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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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** FILE ** Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. (Associated Press)

RNC ‘autopsy’ authors: ‘Tremendous progress’ from a year ago

Five members of an independent panel tasked by the Republican National Committee after a disappointing 2012 election cycle with figuring out what the party needs to do going forward report "tremendous progress" on several key fronts from when they issued their postmortem one year ago.

March 17, 2014
** FILE ** In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is seen at the RNC winter meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

RNC goes on offensive with ad buys in 14 targeted states

The Republican National Committee has launched a six-figure ad buy in 14 targeted states where the GOP hopes to flip Senate seats this fall in a campaign called "Create Your American Dream" that shows voters of various ages and races speaking about issues most important to them.

March 17, 2014
** FILE ** Rep. Christopher Murphy, Connecticut Democrat. (Associated Press)

Sen. Murphy: Putin ‘making this up as we go along’

Sen. Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, said Monday that Crimeans' voting Sunday to split off from Ukraine and join territorial Russia isn't necessarily a win for Russian President Vladimir Putin because of the rest of Ukraine's desire to align with the west and become part of the European Union.

March 17, 2014
Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul (Associated Press) **FILE**

Ron Paul: ‘Washington does not care about our privacy’

Former Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, accused politicians like Sen. Dianne Feinstein of hypocrisy Monday, saying she only began caring about privacy issues once she recently accused the CIA of snooping on Senate Intelligence Committee staff computers.

March 17, 2014
Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy

With delay of surgeon general, NRA flexes election-year clout in Senate

Pressure from the National Rifle Association is helping delay the nomination of President Obama's nominee to be the U.S. surgeon general as the influence of the gun rights group adds another factor to what figures to be a difficult midterm election season for Democrats.

March 16, 2014
**FILE** Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican (Associated Press)

McCain: ‘Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country’

Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, declared on Sunday that Russia is "a gas station masquerading as a country" and that the United States should be providing military and energy assistance to Ukraine and imposing economic sanctions on Russia mid the fast-moving situation in the region.

March 16, 2014
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. Friday marks the second day of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which brings together prospective presidential candidates, conservative opinion leaders and tea party activists from coast to coast. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

CNN Poll: Rand Paul leads 2016 GOP presidential pack

Sen. Rand Paul leads a host of potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders in a new CNN/ORC International survey — the latest poll to show the Kentucky Republican at the top of the heap in an early look at who Republicans might choose as their next nominee.

March 16, 2014
In this March 11, 2014, photo, Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. talks to reporters as she leaves the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 11, 2014, after saying that the CIA's improper search of a stand-alone computer network established for Congress has been referred to the Justice Department. For President Barack Obama, a public spat between his trusted ally at the CIA and a loyal Democratic senator has put into sharp focus his complicated role in managing the post-Sept. 11 anti-terror programs he inherited from George W. Bush. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

NRA: Federal surveillance policies could lead to gun registry

The National Rifle Association has filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a case in federal court in New York challenging the federal government's data surveillance techniques, arguing the data collection violates the First Amendment and could undermine privacy laws that prohibit the formation of a registry of firearms or gun owners.

March 16, 2014
** FILE ** In this Nov. 13, 2012, file photo, then-Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Brown launches exploratory committee for U.S. Senate bid in New Hampshire

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown has officially launched an exploratory committee for a U.S. Senate bid in New Hampshire, giving a possible boost to Republicans looking to expand an already friendly map in their quest to flip six seats in the fall midterms and re-take control of the chamber.

March 14, 2014
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., right, leaves as the committee's ranking member Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., left, begins his statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, during the committee's hearing where former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official Lois Lerner invoked her constitutional right not to incriminate herself. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)

House votes down resolution to force Issa to apologize

House Republicans beat back a push from Democrats Thursday to force Rep. Darrell Issa to formally apologize on the House floor after he cut off the microphone of the top Democrat on the oversight committee last week during a heated hearing.

March 13, 2014
**FILE** Retired Marine Corps Gen. James L. Jones testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 6, 2007. (Associated Press)

James Jones: Rejecting Keystone pipeline would embolden Putin

Supporters of the giant Keystone XL pipeline, including a longtime top military adviser to President Obama, said Thursday that approval of the stalled Canada-to-Texas project would strengthen the U.S. position in the standoff with Russia over Ukraine and send a clear signal of American support to European allies.

March 13, 2014