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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

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Bump stocks can turn semi-automatic rifles into rapid-fire weapons similar to machine guns. (Associated Press/File)

Upcoming bump stock ban alarms gun groups

Gun-rights advocates are mounting a last-gasp push to block the Trump administration's bump-stock ban from taking effect Tuesday, saying hundreds of thousands of Americans could suddenly find themselves violating federal law absent action from the courts. Published March 20, 2019

"The president has continually called for fiscal restraint and will persist in his efforts to end the wasteful spending," said Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought. (Associated Press)

Trump administration’s budget calls for deeper spending cuts

Their proposed spending cuts last year didn't make much headway but the Trump administration remains unbowed, delivering details Monday of the new budget that calls for even deeper cuts to what they characterized as government fat. Published March 18, 2019

"Last time we put a Democratic budget on the floor, we got 140 votes, so getting 218 is a challenge," Budget Committee Chairman John A. Yarmuth said. (Associated Press)

In House, the budget becomes a battleground for Democrats

Democratic leaders say adopting an annual budget resolution is one of the most basic functions of government — yet they could well fail that test during their first year back in control of one of the chambers of Congress. Published March 17, 2019

In this Jan. 15, 2013, file photo, Remington rifle cartridges are displayed at the 35th annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas. On March 14, 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a lawsuit by families of Sandy Hook school massacre victims against the gun maker can proceed. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Court rules Sandy Hook lawsuit against Remington can proceed

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday said a lawsuit challenging how Remington marketed the rifle used in the December 2012 Newtown school shooting can proceed, overturning a lower court's outright dismissal of the case. Published March 14, 2019

In this Dec. 3, 2018, file photo, White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow talks with reporters about trade negotiations with China, at the White House in Washington. President Donald Trump’s top economist is brushing off concerns about rising budget deficits and slowing economic growth in advance of the release of the president’s 2020 budget. Kudlow says Trump’s budget “points a steady glide path” toward lower federal spending and federal borrowing as a share of the nation’s economy. The budget proposal will be released on Monday, March 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) ** FILE **

Donald Trump’s 2020 budget request to seek $8.6 billion for border wall

President Trump's 2020 budget request out Monday is set to include at least $8.6 billion in new money for border wall construction, as the White House and congressional Democrats gear up for another battle over the issue that helped precipitate the recent five-week government shutdown. Published March 10, 2019

President Trump's budget will give Congress a sense for his overall trajectory on spending and taxes. Detailed volumes of the plan will come a week later. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s federal budget arriving without much fanfare

The president's budget no longer plays much of a practical role in the federal spending process, but all sides are still looking forward to Monday's release of his 2020 blueprint as an important political statement. Published March 10, 2019

Senate Armed Services Committee member, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pauses during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Nuclear Policy and Posture" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: ‘Just wrong’ to label me a socialist

Democratic contenders for the party's 2020 presidential nomination are being forced to defend themselves as capitalists, amid calls from the far left for expansive government policies like Medicare-for-all and a Green New Deal. Published March 10, 2019