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President Obama gestures as he speaks about "fiscal cliff" negotiations on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Deal, or no deal? Answers on what may happen next with ‘fiscal cliff’

By Connie Cass - Associated Press

** FILE ** U.S. Army Sgt. William Womack, 23, of Batesville, Ga., of the 118th Military Police Company, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., is prone during a training session for the Afghan National Police at a combat outpost in the Jalrez Valley in Afghanistan's Wardak Province in 2009. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

In Afghan Taliban’s birthplace, U.S. troops step back

By Patrick Quinn - Associated Press

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks to reporters about the "fiscal cliff" negotiations at the Capitol in Washington on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

As Obama vacations in Hawaii, wounded Boehner fires back

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

Illustration Windmills Killing Eagles by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

DRIESSEN: Big Wind tax credit exterminates endangered species

By Paul Driessen

** FILE ** President Barack Obama arrives with first lady Michelle Obama, top, and daughters Malia, top left, and Sasha, bottom right, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, for the start of their holiday vacation, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Obama calls for fiscal deal, departs for Hawaii

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Wicked War’

By Peter Hannaford - Special to The Washington Times

Officials including Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy observe a moment of silence on the steps of Edmond Town Hall while bells ring 26 times in Newtown, Conn., Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The chiming of bells reverberated throughout Newtown, commemorating one week since the crackle of gunfire in a schoolhouse killed 20 children and six adults in a massacre that has shaken the community and the nation. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bells toll for victims one week after Newtown, Conn., shooting

By Katie Zezima - Associated Press

The National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks during a news conference in response to the Connecticut school shooting on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Washington. The nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings." (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Defiant NRA calls for officers with guns in ‘every school in the country’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sohel Islar (left) and Malak Khan work behind the counter at a Domino's Pizza store in Arlington in 2008. (The Washington Times) ** FILE **

Franchise businesses cite ‘fiscal cliff’ fears

By Tim Devaney - Associated Press

Illustration Government Money by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

SCHATZ AND LAZOF: Raising taxes won’t fix bloated government

By Tom Schatz and Ron Lazof

Illustration Republicans and Democrats by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

BOROWSKI: Fiscal cliff could have been avoided

By Julie Borowski

The Washington Times

LARKIN: Robert Bork, an original

By Paul Larkin

Vice President Joseph R. Biden listens as President Obama announces his assignment to head a task force to look into the causes of gun violence. Mr. Biden is to consult Cabinet officials and outside groups and submit proposals to the president by the end of January. (Associated Press)

Biden to head task force on gun violence causes

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s‘ added to US film registry

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

A movie poster advertises "Breakfast at Tiffany's," starring Audrey Hepburn. The film is among those being preserved for their enduring significance in American culture in the National Film Registry at the Library of Congress. (AP Photo/Paramount Home Video)

‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s,’ ‘Dirty Harry’ added to U.S. film registry

By Brett Zongker - Associated Press

The Washington Times

TYRRELL: Hillary takes a fall

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

Construction workers continue work on the platforms on the west side of the Capitol where dignitaries and news cameras will witness the inaugural ceremonies on Capitol Hill in Washington. The pomp surrounding the inauguration of the president can carry a hefty price tag, from the glitzy galas to all those inaugural balls. Think of it this way: It can cost about the same as 150 luxury Bentley cars, several dozen yachts or some $20 million shy of the cash needed for a Boeing 737 passenger jet. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Special interests abided for Obama’s second inauguration

By John Solomon - Washington Guardian

‘Lincoln’ at the Capitol draws director and star

By ASSOCIATED PRESS - Associated Press

The 2008 farm bill expired in September. If Congress fails to pass a new farm bill by the end of the year, or at least extend certain provisions, milk-pricing rules will revert back to those outlined in a 1949 law causing milk prices to double. Many industry officials and lawmakers warn a gallon of milk could balloon to $7. (Associated Press)

Farmers seek to avoid ‘dairy cliff’

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Fire-boat response crews spray water on the burning remnants of BP's Deepwater Horizon offshore oil rig on April 21, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Coast Guard)

Federal judge to consider BP plea agreement in Gulf oil spill

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times