David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
GOP canvassers in Wayne County, Mich., want to rescind certification
Republican members of an election board in the Detroit area tried to switch their votes for a second time in a bid to block certification of the Nov. 3 election results. Published November 19, 2020
John Fetterman, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor: Rudy Giuliani a ‘less qualified’ Lionel Hutz
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman compared Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani's performance in court this week to the exploits of a hapless cartoon lawyer from "The Simpsons" as he predicted that President Trump's election-related legal efforts aren't going to amount to much. Published November 18, 2020
Joe Biden: We’ll soon be ‘weeks or months’ behind on COVID response without cooperation from Trump
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that his team will soon be "weeks or months" behind on COVID-19 and vaccine distribution plans without additional cooperation from the Trump administration. Published November 18, 2020
Half of Republicans think Trump ‘rightfully won’ the election: poll
About half of Republicans said they think President Trump "rightfully won" the 2020 election on the belief that state vote counters put their thumb on the scale for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, according to polling released Wednesday. Published November 18, 2020
Rick Bright: Trump’s lack of cooperation ‘very likely can’ delay vaccine roll-out
Rick Bright, a member of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, said Wednesday that the delayed presidential transition process "very likely" could hamper the effective roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine. Published November 18, 2020
Rep. Bill Pascrell demands DOJ investigate ‘entire Trump administration’
Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., New Jersey Democrat, demanded Tuesday that the Justice Department investigate and potentially prosecute President Trump and his "entire" administration next year. Published November 17, 2020
Joe Biden fills out more senior-level staff positions
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden rolled out more senior-level staff hires on Tuesday, tapping campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon, Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, and longtime aide Steve Ricchetti, among others, for top roles in the White House. Published November 17, 2020
Brad Raffensperger, Ga. secretary of state: Trump netted about 800 votes after ‘memory stick’ issue
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Tuesday that President Trump ended up netting about 800 additional votes after an audit of the state's election results found about 2,600 ballots that weren't counted the first time. Published November 17, 2020
Joe Biden: ‘More people may die’ if Trump administration doesn’t cooperate on transition
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden and his team are getting in touch with state leaders and titans of U.S. industry about forthcoming coronavirus and economic plans as Mr. Biden looks for workarounds to the Trump administration during the transition. Published November 16, 2020
Barack Obama: Donald Trump can’t deny reality forever
Former President Barack Obama says he takes President Trump's refusing to concede the 2020 election seriously but that Mr. Trump isn't going to be able to deny reality forever. Published November 16, 2020
Joe Biden should start getting access to intel, Senate Republicans say
Small but noticeable cracks in President Trump's typically unbreakable support from Republican lawmakers emerged Thursday amid a barrage of legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election. Several Senate Republican leaders said that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden should start receiving intelligence briefings. Published November 12, 2020
Karl Rove: Donald Trump’s legal efforts won’t change the outcome of the race
Karl Rove, the past political guru to former President George W. Bush, said President Trump's legal efforts in a handful of states aren't going to be enough to change the ultimate outcome of the 2020 election. Published November 12, 2020
Joe Biden predicts Republican cooperation despite Donald Trump’s defiance
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday predicted that congressional Republicans will ultimately come around to acknowledge him as the new president and work with him in January. Published November 10, 2020
Joe Biden: Donald Trump not conceding is an ‘embarrassment’
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that President Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election is an "embarrassment" but that it doesn't have much practical effect on the transition planning that's going on right now. Published November 10, 2020
Joe Biden: Health care doesn’t need to be a ‘partisan issue’
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that health care doesn't need to be a "partisan" issue and that "far-right ideologues" were trying to strip away health care from millions of Americans. Published November 10, 2020
Guy Cecil, Priorities USA chief: ‘Defund the police’ had negligible effect on 2020 election
Guy Cecil, who chairs the main pro-Democratic super PAC Priorities USA, said Tuesday that the "defund the police" slogan from liberals had a negligible effect on 2020 races, countering some Democrats' claims that it might have tipped the scales against the party in close U.S. House and Senate races. Published November 10, 2020
Trump administration won’t clear Biden transition documents
The Trump administration won't clear paperwork to give the administration's stamp of approval to presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden and allow his transition team to work fully with federal agencies. Published November 9, 2020
Cindy McCain: My job is to help put ‘good’ Republicans in the Biden administration
Cindy McCain, a member of presumptive President-Elect Joseph R. Biden's transition team, said Monday she's helping look for "good" Republicans to serve in the new administration. Published November 9, 2020
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump should think about running again in 2024
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Trump should think about running for president again in 2024 if the Trump campaign's legal battles in the 2020 contest don't pan out. Published November 9, 2020
GSA facing pressure to move forward with transition
The General Services Administration is facing pressure to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election, which would open up additional office space and support services for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's transition team. Published November 9, 2020
