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Rep. Jackie Speier, California Democrat. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) ** FILE **

Bill would allow transgender troops to serve openly

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Monday, June 22, 2015. Earnest discussed President Barack Obama's podcast interview with comedian Marc Maron and other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: Up to Republicans to deliver full trade package

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Association, said members of his organization are buckling under the expense of fighting bogus patent claims filed by shell companies, which buy up vague patent ideas and then shake down legitimate businesses via the threat of pricey litigation. (Associated Press)

Gary Shapiro warns patent trolls may chase tech companies out of U.S.

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Section 215 Not Fitting the Patriot Act Puzzle Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

ANDREW NAPOLITANO: Let Patriot Act expire, save the Fourth Amendment

By Andrew P. Napolitano

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is hoping to gather enough votes for at least a short-term extension of the Patriot Act. He supports the National Security Agency's phone-snooping program, which has generated heated debate in the Republican Party. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Mitch McConnell’s NSA phone-snooping hopes set for Senate vote

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal speaks during the Iowa Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner, Saturday, May 16, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Bobby Jindal-backed religious objections bill scheduled for hearing

By Brian Slodysko - Associated Press

With a June 1 deadline looming, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said he is not going to debate the Patriot Act until the last week of May, leaving little time to work out a deal with the House, which is moving in the other direction — working on a bill that would scrap the National Security Agency's phone program and all other bulk collection under the Patriot Act. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell delays NSA snooping debate in bid for full Patriot Act extension

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens at left as President Barack Obama speaks to media during a meeting with bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss a wide range of issues, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

John Boehner needs to ‘do his job’ and pass trade authority: White House

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama points to a member of the audience at a meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, May 14, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Obama veto threats irk GOP

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this April 14, 2015, file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner said Hillary Rodham Clinton needs to back trade legislation that President Barack Obama wants &#8212; and help get Democrats on board. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Obama needs Hillary Clinton to clinch trade deal, John Boehner says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"There is no question this budget is far from perfect, but it is some progress since it has been a long time since the Congress has completed this basic part of governing," said Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who had refused to sign off on the budget, objecting to the "gimmicks," before relenting on Wednesday. (Associated Press)

Congress presents first unified budget since 2009

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Innovation Act: Patent ‘reform’ is killing the right to invent

By Rep. Dana Rohrabacher

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2015, with members of the House GOP leadership. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Kevin McCarthy: Obama’s demands would ruin attempt to lift sequester

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan, left, with Domestic Policy Council Director Cecilia Muñoz, talks about President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, during a news conference in the White House complex in Washington, Monday, Feb. 2, 2015. Obama sent Congress a record $4 trillion budget Monday that would boost taxes on higher-income Americans and corporations and eliminate tight federal spending caps to shower more money on both domestic and military programs. It would provide middle-class tax relief and fund an ambitious public works effort to rebuild aging roads and bridges. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

House Republican budgets ripped by Obama over spending limits

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

House Republicans start 2016 budgets, too early for Democrats

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Governor Mark Dayton deliverers his 2015 State of the State address in the House Chamber of the Minnesota State Capitol, in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, April 9, 2015. On the right Lt. Gov. Tina Smith. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Glen Stubbe)

GOP takes on government, campaign finance rules in budget

By KYLE POTTER - Associated Press

The Medicare bill that patched a 1997 law that was about to foist a 21 percent pay cut on doctors was the product of negotiations between the unlikely duo of House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat. (Associated Press)

Republicans, Democrats find common ground on Iran, Medicare, education

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif. participates in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 24, 2015, with members of the House GOP leadership. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Budget, Medicare spending deadlines loom before Congress

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The House budget plan, written by Budget Chairman Tom Price, Georgia Republican, calls for spending $5.5 trillion less than currently projected over the next decade, while the Senate plan, written by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Michael B. Enzi of Wyoming, would spent $5.1 trillion less — a difference analysts said should be easily bridged when the two chambers meet in a conference committee. (Associated Press)

Republicans work against deadline to pass budget; Obamacare hopes hang in balance

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stopped short of explicitly calling on Congress to stop the deal in its tracks, but he did make clear that, in his opinion, the agreement in its current form endangers Israel and guarantees that Iran will remain a destructive force in the Middle East. (Associated Press)

Benjamin Netanyahu, Republicans take aim at Obama Iran nuclear deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times