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Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama threatens severe cuts if no agreement

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama visits a classroom at Yeadon Regional Head Start Center in Yeadon, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

White House threatens to cut education, food safety

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul

Sen. Rand Paul: Trust but verify on immigration reform

By Sen. Rand Paul

Illustration: Medicaid safety net by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

UPTON: Time to save Medicaid

By Rep. Fred Upton

Illustration: Federal land grab by A. HUNTER for The Washington Times.

EDITORIAL: Government land grab put to bed

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GOP must unite to fight Obama

The Washington Times

** FILE ** Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 10, 2013. (Associated Press)

Military salaries to plummet under Panetta budget plan

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

"My understanding is that the waivers [for No Child Left Behind] become obsolete" if new federal education reforms go into effect, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told a Senate panel Thursday. (Associated Press)

Education reform will trump waivers

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Comedian and TV host Jon Stewart appears onstage at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars" event at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Oct. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

Jon Stewart: Comedian mocks drone hypocrisy of Dems, Obama

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Attack of the Obama drones

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner says the looming sequesters and resulting budget cuts would be like "taking a meat ax to our government." Eager to buy time and avoid economic pain, President Obama urged Congress to pass targeted measures. (Associated Press)

Panic rises as sequesters grow near

By Stephen Dinan and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Singer Tony Bennett, at a star-studded event on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, called on Congress to act on President Obama’s legislation to curb gun violence. (Associated Press)

Stars come out on Capitol Hill for tougher gun laws

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Defense Secretary Leon Panetta listens during a news conference at the Pentagon on Jan. 24, 2013, where he announced he is lifting a ban on women serving in combat. (Associated Press)

Panetta hits budgets cuts, congressional inaction

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

"We cannot put our head in the sand and say, 'Let's hope this problem goes away.' Hope is not a strategy," said U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe. (Associated Press)

Postal chief expects fight on Saturday delivery halt

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

"What the United States needs now is a policy that finds that middle path. ... A foreign policy that is reluctant, restrained by constitutional checks and balances but does not appease," said Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Sen. Paul pleads for sanity, balance on foreign policy

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

DHS and its Customs and Border Protection agency have deployed drones to assist local law enforcement and other federal agencies on several occasions.

Congress gets Obama data on use of drones

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf speaks about the office's annual Budget and Economic Outlook during a news conference at the Ford House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press)

CBO projects 1st federal deficit under $1T of Obama’s tenure

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Majority Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican (Associated Press)

Cantor shifts stance on immigration reform, backs pathway for ‘Dreamers’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels fly over the graduation ceremony for the U.S. Navy Academy's class of 2012 at the Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, Annapolis, Md., on May 29, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Navy to clip Blue Angels’ wings if sequester hits

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Illustration: Flex fuel by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: EPA’s fantasy fuel

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times