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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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A chain-link fence lock is seen on a gate at a closed Ranchito Elementary School in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles on Monday, July 13, 2020. Amid spiking coronavirus cases, Los Angeles Unified School District campuses will remain closed when classes resume in August, Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine fast-tracked by FDA

The Trump administration fast-tracked trial vaccines for the coronavirus Monday as states across the South and West buckled from the rapid spread of COVID-19, forcing California to close indoor dining, museums and theaters while Miami considers another lockdown.

July 13, 2020
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci wears a face covering as he listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Al Drago/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Dr. Anthony Fauci: Not tenable to shut down again for a prolonged period

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday said it's not tenable to reimpose the kinds of prolonged lockdowns various states enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic in recent months and that the public can help slow the spread of infection through measures such as physical distancing and wearing masks.

July 13, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden pulls down his mask as he makes an unannounced stop at his childhood home on North Washington Avenue in the Green Ridge section of Scranton, Pa., to visit the current homeowner, Anne Kearns, Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Christopher Dolan/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Biden bolsters campaign staff in Minnesota, Maine

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign on Monday announced new hires in Minnesota and Maine - two states that barely stayed in the Democratic column in 2016.

July 13, 2020
President Donald Trump gestures as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Trump was returning from a visit to nearby Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Pro-Trump super PAC announces $23 million summer ad campaign

America First Action, a top super PAC supporting President Trump's re-election, said on Monday the group plans to launch a $23 million ad campaign attacking likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden starting later this month.

July 13, 2020
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. (Al Drago/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Mick Mulvaney: Dr. Anthony Fauci was wrong about masks

Former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Monday said that while he likes Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious diseases expert's record during the coronavirus pandemic isn't blemish-free.

July 13, 2020
In this Nov. 8, 2019, file photo, Roger Stone, and his wife Nydia, arrive at federal court in Washington. (AP Photo/Al Drago, File)

Roger Stone plans to help Donald Trump get reelected

Roger Stone, who won a reprieve from prison time after the White House announced late Friday that President Trump was commuting his 40-month prison sentence, now says he plans to campaign for Mr. Trump if it will help the president's reelection chances.

July 13, 2020
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is surrounded by reporters after he and Republican lawmakers met with Attorney General William Barr about expiring provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and other government intelligence laws, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Lindsey Graham to call Robert Mueller to testify about Russia probe

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Sunday that he plans to call former special counsel Robert Mueller to defend his Russia investigation, potentially setting the stage for explosive election-year testimony from Mr. Mueller on Capitol Hill.

July 12, 2020
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams does a television interview on the North Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Jerome Adams, surgeon general, defends shifting guidance on masks

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday invoked extreme past medical prescriptions like cocaine and heroin to explain the Trump administration's shifting guidance on whether the general public should wear masks during the coronavirus pandemic.

July 12, 2020