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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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New Mexico Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham talks about here Democratic primary election victory in the race for New Mexico governor at a coffee shop in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. Primary elections upended the political landscape in New Mexico by setting up general-election showdowns between women in two open congressional seats and casting aside an incumbent Democratic state lawmaker who is embroiled sexual harassment accusations. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)

House Budget Committee rejects amendment aimed at halting family separations

As the full House prepared to consider high-profile immigration legislation Thursday, the House Budget Committee voted down a Democratic proposal aimed at halting the separation of migrant children from their parents at the border -- a subject engulfing both Capitol Hill and the White House this week.

June 21, 2018
House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack, Arkansas Republican, said overhauling the budget process is among his top priorities and that a balanced budget remains the goal. (Associated Press/File) **FILE**

House Budget Committee to take up 2019 budget resolution

House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack announced Monday that his committee will officially mark up a 2019 budget resolution this week, even as prospects for the full Congress to pass one remain iffy at best.

June 18, 2018
Corey Stewart, formerly the chairman of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's Virginia campaign, attracted headlines with Trump-like antics, such as waving toilet paper in a press conference outside the Virginia state Capitol to criticize fellow Republicans as soft and weak. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Virginia elections become referendum on Trump

President Trump wasn't on the ballot in Virginia on Tuesday as voters headed to the polls to make their picks in the commonwealth's congressional primary elections -- but he might as well have been.

June 12, 2018
Candidates running in the Democratic primary for the Virginia 10th Congressional District seat currently held by Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., participate in a candidates forum Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 at James Wood Middle School in Winchester, Va. From left are Julia Biggins, Lindsey Davis Stover, Alison Friedman, Daniel Helmer, Paul Pelletier, Deep Sran and Jennifer Wexton. The primary is June 12, 2018. (Jeff Taylor/The Winchester Star via AP)

Challengers to Barbara Comstock united on gun control

The six candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the race against Rep. Barbara Comstock in Virginia disagree on quite a bit about the direction of their party, but they are unified on one key issue — gun control.

June 11, 2018
Virginia state Delegate Nick Freitas (left) says he supports key aspects of President Trump's agenda but that senators don't sign a "loyalty oath." Corey Stewart, one of his opponents in the Republican senatorial primary on Tuesday, has billed himself as the only true pro-Trump candidate. Chesapeake Bishop E.W. Jackson (not pictured), the only black candidate in the race, said the president isn't getting enough backing from congressional Republicans and that he is the person to change that. (Associated Press/File)

Virginia GOP Senate candidates chase Trump base

The three Virginia Republicans vying to square off against Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine have taken three distinct approaches to mobilizing the state's pro-Trump Republican base ahead of Tuesday's primary.

June 10, 2018
Virginia state Delegate Nick Freitas (left) says he supports key aspects of President Trump's agenda but that senators don't sign a "loyalty oath." Corey Stewart, one of his opponents in the Republican senatorial primary on Tuesday, has billed himself as the only true pro-Trump candidate. Chesapeake Bishop E.W. Jackson (not pictured), the only black candidate in the race, said the president isn't getting enough backing from congressional Republicans and that he is the person to change that. (Associated Press/File)

Virginia Senate Republican hopefuls ‘largely unknown:’ Poll

The three GOP candidates vying to take on Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine this fall are largely unknown -- even among Republicans -- heading into what could be an up-for-grabs primary contest on June 12th, according to a Roanoke College poll released Tuesday.

June 5, 2018
Deputies, federal agents and rescue personnel, converge on Great Mills High School, the scene of a shooting, Tuesday morning, March 20, 2018 in Great Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mass shooting handgun usage figures undercut rifle ban push

Handguns are almost three times as likely to be used in mass shootings as rifles, according to a new report from a gun-safety group that appears to cut against gun-control advocates' push to ban some semiautomatic rifles.

May 29, 2018