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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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In this July 31, 2019, photo, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., participates in the second of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) ** FILE **

Kamala Harris going on the air in Iowa

Sen. Kamala D. Harris on Thursday released the first TV ad of her presidential campaign, which works in part of her biography to tout her "3 a.m. agenda" that touches on taxes, health care and equal pay for men and women.

August 8, 2019
Nation Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre speaks at the National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Friday, April 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **

NRA donor files class-action lawsuit against gun-rights group

A major National Rifle Association donor sued the gun-rights organization this week for fraud, saying its leaders have misspent money over the last four years, ignoring the group's core mission while paying for expensive clothing and trips for CEO Wayne LaPierre.

August 7, 2019
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a public employees union candidate forum Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Biden leads 2020 Dem field as Warren, Sanders gain ground: Poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds an 11-point lead over Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed Ms. Warren and Sen. Bernard Sanders inch closer to the front-runner after last week's debates.

August 6, 2019
Former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a public employees union candidate forum Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Joe Biden holds double-digit lead in post-debate poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden held a double-digit lead over his closest rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed little movement for the leading contenders after last week's debates.

August 6, 2019
Despite financial struggles and turmoil within the group, NRA president Carolyn Meadows said it will continue to protect members' Second Amendment rights. (Associated Press)

NRA members hopeful group can weather the storm

Facing new calls for gun controls, National Rifle Association members acknowledged Monday that recent turmoil within the organization isn't helpful to their cause but said they are hopeful the gun-rights group can ultimately weather the storm.

August 5, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Public Service Forum in Las Vegas Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Amy Klobuchar skeptical of Trump’s call for new gun controls

Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Monday said she was skeptical about President Trump's suggestion to tie new gun controls to immigration reform after the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio, saying Mr. Trump has talked big on the issue in the past before quickly walking things back.

August 5, 2019
Presidential candidate and former congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks with the media outside the Walmart store in the aftermath of a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)

Beto O’Rourke on Donald Trump: ‘Jesus Christ, of course he’s racist’

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Monday said that "Jesus Christ, of course" President Trump is racist, a day after Mr. Rourke used several expletives to make a similar point in the wake of weekend shootings in his native Texas and Ohio that have left at least 29 people dead.

August 5, 2019
El Paso Police Chief Greg Allen said labeling the Saturday mass shooting a hate crime would stem from directly attributing to the accused gunman the so-called "manifesto," in which the author says a planned massacre was a response to an "invasion" of Hispanics into Texas. (Associated Press)

Patrick Crusius, accused El Paso gunman, linked to anti-immigrant screed

Authorities on Sunday said they were investigating the weekend shooting at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, as a possible hate crime and that they were in the early stages of linking the accused gunman to an anti-immigrant screed that surfaced online shortly before the massacre.

August 4, 2019
The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, to honor those killed in two mass shootings, one in Dayton, Ohio and one in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats rush to blame Trump for latest mass shootings

In the aftermath of this weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, top Democrats on Sunday raced to blame President Trump for fomenting what they described as a toxic stew of violence and white nationalism and called for immediate action on new gun controls.

August 4, 2019