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President Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, that he will nominate Mary Joe White (right) to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and will renominate Richard Cordray (left) to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a position he has held for the past year under a recess appointment. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Ruling puts presidential power at risk

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** Then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill on Jan. 23, 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

CURL: The terrifying mindset of Secretary Clinton

By Joseph Curl

The National Chicken Council reveals that there are "no extreme left wings or extreme right wings" when it comes to chicken wings. (Image from the National Chicken Council)

Inside the Beltway: Jindal emerges with messages to GOP

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

**FILE** This photo from March 6, 2011, shows then-Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough speaking in Sterling, Va. He is now the White House Chief of Staff. (Associated Press)

Obama taps McDonough as chief of staff

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Illustration Fiscal Cliff by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: Making budget risk personal

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

**FILE** Richard Cordray stands left as President Obama announces in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 24, 2013, that he will re-nominate Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a role that he has held for the last year under a recess appointment, and nominate Mary Joe White to lead the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC). (Associated Press

Obama recess appointments unconstitutional

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

North Korea's Unha-3 rocket lifts off from the Sohae launching station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, in this image made on Dec. 12, 2012, from video. (Associated Press/KRT via AP Video) ** FILE **

Kim threat shows no change in North Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

President Obama (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama short of judges for his liberal agenda

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

PRUDEN: Hillary Clinton’s last hurrah? A lasting image while explaining Benghazi

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

White House press secretary Jay Carney refused Wednesday to say whether President Obama would expend political capital to back climate-change legislation, despite Mr. Obama's remarks on the topic in his inaugural speech. (Associated Press)

Obama won’t propose carbon tax

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

**FILE** Marine Gen. John R. Allen speaks at the Pentagon on May 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

White House pushes forward with Gen. Allen’s nomination

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Pro-life activists rally outside the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Two sides of Roe: Activists weigh in on ruling’s past, present, future

By Cheryl Wetzstein - The Washington Times

In his confirmation hearing, Sen. John F. Kerry is unlikely to stray from his record favoring debate and analysis before committing to military action. (Associated Press)

Kerry: A State nominee skeptical about overseas activism

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, walks to his ceremonial office off the House floor to greet new members of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. (Associated Press)

Tying members’ pay to debt limit legal, GOP says

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

** FILE ** First lady Michelle Obama was at her husband's side as he took the oath of office, holding the Bible as he pledged to protect and defend the Constitution. (Associated Press)

A ‘limitless’ vision: Obama lays out liberal agenda for second term

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

The 57th presidential inaugural parade rolls down Pennsylvania Avenue. The first couple delight many of the thousands in attendance by emerging from their car to walk the route for portions of the parade. Metro officials revealed that as of 4 p.m., the D.C. transit system had carried 538,000 riders — two-thirds of the ridership in the same period on the day of Mr. Obama's 2009 inauguration. (Associated Press)

TWT chronicles Obama’s big day

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

President Obama is officially sworn in by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in the Blue Room of the White House during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Inauguration 2013: Obama faces a daunting 4 years as he takes the reins for second term

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Chefs hail first foodies with inauguration salute

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

Michelle Obama wears bangs, Krakoff to swearing-in

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

** FILE ** Members of a Yakima, Wash., weapons seller carry firearms to a Second Amendment rally near the state Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013. (Seattle Times via Associated Press)

Senators say Obama’s proposal for gun control has little support

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times