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Speaker of the House John Boehner of Ohio, pauses while speaking about his opposition to the Iran deal during a news conference with members of the House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday Sept. 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

TIM CONSTANTINE: House Speaker John Boehner values polls more than human life

By Tim Constantine

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan supports an independent panel to redraw the state's congressional districts. (AP Photo/File)

Larry Hogan fights Maryland Democrats for independent redistricting commission

By Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times

FILE - This April 11, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama, flanked by outgoing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, left, and his nominee to replace her, current Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell, speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. There’s a new health insurance term in the glossary, and it could mean thousands of dollars out of your pocket. It’s a cost-control strategy called “reference pricing.” It puts a hard dollar limit on what health plans pay for certain expensive procedures _ like knee and hip replacements. The Obama administration has given the go-ahead for insurers and employers to use the approach, setting aside some legal concerns. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

D.C. Circuit won’t rehear ‘origination clause’ suit against Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Time for new blood in House, Senate

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Barack Obama speaks about the nuclear deal with Iran on Aug. 5, 2015, at American University in Washington. The president said the nuclear deal with Iran builds on the tradition of strong diplomacy that won the Cold War without firing any shots. (Associated Press)

Obama: Deal will ‘permanently’ prevent Iran from building nuclear weapons

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

DEBORAH SIMMONS: Parents trigger school reform; Congress plays footsie

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

"Listen, this is one member," House Speaker John A. Boehner said at his weekly press conference at the Capitol. "I've got broad support among my colleagues. And frankly, it isn't even deserving of a vote." (Associated Press)

Congress headed for potential shutdown as GOP admits spending bills stalled

By Stephen Dinan and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

White House National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice said the additional documents signed by the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran "are not public" but that the administration would share the information with lawmakers behind closed doors. She indicated that the U.S. government doesn't have the documents. (Associated Press)

Obama aides deny secret U.N.-Iran side deals

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The House has shown it can strike bipartisan deals, and indeed, two of the biggest bills this year have been driven by House Speaker John A. Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi: They personally signed off on the Medicare fix deal and backed the bipartisan coalition that wrote the bill stopping the National Security Agency's phone-snooping program. (Associated Press)

114th Congress breaking gridlock, The Washington Times Legislative Futility Index shows

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on Congress' skepticism and opposition to the Iran nuclear arms deal by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Political fallout from the Iran nuclear deal

By Donald Lambro

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks in Elizabethtown Ky., in this May 26, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Senate passes rewrite of No Child Left Behind

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, expects a defense budget for the Senate by week's end. A presidential veto is expected as the proposed spending plan would increase funding for a war chest (Associated Press)

John McCain vows defense budget that avoids military cuts

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Celebrate Liberty Month: ISIL, war powers, and the Constitution

By Scott Roehm

Josh Clarke, of Shelby, N.C., voices his side of the Confederate flag issue in front of the Statehouse, Monday, July 6, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state House and the governor. (Gerry Melendez/The State via AP)

Confederate flag’s fate in hands of South Carolina House

By Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, leaves the chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 27, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Steny Hoyer pleads with GOP to drop sequester to avoid shutdown

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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Hispanics: Federal school oversight needed in No Child Left Behind reform bill

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

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

In defense bill, Guantanamo Bay, procurement reform likely to be sticking points

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are expected to promote religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mark Meadows reinstated to subcommittee chairmanship after being booted over trade vote

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama walks out with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California after meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 12, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Congress clears final major piece of Obama trade deal

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times