David Sherfinski

Donald Trump down double digits to Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders: Poll

President Trump is trailing former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Bernard Sanders by double digits in hypothetical general election match-ups, according to a survey released Wednesday.

June 12, 2019

Pete Buttigieg outlines foreign policy goals: ‘The world needs’ America at its best

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday outlined a foreign policy vision that included a call to end "endless" wars, a push to combat what he described as creeping authoritarianism abroad and an acknowledgment that climate change should be part of a national security agenda.

June 11, 2019

Tim Ryan: ‘I will be the education president’

Rep. Tim Ryan on Tuesday vowed to be the "education president" if elected to the White House and said he will soon roll out a comprehensive education reform plan as he talked up the importance of social and emotional well-being among students.

June 11, 2019

Biden holds enthusiasm edge among black Democrats: poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden holds an enthusiasm edge among black Democrats compared to other 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls, according to a new survey.

June 11, 2019

Bill de Blasio: Democrats lacked ‘clear progressive economic message’ in 2016

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said President Trump can win reelection if Democrats repeat a mistake he says they made in 2016: failing to articulate a clear liberal vision on the economy.

June 11, 2019

In Iowa, Joe Biden to call Donald Trump an ‘existential threat’ to U.S.

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden plans to take on President Trump directly in a blistering speech on Tuesday in Iowa, where both men will be for various events.

June 11, 2019

Joe Biden: GOP will change once Donald Trump is out of office

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Monday insisted that Republicans will change when President Trump is no longer in office, despite skepticism from some on the left.

June 11, 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand says she’s crossed 65K donor threshold to qualify for first DNC debate

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Monday said her campaign has surpassed the 65,000 individual donor requirement to get onto the stage at the first Democratic National Committee presidential debate later this month.

June 10, 2019

Tom Steyer’s ‘Need to Impeach’ targets Democratic leadership in latest campaign

Billionaire Tom Steyer's "Need to Impeach" group on Monday announced it was targeting a dozen additional House Democrats to try to pressure them to support impeaching President Trump, as calls for impeachment grow from some quarters on the left.

June 10, 2019

Tom Vilsack, former Iowa gov.: Joe Biden might have benefited by skipping weekend cattle call

Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack on Monday said he didn't think Joseph R. Biden's skipping a trip to Iowa over the weekend is going to hurt him and that the vice president already has connections in the state that other Democratic contenders might not have built up yet.

June 10, 2019

Supreme Court nixes challenge to gun silencer regulations

The U.S Supreme Court on Monday denied a challenge to prior rulings that upheld federal restrictions on gun sound suppressors, or silencers.

June 10, 2019

John Kerry: ‘I’m not running’ in 2020

Former Secretary of State John Kerry said in a new interview that he's not planning to jump into the crowded race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, after saying last year that he wasn't taking anything off the table.

June 10, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: Farmers shouldn’t be ‘poker chips’ from one of Trump’s ‘bankrupt casinos’

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Monday farmers from the Midwest and workers from states such as New Hampshire shouldn't be used like "poker chips" in a game at one of President Trump's "bankrupt casinos" amid the administration's recent standoff with Mexico over tariffs.

June 10, 2019

Ben LaBolt: DNC and allied groups should target battlegrounds now

Ben LaBolt, a former spokesman for President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign, on Monday said outside Democratic groups should start advertising in battleground states now or risk the prospect of President Trump's honing a general election message early on in his own re-election campaign.

June 10, 2019

Chris Coons: Senators running for president routinely vote for Hyde Amendment

Sen. Chris Coons on Monday said anyone serving in Congress who votes for spending bills supports the Hyde Amendment as a matter of course and cited a "misunderstanding" of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's position amid Mr. Biden's recent flip-flop-flip on the issue of taxpayer funding for abortions.

June 10, 2019

Democrats holding out hope that presidential contenders could launch Senate bids

Senate Democrats are holding out hope that some presidential candidates who fail to catch fire could ultimately drop out and make runs for U.S. Senate seats up in 2020, The Hill reported Monday.

June 10, 2019

Joe Biden reverses stance on Hyde Amendment

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's flip-flop on using taxpayer money for abortion highlights what Trump campaign officials consider an inevitable weakness of all Democratic presidential candidates and Mr. Biden in particular — their primary battle for liberal voters will force the nominee too far left for the general election against President Trump.

June 9, 2019

Biden deputy campaign manager: ‘Moment of crisis’ on choice precipitated flip on Hyde Amendment

The deputy campaign manager for Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign on Friday cited a "moment of crisis" on abortion rights in trying to explain Mr. Biden's announcing on Thursday he was dropping his support for the Hyde Amendment, a ban on federal funding for most abortions he had backed for decades.

June 7, 2019

Biden campaign downplays Hyde Amendment shift: He’s the ‘same’ Joe Biden today

A senior adviser to Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign on Friday downplayed his about-face on taxpayer funding for abortion, likening his shift on the issue to his evolution on gay marriage and saying Mr. Biden is an authentic candidate who's willing to listen.

June 7, 2019

David Axelrod: Joe Biden’s Hyde Amendment ‘flip-flop-flip’ raises questions about his ‘steadiness’

David Axelrod, a chief architect of President Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 campaigns, on Friday said former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's breakneck evolution on the Hyde Amendment raises questions about Mr. Biden's "steadiness" for a candidate who would be the oldest-ever person to enter the White House.

June 7, 2019