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Indiana state lawmaker accuses GOP member’s 18-month old son of racism

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Illustration on the Cotton letter's impact on nuclear talks with Iran by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Tom Cotton will take blame if Iran nuke talks fail

By Victor Davis Hanson

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sought to dial back his pre-election rhetoric, telling an audience in Jerusalem that he is aware that his comments had "hurt some citizens of Israel" and that he was "sorry." In urging his supporters to get out and vote, he had said Arabs were voting in "droves" in an effort to oust him from office. (Associated Press)

Obama downplays Iran ‘death to America’ remarks, toes hard line on Benjamin Netanyahu

By Guy Taylor and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The spending fights will make it tough for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John A. Boehner to cobble a coalition able to pass a budget, and they are unlikely to get any help from Democrats, who have slammed the twin GOP proposals released this week — one for the House and one for the Senate — as "warmed-over stew." (Associated Press)

Republican budget proposals a tough sell within increasingly polarized GOP

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Edwards intends to join the race to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Mikulski, hoping to become the first African-American elected to the Senate from her state, according to officials familiar with her plans. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donna Edwards officially makes bid for Mikulski’s Maryland Senate seat

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

John Jackson, co-owner of Capitol City Arms Supply, shows an AR-15 assault rifle for sale at his business in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 16, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama’s move to ban AR-15 ammo is being shot down by House lawmakers

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner ultimately relied on Democrats to pass the legislation, sending a bill to Mr. Obama's desk that provided $40 billion to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the rest of the fiscal year without restricting the president's immigration actions. (Associated Press)

Congress sends ‘clean’ Homeland bill to Obama

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 1941 file photo, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses a joint session of the on Capitol Hill in Washington. Given anywhere else, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech Tuesday wouldn't cause such a fuss. But a foreign leader denouncing U.S. policy from within the grand hall of American democracy upends nearly two centuries of tradition. A joint meeting of Congress, gathering senators and representatives together in the House chamber, is a ceremony typically bestowed on one or two friendly foreign leaders per year. It looks a lot like a presidential State of the Union address. The speaker embodies his or her nation; the audience of lawmakers represents all American. Behind him on the senate rostrum sat Rep. William P. Cole, Jr., speaker pro-tem, left, and Vice President Henry A. Wallace, right. (AP Photo, File)

John Boehner to give Benjamin Netanyahu a bust of Winston Churchill

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

A pollster finds that 46 percent of Republicans want their candidates to be more conservative, like Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican and one of the most conservative members of the U.S. Senate. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Restless Republicans want more conservative candidates

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

"Remember what's causing this, it's the president of the United States overreaching and it's not just on immigration," House Speaker John A. Boehner said on CBS's "Face the Nation." (Associated Press)

House Republicans unite against Obama amnesty as Homeland Security showdown intensifies

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration on patent protection by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DANA ROHRABACHER: Patent ‘reform’ is killing the right to invent

By Dana Rohrabacher

The Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015. With a partial shutdown of the agency looming, Senate Republicans offered on Tuesday to permit a vote on Homeland Security funding legislation stripped of immigration provisions backed by conservatives but strongly opposed by President Barack Obama and fellow Democrats. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

DHS deportation beds empty as Obama policies leave illegals on the streets

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Nancy Pelosi visits Havana, meets with top Castro regime officials

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe on Monday announced an additional $136 million in state revenue as a result of a final midsession analysis. (AP Photo/The Progress-Index, Patrick Kane)

Virginia collects $136 million more in revenue than expected

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"The House has acted. We've done our job. Senate Democrats are the ones putting us in this precarious position," Speaker John A. Boehner said about a bill to fund Homeland Security and defund amnesty. (Associated Press)

John Boehner: Homeland Security shutdown over amnesty in Democrats’ hands

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015. Boehner refused to rule out a potential shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security because of a congressional impasse over funding. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Boehner: DHS shutdown would be Democrats’ fault

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

House Speaker William Howell, Stafford Republican, said just as Virginians must make difficult decision every day balancing their checkbooks, so must the House of Delegates (Associated Press)

Terry McAuliffe’s Medicaid expansion killed by House, Senate budgets

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter, Prince William Republican (left), sponsor of a resolution to join an effort to call a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution and rein in federal power, struck his own bill Thursday after admitting that he didn't have the votes. (Associated Press)

Virginia resolution to enjoin constitutional convention fizzles

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

With President Obama set to deliver his 2016 budget Monday, political analysts say his past spending plans demonstrated a desire to increase the size of government and a supreme confidence that the American people would embrace his approach. (Associated Press)

Obama budgets push for big government, unprecedented spending for years to come

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will go anywhere he is invited to speak about the country's stance regarding Iran's nuclear program. Republican leaders in Congress incensed the White House by asking Mr. Netanyahu to address a joint session and the American people. (Associated Press Photographs)

Benjamin Netanyahu rivals accused of taking illegal U.S. campaign finance dollars

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times