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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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"I think a lot of people went into tax season acting as if it was last year — keeping the same receipts, going through the same process," Rep. Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, said Monday on CNBC. "I know for [my wife] Cathy and I, we now realize there's a lot of things we don't have to do going into tax season next year that'll be helpful." (Associated Press)

GOP tax overhaul saves Americans 41 million hours of filing stress

Filling out taxes this year wasn't as simple as filling out a postcard, undercutting one Republican promise -- but the typical taxpayer did have a much easier time of it, saving hours of time thanks to the 2017 overhaul, according to a study released Monday.

April 15, 2019
The Dome of the Capitol Building in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Congress fails to approve disaster aid money before two-week recess

Congress on Thursday officially broke for a two-week recess without approving disaster aid money that lawmakers, notably from the Midwest and Southeast, say is absolutely vital to help their regions recover from recent tornadoes, floods and other extreme weather events.

April 11, 2019
In this March 18, 2019, photo released by the U.S. Air Force, environmental restoration employees deploy a containment boom from a boat on Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, as a precautionary measure for possible fuel leaks in the flooded area. After massive flooding along the Missouri River in the spring of 2019, many want to blame the agency that manages the river's dams for making the disaster worse, but it may not be that simple. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says much of the water that created March's flooding came from rain and melting snow that flowed into the river downstream of all the dams, and at the same time, massive amounts of water filled the reservoirs and some had to be released. (Delanie Stafford/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

Congress splits town with no deal on disaster aid

Congress on Thursday officially broke for a two-week recess without approving disaster aid money that lawmakers, notably from the midwest and southeast, say is absolutely vital to help their regions recover from recent tornadoes, flooding, and other extreme weather events.

April 11, 2019
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., insists that Attorney General William Barr send to Congress the full report by special counsel Robert Mueller on the Russia probe with all its underlying evidence, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

House Democrats nix vote on spending caps bill this week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suffered her first defeat at the hands of liberal lawmakers Tuesday, as a rebellion over the size of the Pentagon's budget forced her to cancel a vote tentatively scheduled for this week on the Democrats' broad 2020 spending plan.

April 9, 2019
House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth said his aim is for the full House to vote on its broader spending package Wednesday morning. (Associated Press)

House Democrats weigh late changes to spending-caps package

Amid pressure from liberal activists, House Democrats were weighing last-minute changes Monday to their spending-caps package that would boost domestic funding in order to appease those who say the Pentagon is getting too much.

April 8, 2019
FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2016, file photo, then-President-elect Donald Trump, right, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani pose for photographs as Giuliani arrives at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) **FILE**

Trump’s team not concerned about Mueller report results

Members of President Trump's team on Sunday insisted they're not concerned about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election, but said it's up to Attorney General William Barr to decide exactly how much of it should be released to Congress.

April 7, 2019
In this Jan. 31, 2019, file photo, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with American manufacturers in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Mick Mulvaney: No one at White House has asked for full Mueller report

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Sunday said no one at the White House has made a request to see special counsel Robert Mueller's full report on Russian interference in the 2016 election before it goes to Congress and says the president is deferring to Attorney General William Barr on the matter.

April 7, 2019