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**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

Democrats’ budget a ‘left-wing manifesto,’ says Mitch McConnell

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

SIMMONS: Women will remain front and center for years to come

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

**FILE** Ashley Judd (Associated Press)

Insider says Ashley Judd will fight Mitch McConnell for Senate

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

Republicans denounce NYC terror trial for bin Laden son-in-law

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington on March 1, 2013, following after meeting with congressional leaders regarding the automatic spending cuts. (Associated Press)

Obama signs sequester order, blames Republicans over budget impasse

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Little expected from Obama meeting with congressional leaders

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, sit during a ceremony to dedicate a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks on Feb. 27, 2013, in the Capitol's Statuary Hall. (Associated Press)

Friday’s sequester meeting to provide cover for Obama, lawmakers

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

Anti-Mitch McConnell PAC warned by FEC

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

White House ups rhetoric on dangers of sequester

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** Ashley Judd (Associated Press)

Ky. governor: Actress Ashley Judd ‘very serious candidate’ for Senate

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama speaks at the Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, Feb. 15, 2013. (Associated Press)

Obama has some options to soften pain from ‘sequester’ cuts

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The dome of the Capitol is reflected in a skylight of the Capitol Visitor's Center in Washington on Jan. 1, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama, congressional Republicans look to soften landing of budget cuts

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell warns Obama against partisan immigration speech

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

High-dollar Dems, tea party unite against Mitch McConnell

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he expected to reach a deal on filibuster reforms within “the next 24 to 36 hours,” but the Nevada Democrat added that “if not, we’re going to move forward on what I think needs to be done.”

Reid still vowing filibuster changes

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner was among the dignitaries on the platform for President Obama's address. On Inauguration Day, Republicans voiced optimism. (Associated Press)

Bipartisanship makes a brief Hill appearance

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, speaks to reporters on June 26, 2012, on Capitol Hill. (Associated Press)

McConnell to Obama: ‘Get serious’ about the economy

By Cheryl K. Chumley - Special to The Washington Times

President Obama, during a White House news conference Monday, said GOP threats to hold the line on the nation's borrowing are "irresponsible." Republicans hope the debt limit debate can be used to make Democrats address the deficit. (Associated Press)

Rhetoric heats up on debt ceiling

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (center) and his Republican counterpart are expected to negotiate on majority Democrats' attempts to weaken the filibuster rules before the Senate returns to work after the presidential inauguration. (Associated Press)

Filibuster fight on hiatus with Senate

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times