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** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa, California Republican and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, reads from a book on June 20, 2012, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill, quoting the president's right to assert executive privilege after learning that President Obama has done so in the "Fast and Furious" gun-tracking case, refusing to turn over related documents to Congress. The committee proceeded with its markup to vote on whether to hold Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. in contempt for his failure to produce those documents. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Obama asserts executive privilege over ‘Fast and Furious’ documents

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks to the media about the results of the meeting with the attorney general on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Last-minute deal fizzles; Holder contempt vote still on tap

By Sean Lengell and Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This September 2011 file photo provided by Vanguard Defense Industries, shows a ShadowHawk drone with Montgomery County, Texas, SWAT team members. The prospect that thousands of drones could be patrolling U.S. skies by the end of this decade is raising the specter of a Big Brother government that peers into backyards and bedrooms. (AP Photo/Lance Bertolino, Vanguard Defense Industries)

Talk of drones patrolling U.S. skies spawns anxiety

By Joan Lowy - Associated Press

John Edwards arrives May 29, 2012, at a federal courthouse in Greensboro, N.C., for the seventh day of jury deliberations in his trial on charges of campaign corruption. (Associated Press)

HURT: Politicians — the highest-priced harlots of all

By Charles Hurt

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. arrives with Deputy Attorney General James Cole (left) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, to meet with the House leadership to discuss the congressional investigation into the botched anti-gunrunning Fast and Furious operation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Capitol Hill meeting fails, Holder faces contempt of Congress charge

By Chuck Neubauer and Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Congress poised to pass safety-focused FDA bill

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

Music mogul gives 200 audio interviews to archive

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

Illustration: Government money

RAHN: Wanted: Servants, not celebrities

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens (left) and his attorney Rusty Hardin arrive June 18, 2012, at federal court for Clemens' perjury trial. (Associated Press)

Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges

By Joseph White - Associated Press

**FILE** House Speaker John A. Boehner, who attended Catholic schools, has made resurrecting the federally funded D.C. school-voucher program a legislative priority. (Associated Press)

White House relents on D.C. school voucher bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration Government Wrench by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

COBURN: Obama is not doing fine

By Sen. Tom Coburn

Possible outcomes in pending health care law case

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

**FILE** Sen. Jeff Sessions, Alabama Republican (Associated Press)

GOP seeks to reduce cash for food stamps

By Jim Abrams - Associated Press

SIMMONS: Good move: City keeps its bean counter

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama announces June 15, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House that his administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. (Associated Press)

Romney hits ‘timing’ of Obama’s decision on illegals

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama announces June 15, 2012, his administration's immigration plans in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Associated Press)

CURL: Obama’s a domestic enemy of the U.S. Constitution

By Joseph Curl

Possible outcomes in pivotal health care law case

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and MARK SHERMAN - Associated Press

Michael Whalen

DECKER: 5 Questions with Mike Whalen

By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times

Nick Thomas, 53, of Phoenix holds a sign thanking President Obama at the Arizona Democratic Party in Phoenix on June 15, 2012, after the president announced the easing of enforcement of immigration laws, effective immediately. The new policy offers a chance for hundreds of thousands of younger illegal immigrants to stay in the U.S. and work. (Associated Press/The Arizona Republic)

Obama grants legal status to young illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration Supreme Court by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

PRUITT: Supreme Court’s perception gap

By Scott Pruitt