David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Colin Powell: I repeatedly warned Clinton’s staff not to connect me to her emails
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell said he repeatedly warned Hillary Clinton's staff not to tie him to her private email set-up and that Mrs. Clinton herself keeps tripping into 'character' minefields, according to newly-leaked personal emails from Mr. Powell. Published September 14, 2016
Gary Johnson says he’s made the ballot in all 50 states and D.C.
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson says he'll be on the ballot in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, lending his candidacy some legitimacy as he continues his full-court press to try to qualify for the first presidential debate later this month. Published September 14, 2016
Ivanka Trump: My father’s health is ‘unbelievable’
Ivanka Trump said Wednesday that her father's health is "unbelievable" and that she should be so lucky to be able to keep up the campaign schedule Donald Trump is keeping during his presidential run. Published September 14, 2016
Half of voters say Hillary Clinton has given false info about health: poll
Half of voters say Hillary Clinton has given false information about her health, according to a poll released Wednesday in the wake of the Democratic presidential nominee's recently disclosed bout with pneumonia. Published September 14, 2016
Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 points in Ohio: poll
Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 5 points in the critical battleground state of Ohio, according to a Bloomberg Politics poll released Wednesday. Published September 14, 2016
Pro-Trump super PACs chart new path
Once spurned by Donald Trump, pro-Trump super PACs are grinding into gear for the final two months before Election Day, hoping to narrow the financial gap with Hillary Clinton's outside allies. Published September 13, 2016
Donald Trump campaign says he has the ‘most punishing schedule’ of any presidential candidate
Donald Trump's campaign manager on Tuesday said Mr. Trump is keeping the "most punishing schedule" of any presidential candidate and that at a minimum, Mr. Trump won't be revealing he secretly had pneumonia when he gets his results back from a recent physical. Published September 13, 2016
Bill Clinton: Donald Trump is ‘brilliant’ at ‘rubbing salt’ in people’s wounds
Former President Bill Clinton said Donald Trump is "brilliant" at "rubbing salt" in people's wounds and that Mr. Trump makes them dislike others. Published September 13, 2016
Bill Clinton: Hillary Clinton almost certainly healthier than Donald Trump
Former President Bill Clinton says that based on Hillary Clinton's lifestyle and underlying indicators, she's almost certainly in better health than her GOP rival Donald Trump, but that it's tough to know for sure because Mr. Trump hasn't disclosed as much information as Mr. Clinton's wife has. Published September 13, 2016
Donald Trump’s vow to return military equipment to police jeopardizes outreach to blacks
Donald Trump's assurance that he would return certain military-grade equipment to local police departments is winning praise from law enforcement groups that detect an anti-police bias in the White House, but is prompting a wary eye from the NAACP as Mr. Trump tries to balance being the "law and order candidate" with his recent outreach to black voters. Published September 12, 2016
Donald Trump: People gaming the debates like Bobby Knight worked the refs
Donald Trump said on Monday that the system is being "gamed" ahead of the upcoming presidential debates, likening the situation to legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight working the referees and broaching the possibility of taking on Hillary Clinton with no moderator whatsoever. Published September 12, 2016
Donald Trump: Obama keeping down interest rates; Fed ‘obviously not independent’
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday that President Obama is holding down interest rates and that the Federal Reserve is "obviously not even close to being independent." Published September 12, 2016
Donald Trump on Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ remark: ‘You have to be president of everybody’
Donald Trump said he was stunned to the point of disbelief when he heard that Hillary Clinton said half of his supporters belong in a "basket of deplorables," calling Mrs. Clinton's statement "the biggest mistake of the political season" and saying the president has to be a leader for everybody. Published September 12, 2016
Donald Trump plans to release results from recent physical exam, hopes Hillary Clinton gets well
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to release results from a recent physical examination when the official numbers come in and that he hopes his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton recovers quickly from her bout with pneumonia. Published September 12, 2016
Tim Kaine on Vladimir Putin: ‘There’s a difference between dictatorship and leadership’
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine said Friday that the Republican presidential ticket's recently citing Russian President Vladimir Putin's strong leadership in his country compared to President Obama is "unpatriotic" and demonstrates an "irrational hostility" toward Mr. Obama. Published September 9, 2016
Trump campaign: Comments on Putin are an indication that we’ll ‘work with people’
Donald Trump's campaign manager on Friday qualified Mr. Trump's recently praises of Russian President Vladimir Putin by saying the GOP presidential nominee is demonstrating a willingness to work with others and that Mr. Trump doesn't agree with Russia's political system. Published September 9, 2016
Donald Trump: I’d rather face Hillary Clinton alone on the debate stage
Donald Trump says he'd prefer to face Hillary Clinton one-on-one in the upcoming presidential debate. Published September 9, 2016
Donald Trump says on Russia-backed TV: Russian meddling in U.S. election ‘probably unlikely’
As Democrats slam him for cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast by a Russia-backed news outlet it's "probably unlikely" that the country is trying to meddle in the U.S. election. Published September 9, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump in Pa., N.C.; Ohio, Fla. close: Quinnipiac
Hillary Clinton holds single-digit leads over Donald Trump in head-to-head matchups in the battleground states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, while the two candidates are tied in Florida and Mr. Trump is slightly ahead in Ohio, according to Quinnipiac University polling released Thursday. Published September 8, 2016
Donald Trump ‘the most straight-talking candidate since Ronald Reagan’: Mike Pence
Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Thursday drew direct parallels between Donald Trump and former President Ronald Reagan, casting both men as bold truth-tellers and saying Mr. Trump is "the most straight-talking candidate" since the 40th U.S. president himself. Published September 8, 2016
