David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Jim Jordan wants to replace Paul Ryan as House speaker
Rep. Jim Jordan announced Thursday that he will try next year to become leader of the House Republican caucus, accelerating what's likely to be a deeply divisive fight over the direction of the GOP. Published July 26, 2018
Robert Lighthizer, trade rep.: U.S. closing in on NAFTA agreement, China a ‘longer-term problem’
Robert E. Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative, on Thursday said it could take some time before the administration achieves its desired goals from an escalating standoff over tariffs with China. Published July 26, 2018
House conservatives hail Jim Jordan’s bid for speaker
Several House conservatives on Thursday quickly lined up behind Rep. Jim Jordan in his bid to be the next House speaker, while others offered praise for the Ohio Republican but said there's still a long way to go in the coming battle to replace outgoing Speaker Paul D. Ryan. Published July 26, 2018
House panel votes to roll back Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy
A key House panel voted Wednesday to roll back the administration's tough new asylum policy and to put checks on President Trump's zero-tolerance border policy, underscoring growing bipartisan unease with Mr. Trump's attempts to stem the flow of illegal immigration. Published July 25, 2018
House appropriations committee passes 2019 homeland security funding bill
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday passed its 2019 spending bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security, provides about $5 billion for border security efforts -- including President Trump's desired U.S.-Mexico border wall -- and includes several checks on the administration tied to the ongoing child separation crisis at the border. Published July 25, 2018
House appropriations panel takes on family separation issue
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday approved several provisions to try to mitigate some of the fallout from the child separation crisis at the border, ahead of a key deadline for the Trump administration to reunify parents separated from their children. Published July 25, 2018
Defense Distributed wins settlement, can post firearm plans online
After a lengthy legal battle with the State Department, the head of a Texas-based gun company starting Aug. 1 will be able to post online firearms plans that will allow basically anyone to download and print 3D guns. Published July 22, 2018
House passes $58.7 billion funding package for interior, environment, financial services in 2019
The House on Thursday took another step forward on its 2019 spending bills, passing a $58.7 billion package that funds interior, environmental, financial services and general government programs. Published July 19, 2018
House $5 billion border wall bill cheered by White House
The White House on Wednesday backed a House spending bill that includes $5 billion to build a border wall, saying it will pay for another 200 miles of physical barrier on the border with Mexico. Published July 18, 2018
House spending bill would provide $5 billion for barriers, tech on southern border
The House's Homeland Security funding bill for next year includes $5 billion for border security efforts, including new "barrier construction" along the U.S.-Mexico border -- easily outpacing the Senate's version, which sets aside $1.6 billion for fencing along the southern border. Published July 18, 2018
Congress told to find money to fill billion dollar gap in funding for veteran health care
The White House is siding with House Republicans and the chairmen of Congress's budget committees in a dispute with senators over veterans' health care funding that has stalled negotiations over an initial package of 2019 spending bills. Published July 17, 2018
Four states sue Trump administration over tax law
Several states followed through on pledges to sue over Congress' $1.5 trillion tax cut law, saying in a long-shot lawsuit filed Tuesday that it infringes on their rights to set their own spending policies and unfairly singles them out for punishment. Published July 17, 2018
Paul Ryan: Russia ‘did interfere,’ ‘does not share our interests’ or values
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday said it's clear that Russia did interfere in the 2016 elections and that the country does not share the interests or values of the United States. Published July 17, 2018
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin to meet in Helsinki with low expectations
President Trump walked into a meeting Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin expecting to get little or nothing out of high-stakes talks, while inviting criticism from Democrats and Republicans back home for his kid-glove treatment of the former KGB officer. Published July 15, 2018
Kevin Yoder: Donald Trump will be happy with border wall funding included in next spending bill
President Trump will be happy with the border wall funding Republicans are including in their next Homeland Security spending bill, the lawmaker writing the bill told The Washington Times. Published July 15, 2018
Donald Trump says Peter Strzok’s testimony shows ‘witch hunt’
President Trump is citing FBI agent Peter Strzok's recent testimony to Congress to bolster his assertion that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is "rigged" and a "witch hunt" that is hurting the country, ahead of a Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published July 15, 2018
Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican: Russia probe is not a ‘witch hunt’
The chairman of the House Oversight Committee says he does not agree with President Trump's assertions that the special counsel's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election is a "witch hunt." Published July 15, 2018
Rand Paul, Kentucky senator, on interfering in foreign elections: ‘We all do it’
Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday said it's a mistake to try to extract accountability from Russia for its interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Published July 15, 2018
Donald Trump calls FBI agent Peter Strzok a ‘disgrace to our country’
President Trump is slamming FBI agent Peter Strzok as a "disgrace to our country," saying the bureau's "witch hunt" into possible coordination between his 2016 campaign and Russia is hurting the United States. Published July 15, 2018
Donald Trump labels European Union, Russia, China ‘foes’ of U.S.
President Trump named the European Union, Russia and China as "foes" of the U.S. as he heads into a Monday meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published July 15, 2018