Articles by David Sherfinski
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Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday asked state Attorney General Letitia James and a top judge to choose an investigator to probe sexual harassment allegations against him, bowing to criticism from both parties that his initial choice for the job was a political ally.
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February 28, 2021
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Peter Navarro, a former trade adviser in the Trump administration, predicted on Sunday that former President Donald Trump will launch another bid for the White House in 2024.
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February 28, 2021
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, said Sunday the idea that Republicans have been heard for meaningful input on President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is comical.
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February 28, 2021
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Sen. Bill Cassidy, Louisiana Republican, said Sunday he doesn't think former President Donald Trump will be the party's presidential nominee in 2024 and that the GOP should probably move on.
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February 28, 2021
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Sen. Mazie Hirono, Hawaii Democrat, said Sunday that New York Attorney General Letitia James' office should be the one to investigate the sexual harassment claims against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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February 28, 2021
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Congressional Democrats guaranteed they will find a way to increase the minimum wage even if it's left out of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 28, 2021
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that President Biden supports an independent investigation into sexual harassment allegations made against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
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February 28, 2021
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that President Biden is open to hearing ideas on how to improve his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package but that Republicans aren't being terribly cooperative.
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February 28, 2021
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious diseases expert, said it's still too early to be pulling back too quickly on coronavirus-related restrictions despite downward trends in new cases and hospitalizations.
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February 28, 2021
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President Biden on Saturday called on the U.S. Senate to quickly pass his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package after the Democratic-led House passed its version in the middle of the night.
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February 27, 2021
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The Democratic-led House passed its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, powering through the massive spending bill to deliver on President Biden's top legislative priority of his early days in office.
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February 27, 2021
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Rep. Peter DeFazio, who chairs the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, repeatedly blasted the "stupid" "dead guy rule" on Friday for limiting what House Democrats are able to include in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 26, 2021
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Rep. Andy Biggs, Arizona Republican, urged Gov. Doug Ducey in a new letter to reopen schools in his state, saying the White House can't be counted on to issue effective guidance.
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February 26, 2021
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Brian Deese, a top economic adviser to President Biden, said Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris will not move to overturn a ruling from the Senate parliamentarian that increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour is out of bounds for Democrats' $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 26, 2021
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House Democrats' $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill would trigger deep cuts to programs such as Medicare unless Congress works around a 2010 law intended to curb federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.
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February 26, 2021
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The Senate parliamentarian concluded Thursday that a federal minimum wage hike to $15 per hour would run afoul of chamber rules if Democrats include it in their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 25, 2021
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The Trump administration's deregulatory push that President Biden ended on his first day in office helped generate approximately $160 billion in total savings, according to a new analysis that comes as Mr. Biden paves the way for more-aggressive regulations.
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February 25, 2021
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President Biden spoke Thursday with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, ahead of the release of a declassified report expected to implicate Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the 2018 death of a Washington Post journalist.
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February 25, 2021
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A top economic adviser to President Biden said Thursday that the White House is open to extending the deadline to apply for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program past March.
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February 25, 2021
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President Biden's nomination of Neera Tanden to lead the White House budget office was on the brink of collapse Wednesday in the first major stumble of his young administration.
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February 24, 2021
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