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**FILE** Caitlin J. Halligan (left), then a lawyer for New York, and David Boies, a lawyer for Court TV, talk in the Court of Appeals in Albany, N.Y., on April 27, 2005, before Boies represented a cable television channel in their suit against the state to reverse a ban on cameras in the courtroom. (Associated Press)

Lingering vacancies burden justice system; nominations lag, cases grow

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Rep. Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican

Spending bill gives GOP opening to kill health law

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

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

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

President Franklin D. Roosevelt won his first of four terms 12 years after being on a losing ticket in 1920 as James M. Cox's vice-presidential running mate. But history shows that running for vice president is a political gamble. (Associated Press)

DIBACCO: Obama and FDR: A comparison

By Thomas V. DiBacco

This video frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Senate Democrats pushed Wednesday for speedy confirmation of John O. Brennan's nomination to be CIA director but ran into a snag after Mr. Paul began a lengthy filibuster over the legality of potential drone strikes on U.S. soil. (Associated Press/Senate Television)

CURL: 13 hours that changed the Republican Party

By Joseph Curl

** FILE ** Gun dealer Mel Bernstein takes down an AK-47 assault rifle from a sales rack at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 15. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Outdoor Channel striking tents in Colo. if gun bill passes

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Democrat, is chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan will not seek re-election in 2014

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky challenged the Republican Party establishment to win his seat in 2010. He started a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday, demanding assurances that the Obama administration would not use drones in the U.S. to kill terrorist suspects. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul’s filibuster highlights split in GOP ranks; defense hawks not amused

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** Gun dealer Mel Bernstein fires his AK-47 assault rifle on full automatic at his own Dragonman's shooting range and gun store, east of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 5, 2013. (Associated Press)

First post-Newtown shooting gun control bill clears key Senate hurdle, tougher work lies ahead

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky challenged the Republican Party establishment to win his seat in 2010. He started a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday, demanding assurances that the Obama administration would not use drones in the U.S. to kill terrorist suspects. (Associated Press)

After almost 13 hours, Rand Paul ends Brennan filibuster

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is now “the man to beat in 2016,” a Republican strategist said, after delaying a vote Wednesday on CIA nominee John O. Brennan with an old-style one-man filibuster. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul raises national profile by using filibuster to take stand on drone controversy

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Maryland Senate passes death penalty repeal bill

By David Hill - The Washington Times

Ark. House overrides veto of 12-week abortion ban

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

** FILE ** Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. (Associated Press)

Senate wrangles with range of gun proposals; checking buyers is a sticking point

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa Republican

GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley hints at gun-control compromises with Dems

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Arkansas adopts US’s most restrictive abortion law

By ANDREW DeMILLO - Associated Press

The Washington Times

GAFFNEY: Putting politics over public safety

By Frank J. Gaffney Jr. - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House pushes for vote on contentious D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals nominee

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

photographs by andrew harnik/the washington times
Posters opposing gun control bills before the Maryland General Assembly line a walkway outside the Lowe House Office Building in Annapolis
where hundreds waited to speak their mind Tuesday. Among them was Tim Rourke of Mechanicsville, Md. (below), who says he waited until 3 a.m. to testify Friday, watches a video feed of the House Judiciary Committee with others while waiting to give testimony on their opposition to the bills.

Maryland legislators fire gun control warning shot

By David Hill - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Brennan (Associated Press)

Congress to see secret drone memos, paving path for CIA director confirmation

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times