David Sherfinski

Donald Trump calls for debate moderator who lets candidates ‘argue it out’

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday indicated he'd prefer a debate moderator who takes more of a hands-off approach and lets the candidates take each other on if someone slips up.

September 22, 2016

Donald Trump laments ‘lack of spirit’ after second night of Charlotte protests

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lamented a "lack of spirit" between whites and blacks after the second straight night of protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the wake of the shooting of a black man at the hands of police Tuesday.

September 22, 2016

Donald Trump: Rahm Emanuel’s violence-plagued Chicago needs ‘stop and frisk’ policing

Donald Trump said Thursday that the NYPD's "stop and frisk" policing techniques worked in New York City and that Chicago should implement them.

September 22, 2016

Sheldon Adelson and his wife power August fundraising for pro-GOP Senate group

A super PAC supporting Senate Republican candidates more than doubled the August fundraising haul of the main pro-Democratic Senate super PAC and started September with about three times as much money on hand, indicating that even as Hillary Clinton continues to outraise Donald Trump, Republicans still have the potential to benefit from big-time donors in the closing stretch of the campaign.

September 22, 2016

Donald Trump calls for unity after Charlotte, Tulsa police shootings

Donald Trump on Wednesday addressed the recent shootings of black men at the hands of police in Oklahoma and North Carolina by questioning whether an officer in Tulsa got "scared" or "was choking," while also reaffirming his support for law enforcement.

September 21, 2016

Don King: ‘Every white woman should cast their vote for Donald Trump’

Legendary boxing promoter Don King introduced Donald Trump at a church in Ohio on Wednesday by saying that "every white woman" should vote for Mr. Trump in order to knock out a system Mr. King said is still holding them back.

September 21, 2016

Clinton camp ahead of debate: Donald Trump ‘can be triggered very quickly’

Hillary Clinton's campaign manager on Wednesday said that Donald Trump "can be triggered very quickly," as the candidates prepare for Monday's presidential debate.

September 21, 2016

Donald Trump camp: No ‘intent or motive’ for Trump Foundation to make improper payments

Donald Trump's presidential campaign is pushing back amid a new report that said Mr. Trump used his charitable foundation to cover more than a quarter million dollars in fees from legal disputes involving his business interests, saying there was no "intent or motive" for the foundation to make improper payments.

September 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton raised more, spent more than Donald Trump in August

Hillary Clinton's campaign outpaced Donald Trump's team in fundraising in August but also burned through more cash, according to monthly campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission this week.

September 21, 2016

Donald Trump: ‘I can understand how the Bush family feels’; Jeb was ‘supposed to win’

Donald Trump said he can understand how the Bush family feels, amid reports that former President George H.W. Bush said he plans to vote for Hillary Clinton in the general election.

September 21, 2016

Conservative-leaning groups to engage get-out-the-vote efforts for Republicans

Though they aren't actively supporting Donald Trump, conservative-leaning groups like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Koch political network are readying get-out-the-vote efforts that will aid Republicans — and consequently could boost the GOP's presidential nominee anyway.

September 20, 2016

NRA ad: ‘Don’t let Hillary leave you protected with nothing but a phone’

The National Rifle Association released a new television ad Tuesday that warns Hillary Clinton could take away the right to self-defense for people looking to stop intruders into their homes.

September 20, 2016

Hillary Clinton: ‘I’m appalled’ Trump won’t apologize to Obama, country for ‘birther’ rumor

Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she's "appalled" that Donald Trump won't apologize to President Obama and the country for pushing the false rumor that Mr. Obama might not have been born in the United States.

September 20, 2016

Bernie Sanders: Democrats ‘have got to open the door to young people’

Sen. Bernard Sanders said in a new interview that Democrats have to open the door to young people and that while he's got some differences of opinion with Hillary Clinton, she's certainly a better option than Donald Trump.

September 20, 2016

Donald Trump on debate with Clinton: ‘If she treats me with respect, I will treat her with respect’

Donald Trump says he doesn't think he's looking to get into Hillary Clinton's marital history if she hits him with the "women's card" at the upcoming presidential debate, while raising concerns about a "phony system" and calling moderator Lester Holt "a Democrat."

September 20, 2016

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton trade barbs on terror after arrest

The arrest of an immigrant from Afghanistan in this weekend's bombings in New York and New Jersey cleaved new rifts in the presidential campaign Monday, with Republican nominee Donald Trump insisting he foresaw the attacks, which he said bolster his call to suspend immigration from world trouble spots.

September 19, 2016

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump’s comments have been used online to recruit terrorists

Hillary Clinton on Monday said terrorists are using Donald Trump's rhetoric as a recruiting tool, while calling for an "intelligence surge" and closer cooperation with Silicon Valley as part of her plan to combat terrorism.

September 19, 2016

Donald Trump: John Kasich is not on board because ‘he got beaten so badly’

Donald Trump said Monday he doesn't really care if people like Ohio Gov. John Kasich endorse him -- but he also didn't contradict Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who on Sunday hinted at possible retribution for such holdout Republicans.

September 19, 2016

Donald Trump: ‘We’re going to have to be very tough’

Donald Trump on Monday lamented political correctness in the wake of the explosion over the weekend in New York City, saying police are hamstrung because they don't want to be accused of profiling and criticizing magazines that he said are providing how-to guides for building explosive devices.

September 19, 2016

Atheist, agnostic, secular voting bloc rising in American politics

Atheists, agnostics and others religiously unaffiliated say their time is about to come in American politics, insisting that candidates from the federal to the local level will soon have to start trying to win them over.

September 18, 2016