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**FILE** President Obama speaks April 30, 2012, in Washington. (Associated Press)

Obama raises legal eyebrows with executive privilege claim

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration: Constitution and trials by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Holder’s contempt and Obama’s privilege

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

**FILE** Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.

Broken campaign promise: Feds fail to meet Obama goal to cut Web waste

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama eats lunch with winners of "Lunch with Barack," at the Lincoln Restaurant in Washington last week. Rewards for loyalty to a campaign can be as simple as a T-shirt or as special as preferential seating at a rally. "I would call this the swag factor," said Chas Mastin, who worked on a way to track supporter activity. (Associated Press)

Campaign recruiters buying into ‘swag factor’

By Brian Bakst - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama talks June 8, 2012, about the economy at the White House. (Associated Press)

Obama threatens veto of GOP energy bill

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Illustration: Tax burden by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

MILLER: Relief from Taxmageddon

By Emily Miller - The Washington Times

Illustration by Nancy Ohanian

FEERE: Obama’s amnesty Dream

By Jon Feere

Illustration: Immigration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

EDITORIAL: Obama’s do-nothing power grab

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Illustration Government Wrench by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

COBURN: Obama is not doing fine

By Sen. Tom Coburn

** FILE ** President Obama is introduced by White House Senior Adviser David Plouffe before the president speaks at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington on Wednesday, March 16, 2011. (AP Photo)

Plouffe won’t say if Obama will take part in leaks probe

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

President Obama responds on Friday, June 15, 2012, during a statement in the Rose Garden of the White House when he is interrupted while announcing that his administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and have since led law-abiding lives. (Associated Press)

White House adviser defends Obama’s immigration moves

By David Eldridge - The Washington Times

This photo taken May 30, 2012 shows a view of the Watergate complex from the top floor of the Watergate Office Building in Washington. Forty years ago police in Washington arrested five men breaking in to the Democratic National Committee offices. The name of the complex they were breaking into became infamous: the Watergate. These days, though, unless you know where to look, there’s little marking the location of the 1972 crime that ultimately led to the resignation of President Nixon. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

40 years after Watergate, ‘what ifs’ are tantalizing

By Mark S. Smith - Associated Press

**FILE** President Obama speaks June 8, 2012, at the White House about the economy. (Associated Press)

More trouble for Obama nominee to be envoy to Iraq

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

** FILE ** President Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres share a toast after Mr. Obama presented Mr. Peres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a dinner in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Obama aims to shore up Jewish support

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Commerce Secretary John Bryson suffered a seizure in connection with two Los Angeles-area traffic crashes on June 10, 2012, that led to a felony hit-and-run citation. (Pasadena Star News via Associated Press)

Bryson on medical leave after 2 accidents

By Julie Pace - Associated Press

** FILE ** Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican (The Washington Times)

GOP pushes for independent leak investigation

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

An intersection in the San Gabriel area of Los Angeles is seen June 11, 2012. U.S. Commerce Department Secretary John Bryson was involved with a traffic accident in the intersection two days prior after suffering a seizure, officials said. (Associated Press)

White House: No timetable for Bryson’s return

Associated Press

Illustration: Idle wrench by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times

LAMBRO: ‘Doing fine’ in Obama’s economy

By Donald Lambro - The Washington Times

In "Rio Bravo," John Wayne, at 51, had become a peerless figure of easygoing authority as a Western lawman.

EDITORIAL: John Wayne Obama

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks June 11, 2012, at the League of Women Voters National Convention in Washington. (Associated Press)

White House backs Holder’s decision to appoint U.S. attorneys to probe leaks

By Shaun Waterman and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times