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President Obama signals quiet during a speaking appearance.

‘Abortion’ absent from White House Roe v. Wade statement

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

President Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a European trip scheduled for March. The White House says Mr. Obama "looks forward to discussing with Pope Francis their shared commitment to fighting poverty and growing inequality" during their March 27 meeting. (Associated Press)

Obama to meet with Pope Francis, a pontiff that even Democrats can embrace

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Pope Francis waves as he leaves after an audience with RAI Italian state TV personnel in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Obama, Pope Francis to meet in March

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Obama, Putin discuss Sochi security, Syria talks

Associated Press

President Obama attends a news conference in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Aug. 9, 2013. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

ISTOOK: Obama’s White House drug experts contradict his marijuana claims

By Ernest Istook

President Barack Obama and his daughter Sasha, right, make burritos at DC Central Kitchen as part of a service project in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20, 2014, in Washington. Also helping were first lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama celebrates MLK holiday, visits soup kitchen

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

** FILE ** Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2013, before the House Budget Committee hearing on President Obama's fiscal 2014 federal budget. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Congress inaction could cost U.S. clout at IMF

By Patrice Hill - The Washington Times

Rep. Louie Gohmert, Texas Republican (Associated Press)

Texas Rep. Gohmert: Tea party has to fight back against GOP

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sits at the 27th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

White House: Despite easing $6 billion in sanctions, Iran not ‘open for business’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about Syria on Sept. 9, 2013, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House Complex in Washington, during a the White House Forum to Combat Wildlife Trafficking. Clinton said any move by Syria to surrender its chemical weapons to international control would be an "important step." (Associated Press)

CURL: The drip, drip, drip of Benghazi

By Joseph Curl

** FILE ** The Senate report on the Sept. 11, 2012, attack in Benghazi, Libya, containing newly declassified intelligence data, coincided with the release of once-secret transcripts from the House Armed Services Committee on what the military thought and did that day. (Associated Press)

NY TIMES WRONG: Jihadists from at least four Al Qaeda groups in on Benghazi attack

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2014 file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. Michelle Obama turned 50 on Friday and promptly showed off her AARP card. It was probably a good way to spend the birthday, laying low and resting up for a big birthday dance party the president has been planning for Saturday night at the White House. The White House isn't releasing any party details but word did leak out that guests have been told to come prepared to dance. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

First lady celebrates turning 50 at Saturday party

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

First lady Michelle Obama speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014 . Michelle Obama is celebrating her 50th birthday Friday. The first lady was spending the day out of sight, with no scheduled public appearances after back-to-back events at the White House this week. A big birthday bash is on tap for Saturday night at the White House. President Barack Obama has been involved in planning it. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Michelle Obama turns 50, shows off AARP card

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates signs copies of his new book: "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary of War," during a book signing at the Pentagon, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Gates opposes Hill drive for new Iran sanctions

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Obama speaks at Justice Department headquarters in D.C. on Friday.

Obama calls for immediate checks, long-term changes to NSA snooping

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks about National Security Agency (NSA)surveillance, Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, at the Justice Department in Washington.Seeking to calm a furor over U.S. surveillance, the president called for ending the government's control of phone data from -hundreds of millions of Americans and immediately ordered intelligence agencies to get a secretive court's permission before accessing the records. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama tightens reins on surveillance programs

By JULIE PACE - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 19, 2010 file photo, First lady Michelle Obama sits down to eat with students during a visit to New Hampshire Elementary School with Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala, in Silver Spring, MD. The nation’s first lady turns 50 on Friday and, by her own account, feels more relaxed now that President Barack Obama’s days as a candidate for elected office are over. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

First lady won’t rule out plastic surgery, Botox

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2013 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during an end-of-the year news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington. Obama is expected to endorse changes to the way the government collects millions of Americans’ phone records for possible future surveillance, but leave many of the specific reforms for Congress to sort out, according to three U.S. officials familiar with the White House intelligence review. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Obama’s NSA announcements just the starting point

By STEPHEN BRAUN and JULIE PACE - Associated Press