David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Donald Trump talks possible government post for Sarah Palin
Would businessman Donald Trump pick former Alaska Gov. and 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin for a government post if he wins the presidency? Published July 29, 2015
Mike Huckabee on ‘door of the oven:’ Response from Jewish people ‘overwhelmingly positive’
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said the response he's gotten from Jewish people to his recent comments that the Iran deal is marching Israelis "to the door of the oven" has been "overwhelmingly positive." Published July 28, 2015
Ted Cruz invites Obama to debate Iran deal ‘at any time and place of his choosing’
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has invited President Obama to a debate on the merits of the Iran nuclear deal, also saying Mr. Obama could send Secretary of State John Kerry as a proxy if the president is unwilling to show up. Published July 28, 2015
Third Planned Parenthood undercover video shows doctor talking about viability of fetal specimen
A third undercover video sparked new outrage Tuesday by following the money behind the fetal-organ supply chain, starting with Planned Parenthood, and prompting GOP presidential candidates to raise the pressure on the group's federal and corporate funding. Published July 28, 2015
Donald Trump has double-digit lead in New Hampshire: poll
Businessman Donald Trump has a 12-point lead on his nearest 2016 Republican presidential rival in a poll released by Monmouth University on Tuesday -- days after another survey also showing Mr. Trump leading in the Granite State was released. Published July 28, 2015
Most Americans want Congress to reject Iran deal: poll
Most Americans, including 55 percent of independents, said Congress should reject the recently brokered deal on Iran's nuclear program, a new poll said Tuesday morning. Published July 28, 2015
Donald Trump’s shifting political affiliations targeted by GOP foes
Over the course of the past three decades or so, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump has registered as a Republican several times, as a Democrat and Independence Party member once, and has also declined to identify with a party as his Republican opponents press him on his evolving politics. Published July 27, 2015
Mike Huckabee slams Obama for discounting Iran’s ‘repeated’ threats
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee responded Monday to President Obama's denouncing the 2016 GOP presidential candidate's linking of the Iran nuclear deal to the Holocaust by saying it's Mr. Obama who isn't taking Iran's threats seriously. Published July 27, 2015
Donald Trump adviser: I’m not offended by Huckabee ‘door of the oven’ Iran comment
Michael Cohen, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald Trump, said Monday he isn't offended by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee's comments over the weekend that the nuclear deal with Iran is effectively marching Israelis "to the door of the oven." Published July 27, 2015
Reince Priebus, RNC chairman: I don’t see third-party Donald Trump run happening
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Monday he doesn't see Donald Trump launching a third-party candidacy if he doesn't secure the 2016 GOP presidential nomination -- though he said Republican candidates should pledge not to do so. Published July 27, 2015
Mike Huckabee: Iran deal ‘marching the Israelis to the door of the oven’
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee isn't backing off comments he made over the weekend in which he said the nuclear deal with Iran brokered by President Obama is basically marching Israelis "to the door of the oven." Published July 27, 2015
Donald Trump on immigration: ‘I’m a believer in the merit system’
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump on Friday hinted at a "merit system" for some of the approximately 11 million illegal immigrants in the country while saying that "we take the bad ones and get 'em the hell out." Published July 24, 2015
Donald Trump adviser: Trump a ‘mega-billionaire,’ ‘celebrity, author, movie star, etc.’
Michael Cohen, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald Trump, says the 2016 GOP presidential candidate is not a "politico," but rather an outsider who can be identified by any one of a number of titles. Published July 24, 2015
Marco Rubio: Donald Trump’s not going to be the Republican nominee
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Friday that Donald Trump is not going to be the Republican presidential nominee and that the real estate mogul is benefiting from people hearing his name in the news. Published July 24, 2015
Donald Trump: ‘Maybe people will get tired of me — who knows?’
Businessman Donald Trump, riding high in early polling on the 2016 GOP presidential field, says maybe people will eventually tire of him, but for now he's "chugging along." Published July 24, 2015
Hillary Clinton email account had classified info: IG
Some of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's emails had classified information in them, though they weren't specifically labeled classified at the time, and at least one of those emails has already been put out in public by the department, its inspector general has concluded. Published July 24, 2015
Donald Trump at Texas border warns of ‘tremendous danger’ from illegal immigrants
GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump said Thursday there is a "tremendous danger on the border" with illegal immigrants coming into the country, that Border Patrol agents need to be allowed to do their jobs, and that he's the Republican to take down former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Published July 23, 2015
Local union for Border Patrol agents pulls out of Donald Trump events
The Border Patrol agents that had invited Donald Trump to visit them on the border announced they were pulling out of the presidential candidate's Thursday plans in Laredo, Texas -- a move the Trump campaign described as a silencing from superiors in D.C. who don't want people to know things on the border are "every bit as bad as Mr. Trump has been saying." Published July 23, 2015
Donald Trump threatens third-party run: report
Businessman and real estate mogul Donald Trump says the chances he'll launch a third-party run for the White House will increase if he feels he's being treated unfairly by the Republican National Committee. Published July 23, 2015
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump ‘a political car wreck’
Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who demonstrated various ways to destroy a cell phone after his number was read aloud by Donald Trump at a campaign rally Tuesday, likened Mr. Trump to a car crash on Thursday. Published July 23, 2015
