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**FILE** Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, speaks during a health-care-reform town-hall meeting in Waldorf, Md., on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmakers leaving with work undone

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican

Senator seeks to attach D.C. abortion measure to cybersecurity bill

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, California Republican, speaks Aug. 1, 2012, during a breakfast held by the Christian Science Monitor at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Michael Bonfigli/Special to the Christian Science Monitor)

Rep. McCarthy insists House is outperforming Senate, despite gridlock

By Paige Winfield Cunningham - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, announces July 31, 2012, at the Capitol in Washingtonto reporters that he and GOP House Speaker John Boehner have reached an agreement to keep the government running on autopilot for six months when the current budget year ends on Sept. 30. (Associated Press)

Democrats: Doomsday; Republicans: Your fault

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Judge Robert E. Bacharach was nominated by President Obama for a seat on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. Votes to break a Republican-led filibuster in the Senate fell short of the 60 required. (Associated Press)

Filibuster blocks Obama’s court appointee

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

GOP conservatives challenging moderates they see as obstacles

By John Hanna - Associated Press

**FILE** Former Hawaii Rep. Ed Case holds a sign May 22, 2010, as he campaigns in Honolulu. (Associated Press)

Democrats run TV ads for Republican hopefuls

By David Espo - Associated Press

Illustration Misleading Politician by John Camejo for The Washington Times

VALVO: On course to collide with fiscal cliff

By James Valvo

President Obama meets with members of his cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, July, 26, 2012. From left are, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Secreatry of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the president and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama ratchets up heat on House to OK Senate tax bill

By Susan Crabtree and Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott sports a seersucker suit as he hosts Seersucker Thursday at Occidental Grill & Seafood in Washington in 2012. Mr. Lott started the tradition in 1996 as a way to promote friendly relations among senators who might disagree on political issues. (The Washington Times)

Occupation in seersucker

By Cory Brown - The Washington Times

Illustration by Greg Groesch/THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Just a face in a crowd? Scans pick up ID, personal data

By Sarah Freishtat - The Washington Times

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, attends a news conference about the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Thursday, July 12, 2012, on Capitol Hill. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Senate to take up securing U.S. telecom, power, water

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

Inside Politics: TV attack ads not cheap: Chamber spends millions

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Democrats kick U.S. economy while it’s down

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has decided to call a special legislative session in early August to consider allowing a sixth casino and table games in the state. The taxation level is an issue. (Associated Press)

O’Malley calls August session to mull casino, table games in Maryland

By Emily Hatton - The Washington Times

President Obama addresses the National Urban League convention at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on July 25, 2012. (Associated Press)

Congress pressures Obama to lay out spending cuts

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Vice President Joe Biden, in his Constitutional role as president of the Senate, arrives at the Capitol to provide the tie-breaking vote, if needed, on a vote to extend broad tax cuts that will otherwise expire in January, in Washington, Wednesday, July 25, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Wealthy left out of Bush-era tax cut renewal

By Sean Lengell - The Washington Times

**FILE** Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, speaks April 5, 2012, in Berkeley, Calif. (Associated Press)

House passes Ron Paul’s Fed audit measure

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, talks July 24, 2012, to reporters following a closed-door political strategy session at the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press)

Senate ready for symbolic showdown on tax cuts

By Alan Fram - Associated Press

Joseph Kondrot helps to lay out a piece of the AIDS ¿Memorial Quilt on Sunday on the National Mall at the opening ceremonies of the Quilt in the Capital, marking the 25th anniversary of the quilt. It coincides with the 19th International AIDS Conference. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

AIDS conferees nonpartisan

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times