David Sherfinski

George W. Bush: Hard to fight the war on terror ‘if we’re in retreat’

Former President George W. Bush said Monday it's hard to fight a war on terrorism while "in retreat" and that he generally supports an immigration policy that is "welcoming" and that "upholds the law."

February 27, 2017

Terry McAuliffe: I would like to hear Donald Trump say no one will lose their health care in U.S.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Monday he wants reassurances from President Trump that nobody in the U.S. will lose their health insurance, as Mr. Trump and congressional Republicans work on their plans to repeal and replace Obamacare.

February 27, 2017

Conservatives rally around Trump agenda; president takes control of movement

President Trump took firm grasp of the reins of the conservative movement over the past week, using a major address at the Conservative Political Action Conference to assure them that "now you finally have a president" and promising to make their goals a reality.

February 26, 2017

Donald Trump’s foreign policy backed by conservatives

Conservatives say they already see glimpses of President Ronald Reagan's "peace through strength" combining with President Trump's own motto of "America first" and a dash of unpredictability into an as-yet-to-be-defined "Trump doctrine" for foreign policy -- but they express absolute faith in Mr. Trump to avoid nation-building, eradicate the Islamic State and keep adversaries guessing.

February 26, 2017

Sheriff David Clarke at CPAC: ‘The rule of law doesn’t divide us’

Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. of Milwaukee County, Wisc. helped close out the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference with a show of support for law enforcement, telling grassroots activists on Saturday that "blue lives matter in America" and that the rule of law is part of American culture.

February 25, 2017

CPAC Washington Times 2017 straw poll urges GOP to go ‘nuclear’ to get Neil Gorsuch on Supreme Court

Conservative activists are overwhelmingly ready for Senate Republicans to trigger the "nuclear option" and force Judge Neil Gorsuch onto the Supreme Court, according to the 2017 CPAC/Washington Times straw poll, which also showed the activists feel the GOP doesn't have Mr. Trump's back.

February 25, 2017

Scott Pruitt, EPA chief, says Obama neglected protecting environment to focus on climate change

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt on Saturday said the Obama administration neglected would-be department priorities to pursue a climate change agenda and hinted that a rollback of some regulations could be announced as soon as next week.

February 25, 2017

Rep. Mark Walker: ‘Easy to preach to the choir;’ ‘tone matters’

Rep. Mark Walker, the chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee, on Saturday urged grassroots activists to take their message to new places and told them to remember that "your fellow man is not your enemy."

February 25, 2017

Carly Fiorina urges CPAC: ‘Now that we’ve won, it’s important we bring people along’

Former GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina told the conservative grassroots Friday that after a successful 2016 election season, it's now important to "bring people along."

February 24, 2017

Kevin Brady, Texas Republican, touts border adjustment tax at CPAC

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Friday touted congressional Republicans' proposal to impose a new tax on imports, as President Trump sent signals he could now be open to such a move.

February 24, 2017

Wayne LaPierre, NRA CEO: We’ve ‘got President Trump’s back’

Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president and CEO of the National Rifle Association, pledged Friday that his organization will have President Trump's back "for the next eight years."

February 24, 2017

Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to Donald Trump: We will defeat ISIS ‘rapidly’

Sebastian Gorka, deputy assistant to President Trump, said Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference that the Islamic State terrorist group will be defeated "rapidly," while allowing that the battle against the underlying ideology behind it is likely to take longer.

February 24, 2017

Donald Trump advisers assure CPAC they will keep promises

President Trump's top advisers assured conservatives Thursday that he will keep pressing on "all of those promises" that got him elected, rejected reports of chaos within the White House and accused a hostile press of trying to undermine the new administration.

February 23, 2017

Alt-right ethno-nationalists tossed from CPAC, boundaries drawn

Conservative leaders declared war on the ethno-nationalist "alt-right" Thursday, tossing one of that movement's top figures out of the Conservative Political Action Conference, saying they don't want their causes tainted by racist, sexist or anti-Semitic messages.

February 23, 2017

Mike Pence to CPAC: ‘This is our time’

Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday told Conservative Political Action Conference attendees it's "our time" to usher in a conservative vision for the country, and exalted President Trump as a "fighter" and "winner" who never quits or backs down.

February 23, 2017

Steve Bannon, Reince Priebus tout economic nationalism, deregulation in early days of Trump admin.

Two of President Trump's top advisers said Thursday that national security, economic nationalism, and emphasizing deregulation have been among the central governing priorities and philosophies in the early days of the Trump administration.

February 23, 2017

Betsy DeVos: Bathroom order an example of Obama administration ‘overreach’

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Thursday that a newly rescinded Obama administration order that had mandated bathroom access in public schools based on gender identity was an example of "overreach."

February 23, 2017

Richard Spencer, alt-right leader, booted from CPAC

Richard Spencer, a leader in the ethno-nationalist "alt-right" movement, was booted from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday.

February 23, 2017

Ted Cruz predicts another Supreme Court vacancy coming ‘this summer’

Sen. Ted Cruz on Thursday predicted that there will be another Supreme Court vacancy "this summer," on top of the current opening on the high court left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

February 23, 2017

Jim DeMint: Obamacare a ‘cancer’ on health care system

Former Sen. Jim DeMint, the president of the Heritage Foundation, said Thursday that Obamacare has become a "cancer" on the country's health care system and must be removed immediately.

February 23, 2017