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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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In this April 15, 2021, file photo, President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Joe Biden expected to pledge to cut emissions by about 50% by 2030

President Biden's expected announcement that the U.S. will try to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 is getting swift pushback from every political direction ahead of a high-stakes virtual climate summit the administration is hosting Thursday and Friday.

April 21, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the White House in Washington, after former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden: Derek Chauvin guilty verdict a ‘step forward’

President Biden said Tuesday that a jury's guilty verdict in Derek Chauvin's trial over the death of George Floyd is a "step forward" but that the United States still has a ways to go in confronting the country's "systemic racism."

April 20, 2021
In this image from video, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is taken into custody as his attorney Eric Nelson, left, watches, after his bail was revoked after he was found guilty on all three counts in his trial for the 2020 death of George Floyd, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis. (Court TV via AP, Pool)

Derek Chauvin convicted of murdering George Floyd

A Minneapolis jury on Tuesday found Derek Chauvin guilty of all charges in the death of George Floyd, reaching a verdict after less than a day of deliberations in a case that ignited mass protests and calls for police reform across the nation.

April 20, 2021
In this Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, file photo, a migrant walks through a refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico. Migrant families will be held at hotels in the Phoenix area in response to a growing number of people crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, authorities said Friday, April 9, 2021, another step in the Biden administration's rush to set up temporary space for them. (AP Photo/Eric Gay File)

White House expects new refugee cap announcement before May 15

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday the administration is committed to making an announcement on or before May 15 to increase the number of refugees who will be allowed to enter the U.S. after significant outcry over the administration's moves on the issue last week.

April 19, 2021
Cars travel on a raised expressway in Kearny, N.J., Tuesday, April 6, 2021. President Joe Biden is setting about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, deputizing a five-member "jobs Cabinet" to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task is clear after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's vowed to oppose the plan "every step of the way." (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) **FILE**

Biden infrastructure plan puts vulnerable Democrats on hot seat

President Biden's $2.3 trillion plan to revamp the nation's infrastructure and social programs is putting swing-district Democratic incumbents on the spot, with Republicans eager to tie vulnerable Democrats to the parts of the massive spending bill that go beyond traditional infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges.

April 18, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers to discuss the American Jobs Plan in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, April 12, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Erika Moritsugu named AAPI liaison by Joe Biden

President Biden on Thursday named Erika Moritsugu, a top official at a women's advocacy group and a veteran of Capitol Hill, as a senior liaison to the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community after two Democrats had threatened to derail Mr. Biden's nominees over a lack of AAPI representation in top-level posts.

April 14, 2021