David Sherfinski

Joe Biden ad: When he’s president, ‘America is just going to have to keep up’

Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign on Thursday released a two-minute ad ahead of the final night of the Republican National Convention that portrays the Democratic nominee as a frenetic, driven figure that America will barely be able to keep up with if he's elected to the White House. Published August 27, 2020

‘Biden basement strategy’ may give way to battleground-states swing

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala D. Harris returned to the virtual campaign trail Wednesday, but that might not be good enough for some in her party who say the ticket eventually must emerge from the cloistered confines of Delaware and do some in-person retail politicking. Published August 26, 2020

Joe Biden: ‘Burning down communities is not protest’

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday condemned the violence that has sprung up in Wisconsin after the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, this week. Published August 26, 2020

Trump approval ticks up across six battleground states in post-DNC poll

President Trump's approval rating ticked up and public concerns about the coronavirus pandemic fell, according to a poll of six battleground states released on Wednesday that was taken immediately after the Democratic National Convention. Published August 26, 2020

Tom Cotton tries to sidestep 2024 talk after New Hampshire trip

Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, who is slated to speak on the final night of the Republican National Convention, on Wednesday tried to sidestep talk of a potential 2024 presidential bid. Published August 26, 2020

Mike Pompeo RNC speech is breach of diplomatic protocol, Democrats say

Top Democrats said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Tuesday address to the Republican National Convention while on an official trip to the Middle East was a gross breach of diplomatic protocol and another example of President Trump wrongly mixing politics with the machinery of government. Published August 25, 2020

Biden camp knocks Trump ‘errand boy’ Mike Pompeo for RNC address

Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign on Tuesday said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's forthcoming address to the Republican National Convention is undermining the work of U.S. diplomats. Published August 25, 2020

Mike Pence: Joe Biden is ‘out of step’ for talking about shutting down the economy

Vice President Mike Pence says Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's willingness to shut the economy down again because of the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates that Mr. Biden is out of touch with reality. Published August 25, 2020

Tim Scott: Vote by mail will ‘work out just fine’

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina on Tuesday said expanded vote-by-mail systems across the country will "work out just fine." Published August 25, 2020

Tim Scott: Trump had to ‘clean up Joe Biden’s mess’ with Black community

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina helped close out the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday by saying that President Trump has had to clean up Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's messes when it comes to policies that are consequential for Black Americans. Published August 24, 2020

Trump thanks frontline coronavirus workers from White House

President Trump gathered at the White House with a handful of "frontline" coronavirus workers - including two people who have recovered from COVID-19 - to thank them in a videotaped segment that aired Monday on the first night of the Republican National Convention. Published August 24, 2020

Kim Klacik: Joe Biden thinks Black people ‘can’t think for ourselves’

GOP congressional candidate Kim Klacik on Monday said Democrats have neglected Black voters for far too long and knocked Joseph R. Biden for some of his recent comments about the Black community. Published August 24, 2020

Coronavirus relief bills loaded with special interest, pet project spending

While lawmakers say money to fight COVID-19 is the overarching priority in spending debates, Congress isn't above leveraging the coronavirus pandemic to secure extra money for their home districts or other special interests Published August 24, 2020

Joe Biden: Together, ‘we will overcome this season of darkness in America’

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said the United States can overcome its "season of darkness" under President Trump if everyone hangs together. Published August 20, 2020

Michael Bloomberg: Trump was peddling ‘quack cures’ as coronavirus raged

Former New York Mayor and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that President Trump failed the biggest leadership test of his first term in office and has made the coronavirus pandemic "much worse." Published August 20, 2020

Joe Biden pledges to restore nation’s ‘soul’ as president

Joseph R. Biden on Thursday formally accepted the Democrats' presidential nomination, vowing to take the country in a different direction from what he has described as a scorched-earth approach from President Trump and securing the party's nod more than three decades after his first bid for the White House. Published August 20, 2020