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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Democratic presidential candidate South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg hosts a "grassroots event" at Harold Washington Cultural Center on Chicago's South Side, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Pete Buttigieg goes on the radio with ads targeting rural Iowans

Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is going on the radio airwaves in Iowa with new spots that blame President Trump's "reckless" trade war for hurting rural America and play up Mr. Buttigieg's military experience and ties to his hometown.

August 21, 2019
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, center, walks to the grand concourse during a visit to the Iowa State Fair, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Bill Weld: Donald Trump is a RINO

Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, who is mounting a primary challenge to President Trump, on Tuesday said it's Mr. Trump who's the "RINO," and that if Mr. Weld can win the New Hampshire primary "all bets are off" next year.

August 20, 2019
In this pool image from video, Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, from Atlanta. (Pool video image via AP) ** FILE **

Stacey Abrams open to being Dems’ 2020 VP nominee

Stacey Abrams, Democrats' 2018 gubernatorial nominee in Georgia, on Thursday said she's open to being tapped as the party's 2020 vice presidential nominee while also saying it's still early and that's not currently her focus.

August 15, 2019
Rahjiah McBride, of Chester, Pa., center, helps her relatives who are Newark residents pick up cases of water from the Boylan Street Recreation Center, Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Newark, N.J., after New Jersey's governor and Newark's mayor vowed to provide bottled water to city residents with lead service lines. Environmental Protection Agency tests indicated that filters distributed earlier might not be protecting residents against elevated lead levels in some areas. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Cory Booker Newark mayor record hit on lead in water

Residents of Newark, New Jersey, are hunting for clean drinking water, as Democratic presidential hopeful Cory A. Booker faces renewed scrutiny from critics who question whether his stewardship of water management issues as the city's mayor may have helped lay some of the groundwork for the current crisis.

August 14, 2019