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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testifies before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Debt ceiling deadline now in first half of March: CBO

The U.S. Treasury Department will exhaust the special powers it's using to avert a debt ceiling breach in the first half of March if Congress does not raise the country's borrowing limit by then, the Congressional Budget Office reported Wednesday.

January 31, 2018
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there are aspects of a national online sales tax that the president "likes a lot." (Associated Press)

Steven Mnuchin: Trump open to national internet sales tax

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin signaled Tuesday that President Trump is open to an across-the-board internet sales tax -- an issue that has bedeviled lawmakers for years and one that's tied to a key case to be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court.

January 30, 2018
Senate Intelligence Committee member Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., listens at left as follow committee member Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., questions witnesses on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, during the committee's hearing on Russian intervention in European elections in light of revelations by American intelligence agencies that blame Russia for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

Centrist senators form Common Sense Caucus

Centrist senators, emboldened by this week's success in brokering a deal to end Democrats' shutdown filibuster, are now eyeing even bigger goals, such as limiting the damage filibusters can do to the Senate schedule, and finding ways to force the annual spending bills to get votes on the floor.

January 23, 2018
Celebrating their bipartisan effort, senators gathered Monday outside the chamber following a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government. From left are Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota Democrat; Sen. Joe Donnelly, Indiana Democrat., Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat; Sen. Susan M. Collins, Maine Republican; Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Alaska Republican; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat; Sen. Doug Jones, Alabama Democrat; and Sen. Christopher A. Coons, Delaware Democrat. (Associated Press)

‘Common Sense Coalition’ sets centrist Senate tone

Senators in the 25-member Common Sense Coalition on Monday said their work in developing a deal to help end the government shutdown shows the road to getting big-ticket items passed in the future needs to run through the middle of both parties, rather than the extremes.

January 22, 2018