David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Sen. Sherrod Brown calls on Mitch McConnell to reconvene Senate to pass new gun controls
Sen. Sherrod Brown called on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to call lawmakers back to Washington to pass gun control legislation after mass shootings in Texas and Ohio left at least 29 people dead. Published August 4, 2019
Cory Booker: No mustering of ‘will’ to focus on right-wing, white supremacist terror attacks
Sen. Cory Booker lamented a lack of will to confront "right-wing" and "white supremacist" violence in the U.S., in the wake of a pair of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that left at least 29 people dead. Published August 4, 2019
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick laments video games, social media after El Paso shooting
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick pointed Sunday to the video game industry and social media as areas to look into after a mass shooting in a shopping area in El Paso on Saturday killed at least 20 people. Published August 4, 2019
Mick Mulvaney on shootings in Ohio, Texas: To think this is ‘just a gun issue … is not right’
Acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said Sunday that guns are only part of the discussion on how to prevent mass shootings like the ones in Texas and Ohio over the weekend. Published August 4, 2019
Beto O’Rourke connects El Paso shooting with ‘open racism’ President Trump is ‘encouraging’
Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Sunday said President Trump encourages the kind of racism that is contributing to violence like Saturday's mass shooting in his hometown of El Paso, Texas, that left 20 people dead. Published August 4, 2019
Trump: FBI, local and state law enforcement coordinating on El Paso, Dayton shootings
President Trump said Sunday the FBI was coordinating with local authorities in Ohio and Texas after two mass shootings in less than 24 hours left at least 29 people dead. Published August 4, 2019
Joe Biden holds double-digit lead among 2020 Dems in post-debate poll
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds a 14-point advantage over his nearest 2020 Democratic rival, according to polling released Friday that did not indicate a major shake-up of support immediately after this week's Democratic presidential primary debates. Published August 2, 2019
Mark Sanford aims to make decision on primary challenge to Donald Trump by end of summer
Former GOP Rep. Mark Sanford on Friday said he hopes to make a decision by the end of the summer on whether he'll mount a primary challenge to President Trump in 2020. Published August 2, 2019
Andrew Yang: ‘I was just telling it like it is’ on climate change
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang on Thursday said he was just "telling it like it is" when he suggested at Wednesday's debate that it was way too late to solve the climate crisis and that people should start looking for higher ground. Published August 2, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard: Kamala Harris didn’t give any answers, resorting to smear tactics
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday said fellow 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala D. Harris isn't giving answers on her past prosecutorial record and that Ms. Harris is resorting to "smear" attacks to try to tear down the Hawaii congresswoman. Published August 2, 2019
Cory Booker on Joe Biden criticism: ‘This is not about the Obama administration at all’
Sen. Cory A. Booker on Thursday said his critique of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's record on criminal justice issues wasn't about former President Barack Obama, who remains deeply popular among Democrats and African-Americans. Published August 2, 2019
Amy Klobuchar crosses donor threshold to qualify for September debate
Sen. Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign on Friday announced that she crossed the 130,000 unique donor threshold to qualify for the next Democratic debate in September. Published August 2, 2019
Marianne Williamson defends views about antidepressants: ‘I’m pro medicine. I’m pro science’
Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson on Friday said she is "pro medicine" and "pro science," after she had defended her past comments about antidepressants and said there's a difference between "normal" human despair and going through grief. Published August 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren plan would revamp standards for U.S. trade deals
Sen. Elizabeth Warren this week proposed a new approach to trade deals, saying countries wanting to enter into new agreements with the U.S. must be willing to meet strict standards tied to human rights, collective bargaining, child labor, religious freedom and climate change. Published August 1, 2019
Rahm Emanuel on 2020 Dems and Obamacare: ‘I don’t know what the Democrats are doing’
Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday said he didn't understand why some of the 2020 Democratic contenders are failing to defend Obamacare, notably its protections for people with pre-existing conditions, amid calls to move to a more far-reaching "Medicare for All" single-payer system. Published August 1, 2019
Julian Castro picks up endorsement of Latino Victory Fund
Former Obama administration official Julian Castro on Thursday picked up the presidential endorsement of the Latino Victory Fund, an advocacy group that works to increase the political influence of Hispanics. Published August 1, 2019
Cory Booker: Obama is ‘our statesman,’ but ‘he ain’t perfect’
Sen. Cory A. Booker on Thursday praised former President Barack Obama but said taking a close look at Mr. Obama's record is healthy, after candidates at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate had confronted former Vice President Joseph R. Biden about his former boss's record on immigration. Published August 1, 2019
Cory Booker: Joe Biden hasn’t had the ‘courage’ to own up about criminal justice record
Sen. Cory A. Booker on Thursday said that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden hasn't had the "courage" to own up and admit that tough-on-crime policies Mr. Biden championed in the past have negatively affected the U.S. Published August 1, 2019
Kamala Harris dismisses Tulsi Gabbard as a low-polling Assad ‘apologist’ post-debate
Sen. Kamala D. Harris called Rep. Tulsi Gabbard an "apologist" for Syrian dictator Bashar Assad after Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate, following Ms. Gabbard's own takedown of Ms. Harris' record on criminal justice issues during the debate. Published August 1, 2019
Andrew Yang: Not sure debate changed anyone’s opinion of Joe Biden
Businessman Andrew Yang on Thursday said he's not sure anyone's opinion of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden changed after the previous night's Democratic presidential primary debate, saying Americans are smart enough to know that the format is a bit of a game and that the party will unify in the end. Published August 1, 2019
