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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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In this Aug. 13, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Del. The Democratic Party’s attempt to adapt its typical convention rituals to a pandemic-induced virtual affair will be put through its paces Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president

Democrats on Tuesday formally nominated Joseph R. Biden to be their party's 2020 presidential nominee - a nomination Mr. Biden will accept in a speech on Thursday.

August 18, 2020
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, speaks during a news conference outside the United Stats Postal Service Jamaica station, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers, as President Donald Trump denied he was slowing service. Democrats and some Republicans say actions by a Trump ally and a major Republican donor, new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, have endangered millions of Americans who rely on the Postal Service for prescription drugs and other needs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

AOC nominates Bernie Sanders for president at DNC

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York Democrat, on Tuesday hailed a "historic grassroots movement" for economic, racial and social justice as she seconded the nomination for Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont to be the Democratic presidential nominee.

August 18, 2020
In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo, former Georgia House Democratic Leader Stacey Abrams, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Michael A. McCoy, File)

17 ‘next generation’ speakers deliver DNC keynote

Instead of a traditional "keynote" speaker, Democrats instead rolled out 17 up-and-coming leaders to deliver a collective keynote address to help kick off the second night of the virtual Democratic National Convention on Tuesday.

August 18, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump campaign ad asks: ‘What happened to Joe Biden?’

President Trump's campaign is out with a new digital ad, timed to coincide with the start of the virtual Democratic National Convention, that paints presumptive nominee Joseph R. Biden as confused and stumbling compared to just a few years ago.

August 18, 2020
In this image from video, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. (Democratic National Convention via AP)

Gretchen Whitmer attacks Trump virus response at DNC

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday praised first responders in the coronavirus pandemic as she tried to paint a contrast between doctors, nurses and frontline workers and President Trump's slapdash approach.

August 17, 2020
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre speaks at Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2020, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Letitia James NRA lawsuit energizes gun rights Second Amendment base

Doubts about the viability of New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association are extending even to NRA dissidents who have long clamored for major overhauls at the gun rights group but call the legal action a massive unforced error.

August 17, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., gestures as she speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Nancy Pelosi calls on House to return for post office bill vote

The House is set to return to Washington, D.C., from its summer vacation this week to try to block recent Postal Service changes as congressional Democrats push for U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to testify about the moves ahead of the November elections.

August 16, 2020