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Children participate in the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Porta-potty horror at White House Easter Egg Roll

By Andrea Noble - The Washington Times

Fox News, a trusted source among conservatives, is among the networks covering the State of the Union speech. (Associated Press)

70 broadcasters, hours of coverage: State of the Union address takes over networks

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014 file photo, Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. Away for more than half a month, President Barack Obama returns to the White House this weekend aiming to set the agenda for the new year solely on his terms. He’ll face newly emboldened Republicans who feel their victory in last year’s midterm elections give them a mandate to rein the president in. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Critic suggests White House cancel the State of the Union address - too ‘big, noisy, overhyped’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

"I'm the guy born with the glass half full, and I believe hope springs eternal," said House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican. "The American people want us to find a way to address their concerns. That was the big message out of the election. You hear it from our members on both sides of the Capitol. I'm hopeful the president heard the same message." (Associated Press)

Republicans doubt Obama willing to negotiate, brace for bitter confrontations

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney met with donors Friday, which was seen as a signal that he's ready to compete for the big donors and the key fundraisers who power the establishment wing of the GOP. (Associated Press)

Obama on possible Mitt Romney presidential run: ‘No comment’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 1, 2013, file photo, smoke rises from the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, a coal burning power plant in in Colstrip, Mont. State officials planned a public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, in Colstrip on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposal to cut greenhouse emissions. The town is home to one of the largest coal-fired power plants in the West, a 2,100-megawatt facility that churns out more greenhouse gases than any other source in Montana. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)

KEN BLACKWELL: The energy deniers

By Ken Blackwell

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office during the President's Daily Economic Briefing on July 30, 2009. (White House)

YouTube personalities will interview Obama after State of the Union

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican and chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Wednesday came out against President Obama's new paid family-leave policy, saying the cost was to high for businesses. (Associated Press)

Obama paid family-leave mandate runs into Republican opposition

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Mitt Romney, the former Republican presidential nominee, addresses a crowd of supporters while introducing New Hampshire Senate candidate Scott Brown at a farm in Stratham, N.H., in this July 2, 2014, file photo. Romney told a small group of Republican donors that he's eying a third run at the White House. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Inside the Beltway: Mitt Romney urged to speak the truth and ‘be the president now’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper appeared in front of reporters Dec. 7, 2011, to answer questions after meeting at the White House about border issues, including the Keystone oil pipeline project. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Canada disses Obama, postpones meeting with U.S. over Keystone pipeline: report

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Obama targets oil and gas industry, demands massive reduction in methane emissions

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

From Afghanistan and borderlands of Pakistan to Iraq and North Africa, radical Islamists eager to spread their strict interpretation of the Muslim faith and topple Western values have bombed, beheaded and slaughtered — undermining the White House narrative and raising questions about its strategy. (Associated Press)

Obama’s ‘lone wolf’ focus misguided as terrorist threat expands, critics say

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Il n'est pas Charlie. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

CHRISTINE O’DONNELL: When it comes to radical Islam, apologies are not enough

By Christine O’Donnell

"We do not take this action lightly, but there is simply no alternative," House Speaker John A. Boehner said from the well of the House. "This is not a dispute between parties, or even branches of government. The president's overreach is an affront to the rule of law and the Constitution itself." (Associated Press)

House votes to cancel Obama amnesties; bill faces veto threat

By Stephen Dinan and S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, takes questions from John Podesta, counselor to President Barack Obama, at the National Clean Energy Summit Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

John Podesta to join Hillary Clinton’s team, leave White House: report

By Staff

The Coast Guard has increased its patrols in response to a surge of Cubans trying to cross illegally to the U.S. Officials say many of the boats were put together hastily, making the perilous journey even more dangerous. (Associated Press)

Obama Cuba deal sparks surge in immigration attempts, Coast Guard records show

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Illustration on Obama's attitude towards Islamist terror by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

DONALD LAMBRO: Obama in denial about terror threat

By Donald Lambro

Smoke fills a Washington Metro system subway car near the L'Enfant Plaza station in Washington, Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. The transit network in the nation's capital remained hobbled Tuesday morning after an electrical malfunction that filled the busy subway station with smoke, killing one woman and sending dozens of people to hospitals. (AP Photo/Andrew Litwin)

White House: No evidence of terrorism in D.C. Metro train death

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Rep. Randy Weber, Texas Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Randy Weber tweets Hitler reference to slam Obama’s no-show at Paris march

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times