David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Adam Schiff: Russians ‘can get away with pretty much anything right now’
Rep. Adam Schiff, California Democrat, said Monday that Russia can get away with basically anything right now and rest assured that President Trump will likely not hold them accountable. Published February 6, 2017
White House on immigration order: ‘Somewhat sad to see a judge go rogue like this’
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said it was "somewhat sad" to see a judge "go rogue" after a court blocked the administration's executive order suspending travel from seven majority-Muslim nations late last week. Published February 6, 2017
Mike Pence: It will be ‘my honor’ to lead voter fraud commission
Vice President Mike Pence says it will be an "honor" to lead President Trump's commission on voter fraud. Published February 6, 2017
Donald Trump: ‘Any negative polls are fake news’
President Donald Trump said Monday that "any negative polls are fake news" and that he calls his "own shots." Published February 6, 2017
Mike Pence: Donald Trump wasn’t drawing ‘moral equivalency’ between U.S., Russia
Vice President Mike Pence said President Trump was not drawing a "moral equivalency" between the United States and Russia, after Mr. Trump's recent comments that the U.S. has a lot of "killers." Published February 6, 2017
Chuck Grassley, Dianne Feinstein introduce legislation to kill controversial investor visa program
Sens. Charles E. Grassley and Dianne Feinstein announced Friday they have introduced legislation to kill a controversial investor visa program that critics have derided as a backdoor way for wealthy foreigners to essentially buy a pathway to U.S. citizenship. Published February 3, 2017
Jim Jordan: ‘Repair’ of Obamacare implies there’s something worth fixing
Rep. Jim Jordan, Ohio Republican, on Friday said lawmakers need to get going on fully repealing Obamacare and that calling for a "repair" of the law suggests there are parts of it worth fixing. Published February 3, 2017
Steny Hoyer on Donald Trump: ‘Who knows’ whether more calls will be necessary to apologize
Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, who spoke recently with the Australian ambassador to the U.S., said Friday he's not sure how many more of those calls he'll have to make to apologize to an ally for something from the White House. Published February 3, 2017
Mark Warner: ‘Lot of smoke’ on possible contacts between Donald Trump associates and Russia
Sen. Mark Warner, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Friday there is a "lot of smoke" in the area of possible contacts between the Russians and associates of President Trump during last year's campaign. Published February 3, 2017
Gary Cohn, Donald Trump top economic adviser: ‘No one wants to see a trade war’
Gary Cohn, a top economic adviser to President Trump, said Friday that nobody wants to see a "trade war" and predicted good things to come in the area of trade, notably with traditional U.S. partners like Canada and Mexico. Published February 3, 2017
Betsy DeVos: Senate advances nomination for education secretary
President Trump's out-of-the-box pick to lead the Education Department survived another hurdle, overcoming an attempted Democratic filibuster in a rare pre-dawn vote Friday. Published February 3, 2017
House votes to undo Obama administration’s Social Security gun rule
The House voted Thursday to cancel an Obama administration rule that would have had Social Security add names from its files to the list of people prohibited from buying guns in the national background check system. Published February 2, 2017
Paul Ryan: ‘Repair’ of health care system means repealing and replacing Obamacare
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday that fixing the country's health care system entails fully repealing and replacing Obamacare, after a report suggested congressional Republicans might be trying to rebrand the effort as a "repair." Published February 2, 2017
John Kelly, DHS secretary, hopes to have U.S.-Mexico wall built in the next two years
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said he hopes President Trump's pledged wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is completed within two years. Published February 2, 2017
Kellyanne Conway on Malcolm Turnbull: White House didn’t leak details of call with Australian leader
Kellyanne Conway, a top adviser to President Trump, said Thursday that the White House didn't leak details of a reportedly heated conversation between President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. Published February 2, 2017
Milo Yiannopoulos speech: Donald Trump floats cutting off federal funds after Berkeley riots
President Trump on Thursday weighed in on the cancellation of a University of California at Berkeley event with conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos in the face of protesting and riots, suggesting that federal funds could be cut off if such incidents continue. Published February 2, 2017
Donald Trump: Iran was ‘ready to collapse’ before nuclear deal
President Trump on Thursday reaffirmed that his administration has put Iran "on notice" after a missile test earlier in the week and said the U.S. had thrown the country a "life-line" with the recently brokered nuclear deal. Published February 2, 2017
John Thune on Neil Gorsuch: ‘Not my preference’ to go nuclear
Sen. John Thune, the No. 3-ranking Republican in the U.S. Senate, said Wednesday he'd prefer to avoid triggering the "nuclear option" in order to get President Trump's Supreme Court nominee confirmed, after Mr. Trump said earlier he'd urge Senate Republicans to do so if necessary. Published February 1, 2017
Dianne Feinstein: I don’t want to see Senate ‘bow’ to Trump’s ‘executive demand’ on nuclear option
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Democrat, said Wednesday that she didn't want to see the Senate "bow down" to an "executive demand" after President Trump said he'd urge Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to trigger the "nuclear option" if enough Democrats try to block his Supreme Court nominee. Published February 1, 2017
John Cornyn on Neil Gorsuch: Donald Trump could barnstorm states to pressure vulnerable Dems
Sen. John Cornyn suggested Wednesday that President Trump could barnstorm the states he won and where Senate Democrats face re-election in 2018 in order to help secure 60 votes to confirm Judge Neil Gorsuch, the president's newly announced Supreme Court nominee. Published February 1, 2017
