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Tea party targets conservative Sen. Pat Roberts

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this March 20, 2010, file photo, Rep. Jack Kingston, R-Ga., speaks to people demonstrating against the health care bill on the U.S. Capitol steps a day before Congress is set to vote on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republicans see the 2014 midterm elections as a chance to capitalize on voter frustration with the problem-plagued health care overhaul, but the GOP first must settle a slate of Senate primaries where conservatives are arguing over the best way to oppose President Barack Obama's signature law. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Health care divides some Republican Senate rivals

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Nov. 25, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama, left, stops his speech and turns around in response to an unidentified man, right, who heckled him about anti-deportation policies, at the Betty Ann Ong Chinese Recreation Center in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

MILLER: Obama’s immigration reform agenda may lead to amnesty

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

Sen. Rand Paul celebrates Festivus, airs grievances with Senate

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

DiBACCO: The Federal Reserve’s woeful century

By Thomas V. DiBacco

LETTER: Boehner hurting own party

By our readers

Sen. Max Baucus of Montana has been nominated to be ambassador to China. A confirmation early next year could shake up the election contests to succeed him. (Associated Press)

Montana Dems fret about Baucus seat as WH pulls ‘backroom deal’ to save

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., center, joined at left by Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., talks to reporters about the final work of the Senate as their legislative year comes to a close, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. Reid promises a vote no later than Jan. 7 on a measure to extend jobless benefits for three months. He said the number of jobless people out of work for more than six months is far greater than in past economic recoveries. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

After Senate Dems go nuclear, GOP fights back with conventional weapons

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Whistleblowers said Alejandro Mayorkas gave special treatment to some Democrats who were advocating for EB-5 investor visas for companies they backed. (Associated Press)

Dems use new filibuster rules to approve DHS nominee Alejandro Mayorkas under investigation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, is surrounded by reporters after talking about the final work of the Senate as the legislative year nears to a close, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Harry Reid goes to hospital as a precaution

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., left, walks with Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., on the way to a procedural vote on a comprehensive defense bill as the Senate's legislative year nears to a close, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress sends sweeping defense bill to Obama

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, has been a vocal supporter of a fix of the budget bill and asked President Obama to hold off on signing it and give Congress a chance to fix the provision before it becomes law. He and Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican (left), suggested paying for the change by better regulating food stamp eligibility and child earned income tax credits to prevent fraud. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Veterans groups say military cuts should prompt Obama budget veto

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell to oppose Obama’s IRS pick Koskinen

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

"We haven't debated the [National Security Agency]. We haven't debated this issue of sexual assault, the [Iran] sanctions, the detainee issue," Arizona Sen. John McCain said of a defense policy bill. But the ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee said he would vote for the bill. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Senators work late on ‘take it or leave it’ defense bill that ignores big issues

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A child takes off Pope Francis' white zucchetto, or skullcap, during a meeting with children and volunteers of the Santa Marta Vatican Institute, at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Democrats cite pope in call for minimum wage hike, jobless benefits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, and other Republicans walk to a closed-door GOP meeting before the Senate moves to pass a modest, bipartisan budget bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. The bill is designed to keep Congress from lurching from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis and ease the harshest effects of the automatic budget cuts known as the sequester. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House, Senate GOP differ in approach to support of budget deal

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Actress Glenn Close arrives for the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences awards Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in Moffett Field, Calif. The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences recognizes excellence in research aimed at curing intractable diseases and extending human life. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Actress Glenn Close, advocacy groups prod Congress on mental health legislation

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., the architect of a bipartisan budget deal negotiated with Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., the House Budget Committee chairman, discusses the compromise spending plan during a television news interview on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Budget deal author Sen. Patty Murray vows to fix a ‘technical error’ in the bill

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

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

Military benefits glitch clouds Senate passage of budget deal

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. takes questions on the unfinished work of the Senate, following a Democratic policy luncheon, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. McConnell: Sen. Reid protecting Obama from Iran sanctions vote

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