David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Donald Trump: ‘Certainly if there was a misunderstanding, I would totally take that back’
Businessman Donald Trump says if there was a misunderstanding over his recent remarks about Sen. John McCain of Arizona, he would take it back. Published July 21, 2015
Donald Trump opens up double-digit lead on 2016 GOP field
Businessman Donald Trump has jumped out to an 11-point lead over his closest rival in the latest national poll on the 2016 Republican presidential field. Published July 21, 2015
Martin O’Malley: Climate change contributed to the rise of Islamic State
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's team isn't backing down after an interview in which the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate said climate change helped contribute to the rise of the Islamic State terrorist group. Published July 21, 2015
Martin O’Malley apologizes after saying ‘all lives matter’ at liberal conference
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley apologized after he was interrupted by protesters when the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate said "all lives matter" at the Netroots Nation conference in Phoenix over the weekend. Published July 20, 2015
Rick Perry snipes at Donald Trump: Being president ‘not a reality TV show’
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry continued his feud with businessman Donald Trump on Monday, writing that being president of the United States is "serious business, not a reality TV show." Published July 20, 2015
Scott Walker first, Donald Trump second in Iowa: poll
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has a nine-point lead over businessman Donald Trump, his nearest Republican rival, in a new poll on the 2016 GOP field in Iowa. Published July 20, 2015
Jeb Bush: I will ‘disrupt’ establishment of ‘Mount Washington’
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush cast himself as a political outsider Monday and vowed to "disrupt" the Washington, D.C., establishment by reining in federal spending and pushing for items such as a six-year lobbying ban on former members of Congress. Published July 20, 2015
Marco Rubio: 7/20/15 will be ‘Obama’s Capitulation Monday’
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says that history will remember July 20, 2015, as "Obama's Capitulation Monday" with the United Nations Security Council vote on the Iran nuclear deal and the opening of embassies in Washington and Havana as part of the U.S.'s re-establishing diplomatic ties with Cuba. Published July 20, 2015
Donald Trump adviser: ‘Trump is not going anywhere’
Michael Cohen, executive vice president of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Donald Trump, said Monday that Mr. Trump isn't looking for controversy and that other Republican candidates are attacking him because they're worried about the real estate mogul's position in the polls. Published July 20, 2015
Donald Trump: ‘Frankly, illegal immigrants get treated better than many of our vets’
Businessman Donald Trump said Monday that illegal immigrants get treated better than many of Americans' veterans and that the press is twisting recent comments he made about Sen. John McCain of Arizona. Published July 20, 2015
John McCain: Donald Trump doesn’t owe me an apology
Sen. John McCain of Arizona said Monday he thinks businessman Donald Trump doesn't owe him an apology but that he might owe an apology "to the families of those who have sacrificed in conflict and those who have undergone the prison experience in serving their country." Published July 20, 2015
John McCain’s fellow POW ‘amused’ by Donald Trump’s remarks
Capt. Charlie Plumb, a fellow prisoner of war with Sen. John McCain of Arizona in Vietnam, said he was "amused" when he heard Donald Trump's recent remarks about Mr. McCain and prisoners of war and says his fellow POWs don't need an apology from someone like Mr. Trump who's never served in the military. Published July 20, 2015
Donald Trump: ‘I do not need to be lectured’ by other 2016 GOP contenders
Businessman and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says he doesn't need a lecture from any of his fellow presidential contenders in the wake of his recent comments about Sen. John McCain of Arizona, that the media is distorting his words, and that Mr. McCain "has failed the state of Arizona and the country." Published July 20, 2015
Ted Cruz: Tennessee shootings ‘an act of war’
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Friday called the killings of four Marines in Tennessee "an act of war." Published July 17, 2015
Pitbull, rapper, to Donald Trump: Beware of ‘El Chapo’
Rapper Pitbull on Thursday called on some of businessman Donald Trump's rivals in the 2016 presidential race to step it up and advised Mr. Trump to beware of noted Mexican drug kingpin "El Chapo." Published July 17, 2015
Michael Grimm, former congressman, sentenced to 8 months for tax evasion
Former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm was sentenced on Friday to 8 months in prison for his role in a tax-evasion scheme. Published July 17, 2015
Rand Paul to mount fight to defund Planned Parenthood
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is planning a push next week to fully ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood, with his office saying the 2016 GOP presidential contender will use "all legislative vehicles at his disposal" to ensure immediate action. Published July 17, 2015
Carly Fiorina records ‘If men were treated like women in the office’ video
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, who has spoken about the sexism she's faced in the corporate world, turned the tables a bit in a new video she recorded with Buzzfeed. Published July 17, 2015
Donald Trump: ‘John McCain was very disloyal to me,’ ‘made a big mistake’
Donald Trump on Friday said Sen. John McCain of Arizona was "very disloyal" to him and predicted Mr. McCain would lose in a GOP primary if the right challenger runs against him. Published July 17, 2015
Marco Rubio to John Kerry: ‘Unacceptable’ that Iran deal reached with Americans still in jail
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has written a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry saying it is "unacceptable" the United States has reached an agreement on Iran's nuclear program "while innocent Americans languish in the most brutal conditions of Iranian jail cells." Published July 17, 2015