David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Alan Grayson: Benghazi Committee constitutes ‘new McCarthyism’
A Democratic congressman has filed a complaint with the House Office of Congressional Ethics alleging that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Rep. Trey Gowdy violated federal law and House rules by using official funds for political expenses through the House Select Committee on Benghazi. Published October 7, 2015
Donald Trump: ‘I think eminent domain is wonderful’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is defending the practice of eminent domain, or the taking of private property for public use in exchange for compensation -- an issue on which he has taken some heat during the 2016 presidential race. Published October 7, 2015
Trey Gowdy: Kevin McCarthy ‘screwed up’ with Benghazi comments; ‘Kevin, you’re wrong’
The chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi said Wednesday that Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy was "wrong" on recent comments regarding the committee and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's sagging poll numbers and that Mr. McCarthy "screwed up." Published October 7, 2015
Donald Trump leads 2016 GOP field in Fla., Ohio, Pa., but trails in general election match-ups
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has maintained his grip on the race for the 2016 GOP nomination in the swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson performs best among the Republicans in general election match-ups, according to polling released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University. Published October 7, 2015
Hillary Clinton not honest and trustworthy, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania voters say
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton leads the 2016 Democratic presidential field in the swing states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, but general election voters gave her poor marks on favorability and honesty and she fares worse against top Republican contenders than does Vice President Joseph R. Biden. Published October 7, 2015
Rand Paul: Arm commercial airline pilots
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Tuesday said commercial airline pilots should be provided guns, saying he wants every potential terrorist in the world to know that if they come into the cockpit they'll be shot. Published October 6, 2015
Rand Paul: ‘Why are we bombing anybody in Afghanistan?’
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Tuesday that a clear-cut mission in Afghanistan after 9/11 has been "long gone" for years, openly questioning the United States' current presence in the country. Published October 6, 2015
Hillary Clinton retains lead on 2016 Democratic field, but support down from the summer
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is still leading the contest for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released Tuesday that also showed support for Mrs. Clinton has dropped by 15 points since July. Published October 6, 2015
Ben Carson: ‘Neurosurgery is considerably more complex than politics’
Retired neurosurgeon and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson is rejecting the notion that a president should not be a political neophyte based on the argument that on the flip side, someone wouldn't want a person to perform brain surgery on them if that person had never done it before. Published October 6, 2015
Donald Trump: Gun in room could have led to different outcome in Oregon shooting
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Tuesday that if there had been an armed civilian who knew had to handle a gun on the scene at last week's deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon, there could have been a different outcome. Published October 6, 2015
Donald Trump: Marco Rubio ‘has $12 in the bank’
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump once again went after the finances of 2016 rival Sen. Marco Rubio, saying Tuesday the Florida Republican is a "lightweight" with just $12 in the bank. Published October 6, 2015
Donald Trump: ‘I’m not in this to have self-glorification — I’ve had plenty of that’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he's in the 2016 race to win it and not for self-glorification, of which he added he's already had plenty. Published October 6, 2015
Carly Fiorina: ‘I think I am distinctly horrifying to liberals’
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina says she thinks her status as a conservative woman who tops Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton head-to-head in recent polls makes her "distinctly horrifying" to liberals. Published October 6, 2015
Hillary Clinton ad invokes Kevin McCarthy’s Benghazi remarks
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign is out with a new national television ad that includes a recent clip of House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy that Democrats have seized on to argue that the Select Committee on Benghazi is politically driven. Published October 6, 2015
James Clancy: Memory lapse led to false information on Jason Chaffetz leak
An inspector general reopened an investigation Monday into U.S. Secret Service agents' efforts to embarrass a top congressional critic after agency Director Joseph Clancy admitted he misled investigators on when he first learned of rumors about information that would later be leaked to try to embarrass Rep. Jason Chaffetz. Published October 5, 2015
Donald Trump sides with Jeb Bush on Redskins nickname
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump hasn't found much common ground with 2016 GOP rival and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on the campaign trail, but the two agree on at least one thing: the Washington Redskins' team nickname should stay as is. Published October 5, 2015
Bernie Sanders running stronger than Hillary Clinton against top Republicans in Iowa, N.H.
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont is running better than former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in head-to-head match-ups against top Republican presidential candidates in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire, according to new polls. Published October 5, 2015
Hillary Clinton: I will try ‘in every way I can’ to get guns out of the wrong hands
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pledged Monday to do everything she can if elected president to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them -- even if that means working without Congress. Published October 5, 2015
Bernie Sanders leads Hillary Clinton by 9 points in New Hampshire
Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has a 9-point lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in the early state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll that shows Mrs. Clinton falling further behind should Vice President Joseph R. Biden enter the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Published October 5, 2015
Donald Trump maintains leads in Iowa, New Hampshire: polls
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump remains in the lead in the early states of Iowa and New Hampshire, according to polls conducted after the second GOP presidential debate. Published October 5, 2015