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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., holds a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2014, about the looming fight over terrorism insurance. As Congress races to its lame-duck finish, time is running out on a government program that provides a backstop to private-sector insurance against terrorist attacks.The program was enacted after the Sept. 11 attacks and has been renewed twice. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democrats find downside in economic surge

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

AT&T President and CEO Randall Stephenson and other corporate chiefs on Wednesday at the Business Roundtable in Washington will press President Obama and congressional leaders to approve a package of corporate tax breaks. (Associated Press)

Businesses to press Obama on tax-extender

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner said President Obama's temporary amnesty for illegal immigrants is "a serious breach of our Constitution. It's a serious threat to our system of government." (Associated Press)

Obama amnesty response divides House Republicans as debate rages over strategy

By S.A. Miller and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks with reporters following a closed-door policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: Tax extenders for special interests may extend Senate session

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Harry Reid Internet Sales Tax Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

STEVE DAINES: Harry Reid’s Internet sales tax bill would sap small business shopping

By Steve Daines

Democrats to unflinchingly back Obama on executive amnesty for illegal immigrants

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has complained that House Republicans have not passed a broad immigration bill approved in his chamber, but he has not sent it to the other side of the Capitol. (Associated Press)

Harry Reid urges Obama to act now on immigration

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, after Senate Democrats voted on leadership positions for the 114th Congress. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Harry Reid: Obama’s Holder replacement will get vote in early 2015

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has complained that House Republicans have not passed a broad immigration bill approved in his chamber, but he has not sent it to the other side of the Capitol. (Associated Press)

Senate Democrats keep own immigration bill from House, urge Obama executive action

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. leaves a new conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, after Senate Democrats voted on leadership positions for the 114th Congress. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Harry Reid on GOP majority: This isn’t ‘get-even time’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, listens at left as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks during a news conference Thursday on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

Elizabeth Warren joins Senate Democrats’ leadership team, continues meteoric rise

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. is pursued by reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014. Officials said Sen. Warren, a favorite of liberals, would be given a seat at the Democrats leadership table. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Elizabeth Warren gets leadership post by Senate Democrats

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. arrives to speak with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, before joining other congressional leaders at the White House for a meeting with President Barack Obama. In advance of the crucial midterm elections, Reid has been criticizing special interest campaign spending as being undemocratic, with a special focus on the billionaire Koch brothers who have contributed large sums to conservative groups that are spending millions against Democratic senators. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Harry Reid vows to cooperate when Dems become Senate minority

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Mary L. Landrieu has called for a vote on Keystone XL. (Associated Press)

Senate Democrats to tackle Keystone, NSA snooping in lame-duck session

By S.A. Miller and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., testifies at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Voting Rights Act in Washington in July, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

NSA phone snooping ban set for Senate vote

By Stephen Dinan and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a Democratic caucus lunch. Responding to the public outcry over lax care at Veterans Affairs health facilities, leaders of both parties plan debate soon on a bill to help vets waiting for months to get medical appointments. The House of Representatives advanced a VA reform bill today that passed 421-0. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mormon bishop under fire for Harry Reid criticism

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2014 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. As the Senate has grown nearly as rancorous and tightly controlled as the House, many say one reason is an influx of senators who once served in that more rambunctious chamber. Tuesday&#8217;s elections could leave the august Senate with even more former members of its rough-and-tumble neighbor than ever. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Harry Reid in tea party group’s sights: ‘Our focus is on retiring him’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Harry Reid. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Harry Reid’s last hurrah

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Republican takeover of the Senate may pave the way for Sen. John McCain (left) and other GOP foreign policy hawks like Sen. Lindsey Graham to try to play "back-seat driver" to the White House, but at the end of the day, "if the president doesn't want to do what they push for, that's entirely up to him," said one senior congressional aide. (Associated Press)

Republican Senate takeover gives war hawks, neocons bully pulpit

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., addresses supporters at his victory rally in the Kentucky Senate race, Tuesday,Nov. 4, 2014, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Mitch McConnell urged to keep Democrats’ anti-filibuster ‘nuclear option’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times