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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

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House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Kevin McCarthy: I opposed the timing of House ethics overhaul

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday he objected to the timing of an overhaul to the House's independent ethics office, but that there will still be recourse for the public and that headlines on the issue have been misleading. Published January 3, 2017

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's campaign manager, speaks to media as she arrives at Trump Tower, Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in New York. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

Kellyanne Conway defends House ethics office move

Kellyanne Conway, who will serve as counselor to President-elect Donald Trump, on Tuesday defended House Republicans' push to overhaul an independent ethics office while clarifying that Mr. Trump himself has not taken an official position on the move. Published January 3, 2017

In this Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump, left, stands with boxing promoter Don King as he speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Fla. Many of Trump’s cultural touchstones, which he’d frequently namedrop at campaign rallies and on Twitter, including Don King, were at their peak in the 1980s, the decade that Trump’s celebrity in New York rose, Trump Tower was built, “The Art of the Deal” was published and he first flirted with running for public office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Veterans care under Donald Trump may be a ‘public-private’ option

Donald Trump could propose restructuring the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow veterans to purchase private health insurance if they so choose, as the president-elect readies his plans on an issue that has attracted headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent years. Published January 2, 2017

Firearms enthusiasts embraced Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and his full-throated support of the Second Amendment. (Associated Press/File)

Gun rights groups give GOP legislative priorities

Emboldened by the Republican Party's grip on the levers of power in Washington, Second Amendment advocates plan to pressure the White House and Congress to enact long-desired legislation to expand concealed carry rights and roll back gun-free zones. Published January 2, 2017

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Gregory Meeks: Donald Trump apparently siding with Vladimir Putin

Rep. Gregory Meeks said Friday that President-elect Donald Trump's stance on Russia in the wake of recently announced sanctions shows he's siding with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and that better or more frequent intelligence briefings might not be enough to change his mind. Published December 30, 2016

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

EB-5 ‘golden visa’ reform left for Donald Trump to deal with as Congress skips town

When the lame-duck Congress stumbled out of town earlier this month, lawmakers blew through yet another self-imposed deadline for cleaning up a controversial visa program that critics say could even become a pathway for terrorists into the U.S. -- dropping the problem in the lap of President-elect Trump and a newly elected House and Senate to fix next year. Published December 28, 2016

Organizers of pro-Trump super PAC launch new advocacy group

Organizers behind a leading super PAC that had supported President-elect Donald Trump during the campaign announced this week they are launching a new nonprofit issue advocacy group designed in part to support Mr. Trump's agenda. Published December 28, 2016