David Sherfinski

Biden spending plans at risk without trillions in tax hikes: White House budget chief

The White House's acting budget office chief on Tuesday said that President Biden's agenda is in jeopardy if Congress won't go along with his trillions of dollars in proposed tax hikes.

June 8, 2021

White House: New GOP infrastructure offer doesn’t meet Biden objectives

The White House said Friday that Senate Republicans' "current offer" in negotiations over a massive infrastructure package isn't good enough for President Biden.

June 4, 2021

White House: States have ‘every right’ to end supercharged unemployment benefits

The White House on Friday said Republican-led states have "every right" to end supercharged federal unemployment benefits ahead of a September expiration date.

June 4, 2021

Biden: It ‘makes sense’ to end supercharged unemployment benefits in September

President Biden on Friday said it makes sense to let supercharged federal unemployment benefits expire as scheduled in September as he touted a May jobs report that once again came in well below analyst expectations.

June 4, 2021

Biden directs federal agencies to step up anti-corruption efforts

President Biden on Thursday issued a memo that establishes anti-corruption efforts as a core U.S. national security interest and that is intended to get federal agencies to step up efforts on tackling corruption and illicit financing schemes.

June 3, 2021

Minimum corporate tax should be ‘completely acceptable’ to Republicans, says White House

Congressional Republicans should readily accept President Biden's proposal to impose a minimum 15% tax on corporations as a way to fund new infrastructure spending, the White House said Thursday.

June 3, 2021

Biden directs federal agencies to step up anti-corruption efforts

President Biden on Thursday issued a memo that establishes anti-corruption efforts as a core national security interest and that is intended to get federal agencies to step up efforts on tackling corruption and illicit financing schemes.

June 3, 2021

Biden, GOP senator have ‘constructive’ talk on infrastructure, White House says

President Biden had a "constructive" talk about rebuilding the nation's infrastructure with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the Senate Republicans' chief negotiator, the White House said Wednesday.

June 2, 2021

Trump blasts ‘disastrous’ Biden move to kill ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed the Biden administration's "disastrous" decision to formally end a Trump-era policy that pushed illegal immigrants back across the border into Mexico to await their immigration hearings.

June 2, 2021

States to take $12 billion hit from cutting unemployment early, Democrats say

Local economies across the country stand to take a collective hit of more than $12 billion when 24 states cut off supercharged unemployment benefits ahead of a September expiration date, Democrats on a key congressional panel said Wednesday.

June 2, 2021

Biden warns Republicans not to ‘get in the way’ of more spending

President Biden on Thursday warned Republicans touting parts of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package they universally opposed not to "get in the way" of the $4 trillion-plus economic agenda Mr. Biden says is needed to sustain a longer-term economic recovery.

May 27, 2021

Biden plans to release intel’s COVID-19 origins report

President Biden on Thursday committed to releasing the intelligence community's forthcoming report on the origins of the coronavirus unless he comes across an outstanding curveball.

May 27, 2021

Joe Biden to offer $6 trillion budget plan for 2022: Report

President Biden plans to outline a $6 trillion budget request for 2022 on Friday as he pushes his $4 trillion-plus economic agenda, according to a report.

May 27, 2021

Joe Biden heading back to Ohio; longtime bellwether trending away from Democrats

At a last-minute campaign stop in Ohio, President Biden said he had made the somewhat unexpected election eve trip last year at the urging of Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

May 26, 2021

Biden: Nord Stream 2 sanctions would have hurt European relations

President Biden on Tuesday defended his decision to waive sanctions of the German builder of the controversial Russia-to-Germany Nord Stream 2 energy pipeline, saying a harder line would have damaged overall U.S.-European relations.

May 25, 2021

White House: Joe Biden directed ‘every single detail’ of latest infrastructure offer

The White House on Tuesday downplayed the notion that President Biden's staff -- and not necessarily the president himself -- is what's holding up a bipartisan deal on an infrastructure package, as some Republicans have subtly suggested.

May 25, 2021

States turn to back-to-work bonuses while nixing supercharged unemployment benefits

A growing number of states say they will use federal funds to offer "back to work bonuses" for employees who return to the workforce, putting into practice an idea congressional Republicans have been pushing since the throes of the coronavirus pandemic.

May 25, 2021

White House says Biden, Putin to hold first summit June 16 in Geneva

President Biden will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16 in Switzerland, the White House said Tuesday.

May 25, 2021

Raman Pratasevich detainment, Ryanair flight ‘forced diversion’ condemned by Joe Biden

President Biden on Monday forcefully condemned the diversion of a private airliner to arrest a journalist foe of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and said he's directed his team to prepare 'appropriate options' to respond.

May 24, 2021

Biden’s budget trickery sows doubt as spending talks hit impasse

The Biden administration is leveraging rosy projections and a bit of budget trickery to make the math work on the president's $4 trillion-plus economic agenda, which is getting bogged down on Capitol Hill as lawmakers eye the typically sleepy summer months.

May 24, 2021