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Ismael Duran attends a rally to commemorate the legacy of May Day and support immigration reform in Detroit on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Immigrants and activists called for comprehensive immigration reform — an issue once again on the front burner politically after being virtually ignored in President Obama's first term. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Immigration debate gives life to annual rallies

By Elliot Spagat and Raquel Maria Dillon - Associated Press

Thousands of people march during a May Day immigration rally in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Senate is crafting an immigration reform bill. (Associated Press photographs)

Amendment extends E-Verify

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

ROE: Pound the Medicare board before it hammers the elderly

By Phil Roe

Illustration Big Government by John Camejo for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Cutting federal strings

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Secretary of State John Kerry talks to reporters during a joint news conference with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo following their meeting at the State Department in Washington on April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

State Department downplays reports of Benghazi bullying

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

(Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

NRA loses court fight on law banning under-21 sales

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Obama answers questions during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama staggering, but says he’s still standing

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing is observed at 2:50 p.m. Monday on Boylston Street near the race finish line, exactly one week after the tragedy. (Associated Press)

LIPIEN: Hushing America’s message in terrorism’s redoubt

By Ted Lipien

President Obama introduces Anthony Foxx as his nominee to be transportation secretary. Some see Mr. Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., as a rising star in the Democratic Party. (Associated Press)

Obama nominates rail advocate, paves way for more transportation spending

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel on Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CURL: After failed charm offensive, Obama back to bashing GOP

By Joseph Curl

** FILE ** A passenger jet takes off near the FAA control tower at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in March 2011. (AP Photo)

FAA says furloughs over, flights back to normal by Sunday

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A moment of silence in honor of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing is observed at 2:50 p.m. Monday on Boylston Street near the race finish line, exactly one week after the tragedy. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Sludge from Turtle Bay

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, listens on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, during a news conference on Capitol Hill following a Republican strategy session. (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: Panic on Capitol Hill

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Family united on gun-control measure

The Washington Times

** FILE ** Travelers stand in line at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, April 22, 2013. (Associated Press)

Congress tells Obama to stop FAA furloughs

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A funeral was held Monday for Boston Marathon bombing victim Krystle Campbell at St. Joseph’s Church in Medford, Mass. According to a restaurant manager, Ms. Campbell was at the scene to watch a friend finish the race. (Associated Press)

PAUL: Recurring tragedy from a broken immigration system

By Sen. Rand Paul

** FILE ** In this Feb. 3, 2011, file photo, Boeings' new 787 Dreamliner takes off from Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. While Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners are grounded, the batteries causing airliner’s troubles can still fly. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan, File)

Cleared for takeoff: Senate votes to blunt air-traffic controller furloughs

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Hank Johnson, Georgia Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

Rep. Hank Johnson’s sequester jester: ‘Imagine a world without balloons’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Senate votes to let Obama cancel furloughs of air traffic controllers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times