David Sherfinski

Cory Booker: I don’t want to stick around if I’m not in race to win it

Sen. Cory A. Booker on Monday said his dire plea for cash is working, but he is at risk of joining the fast-growing list of failed 2020 Democratic presidential contenders.

September 23, 2019

Jim Himes: Trump-Ukraine developments ‘really ups the ante’ on impeachment

Rep. Jim Himes on Monday said the latest developments involving President Trump and a conversation with the Ukrainian president in which he apparently discussed former Vice President Joseph R. Biden "really ups the ante" in terms of House Democrats' moving forward on impeachment proceedings.

September 23, 2019

Beto O’Rourke ‘take your AR-15’ debate quip inspires gun rights activists to organize, take action

Gun rights activists are reveling in Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke's call to "take" popular semiautomatic rifles such as the AR-15 from people, saying it finally revealed Democrats' true intentions and will further complicate Congress' push for new gun control laws in the wake of mass shootings.

September 22, 2019

Pete Buttigieg: Elizabeth Warren ‘extremely evasive’ on potential middle-class tax hike

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Thursday said 2020 rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been "extremely evasive" on whether she would raise middle-class taxes to help implement a universal "Medicare for All" health care system.

September 20, 2019

Hakeem Jeffries: Donald Trump could have potentially ‘exploited’ Ukraine vulnerability

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries on Friday said President Trump could have "exploited" Ukraine's vulnerability to try to dig up dirt on a political opponent.

September 20, 2019

Bill de Blasio drops out of 2020 presidential race: ‘It’s clearly not my time’

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday announced he is ending his presidential campaign, saying it's not his "time."

September 20, 2019

Beto O’Rourke: ‘Ask Chuck Schumer’ what he’s done on guns

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Thursday laid into Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, saying Mr. Schumer's efforts on the gun issue haven't yielded results.

September 20, 2019

Pete Buttigieg releases health plan, Beto O’Rourke unveils pot proposal

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, on Thursday released a health care proposal he described as "Medicare for all who want it" that could put the country on a "glide path" to a universal "Medicare for all" system.

September 19, 2019

House passes stopgap funding bill to avert government shutdown

The House on Thursday passed a stopgap funding bill to avert a potential government shutdown at the end of the month and postpone the budget showdown over President Trump's border wall until just before Thanksgiving.

September 19, 2019

Senators agree to provide additional $250 million to states for election security

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday signed off on an amendment to provide an additional $250 million for states to shore up their election systems heading into 2020, providing a measure of bipartisanship to a spending debate that appears on the verge of completely breaking down.

September 19, 2019

Joe Biden support hits new low in Fox News poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden has a healthy lead over his nearest rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, but his support among primary voters has hit a new low, according to a poll released on Wednesday.

September 19, 2019

Pete Buttigieg releases ‘Medicare for All Who Want It’ health care plan

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Thursday released a health care proposal he described as "Medicare for All Who Want It" that could put the country on a "glide-path" to a universal "Medicare for All" system.

September 19, 2019

Beto O’Rourke releases plan to legalize marijuana

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Thursday released a plan to legalize marijuana at the federal level that includes a proposal to dole out monthly grants to people formerly incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses.

September 19, 2019

Senate fails to move forward on spending package in test vote

A package of House-passed spending bills stalled in the Senate on Wednesday, as lawmakers appeared to dig in for a battle over President Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall ahead of a Sept. 30 funding deadline.

September 18, 2019

Chuck Schumer: ‘Stunt’ on border wall funding puts appropriations process in ‘jeopardy’

Ahead of a test vote in the Senate on a package of House-passed spending bills, Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Republicans' insistence on steering more funding toward President Trump's desired U.S.-Mexico border wall in next year's spending legislation was putting the entire process in jeopardy.

September 18, 2019

Michael Bennet: Dems have been on ‘defense’ on health care since ‘Medicare for All’ push

Sen. Michael Bennet on Wednesday said Democrats squandered a brief window when they had been able to go on offense on the issue of health care, pinning the blame on 2020 presidential rival Sen. Bernard Sanders and others for pushing a universal "Medicare for All" health care plan.

September 18, 2019

Joe Biden edges Elizabeth Warren in Iowa, Pete Buttigieg in third: Poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds a slight lead over Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Iowa, according to a poll out Wednesday that was taken after last week's 2020 Democratic presidential debate.

September 18, 2019

Corey Lewandowski: Jerry Nadler, Judiciary Committee Dems scared of primary challengers

Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski on Wednesday said Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who are pressing forward with an inquiry on whether to recommend articles of impeachment against President Trump are motivated in part by fending off criticism from their left flank.

September 18, 2019

Joe Biden leads 2020 Dem field, Elizabeth Warren in second in post-debate poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden led Sen. Elizabeth Warren by 6 points in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a poll released on Tuesday that showed the two candidates separated themselves a bit from the rest of the pack since July.

September 18, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: I wasn’t referring to Joe Biden with ‘scared’ line in New York speech

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she wasn't referring to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden when she said in a speech in New York City earlier this week that people shouldn't choose a candidate they don't believe in because they're "scared" to do anything else.

September 18, 2019