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INSIDE THE BELTWAY: Jeb Bush adds an exclamation point to punctuate his bid for presidency

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson waits to speaks about the agency's budget and cybersecurity at the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee session during the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

White House pushes ‘30-day Cybersecurity Sprint’ after massive breaches linked to China

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks in Washington on June 9, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House spins trade defeat as ‘good sign’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, right, is greeted by Republican presidential candidate Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., before speaking at a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Saturday, June 6, 2015, in Boone, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa straw poll cancelled by Republicans amid waning interest from candidates

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and House Minority Assistant Leader James Clyburn of S.C., 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/Carolyn Kaster)

Democrats kill Obama’s trade push

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Houston on June 4, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

White House not seeking Hillary Clinton’s help on trade

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham will take a break from the campaign trail Thursday and to the U.S. Capitol to formally introduce the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act before the U.S. Senate. (Associated press)

White House mocks Lindsey Graham — ‘hard to imagine a Graham White House’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this June 9, 2015, photo, first lady Michelle Obama delivers the commencement address during graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2015 at Dr. Martin Luther King College Preparatory High School held on the campus of Chicago State University in Chicago. She’s a wife, mother and lawyer, an advocate for children and military families, and first lady of the United States. Now Obama has added a new gig: magazine editor. The first lady is &quot;guest editor&quot; of the July-August issue of More, which bills itself as the magazine for &quot;women of style and substance.&quot; (AP Photo/Christian K Lee)

Michelle Obama is now a magazine editor, too

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Barack Obama speaks to the Catholic Hospital Association Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

White House makes last-ditch push on trade bill

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 11, 2015. House Republican leaders are preparing a two-day debate and showdown vote Friday on President Barack Obama's trade agenda, despite heavy Democratic opposition.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House clears first trade bill, setting stage for Friday showdown

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Committee on Ways and Means Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., presides over his committee's hearing on President Barack Obama's health care law implementation and the Health and Human Service's Department fiscal 2016 Budget request, Wednesday, June 10, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. At right Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

GOP leaders move to cut immigration out of trade talks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Iraqi army soldiers celebrate during a training mission outside Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Islamic State extremists unleashed a wave of suicide attacks targeting the Iraqi army in western Anbar province, killing at least 17 troops in a major blow to government efforts to dislodge the militants from the sprawling Sunni heartland, an Iraqi military spokesman said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Obama sending hundreds of troops to Iraq to train nation’s military

By Dave Boyer and Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 11, 2015 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden listens as President Barack Obama speaks about the Islamic State group, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. Biden faces the daunting decision of how and when to re-enter public life after burying his 46-year-old son. On Wednesday, Biden returns to Washington for lunch with the president and a meeting with the Ukrainian leader, but he'll head straight back to Wilmington, evoking memories of the nightly trips home that Biden took after he lost his first child decades ago at the start of his political career. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

ERNEST ISTOOK: Obama White House’s lack of transparency

By Ernest Istook

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has not said whether she supports the decision of her former boss, President Obama, to send more U.S. military troops to train and advise Iraqi soldiers. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton silent on Iraq troops; Obama ties conflict with Islamic State fight

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is expected to discuss island-building with People's Liberation Army Gen. Fan Changlong during a meeting Thursday. (Associated Press)

Inside the Ring: Ashton Carter’s China remarks signal Obama policy shift

By Bill Gertz

FILE - In this May 27, 2015 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden laughs as he is asked a question during his speech about the conflict in Ukraine at the Brookings Institute in Washington. Biden faces the daunting decision of how and when to re-enter public life after burying his 46-year-old son. On Wednesday, Biden returns to Washington for lunch with the president and a meeting with the Ukrainian leader, but he'll head straight back to Wilmington, evoking memories of the nightly trips home that Biden took after he lost his first child decades ago at the start of his political career. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Joe Biden returns to work in Washington

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands following the conclusion of their joint news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) ** FILE **

Obama to host China’s Xi Jinping despite cyberattacks

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Daily Briefing June 10, 2015

Exclusive Washington Times Daily Briefing (June 10, 2015)

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Earnest discussed the training of Iraqi security forces, and President Barack Obama's interactions with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the G-7 Summit and the other topics. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House briefing room evacuated for bomb threat

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Hillary Rodham Clinton's comparing Russian's Vladimir Putin to Hitler worries both GOP and Democrat critics. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton’s hawkish position on Russia troubling to right and left

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times