David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Donald Trump: I could see meeting Vladimir Putin before the start of my administration
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said he could see meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to inauguration day if Mr. Trump is elected president. Published October 18, 2016
Donald Trump: Illegal immigrants are voting ‘all over the country’
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said illegal immigrants and dead people are voting, said "non-citizen" voters could have pushed President Obama over the top in North Carolina in 2008, and name-checked Philadelphia, Chicago, and St. Louis as suspect areas.GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said illegal immigrants and dead people are voting, said "non-citizen" voters could have pushed President Obama over the top in North Carolina in 2008, and name-checked Philadelphia, Chicago and St. Louis as suspect areas. Published October 18, 2016
Donald Trump: Maybe Paul Ryan doesn’t want me to win
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is speculating that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan might not want Mr. Trump to be elected president so Mr. Ryan can make a White House run in four years, or that perhaps the speaker simply doesn't "know how to win." Published October 18, 2016
Melania Trump on groping allegations: ‘I believe my husband’
Melania Trump says she accepts her husband's apology in the wake of a recently-released 2005 tape that shows Donald Trump making lewd comments about women, and says she believes him when he denies recent allegations from women that he inappropriately touched them years ago. Published October 18, 2016
Labor unions turning corner against Donald Trump
Some labor union members were initially intrigued by Donald Trump, but have gravitated back into the Democratic fold ahead of November's elections, with officials saying they are rallying to stop the billionaire businessman GOP nominee, even if they're not excited about Hillary Clinton. Published October 17, 2016
Journalists overwhelmingly donate to Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump: report
Of nearly $400,000 given to the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump campaigns from journalists or people identified as working in the media, a staggering 96 percent has gone to benefit Mrs. Clinton, according to a Center for Public Integrity analysis published Monday. Published October 17, 2016
Jon Husted: Donald Trump’s ‘rigged’ election talk is ‘irresponsible’
Ohio's secretary of state on Monday said Donald Trump's warning of a "rigged" election is "irresponsible," saying voter fraud does occur but is not part of a widespread systemic problem. Published October 17, 2016
Donald Trump could have election ‘stolen’ from him, four in 10 voters say: poll
Forty-one percent of voters say Donald Trump could have the election "stolen" from him through widespread voter fraud, as Mr. Trump re-ups his fears of a "rigged" general election contest. Published October 17, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads big over Donald Trump among Latinos: poll
Hillary Clinton has a big lead over Donald Trump among Latinos -- who were a key part of the Obama coalitions in 2008 and 2012 -- according to polling released Monday. Published October 17, 2016
NASA’s Mars mission on standby for next president
President Obama set a goal last week of landing a manned mission on Mars by the 2030s, but space exploration advocates say they have no clue whether the next president is prepared to follow through on that goal. Published October 16, 2016
Joe Biden: Bill Clinton’s past ‘shouldn’t matter’
Vice President Joseph R. Biden says former President Bill Clinton's past "shouldn't matter" in the context of the 2016 campaign, saying Mr. Clinton "paid a price" in getting impeached by the U.S. House over the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Published October 14, 2016
Mike Pence: Evidence to dispute groping allegations coming ‘before the day is out’
GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Friday said there will be evidence coming "before the day is out" that calls into question allegations from a number of women in recent days that Donald Trump inappropriately touched or groped them years ago. Published October 14, 2016
Donald Trump denies touching allegations: ‘These events never, ever happened’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump forcefully denied new allegations that he inappropriately touched several women a number of years ago, saying the "Clinton machine" is responsible for "slander and libels" he said are intended to derail his presidential campaign. Published October 13, 2016
Jerry Falwell Jr.: Donald Trump told me he has evidence that touching allegations aren’t true
Jerry Falwell Jr., the president of Liberty University and a prominent Donald Trump supporter, said Thursday that Mr. Trump informed him in a conversation Wednesday that he has evidence to disprove new allegations that the GOP presidential nominee inappropriately touched a number of women years ago. Published October 13, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 9 points in Pennsylvania: poll
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 9 points in the critical battleground state of Pennsylvania, according to a Bloomberg Politics poll released Thursday. Published October 13, 2016
More women accuse Donald Trump of unwanted touching
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday pushed back against new allegations from several women that he touched them inappropriately years ago, calling one story a "total fabrication" and saying another "did not happen." Published October 13, 2016
Evan McMullin remains optimistic in presidential bid
Independent conservative presidential candidate Evan McMullin readily acknowledges he faces long odds in his long-shot White House bid that essentially counts on denying any one candidate 270 Electoral College votes and throwing things to the U.S. House at this point. Published October 12, 2016
Trump campaign to Republicans: ‘Enough of the pussyfooting around’
Donald Trump's campaign manager on Wednesday said they want the support of anyone who will endorse them, but advised Republicans to stop "pussyfooting around" on whether or not they support their party's presidential nominee. Published October 12, 2016
Mike Pence: I’d prefer if ‘Dishonest Hillary’ didn’t associate herself with ‘Honest Abe’
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence said he'd prefer if "Dishonest Hillary" didn't associate herself with "Honest Abe" Lincoln, after Hillary Clinton tried to explain a seeming disconnect between private and public positions by invoking the 16th president's name at Sunday's debate. Published October 12, 2016
Donald Trump: I don’t want Paul Ryan’s support
A month out from Election Day, GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump says he doesn't want or care about getting support from House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, that he wouldn't want to be in a foxhole with Mr. Ryan, and that Mr. Ryan might end up in a different post if Mr. Trump is elected president. Published October 12, 2016
