David Sherfinski
Articles by David Sherfinski
Donald Trump: Roger Stone ‘can sleep well at night!’
President Trump said on Thursday that longtime confidant Roger Stone, who has been ordered to report to prison by the end of the month, can "sleep well at night" as he shared a post calling for Stone's full pardon. Published June 4, 2020
Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in Wisconsin, Arizona and Ohio: Fox polls
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden leads President Trump in the key battleground states of Wisconsin, Arizona and Ohio, according to Fox News polls released on Wednesday. Published June 4, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Jamaal Bowman, Eliot Engel’s challenger, in N.Y. primary
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday endorsed Jamaal Bowman over longtime Rep. Eliot L. Engel ahead of a Democratic primary on June 23 in New York. Published June 4, 2020
Republican National Convention officials scramble for alternate sites to Charlotte
Officials planning the Republican National Convention were left scrambling after President Trump said this week that they're looking for alternate sites for the massive event amid an escalating spat with North Carolina's Democratic governor. Published June 3, 2020
Wall Street rallies on hopes for rapid economic recovery
A June rally roared on Wall Street on Wednesday as private employers reported that job losses stabilized in May, raising hopes among investors and in Washington that the recovery from the coronavirus shutdown could be faster and stronger than predicted. Published June 3, 2020
Mike DeWine, Ohio gov.: Republican convention not something we’d volunteer to host at this point
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday said his state is unlikely to volunteer to host the Republican National Convention after President Trump said officials are looking for another state to hold the event. Published June 3, 2020
Nancy Pelosi on Donald Trump’s walk to St. John’s church: ‘What is this, a banana republic?’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday questioned whether the U.S. is devolving into a banana republic in light of President Trump's stop in front of St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House earlier this week. Published June 3, 2020
U.K.’s Boris Johnson vows path to citizenship for people of Hong Kong as Chinese law looms
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday vowed to provide a path to citizenship for the people of Hong Kong, as China gears up to impose a controversial national security law on the city. Published June 3, 2020
Kevin Hassett, W.H. adviser, blown away by better-than-expected private jobs report
White House senior adviser Kevin Hassett said a private-sector jobs report for May released on Wednesday could mean the economy is recovering even more quickly than expected after the recent coronavirus-related lockdowns. Published June 3, 2020
Mick Mulvaney: St. John’s Episcopal Church visit was ‘a very Trump kind of move’
Former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday said President Trump's dramatic trek to St. John's Episcopal Church on Monday was a typical Trumpian move and said people still waiting for the president to change or moderate his behavior are likely kidding themselves. Published June 3, 2020
NYPD’s Terence Monahan: Andrew Cuomo called commissioner to apologize for comments about police
NYPD Chief of Department Terence Monahan on Wednesday said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called Commissioner Dermot Shea to apologize after the governor said city police failed to do its job during a chaotic Monday night in the city. Published June 3, 2020
George W. Bush weighs in on George Floyd’s death: ‘Achieving justice for all is the duty of all’
Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday issued a statement on the recent killing of George Floyd, saying he and former first lady Laura Bush are "anguished" by Floyd's "brutal suffocation" and disturbed by "the injustice and fear that suffocate our country." Published June 3, 2020
Federal, state leaders grapple with looting, violence amid ongoing protests
Active-duty U.S. troops were standing by outside of the nation's capital Tuesday and curfews were moved up by three hours in New York as local leaders braced for another night of rioting more than a week after a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd. Published June 2, 2020
Bill de Blasio, New York City mayor, refuses National Guard, armed forces to combat riots
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday he won't call for the National Guard or any armed forces to patrol his city amid riots that have turned violent and destructive, but would rather clergy help keep the peace. Published June 2, 2020
Max Rose: Bill de Blasio has lost control, National Guard needed to assist with NYC curfew
Rep. Max Rose, New York Democrat, said the mayhem in New York City Monday evening showed that Mayor Bill de Blasio has lost control of the situation "once and for all" and called for the National Guard to be deployed to the city. Published June 2, 2020
Adm. Brett Giroir, coronavirus ‘testing czar,’ to transition back to HHS
Adm. Brett Giroir, the coronavirus "testing czar," expects to transition back to his regular post at the Department of Health and Human Services in the coming weeks. Published June 2, 2020
Keith Ellison, Minnesota AG: Charges for other officers in George Floyd case could come ‘very soon’
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Tuesday said criminal charges for the other officers who were on the scene of George Floyd's killing last week could be coming "very soon." Published June 2, 2020
Mariann Edgar Budde: I had to disassociate us from Trump’s ‘symbolic’ gesture at St. John’s
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington on Tuesday said President Trump is welcome to pray at St. John's Episcopal Church near the White House but that she couldn't abide the "symbolic" gesture from Mr. Trump outside of the church on Monday evening. Published June 2, 2020
More than a quarter of U.S. adults say it’s unlikely they’d get the coronavirus vaccine: Poll
More than a quarter of U.S. adults said they would be unlikely to get a coronavirus vaccine that was free of charge and protected them from infection, according to polling released on Tuesday. Published June 2, 2020
Twitter says post from Rep. Matt Gaetz on Antifa violates rules on glorifying violence
Twitter has flagged a post from Rep. Matt Gaetz about Antifa, saying the Florida Republican's tweet violates the platform's rules about glorifying violence. Published June 2, 2020
