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Tourists take a camera phone photograph of themselves along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House in Washington, D.C., in this Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, file photo. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

White House drops photo, social media ban during public tours

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Gov. Chris Christie revs up his "Tell It Like It Is" campaign tour; his bid for the White House gets underway Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Chris Christie announces 2016 presidential run, vows to bring leadership to Washington

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff watches as Vice President Joe Biden puts his glass on a table after a toast during a luncheon in her honor, Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

2 years after spying flap, U.S., Brazil seek to turn the page

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

President Obama insisted again Tuesday that he was not wedded to an agreement at any cost and threatened outright to "walk away" if Iran reneges on the parameters of an April interim agreement in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the so-called P5+1 negotiating group that also comprises Britain, France, China, Russia and Germany. (Associated Press)

Obama threatens to ‘walk away’ from Iran nuclear deal as deadline passes

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama at the White House. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

AFTER HIGH COURT RULINGS, OBAMA TAKES A VICTORY LAP

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 3, 2015 file photo, President Barack Obama walks through a solar array at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, to speak about clean energy. The growth of renewable energy outpaced that of fossil fuels in the electricity sector last year, with a record 135 gigawatts of capacity added from wind, solar, hydropower and other natural sources, a new study shows. The annual report released early Thursday, June 18, 2015 in Europe by Paris-based REN21, a non-profit group that promotes renewable energy, underscored how China, the world&#8217;s top consumer of coal, has become a global leader in clean energy, too. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Obama vows U.S. will triple renewable energy by 2030

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama at the White House. (AP Photo) ** FILE **

Obama: Greek crisis not a major concern to U.S.

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Anxious Greeks lined up at ATMs on Monday as they gradually began dispensing cash again on the first day of capital controls imposed in a dramatic twist in Greece's financial saga. Banks will remain shut until next Monday, and a daily limit of $67 has been placed on cash withdrawals from ATMs. (Associated Press)

Obama stumped as Puerto Rico, Greece debt crises roil global markets

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Gov. Chris Christie revs up his "Tell It Like It Is" campaign tour; his bid for the White House gets underway Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Chris Christie hits the accelerator, launches presidential campaign

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Obama took Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (second from right) on a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington. Ms. Rousseff's trip is also taking place as the world's seventh-largest economy is falling into recession, struggling to balance its national budget and desperately seeking foreign investment. (Associated Press)

Dilma Rousseff puts spying spat aside, seeks economic aid for Brazil on U.S. visit

By Denise Chrispim Marin - Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during a plenary session of an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 19, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin calls Obama; two discuss Islamic State, Ukraine

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama's proposal aims to narrow a loophole that the president has long said is exploited by some employers to avoid paying overtime. (Associated Press)

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama’s contracting economy

By Donald Lambro

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act hold up signs as the opinion for health care is reported outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday June 25, 2015. The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans. The justices said in a 6-3 ruling that the subsidies that 8.7 million people currently receive to make insurance affordable do not depend on where they live, under the 2010 health care law. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama takes victory lap on health care, trade

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 15, 2015, during a White House mentorship and leadership graduation ceremony. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Jennicet Gutierrez, transgender immigrant heckler, says she couldn’t tolerate Obama’s hypocrisy

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

French President Francois Hollande speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels in this June 22, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Amid claims of NSA spying, Obama tries to put out fire with France’s Francois Hollande

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this Monday, June 16, 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group slogans as they wave the group's flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/File)

Inside the Beltway: Rep. Mike McCaul’s ‘Terror Threat Snapshot’ offers a reality check

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest pauses while answering a question about trade legislation during the daily press briefing, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

WH spokesman among millions of fed workers hacked

By Joseph Curl - The Washington Times

In this April 23, 2015, file photo, President Obama pauses while speaking in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, where he took full responsibility for deaths of American, Italian hostages, and expressed apologies. The accidental killing of two hostages in a U.S. counterterrorism operation against al Qaeda has raised pressure on the White House to revise the nation’s oft-criticized strategy for dealing with abducted Americans. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Duncan Hunter criticizes Obama’s proposed change in hostage policy

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Monday, June 22, 2015. Earnest discussed President Barack Obama's podcast interview with comedian Marc Maron and other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Judy Mozes slammed by White House for calling Obama ‘black and weak’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times