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** FILE ** Pentagon press secretary George Little (center) takes part in an audio news conference with Brig. Gen. Stephen A. Clark of the Air Force Special Operations Command (pictured on a television top right) at the Pentagon on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011. (Associated Press)

Pentagon gets to work planning for severe cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan (The Washington Times)

Panel OKs plebiscite on budget autonomy

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks at the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. (Associated Press)

‘Fiscal cliff’ deal boosts GDP share of taxes, spending

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

MCCLUSKY: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal penalizes married couples

By Tom McClusky

** FILE ** Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced Tuesday they are launching the Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC, an advocacy group to fight gun violence. (Associated Press)

Tide shifting on pro-gun beliefs

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican, speaks on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington in 2008. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Little enthusiasm on Capitol Hill for Hagel nomination

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, a day after the new Congress opened for business. (Associated Press)

Obama’s promised push on immigration sets up early test

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A fishing boat named “Empty Pockets” sits in a parking lot in the Belford fishing port in Middletown, N.J., on Dec. 12, six weeks after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast. The port sustained nearly $1 million in damages, some of which its owners hope to recoup through federal storm assistance. (Associated Press)

Fishing towns struggling after Superstorm Sandy

By Wayne Parry - Associated Press

D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan (right) testifies Monday at the Board of Elections on his opposition to a referendum that could give the city more budget freedom from Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

D.C. AG says budget autonomy referendum is wrong approach

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in New Jersey take a person into custody on March 28, 2012, during Operation Cross Check III. (Associated Press/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) **FILE**

Immigration enforcement funding tops FBI’s, ATF’s

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama talks with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on Jan. 10, 2012, at EPA headquarters. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers seek leverage on Obama energy push

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, soon to step down, addresses the troops during a visit to Kandahar airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on Dec. 13. (Associated Press)

Sequestration could  idle civilian defense  workers by thousands

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Sen. Thomas R. Carper (right), Delaware Democrat, succeeds the now-retired Sen. Joe Lieberman, Connecticut independent, as chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. The ranking Republican is also new. (Associated Press)

Obama will take the lead protecting cybernetworks

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama speaks at the South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington on Dec. 31, 2012. (Associated Press)

Debt, funding fights show no signs of easing for new Congress

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, may have lost his bid for vice president, but his influence will still be felt on Capitol Hill as chairman of the House Budget Committee. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

A Top 10 list for the new Congress

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

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RAHN: Uncle Sam won’t stop overspending

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is a barometer of grass-roots ferocity, reminding the press that the tea party is still percolating and libertarian conservatism remains a force. (Associated Press)

A curtain-raiser: 10 stars to watch in new season of Congress Theater

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Democrat, is greeted by Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, for the re-enactment of her swearing-in Thursday on the first day of the 113th Congress. Ms. Gabbard is the first Hindu in Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

113th Congress mirrors  increasingly diverse U.S.

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times