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MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, a key architect of Obamacare, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, before the House Oversight Committee health care hearing. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

White House brushes off revelations about Jonathan Gruber’s role in crafting Obamacare

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this July 27, 2004, file photo, outgoing White House chef Walter Scheib greets chefs from around the world at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md. (AP Photo/Matt Houston, Files)

Walter Scheib, ex-White House chef, found dead in New Mexico

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama waves to members of the media as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 6, 2015, to head to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., on his way to Germany to attend the G-7 summit. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Climate change, doubt of Obama risk trade deal

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

In an interview on comedian Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast, President Obama spoke frankly about race and gun violence. His comments came just days after a white gunman was charged with shooting and killing nine black churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. (White House photograph)

Obama drops N-word to make case U.S. not cured of racism

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, right, is presented with the USC Shoah Foundation's Ambassador for Humanity Award by movie director Steven Spielberg, left, at the USC Shoah Foundation’s 20th anniversary Ambassadors for Humanity gala in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Obama dines with Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg in Hollywood

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this June 4, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House votes to repeal medical device tax

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: John Bolton campaigns to stop Hillary Clinton’s White House ambitions

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., left, and Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, stand together Feb, 13, 2015, at a ceremony before the signing of the bill authorizing expansion of the Keystone XL pipeline, at the Capitol in Washington. (Associated Press) **FILE**

GOP leaders vow to resurrect Obama trade deal

By Dave Boyer and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Katherine Archuleta testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, before the before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on the OPM data breach. In the cyberattack targeting federal personnel records, hackers are believed to have obtained the Social Security numbers, birth dates, job actions and other private information on every federal employee and millions of former employees and contractors. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Obama still backs OPM Director Katherine Archuleta despite data breach

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A congressional aide said the legislation is aimed to thwart U.S. spy agencies from giving secrets to an investigation of NSA activities by a German parliamentary committee. The panel was formed after spying disclosures from renegade NSA contractor Edward Snowden. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Congress seeks to block intel from German NSA probe

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Michael Loftus interviews “White House Head of Security Joseph Clancy”

Syrian President Bashar Assad gestures during an interview with the BBC, in Damascus, Syria, in this Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2015, file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA. (AP Photo/SANA, File)

Bashar Assad steps up chemical attacks despite Obama pledge he rid Syria of weapons

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015, during the G-7 summit. (Michael Kappeler/Pool Photo via AP)

Inside the Ring: Congress seeks to block U.S. intel from German NSA probe

By Bill Gertz

President Obama has pledged to close the detention facility for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama’s Guantanamo transfer power for detainees rejected by House Republicans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. leave meeting with House Democrats on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 12, 2015. The president made an 11th-hour appeal to dubious Democrats on Friday in a tense run-up to a House showdown on legislation to strengthen his hand in global trade talks (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House gives Obama trade vote do-over

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division with a K-9 walks along the perimeter fence along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House in Washington, Sept. 22, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Omar Gonzalez, White House fence jumper, sentenced to 17 months in prison

By Maggie Ybarra - The Washington Times

The Obama administration's posture is to avoid publicly criticizing Nouri al-Maliki's influence — mostly because he may re-emerge as the most powerful Shiite candidate when Iraqis return to the polls in 2018. Speaking out against Mr. al-Maliki may make future relations more difficult. (Associated Press)

Nouri al-Maliki undermines U.S. interests in Iraq, plots return to power

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he takes the stage as he formally announced he is joining the race for president with a speech, Monday, June 15, 2015, at Miami Dade College in Miami. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Jeb Bush announces bid for 2016 GOP presidential nomination

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Speaker John A. Boehner and other House Republican leaders have opened the door for a re-vote on fast-track trade legislation that Democrats defeated last week, but President Obama will need to flip dozens of votes. Instead of working on a solution, however, Mr. Obama spent Saturday playing golf and hosting a private concert. (Associated Press)

Democrat trade deal votes elude Obama as House Republicans plan rescue

By Dave Boyer and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 8, 2015, file photo, Prince presents the award for album of the year at the 57th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)

Prince plays White House gig for Obamas, guests

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times