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** FILE ** Vice President Joe Biden, flanked by the president of the National Association of Police Organizations and Boston police officer, Thomas Nee, left, and president of the Police Executive Research Forum and Major Cities Chiefs Association and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, right, speaks during a meeting at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex, Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, in Washington. Biden is leading a task force that will look at ways of reducing gun violence. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Biden to meet with gun-safety, victims groups

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

**FILE** Piers Morgan, host of CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight," leaves the CNN building in Los Angeles on Dec. 20, 2011. (Associated Press)

Inside the Beltway: Piers Morgan can stay

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Vice President Joseph R. Biden listens as President Obama announces his assignment to head a task force to look into the causes of gun violence. Mr. Biden is to consult Cabinet officials and outside groups and submit proposals to the president by the end of January. (Associated Press)

MILLER: White House goes after guns

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Chuck Hagel

TAUBE: Hagel a poor pick for Pentagon chief

By Michael Taube

** FILE ** Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, announced Tuesday they are launching the Americans for Responsible Solutions PAC, an advocacy group to fight gun violence. (Associated Press)

Tide shifting on pro-gun beliefs

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

McChrystal calls for enduring Afghan force

By KIMBERLY DOZIER - Associated Press

Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta (center) greets acting CIA Director Michael J. Morell after attending a news conference at the White House on Monday, at which President Obama announced that he is nominating his deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism and John O. Brennan (left) as the CIA chief. (Associated Press)

Nominations pick fight with GOP

By Dave Boyer and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

President Obama at the White House on Monday formally announced he is nominating John O. Brennan (right) to be director of the CIA and Chuck Hagel to be secretary of defense. Mr. Brennan has served as Mr. Obama’s chief counterterrorism adviser, while Mr. Hagel is a former U.S. senator from Nebraska. (Associated Press)

Bipartisan blows stand  between Brennan and  post at helm of CIA

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

**FILE** John Brennan, deputy national security adviser for homeland security and counterterrorism, briefs reporters at the White House in Washington on Oct. 29, 2010. (Associated Press)

Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

The Capitol dome is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)

Once again, fights on spending, taxes and debt dominate the debate

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

**FILE** President Obama talks with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson on Jan. 10, 2012, at EPA headquarters. (Associated Press)

Lawmakers seek leverage on Obama energy push

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

**FILE** Former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords blows a kiss Sept. 6, 2012, after reciting the Pledge of Allegiance at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. (Associated Press)

Inside Politics: Giffords interview to air on shooting anniversary

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

** FILE ** This July 23, 2010, file photo shows Gen. Stanley McChrystal reviewing troops for the last time as he is honored at a retirement ceremony at Fort McNair in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

McChrystal takes blame for Rolling Stone article

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Benghazi inaction callous, calculated

The Washington Times

President Obama salutes as he deplanes from Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The president is back in Hawaii for vacation after a tense, end-of-the-new-year standoff with Congress over the "fiscal cliff." (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Republicans question Obama’s use of autopen to sign ‘cliff’ bill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Rep. Howard "Buck" McKeon, California Republican. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Inside the Ring: No fix for defense cuts

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Illustration American Energy by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

MEANS: Obama needs to prove he’s serious about energy independence

By Grady Means

Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer was outspoken over the deal’s limits and called it “incomprehensible” that spending cuts will be on the table again in two months. (Associated Press)

Obama displeases both sides

By Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (right), Kentucky Republican, returns to his office after a vote on the "fiscal cliff" deal on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Senate votes to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’

By Stephen Dinan and Sean Lengell - The Washington Times