David Sherfinski

U.S. Chamber of Commerce challenging new EPA ozone standard in court

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's ground-level ozone standards, marking yet another Obama administration policy likely to be decided in the courts rather than on Capitol Hill.

December 23, 2015

Fox Business Network’s Jan. 14 debate criteria could winnow main stage participants

Republican presidential candidates will have to fall into the top six in national polling or the top five in Iowa or New Hampshire in order to qualify for the main stage of the next GOP debate, to be held in South Carolina next month.

December 23, 2015

Big government named biggest threat to U.S. over big business, big labor: poll

Almost 70 percent of Americans are choosing big government over big business and big labor as the biggest threat the the country in the future -- close to an all-time high.

December 23, 2015

Donald Trump: ‘Schlonged’ isn’t vulgar; media’s being dishonest

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is defending his use of the word "schlonged" to describe Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton's loss in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary, saying it's an oft-used phrase in politics that means "beaten badly."

December 23, 2015

Bernie Sanders tweaks Donald Trump, admits he also went to the bathroom during debate

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday ribbed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump and said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton wasn't the only one who took a trip to the bathroom during Saturday's Democratic debate.

December 23, 2015

Donald Trump pulls 21 points ahead of No. 2 Ted Cruz: poll

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has opened up a 21-point lead over his nearest GOP competitor, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, in a national poll on the 2016 GOP field released Wednesday.

December 23, 2015

Arab world has overwhelmingly negative views of Islamic State: poll

Nine in 10 respondents from 12 Arab region countries have negative views of the Islamic State terrorist group, according to a survey released this week by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies.

December 22, 2015

Donald Trump pans PolitiFact after receiving ‘Lie of the Year’ award

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump called PolitiFact a "very dishonest group" after the fact-checking group labeled a series of "campaign misstatements" from the billionaire businessman as the 2015 "Lie of the Year."

December 22, 2015

Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton got ‘schlonged’ in 2008 election

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Monday panned Hillary Clinton's bathroom break during Saturday's debate as "disgusting," and he used a crude sexual term to describe her loss in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary contest.

December 22, 2015

Half of U.S. voters would be ‘embarrassed’ to have Donald Trump as president: poll

Real estate mogul Donald Trump leads the 2016 GOP pack but faces problems with the broader electorate, according to a new poll that found half of U.S. voters would be embarrassed to have Mr. Trump as president and showed Mr. Trump trailing the two leading Democratic contenders.

December 22, 2015

Donald Trump: 2016 GOP contest likely to come down to me and Ted Cruz

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Monday that the 2016 GOP nomination contest is likely to come down to a one-on-one battle between himself and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas.

December 21, 2015

Donald Trump: ‘I will demand an apology from Hillary’

Billionaire businessman and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump says he wants an apology from Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton for saying that the Islamic State terrorist group is using Mr. Trump's comments about Muslims to attract new recruits.

December 21, 2015

Donald Trump has 21-point lead over No. 2 Ted Cruz: poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a 21-point lead over Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas in a new national poll on the 2016 GOP field that showed both candidates pick up support from last month.

December 21, 2015

Most Republicans in Iowa, N.H., S.C. support temporary Muslim ban: polls

Most Republican voters in the early presidential states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina support temporarily banning Muslims from entering the United States, according to a new set of polls.

December 21, 2015

Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump by 9 points in Iowa: poll

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has opened up a 9-point lead on 2016 GOP rival Donald Trump in the early state of Iowa, according to a new poll that shows Mr. Cruz pulling support from former Ben Carson supporters.

December 21, 2015

Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders by 31 points: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has a 31-point lead over Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, according to a new national poll released as the candidates prepare for Saturday's Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire.

December 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton cuts into Bernie Sanders’ lead in N.H.: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has eaten into 2016 Democratic rival Sen. Bernard Sanders' double-digit advantage in New Hampshire, according to a poll released this week on the early presidential state.

December 18, 2015

Donald Trump has 14-point lead over Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz in N.H.: poll

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has a 14-point lead over his closest 2016 GOP rivals in the early state of New Hampshire, according to a new poll that also showed a bit of reshuffling among the rest of the pack.

December 18, 2015

Donald Trump: ‘I’ve always felt fine’ about Vladimir Putin

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said Friday that he's always felt "fine" about Russian President Vladimir Putin and that Russia can be a "positive force" in the fight against the Islamic State terrorist group.

December 18, 2015

Bernie Sanders’ camp suspended from DNC voter database after viewing Hillary Clinton data

The Democratic National Committee has temporarily cut off Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign from accessing its voter files after a staffer viewed private voter information compiled by the campaign of 2016 Democratic rival and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

December 18, 2015