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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia leaves an intellectual conservative void on the Supreme Court, one that Republicans are in no hurry for the president to fill. His death Saturday created a political crisis in a pivotal election year. (Associated Press)

JENNY BETH MARTIN: Scalia’s death makes Cruz the best GOP pick for president

By Jenny Beth Martin

In this Jan. 28, 2015 file photo, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

BRUCE FEIN: Needed: A justice who has served in Congress

By Bruce Fein

President Obama told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung that he'll visit the communist-ruled country when he travels to Japan for the annual G-7 summit this spring. (Associated Press)

Obama to visit Vietnam in May

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference on opioid and heroin abuse, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016 , on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Schumer slams Obama budget cuts to anti-terror funds

By MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Illustration comparing Hillary's situation to that of James. G. Blaine in the 19th century by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MIKE HENRY: Hillary Clinton’s James G. Blaine problem

By Mike Henry

President Obama's moneyed backers of 2008 have thus far remained on the sidelines rather than funding the campaigns of either former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton fails to galvanize Obama’s top donors

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, right, meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan in the Oval Office of the White House, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, in Washington. The meeting comes after Jordanian Air Force pilot First Lt. Moaz al-Kasasbeh was executed by the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama to host King Abdullah of Jordan at White House

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at a town hall-style campaign event at Hampton Academy, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, in Hampton, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Chris Christie takes a post-debate victory lap in New Hampshire

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama looks toward White House press secretary Josh Earnest in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, during a news conference on the economy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House hits GOP for bailing on Obama’s budget

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The Islamic State first announced its presence in Libya in early 2015, when it circulated a grisly, slickly produced propaganda video showing the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians on a Mediterranean beach in the nation. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

White House says Obama not preparing military action against extremists in Libya

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos answers a question during an interview at the Presidential Palace in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

U.S. ready to boost Colombian aid in hopes of FARC peace deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Facebook begins banning users from arranging person-to-person gun deals

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016 file-pool photo, Vice President Joe Biden points at President Barack Obama during the president's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Barack Obama is creating a new federal task force to accelerate cancer research. He's tapping Biden to chair the effort. Obama signed a presidential memorandum Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, establishing the White House Cancer Moonshot Task Force. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool, File)

Biden, Obama kick off ‘moonshot’ program on cancer research

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama shoots clay targets on the range at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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Obama’s gun control executive order directs Pentagon to make firearms safer, not more lethal

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Republican, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 12, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama finally invites Paul Ryan to White House

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event at the Knoxville School District Administration Office, Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, in Knoxville, Iowa. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

White House denies role in delaying release of Hillary Clinton emails

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan acknowledges that his approach, which will force more confrontations with the White House, is designed to show voters what's at stake in the presidential race. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan draws Obama into veto war to show voters what’s at stake in 2016

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on Michael Bloomberg's real identity as a Democrat by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

THOMAS DIBACCO: Michael Bloomberg more electable as a Democrat

By Thomas V. DiBacco

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's name has come up as a possible 2016 presidential contender — as a Democrat. (Associated Press)

Cash of the titans: Michael Bloomberg is worth $26 billion more than Donald Trump

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's name has come up as a possible 2016 presidential contender — as a Democrat. (Associated Press)

Michael Bloomberg bid gets mixed reaction from 2016 field

By Anjali Shastry - The Washington Times