David Sherfinski

Donald Trump: ‘Major speech’ on illegal immigration coming Wednesday in Arizona

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is planning to give a "major speech" on illegal immigration on Wednesday in Arizona, where he'll get the opportunity to more clearly lay out what his plans will be after a week of mixed messages.

August 29, 2016

Donald Trump warns of ‘rigged’ election, recruits volunteers to monitor polling places

Fearing a "rigged" election, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is recruiting volunteers to monitor polls on Election Day -- prompting voting rights advocates to prepare for fallout and say the real estate mogul's language already is bordering on voter intimidation.

August 28, 2016

Gun rights more important than controlling gun ownership: Poll

A majority of Americans think it is more important to protect the right to keep and bear arms than it is to control gun ownership, according to Pew Research Center polling, which showed voters' general views on guns vary widely based on whether they support Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton for president.

August 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton: I’m ‘sure’ there are no damaging foundation-related ties to come

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said Friday she's "sure" there are no forthcoming emails or ties to foreign entities related to the Clinton Foundation that could imperil her presidential prospects.

August 26, 2016

Donald Trump: The Clintons are the ‘real predators’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says the Clintons are the "real predators," with his campaign releasing a web video Friday highlighting Hillary Clinton's past comments about young "super predators" and praise for her husband's tough-on-crime policies.

August 26, 2016

Donald Trump: ‘There’s no alt-right’; ‘nobody even knows what it is’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says there is no "alt-right" -- a term ethno-nationalists have used to describe a new subset of the conservative movement and one Hillary Clinton tried to tie Mr. Trump to on Thursday.

August 26, 2016

Donald Trump: No path to legalization for illegal immigrants who don’t leave

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is clarifying that under his plan, there's no path to legalization for illegal immigrants already in the United States if they don't leave and come back.

August 26, 2016

Jeb Bush: Donald Trump’s shift on immigration ‘abhorrent’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says Donald Trump is turning into a typical politician with his recent comments on illegal immigration, saying Mr. Trump is correct to try to reach out to new constituencies but that it's anyone's guess what he might actually believe.

August 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 7 points in Michigan: Poll

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 7 points in Michigan, a state Mr. Trump has said he wants to paint red after it's gone blue in six straight presidential elections, according to a Suffolk University poll released Thursday.

August 25, 2016

Mark Burns, Trump supporter: Hillary Clinton’s KKK ad ‘a disgusting new low’

Pastor Mark Burns, a prominent supporter of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, said Thursday that Hillary Clinton and her campaign went to a "disgusting new low" with a web video tying Mr. Trump to the Ku Klux Klan and white supremacists.

August 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 10 points head-to-head national poll

Hillary Clinton has a double-digit lead over Donald Trump in a head-to-head contest, according to a national poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University.

August 25, 2016

Donald Trump: Black community has been ‘let down’ by Hillary Clinton, Democrats

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Thursday that Hillary Clinton and the Democrats have "let down" the black community and that people can expect him to lay out more detailed immigration plans over the next week or so, as he continues his recent outreach to minority communities.

August 25, 2016

Donald Trump: Some illegal immigrants could pay ‘back taxes,’ but won’t receive citizenship

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says illegal immigrants would not receive U.S. citizenship under his plan, but raised the possibility of some paying "back taxes" while reiterating that the "bad ones" will be sent out of the country.

August 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton on foundation: ‘I know there’s a lot of smoke but there’s no fire’

Hillary Clinton is pushing back on a report this week that she took many meetings with Clinton Foundation donors as secretary of state, saying there's "a lot of smoke" but "no fire."

August 25, 2016

Donald Trump: ‘Hillary Clinton is a bigot’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says Democratic rival Hillary Clinton is a "bigot" and that she'll do nothing for the African-American and Hispanic communities.

August 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton haunted by her own ‘pay-to-play’ attacks against Obama

Eight years ago, it was Hillary Clinton who was accusing candidate Barack Obama of being swayed by his financial backers, including his connections with Tony Rezko, a fundraiser who was imprisoned for his role in "pay-to-play" schemes involving former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich.

August 24, 2016

Eric Trump: No tax attorney would tell you to release returns while under audit

Eric Trump, the son of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, says it would be "foolish" for his father to release his tax returns while he's being audited and that no tax attorney in the world would tell someone to do so.

August 24, 2016

Ben Carson: Trump, Clinton should both disclose medical history

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson said Wednesday that both major-party presidential nominees should disclose their medical history, saying "elderly" candidates in particular should do so.

August 24, 2016

Gary Johnson on Clinton Foundation: ‘There is a big pay for play out there’

Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson said Wednesday he does see an element of "pay to play" in the latest revelations that many donors to the Clinton Foundation also got meetings or schedule phone calls with Hillary Clinton.

August 24, 2016

Clinton campaign: Report on foundation donors, meetings a ‘massive’ misrepresentation

Hillary Clinton's campaign says a report showing many of the private individuals who met or had phone conversations scheduled with Mrs. Clinton while she was secretary of state also donated to the Clinton Foundation is a "massive" misrepresentation.

August 24, 2016