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David Sherfinski

dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com

David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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In this May 1, 2011, photo, musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent addresses a seminar at the National Rifle Association's 140th convention in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Ted Nugent: NRA has been ‘less than accountable’

Legendary rocker Ted Nugent, a National Rifle Association board member, says the board owes it to the gun-rights group's rank-and-file members to provide more information about its finances and activities.

April 29, 2019
Nation Rifle Association President Col. Oliver North 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)

NRA stunned by Oliver North resignation, New York probe

The National Rifle Association, which began its annual meeting last week with optimism and enthusiasm, leaves Indianapolis amid unprecedented chaos, with President Oliver North announcing his abrupt departure and new legal scrutiny of the group's finances and inner workings.

April 28, 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)

Wayne LaPierre, NRA executive VP, says he’s being pressured to resign

A power struggle within the National Rifle Association is coming to an explosive head after NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre said he faced pressure to resign his post within the organization this week from retired Lt. Col. Oliver North, the group's president.

April 26, 2019
Senator Ted Cruz, R-Tex, 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)

Sen. Ted Cruz mocks ‘clown car’ 2020 Democratic field

Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday likened the 2020 Democratic presidential field to a "clown car," lampooning former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's handsiness and past advice on how to scare off intruders with a double-barreled shotgun.

April 26, 2019
National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA's annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. (Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

NRA legal troubles, Trump support drain finances

Used to making news on Capitol Hill as one of the most powerful lobbying groups, the National Rifle Association is instead making waves in courtrooms, where its troubled finances and a lengthening list of legal entanglements are taking center stage.

April 24, 2019
In this March 15, 2019, file photo, a bump stock is displayed in Harrisonburg, Va. A federal appeals court in New Orleans is the latest to uphold a federal ban on "bump stocks" - devices attached to semiautomatic firearms so that a shooter can fire multiple rounds with a single trigger pull. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Gun rights advocates want compensation for loss of bump stock sales

While federal courts have upheld the Trump administration's ban on bump stocks, gun rights advocates are vowing to press forward in a separate legal battle to try to force the government to at least compensate them for their surrendered or destroyed property.

April 21, 2019
About 20 Democratic senators signed a letter this week demanding their leaders hold firm against President Trump's requests for more money for detention beds at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and more wall money. (Associated Press)

Top Democrats aim to block funds for detention beds at border

Key Democrats are lobbying to block any additional money from going toward what they call President Trump's cruel immigration enforcement policies, saying they won't be complicit in helping his strict interpretation of enforcing the laws.

April 18, 2019
The U.S. Capitol Building Dome is seen through a beveled window at the Library of Congress in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Lawmakers spar over how to refine latest tax system

With a year of the new tax system under their belt, members of Congress are pushing fixes they say are needed to fine-tune things, ranging from permanently extending the individual tax cuts to making more minor changes that created untended consequences for major interest groups like retailers.

April 16, 2019