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Mikulski becoming 1st woman to head Appropriations

By Jim Abrams - Associated Press

Inside Politics: Lawmakers tackle 2012’s election problems at polls

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senate takes step toward banning stalking software

By RICHARD LARDNER - Associated Press

“Delay for delay’s sake is wrong and should end.” - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat. (Associated Press)

Judicial nominees sitting on sidelines

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Grassley to judges: Trim spending, end costly junkets before fiscal cliff

By John Solomon - Washington Guardian

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Democrats delaying treaty bill

The Washington Times

Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, wants the Justice Department to release information on gunrunning operations in Texas and the source of guns in the 2011 killing of a U.S. agent. (Associated Press)

Holder pressed on source of guns from 2011 killing

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

Illustration by Mark Weber

SMITH: Obama puts illegals ahead of Americans

By Rep. Lamar Smith

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Nuclear terrorism bill delay unwarranted

The Washington Times

Republican Rep. Lamar Smith, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, is charging that the Obama administration has “falsified” deportation records to artificially boost numbers by adding Border Patrol apprehensions to the total. (Associated Press)

Deportation statistics said to be inflated

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.’s use of FBI planes for travel is the subject of a letter to the FBI director from GOP lawmakers questioning whether the number and nature of his flights amount to misuse. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers ask if Holder’s use of FBI planes abuses privilege

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** An illegal immigrant from El Salvador is searched June 26, 2012, on the tarmac at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz., as the sun rises prior to boarding an MD-80 aircraft for a repatriation flight of 80 immigrants to their home country. (Associated Press)

Report cites killings blamed on non-deported illegals

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

States ask help collecting Internet sales taxes

By ANDRES GONZALEZ - Associated Press

**FILE** Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano

Homeland Security deletes immigration enforcement success stories from website

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Rep. Trent Franks, Arizona Republican, introduced the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act in January. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

House committee passes bill restricting abortions in D.C.

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration: Fast and Furious by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Holder: The case for contempt

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

House committee suspects ‘Fast and Furious’ cover-up

By Jerry Seper - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Darrell E. Issa tells the media that Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. must provide Congress with the requested documents in the "Fast and Furious" probe in this June 20, 2012, file photo. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Obama claims privilege in gunrunning probe

By Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

Rep. Elijah Cummings (Md.), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, speaks to the media about the results of the meeting with the attorney general on Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Last-minute deal fizzles; Holder contempt vote still on tap

By Sean Lengell and Chuck Neubauer - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. arrives with Deputy Attorney General James Cole (left) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, June 19, 2012, to meet with the House leadership to discuss the congressional investigation into the botched anti-gunrunning Fast and Furious operation. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Capitol Hill meeting fails, Holder faces contempt of Congress charge

By Chuck Neubauer and Sean Lengell - The Washington Times