David Sherfinski

White House rules out gas tax hike as Republicans craft alternatives to Biden’s $2.3T plan

President Biden is quickly running out of ways to pay for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan as the White House cracks open the door to allowing another deficit-financed spending package.

April 14, 2021

Joe Biden first State of Union address set for April 28

President Biden plans to address a joint session of Congress on April 28, the White House said Tuesday evening.

April 13, 2021

Inflation rose 2.6% last year, driven by energy prices

Inflation jumped in March, as prices for consumer goods, from gasoline to food, posted their biggest increase in almost nine years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.

April 13, 2021

17 House Democrats threaten to tank Joe Biden tax plan over SALT deduction

Seventeen House Democrats from New York state on Tuesday threatened to withhold their votes for President Biden's tax proposals if the final plan doesn't repeal a $10,000 cap on a prized state and local tax deduction.

April 13, 2021

Joe Biden will not bend on $400,000 ‘line in the sand’ on tax hikes, says economic adviser

A top economic adviser to President Biden said Tuesday that Mr. Biden is willing to work with Republicans on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure but that he will not compromise on sparing people earning less than $400,000 per year from any planned tax increases.

April 13, 2021

Democrats reject compromise on Biden’s infrastructure bill

President Biden said Monday that he wants to move forward with members of both parties, but congressional Democrats already are making moves to again go it alone.

April 12, 2021

Biden dismisses talk that meetings with Republicans are ‘window dressing’

President Biden said Monday that he's not simply going through the motions by meeting with congressional Republicans on his massive $2.3 trillion infrastructure package and that he's willing to compromise on the plan.

April 12, 2021

At meeting with CEOs, Biden says semiconductor chips are infrastructure

President Biden said Monday that semiconductor chips constitute "infrastructure" that the U.S. needs to invest in to compete with China, as major automakers and other companies struggle to deal with a devastating shortage of imported chips.

April 12, 2021

Raising corporate tax rate ‘open to negotiation’: White House

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that increasing the U.S. corporate tax rate to pay for President Biden's infrastructure proposals is "open to negotiation."

April 12, 2021

Senate GOP pans infrastructure package as ‘dog’s breakfast’ ahead of White House meeting

Senate Republicans are panning President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure as a "dog's breakfast" of special funds for Democratic priorities ahead of Mr. Biden's meeting at the White House on Monday with a bipartisan group of lawmakers.

April 12, 2021

Biden Infrastructure meeting with Republicans to test willingness to negotiate

President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package is hitting heavy traffic ahead of a meeting with lawmakers at the White House on Monday to chart a path forward.

April 11, 2021

Joe Biden Supreme Court commission seen as delay to placate left wing base

President Biden's commission to examine changes to the Supreme Court is a move to placate his base, which is agitating to add liberal justices to the conservative-leaning court, according to court watchers.

April 11, 2021

Speaker Nancy Pelosi previews spending proposals on paid leave, prescription drugs

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that spending proposals on paid leave and prescription drugs are coming soon -- on top of President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal.

April 11, 2021

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell: Economy, job creation on the cusp of ramping up

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that the U.S. economy is on the verge of a major rebound and that the big risk is a possible resurgence of the coronavirus.

April 11, 2021

Sen. Roger Wicker: GOP willing to negotiate on infrastructure

Sen. Roger Wicker said that Republicans are willing to negotiate with President Biden on infrastructure if Mr. Biden is willing to come down from his plan's $2.3 trillion price tag.

April 11, 2021

Trump slams ‘stone cold loser’ McConnell for giving up on 2020 election fight

Former President Donald Trump slammed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Vice President Mike Pence over the weekend for giving up too easily on Republicans' fight to overturn the 2020 election results.

April 11, 2021

Pete Buttigieg to evangelical vaccine hold-outs: Maybe it’s part of God’s plan

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said that faith-minded people who say they don't plan to get a vaccine should consider that the shots could be part of God's plan for them.

April 11, 2021

Pete Buttigieg declines to rule out adding path to citizenship to infrastructure package

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg declined to rule out adding a path to citizenship for "Dreamers" to President Biden's $2.3 trillion infrastructure package.

April 11, 2021

Biden says he’s aiming for bipartisan support for big spending, infrastructure plans

President Biden said Friday he's aiming to convince Republicans to go along with at least parts of his massive spending and infrastructure priorities this year.

April 9, 2021

Joe Biden sets up presidential commission on changes to the Supreme Court

President Biden issued an executive order on Friday setting up a presidential commission to look at changes to the U.S. Supreme Court -- a pledge he had made toward the tail end of the 2020 campaign.

April 9, 2021