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David Sherfinski

David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times. 

Articles by David Sherfinski

** FILE ** House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican (Associated Press)

Boehner: Obama administration will get what it needs for Oklahoma

House Speaker John A. Boehner said repeatedly on Tuesday that he will work with the Obama administration to make sure that it has the resources it needs to support Oklahoma in the wake of the deadly tornado that swept through the state Monday. Published May 21, 2013

** FILE ** Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (The Washington Times)

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: Damage from tornado bigger than Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the damage from the tornado that ripped through her state is bigger than anything she's seen in her 23 years in office, and Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb said it was "like a two-mile-wide lawnmower blade going over a community." Published May 21, 2013

Rep. James Lankford (Associated Press)

Rep. James Lankford: ‘Oklahomans watch out for Oklahomans’

Rep. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, said Tuesday morning that the state has actually had fewer tornadoes this spring than in recent years and that it had been a relatively quiet season up until the last few days. Published May 21, 2013

A woman carries a child through a field near the collapsed Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, Okla., on May 20, 2013. A tornado as much as half a mile wide with winds up to 200 mph roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (Associated Press)

Obama approves major disaster declaration for Oklahoma

President Obama continued to receive updates overnight on the devastating tornadoes that blew across Moore, Okla., Monday, and he will deliver a statement in the State Dining Room at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Published May 21, 2013

E.W. Jackson, with his wife Theodora (center) and daughter Jacquelyn (right), as he prepares to accept the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor of Virginia in Richmond in May, 2013. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Va. GOP lieutenant governor nominee under fire for comments on abortion, gay rights

Virginia Democrats tried to shift the focus Monday away from their own embattled gubernatorial candidate to newly minted Republican lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson, whose controversial remarks on abortion and gay rights have quickly landed the fiery Chesapeake minister in the national spotlight. Published May 20, 2013

** FILE ** Then-Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, speaks during a campaign stop in Manchester, N.H., on Dec. 19, 2011, during his bid for the party's presidential nomination. (Associated Press)

Ron Paul: Fix IRS by shutting it ‘once and for all’

Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling — but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to "shutter the doors" of the agency "once and for all." Published May 20, 2013

** FILE ** Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

Cuccinelli leads Va. slate that’s strongly conservative

Virginia Republicans will put up an unquestionably conservative ticket in the fall elections, a prospect delighting the party's base and presenting a crystal-clear contrast with Democrats in what is likely to be the marquee election of 2013. Published May 18, 2013

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II will accept the GOP nomination for governor Saturday. Mr. Cuccinelli has set his own political course, distancing himself from Gov. Bob McDonnell and Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling. (Associated Press)

Ken Cuccinelli blazing own path in Virginia gubernatorial campaign

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II will formally accept the Republican nomination for governor Saturday, but he'll stand alone at the top of the GOP with neither the man he hopes to succeed nor his onetime rival for the nomination in Richmond to help him unify the party. Published May 16, 2013

Exhibitors began setting up in preparation The National Rifle Association Annual Meetings on Wednesday, May 1, 2013, in Houston. The 2013 NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits is scheduled to being Friday. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson)

NRA comes out with guns blazing as convention opens

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre lashed out at members of the media and "political elites" during a Friday speech at the group's national convention in Houston, accusing them of portraying the current battle over gun rights in a judgmental tone that most Americans resent. Published May 3, 2013

**FILE** House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi addresses an audience in Boston during an event held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act on March 25, 2013. (Associated Press)

Nancy Pelosi: ‘I pray’ Hillary Clinton runs for president

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday at an event in Little Rock, Ark., that she prays former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will run for president, saying it would send a powerful message to women in the world. Published May 3, 2013

Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper (34) in the dugout after hitting a solo home run in the first inning as the Washington Nationals play the Miami Marlins on opening day at Nationals Park, Washington, D.C., Monday, April 1, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Now batting for the AFL-CIO … Bryce Harper?

Washington Nationals superstar Bryce Harper's ribs may be aching a bit, but he's apparently healthy enough for the AFL-CIO to tout a clip of him speaking about his father, a union ironworker — part of an hour-long film, "Being Bryce," that debuted on ESPN earlier this week. Published May 2, 2013