David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Donald Trump: U.S. Chamber of Commerce ‘must fight harder for the American worker’
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is hitting back at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce after the powerful lobbying group criticized Mr. Trump's positions on trade Tuesday. Published June 29, 2016
Mike McCaul: Istanbul ‘most likely’ an ISIS attack
Rep. Michael McCaul, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, on Wednesday said the Islamic State terror group is "most likely" responsible for the deadly suicide bombing attacks in Turkey on Tuesday. Published June 29, 2016
Rick Santorum: Donald Trump ‘spoke for the American worker’
Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania says it would be wise not to underestimate presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and that Mr. Trump is tapping into the concerns of working class voters who feel like they've been left behind. Published June 29, 2016
Obama: Hard to argue Trump is tapping into ‘zeitgeist of the country’
President Obama says it's hard to argue that likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is speaking for a broad base of the country, but he cautioned against complacency and smugness and said voters will have the final say. Published June 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders: Idea of pro-Brexit forces boosting Donald Trump should ‘sound an alarm’
Sen. Bernard Sanders says the notion that Donald Trump could benefit from the same forces that led to British voters opting to leave the European Union should "sound an alarm" for the Democratic party in the United States. Published June 29, 2016
Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump now running neck-and-neck: poll
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are running essentially neck-and-neck, according to a national poll of registered voters released Wednesday that showed a majority holding negative views of both likely major-party presidential nominees. Published June 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders, Gary Johnson bash Trump at Hispanic leaders event
Both Sen. Bernard Sanders and Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson teed off Thursday on Donald Trump at a gathering of Hispanic political leaders in Washington, D.C., as organizers lamented the absences of both Mr. Trump and likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton from the conference. Published June 23, 2016
Gary Johnson: Obama correct on executive action, but many families still getting broken up
Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party's presidential nominee, on Thursday said he agrees with President Obama's executive actions on immigration, but he said the government's deportation policies have also broken up too many families. Published June 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders to major Latino group: ‘Donald Trump will not become president’
Sen. Bernard Sanders told a gathering of Latino political leaders Thursday that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump "will not become president," even as he steered clear of touting likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in his address. Published June 23, 2016
Obama: No successful businessman in America thinks Trump is the most successful one
President Obama is continuing to tweak presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying in a new interview that no successful businessman in America actually thinks Mr. Trump is the most successful businessman in the country. Published June 23, 2016
Gary Johnson: Orlando shooter ‘clearly not’ working ‘on behalf of’ ISIS
Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson on Thursday said the man who carried out the terrorist attack in Orlando last week was "clearly not" working "on behalf of" the Islamic State terrorist group, but that such incidents do serve as a recruiting tool for terrorists. Published June 23, 2016
Bernie Sanders: It ‘doesn’t appear that I’m going to be the nominee’
Sen. Bernard Sanders says it doesn't "appear" as if he will be the Democratic presidential nominee, but that he will still do everything he can to prevent likely Republican nominee Donald Trump from becoming president. Published June 23, 2016
Partisanship and political animosity at historic highs: Poll
Partisanship and political animosity are at historic highs, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday that showed majorities of both Democrats and Republicans expressing deeply negative views of the other party. Published June 22, 2016
Ted Cruz: I’m ‘glad’ to support Marco Rubio in his re-election bid
Sen. Ted Cruz, a former 2016 GOP presidential rival of Sen. Marco Rubio, threw his support behind Mr. Rubio's re-election bid Wednesday. Published June 22, 2016
Marco Rubio to run for re-election to Senate
Sen. Marco Rubio will run for re-election, reversing his earlier choice not to do so as he was mounting a 2016 presidential bid in a move Republicans hope will boost the prospects of holding onto their majority in the U.S. Senate. Published June 22, 2016
Ben Carson: Evangelicals realize we’re not choosing the ‘preacher-in-chief’
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson on Wednesday explained Donald Trump's appeal among evangelicals by saying they aren't necessarily looking for a "preacher-in-chief." Published June 22, 2016
Donald Trump on Brexit: ‘My inclination would be to get out’
Ahead of Thursday's referendum, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday said his "inclination" would be for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union, though he admitted he hasn't focused on the issue that much and said people should make up their own minds. Published June 22, 2016
Donald Trump says he learned about alleged assassination plot from watching television
Likely Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday said he learned about an alleged recent attempt on his life from watching television and commended law enforcement officials for doing a "fantastic job." Published June 22, 2016
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton is ‘a terrible liar, and she’d be a terrible president’
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday previewed a speech he'll be making about likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton later in the day, saying she's a "terrible liar" and calling the Clinton Foundation a "disgusting situation." Published June 22, 2016
Donald Trump: All the money Hillary Clinton is raising is ‘blood money’
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says all the money likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is raising is "blood money." Published June 22, 2016
