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DECKER: 5 Questions with Rep. Ben Quayle

By Brett M. Decker - The Washington Times

**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Irvin B. Nathan (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

City wants its form of Hatch Act to prevail

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

**FILE** House Speaker John A. Boehner (right), Ohio Republican, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Virginia Republican, speak Feb. 9, 2012, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

2-party group puts pay on line in get budget passed in House

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Study: US clears drugs faster than Europe, Canada

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

"Today's votes were not a serious effort to pass a budget. Both sides of the aisle are at fault. Americans watching this debate witnessed exactly what they've come to expect from Washington: Republicans blaming Democrats, Democrats blaming Republicans."
- Sen. Dean Heller, Nevada Republican

Democrat-led Senate votes down 4 GOP budgets for 2013

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Former defense official urges Congress to avoid defense cuts

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama will urge lawmakers to act on his economic to-do list

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks at the Peter G. Peterson Foundation's 2012 Fiscal Summit, Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Boehner digs in for next battle on debt

By Sean Lengell and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration: Fast and Furious by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Hold Holder in contempt

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

JPMorgan Chase & Co. stock fell 6 percent Thursday after CEO Jamie Dimon announced a $2 billion loss in a trading portfolio designed to hedge against risks. "There were many errors, sloppiness and bad judgment," Mr. Dimon said. (Associated Press)

RAHN: Killers of banks and jobs

By Richard W. Rahn - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, left, is introduced by singer Ricky Martin at a fundraiser hosted by Martin and the LGBT Leadership Council at the Rubin Museum of Art, Monday, May 14, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama noncommittal on repeal of DOMA

By Susan Crabtree and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Both parties using bills to settle scores across aisle

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama speaks April 30, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama pushes billion-dollar stimulus plan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

George Gershwin (Associated Press)

Court clears way for sale of Ira Gershwin letters

Associated Press

President Barack Obama, accompanied by Val and Paul Keller, talks about home mortgages, Friday, May 11, 2012, outside the Kellers home in Reno, Nev. Obama met with the Kellers who recently refinanced their home loan under a federally backed program that the President wants to expand to all homeowners who are paying their mortgages on time.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Obama urges Congress to help homeowners

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Last Great Senate’

By Claude R. Marx - Special to The Washington Times

President Obama greets people May 11, 2012, on the tarmac upon arrival at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nev. (Associated Press)

Obama wants Congress to help homeowners

By Jim Kuhnhenn - Associated Press

President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama heads to struggling Nev. after fundraising

By Jim Huhnhenn - Associated Press

In this Nov. 4, 2010, photo, a sign turning away potential job-seekers is seen outside of a construction site in New Orleans. Employers added the most jobs in five months in October, with the education and health care sectors leading the way. But the unemployment rate, measured by a separate survey of households, refused to budge. It remained stuck at 9.6 percent for the third straight month. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

LAMBRO: Obama’s useless ‘to-do’ list

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Nick Jonas in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." The production opened at Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre in February 2011 and will close May 20. The Tony and Pulitzer winner has gone to Broadway three times in 50 years. (The Hartman Group via Associated Press)

Taking Names: Defense in Hudson murder trial says case not proved

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES