David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Peter Navarro: Joe Biden is a ‘poll-driven plagiarist’
White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday slammed likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden for trying to copy President Trump's "Buy American" agenda in a newly-released economic plan. Published July 12, 2020
Adam Schiff on Roger Stone clemency: Americans who care about rule of law ‘nauseated’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Sunday said people who care about the rule of law should be "nauseated" by President Trump's decision, announced late Friday, to commute the sentence of longtime friend and confidante Roger Stone. Published July 12, 2020
Brett Giroir: More coronavirus lockdowns ‘on the table’
The Trump administration on Sunday warned Americans to brace for more hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19 this summer as the disease surged across the country and Florida set a record for the most new cases in a single day. Published July 12, 2020
Nancy Pelosi: No regrets on Congress’ coronavirus response
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday said she has no regrets when it comes to Congress's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Published July 12, 2020
Betsy DeVos: Nothing in data suggests going back to school is dangerous for kids
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Sunday said nothing in existing data suggests that children will be less safe returning to school amid the coronavirus pandemic and that any flare-ups could be dealt with on a "school by school" basis. Published July 12, 2020
Donald Trump: ‘Automatic’ 10 years in prison for toppling monuments
President Trump on Sunday said agitators shouldn't even think about trying to topple several of Washington, D.C.'s highest-profile monuments and statues. Published July 12, 2020
Andrew Cuomo: New York sending remdesivir supply to hard-hit Florida
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday his state was shipping supplies of the antiviral drug remdesivir to Florida, a day after Gov. Ron DeSantis said he wasn't looking for help from the Empire State as his state deals with a resurgence of coronavirus cases. Published July 10, 2020
WHO: Droplets, contact still ‘dominant’ methods of COVID-19 transmission
The scientist serving as the technical lead for the World Health Organization's coronavirus response said on Friday that droplets and contact are still the "dominant" roots of COVID-19 transmission after the group allowed this week that airborne particles indoors could spread the disease." Published July 10, 2020
Trump postpones N.H. rally over weather concerns
President Trump's planned rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Saturday is being postponed by "a week or two" over weather concerns, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters Friday. Published July 10, 2020
Gilead: Remdesivir associated with lower risk of mortality among COVID-19 patients
Gilead Sciences, Inc. on Friday announced that the antiviral drug remdesivir was associated with a 62% drop in the risk of mortality among a group of patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Published July 10, 2020
Donald Trump: Dr. Anthony Fauci is a ‘nice man’ who’s ‘made a lot of mistakes’
President Trump on Thursday described Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious diseases expert, as a "nice man" who's "made a lot of mistakes." Published July 10, 2020
WHO acknowledges coronavirus can spread via airborne particles
The World Health Organization published a new brief on Thursday acknowledging that the coronavirus can spread via airborne transmission through particles that linger in the air over longer distances and periods of time. Published July 9, 2020
Dr. Robert Redfield, CDC director: ‘It’s not a revision of the guidelines’
Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, on Thursday denied that his agency will be "revising" existing guidance on how K-12 schools can safely reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published July 9, 2020
CDC school reopening guidelines rejected by Donald Trump
President Trump on Wednesday rejected guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on how to safely reopen schools -- guidelines that are now being revised -- as he finds himself increasingly at odds with his own administration over how to confront a surge in coronavirus cases. Published July 8, 2020
Pence: New federal guidance on reopening schools coming next week
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to issue new guidelines next week for how schools can safely reopen in the coming weeks and months after President Trump criticized the agency's metrics as too onerous. Published July 8, 2020
U.S. surpasses 3 million coronavirus cases
The United States has surpassed the 3 million mark in coronavirus cases among its more than 300 million residents, Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday. Published July 8, 2020
U.S. announces formal withdrawal from WHO
The White House formally informed the United Nations and Congress on Tuesday that the United States intends to withdraw from the World Health Organization, the public health arm of the U.N. Published July 7, 2020
Donald Trump says he’ll ‘pressure’ states to reopen schools in the fall
President Trump on Tuesday declared that K-12 schools should move full steam ahead toward reopening in the fall despite concerns from local leaders and education groups about exposing students and teachers to the coronavirus. Published July 7, 2020
Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s president, says he has tested positive for the coronavirus
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for the new coronavirus as his country emerges as a hotspot amid the ongoing pandemic. Published July 7, 2020
Democrat Jaime Harrison raises close to $14 million in second quarter for S.C. Senate bid
Democrat Jaime Harrison raised nearly $14 million in the second quarter in his bid to unseat GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, nearly doubling his personal haul from the first three months of the year even amid the coronavirus outbreak. Published July 7, 2020