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**FILE** Sen. Jay Rockefeller, West Virginia Democrat, speaks Nov. 2, 2010, in Charleston, W.Va., at a U.S. Senate election party for Gov. Joe Manchin. (Associated Press)

Rockefeller won’t seek re-election

By John Raby and Lawrence Messina - Associated Press

** FILE ** Retiring Rep. Barney Frank, Massachusetts Democrat, talks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, before the start of the 113th Congress. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Groups aid former Rep. Frank’s Senate push

By Steve LeBlanc - Associated Press

The Maryland Senate is considering a measure that would bar most local police from cooperating with federal immigration officials. Gov. Larry Hogan has threatened to veto the bill. (Associated Press, File)

Weapons, wind top Md. assembly’s agenda

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

The U.S. Capitol building is seen Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011, in Washington. The six Democrats and six Republicans on the supercommittee, as it's familiarly called, have until next Wednesday, Nov. 23, to come together on a deficit reduction plan. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Capitol Hill least productive Congress ever: 112th fought ‘about everything’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat (Associated Press)

Menendez eyed for Senate panel

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican (The Washington Times)

Graham:  No answers  on Benghazi,  no Brennan

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley attends the Board of Public Works meeting at the State House in Annapolis, Md., on Wednesday, March 21, 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

Md. Gov. O’Malley sees death penalty ban within reach

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

Illustration Hagal by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Choices for a shrinking global presence

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican, speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University in Bellevue, Neb., in 2007. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

PRUDEN: Spoiling for a fight over Chuck Hagel

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican, speaks on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington in 2008. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

Little enthusiasm on Capitol Hill for Hagel nomination

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

The Capitol dome is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

TWT Special Section: The 113th Congress

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Democrat, is greeted by Speaker of the House John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, for the re-enactment of her swearing-in Thursday on the first day of the 113th Congress. Ms. Gabbard is the first Hindu in Congress. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

113th Congress mirrors  increasingly diverse U.S.

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Brennan, deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism, briefs reporters at the White House in Washington on Oct. 29, 2010. (Associated Press)

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center) greets acting CIA Director Michael J. Morell after attending a news conference at the White House on Monday, at which President Obama announced that he is nominating his deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism and John O. Brennan (left) as the CIA chief. (Associated Press)

Nominations pick fight with GOP

By Dave Boyer and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

House Speaker John A. Boehner of Ohio walks in House of Representatives chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, as the 113th Congress began. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

WEINER AND MANN: Boehner puts country before politics

By Robert Weiner and Richard Mann

President Obama at the White House on Monday formally announced he is nominating John O. Brennan (right) to be director of the CIA and Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense. Mr. Brennan has served as Mr. Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser, while Mr. Hagel is a former U.S. senator from Nebraska. (Associated Press)

Bipartisan blows stand  between Brennan and  post at helm of CIA

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (center) and his Republican counterpart are expected to negotiate on majority Democrats' attempts to weaken the filibuster rules before the Senate returns to work after the presidential inauguration. (Associated Press)

Filibuster fight on hiatus with Senate

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says nothing is off the table when it comes to options to increase revenue, except a tax increase on the middle-class. (The Washington Times)

More taxes: ‘Behind us’ or ‘on the table’?

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords blows a kiss Sept. 6, 2012, after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics: Giffords interview to air on shooting anniversary

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** Then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, Nebraska Republican, speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University in Bellevue, Neb., in 2007. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Hagel is in for tough challenge to lead the Pentagon

By Kristina Wong and Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times