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** FILE ** Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Hotel in National Harbor, Md., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Immigration draft lays out contentious points plan to reward, select immigrants

By Stephen Dinan and David Eldridge - The Washington Times

Legal gay marriage no longer a ‘losing proposition’

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Associated Press)

Congress votes to shield top officials’ financial disclosures

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Protesters hold signs outside a U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform field hearing on a National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing Co., in North Charleston, S.C., on June 17, 2011. (Associated Press)

GOP hoping to hold National Labor Relations Board in limbo

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada pauses during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 5, 2013, following a Democratic strategy session. (Associated Press)

Senate poised for key vote on gun bill

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Speaker of the House John Boehner, Ohio Republican, responds to President Obama's State of the Union speech during an interview with The Associated Press at his Capitol office in Washington on Feb. 13, 2013. (Associated Press)

Boehner: ‘I fully expect the House will act’ on gun legislation in coming months

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

First lady Michelle Obama says goodbye to the crowd after speaking during a luncheon at the Chicago Hilton in Chicago, Wednesday, April 10, 2013. The first lady is visiting Chicago for a discussion with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and civic leaders on ways to combat youth violence. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

An expanded role for the first lady: Michelle Obama joins the gun control debate

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (left), Nevada Democrat, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican (Associated Press)

Senators avert gun filibuster, setting up hard fight; 16 Republicans among ‘no’ votes

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Joyce Tarnow, 74, of Florida displays a sign against amnesty in defiance of demonstrators Wednesday.

Immigration activists say it’s time to deliver; thousands rally in D.C.

By Seth McLaughlin and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Patrick J. Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican (Associated Press)

Background checks brokered: Sens. Pat Toomey, Joe Manchin reach gun deal, report says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, D-W.Va., left, and Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., arrive at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, April 10, 2013, to announce that they have reached a bipartisan deal on expanding background checks to more gun buyers. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Sens. Joe Manchin, Pat Toomey roll out background-check compromise on guns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Republican candidate for President Ronald Reagan, left, and his running mate George H.W. Bush answer questions during a press conference Friday, July 26, 1980. (AP Photo/Wally Fong)

Inside the Beltway: Reagan wins — again

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Peter T. King, New York Republican (Associated Press)

Rep. Peter King says Senate gun control filibuster would be ‘just wrong’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden speaks about gun legislation on April 9, 2013, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House in Washington. The Obama administration continued its efforts to pressure Republicans, with Mr. Biden and Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. speaking at the White House, joined by law enforcement officials. (Associated Press)

Biden slams GOP over gun filibuster threat

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama gestures during a visit to the University of Hartford, in Hartford, Conn., Monday, April 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Obama tries again with National Labor Relations Board

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Feb. 12, 2013, prior to President Obama's State of the Union address. (Associated Press)

Harry Reid sets stage for showdown gun vote in Senate, dares GOP to filibuster

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

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House will put NLRB in its cross hairs

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Illustration by Donna Grethen

YOUNG: A winning budget gambit

By J.T. Young

Mary Jo White, President Obama's pick to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies on March 12, 2013, at her confirmation hearing in front of the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Mary Jo White confirmed as head of Securities and Exchange Commission

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times