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Rep. Sander M. Levin, Michigan Democrat, said that tax reform will likely have to wait while Congress wrestles over an increase in the nation’s borrowing limit and automatic spending cuts. (Associated Press)

House’s Levin ‘not confident’ Congress gets to tax code reform

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

"Kudos to the President for agreeing to a small but larger than life sign of his commitment to the District and its residents," said Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's non-voting member of Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Obama to use D.C. ‘taxation’ plates on his limo

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A freshman Republican state lawmaker from North Dakota plans to introduce a bill that would limit use of drones for law enforcement after the highly publicized case of a Lakota farmer who was arrested after a 16-hour standoff with police on Jan. 6, 2013. (U.S. Customs and Border Protection via Associated Press)

Laws urged to curb snooping by drones

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama takes aim at 19 new gun measures

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Obama listens to reporters' questions in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama recruits children to push gun bans

By David Sherfinski and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on June 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

McConnell to Obama: ‘Get serious’ about the economy

By Cheryl K. Chumley - Special to The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tax code still a ‘disgrace’

The Washington Times

**FILE** House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (Associated Press/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)

Congress has a Constitution problem — many don’t understand document

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama, during a White House news conference Monday, said GOP threats to hold the line on the nation's borrowing are "irresponsible." Republicans hope the debt limit debate can be used to make Democrats address the deficit. (Associated Press)

Rhetoric heats up on debt ceiling

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said immediate budget-saving measures are "reversible and recoverable" as the service braces for the threat of automatic spending cuts March 1. (Associated Press)

Air Force starts cuts with sequestration looming

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Illustration: Taxes by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

States, cities finding ways to tax businesses outside their borders

By Phillip Swarts - Washington Guardian

Bill Pahlck wears a "Restore The Shore" sweatshirt Wednesday morning as he and others in Belmar, N.J., listen to Gov. Chris Christie describe rebuilding plans. The governor helped Belmar officials kick off construction of a 1.3-mile boardwalk to replace the one destroyed by Superstorm Sandy in October. (Associated Press)

Watchdog sees pork in Sandy relief bill

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Voters tell Va., Md. reps of November voting woes

By Matthew Barakat - Associated Press

Members of the 113th Congress, many accompanied by family members, take the oath of office in the House of Representatives chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CURL: Why you’re right to hate both parties

By Joseph Curl

Vice President Joseph R. Biden administers the Senate oath to Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, accompanied by his wife, Catherine, and sons, Rider and Owen (right) during a mock swearing-in ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, as the 113th Congress began. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sen. Murphy: Congress ready for ban on assault weapons

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** A statue of former Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin stands outside the Treasury Building in Washington on Aug. 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

Treasury: Trillion-dollar coin would not be legal

Associated Press

** FILE ** Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer shows her gratitude to supporters Tuesday night, Nov. 6, 2012, in Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. Fischer’s win in the deep red state returns the U.S. Senate seat to the Republican column following the retirement of Democrat Ben Nelson. (Associated Press)

GOP’s Fischer takes tough line on debt hike

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A Marine sentry stands guard at the White House on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, an indication that President Obama is working in the West Wing. (Associated Press)

Obama puts debt deal on shoulders of lawmakers

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. walks out of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, following the counting of Electoral College votes. (Associated Press)

Top Democrats tell Obama to ignore Congress on debt limit

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times