David Sherfinski

John Kasich says he can’t do anything about mudslinging super PAC ads

Ohio Gov. John Kasich was so tight with a political action committee last year that he sat down to film ads with them just before he became a candidate. Now, however, he says he can't do anything about ads the super PAC is running insulting his opponents in the Republican presidential nomination race.

April 12, 2016

Rudy Giuliani: I’m voting for Donald Trump, but not endorsing

Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Tuesday he's voting for GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump but isn't endorsing him, saying he agrees with Mr. Trump "probably on eight out of 10 positions" but that he has a "couple concerns" on immigration.

April 12, 2016

Rand Paul: Nominating rules not ‘rigged,’ ‘but they are biased’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Tuesday he doesn't think the presidential nominating rules are "rigged," but that they are "biased."

April 12, 2016

John Kasich: ‘I would be the worst vice president the country ever saw’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he's not going to be anybody's vice president, and beyond that, he would be a historically bad one.

April 12, 2016

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in New York: poll

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have double-digit leads ahead of their respective parties' April 19 presidential primary contests in New York, new polling shows.

April 12, 2016

John Kasich warns that Donald Trump or Ted Cruz nomination would cost GOP at state level

Ohio Gov. John Kasich warned Monday that nominating Donald Trump or Ted Cruz will cost Republicans control of the New York state Senate, adding to the political damage the party fears could result from November's elections.

April 11, 2016

Bernie Sanders ad touts ‘values forged in New York’

Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign released an ad touting the Brooklyn native's "values forged in New York" ahead of the April 19 primary in the Empire State.

April 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton ad: ‘She’s the one tough enough to stop Trump’

A new ad from Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton goes after GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and concludes that Mrs. Clinton is "the one tough enough" to stop Mr. Trump.

April 11, 2016

Donald Trump laments ‘rigged,’ ‘crooked’ system after Ted Cruz sweeps Colo. delegates

Billionaire Donald Trump unloaded Monday on the Colorado GOP for what he called a "rigged" system after being swept at last weekend's convention, but the attack also drew attention to his biggest weakness: his sloppy ground game.

April 11, 2016

John Kasich targets Ted Cruz, not Donald Trump, in delegate race

With little hope of catching Donald Trump, Ohio Gov, John Kasich is increasingly taking aim at Ted Cruz, hoping to unseat the Texas senator as establishment Republicans' go-to alternative in the GOP presidential race.

April 10, 2016

John Kasich New York ads hit Ted Cruz, don’t mention Donald Trump

Ohio Gov. John Kasich's presidential campaign has released several ads this week ahead of the April 19 New York primary that go after Sen. Ted Cruz and don't mention GOP front-runner Donald Trump, who is the overwhelming leader in recent polling on the Empire State and in the overall delegate race.

April 8, 2016

Bernie Sanders surrenders: ‘Of course’ Hillary Clinton is qualified

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Friday said "of course" 2016 Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton is qualified, two days after Mr. Sanders ticked off a list of reasons why he didn't think the former secretary of state was qualified to be president.

April 8, 2016

Bernie Sanders to visit Vatican City on April 15

Sen. Bernard Sanders is scheduled to visit Vatican City on April 15, just days before the April 19 Democratic primary in New York, the senator's campaign announced Friday.

April 8, 2016

Paul Manafort, Donald Trump convention manager: ‘Campaigns have different phases’

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump's convention manager said in an interview that aired Friday that campaigns have different phases, and Mr. Trump has recognized that simply winning might not be enough at this point.

April 8, 2016

Bernie Sanders closes deficit in California to 6 points: poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders has cut a double-digit deficit to 2016 Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton in California down to 6 points, according to a poll released Thursday.

April 8, 2016

Bernie Sanders: If Clinton campaign attacks, we will fight back

Just hours after ticking off a list of reasons why former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton isn't "qualified" to be president, Sen. Bernard Sanders said he's not just going to lay down when the Clinton campaign attacks him.

April 7, 2016

Ted Cruz: ‘New York values’ line applies to ‘liberal New York Democrats’

Sen. Ted Cruz, campaigning in New York ahead of the April 19 primary, said his past comments deriding 2016 GOP rival Donald Trump as embodying "New York values" were aimed at Democratic politicians who have hurt the state.

April 7, 2016

Donald Trump: Obama’s ‘whole administration is half-baked’

After receiving criticism from President Obama over his plan to pay for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump said the president's entire administration is "half-baked."

April 7, 2016

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton lead in Maryland: poll

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are leading in their respective parties' presidential contests in Maryland ahead of the April 26 primaries, and Mrs. Clinton leads Mr. Trump in both Maryland and Virginia, according to polls released Thursday.

April 7, 2016

Nearly three in 10 Virginia GOP voters would not support Donald Trump as nominee: poll

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton leads businessman Donald Trump by 9 points in Virginia, and would retain significantly more Democrats than Mr. Trump would Republicans if both secure their respective parties' nominations, according to a poll released Thursday.

April 7, 2016