David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Rep. Mike Rogers: I would not have made this exchange for Sgt. Bergdahl
Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday he would not have made the exchange that led to Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's release. Published June 3, 2014
Graham wants a Senate hearing on Gitmo detainee transfer
Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, has asked the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee to hold a hearing on the transfer of five former Guantanamo Bay prisoners to Qatar in exchange for the freedom of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from captivity in Afghanistan. Published June 2, 2014
Obama ‘has not been a soft president’: N.Y. Dem lawmaker
Rep. Gregory Meeks, New York Democrat, said Monday he's giving the administration the benefit of the doubt on the transfer of five former Guantanamo Bay detainees for the freedom of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, saying President Obama's past performance on terrorism indicates he's not about to put Americans in harm's way. Published June 2, 2014
Rep. Buck McKeon: Still in dark on details of Gitmo detainee transfer
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, California Republican, said Monday he's still in the dark on the details of the transfer of five former Guantanamo Bay detainees to Qatar in exchange for the freedom of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who had been held as a prisoner of war in Afghanistan for nearly five years. Published June 2, 2014
Jay Carney insists no security threat involved in Bowe Bergdahl release
White House press secretary Jay Carney said Monday the administration does not believe the exchange of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was held in captivity in Afghanistan for nearly five years, for the transfer of five former Guantanamo Bay prison detainees to Qatar, is not a security threat to the United States. Published June 2, 2014
Rep. Mike Rogers: ‘Every soldier who’s on the ground should be a little upset by this’
Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said he plans to conduct a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and that the move looks like a "political stunt." Published June 2, 2014
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s friend: ‘He never was one to walk away or to quit’
Sherry Horton, a friend of recently freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, said Monday morning that his hometown of Hailey, Idaho, is ready for him to come home whenever he is able and that he was never one to walk away or back out of a challenge. Published June 2, 2014
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was a deserter, fellow soldiers say
In the wake of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's being transferred to U.S. custody after nearly five years of being held captive in Afghanistan, questions are being raised about the circumstances under which he left the battlefield in 2009 — with some of his fellow soldiers labeling him a deserter. Published June 2, 2014
RNC chief: Hillary Clinton ‘playing politics’ on Benghazi
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's chapter on Benghazi in her new book is simply an attempt to defuse the issue politically. Published June 1, 2014
Bergdahl release raises questions over security, congressional authority
As a prisoner of war in Afghanistan was transferred back to U.S. custody, Republicans challenged the Obama administration's insistence it did not negotiate with terrorists in securing the soldier's release and say the move was illegal and could embolden terrorists around the globe. Published June 1, 2014
McCaskill: No one feels tragedy of Benghazi more acutely than Hillary Clinton
Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri Democrat, says the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi is a "tragedy" no one feels more acutely than former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. Published June 1, 2014
RNC Chairman Priebus: Hillary Clinton is politics 24/7, and Benghazi is no different
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been the one playing politics with Benghazi. Published June 1, 2014
McCaskill defends White House in release of POW
Sen. Claire McCaskill defended the White House's decision to indirectly negotiate with the Taliban in securing the release of the only prisoner of war in Afghanistan, saying Republicans would be "going crazy" if Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl had been killed. Published June 1, 2014
Hagel: U.S. didn’t negotiate with terrorists in securing Bergdahl’s release
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said the U.S. did not negotiate with terrorists in the process of exchanging the transfer of five terrorism suspects for the release of the only American prisoner of war in Afghanistan. Published June 1, 2014
Issa releases Kerry from commitment to testify on Benghazi
While accusing Secretary of State John F. Kerry of trying to "squirm his way" out of a commitment to appear before his committee, House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee Chairman Darrell E. Issa said Friday he will no longer try to force Mr. Kerry to testify on Benghazi at a June 12 hearing. Published May 30, 2014
Boehner corrects Hillary: Benghazi panel about ‘one issue only’ — the truth
House Speaker John A. Boehner said Friday that the select committee charged with investigating the 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, is about getting the truth and that it's up to the committee members to decide who they want to call as witnesses. Published May 30, 2014
House approves $20 million more for gun background checks
The U.S. House on Thursday passed legislation to provide an additional $20 million to incentivize states to submit more records into the federal instant background-check system, handing gun-control advocates a modest win on the issue after a series of high-profile defeats at the federal level. Published May 29, 2014
Even back home, Cantor feels the pressure on immigration from both sides
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor took heat in his own backyard Wednesday from both sides of the immigration debate, trying to fend off a primary challenge from his right flank even as he faces scorching pressure from immigrant rights advocates to lead Republicans in passing legislation. Published May 28, 2014
Pelosi names five Democratic members to Benghazi panel
Despite not getting the Republican concessions she was seeking, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi appointed a full slate of Democrats to the House's new Benghazi investigative committee, giving the effort a bipartisan boost. Published May 21, 2014
Harry Reid threatens to change Senate filibuster rules again over delay of Obama nominees
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid raised the possibility Tuesday of another rules change to curtail filibusters, saying he is increasingly frustrated that Republicans are sticking to the letter of the rules and delaying action on dozens of President Obama's nominations. Published May 20, 2014
