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President Obama and former President Bill Clinton mark the 20th anniversary of AmeriCorps, which promotes volunteerism and community service, on the South Lawn at the White House in Washington on Sept. 12, 2014. (Associated Press)

Obama to reverse Bill Clinton gun control strategy, increase number of licensed dealers

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sept. 30, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House on defense as furor grows over Israeli spying report

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama, accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

White House supports settlement between Japan, South Korea over ‘comfort women’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

British Prime Minister David Cameron said the Muslim Brotherhood "promotes values which appear intolerant of equality and freedom of faith and belief" and that major findings will help his government set policy, such as whether to ban the group. (Associated Press)

Muslim Brotherhood report by Britain contradicts U.S. views

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Secret Service police stand guard outside the White House after a man was caught jumping the fence as President Barack Obama and his family ate Thanksgiving dinner, on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ** FILE **

Secret Service didn’t review response to 2011 White House shooting, spent $17M on upgrades: report

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Last week, Mr. Obama commuted the sentences of 95 people and pardoned two others. Nearly all of the offenders were convicted of drug-related offenses — mostly for charges related to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. (Associated Press)

Obama blasted by prosecutors group for releasing drug dealers

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks at the National Counterterrorism Center in McLean, Va., on Dec. 17, 2015. Joining him are (from left) Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State John Kerry, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, and FBI Director James Comey. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Obama action on guns likely after holidays, White House says

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Nearly all of the priorities cited by the White House were accomplished through executive action, or involved treaty-like agreements that President Obama purposely crafted to avoid the need for congressional approval. (Associated Press)

Obama won all year long over GOP, White House crows

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and President Obama have not given up the fight for stricter gun control laws, but many Democrats in Congress are wishing the president would relent, having concluded that the issue is an electoral loser for them. (Associated Press)

Obama, Bloomberg discuss gun control at White House

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said that while the GOP may not get everything it wants in ongoing budget negotiations to keep the government open, he remains hopeful that the U.S. oil export ban, long on the Republican priority list, can be lifted. (Associated Press)

Congress closes in on budget deal to fund government

By Anjali Shastry and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

JASON PYE: The Democrats’ socialism problem

By Jason Pye

President Barack Obama walks with Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford Jr., his nominee to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Obama chose the widely respected, combat-hardened commander who led the Afghanistan war coalition during a key transitional period during 2013-2014 to succeed Army Gen. Martin Dempsey. Walking behind them is Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: U.S. attacking Islamic State ‘harder than ever’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

"I want to make clear that any transfer from Guantanamo will be undertaken after consultation with Congress and pursuant to all legal requirements for transfers, including those spelled out in the FY2012 [National] Defense Authorization Act," then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wrote to Congress in November 2011. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton misled Congress on Bowe Bergdahl swap with Taliban

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump smiles as he has his photograph taken with supporters after being endorsed at a regional police union meeting in Portsmouth, N.H., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

EDITORIAL: No room for reason at the White House

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

White House, Koch brothers’ lawyer agree on criminal justice reform bill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Guantanamo detainee Obama released appears in al Qaeda terrorist video

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, during an event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment that abolished slavery. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama ignoring Iran’s missile tests, senators claim

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump asks N.H. House Rep. Claire Rouillard, left, to confirm that his hair is real during a rally at Manchester Community College in Manchester, N.H., on Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Trump announced his candidacy for President yesterday. (Elizabeth Frantz/Concord Monitor via AP)

White House blasts ‘fake hair’ Trump: Anti-Muslim proposal disqualifies him from presidency

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama was criticized for standing behind a podium instead of being seated behind the Resolute desk while addressing the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama speech criticized as weak; terrorism war strategy changes urged

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This undated combination of photos provided by the FBI, left, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook. The husband and wife died in a fierce gunbattle with authorities several hours after their commando-style assault on a gathering of Farook's colleagues from San Bernardino, Calif., County's health department Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (FBI, left, and California Department of Motor Vehicles via AP)

FBI to Obama: Calif. killers ‘likely radicalized’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times