David Sherfinski

Cory Booker outlines executive action plan to promote abortion rights

Sen. Cory Booker on Wednesday outlined a series of executive actions he would take to protect abortion rights if he's elected to the White House, as he and other 2020 Democratic presidential candidates vow to push back against recently enacted laws restricting the practice in states like Alabama.

May 22, 2019

Beto O’Rourke: ‘We should begin impeachment proceedings’ against Donald Trump

Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O'Rourke on Tuesday said Congress should begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump and that he's willing to endure political blowback if it ends up hurting his own party in the end.

May 22, 2019

Joe Biden tops Democratic primary field: Quinnipiac poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is well in front of his nearest competitors in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday.

May 21, 2019

Bernie Sanders invited to attend Walmart shareholder meeting next month

Sen. Bernard Sanders has been invited to lobby on behalf of Walmart employees at a shareholders meeting next month in Arkansas, the Washington Post reported Tuesday.

May 21, 2019

Loretta Lynch denies she instructed James Comey to call Clinton email probe a ‘matter’

Former Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch denied that she instructed former FBI Director James B. Comey to refer to the Hillary Clinton email probe as a "matter," undercutting Mr. Comey's claims otherwise.

May 21, 2019

Bill de Blasio: I fought back and beat Trump on immigration

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he stands out from a crowded Democratic presidential field because he knows how to take on President Trump, pointing to the city's battle with the administration over its policy on illegal immigrants as a prime example.

May 21, 2019

Kamala Harris backs independent investigations into police shootings, alleged brutality

Sen. Kamala D. Harris, a 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful, says she supports independent investigations into police-involved shootings and alleged brutality -- issues that have risen to prominence in recent years amid questions of racial bias among law enforcement and in the criminal justice system.

May 21, 2019

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders tied atop Democratic field in Iowa: Poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont are tied atop the Democratic presidential field in Iowa, according to a new poll.

May 21, 2019

John Hickenlooper: Withdrawing U.S. from global engagement makes us ‘less safe’

Former Colorado Gov. and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate John Hickenlooper on Monday outlined details of the foreign policy he would pursue in the White House, saying he would not retreat from the world stage if elected president and that an isolated America is a weak America.

May 20, 2019

Jay Inslee, Wash gov.: We can’t burn all the coal we have, or it will ‘destroy’ the country

Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee on Monday said that burning all the existing available coal in the coming decades will "destroy" the country and said there needs to be an adequate "transition" for employees in the coal industry.

May 20, 2019

Kamala Harris outlines plan to penalize companies that fail to close gender ‘pay gaps’

Sen. Kamala Harris on Monday said she wants companies to prove they're paying women the same as men for equal work and wants to fine those that don't comply, looking to step up federal involvement in what her presidential campaign called "the most aggressive equal pay proposal in history."

May 20, 2019

Pete Buttigieg: ‘I trust women to draw the line’ on abortion

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said Sunday he trusts women to "draw the line" when it comes to abortion and that "hypotheticals" on late-term abortion are usually set up in order to "provoke" an emotional reaction.

May 20, 2019

Sanders: Banning legal abortion, sending women to ‘quacks’ ‘will quite literally kill women’

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Friday said banning legal abortion and forcing women seeking them to turn to "quacks" "will quite literally kill women."

May 17, 2019

Pete Buttigieg: Mike Pence advances ‘homophobic’ policy

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg said in a new interview that Vice President Mike Pence advances "homophobic" policy, continuing a recent back-and-forth with Mr. Pence on issues tied to sexuality and faith.

May 17, 2019

Elizabeth Warren wants new federal laws to protect abortion rights amid new state restrictions

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday said Congress should pass new laws to protect abortion rights in the wake of newly passed restrictions in Alabama and other states.

May 17, 2019

Bill de Blasio: Donald Trump is ‘a little scared’; I’m ‘already under his skin’

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday President Trump's response to Mr. de Blasio's entering the presidential race on Thursday shows he's already under the president's skin.

May 17, 2019

Brad Parscale, Trump campaign manager: Biden ‘looks tired,’ doesn’t have ‘energy’ to fight Trump

President Trump's campaign manager on Friday said Joseph R. Biden Jr., a potential 2020 foe, "looks tired" and that he doesn't have the "energy" to keep up with the president.

May 17, 2019

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chairwoman, on Alabama abortion law: ‘I would have the exceptions’

Ronna McDaniel, who chairs the Republican National Committee, on Friday said she would personally support exceptions, like for rape and incest, that aren't included in a new Alabama law that generally outlaws abortion in the state.

May 17, 2019

Tim Ryan says he would ‘most definitely’ have Roe v. Wade ‘litmus test’ for federal judges

Rep. Tim Ryan, who had been a pro-life Democrat, now says he would "most definitely" have a Roe v. Wade "litmus test" for appointing federal judges if elected president.

May 17, 2019

Joe Biden leads 2020 Democratic field as Bernie Sanders slips: Poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. leads his 2020 Democratic rivals, with support ticking up since he announced his presidential run last month, according to a Fox News poll released on Thursday.

May 17, 2019