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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, March 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Toomey: President Obama doesn’t think American law applies to him

Sen. Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Republican, told Thursday morning’s crowd at the 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that the defeat of President Obama’s nominee demonstrates that “when we stand up and fight” on principle, “we can actually win.”

March 6, 2014
Jones

McAuliffe’s pick for state party chair upsets gay rights advocates

Virginia Democrats and gay rights advocates are sharply criticizing Gov. Terry McAuliffe's pick to be the next chairman of the state party, saying Richmond Mayor Dwight Jones' position on same-sex marriage is in direct conflict with progress the party has made and should disqualify him as a candidate.

March 3, 2014
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp, Michigan Republican, drew fire from all sides on Wednesday on Capitol Hill after outling a major plan to rewrite the nation's tax code. (Associated Press)

Rep. Dave Camp releases tax code proposal to chorus of boos

Rep. Dave Camp's long-awaited proposal to overhaul the tax code drew fire from all sides Wednesday for eliminating some tax breaks while raising others, signaling that the proposal is unlikely to get anywhere this year.

February 26, 2014
FILE - This Sept. 3, 2013 file photo shows President Barack Obama talking with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. The president has reached out to Boehner for a rare one-on-one meeting between the political rivals. The Democratic president and Republican speaker plan to meet privately in the Oval Office midday Tuesday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Boehner favorables tick up, but still lag way behind Obama’s: poll

House Speaker John A. Boehner's favorable ratings have ticked back up to where they were before the partial shutdown of the federal government in October, but the Ohio Republican is still playing catch-up with President Obama in the court of public opinion.

February 26, 2014
Reid

House Democrats push minimum wage vote

House Democrats will make an aggressive push Wednesday on one of the party's top 2014 priorities, seeking to force a vote to increase the federal minimum wage, even as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has decided to slow-walk the issue.

February 25, 2014
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. faces reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, following a closed-door Democratic policy meeting. The Senate seemed ready Tuesday to vote preliminary approval of a sprawling Democratic bill expanding health, education and other benefits for veterans, but the election-year measure faced conservative opposition and an uncertain fate as Republicans try to make it smaller and find ways to pay for it. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House Dems to push ahead on minimum wage as Reid delays Senate vote

Following through on a recent pledge, House Democrats announced Tuesday they will start an official petition drive to force a vote to increase the federal minimum wage on the same day Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would delay a vote on the issue.

February 25, 2014
Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell fired a major shot Thursday, taking to the chamber floor to say the rules amount to a declaration of war on free speech and vowing the GOP will try to block them. "Every American needs to know about this abuse of power," said Mr. McConnell, Kentucky Republican. "Let me be clear: What the administration is proposing poses a grave threat to the ability of ordinary Americans to freely participate in the Democratic process."

McConnell: ‘No hope’ for tax reform this year

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican, said Tuesday he sees "no hope" for tax reform happening this year in Congress, blaming Democratic insistence on raising taxes.

February 25, 2014
Entertainer Barbra Streisand speaks during a ceremony at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem after she received an honorary doctorate on Monday, June 17, 2013. Miss Streisand, in her speech, waded into one of Israel’s touchiest issues: Jewish religious practices that separate men and women. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)

Barbra Streisand makes fundraising pitch for pro-choice group

In a fundraising pitch Tuesday for a political group devoted to electing pro-choice Democratic women, entertainer and longtime liberal activist Barbra Streisand made a fairly direct pitch for electing more women to public office.

February 25, 2014