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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks in San Francisco in this Jan. 23, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Jeb Bush scheduled to speak at Detroit Economic Club Wednesday

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will tell the Detroit Economic Club Wednesday that too many Americans "live on the edge of economic ruin" and that he plans to offer a "new vision" and plan of action different than what has been coming out of Washington, D.C.

February 4, 2015
In this Jan. 16, 2015, file photo, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky.speaks with people at a restaurant in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Rand Paul gets hepatitis booster shot: ‘Science is clear’

Facing a backlash over comments he made Monday about vaccinations and mental disorders, Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, got a booster vaccination for hepatitis A at the Capitol physician's office and said Tuesday that the "science is clear" on the matter.

February 3, 2015
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Georgetown University in Washington in this Dec. 3, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Hillary Clinton: Earth is round, sky is blue, and vaccines work

Former Secretary of State and potential 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton has waded into the renewed debate this week over vaccines, saying the "science is clear" and that they work — and appearing to mock people who think otherwise.

February 3, 2015
Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to be best positioned to take advantage of the wide-open field following Mitt Romney's decision not to run for president, after a Des Moines Register poll showed him leading the pack among possible candidates at 15 percent. (Associated Press)

Scott Walker: GOP can’t have ‘another name from the past’

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told Iowans Monday night that if the GOP is going to take on a "name from the past" in 2016 in former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, they can't offer up the same — reiterating what could become a standard line of attack for some 2016 Republican hopefuls.

February 3, 2015
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Dec. 17, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Marco Rubio to preside over hearing on U.S.-Cuba policy

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican and one of the most outspoken critics of President Obama's recent move to normalize U.S.-Cuba relations, is scheduled to preside over a hearing Tuesday on the new U.S. policy changes toward the communist island country.

February 3, 2015
President Barack Obama speaks at Boise State University in Boise, Idaho, in this Jan. 21, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama approval above 50 percent in five states in 2014

President Obama's approval rating was above 50 percent in five states in 2014, a year in which his ratings hovered in the low- to mid-40s and in which his party lost control of the U.S. Senate after the November midterm elections.

February 3, 2015
Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel, R-Fauquier, listens to a debate during the floor session of the Virginia Senate at the State Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015. (AP Photo/Richmond Times-Dispatch, Bob Brown)

Virginia lawmakers weighing convention of states resolutions

Virginia is one of the latest states involved in a new push for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution in a bid to rein in the federal government — part of a nascent campaign on an issue states have been grappling with since at least the 18th century.

February 2, 2015
In this June 26, 2013 file photo, gay rights advocate Vin Testa waves a rainbow flag in front of the Supreme Court in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gay-rights group to propose national strategy for elder LGBT housing

A group that promotes rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) elders is announcing plans for a national strategy to address LGBT elder housing needs this week at an event that will feature a senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

February 2, 2015
Former GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., in this Jan. 28, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ** FILE **

Mitt Romney says no to 2016 White House run

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney will not run for president in 2016, he told supporters on a conference call Friday.

January 30, 2015
Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., gestures during a talk at the AP Day at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. Webb has formed an exploratory committee to look into his running for the Democratic nomination for president in 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Jim Webb: Democrats can do a better job with white working people

Former Sen. Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat and a possible candidate for president in 2016, says his party needs to return to a focus on providing people who don't have a voice with access to those in power, including white, working-class people.

January 30, 2015