David Sherfinski

GOP canvassers in Wayne County, Mich., want to rescind certification

Republican members of an election board in the Detroit area tried to switch their votes for a second time in a bid to block certification of the Nov. 3 election results.

November 19, 2020

John Fetterman, Pennsylvania lieutenant governor: Rudy Giuliani a ‘less qualified’ Lionel Hutz

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman compared Trump lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani's performance in court this week to the exploits of a hapless cartoon lawyer from "The Simpsons" as he predicted that President Trump's election-related legal efforts aren't going to amount to much.

November 18, 2020

Joe Biden: We’ll soon be ‘weeks or months’ behind on COVID response without cooperation from Trump

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that his team will soon be "weeks or months" behind on COVID-19 and vaccine distribution plans without additional cooperation from the Trump administration.

November 18, 2020

Half of Republicans think Trump ‘rightfully won’ the election: poll

About half of Republicans said they think President Trump "rightfully won" the 2020 election on the belief that state vote counters put their thumb on the scale for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, according to polling released Wednesday.

November 18, 2020

Rick Bright: Trump’s lack of cooperation ‘very likely can’ delay vaccine roll-out

Rick Bright, a member of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's COVID-19 advisory board, said Wednesday that the delayed presidential transition process "very likely" could hamper the effective roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine.

November 18, 2020

Rep. Bill Pascrell demands DOJ investigate ‘entire Trump administration’

Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., New Jersey Democrat, demanded Tuesday that the Justice Department investigate and potentially prosecute President Trump and his "entire" administration next year.

November 17, 2020

Joe Biden fills out more senior-level staff positions

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden rolled out more senior-level staff hires on Tuesday, tapping campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon, Rep. Cedric Richmond of Louisiana, and longtime aide Steve Ricchetti, among others, for top roles in the White House.

November 17, 2020

Brad Raffensperger, Ga. secretary of state: Trump netted about 800 votes after ‘memory stick’ issue

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Tuesday that President Trump ended up netting about 800 additional votes after an audit of the state's election results found about 2,600 ballots that weren't counted the first time.

November 17, 2020

Joe Biden: ‘More people may die’ if Trump administration doesn’t cooperate on transition

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden and his team are getting in touch with state leaders and titans of U.S. industry about forthcoming coronavirus and economic plans as Mr. Biden looks for workarounds to the Trump administration during the transition.

November 16, 2020

Barack Obama: Donald Trump can’t deny reality forever

Former President Barack Obama says he takes President Trump's refusing to concede the 2020 election seriously but that Mr. Trump isn't going to be able to deny reality forever.

November 16, 2020

Joe Biden should start getting access to intel, Senate Republicans say

Small but noticeable cracks in President Trump's typically unbreakable support from Republican lawmakers emerged Thursday amid a barrage of legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election. Several Senate Republican leaders said that presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden should start receiving intelligence briefings.

November 12, 2020

Karl Rove: Donald Trump’s legal efforts won’t change the outcome of the race

Karl Rove, the past political guru to former President George W. Bush, said President Trump's legal efforts in a handful of states aren't going to be enough to change the ultimate outcome of the 2020 election.

November 12, 2020

Joe Biden predicts Republican cooperation despite Donald Trump’s defiance

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday predicted that congressional Republicans will ultimately come around to acknowledge him as the new president and work with him in January.

November 10, 2020

Joe Biden: Donald Trump not conceding is an ‘embarrassment’

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that President Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election is an "embarrassment" but that it doesn't have much practical effect on the transition planning that's going on right now.

November 10, 2020

Joe Biden: Health care doesn’t need to be a ‘partisan issue’

Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday that health care doesn't need to be a "partisan" issue and that "far-right ideologues" were trying to strip away health care from millions of Americans.

November 10, 2020

Guy Cecil, Priorities USA chief: ‘Defund the police’ had negligible effect on 2020 election

Guy Cecil, who chairs the main pro-Democratic super PAC Priorities USA, said Tuesday that the "defund the police" slogan from liberals had a negligible effect on 2020 races, countering some Democrats' claims that it might have tipped the scales against the party in close U.S. House and Senate races.

November 10, 2020

Trump administration won’t clear Biden transition documents

The Trump administration won't clear paperwork to give the administration's stamp of approval to presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden and allow his transition team to work fully with federal agencies.

November 9, 2020

Cindy McCain: My job is to help put ‘good’ Republicans in the Biden administration

Cindy McCain, a member of presumptive President-Elect Joseph R. Biden's transition team, said Monday she's helping look for "good" Republicans to serve in the new administration.

November 9, 2020

Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump should think about running again in 2024

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham said Monday that President Trump should think about running for president again in 2024 if the Trump campaign's legal battles in the 2020 contest don't pan out.

November 9, 2020

GSA facing pressure to move forward with transition

The General Services Administration is facing pressure to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election, which would open up additional office space and support services for presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden's transition team.

November 9, 2020