greeting the faithful: Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday after his election. (Associated Press)
**FILE** Sen. Dianne Feinstein seeks to reimpose weapons bans that expired in 2004. The California Democrat’s current bill would go further than her 1994 law, which was sunsetted. (Associated Press)
The One America News Network van in front of the Washington Times office in Washington.
** FILE ** In this June 13, 2010, file photo, Kelsey Grammer and his wife Camille Grammer arrive at the 61st Annual Tony Awards in New York. A judge has granted Kelsey Grammer a divorce from his wife, clearing the way for the actor to remarry later this month. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
**FILE** Members of New Black Panther Party carrying nightsticks stand outside a Philadelphia polling place. (ElectionJournal.org)
** FILE ** In this July 19, 2009, file photo, Lance Armstrong crosses the finish line during the 15th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Verbier, Switzerland. Armstrong confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs to win the Tour de France during a taped interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013, reversing more than a decade of denial. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours, File)
** FILE ** Sen. Rand Paul (R-K.Y.) speaks at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference (C.P.A.C.) held at the Gaylord National Hotel, National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 14, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg waits to speak at a gun-violence summit Monday in Baltimore, where he outlined his proposal for federal gun-control measures. Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (left) also addressed the gathering. (Associated Press)
Illegal immigrants easily step over a fallen barbed-wire fence between Mexico and the United States near the town of Sasabe, Mexico, in 2004. The number of apprehensions of illegal border-crossers is down while the number of deaths in the desert is high. (Associated Press)
President Bill Clinton emphatically denies having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky during a White House event on after-school childcare, Jan. 26, 1998. (Greg Gibson/AP Photo)
Illegal immigrants easily step over a fallen barbed-wire fence between Mexico and ... more >
The Washington Times announced it was extending its reach and the American Conservative Union’s 2013 Political Action Conference brought together the movement’s rising stars, activists and advocates.
On the international stage, Catholics celebrated the first pope from the Americas.
Here’s a recap, or wrap, on the week that was from The Washington Times:
Herring Broadcasting, owner of the Wealth TV network, and The Washington Times announced Thursday that they have joined in a strategic partnership to create a new national cable news network called One America News, set to debut nationwide this summer.
A senior Republican in Congress said Wednesday that he wants to know why Justice Department employees whose “hostile, racist and inappropriate behavior” was documented in a new report — including one who admitted lying to the department’s office of inspector general — are still employed.
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed Thursday Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s “assault weapons” ban by a straight party-line vote, despite Republican efforts to point out the obvious holes in the legislation.
The Washington Times provided comprehensive coverage from the American Conservative Union’s 2013 Political Action Conference (CPAC) held at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.
Former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer told TMZ on Tuesday that wind technology was the worst investment he’s ever made. Grammer told the tabloid that though his finances are good, he lost hundreds of thousands of dollars on a small wind investment.
“Is Bergoglio a progressive — a liberation theologist even? No. He’s no third-world priest. Does he criticize the International Monetary Fund, and neoliberalism? Yes. Does he spend a great deal of time in the slums? Yes,” Rubin said.
View Entire Story© Copyright 2013 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.
By Jay Sekulow
The left's outrage over the IRS turns to a plea to 'move on'
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
Politics and pop culture from the perspective of an independent hip-hop conservative
Al Maurer provides a common sense, conservatarian, Constitutional conservative perspective from the battleground state of Colorado
Manhattan-based free-market urban bloggers bringing original political content with fresh, young voices
World's Ugliest Dog Contest
26 Photos
Spelling Bee finale
45 Photos
Marines train Afghan soldiers
4 Photos
Rolling Thunder 2013
24 Photos
Benghazi: The anatomy of a scandal
13 Photos
