David Sherfinski

Donald Trump, Ben Carson outpacing field in GOP race: poll

Real estate mogul and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has retained a double-digit lead in the race for the 2016 GOP nomination with a surging Ben Carson now in second place, according to a poll released Thursday.

September 3, 2015

Ben Carson runs best against Hillary Clinton out of GOP hopefuls: poll

Retired neurosurgeon and GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson is tied in a head-to-head matchup with Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton and fares better against the former secretary of state than do other Republican presidential candidates, according to a survey released Thursday.

September 3, 2015

Donald Trump: Nuclear deal could force U.S. to side with Iran if Israel attacks

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said there is language buried in the fine print of the nuclear deal with Iran that could force the United States to side with Iran if they're attacked by Israel.

September 3, 2015

Donald Trump: Third-party run ‘can be done, but it’s a tougher route’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will sign a loyalty pledge to the GOP, ruling out a third-party bid, multiple media outlets reported.

September 3, 2015

Bryan Pagliano, former Clinton IT staffer, indicates he’ll invoke Fifth Amendment right

A former State Department staffer who reportedly helped manage former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server has indicated to a House Committee that he plans to invoke his Fifth Amendment right and not answer questions in the face of a subpoena.

September 3, 2015

Carly Fiorina will sign RNC loyalty pledge, says Donald Trump should do so

Businesswoman Carly Fiorina said Thursday she will sign a pledge promising to support the eventual Republican presidential nominee and not launch an independent bid if she fails to secure the 2016 GOP nomination, saying that while the pledge is essentially unenforceable, it sends a signal that people can count on candidates to keep their word.

September 3, 2015

Jeb Bush ‘laughed’ at Donald Trump’s Spanish criticism: ‘I mean, this is a joke’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he laughed when he first heard 2016 GOP rival Donald Trump's suggestion that Mr. Bush speak English when he's in the United States.

September 3, 2015

Elizabeth Warren on meeting with Joe Biden: ‘It was a long conversation’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts said she and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a "long conversation" about policy when the two met last month -- and that Mr. Biden had called her twice.

September 3, 2015

Carly Fiorina dismisses ‘sexist’ veep talk

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina said Wednesday she hasn't made gender an issue in the 2016 presidential race and that she's not in it to be a running mate on someone else's ticket, dismissing such talk as "sexist."

September 2, 2015

Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump has consolidated birthers, those who believe Obama is Muslim

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has managed to consolidate support from those in the GOP who think President Obama is a Muslim and from those who think Mr. Obama was born outside the United States.

September 2, 2015

Watchdog group wants FEC probe of illegal immigrant fellow hired by DNC

A conservative watchdog group said Wednesday it has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission charging that the Democratic National Committee violated federal law when it hired an illegal immigrant as a "fellow" ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

September 2, 2015

Donald Trump: ‘I think I will have a lot of Democrats voting for me’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says that in addition to the ties he has with traditionally conservative voting blocs, he thinks he will win support from many Democrats in the 2016 race for the White House.

September 2, 2015

Donald Trump: I like Ben Carson ‘a lot. He’s a good guy’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he likes retired neurosurgeon and 2016 GOP rival Ben Carson a lot, calling him a "good guy."

September 2, 2015

Jeb Bush’s campaign labels Donald Trump a ‘germophobe’

In another leg of an attack on Republican presidential rival Donald Trump, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's campaign makes a reference to Mr. Trump's acknowledged germophobia.

September 2, 2015

Donald Trump on Jeb Bush attack: He’s a ‘very low-energy kind of guy,’ ‘had to do something’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush had no choice but to attack him, again labeling his 2016 GOP rival as "low-energy."

September 2, 2015

Hillary Clinton unfavorable rating approaches record territory: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's unfavorable numbers are approaching record territory, according to a poll released Wednesday.

September 2, 2015

Donald Trump first, Ben Carson second in Iowa: poll

Businessman Donald Trump and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson are running first and second among the 2016 GOP field in Iowa, according to a Loras College poll released this week.

September 2, 2015

Ninth Planned Parenthood video fuels accusations of extensive lawbreaking

The takeaway moment from the latest fetal tissue video comes when a woman identified as Advanced BioScience Resources's Perrin Larton recounts cases in which the fetus "just fell out" during an abortion procedure.

September 1, 2015

Donald Trump at 29 percent, has 14-point lead on No. 2 Ben Carson in 2016 GOP contest: poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has expanded his lead over his next-closest 2016 GOP rival to 14 points in a new national survey released Tuesday.

September 1, 2015

Jeb Bush: ‘It’s almost as though Donald Trump is acting like a Washington politician’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Tuesday that a web video from 2016 GOP rival Donald Trump hitting Mr. Bush on immigration was a "complete mischaracterization" of his thinking -- something Mr. Bush said was reminiscent of a "Washington politician."

September 1, 2015