David Sherfinski

‘Minibus’ spending package protects Capitol Hill sledders

Among the winners in the newly-released spending package that funds federal energy, veterans and legislative branch programs? Capitol Hill sledders.

September 11, 2018

George Papadopoulos sentenced to 2 weeks in jail for lying to investigators

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser recently sentenced to two weeks in jail for lying to investigators, said Sunday he couldn't specifically recall alerting the Trump campaign about potential Hillary Clinton dirt.

September 9, 2018

GOP slams Barack Obama for Donald Trump remarks, taking credit for economy

Republican officials said Sunday it was disappointing to see both President Obama break the past example of recent ex-presidents by re-entering the political scene last week with a stinging rebuke of his successor, and for Mr. Obama to try to take credit for a burgeoning economy under President Trump.

September 9, 2018

Government shutdown over spending bills unlikely

Facing an end-of-month funding deadline, lawmakers negotiating the federal government's 2019 spending bills say they are confident they will be able to head off a third shutdown this year.

September 9, 2018

John Kerry: Donald Trump ‘clearly doesn’t understand America’

Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said President Trump's recently lamenting the indictments of two Republican congressmen so close to the midterm elections demonstrates that Mr. Trump doesn't understand America or how the country's justice system is supposed to work.

September 9, 2018

Robert Mueller key issue in Brett Kavanaugh nomination, Richard Durbin says

Sen. Richard J. Durbin on Sunday said that how Judge Brett Kavanaugh would handle questions on the Supreme Court involving the White House and special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe trumps other major questions tied to abortion and health care.

September 9, 2018

Kellyanne Conway says New York Times op-ed author ‘going to suss himself or herself out’

White House adviser Kellyanne Conway on Sunday said she thinks the Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous New York Times piece in which they said President Trump's advisers regularly try to undermine him to protect the country will eventually reveal himself or herself.

September 9, 2018

Ben Sasse says Republicans, Democrats lack long-term vision for U.S.

Sen. Ben Sasse, Nebraska Republican, on Sunday said neither major political party has put forth a realistic long-term vision for the country and are content for the moment to engage in shouting matches and finger pointing.

September 9, 2018

George Papadopoulos says Jeff Sessions ‘quite enthusiastic’ about Trump-Putin summit

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser recently sentenced to two weeks in jail for lying to investigators, says Attorney General Jeff Sessions was "quite enthusiastic" during the 2016 campaign about the prospect of a summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

September 9, 2018

Mike Pence ‘never’ part of 25th Amendment conversation, he says

Vice President Mike Pence says he has "never" been part of a conversation about invoking the 25th Amendment to potentially remove President Trump from office -- a subject mentioned in a recent op-ed by an anonymous administration official.

September 9, 2018

Steve Stivers, House GOP campaign chief, says he feels good about prospects of retaining majority

The chief of House Republicans' campaign arm on Friday said he feels good about the GOP's prospects of retaining control of the U.S. House after November's midterm elections, saying Republicans are prepared to buck political headwinds and ride themes of economic prosperity and security against an increasingly liberal Democratic message.

September 7, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearings feature wild accusations

Over three days of hearings, Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh has been accused of being an accomplice to criminal theft, of being complicit in sexual harassment and of using code words to suggest allegiance to racists.

September 6, 2018

Gun owners’ intensity turns ‘minority in American politics’ into outsized force

Gun ownership is a stronger predictor of a person's political activity than factors such as gender, age and education, according to a study that helps explain why mass shootings have done little to advance the cause of advocates calling for stiffer laws. The intensity of gun owners has made them an outsized political force over the past four decades, according to the study, released this week from the University of Kansas.

September 4, 2018

Abigail Spanberger’s Islamic Saudi Academy work a ‘big deal,’ Dave Brat says

GOP Rep. Dave Brat on Tuesday said voters in Virginia's 7th congressional district deserve to know more about Democratic opponent Abigail Spanberger's work at the Islamic Saudi Academy in Northern Virginia.

September 4, 2018

John Kennedy: Banks should stay out of political debates

Major banks that took taxpayers' money in the Wall Street bailout shouldn't venture into setting social or public policy requirements for customers, notably when it comes to gun rights, says a GOP senator who's eyeing legislation to bring the banks to heel.

September 3, 2018

Larry Hogan, Maryland governor, won’t accept NRA’s money, support

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says if the National Rifle Association comes calling again, he's not going to pick up the phone.

September 2, 2018

Trump administration’s proposed tax fix could harm allies

Hoping to stop Democratic-led states from avoiding the consequences of the new tax law, the Trump administration's proposed fix also could snare longtime allies such as the school choice movement.

August 30, 2018

USPS says it mistakenly released congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger’s security application

The United States Postal Service on Thursday said "human error" was to blame for the agency's improperly releasing a Virginia congressional candidate's personnel file and security clearance application that she said earlier this week was illegally obtained by a House Republican-aligned super PAC.

August 30, 2018

Cody Wilson says he is selling 3D-printed gun files despite judge’s order

The chief person driving the push for 3D-printed firearms said Tuesday he has started selling plans through the mail, hoping to work around a judge's order this week that banned posting the blueprints online.

August 28, 2018

Gabrielle Giffords’ gun group hits Barbara Comstock in its first TV ad of 2018 cycle

The political arm of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' gun control group is going after GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock in the group's first TV ad of the 2018 election cycle, saying Mrs. Comstock has "failed to keep our communities safe" and hasn't done enough to stand up to the National Rifle Association.

August 28, 2018