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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

**FILE** Sens. John McCain (left), Arizona Republican, and Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, appear on CBS' "Face the Nation" on April 7, 2013. (Associated Press/CBS News)

Schumer sees ‘Gang of Eight’ deal this week on immigration

By Erica Werner - Associated Press

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Filibuster gains support to delay gun control vote

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama waves at his arrival in Colorado for a speech on gun control. April 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

MILLER: Second Amendment crumbling as gun control victories spread

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Virginia Assembly approves most of governor’s amendments

By Bob Lewis and Larry O'Dell - Associated Press

Virginia lawmakers OK measure to bar abortion coverage

By Bob Lewis - Associated Press

Gov. Martin O'Malley, a strong supporter of the legislation, congratulates Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, Montgomery Democrat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Maryland House passes gun-control package

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in 2010 at the White House.

Taxes heat up battle against ‘Obamacare’; focus turns to partial repeals

By Tom Howell Jr. - 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)

Agents fear immigration deal won’t stop illegal border crossers

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Gov. Martin O'Malley, a strong supporter of the legislation, congratulates Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, Montgomery Democrat. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Maryland House approves stricter gun regulations

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, who represents Newtown, Conn., right, and Senate President Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, shake hands after the passage of a gun-control bill in the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Conn. Gov. Malloy signs into law the nation’s strictest limits on guns

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Jody Winslow, of Farmington, Conn., carries signs referencing the Second Amendment near the Capitol where gun rights advocates were gathering as lawmakers voted on a gun control bill, four months after the Newtown shootings.

Connecticut close to enacting tough gun measure

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Nancy Ohanian

LAMBRO: Immigration climate change

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

After 75 years, Scotland will return to Mount Vernon letters written by "His Excellency, George Washington."

Inside the Beltway: Aiming at the NRA

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** This photo shows the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in a group portrait at the Supreme Court Building in Washington on Oct. 8, 2010. Seated from left to right are: Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Associate Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Standing, from left are: Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer, Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr., and Associate Justice Elena Kagan. (Associated Press)

Obama falls behind on key federal court; faltering nominations set a dubious record

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** White House spokesman Jay Carney answers questions during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington on April 1, 2013. (Associated Press)

White House hails signs of progress on immigration

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** Kathy Hansen, a family practice doctor in Houston, protests President Obama's health care law outside the Supreme Court on March 27, 2012. The justices were listening to arguments on the law's individual mandate. (The Washington Times)

Lawsuit over health care tax could kill ‘Obamacare’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Firearms instructors Logan Martin (left) and Andres Gonzalez of Calgary, Alberta, look through the sights of Sig Sauer Swat Patrol AR rifles during the 35th annual SHOT Show on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Senators have doubts about universal background checks for gun transfers

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Obama urges Congress to take action on measures to protect children from gun violence on Thursday, March 28, 2013, while speaking in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Standing with Mr. Obama are Vice President Joseph R. Biden (left) and, according to the White House, law enforcement officials, victims of gun violence and others, whom the White House did not want to name. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama steps up pressure to pass gun measures

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times