Articles by David Sherfinski
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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President Biden said he'd rather give the "young guy" - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes - a shot at throwing him the ball over Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady.
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February 7, 2021
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President Biden said it will be "very difficult" to get to herd immunity to the coronavirus by the end of the summer but that he's hopeful next year's Super Bowl will feature a stadium full of fans.
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February 7, 2021
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President Biden said Chinese President Xi Jinping is very aware that there's a new sheriff in town in the U.S., as Mr. Biden vowed to turn the page on how former President Donald Trump handled relations with China.
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February 7, 2021
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President Biden said in an interview that aired Friday he thinks Congress will have to jettison the minimum wage hike he included in his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
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February 5, 2021
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President Biden said former President Donald Trump shouldn't continue to receive high-level intelligence briefings because Mr. Trump is too "erratic" to be trusted with sensitive information.
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February 5, 2021
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President Biden said Friday that Republicans aren't willing to spend as much money as he wants to on coronavirus relief, vowing to press forward quickly regardless of whether the GOP comes around.
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February 5, 2021
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Senate Democrats were pushing toward approval overnight Thursday of a budget to clear the way for President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus package, but not before the GOP forced them to take tough votes on blocking illegal immigrants getting stimulus checks and making school bailout money contingent on reopening classes.
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February 4, 2021
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As Congress signed off on means-testing coronavirus relief, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo demanded Thursday that lawmakers restore a tax break that primarily benefits middle- and upper-income residents in New York and other blue, high-tax jurisdictions.
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February 4, 2021
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