Politics

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Allen West, a former congressman, is a signatory to a letter calling on House Speaker John A. Boehner to "create a Select Committee on Benghazi." (Associated Press)

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Associated Press "I would think all of us would want to do that — to preserve child tax credits for those who are truly eligible. For those who are not eligible, obviously, they shouldn't have access to it. It seems like a sensible amendment to me," said Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, a co-sponsor of the proposal written by Sen. Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire Republican.

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Virginia head coach Joanne Boyle reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Notre Dame Sunday Jan. 12, 2014 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Shurtleff)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray's campaign has collected more than 8,200 signatures to get his name on the April ballot, but that is a fraction of what he will need to prove himself worthy of re-election. (andrew s. geraci/the Washington Times)

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Pittsburgh Penguins' Craig Adams, right, battles with Calgary Flames' TJ Brodie during second period NHL action in Calgary, Alberta, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Larry MacDougal)

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Afghan police officers watch the site of a Taliban attack last year against NATO supply trucks near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. After more than 13 years of American bloodshed and treasure, the U.S. military will leave national security in the hands of Afghans. (Associated Press)

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STACKED ODDS: Afghan police had U.S. assistance to kill insurgents responsible for a fiery attack east of Kabul in September. After this year, security forces will be on their own against incursions by the Taliban, the Haqqani Network and al Qaeda. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013 file photo, Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner speaks at a news conference in Chicago. The minimum wage debate could be top issue on 2014 campaign trail. Evidence of that came this week as Rauner, a venture capitalist, backtracked from past comments saying he’d advocate cutting the rate. He emerged last week as as the Republican candidate most open to raising the minimum wage, telling The Associated Press he’d be comfortable with up to $10 an hour if either the national rate is raised or Illinois reforms workers compensation. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2013 file photo, Illinois state Sen. Bill Brady, R-Bloomington, left, and Illinois state Treasurer Dan Rutherford, both Republican candidates for governor in 2014, speak with supporters at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. The minimum wage debate could be top issue on 2014 campaign trail. Both Brady and Rutherford said they're against raising the minimum wage, according to candidate questionnaires from the Associated Press. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

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FILE - In this July 15, 2013 file photo, Republican state Sen. Kirk Dillard officially announces his run for Illinois governor in 2014 outside his childhood home in Chicago. The minimum wage debate could be top issue on 2014 campaign trail. Dillard said that considering the state’s high unemployment and fiscal problems, raising the rate would be too big of a risk. (AP Photo/Scott Eisen, File)

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FILE - In this Dec. 24, 2013 file photo, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Chicago. The debate on raising Illinois’ minimum wage _ an issue that’s percolated for years _ could take center stage throughout the 2014 election season as Quinn vows to get legislation approved in Springfield by year’s end and Republicans work to fine tune their stances. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)

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FILE - In a Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013 file photo, Sen. Brian Nieves, left, R-Washington, discusses the override the governors veto of a bill that attempts to nullify certain federal gun laws with Sen. Rob Schaaf, R-St. Joseph, during special session at the Missouri State Capital in Jefferson City, Mo. Having failed in an earlier effort to bar federal agents from enforcing gun regulations in Missouri, conservative lawmakers are trying a new tack in 2014: banding together with other like-minded states to defy certain federal laws at the same time. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

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FILE - In this Dec. 19, 2013 file photo, a view of the Supreme Court can be seen from the view from near the top of the Capitol Dome on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Supreme Court hears arguments Monday in a clash between President Obama and Senate Republicans over the power granted the president in the Constitution to make temporary appointments to fill high-level positions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)