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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, about the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden, Democrats build $466 million war chest for stretch run

Joseph R. Biden and Democratic committees had $466 million on hand at the start of the month compared to $325 million for President Trump and the Republicans, flipping what had been a sizable cash-on-hand edge for Mr. Trump earlier this year.

September 21, 2020
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss vaccines and protecting public health during the coronavirus pandemic on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Trump hits Lisa Murkowski amid fight over Ginsburg seat

President Trump on Sunday took a swipe at Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who could make or break the president's push to quickly fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

September 20, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after he arrives at at New Castle Airport, in New Castle, Del., Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, as he returns from Duluth, Minn. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden: Next president should fill Ginsburg seat

Joseph R. Biden joined a chorus of top Democrats on Friday evening to say that the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should not be filled until voters have a say through the presidential election.

September 18, 2020
Audience members watch from their cars as Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, seen on a large monitor, speaks during a CNN town hall moderated by Anderson Cooper in Moosic, Pa., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Joe Biden: No rationale to eliminate fracking right now

Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said he does not support an immediate ban on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, saying it's an important business in battleground states like Pennsylvania and Ohio.

September 17, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks with reporters before boarding a plane at Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. Biden is returning to his home in Delaware after attending campaign events in Florida. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Joe Biden: I can’t mandate masks, except on federal property

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said he cannot force the public to wear masks in general but that he would make people wear them while on federal property to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

September 17, 2020
President Donald Trump looks towards Vice President Mike Pence in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, in Washington. Bahrain has become the latest Arab nation to agree to normalize ties with Israel as part of a broader diplomatic push by Trump and his administration to fully integrate the Jewish state into the Middle East. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Olivia Troye, ex-Mike Pence aide, to vote for Biden

Olivia Troye, a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, announced in a video released Thursday that she's voting for Joseph R. Biden, saying she ultimately had trouble looking herself in the mirror while assisting the White House's coronavirus response team.

September 17, 2020