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Alejandro Mayorkas, President Obama's choice for deputy secretary of the Homeland Security Department, is facing questions about statements he's made that are seen as misleading or untrue. No vote to confirm him is set. (associated press)

Homeland security pick’s remarks questioned

By Jeffrey Anderson and Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat (Associated Press)

Under pressure, 10 Senate Democrats push for Obamacare extension

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Alfred E. Neuman. (Associated Press)

PRUDEN: Putting the shutdown in the shade

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

Richard Durbin (Associated Press)

White House takes blame for Durbin’s ‘miscommunication’

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A protester yells as she joins about 250 people as they march to the U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement office with a goal of stopping future deportations on Monday Oct. 14, 2013, in Phoenix. The protesters chanted "no more deportations" and "shut down ICE." (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Immigration advocates grow impatient with Obama to take action

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The annual OSS Society Awards Dinner on Saturday will honor Admiral William H. McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command. (U.S. Navy)

Inside the Beltway: Rarefied revels of OSS

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande are among the U.S. allies who are upset at revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency was engaging in eavesdropping in their countries. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was so upset, she refused to attend a U.S. state dinner. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

NSA spying sours relations with Germany, Brazil

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney smiles as he arrives for the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, after senators reached a bipartisan deal to avoid default and reopen the government. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Under fire, White House to push back Obamacare penalties

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

FILE - The March 5, 2013 file photo shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel presenting a tap-proof mobile phone of Blackberry at a booth of Secusmart during the opening round tour of the world's largest computer expo CeBIT in Hannover. German Chancellor Angela Merkel complained to President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 after learning that U.S. intelligence may have targeted her mobile phone, and said that would be &#8220;a serious breach of trust&#8221; if confirmed, her government said. (AP Photo/dpa, Julian Stratenschulte)

White House: We’re not spying on Merkel

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Sen. Richard J. Durbin, Illinois Democrat (Associated Press)

He said what? White House refutes Durbin claim of incendiary GOP comment

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

White house staffer Jofi Joseph fired for tweets.

Obama aide fired for Twitter account used to bash White House, Republicans

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama talks on the phone in the Oval Office, Sept. 27, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

For Obama, it seems the buck doesn’t stop at the Oval Office

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

ROD LAMKEY JR./THE WASHINGTON TIMES
C. Boyden Gray, former special envoy for EU affairs, tells The Washington Times on Thursday that the European Union is "trying to get the world to dance to their tune."

GRAY: EPA’s misguided approach hurts coal’s promising future

By C. Boyden Gray

Obama likely to deny Pakistani request to stop drone strikes

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Parkland Memorial Hospital financial counselor Kaneaka Guidry, back left, helps Cathleen and Jerry Brown sign up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act while Vyncent Bosh, front left, receives help from Tiffany Ruiz, Parkland Memorial Hospital financial counselor, front right, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2013, in Dallas. (AP Photo/The Dallas Morning News, Ron Baselice)

White House won’t rule out delay of Obamacare; buyers wait for website fix

By Ben Wolfgang and Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

"If U.S. bond holders decided that they wanted to be repaid rather than continuing to roll over their Treasury investments," the United States could be forced into default within days, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew told Congress last week. (Associated Press)

LAMBRO: Obama’s health care troubleshooter: Pinocchio

By Donald Lambro

BOOK REVIEW: ‘What Jefferson Read, Ike Watched, and Obama Tweeted’

By John R. Coyne Jr. - Special to The Washington Times

The choice of Jeff Zients to oversee fixes to the HealthCare.gov website is seen as a sign that President Obama is losing confidence in Health and Human Services' Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' ability to fix the website after its error-filled debut. (Associated Press)

Obama chooses ex-budget chief Zients to oversee HealthCare.gov repairs

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

President Barack Obama, standing with supporters of his health care law, speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, on the initial rollout of the health care overhaul. Obama acknowledged that the widespread problems with his health care law's rollout are unacceptable, as the administration scrambles to fix the cascade of computer issues. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Obama frustrated, vows HealthCare.gov fix

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

** FILE ** President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama chat with Oprah Winfrey during a taping of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” in Chicago on April 27, 2011. (Associated Press)

Oprah Winfrey gave ‘unequivocal no’ to selling Obamacare: report

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times