David Sherfinski

Hagan up four over Tillis in N.C. Senate race: poll

A new poll shows incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan up by four points in the hotly-contested race in North Carolina, one of about a half-dozen states that will determine which party will control the U.S. Senate after November's midterm elections. Published September 16, 2014

Democrats launch Benghazi website ahead of hearing

Ahead of the House Select Committee on Benghazi's highly-anticipated first public hearing Wednesday, Democrats offered some of their own answers to questions surrounding the terrorist attack while Republicans urged them not to prejudge the investigation before it starts. Published September 16, 2014

John Boehner calls Obama’s request on training rebels ‘a sound one’

House Speaker John A. Boehner on Tuesday reiterated his support for President Obama's request to arm and train Syrian rebels but said there's more to be done to ultimately destroy the Islamic State terrorist group. Published September 16, 2014

Roberts down seven in Kansas Senate race: poll

A new poll shows independent candidate Greg Orman leading incumbent Republican Sen. Pat Roberts in Kansas by seven percentage points in a race that could complicate the GOP's quest to re-take control of the Senate. Published September 16, 2014

Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton set the pace as 2016 leaders in New Hampshire

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton are the early frontrunners in New Hampshire for the Republican and Democratic presidential nominations in 2016. Published September 16, 2014

Senate Dems’ campaign arm outraises Republicans in August

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) continued to outpace its Republican counterpart in fundraising in August, hauling in $7.7 million as both sides prepare to unload their resources during the final stretch of campaigning ahead of Election Day. Published September 16, 2014

Sen. Joe Manchin: No on arming rebels

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III West Virginia said he's not on board with President Obama's request to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels as part of the plan to combat the Islamic State terrorist group in Iraq and Syria. Published September 16, 2014

Mark Begich has 5-point lead over Dan Sullivan in Alaska Senate race: poll

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Begich has a 5-point lead over Republican Dan Sullivan in Alaska, according to a new poll conducted for a leading Democratic Super PAC. Published September 16, 2014

Dems have advantage on congressional ballot: poll

The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows Democrats with a 3-point lead, 41 percent to 38 percent, on the generic congressional ballot. Published September 16, 2014

Pelosi: ‘We have initiated hostilities’ against Islamic State

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, stopped short Monday of saying that the United States is "at war" with the Islamic State but acknowledged the ongoing situation is "deadly serious." Published September 15, 2014

Pelosi: ‘We never treated President Bush the way they treat President Obama’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi insists President Obama's failure is the Republicans' "top priority." Published September 15, 2014

Eliot Engel: Don’t need to talk about boots on the ground ‘right now’

The ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said he supports President Obama's outline to combat the Islamic State terrorist group and that he doesn't see a need for American troops on the ground at the moment. Published September 15, 2014

Press taking Landrieu’s side in plane flap, Republicans claim

National Republicans are accusing the media of being either lazy or biased in its reporting on Sen. Mary Landrieu's recent disclosures that she improperly billed taxpayers for dozens of private flights for events such as campaign stops and fundraisers since 2002. Published September 15, 2014

Shaheen, Brown even in new poll in New Hampshire Senate race

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is tied with GOP challenger Scott Brown in a new poll from CNN on the hotly contested New Hampshire race. Published September 15, 2014

John Thune: Obama will get what he wants on training of Syrian rebels

The U.S. Senate's No. 3 Republican predicts Congress will be able to deliver on President Obama's request for funding to arm and train Syrian rebels as part of his multi-pronged approach to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group that will also include new airstrikes in conjunction with foreign partners on the ground. Published September 15, 2014

Alison Lundergan Grimes shoots skeet in new campaign ad

Taking a page from Sen. Joe Manchin III's 2010 campaign playbook, Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, shoots skeet in her most recent television campaign ad while insisting that she's "not Barack Obama." Published September 15, 2014

Polls show Kay Hagan with edge in North Carolina Senate race

Two new polls show incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan of North Carolina with an edge over Republican challenger Thom Tillis in a race that will play a crucial role in determining which party controls the U.S. Senate after November. Published September 15, 2014

Nearly two-thirds disapprove of Obama on immigration: poll

Nearly two-thirds of likely voters in key U.S. House and Senate races disapprove of how President Obama is handling the immigration issue, with a narrow plurality favoring the Republican party over the Democrats. Published September 15, 2014

Both sides of Congress have own red lines for Obama’s action in Syria

Congress appears ready to give President Obama the $500 million he wants to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels, possibly as soon as next week, but anything beyond that remained murky, including whether lawmakers will back the commander in chief if he expands airstrikes to include targets in Syria. Published September 11, 2014

Mike McCaul: ‘Anything I can do to help destroy ISIS, I will support that’

Rep. Mike McCaul, Texas Republican and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said Thursday he thinks there is broad support within the House GOP conference for a measure supporting the destruction of the Islamic State terrorist group. Published September 11, 2014