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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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A box of 9mm bullets sits on display at the 35th annual SHOT Show, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, in Las Vegas.  (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Austin Jones’ Atlas Arms to offer armor-penetrating ‘cop-killer’ bullets

An engineer says he is on the cusp of developing legal armor-penetrating ammunition that skirts a 1986 law intended to ban "cop-killer" bullets -- and that he plans to eventually turn over the plans to the public along the lines of what others have done with blueprints for 3D-printed firearms.

February 5, 2019
Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., talks with reporters as they work to pass a bill that would pay for President Donald Trump's border wall and avert a partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Republicans aim high with border security spending package

Republicans working on a new border security deal say they want to "go big" and aim for a universal deal that would solve not only the immediate shutdown threat but also a looming debt-limit fight and spending caps that are poised to bite in October.

January 31, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., points to a reporter as he speaks to media after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Democrats’ border security plan takes fire from the left

An influential group of immigration activists lashed out at Democrats on Thursday, saying the party's new border security plan is still too cruel toward illegal immigrants and should instead focus on granting citizenship rights.

January 31, 2019
FILE - In this May 23, 2017 file photo, copies of President Donald Trump's fiscal 2018 federal budget are seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Even members of his own party last month were quick to declare President Donald Trump’s budget plan dead on arrival. And in fact, Congress faces a burst of overdue budget-related work this summer, most of which probably won’t bear much resemblance to Trump’s budget, which promised deep spending cuts on domestic programs, rapid economic growth, and a balanced federal ledger in a decade.  (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Dem spending priorities could spike deficit to near $7 trillion: GOP

Democrats' expansive agenda of universal health care and tuition-free college could send the federal deficit soaring from $1 trillion to nearly $7 trillion a year by the end of the next decade, House Republicans said Tuesday, erecting a fiscal roadblock to liberals' priorities.

January 29, 2019
President Trump is prepared to orchestrate another shutdown or declare a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall if Congress can't strike a security deal by the new funding deadline of Feb. 15, the White House chief of staff says. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump vows shutdown or national emergency if border funding fails

Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that President Trump is prepared to orchestrate another shutdown or declare a national emergency to secure funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall if Congress can't strike a security deal by the new funding deadline of Feb. 15.

January 27, 2019