David Sherfinski

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton in N.C.: Poll

Donald Trump holds a 3-point lead over Hillary Clinton in the battleground state of North Carolina, according to a Suffolk University poll released Thursday.

September 8, 2016

GOP Rep. Sean Duffy: I’ll take our president over any kind of Russian leader

Rep. Sean Duffy said Thursday that he'd take the U.S. president over any Russian leader "any day of the week," hours after GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump lavished praise on Russian President Vladimir Putin's leadership in contrast to that of President Obama.

September 8, 2016

Gary Johnson: ‘What is Aleppo?’

Asked if he thinks foreign policy is so insignificant that somebody running for president shouldn't know what Aleppo is and why it's important, Mr. Johnson said he does understand Aleppo.

September 8, 2016

Clinton campaign: Donald Trump has no plan to defeat ISIS, ‘lashed out’ at U.S. generals

Hillary Clinton's campaign manager said Thursday that Donald Trump has no plan to defeat the Islamic State terrorist group and that Mr. Trump "lashed out" at the United States' generals when pressed for details at a forumWednesday evening.

September 8, 2016

Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn: Donald Trump has ‘enormous respect’ for military leadership

Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn on Thursday said Donald Trump does have "enormous respect" for U.S. military leadership, while also backing up Mr. Trump's comments Wednesday evening that he didn't see great body language from intelligence officials in recent briefings.

September 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton holds 2-point edge over Donald Trump nationally: Poll

Hillary Clinton holds a narrow two-point lead over Donald Trump, according to a poll released Wednesday that's another indication the presidential race is tightening nationally.

September 7, 2016

Donald Trump would have exited Air Force One ‘with dignity,’ Mike Pence insists

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence on Wednesday said Donald Trump would have essentially strong-armed the Chinese into providing him with an adequate exit from Air Force One, saying the recent tarmac flap involving President Obama demonstrates a lack of respect from the rest of the world.

September 7, 2016

Trump campaign: Donald Trump, Pam Bondi said they never talked about Trump University case

Donald Trump's campaign on Wednesday downplayed the notion of any sort of "pay to play" in a case where Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi decided not to pursue a fraud case against Trump University shortly after Mr. Trump's foundation gave $25,000 to a group supporting her re-election.

September 7, 2016

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 19 points among military, veteran voters: poll

Donald Trump has a 19-point lead over Hillary Clinton among military and veteran voters, according to polling released Wednesday.

September 7, 2016

‘Never Trump’ Republicans weigh how — or whether — to vote on Election Day

They were defeated in the primaries, failed to stop Donald Trump at the convention, and now the "never Trump" forces within the GOP are having to come to grips with what they'll actually do when they enter the polling booth in November.

September 6, 2016

Pro-Clinton ad raises prospect of nuclear war under Donald Trump

A pro-Hillary Clinton outside group is releasing a new television ad -- complete with images of a mushroom -- that strongly implies Donald Trump could trigger a nuclear war if elected president.

September 6, 2016

Michelle Obama to hit campaign trail for Hillary Clinton

First lady Michelle Obama is set to hit the campaign trail on behalf of Hillary Clinton next week, the Clinton campaign announced Tuesday.

September 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton: ‘I take classification seriously’

Hillary Clinton says she takes classification "seriously" and that her inability to remember whether certain meetings occurred doesn't change her approach on the matter.

September 6, 2016

Donald Trump touts support from 88 retired military members

Donald Trump on Tuesday touted support from 88 retired armed service members, as both he and Hillary Clinton make a concerted push to reach out to military voters ahead of a Wednesday forum in New York hosted by a veterans group.

September 6, 2016

Donald Trump responds to Hillary Clinton’s claim: ‘I don’t choke’

Donald Trump is rejecting Hillary Clinton's charge that he choked during his recent meeting with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, saying Mrs. Clinton is the choker and that he does not "choke."

September 6, 2016

Donald Trump leads Hillary Clinton by 2 points nationally: poll

A stunning new poll Tuesday showed Donald Trump has reclaimed the lead from Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, becoming the latest survey to suggest the GOP presidential nominee has put a bad month behind him.

September 6, 2016

Donald Trump: ‘Quite a bit of softening’ in handling certain illegal immigrants

Donald Trump said a "softening" in his stance toward illegal immigrants will come in the future, once the country has stiffened border security and figured out ways to better deport people.

September 1, 2016

Donald Trump: Mexican-Americans have made ‘tremendous contributions’ to U.S.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told a veterans group Thursday that Mexican-Americans have made "tremendous contributions" to the United States, including service in the armed forces.

September 1, 2016

Donald Trump chips away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in Pennsylvania: poll

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 7 points in Pennsylvania, which is down a bit from the double-digit lead she enjoyed immediately after the Democratic National Convention in July, according to a Franklin & Marshall poll released Thursday.

September 1, 2016

Tim Kaine: Hillary Clinton takes questions from reporters ‘every day’

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine claimed Thursday that Hillary Clinton takes questions from reporters "every day" and said he doesn't see a big difference between holding a press conference and talking to the media on the campaign trail.

September 1, 2016