David Sherfinski

Recent crime victims more likely to own guns: report

Recent crime victims are more likely to own guns than people who hadn't reported being a victim of a crime in the previous 12 months, according to a Gallup analysis released this week.

December 14, 2016

Bob Corker: Rex Tillerson, Donald Trump sec. of state pick, ‘exudes confidence and competence’

Sen. Bob Corker on Wednesday praised ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, while also saying that people are going to want to hear more details about how Mr. Tillerson sees the United States' relationship with Russia.

December 14, 2016

Donald Trump selects Rick Perry as energy secretary

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he plans to nominate former Texas Gov. and one-time 2016 GOP presidential rival Rick Perry to be the next secretary of the Department of Energy.

December 14, 2016

Final Benghazi report released by House committee

The House Select Committee on Benghazi recently filed its final report into the Congressional Record last week, ending the investigation into the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack that became intertwined with Hillary Clinton's legacy at the State Department.

December 13, 2016

Donald Trump gets vote of confidence from Australian politician Malcolm Roberts

Unlike many foreign leaders who have shied away from or tried to ignore Donald Trump, newly elected Australian Sen. Malcolm Roberts is proud of his early support for the maverick Republican candidate and now the president-elect.

December 13, 2016

Donald Trump huddles with Kanye West at Trump Tower

President-elect Donald Trump met with rapper Kanye West at Trump Tower on Tuesday.

December 13, 2016

Reince Priebus: Donald Trump to discuss business plans in the new year

Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Tuesday said President-elect Donald Trump is now slated to address what he plans to do with his business empire in the new year, after Mr. Trump had originally announced a Dec. 15 news conference to do so.

December 13, 2016

Donald Trump picks Rex Tillerson to lead State Department

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday officially announced that he plans to nominate ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to be the next secretary of state.

December 13, 2016

Chuck Schumer, John McCain push for investigation into Russian hacking reports

Sens. Charles E. Schumer and John McCain said Monday they are calling for a bipartisan investigation into recent reports that the CIA concluded Russian hackers actively tried to boost President-elect Donald Trump's chances in the election -- a conclusion Mr. Trump summarily dismissed on Sunday.

December 12, 2016

Donald Trump to nominate John Kelly to lead Homeland Security

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday officially announced he plans to nominate retired Marine Corps Gen. John Kelly to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.

December 12, 2016

Donald Trump to meet with former rivals Carly Fiorina, Rick Santorum

President-elect Donald Trump is set to meet on Monday with Carly Fiorina and Rick Santorum -- two of his former 2016 GOP presidential rivals.

December 9, 2016

Donald Trump expected to name Cathy McMorris Rodgers as Interior secretary: Reports

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers as his Interior Department secretary, according to multiple news reports Friday.

December 9, 2016

Paul Ryan reports ‘very exciting meeting’ at Trump Tower

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said he had a "very exciting meeting" with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday at Trump Tower in New York.

December 9, 2016

Paul Manafort: I’m not ‘active’ in presidential transition process

Paul Manafort, President-elect Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, said Friday that he's not "active" in the transition process but that he's aware of how things are playing out.

December 9, 2016

Donald Trump to retain executive producer title on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’: Reports

Kellyanne Conway, Donald Trump's former campaign manager, confirmed Friday that Mr. Trump could retain an executive producer title on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" after he takes office in January.

December 9, 2016

Kellyanne Conway: ‘A little more self-awareness would do’ for team Clinton

Kellyanne Conway, President-elect Donald Trump's former campaign manager, suggested on Friday that a bit more "self-awareness" might be healthy for Hillary Clinton and Democrats still grappling with Mrs. Clinton's epic defeat last month.

December 9, 2016

Donald Trump feuds with Carrier’s Chuck Jones, head of Indiana steelworkers union chapter

President-elect Donald Trump is feuding with an Indiana union leader after Chuck Jones, president of United Steelworkers Local 1999 in Indianapolis, said Mr. Trump lied for saying he helped save 1,100 jobs.

December 8, 2016

Donald Trump picks Terry Branstad to be ambassador to China

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, a transition official confirmed Wednesday.

December 7, 2016

Paul Ryan: Gen. James Mattis, Donald Trump’s pick to head Pentagon, is ‘exception worthy’

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Wednesday that lawmakers should find a way around a ban on recently retired military officers serving as Defense secretary in order to accommodate retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis.

December 7, 2016

Donald Trump laments Alec Baldwin’s ‘mean-spirited’ impersonation of him on SNL

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that Alec Baldwin's impersonation of him on "Saturday Night Live" is intentionally mean-spirited and isn't very good, though he said he does like Mr. Baldwin as an actor.

December 7, 2016