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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2013 file photo, House Financial Service Committee Chairman Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, left, listens as House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Boehner says thousands of jobs would &#8220;disappear pretty quickly&#8221; if the Export-Import Bank were to abruptly expire when its charter runs out at the end of June.The Ohio Republican says he&#8217;s told a top GOP colleague Hensarling, to come up with a plan to reform or wind down the operations of the bank, which helps finance exports of U.S. products such as jetliners and wind turbines. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Child visiting Capitol found loaded gun in John Boehner’s bathroom: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Edward Snowden. (Associated Press)

NSA snooping program on last legs after anti-Patriot Act vote

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Senate trafficking deal clears way for vote on Loretta Lynch A.G. nomination

By Stephen Dinan and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, following a Senate policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Harry Reid: Mitch McConnell ‘is a lump of coal’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, following a Senate policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

EDITORIAL: Harry Reid bitter approaching retirement

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Ky. speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, following a Senate policy luncheon. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Senate passes Medicare overhaul, ending ‘doc fix’ ritual

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republicans breaking campaign promises illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

L. BRENT BOZELL: Republicans in Congress breaking promises to conservatives

By L. Brent Bozell III

FILE - In this Jan,. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on her nomination. Racing the calendar, Senate leaders are pushing toward final congressional approval of a bipartisan compromise reshaping how Medicare pays physicians as Congress returns from a two-week spring recess ensnarled over domestic and foreign policy issues. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Activists: Vote now to confirm Lynch as U.S. attorney general

By JULIE WALKER - Associated Press

Sen., Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks in Manchester, N.H., in this March 20, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Kentucky GOP considering changing from primary to caucus to help Rand Paul in 2016

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

President Obama will travel to Kentucky to discuss the changing economy and then fly to Utah, where he'll hold an event Friday on the economy as the government releases March unemployment statistics. (Associated Press)

Obama takes middle-class message to red states

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., accompanied by Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, in this March 24, 2015 file photo. Senators worked into Friday's pre-dawn hours March 27, 2015, on a stack of amendments to the balanced-budget plan, which closely follows a blueprint the House passed Wednesday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Senate OKs Republican balanced-budget plan, following House

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

President Barack Obama, flanked by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., speaks to media before his meetin 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)

Obama visits bourbon bottler without McConnell

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee's confirmation hearing. The White House blasted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday for holding up confirmation of Lynch, President Barack Obama's pick for attorney general, arguing the &quot;unconscionable delay&quot; was a stain on the Kentucky Republican's leadership. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

EDITORIAL: Loretta Lynch, attorney general nominee, begs a second look

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on March 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Democrats filibuster trafficking bill; GOP to delay Lynch nomination

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama laughs as actor and comedian Joel McHale speaks during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel, Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Liberals mock Republicans in March Madness-style fundraiser

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on March 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House criticizes Mitch McConnell for delay in Loretta Lynch vote

By Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"I made it very clear after the November election that we're certainly not going to shut down the government or default on the national debt. We will figure some way to handle that," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican. (Associated Press)

Mitch McConnell defends GOP warning letter to Iran on nuke deal

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and fellow Republicans are trying to shift focus away from a controversial letter to Iranian leaders last week and back toward details of the nuclear deal President Obama is negotiating with the Islamic republic. (Associated Press)

Republicans demand voice on Iran deal

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate will begin consideration of Lynch's nomination to be attorney general next week. Democrats have been pressing for the Senate to act on President Barack Obama's selection of Lynch, who is the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Mitch McConnell: First human trafficking bill, then Loretta Lynch confirmation

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Republicans, keep promise to voters

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES