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President Barack Obama, center, speaks during his meeting with elected officials, law enforcement officials and community and faith leaders in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. Obama said that in the wake of the shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old man in Ferguson, Missouri, he wants to make sure to build better trust between police and the communities they serve.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ferguson police weren’t invited by Obama to White House meeting on policing issues

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The White House offered praise of Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter Monday, but would not confirm rumors that he is the front-runner to replace his boss, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The Senate confirmed him for his previous Pentagon post by unanimous consent. (Associated Press)

Ashton Carter rumored front-runner for Defense Secretary

By Jim McElhatton and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama to host new governors at White House Friday

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2009 file photo taken with a night vision scope, U.S. Special Operations forces search a home during a joint operation with Afghan National Army soldiers targeting insurgents operating in Afghanistan's Farah province. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered a top-to-bottom review of the practices of the country&#8217;s defense forces, including discussing a possible resumption of controversial night raids banned by his predecessor, the Associated Press has learned. The move appears aimed at revamping the military for the fight against the Taliban amid new indications that U.S. and international forces will play a greater role than initially envisaged. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

White House says Congress ‘micromanaging’ the military

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration on Democrats' difficulties with Obama by Mark Weber/Tribune Content Agency

DONALD LAMBRO: Charles Schumer reveals Democrat infighting from Obamacare to midterm elections

By Donald Lambro

Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Feb. 12, 2013, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Ashton Carter required ethics waiver to join Obama administration

By Jim McElhatton - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014 in Bethesda, Md. Obama visited NIH to highlight advances in research for an Ebola vaccine and push Congress to approve his request for $6.2 billion to fight the disease and prevent its spread in the U.S. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama presses Congress to approve Ebola funding request

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The campus and foothills are seen in the background during a news conference at the University of Colorado's football stadium in Boulder, Colorado. (Associated Press)

Men invoking anti-discrimination Title IX to fight sex assault charges

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2013 file photo, Ashton Carter testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. People familiar with the decision-making process say President Barack Obama’s shortlist for Defense Secretary includes Carter, the former deputy defense secretary who left the administration in late 2013, and Robert Work, who currently holds the No. 2 job at the Pentagon. The president has also been considering Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who previously served as the Pentagon’s top lawyer, though some administration officials are concerned about leaving a vacancy at DHS just as the agency starts implementing Obama’s immigration executive actions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama faces shrinking pool of Pentagon contenders

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

Police arrest protester Derrick Robinson, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in St. Louis. Protesters and police clashed following an NFL football game between the St. Louis Rams and the Oakland Raiders as protests continued following a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of Michael Brown. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Laurie Skrivan)

Obama calls for police body cameras, curbs on military equipment

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listens before delivering keynote remarks at the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves summit, Friday Nov. 21, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Doug Schoen, pollster: Hillary Clinton is a long shot for president

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Al Sharpton (Associated Press)

WESLEY PRUDEN: In Ferguson, Al Sharpton, money not answers to ‘problem’

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during his daily news briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, where he spoke about the president's schedule and answering questions on topics including Ferguson and the economy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama would veto effort to block immigration action: White House

By Stephen Dinan and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama will hold White House meetings to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. (Associated Press)

Obama to hold meetings on post-Ferguson policing

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A White House official said Sunday night that President Obama will hold three meetings Monday focusing on police tactics in minority communities as protests persist over a grand jury's refusal to indict a white police officer for the shooting death of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri. (Associated Press)

Obama enters Ferguson fray, plans meetings on police tactics in minority communities

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

**FILE** President Barack Obama (Associated Press)

CEO Obamacare supporters livid over ‘shocking’ EEOC lawsuits

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

This Nov. 24, 2014, file photo shows President Barack Obama, left, looking to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, right, as he talks about his resignation during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

For Obama and the Pentagon, an uneasy relationship

By JULIE PACE and ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

President Barack Obama reads a document while en route to Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pa., Oct. 11, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

IRS accused of sharing 2,500 private taxpayer documents with White House

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

President Obama this month rallied environmentalists by reaching a deal with China to curb carbon emissions, but it could be reversed easily by his successor. (Associated Press)

Obama’s bold climate change policies may end with his term

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton laughs at a remark by Vice President Joe Biden as they wait for the start of a press statement by President Barack Obama and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office Aug. 18, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) ** FILE **

Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton split from Obama as presidential campaign nears

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times