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CURL: Is Obama really that stupid?

By Joseph Curl

Ralph Reed, founder of the Faith & Freedom Coalition, says his group's three-day "Road to Majority" conference beginning June 19 will feature a host of conservative luminaries as speakers. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: ‘From Benghazi to Bergdahzi’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during arrivals for the G-20 summit at the Konstantin Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Congress is stepping up pressure on the White House to confront Russia over allegations that it is cheating on a key nuclear arms treaty, a faceoff that could further strain U.S.-Moscow relations and dampen President Barack Obama's hopes to add deeper cuts in nuclear arsenals to his legacy. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Still no plans for Obama-Putin meeting this week, White House says

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem, Sunday, June 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty, Pool)

Israel ‘deeply disappointed’ at Obama’s embrace of Hamas-backed government

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE - In this April 3, 2014, file photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. arrives to make a statement after a closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters in Washington. The CIA does not give up its secrets easily. Under pressure from a Senate committee to declassify parts of a congressional report on harsh interrogations of suspected terrorists, the CIA is shadowed by its reluctance to open up about its operations and its past. The CIA officials who decide which secrets can be revealed have wrestled with Congress, archivists, journalists, former CIA employees and even a former CIA director. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File)

Dianne Feinstein: White House sorry for ‘oversight’ in Bergdahl deal

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Tom Cruise in the 1986 blockbuster movie Top Gun

Top Gun sequel: Russian jet, U.S. plane nearly collide in showdown over Pacific

By Bill Gertz - Washington Free Beacon

FILE - This May 8, 2014 file photo shows House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaking on Capitol Hill in Washington. To congressional Republicans, "Benghazi" is shorthand for incompetence and cover-up. Democrats hear it as the hollow sound of pointless investigations. It is, in fact, a Mediterranean port city in Libya that was the site of an attack on an American diplomatic compound on the 11th anniversary of 9/11 that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. That's nearly all that U.S. politicians can agree on about Benghazi. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama never consulted with Congress on Taliban prisoners: Boehner

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

Illustration on Obama's West Point address and foreign policy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

MAY: Obama’s pitiful performance at West Point

By Clifford D. May

Photo illustration with U.S. Army shows Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and a U.S. military sniper.

Pentagon knew Bergdahl’s whereabouts but didn’t risk rescue for ‘deserter’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Former National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice said the suggestion that she unmasked members of the Trump campaign or transition team for political purposes was "absolutely false," and she described her activities as routine. (Associated Press/File)

PRUDEN: Bowe Bergdahl, bad bargain

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Although the two foreign leaders are not expected to meet this week, President Obama departs Monday night on a four-day trip to Europe that is likely to reinforce his personal history of foreign-policy torment at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Associated Press Photographs)

‘Don’t do stupid stuff’ emerges as White House foreign policy doctrine

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 2, 2014. Carney was asked about the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan and a sweeping initiative by the Obama administration to curb pollutants blamed for global warming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House defends prisoner swap with Taliban

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

FILE - This Feb. 11, 2014 file photo shows President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive at the North Portico of the White House in Washington to greet French President François Hollande, who is arriving for a State Dinner. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

Michelle Obama’s fashions raise question: Who pays?

By Nancy Benac - Associated Press

Jani Bergdahl, left, and Bob Bergdahl, walk with President Barack Obama for a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Saturday, May 31, 2014 about the release of their son, U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Bergdahl, 28, had been held prisoner by the Taliban since June 30, 2009. He was handed over to U.S. special forces by the Taliban in exchange for the release of five Afghan detainees held by the United States. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

CURL: Calculating Obama plays politics with American soldier’s trade for terrorists

By Joseph Curl

How Obama’s power plant emission rules will work

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Dec. 8, 2010, shows a frame grab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to be Bowe Bergdahl, left. Saturday, May 31, 2014, U.S. officials say Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is in U.S. custody. The officials say his release was part of a negotiation that includes the release of five Afghan detainees held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (AP Photo/IntelCenter, File) MANDATORY CREDIT: INTELCENTER; NO SALES; EDS NOTE: &quot;INTELCENTER&quot; AT LEFT TOP CORNER ADDED BY SOURCE

US soldier freed from captivity in Afghanistan

By JULIE PACE and LOLITA C. BALDOR - Associated Press

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is seated before speaking at a meeting of the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, Friday, May 30, 2014, in Washington. The president said Friday that Shinseki is resigning amid widespread troubles with veterans' health care. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Analysis: Shinseki exit breaks Obama’s crisis mold

By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press

FILE - This June 25, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama wiping perspiration from his face as he speaks about climate change at Georgetown University in Washington. The Obama administration is poised to unveil first-ever rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from the power plants that dot the U.S. map. President Barack Obama says the rules are essential to curb climate change, but critics disagree. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama makes public health pitch for carbon rules

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

Sen. Ted Cruz addresses the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La., Saturday, May 31, 2014. Midterm election campaigns are in full swing, but several thousand Republicans gathering in Louisiana look toward a bigger prize. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

For GOP, which Reagan legacy is right for 2016?

By BILL BARROW - Associated Press