David Sherfinski

NRA endorses Ed Gillespie over Ralph Northam in Virginia race

Democrats' recent shift on gun control politics is getting a new test run this year in the Virginia governor's race, where Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday won the endorsement of former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords' gun control group, while Republican Ed Gillespie is embracing his own support from the National Rifle Association.

August 15, 2017

Conservatives see tax reform as way to tweak Obamacare

Advocates hope to cut off slated Jan. 1 increases

August 15, 2017

Conservatives see tax code overhaul as a way to nix some Obamacare increases

Congress failed to repeal Obamacare but conservatives want to see the GOP take another swing at canceling some of the health law's tax increases, saying it could be part of the new push to overhaul the tax code.

August 14, 2017

Donald Trump vs. Mitch McConnell: Republicans choose sides

President Trump said Thursday that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's failure to get an Obamacare repeal bill across the finish line was a disgrace and that the Republican leader must start notching some wins or else it will be time to talk about ousting him.

August 10, 2017

Americans for Prosperity thanks lawmakers for tax reform efforts in latest campaign

Americans for Prosperity on Thursday unveiled its latest piece of a multimillion campaign designed to spur on tax reform efforts, this time thanking lawmakers the group says have been solid on the issue.

August 10, 2017

Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth and other conservative groups band together for tax reform

Conservative groups that served as a hurdle to the GOP's Obamacare repeal efforts are far more united as Republicans begin to tackle tax reform, leading congressional leaders to hope for fewer headaches during this next fight.

August 9, 2017

Under Donald Trump, gun sales fall dramatically

Gun sales appear to be slipping yet again after the Obama surge, with federal gun background checks dropping more than 20 percent last month — the biggest monthly percentage decline in more than three years.

August 8, 2017

Congress may protect, expand special tax break for low-income housing developers

Lawmakers are scouring the tax code to eliminate credits and deductions as part of a broad tax reform, but Congress appears poised to protect and perhaps to even expand a special break for real estate developers who build rental housing for low-income people.

August 7, 2017

Republicans leave Donald Trump with no major legislative wins

Republicans haven't scored a marquee legislative win for President Trump, but as they prepare to leave Capitol Hill for their summer vacation, they insist they have made serious gains on many nuts-and-bolts bills to reshape the government.

August 3, 2017

Chuck Schumer urges Trump to take action on China’s trade practices

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday urged President Trump to back up his tough talk on China with concrete action to crack down on intellectual property theft and artificially cheap goods.

August 2, 2017

Senate Democrats unveil trade plank of ‘Better Deal’ policy agenda

Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a set of trade policy items as part of their "Better Deal" economic agenda, saying they want to crack down on unfair trade practices and make it harder for companies to ship jobs overseas.

August 2, 2017

Mark Meadows: Thanksgiving or bust to get ‘bold’ tax reform passed

Rep. Mark Meadows on Wednesday put a hard deadline on the prospects for passing tax reform, saying Congress will lose its opportunity to pass a "bold" package if lawmakers don't get something to President Trump's desk before December.

August 2, 2017

Mitch McConnell casts doubt on prospects for bipartisan tax overhaul

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said Republicans plan to use a fast-track budget process to pass tax reform, summarily rejecting one of Democrats' major demands they say is needed to have any hope of a bipartisan deal.

August 1, 2017

Senate Democrats: No tax cuts for the rich

Senate Democrats on Tuesday said Republicans need to abandon any plans to cut taxes for the wealthy, and that they should not leverage fast-track budget rules to overhaul the tax code or pass a package that adds to the deficit if the GOP has serious designs on winning Democratic support for tax reform.

August 1, 2017

Tax cut plans by White House hoping to expedite timeline

The White House signaled Monday that President Trump would rather have a big tax cut that increases economic growth -- even if it means having to accept temporary changes that would expire after a decade.

July 31, 2017

Republican tax reform rhetoric echoes Obamacare repeal effort

After their health care bill collapsed in spectacular fashion last week, Republican congressional leaders insist they won't make the same mistakes with tax reform, the other big-ticket promise they made to voters, and to which they will turn next.

July 30, 2017

Nancy Pelosi, House minority leader: ‘Very confident’ about support I have in my caucus

The California Democrat defended her leadership skills and said she's "very confident" about the support she has from her troops.

July 30, 2017

Corey Lewandowski: John Kelly should not try to ‘change Donald Trump’

President Trump's former campaign manager said Sunday that retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, the incoming White House chief of staff, would do well to avoid trying to "change" Mr. Trump.

July 30, 2017

Kellyanne Conway: Trump will decide ‘this week’ whether to cut off insurance payments

Kellyanne Conway said Sunday that President Trump will decide this week whether to cut off cost-sharing payments that go to insurance companies under Obamacare.

July 30, 2017

Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor: I will do whatever Trump, Kelly ask me to do

Kellyanne Conway expressed hope Sunday that retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, the new White House chief of staff, will bring a sense of order and discipline to the White House.

July 30, 2017