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Senators line the steps to the Senate door of the Capitol to watch Sen. Mark Kirk, Illinois Republican, (second from left), accompanied by Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, as he returns to Congress on the first day of the 113th Congress on Thursday after suffering a stroke last January. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called Mr. Kirk “an inspiration.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Senate welcomes new members

By Sean Lengell and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A statue of President George Washington is seen in the foreground at the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Congress ushering in new members, with old divide

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: GOP will take fall for ‘cliff’ deal

The Washington Times

Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks during a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex on Dec. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)

Biden calls on friends in Senate in effort to jump-start ‘fiscal cliff’ solution

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

Senators try to head off ‘nuclear’ filibuster fight

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada leaves the White House in Washington, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, after a closed-door meeting between President Barack Obama and congressional leaders to negotiate the framework for a deal on the fiscal cliff. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Senate leaders hopeful for last-minute ‘fiscal cliff’ deal

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Brian Emanuel Schatz (D-Hawaii), kisses his wife, Linda, after re-enacting his swearing-in ceremony with Vice President Joe Biden inside the old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012. Schatz, who was the Lieutenant Governor for Hawaii was selected by Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie to the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by the late Daniel K. Inouye. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

New Hawaii senator provides Democrats with reinforcements

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama walks past a Marine honor guard as he steps off the Marine One helicopter and walks on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington on Dec. 27, 2012, as he returned early from his Hawaii vacation for meetings on the fiscal cliff. (Associated Press)

Obama invites congressional leaders to cliff talk

By David Espo - Associated Press

House Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer said Thursday that the chamber should be in session working to avoid the looming “fiscal cliff.” (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

‘After you’ dance on ‘fiscal cliff’ deadline

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to reporters following the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Reid: Time has run out on ‘fiscal cliff’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Keith Ellison, Minnesota Democrat (Associated Press) **FILE**

Liberals press own red lines in ‘fiscal cliff’ talks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat (Associated Press)

Smoking out lawmakers on conflicts of interest?

By Phillip Swarts and Lachlan Markay - Washington Guardian

President Obama comforts Irene Inouye during Sunday’s memorial service for her husband at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Mr. Inouye, 88, died Dec. 17. (Associated Press)

Hawaii gives homestate farewell to hero Inouye

By Becky Bohrer - Associated Press

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, addresses reporters on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’  fails to win  over GOP

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Police officers comfort one another outside a funeral service for 6-year-old Noah Pozner, Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, in Fairfield, Conn. Pozner was killed when a gunman walked into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown Friday and opened fire, killing 26 people, including 20 children. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)

Tragedy strikes hearts, changes  minds of pro-gun Democrats

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

WILLIAMS: A bizarre and conflicting principle

By Armstrong Williams

** FILE ** Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican (Associated Press)

Senate fails to extend account insurance

By Jim Abrams - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Virginia’s Kaine backs changes to filibustering

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times