David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Joe Biden, Democrats build $466 million war chest for stretch run
Joseph R. Biden and Democratic committees had $466 million on hand at the start of the month compared to $325 million for President Trump and the Republicans, flipping what had been a sizable cash-on-hand edge for Mr. Trump earlier this year. Published September 21, 2020
Mitch McConnell vow on Supreme Court nominee faces obstacles
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will have a tougher time fulfilling this commitment, though, than he did with his 2016 promise to block President Barack Obama's pick Published September 20, 2020
Joe Biden: Supreme Court nominee vote under ‘current circumstances’ should not happen
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Sunday pleaded with rank-and-file GOP senators to help put the brakes on confirming a new Supreme Court justice, arguing that voters deserve a chance to give him the power to nominate a successor to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Published September 20, 2020
Lisa Murkowski: Senate should not fill Ginsburg’s seat before election
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Sunday the U.S. Senate should not vote on a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November election. Published September 20, 2020
Marc Short, Pence aide: Trump’s SCOTUS pick could get a vote before election
Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff said Sunday that the Senate could vote on President Trump's Supreme Court pick before the Nov. 3 election. Published September 20, 2020
Tom Cotton: Don’t rule out Democrats supporting Trump’s SCOTUS nominee
Sen. Tom Cotton said some Democrats could support President Trump's nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Published September 20, 2020
Ted Cruz: We need a full SCOTUS to litigate election issues
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said Sunday the Senate should confirm a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the Nov. 3 election. Published September 20, 2020
Nancy Pelosi doesn’t rule out impeachment to delay Trump’s SCOTUS pick
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday would not rule out launching impeachment proceedings to try to block President Trump and Senate Republicans from quickly replacing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Published September 20, 2020
Trump hits Lisa Murkowski amid fight over Ginsburg seat
President Trump on Sunday took a swipe at Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who could make or break the president's push to quickly fill the vacancy left on the Supreme Court after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Published September 20, 2020
Bill Clinton: McConnell push to fill Ginsburg seat ‘superficially hypocritical’
Former President Bill Clinton on Sunday dinged President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for vowing to press forward on filling the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Published September 20, 2020
Joe Biden: Next president should fill Ginsburg seat
Joseph R. Biden joined a chorus of top Democrats on Friday evening to say that the vacancy on the Supreme Court left by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg should not be filled until voters have a say through the presidential election. Published September 18, 2020
Joe Biden receives classified intelligence briefing
Joseph R. Biden has started to receive classified intelligence briefings, which are typically reserved for presidential candidates only once they become their party's nominee. Published September 18, 2020
Biden ad features casualty notification officer saying military families are not ‘suckers’
Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign released a new TV ad on Friday that seizes on disparaging remarks about members of the military that President Trump is quoted as saying in a recent piece in The Atlantic. Published September 18, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in Arizona and Maine, close in North Carolina
Joseph R. Biden leads President Trump in Arizona and Maine, and the two candidates are running in nearly a dead heat in North Carolina, according to polling released on Friday. Published September 18, 2020
Joe Biden’s expansive economic plans may be too optimistic, experts say
Joseph R. Biden on Thursday released a new analysis to make the case that he would plow trillions of dollars in new tax revenues back into America's middle class while President Trump's economic policies exacerbate wealth inequality. Published September 17, 2020
Joe Biden: No rationale to eliminate fracking right now
Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said he does not support an immediate ban on hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking, saying it's an important business in battleground states like Pennsylvania and Ohio. Published September 17, 2020
Joe Biden: I will accept the election results
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Thursday he will accept the outcome of November's election. Published September 17, 2020
Joe Biden: I can’t mandate masks, except on federal property
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said he cannot force the public to wear masks in general but that he would make people wear them while on federal property to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Published September 17, 2020
Olivia Troye, ex-Mike Pence aide, to vote for Biden
Olivia Troye, a former aide to Vice President Mike Pence, announced in a video released Thursday that she's voting for Joseph R. Biden, saying she ultimately had trouble looking herself in the mirror while assisting the White House's coronavirus response team. Published September 17, 2020
Michael Bloomberg chips in to fund new anti-Trump ad campaign in Florida
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is putting his money where his mouth is with about six weeks to go until Election Day. Published September 17, 2020