David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Kamala Harris going on the air in Iowa
Sen. Kamala D. Harris on Thursday released the first TV ad of her presidential campaign, which works in part of her biography to tout her "3 a.m. agenda" that touches on taxes, health care and equal pay for men and women. Published August 8, 2019
NRA donor files class-action lawsuit against gun-rights group
A major National Rifle Association donor sued the gun-rights organization this week for fraud, saying its leaders have misspent money over the last four years, ignoring the group's core mission while paying for expensive clothing and trips for CEO Wayne LaPierre. Published August 7, 2019
Marianne Williamson details plan to pay up to $500 billion in reparations for slavery
Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson on Wednesday laid out more details in her plan to pay out financial reparations for slavery in the U.S., saying a council made up of black leaders should oversee a payout of between $200 billion and $500 billion. Published August 7, 2019
Joe Biden: Donald Trump’s words ‘not far at all’ from language linked to accused El Paso shooter
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday said President Trump's rhetoric tracks closely with words in an anti-immigrant manifesto that authorities have linked to the accused El Paso shooter, and that Mr. Trump can't be counted on to rise to the occasion and unite the country after last weekend's shootings in Texas and Ohio. Published August 7, 2019
Biden leads 2020 Dem field as Warren, Sanders gain ground: Poll
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds an 11-point lead over Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed Ms. Warren and Sen. Bernard Sanders inch closer to the front-runner after last week's debates. Published August 6, 2019
Joe Biden edges Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren in post-debate New Hampshire poll
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds an edge over his 2020 Democratic rivals in the early presidential state of New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday. Published August 6, 2019
Tim Ryan on Donald Trump’s mental health push: ‘I don’t believe you’
Democratic presidential hopeful Tim Ryan on Tuesday said President Trump's call for fixes to mental health laws after the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio fly in the face of the Trump administration's own position on Obamacare. Published August 6, 2019
Pete Buttigieg lays out plan to combat domestic terror, impose new gun controls
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday rolled out a set of proposals designed to combat domestic terrorism and cut down on mass shootings that includes new money and tools for the federal government to counter "white nationalist violence." Published August 6, 2019
Joe Biden holds double-digit lead in post-debate poll
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden held a double-digit lead over his closest rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed little movement for the leading contenders after last week's debates. Published August 6, 2019
Beto O’Rourke ‘open’ to Australian-style mandatory gun buyback proposal
Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke said he's open to supporting an Australian-style mandatory gun buyback program, as well as gun licenses, after the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio that have left at least 30 people dead. Published August 6, 2019
NRA members hopeful group can weather the storm
Facing new calls for gun controls, National Rifle Association members acknowledged Monday that recent turmoil within the organization isn't helpful to their cause but said they are hopeful the gun-rights group can ultimately weather the storm. Published August 5, 2019
Amy Klobuchar skeptical of Trump’s call for new gun controls
Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Monday said she was skeptical about President Trump's suggestion to tie new gun controls to immigration reform after the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio, saying Mr. Trump has talked big on the issue in the past before quickly walking things back. Published August 5, 2019
Beto O’Rourke on Donald Trump: ‘Jesus Christ, of course he’s racist’
Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Monday said that "Jesus Christ, of course" President Trump is racist, a day after Mr. Rourke used several expletives to make a similar point in the wake of weekend shootings in his native Texas and Ohio that have left at least 29 people dead. Published August 5, 2019
Rep. Tim Ryan: ‘Absolute freaking joke’ to tie gun controls to immigration reform
Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Tim Ryan on Monday said it was an "absolute freaking joke" for President Trump to suggest tying new gun controls to immigration reform in the wake of weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio that have left at least 29 people dead. Published August 5, 2019
Kirsten Gillibrand: ‘Absurd’ to tie gun control to immigration
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Monday said it was "absurd" to tie new gun controls to immigration reform, which President Trump had suggested in the wake of the weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio. Published August 5, 2019
Trump on guns: Republicans and Dems must come together and ‘get strong background checks’
President Trump on Monday suggested tying new gun controls to immigration reform and said Democrats and Republicans should come together to "get strong background checks," after weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio left at least 29 people dead and dozens more injured. Published August 5, 2019
Elizabeth Warren: ‘I will do every thing I can by executive order’ on gun controls
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Sunday vowed to do everything within her executive power to usher in new gun controls if elected president, in the wake of shootings in Texas and Ohio over the weekend that left at least 29 people dead and dozens more injured. Published August 5, 2019
Patrick Crusius, accused El Paso gunman, linked to anti-immigrant screed
Authorities on Sunday said they were investigating the weekend shooting at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas, as a possible hate crime and that they were in the early stages of linking the accused gunman to an anti-immigrant screed that surfaced online shortly before the massacre. Published August 4, 2019
Trump addresses mass shootings: Proposals to address mass shootings ‘in the works’
President Trump said Sunday he will announce steps to stop gun violence, as top Democrats raced to blame him for fomenting two mass shootings this weekend in Texas and Ohio with a toxic stew of violence and white nationalism, and pressed him for quick action on gun control. Published August 4, 2019
Democrats rush to blame Trump for latest mass shootings
In the aftermath of this weekend's mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, top Democrats on Sunday raced to blame President Trump for fomenting what they described as a toxic stew of violence and white nationalism and called for immediate action on new gun controls. Published August 4, 2019
