Articles by David Sherfinski
The White House on Tuesday said the Biden administration is extending a moratorium on foreclosures for people with federally-backed mortgages through June 30.
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February 16, 2021
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President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package would completely overhaul how tipped workers are paid with a restaurant industry struggling to claw its way back from COVID-19 restrictions and shutdowns.
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February 14, 2021
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TJ Ducklo, a deputy press secretary at the White House, resigned on Saturday over an incident in which he threatened a Politico reporter.
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February 13, 2021
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President Biden said Saturday evening that the "substance" of the charge against former President Donald Trump isn't in dispute even though the U.S. Senate voted to acquit Mr. Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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February 13, 2021
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson emerged from a meeting with President Biden at the White House Friday to say Mr. Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package is too expensive and that Democrats are erring by pushing forward without Republican support.
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February 12, 2021
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Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona Democrat, said in a new interview that she opposes including a hike in the federal minimum wage to $15-per-hour under the fast-track budget process Democrats are using to pass President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 12, 2021
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President Biden said Thursday that he thinks some minds might have been changed about the impeachment of former President Donald Trump.
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February 11, 2021
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President Biden spoke by phone on Wednesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking the first time the two leaders have spoken since Mr. Biden took office two weeks ago.
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February 10, 2021
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Leaders of prominent gun control groups said Wednesday they expect to see substantive action from President Biden on the issue in the near future after a meeting with White House officials.
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February 10, 2021
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Democrats managed to make everyone unhappy with the expanded unemployment assistance they offered in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 10, 2021
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Sen. John Kennedy, Louisiana Republican, said Wednesday that Neera Tanden called Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont "everything but an ignorant slut" in her past confrontations with the democratic socialist.
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February 10, 2021
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Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Wednesday confronted Neera Tanden, President Biden's pick to lead the White House budget office, over her "vicious attacks" on progressives -- including himself.
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February 10, 2021
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President Biden on Tuesday prodded lawmakers to "think big and move big" on his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package as House Democrats started to advance key parts of his plan, including a minimum wage hike to $15 per hour.
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February 9, 2021
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President Biden said Tuesday that he supports House Democrats' plan to limit who is eligible for the full direct payments of $1,400 in his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 9, 2021
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that President Biden doesn't plan to track former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial closely or weigh in on whether trying a former president is constitutional.
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February 9, 2021
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President Biden is heading to Wisconsin next week, the White House said Tuesday, marking one of the first times Mr. Biden is venturing outside of Washington since he was sworn into office.
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February 9, 2021
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President Biden's pick to lead the White House budget office apologized Tuesday for past criticism of Republicans on social media, which included likening Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to the villain Voldemort from the Harry Potter books.
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February 9, 2021
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Avowed socialist Sen. Bernard Sanders has ascended to the chamber's top ranks and is now leading the charge in implementing President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package and other big-spending plans, including a proposal for a $3,600-per-child benefit.
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February 8, 2021
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House Democrats are preserving the income limits for the next round of direct payments in President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, rejecting a push from more moderate Democrats to reduce the number of Americans who are eligible for the full payments.
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February 8, 2021
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The left is rebelling against the idea of reducing the number of Americans eligible for $1,400 checks in President Biden's massive coronavirus relief package, saying Democrats can't be afraid to go big when it comes to pumping taxpayer money into a pandemic-stalled economy.
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February 7, 2021
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