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Former Justice Department lawyers question whether Thomas E. Perez, the department’s Civil Rights Division chief, is the right choice to be labor secretary. (Associated Press)

Justice attorneys wary of Perez’s nomination for Labor, cite ‘most devastating indictment’

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel at National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Congress closer to agreement on illegals

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Dianne Feinstein seeks to reimpose weapons bans that expired in 2004. The California Democrat’s current bill would go further than her 1994 law, which was sunsetted. (Associated Press)

Broadest gun ban in two decades clears Senate committee

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Charles Schumer, New York Democrat, speaks Jan. 24, 2013, during a news conference with a coalition of members of Congress, mayors, law enforcement officers, gun safety organizations and other groups on Capitol Hill in Washington to introduce legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices. (Associated Press)

Senate panels OKs broad background checks for gun buys

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Dianne Feinstein seeks to reimpose weapons bans that expired in 2004. The California Democrat’s current bill would go further than her 1994 law, which was sunsetted. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Decision time on ‘assault weapons’

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gun dealer Mel Bernstein fires his AK-47 assault rifle on full automatic at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press)

First post-Newtown shooting gun control bill clears key Senate hurdle, tougher work lies ahead

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley hints at gun-control compromises with Dems

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

Senate wrangles with range of gun proposals; checking buyers is a sticking point

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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Senate filibuster blocks court nominee

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GOP filibuster blocks key Obama judicial nominee

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., right, sits next to the Senate Judiciary Committee's ranking Republican, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, during a hearing on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013.. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

MILLER: Guns on the Hill

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Neil Heslin, the father of a six-year-old boy who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, holds a picture of himself with his son and wipes his eye while testifying on Capitol Hill on Feb. 27, 2013, before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. (Associated Press)

Both sides stand ground in gun-control battle as Newtown dad begs for action

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Neil Heslin holds a picture of himself and his young son Jesse, who was 6 when he was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary, while testifying Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013. (Associated Press)

Newtown dad makes tearful plea before Senate

The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Janet A. Napolitano testifies on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary during an immigration hearing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Napolitano: No need to bind amnesty to border security

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard J. Durbin (Associated Press)

Political split on gun rights evident during Senate hearing

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Members of United We Dream in the audience rose and held signs as Rep. Darrel E. Issa, California Republican, was being introduced to speak at an immigration hearing on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

GOP pushes secure borders

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in this photo from March 1, 2003. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ICE ex-chief: Nondeport rules would’ve spared 9/11 hijackers

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

“We’re going to have votes on all kinds of issues dealing with guns,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters in careful remarks. (Associated Press)

Reid gives no sign of Senate debate on broad gun ban

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

"I think at the federal level and at the state level, get rid of these mandatory minimum sentences. Let judges act as judges and make up their own mind what should be done. The idea that we protect society by one size fits all, or the idea that we can do this kind of symbolism to make us safer — it just does not work in the real world," said Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont, the senior Democrat in the Senate. (Associated Press)

Leahy: Abolish mandatory minimum sentences

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat (Associated Press)

Top Senate Democrat warns against police use of drones

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times