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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks during a town hall meeting, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017, in Charles City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Joni Ernst, others want Congress to put off vacation to fix budget

Lawmakers tasked with overhauling the federal budget process said Wednesday they're about the make their colleagues very unhappy by suggesting Congress delay its summer vacation and stick around to finish the annual spending process before another shutdown showdown. Published May 9, 2018

Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association speaks at the NRA-Institute for Legislative Action Leadership Forum in Dallas, Friday, May 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

NRA leaders warn against complacency 2018 midterms

Amid the national debate on guns, National Rifle Association members say their 2018 convention took on a much greater significance than usual as NRA leaders and President Trump himself warned them that complacency heading into November's elections will cost them. Published May 6, 2018

Members of the National Rifle Association who convened in Dallas last week turned their backs on accusations that the gun rights group was linked to Russian collusion in the 2016 presidential election. (Associated Press/File)

NRA linked to Donald Trump-Russia collusion theories

The National Rifle Association is increasingly factoring into anti-Trump lawmakers' and groups' theories of collusion during the 2016 campaign -- but activists at the NRA's convention last week shrugged off the accusations as another part of Democrats' "witch hunt." Published May 6, 2018

U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addresses the audience at John Jay College of Criminal Justice during a bill signing ceremony by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that removes guns from domestic abusers, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NRA’s Chris Cox: ‘It’s either going to be Nancy Pelosi’s vision, or ours’

Chris Cox, who heads the National Rifle Association's legislative-lobbying arm, on Saturday warned that "everything will be on table" if Democrats gain ground in coming national elections, saying the agenda of his group's opponents include impeaching President Trump and abolishing the Second Amendment. Published May 5, 2018

People walk by NRA convention signage in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Thursday, May 3, 2018. The convention is scheduled to go through Sunday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

NRA members grow impatient as GOP fails to deliver

Gun rights activists are increasingly restless with leaders in Washington who promised all sorts of big wins for Second Amendment supporters if they would help deliver control of Capitol Hill and the White House to the Republican Party. Published May 3, 2018

David Hogg, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., raises his fist after speaking during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington, Saturday, March 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

David Hogg leads new wave of anti-gun activists against NRA after Parkland

NRA members say they have survived the backlash from Columbine, Sandy Hook, Las Vegas and other shooting massacres, and as they prepare to gather for their annual convention this week they are confident that the Florida shooting will be no different. Gun control activists are determined to prove them wrong. Published May 2, 2018

Gun owners said the D.C. ban on concealed carry was so restrictive that most law-abiding citizens would be unable to obtain permits. (Associated Press/File)

Gun rights groups want to expand concealed-carry weapons laws

A drive to expand concealed-weapons rights has stalled on Capitol Hill. Now gun rights groups are hoping a flurry of lawsuits currently in the courts will overturn state laws restricting who can apply for the right to carry a concealed firearm. Published April 30, 2018

U.S. House Chaplain the Rev. Patrick Conroy, S.J., leading the chamber in prayer for the first time on May 26, 2011. (C-SPAN) [https://www.c-span.org/video/?299718-1/house-session-part-1] ** FILE **

House lawmakers want answers from Paul Ryan on ousted chaplain

Many House lawmakers are seething at Speaker Paul D. Ryan's decision to oust the chamber's chaplain, the Rev. Patrick Conroy, with Democrats saying Republicans couldn't stomach the social-justice message of some of his prayers. Published April 27, 2018

The Energy Department could save tens of billions of dollars if it labeled radioactive waste at a disposal site in Washington state as a lower risk to public health, and subsequently treated and disposed of it more quickly. (Associated Press/File)

Radioactive waste ‘big-ticket item’ on GAO’s duplication report

The federal government could save tens of billions of dollars by coming up with better ways to treat radioactive waste -- one "big-ticket item" in a Government Accountability Office report Thursday that urged Congress to be more aggressive in overseeing federal spending. Published April 26, 2018

The U.S. flag flies in front of the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 4, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Feds run 163 separate programs promoting STEM education: GAO

The federal government runs more than 160 different programs to promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education -- and it could save millions of dollars if it would figure out how to get rid of duplication, the Government Accountability Office says in a new report Thursday. Published April 26, 2018