David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Clinton campaign: FBI said she had no reason to believe emails were classified
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign struggled Monday to square her claims that she told the truth about her secret email account with the sworn testimony of the FBI director last month, as top Clinton aides insisted Mrs. Clinton didn't mean to mislead voters with her various explanations. Published August 1, 2016
Khizr Khan: I ask Donald Trump’s advisers to get him in a room and ‘set him right’
Khizr Khan, the father of Capt. Humayun Khan, a Muslim-American soldier killed in Iraq in 2004, is asking GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's advisers to get him in a room, close the door, and "set him right." Published August 1, 2016
Hillary Clinton gets post-convention bump, leads Donald Trump by 7 points: poll
Hillary Clinton got a polling bump after last week's Democratic National Convention and now leads her GOP rival Donald Trump by 7 points, according to a national CBS News poll released Monday. Published August 1, 2016
Tim Kaine: I haven’t changed my positions on TPP, Hyde Amendment
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia said on Friday he has not changed his positions on items involving two hot-button issues -- trade and abortion -- as he's come under consideration to be Hillary Clinton's vice presidential pick. Published July 29, 2016
Trump campaign: If it’s ‘midnight in America,’ it’s because of Obama and Clinton
Donald Trump's campaign chairman said on Friday if it's "midnight in America" -- a line Hillary Clinton used in her Thursday speech at the Democratic National Convention -- it's because of Mrs. Clinton and President Obama. Published July 29, 2016
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton should ‘absolutely’ not be allowed to get security briefings
Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton should "absolutely" not be allowed to get the security briefings typically afforded to major-party presidential nominees. Published July 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 9 points in Pennsylvania: poll
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 9 points in Pennsylvania, according to a survey taken during the first three days of the Democratic National Convention this week in Philadelphia. Published July 29, 2016
Democrats renew push for gun bans at DNC, convinced mass shootings have changed politics
Fifteen years after they concluded that gun control was a losing issue for them, Democrats say it's time for a rethink, convinced that a spate of mass shootings has changed the politics and left Americans clamoring for action. Published July 28, 2016
Michael Steele: Obama became Democrats’ Reagan in many ways
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said Thursday that President Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday propelled Mr. Obama to become the Democrats' Ronald Reagan in many ways. Published July 28, 2016
Donald Trump pledges to give $1 million if he hits end-of-month fundraising goal
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is pledging to put an additional million dollars into his campaign if supporters help him reach his end-of-month fundraising goal. Published July 28, 2016
Hillary Clinton campaign: Donald Trump’s Russia hacking comments ‘unbecoming of a president’
Hillary Clinton's campaign manager labeled as "unacceptable" the comments from Donald Trump that he hoped Russia might have the deleted emails Mrs. Clinton and her team unilaterally chose to purge from her private server. Published July 28, 2016
Tim Kaine zings Donald Trump for saying he did a terrible job in ‘New Jersey’
Sen. Tim Kaine on Thursday mocked Donald Trump for criticizing Mr. Kaine's record in the state of New Jersey on Wednesday, joking that people should give a break to someone so ill-informed and so new to politics. Published July 28, 2016
Tim Kaine: ‘I’m a progressive in the South’
Sen. Tim Kaine on Thursday described himself as a "progressive in the South" after being played a clip from a 2005 campaign ad in which he says he's against same-sex marriage and is "conservative" on issues like "the sanctity of life." Published July 28, 2016
Tim Kaine: Bernie Sanders’ supporters understand that Donald Trump is ‘a threat’
Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, the Democrats' 2016 vice presidential nominee, said the party is more unified than it was at this point eight years ago and that supporters of Sen. Bernard Sanders understand that GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is "a threat to everything they care about." Published July 28, 2016
Donald Trump: I was being sarcastic with Russia hacking comments
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he was being sarcastic when he said Wednesday that he hoped Russia was able to find Hillary Clinton's deleted emails. Published July 28, 2016
Bill Weld: Libertarian Party ‘the only free trade ticket in the race’
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, the Libertarian Party's vice presidential nominee, says for proponents of free trade, there's only one game in town this year. Published July 27, 2016
Rudy Giuliani: Hackers could release Hillary Clinton emails before election or extort, threaten her
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Wednesday predicted that hackers could release incriminating emails from Hillary Clinton before the November election, or extort or threaten Mrs. Clinton if they decide to hang onto them. Published July 27, 2016
Terry McAuliffe: Hillary Clinton ‘will not change’ on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said on Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's position on the Trans-Pacific Partnership "will not change," a day after he predicted Mrs. Clinton would shift on the trade pact after the election. Published July 27, 2016
Joe Biden: Donald Trump knows ‘nothing’ about foreign policy
Vice President Joseph R. Biden said on Wednesday that Donald Trump knows "nothing" about foreign policy and that he's playing into the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published July 27, 2016
Paul Manafort dismisses notion that Donald Trump has financial ties to Russia
Donald Trump's campaign chairman said on Wednesday the Republican presidential nominee has no financial relationships with Russian oligarchs and that more attention should be paid to the security issues surrounding Hillary Clinton's private email server. Published July 27, 2016
