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Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen.John McCain, R-Ariz., stands up at the start of a hearing with former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Protesters interrupted the start of a Senate Armed Services hearing as they shouted at Kissinger, calling him a war criminal. Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., is at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

John McCain: U.S., Israeli relations have ‘never been worse’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In a Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015 file photo, Del. Joe Morrissey, I-Henrico, looks over the calendar during the House session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Nearly three weeks after the 2015 legislative session started, leaders in the Virginia House of Delegates are still trying to figure out what to do with Morrissey, who is spending nights in jail after a sex scandal involving a teenager. Morrissey resigned his House of Delegates seat after prosecutors accused him of having sex with a 17-year-old girl. While serving a six-month jail term for contributing to the delinquency of a minor, he ran as an independent in a special election and reclaimed his seat. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Virginia state House still mulling disgraced lawmaker’s fate

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2014 file photo, Rep. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., right, accompanied by Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats’ new message on America’s economic recovery is: We told you so, and we’re going to keep telling you so. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

House Democrats itching for fight with GOP, battle for majority takeover in 2016

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Government Intrusion into the Digital World Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

GROVER NORQUIST: Reinforce email privacy laws

By Grover Norquist

Rep. Michael T. McCaul, the Texas Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GOP nixes vote on border and abortion bills

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

House Speaker John A. Boehner said that after the upcoming GOP House retreat, the Republicans will have a better plan on how to cancel out President Obama's amnesty. (Associated Press)

House votes to ban taxpayer-funded abortions

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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March for Life will coincide with House vote on abortion

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, talks with Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., left, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, before President Barack Obama's State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House Democrats launch bid to revive base after humbling midterms

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Cross country skiers pass by the Cannon House Office building on Capitol Hill during a snow storm in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2009. Congress this month is beginning a 10-year, $752.7 million renovation project on the building that will include replacing all of the pipes and plumbing, some of which are more than 100 years old. (Katie Falkenberg / The Washington Times)

Cannon House Office Building begins $752M renovation

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Mitch McConnell on immigration: GOP shouldn’t expect a miracle on repeal

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

House OKs making it easier for lawmakers to get panic button

By WILL WEISSERT - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2012 file photo Rep. Richard Nugent, R-Fla. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. The “hell-no” caucus of House Republicans who tried to overthrow Speaker John Boehner is as strong as ever despite an ineffective coup attempt. The conservatives won approval of the leadership to push a far-reaching bill next week that not only rolls back President Barack Obama’s immigration changes but overturns protections for immigrants brought illegally to the country as children. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Boehner’s embrace of GOP rebels nudges House caucus to right

By CHARLES BABINGTON - Associated Press

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. House Republicans began the new Congress with old divisions on display Wednesday, bitter fallout from a failed rebellion against Speaker John Boehner (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

TOM DELAY: Conservative rebels trouble GOP-controlled Congress

By Tom DeLay - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Joe Manchin: We could override Obama veto on Keystone XL oil pipeline bill

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

"I think you make the changes that you can, and you lay the groundwork and hopefully win the presidential election next time. Then I think we'll be in much better shape," said Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, looking ahead to the 2016 presidential contest. (Associated Press)

Republicans take aim at Obamacare 30-hour workweek

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat and staunch defender of the health care law, is firmly opposed to the measure. "This will be the 54th time the GOP votes to repeal or undermine the Affordable Care Act, and Leader Pelosi is against the bill," spokesman George Evangeline said. (Associated Press)

Obamacare vote to test Democrats’ resolve under Republican majority

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden administers the ceremonial Senate oath to Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., during a ceremony in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Scott's mother Frances Scott holds the bible. Earlier, Scott was officially sworn in by Biden of the floor of the Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Atheists urge lawmakers to reject Bible for swearing-in

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Majority Leader John A. Boehner is under fire from critics for breaking his party's "Pledge to America." (Associated Press)

John Boehner, House Republicans break ‘Pledge to America,’ allow rushed legislation

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Wrapping it up: President Obama will end what critics call "a disastrous year" with a press conference Friday. Surveys show his popularity near an all-time low. The White House spokesman, however, said the year was "rather consequential." (Associated Press)

Obama low approval rating gives Republicans chance to lead on economy, security

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times