David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Steven Mnuchin: More fiscal response is needed to aid economic recovery
Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Tuesday blamed governors for blocking a "strengthening economic recovery" by refusing to lift COVID-19 restrictions. Published September 1, 2020
Mark Meadows: Senate GOP’s new coronavirus relief offer expected by next week
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Tuesday he expects Senate Republicans to unveil a new coronavirus relief package when lawmakers return to Capitol Hill next week. Published September 1, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 8 points in post-convention poll
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden held an 8-point lead over President Trump in a national poll taken immediately after last week's Republican National Convention. Published September 1, 2020
Donald Trump: People ‘in the dark shadows’ are controlling Joe Biden
President Trump said that Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is essentially a "puppet" controlled by shadowy figures lurking in the dark. Published September 1, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump can’t stop the violence because he’s fomenting it
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Monday blamed President Trump for fomenting violence in the U.S., saying he's struggling to solve the COVID-19 pandemic and sees rising fear as a political lifeline. Published August 31, 2020
Tom Cotton: Joe Biden is panicking, overmatched by recent violence
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas on Monday said he thinks Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is panicking and doesn't know how to respond to recent violence in cities like Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Portland, Oregon. Published August 31, 2020
Joe Biden tries to take faith voters from Donald Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, branded a fake Catholic at the Republican National Convention, has launched an all-out blitz to engage faith-based voters -- many of whom have shown unfailing loyalty to President Trump. Published August 30, 2020
Kamala Harris: No one’s going to be punished for violating our national mask mandate
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala D. Harris said that nobody will be punished if they violate the national mask mandate she and presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden are calling for. Published August 28, 2020
Kamala Harris: Officer identified as shooting Jacob Blake should be charged
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala D. Harris said that while she doesn't have all the evidence in the Jacob Blake shooting, the officer involved should be charged based on what she has seen. Published August 28, 2020
Tom Cotton: Joe Biden would return to ‘weak and dangerous past’
Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas on Thursday said Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden would return the United States to a "weak and dangerous past." Published August 27, 2020
Patrick Lynch, NYC police union chief: Democrats ‘have surrendered our streets’
Patrick Lynch, president of the New York City Police Benevolent Association, on Thursday said President Trump is a friend of law enforcement while Democrats "surrendered" the streets during recent unrest. Published August 27, 2020
Mitch McConnell: Democrats want dictate hamburger consumption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday said his GOP majority is helping save America from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's agenda, saying Democrats aren't interested in improving life for people in "middle America" and that they want to dictate how many hamburgers people can eat. Published August 27, 2020
Jeff Van Drew: Democrats went from ‘liberal to radical’ after 2018 midterms
Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey, who left the Democratic party for the GOP last year, said on Thursday that Democrats quickly went from "liberal" to "radical" after the 2018 midterms. Published August 27, 2020
Kevin McCarthy: Socialist Democrats will ‘destroy our economy’
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy helped kick off the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday by saying the choice in the November election is clear: freedom under President Trump and the Republicans, or wanton destruction under Joseph R. Biden and the Democrats. Published August 27, 2020
Joe Biden to campaign in battleground states after Labor Day
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said he plans to start getting out on the traditional campaign trail for in-person events in battleground states after Labor Day. Published August 27, 2020
Kamala Harris’ marijuana ‘joy’ seen winning Hispanics
Long verboten in presidential politics, marijuana legalization has inched steadily into the mainstream. Published August 27, 2020
Kamala Harris: ‘Scared’ Trump’s ‘incompetence’ is responsible for COVID-19 deaths
Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala D. Harris on Thursday said President Trump's long-known "incompetence" became deadly earlier this year at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic and that a "scared" Mr. Trump froze at the most consequential time. Published August 27, 2020
Joe Biden: I will debate Donald Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Thursday that he will debate President Trump, shortly after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there should not be "any" presidential debates. Published August 27, 2020
Joe Biden: Donald Trump is ‘rooting for more violence, not less’
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Thursday said President Trump is "rooting" for more violence on U.S. streets because he sees it as a political benefit. Published August 27, 2020
Nancy Pelosi says Biden shouldn’t debate Trump: ‘I wouldn’t legitimize a conversation with him’
Joseph R. Biden said Thursday that he's itching for the presidential debates, despite a warning from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who said earlier in the day that appearing on stage with President Trump would "legitimize" the president. Published August 27, 2020
