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Hagel fate is tied to political posturing

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Dianne Feinstein seeks to reimpose weapons bans that expired in 2004. The California Democrat’s current bill would go further than her 1994 law, which was sunsetted. (Associated Press)

Feinstein insists gun curbs can win despite opposition

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

A bid by state Sen. Ralph Northam (right), Norfolk Democrat, to make pre-abortion ultrasounds optional was turned back by state Sen. Stephen H. Martin during a Privileges and Elections Committee special meeting on Monday. (Associated Press)

Attempt to make pre-abortion ultrasound optional defeated

By Bob Lewis - Associated Press

**FILE** Immigration reform activists hold a sign in front of Freedom Tower in downtown Miami on Jan. 28, 2013. The Florida Immigrant Coalition, together with other immigrant families and community organizations, have initiated the "Di Que Si!" campaign, which translates into English "I said yes!," demanding immigration reform that creates a system that keeps families united. (Associated Press)

Immigration plan mirrors 2007’s

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** This aerial photo from Jan. 18, 2013, shows homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy in Fire Island, N.Y. (Associated Press)

Congress OKs $50B in Sandy aid

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, that he will nominate Mary Joe White (right) to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will renominate Richard Cordray (left) to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a position he has held for the past year under a recess appointment. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ruling puts presidential power at risk

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican (Associated Press)

Corker: Court ruling calls into question hundreds of labor board decisions

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat (Associated Press)

Harkin will not seek another term in the Senate

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, that he will nominate Mary Joe White (right) to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will renominate Richard Cordray (left) to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a position he has held for the past year under a recess appointment. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama cites consumer protection, urges Senate to OK two regulatory nominees

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican (Associated Press/The Amarillo Globe News)

Sen. Cruz to House GOP: Stop reading The New York Times

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

**FILE** Richard Cordray stands left as President Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 24, 2013, that he will re-nominate Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a role that he has held for the last year under a recess appointment, and nominate Mary Joe White to lead the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). (Associated Press

Obama recess appointments unconstitutional

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, announces legislation on assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

MILLER: The assault weapon myth

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration Fiscal Cliff by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Making budget risk personal

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Letting Maryland counties raise gas tax may be option

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

President Obama (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama short of judges for his liberal agenda

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Tom Harkin (foreground), Iowa Democrat, joins Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, and other senators at a "Back Off Social Security" rally on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 28, 2011. (Associated Press)

‘Nuclear option’ averted as Senate leaders reach agreement on filibuster rules

By Sean Lengell and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. walks out of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 4, 2013, following the counting of Electoral College votes. (Associated Press)

TYRRELL: A penalty for Harry

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, that he will nominate Mary Joe White (right) to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will renominate Richard Cordray (left) to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a position he has held for the past year under a recess appointment. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama picks ex-prosecutor to head SEC

By Susan Crabtree and Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this July 20, 1969, photo, astronaut Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. poses for a photograph beside the U.S. flag deployed on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission. (AP Photo/Neil Armstrong, NASA)

179 moon trips possible since Senate’s last budget

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

**FILE** Marine Gen. John R. Allen speaks at the Pentagon on May 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

White House pushes forward with Gen. Allen’s nomination

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times