Politics

4e1985515a1719054b0f6a70670033de.jpg

Secretary of State John Kerry, right, talks with Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates in the locker room before their game with the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Washington. Kerry was greeting players that have been selected for their country's Olympic hockey team. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

fdff8de95a1719054b0f6a7067009bdd.jpg

Secretary of State John Kerry stands during the National Anthem after participating in a ceremonial puck drop to honor those members of the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets that have selected for their country's Olympic hockey team, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

edb31b605a2019054b0f6a70670025ab.jpg

** CORRECTS DATE to FEB. 6 ** Secretary of State John Kerry, left, gives thumbs up to Washington Capitals right wing Alex Ovechkin, from Russia, in the locker room before their game with the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Washington. Kerry was greeting players that have been selected for their country's Olympic hockey team. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

8b6a74ff5a2119054b0f6a7067008a27.jpg

** CORRECTS DATE to FEB. 6 ** Secretary of State John Kerry, right, poses for a photograph holding the team USA hockey jersey with Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson, in the locker room before their game with the Winnipeg Jets, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Washington. Kerry was greeting players that have been selected for their country's Olympic hockey team. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

20140207-national-news-cover.jpg

National Edition News cover for February 7, 2014 - Issue of trust puts brakes on immigration reform: House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Boehner said Thursday it will be difficult to pass immigration legislation this year, dimming prospects for one of President Barack Obama's top domestic priorities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

2_6_2014_ap4535351181478201.jpg

"I don't know if a decision has been made about that," IRS Commissioner John Koskinen (left) told Rep. Sam Johnson (right), a Texas Republican who wanted to know whether the IRS will sue those who refuse to obtain health insurance or pay the tax penalty required under Obamacare's individual mandate. (associated press photographs)

2_6_2014_beltway-sarah-palin8201.jpg

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is one of 32 names on a Republican National Committee presidential straw poll. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Dysfunction Junction Analysis.JPEG-0111e.jpg

** FILE ** In this Feb. 6, 2014, photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures while speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

9e4661e95a0918054b0f6a7067004dbd.jpg

Lawmakers and staff of the state Senate Judiciary Committee discuss a gun-control bill on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Salem, Ore. State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require background checks for private gun sales. (AP Photo/Chad Garland)

8a5d66555a1219054b0f6a7067003153.jpg

People testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a public gun bill hearing in Hearing Room 50 in Salem, Ore., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. The hearing concerns a bill to expand background checks for firearms sales. (AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Kobbi R. Blair)

5e2168335a1819054b0f6a70670065f8.jpg

Administrative counsel Bill Taylor holds his head in his hands next to Sen. Floyd Prozanski as they hear testimony at the Senate Judiciary Committee at a public gun bill hearing in Hearing Room 50 at the State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday Feb. 6, 2014. The hearing concerns a bill to expand background checks for firearms sales. AP Photo/Kobbi R. Blair, Statesman Journal

f61c17895a1519054b0f6a706700ca04.jpg

National gun control advocate Capt. Mark Kelly testifies in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a public gun bill hearing in Hearing Room 50 at the State Capitol in Salem, Ore., Thursday Feb. 6, 2014. The hearing concerns a bill to expand background checks for firearms sales. (AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Kobbi R. Blair)

d64bcd715a1419054b0f6a7067001f66.jpg

Casey Runyan, left, stands to object to the allowing of testimony of national gun control advocate Capt. Mark Kelly in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a public gun bill hearing in Hearing Room 50 at the State Capitol, in Salem, Ore., Thursday Feb. 6, 2014. The hearing concerns a bill to expand background checks for firearms sales. (AP Photo/Statesman Journal, Kobbi R. Blair)