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Judge Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama&#8217;s choice to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 14, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Obama not ready to concede loss on Supreme Court nomination, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Republican presidential candidte

JUDSON PHILLIPS: Who wants a liberal Republican?

By Judson Phillips

In this Jan. 18, 2016, file photo, a researcher holds a container of female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes at the Biomedical Sciences Institute at Sao Paulo University in Brazil. The Zika virus is mainly transmitted through bites from the same kind of mosquitoes that can spread other tropical diseases, like dengue fever, chikungunya and yellow fever. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Zika virus: White House transfers nearly $600M from Ebola fight

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"I continue to believe Mr. Trump will not be president," President Obama has said. "I have a lot of faith in the American people." (Associated Press)

Obama’s Donald Trump rhetoric puts him in middle of campaign fray

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Prisoner of Hope: Lyndon B. Johnson, the Great Society and the Limits of Liberalism’

By Joseph C. Goulden

President Obama is growing more confident that the GOP will yield in its blockade against Judge Merrick Garland's confirmation to the Supreme Court, with at least 16 Republican senators having met with or agreeing to meet with the nominee. (Associated Press)

Obama’s confidence higher over Supreme Court pick

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Demonstrators carry a 51-foot inflatable joint as they march for the legalization of marijuana outside of the White House on Saturday, where they demanded President Obama stop marijuana arrests and pardon offenders. (Associated Press)

Marijuana activists see D.C. win as opportunity for dialogue

By Ryan M. McDermott - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with French President Francois Hollande, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in the East Room at the White House in Washington. Hollande's visit to Washington is part of a diplomatic offensive to get the international community to bolster the campaign against the Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House says ‘technical issue’ caused omission of ‘Islamist terrorism’ from video

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 23, 2014, photo, the White House is seen through the North Lawn perimeter fence in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) **FILE**

Secret Service detains another White House fence jumper

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Seated from left, Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Barack Obama, and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gather for a working dinner with heads of delegations of the Nuclear Security Summit in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, Thursday, March 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama raises human rights, cyberattacks with Chinese President Xi Jinping

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign stop, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Appleton, Wis. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

White House slams Donald Trump for nuclear proposal on South Korea, Japan

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 1, 2016, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on 'The Encryption Tightrope: Balancing Americans' Security and Privacy.' (Associated Press) **FILE**

EDITORIAL: The testing of James Comey

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Easter egg hunting for plastic eggs in Illinois. (AP photo / Daily Herald, George LeClaire)

Exploited hens: PETA tells White House to lay off the real eggs at the Easter Egg Roll

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Obama walks with first lady Michelle Obama, who is holding the arm of her mother Marian Robinson, during a tour of Old Havana, Cuba, on Sunday. (Associated Press)

President Obama lands in Cuba, human rights on the agenda

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this March 14, 2016, photo, President Barack Obama, left, stops to greet Gen. Joseph L. Votel, right, his pick to be the next tU.S. commander for the Middle East, after speaking at the Chief of Missions Conference at the State Department in Washington. Republican senators on March 17 unveiled legislation that requires the Obama administration to impose stricter sanctions on every sector of Iran's economy that supports the country's ballistic missile program. Both Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Votel have told the Senate Armed Services Committee in the last week that harder hitting sanctions are necessary.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

L. TODD WOOD: Obama administration made it easy for Iran to launch ballistic missiles

By L. Todd Wood

FILE - In this March 14, 2016, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the Chief of Missions Conference at the State Department in Washington. Obama said Wednesday, March 16, he will reveal his Supreme Court nominee to fill the vacancy of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama to visit Britain, Saudi Arabia after insults

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Yakov Smirnoff (left) was friendly with the Reagans during the 1980s and after. (courtesy of Yakov Smirnoff)

Nancy Reagan’s favorite comedian Yakov Smirnoff discusses friendship with former president

By Keith Valcourt — Special to The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is accused by the White House of "appealing to people's darker impulses" at his campaign rallies. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump blames Bernie Sanders for violence at campaign ‘lovefests’

By Dave Boyer and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, stand up following their bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Obama, Justin Trudeau announce pact to limit methane emissions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times