Bakst

** FILE ** President Obama talks about national security on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, the president revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes, including more control by the U.S. military, while leaving key details of the controversial program secret. (Associated Press)

Obama uses executive order to expand sanctions on Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shield taxpayers from missile defense

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** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican, is House Oversight Committee chairman. (Associated Press)

Rep. Issa: No confidence in Eric Holder, and Jay Carney’s a ‘paid liar’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Trays of printed Social Security checks in Philadelphia wait to be mailed from the U.S. Treasury in 2005. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Congress faces 2016 deadline to save Social Security’s disability program

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SAYEGH: Three years of Dodd-Frank’s broken promises

By Tony Sayegh

"For years now we've been hearing about dysfunction in the Congress. We've all suffered in our public opinion polling and what people think of this place, and I think this process we've gone through in the last couple of days, last couple of weeks, are a real antidote to that," said Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona. (Associated Press)

Bipartisanship breaks through gridlock on Hill, but divisive battles on spending loom

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Drones at home

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama, with Education Secretary Arne Duncan (second from right) at his side, looks back June 21, 2012, at a group of students during a news conference at the White House as he calls on Congress to stop interest rates on student loans from doubling. (Associated Press)

House GOP: Obama student-loan event ‘reeks of desperation’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Tea Party supporters gather for a rally outside the IRS headquarter in Washington on May 21, 2013. A few dozen tea party activists and their supporters have gathered outside the IRS headquarters in Washington to protest extra scrutiny of their organizations. (Associated Press)

Conservative groups sue IRS, Eric Holder for ‘unlawful targeting’ of tax forms

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., at a party in Hot Springs, Ark., Tuesday, May 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

PRUDEN: Mike Bloomberg’s gun accident

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

President Obama pauses while talking about national security on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. He was interrupted multiple times by hecklers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

EDITORIAL: Nullifying Obama

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration College Debt by John Camejo for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Pricking the college loan bubble

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 15, 2013. (Associated Press)

GOP subpoenas Benghazi ‘talking points’ documents

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

"Today, we take the next step forward in solving a problem that has been kicked down the road too many times," said Rep. Joseph R. Pitts, Pennsylvania Republican and House health subcommittee chairman.

House GOP drafts bill to revamp doctors’ pay under Medicare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"The State Department has not lived up to the administration's broad and unambiguous promises of cooperation with Congress." — House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican. (Associated Press)

House investigator subpoenas all communications on Benghazi ‘talking points’

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

For many investors, the more than halving of the deficit from a high of $1.55 trillion during the depths of the recession is the latest sign that the economy finally has turned the corner and is on a solidly upward path. (Associated Press)

Tax timing, Fannie and Freddie help cut federal deficit in half

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times