David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Mike Huckabee: ‘I assure you, a beheading is much worse than a sunburn’
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says that Christian and Jewish people cannot count on support from President Obama and that the president wouldn't be able to distinguish the good guys from the bad even in a movie starring John Wayne. Published February 9, 2015
Hillary Clinton lapping 2016 Democratic field in New Hampshire
Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has a sizable lead over possible Democratic rivals in the early primary state of New Hampshire in a new poll, as she takes steps toward a possible 2016 run for president. Published February 9, 2015
Chris Christie in Iowa for local GOP event
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is scheduled to be back in Iowa Monday as the first headline speaker of the Dallas County GOP's Spring Speaker Series. Published February 9, 2015
Jeb Bush has narrow lead in New Hampshire poll
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is leading a host of potential 2016 GOP hopefuls in New Hampshire in a new poll taken immediately after 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney announced he would not be running again in 2016. Published February 9, 2015
Trey Gowdy: Benghazi committee to interview State personnel, senior Obama officials
The chairman of the House Select Committee tasked with investigating the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, said Friday he plans to begin interviews with State Department personnel as early as next week and released a list of 20 names of people, including top current and former Obama administration officials, he also plans to interview. Published February 6, 2015
Rand Paul to Ohio Feb. 17 for local GOP dinner
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, is headed to Iowa this weekend for an "Audit the Fed" rally Friday evening followed by several events on Saturday — and he's headed back to the Midwest later this month. Published February 6, 2015
Democrats: Benghazi select committee operating outside normal budget rules
The five Democrats who sit on the House Select Committee charged with investigating the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, say the committee is being funded outside normal budget rules of the House and are asking for the panel to be included in public hearings on upcoming budget requests. Published February 6, 2015
Jeb Bush leads wide-open GOP field in New Hampshire in new Granite State poll
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leads a wide-open Republican field of prospective 2016 presidential candidates in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire, according to a new WMUR Granite State poll from the University of New Hampshire survey center. Published February 6, 2015
Virginia resolution to enjoin constitutional convention fizzles
Acknowledging he didn't have the votes, the Virginia state House sponsor of a resolution seeking to enjoin Virginia in an effort to call a convention of states to amend the U.S. Constitution and rein in federal power struck his own bill Thursday. Published February 5, 2015
Senators introduce new ‘sportsmen’s‘ bill to increase hunting, fishing access
Senators on Thursday introduced the 2015 version of a "sportsmen's" bill intended to open more land up for hunting and fishing and would also pave the way for people to carry guns on certain land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and transport bows and crossbows on National Park Service lands. Published February 5, 2015
Ted Cruz to join other presidential hopefuls at Iowa ‘Ag Summit’ next month
Organizers said Thursday that Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, will attend the first-ever "Iowa Agriculture Summit" next month, along with other potential 2016 presidential candidates who will return to the Hawkeye State, home of the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Published February 5, 2015
Duncan Hunter: King Abdullah sounds ‘like President Bush post-9/11’
Rep. Duncan Hunter, California Republican, said Thursday that Jordanian King Abdullah's response to the burning death of a Jordanian pilot at the hands of the Islamic State terrorist group called to mind the post-9/11 attitude of former President George W. Bush. Published February 5, 2015
Ted Cruz scheduled to head back to New Hampshire next month
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, is scheduled to headline a Republican party dinner in the early presidential primary state of New Hampshire next month, the Houston Chronicle reported. Published February 5, 2015
Lindsey Graham: Obama about to make ‘the mistake of a lifetime’ with Iran
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, said President Obama's handling of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program runs the risk of creating an arms race in the region, saying the president is "about to unleash hell" on the Middle East. Published February 5, 2015
Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal scheduled to headline Thursday events in D.C.
Two prospective 2016 Republican presidential contenders are scheduled to speak at events Thursday in Washington, D.C., hosted by the American Principles Project. Published February 5, 2015
Rand Paul: ‘I’m not sure I’m different than the president’ on vaccines
Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he thinks everyone should be encouraged to get vaccines and that he's not sure he's any different than President Obama on the matter. Published February 5, 2015
Scott Walker grabs lead in N.H. in new poll
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker leads a host of potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders in a new poll in the early presidential state of New Hampshire out Wednesday. Published February 4, 2015
John McCain: ‘ISIS is winning. We’re neither degrading nor destroying ISIS’
Sen. John McCain, Arizona Republican, said he hopes a video released by the Islamic State purporting to show the burning execution of a Jordanian pilot will galvanize the fight against the terrorist group, but he acknowledged that the group is winning right now. Published February 4, 2015
Ben Carson on Islamic State: ‘We should be leading’
Retired neurosurgeon and potential 2016 presidential candidate Ben Carson said Wednesday that the United States should step up support and lead in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group. Published February 4, 2015
Angus King on Islamic State: This is ‘Genghis Khan type of stuff’
Sen. Angus King, Maine Independent, said the burning execution of a Jordanian pilot by the Islamic State terrorist group could be a galvanizing moment for the region, and that the group's behavior calls to mind Mongol leader Genghis Khan. Published February 4, 2015
