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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, arrives for a vote at the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Monday, May 6, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sen. Marco Rubio: Immigration bill needs ‘improvements’ to pass

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

Sen. Charles Schumer: Immigration bill to pass Senate by July Fourth

By Philip Elliott - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this Oct. 14, 2009, file photo, Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)

GOP sees reasons for optimism in 2014 for Senate; retiring or vulnerable Democrats open door

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Obama, joined by college students, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 31, 2013. He called on Congress to keep federally subsidized student loans rates from doubling on July 1. (Associated Press)

Obama tries to shift the debate with student loan event

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

SAYEGH: Three years of Dodd-Frank’s broken promises

By Tony Sayegh

Jon Corzine of New Jersey spent $60 million of his own money in that race — a personal funding record for Congressional candidates — and it likely provided him the edge that allowed him to squeak to victory with 50.1 percent of the vote.
(Associated Press)

Self-financing candidates can’t buy love; wealthy challengers rarely win the elections

By Luke Rosiak - The Washington Times

"For years now we've been hearing about dysfunction in the Congress. We've all suffered in our public opinion polling and what people think of this place, and I think this process we've gone through in the last couple of days, last couple of weeks, are a real antidote to that," said Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona. (Associated Press)

Bipartisanship breaks through gridlock on Hill, but divisive battles on spending loom

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** A road lined with vehicle barriers marking the U.S-Mexico border in New Mexico is the spartan territory for Border Patrol agents. (Associated Press)

Safety net issue snags reforms to immigration; public balks at benefits for the newly legalized

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Walter Stosch says Terry McAuliffe’s ad “frankly deserves a prompt correction.” (Associated Press)

Virginia governor’s race turns harsh with McAuliffe’s soft campaign ad

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks with reporters as he leaves the weekly Democratic Caucus Lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

Republicans prepare to clash with Obama over court ‘packing’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Associated Press

Republican senators join court case against Obama’s recess picks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

"Instead of using the power of the state to silence and intimidate political opponents, the IRS should be focused on collecting taxes from people who are delinquent." — Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican.

Bipartisan bill in Senate would get tax cheats off the federal payroll

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Dodging job talk

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Leaning to hear a reporter's question, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, talks Feb. 26, 2013, about the looming automatic spending cuts following a Democratic strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Associated Press)

EDITORIAL: Reid’s court-packing scheme

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he is still torn on what to do with some of the enemy combatants in the war on terrorism captured overseas the U.S. holds. His father, Ron Paul, advocates closing the Guantanamo Bay prison. (Associated Press)

PAUL: Blocking the pathway to a national ID

By Sen. Rand Paul

**FILE** Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents take a suspect into custody on March 30, 2012, as part of a nationwide immigration sweep in Chula Vista, Calif. (Associated Press)

GOP lawmakers want Obama to hear out head of ICE union

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, listens to a reporter's question during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (Associated Press)

Boehner: House won’t pass Senate immigration bill

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Judge Sri Srinivasan. (Image: U.S. Justice Department) ** FILE **

Senate confirms first Obama nominee for appeals court in D.C.

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks with reporters as he leaves the weekly Democratic Caucus Lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

Reid: Immigration comes before Perez nomination

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

“I am not going to get into the details of our negotiating, publicly, but I can tell you we’ve both made progress and have a ways to go” before an agreement on background checks, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, says. (Associated Press)

Senate OKs judge for D.C. circuit on 97-0 vote

By Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times