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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., right, shakes hands with members of the Northeast Regional Troopers Coalition, Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 in Concord, N.H. King is considered a possible presidential candidate for 2016. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Rep. King: Boehner doesn’t want internal fight on immigration in election year

Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, said resistance from the GOP base after President Obama's State of the Union Address led House Speaker John A. Boehner to put plans for a push to pass immigration reform on ice, and that Mr. Boehner felt it was not worth having an internal party fight over heading into the fall elections.

February 9, 2014
** FILE ** Janet A. Napolitano leaves a mixed legacy as secretary of homeland security. Her celebrated response to weather emergencies, for example, is balanced by the unpopular addition of strict airline security measures. (Associated Press)

Napolitano: Sochi security ‘quite appropriate,’ ‘very good’

Former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says the level of security at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia is "quite appropriate" and "very good" based on what she has seen and what she's heard from athletes competing there.

February 9, 2014
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe overpaid for what aides said was rental of email lists for his inauguration, according to people familiar with campaign financing tactics.

Virginia Gov. McAuliffe rerouted funds for inaugural

The Virginia legislature years ago banned governors from donating excess inauguration funds to political causes, but that hasn't stopped Gov. Terry McAuliffe from finding a way to route $211,000 from his inaugural fund back to his election campaign and the Virginia Democratic Party, disclosure records show.

February 5, 2014
**FILE** Rep. Raul Labrador, Idaho Republican (Associated Press)

House GOP aide: Debt ceiling plans can’t get 218 Republican votes

Republican leaders have concluded they cannot pass a debt limit increase that also requires building the Keystone XL pipeline or repealing a provision of Obamacare, leaving some in the GOP saying they should just let a clean hike pass with mostly Democratic votes.

February 5, 2014
President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama hails GOP House immigration effort as ‘progress’

President Obama said he's not going to "prejudge" what gets to his desk on immigration, but sounded optimistic that Democrats and Republicans in Congress could coalesce around some form of legislation dealing with the issue.

January 31, 2014
FILE - In this June 18, 2012 file photo, Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. AP Sources say the 20-term California Democratic will retire.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rep. Henry Waxman to retire, end 40 years on Hill

Rep. Henry A. Waxman, the California Democrat who turned top liberal priorities into laws on everything from the environment to health care, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of this year, bringing to a close a momentous 40-year career on Capitol Hill.

January 30, 2014
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is sacked by Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher and nose tackle Chris Neild during the second half Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Senators try to sack NFL’s non-profit status

Sens. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, and Angus King, Maine Independent, have started a push to end the not-for-profit status for the National Football League, saying it's only fair to taxpayers.

January 30, 2014
** FILE ** New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, greets emergency personnel before a news conference about snow removal in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio joins Bloomberg gun group

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has joined the gun control advocacy group Mayors Against Illegal Guns and pledged to "force this issue on the national stage" as advocates try to keep the issue alive.

January 30, 2014
Dr. Ben Carson. (Image from CarsonScholars.org)

Ben Carson to speak at CPAC 2014

Dr. Ben Carson will be a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in March, joining other confirmed guests such as Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Marco Rubio of Florida at the annual gathering of grassroots conservatives.

January 30, 2014