David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Ted Cruz: Senate will confirm all of Donald Trump Cabinet nominees
Sen. Ted Cruz said Friday he thinks the U.S. Senate will ultimately confirm all of President-elect Donald Trump's nominees for Cabinet posts. Published January 20, 2017
Don Trump: My father has been ‘humbled’ by the whole process
Donald Trump Jr. said Friday that his father has been "humbled" -- even if the president-elect might not show that outwardly -- as the elder Mr. Trump prepares to be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Published January 20, 2017
Kellyanne Conway: Donald Trump will ‘inject a shock to the system here almost immediately’
Incoming White House counselor Kellyanne Conway predicted Friday that President-elect Donald Trump will send a shock through the system "almost immediately" upon being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Published January 20, 2017
Nancy Pelosi on Donald Trump: ‘We wish him well’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday said people should "take a deep breath" ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, as a number of her fellow Democrats say Mr. Trump wasn't legitimately elected and are skipping the ceremony. Published January 20, 2017
Donald Trump’s address to be ‘optimistic,’ ‘visionary,’ ‘philosophical,’ Sean Spicer says
President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural address will include a discussion about the proper role of government and how the country can come together, incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Friday. Published January 20, 2017
Donald Trump: ‘The movement continues — the work begins!’
President-elect Donald Trump kicked off his inauguration day Friday by giving supporters a heads-up for his swearing-in and saying "the work begins." Published January 20, 2017
Chuck Schumer: Cabinet selection has been a ‘disaster’ for Donald Trump
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Friday that President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet selection process has been a "disaster," but he said it's "too early to tell" whether the full U.S. Senate would actually reject any of the picks. Published January 20, 2017
Tom Cotton, Joni Ernst: Vladimir Putin is not our friend
Sens. Tom Cotton and Joni Ernst said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is no friend of the United States, with Mr. Cotton saying the Cold War didn't end in Mr. Putin's mind. Published January 20, 2017
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, ‘absolutely confident’ Trump, U.S. committed to alliance
The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said President-elect Donald Trump personally affirmed his commitment to the alliance in a conversation after Election Day. Published January 20, 2017
Mike Pence enters vice president’s office as welcome Republican surprise
It's not that Mike Pence is surprised that Donald Trump won the election — it's that he's surprised he was along for the ride. Published January 19, 2017
Mike Pence enters vice president’s office as welcome Republican surprise
It's not that Mike Pence is surprised that Donald Trump won the election -- it's that he's surprised he was along for the ride. Published January 19, 2017
Mike Pence ‘always has time for the people’ — even lawmakers’ grandkids
Vice President-elect Mike Pence certainly had a full plate during his time as Indiana governor, but he apparently managed to squeeze in time to schmooze with his constituents -- even the youngest ones. Published January 19, 2017
Newt Gingrich on boycotters: Why would you ‘abandon America’?
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Thursday slammed Democrats who are boycotting Friday's presidential inauguration and likened the move to abandoning America. Published January 19, 2017
Jeh Johnson: We see no ‘specific, credible threat’ directed against the inauguration
Outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday officials do not see a "specific, credible threat" directed against Friday's inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but that law enforcement will certainly be braced for issues that could arise. Published January 19, 2017
Ashton Carter on Chelsea Manning: That was not my recommendation
Outgoing Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he did not agree with how President Obama handled the case of Chelsea Manning, the Army analyst who will now be freed in May after Mr. Obama commuted her sentence for leaking classified information. Published January 19, 2017
Donald Trump’s Cabinet could look bare on Inauguration Day
The Senate teed up retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis Wednesday for quick confirmation to be the next defense secretary, but President-elect Donald Trump is likely to start his term with far fewer confirmed Cabinet secretaries than any of the last three presidents. Published January 18, 2017
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s pick for OMB director, failed to pay $15,000 in taxes for employee
Rep. Mick Mulvaney, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), failed to pay more than $15,000 in payroll taxes for a household employee, according to a report Wednesday. Published January 18, 2017
Donald Trump on health care: ‘We want to take care of everybody’
President-elect Donald Trump is offering a few more hints about what he'd like to see in a health care overhaul package, mentioning block granting Medicaid dollars to the states as one possibility and cooperating with private companies to insure people who can afford it. Published January 18, 2017
Donald Trump: ‘I don’t like tweeting’
President-elect Donald Trump says he actually doesn't like tweeting, but that he needs to use the medium to overcome a dishonest media. Published January 18, 2017
Donald Trump: ‘I don’t want the celebrities — I want the people’
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants "the people" -- not the celebrities -- at this week's inaugural events and that there will be crowds "rarely seen before." Published January 18, 2017
