David Sherfinski

Marco Rubio leads Democratic candidates in would-be Florida Senate match-ups

Sen. Marco Rubio leads two Democratic contenders in hypothetical match-ups in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, as the senator faces a deadline this week on whether to change his mind and run for re-election.

June 22, 2016

DNC officials designate protest area in Philadelphia to avoid ‘chaos’ at convention

Officials involved with planning the Democratic National Convention said Tuesday they're where they need to be in terms of fundraising and security, and have a designated area where they'll ask protesters to use to avoid disruptions.

June 21, 2016

White House: Senate gun vote a ‘shameful display of cowardice’

White House press secretary Josh Earnest on Tuesday called the U.S. Senate's voting down gun-related measures on Monday a "shameful display of cowardice" and lamented the lack of Republicans with the "courage" to stand up to the National Rifle Association.

June 21, 2016

Corey Lewandowski: Donald Trump is the best strategist for the campaign

Corey Lewandowski, who on Monday was fired as presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign manager, said on Tuesday that Mr. Trump himself is the campaign's best strategist.

June 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 8 in Florida; Ohio, Pennsylvania close: poll

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has opened up an 8-point lead over presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in the crucial battleground state of Florida, and the two candidates are effectively tied in Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to polling released Tuesday.

June 21, 2016

Donald Trump: Corey Lewandowski did a ‘great job,’ has ‘a great victory on his belt’

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday said Corey Lewandowski, his former campaign manager that he fired a day earlier, did a "great job" and that Mr. Lewandowski has "a great victory on his belt" with Mr. Trump's win in the GOP primary contest.

June 21, 2016

Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 5 points: poll

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 5 points, according to a national poll of registered voters released Tuesday.

June 21, 2016

‘Automatic’ versus ‘assault rifle’ definition debated after Orlando

The Sig Sauer MCX semiautomatic rifle authorities say Omar Mateen used in his shooting rampage is a relatively new weapon with subtle but crucial differences compared to the AR-15 rifles that have become the focal point in the gun control debate.

June 20, 2016

Michael Caputo, Trump staffer, leaves campaign after mocking Lewandowski with ‘witch is dead’ tweet

A staffer for Donald Trump's presidential campaign has left the campaign after sending a mocking tweet Monday about the ouster of campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.

June 20, 2016

Anti-Trump Republicans pushing last-ditch effort to deny him the nomination

Some Republicans dissatisfied with Donald Trump are pushing a new effort to deny Mr. Trump the GOP presidential nomination ahead of the party's convention next month in Cleveland, saying the convention's rules committee could allow pledged delegates to vote their conscience and support someone else.

June 20, 2016

Donald Trump: I was ‘obviously’ talking about additional guards or employees having guns in Orlando

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump says he was talking about additional guards or employees when it came to having guns in the Orlando club where the deadly terrorist attack took place last week.

June 20, 2016

Paul Ryan: House Republicans can follow their ‘conscience’ on Trump

In an interview taped for "Meet the Press," House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Republican House members can follow their 'conscience' on whether or not to support presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.

June 17, 2016

Jeff Weaver: ‘Tremendous burden’ on Clinton campaign to satisfy young voters

Sen. Bernard Sanders' campaign manager said on Friday there is a "tremendous burden" on Hillary Clinton's campaign to demonstrate they have heard the young voters who came out to support Mr. Sanders during the Democratic presidential primary process.

June 17, 2016

Chris Cox, top NRA-ILA official: ‘Offensive’ to suggest NRA wants terrorists to get guns

Chris Cox, who heads the National Rifle Association's lobbying arm, said it's both "wrong" and "offensive" to suggest the NRA wants terrorists to get their hands on guns.

June 17, 2016

Chuck Schumer: Donald Trump only serious on guns if he gets NRA to back Dem proposals

Sen. Charles E. Schumer said Thursday that the only way presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump can prove he wants to keep terrorists away from guns is by persuading the National Rifle Association to support gun control measures sponsored by Democrats.

June 16, 2016

Hillary Clinton has narrow lead over Donald Trump in Virginia: poll

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has a 3-point lead over presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in Virginia, according to a poll released Thursday.

June 16, 2016

Lindsey Graham praises Donald Trump on proposed gun ban for no-fly list

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Thursday that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, who says he's meeting with the National Rifle Association to talk about banning people on the government's no-fly list from buying guns, is on the "right road" on the issue.

June 16, 2016

Chris Murphy: Democrats’ watch list bill could have stopped Orlando shooter from getting a gun

The senator who launched a nearly 15-hour-long quasi-filibuster over gun control this week said on Thursday that a bill to bar terror suspects from getting firearms being pushed by Senate Democrats might have prevented the Orlando shooter from getting a gun.

June 16, 2016

Jeh Johnson: I won’t second-guess FBI on past probe of Orlando shooter

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Thursday he's not going to second-guess the FBI on its past investigations of Omar Mateen, the gunman who killed 49 people and wounded more than 50 others in the terrorist attack in Orlando last weekend.

June 16, 2016

Donald Trump suggests DNC might not have been hacked

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says the Democratic National Committee might not have actually been hacked by Russian operatives and that the disclosure earlier this week could have been a smokescreen.

June 16, 2016