David Sherfinski

Cruz likens Trump to guy who simply yells and curses at broken-down car

Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday likened GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to someone brought in to examine a broken-down car who will simply yell and curse at it rather than lift the hood and fix it.

March 25, 2016

Donald Trump scheduled to swing into Paul Ryan’s hometown of Janesville, Wis.

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a town hall event on Tuesday in Janesville, Wisconsin -- the home turf of House Speaker Paul D. Ryan.

March 25, 2016

Republicans sour on presidential election process: poll

Driven by a drop among Republicans, just three in 10 Americans now say the presidential election process is working as it should, according to polling released Friday.

March 25, 2016

Nearly two-thirds favor hearings for Judge Merrick Garland; most support confirmation: poll

Nearly two-thirds of Americans support holding hearings to consider the nomination of Judge Merrick Garland, President Obama's pick to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court, and most support Judge Garland's confirmation, according to polling released Friday.

March 25, 2016

Libertarian Gary Johnson in double digits in race against Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump: poll

Libertarian presidential hopeful Gary Johnson, possibly benefitting from dissatisfaction with the two major parties' front-runners, is in double digits in a potential three-way race, according to a poll released Thursday.

March 24, 2016

Ted Cruz: Candidates who took on Donald Trump early on ‘ended up as roadkill’

Sen. Ted Cruz said this week that many candidates who went after GOP front-runner Donald Trump early on in the race "ended up as roadkill" and said he needed to devote the early part of his own campaign to organizing and building a team to get his own message out.

March 24, 2016

Donald Trump leads John Kasich by 3 points in Pennsylvania: poll

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has a 3-point lead over Ohio Gov. John Kasich in Pennsylvania -- one of the remaining states with a sizable chunk of delegates up for grabs next month -- in a new poll.

March 24, 2016

Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton in virtual tie: poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are in a virtual dead heat, according to a new national poll of past and likely voters in Democratic presidential nominating contests this year.

March 24, 2016

Ted Cruz pulls to within 3 points of Donald Trump nationally: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has pulled to within 3 points of GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump nationally, according to a poll released Wednesday.

March 24, 2016

Scott Walker hints at possible endorsement before Wisconsin primary on April 5

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said in a radio interview that aired Wednesday he plans to decide in the coming days whether to endorse a candidate before the state's Republican presidential primary on April 5 but that statistically speaking, only Sen. Ted Cruz has a shot to take down GOP front-runner Donald Trump at this point.

March 23, 2016

Donald Trump leads GOP field, John Kasich runs best against Dems: poll

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has a sizable lead over his remaining 2016 GOP rivals, but Ohio Gov. John Kasich performs the best head-to-head against the Democratic presidential contenders, according to a poll released Wednesday.

March 23, 2016

Club for Growth PAC endorses Ted Cruz for president

The Club for Growth's political arm endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz for president Wednesday -- the first time, according to the conservative advocacy group, that it has officially endorsed in a presidential contest.

March 23, 2016

Ted Cruz: Attacks on my wife ‘should be beneath Donald’ Trump

Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday said attacks on his wife, Heidi, should be beneath GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump and that Mr. Trump would be better off sticking to Mr. Cruz himself if he wants to get into a character fight.

March 23, 2016

Ted Cruz: We would have beaten Donald Trump in Illinois without John Kasich in the race

Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday said Ohio Gov. John Kasich is playing the role of "spoiler" in the GOP race and that Mr. Cruz would have beaten Republican front-runner Donald Trump in Illinois had Mr. Kasich not been in the race.

March 23, 2016

Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz for president, hits Donald Trump’s ‘divisiveness and vulgarity’

Former Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush endorsed erstwhile rival Sen. Ted Cruz on Wednesday, giving Mr. Cruz a further boost just hours after he posted a resounding victory in Utah's caucuses with a stunning 69 percent of the vote.

March 23, 2016

John Kasich: ‘We’re not at war with Islam — we’re at war with radical Islam’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday cautioned against rushing to judgment of an entire religion in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, saying just because someone is Muslim doesn't mean they automatically deserve extra scrutiny or are intent on doing harm.

March 22, 2016

Hillary Clinton on Brussels terror attacks: Time to reaffirm solidarity with European allies

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton reacted to the terrorist attacks in Brussels that left at least 26 people dead by saying Tuesday that the United States needs to reaffirm its support for European allies and intensify efforts to prevent future attacks.

March 22, 2016

Donald Trump on Brussels: ‘We have to be very, very careful as to who comes into our country’

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump reacted to Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels by invoking the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and saying the United States has to be careful about who comes into the country.

March 22, 2016

Most GOP voters agree with Donald Trump, say delegates should support front-runner: poll

Most Republican and GOP-leaning independent voters agree with Donald Trump and say the candidate with the most support in party primaries and caucuses should win the party's backing at the Republican National Convention in July, even if that candidate doesn't head into Cleveland with an outright majority of delegates.

March 22, 2016

Clinton, Trump unfavorables at record highs for party front-runners: poll

More than half of registered voters in the U.S. have unfavorable views of both GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, with the major party front-runners' unfavorable ratings the highest at this point in the cycle since at least 1984, according to a new poll.

March 22, 2016