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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe speaks during an interview with The Associated Press during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport, north of Paris, on June 16, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Terry McAuliffe sees bright economic future in Virginia

Virginia's brightening economic picture offers a chance to spend more money on "investments" in education, Gov. Terry McAuliffe said Thursday, hinting that the state's decadelong trend of bigger budgets could continue next year.

August 27, 2015
Donald Trump and Melania Trump attend The New York Observer's 25th anniversary party at The Four Seasons Restaurant on Thursday, March 14, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) ** FILE **

Donald Trump: I’m ‘a little bit severe on the other candidates’

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump says he understands polling results, like on a question in a survey released Thursday, that show him receiving the most votes on the question of who GOP voters say they will definitely not support for the 2016 GOP nomination.

August 27, 2015
A security guard for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump removes Miami-based Univision anchor Jorge Ramos from a news conference, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in Dubuque, Iowa. Ramos stood up and began to ask Trump about his immigration proposal. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jorge Ramos, Univision anchor: Donald Trump was out of line

Univision anchor Jorge Ramos said Wednesday it was GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump who was out of line for Tuesday's incident in which Mr. Ramos was removed from Mr. Trump's press conference in Iowa before returning later.

August 26, 2015
Donald Trump implied that Fox News' Megyn Kelly possibly asked him tough questions at Thursday evening's GOP primary debate due to her menstrual cycle. Mr. Trump doubled down by citing his record on hiring and promoting women at his companies. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump: I don’t have a crush on Megyn Kelly

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday that Fox News host Megyn Kelly isn't getting under is skin and rejected the suggestion that he's developed something akin to a schoolyard crush on her.

August 26, 2015
FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2015 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign pep rally in Mobile, Ala. NBC's "Meet the Press" had its biggest audience in more than a year for its Trump interview on Aug. 16, leading that show's biggest competitors, ABC's "This Week" and CBS' "Face the Nation," to feature phone interviews with the New York businessman this past Sunday. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Donald Trump up 24 points in New Hampshire: Poll

Donald Trump has raced out to a huge lead against the rest of the 2016 Republican presidential field in the early-voting state of New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed him more than tripling the support of his closest competitor.

August 25, 2015
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders defines his opinion during a press conference following a speech at the 59th annual Nevada State AFL-CIO Constitutional Convention at the Luxor Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015, in Las Vegas. (LE Baskow /Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Bernie Sanders overtakes Hillary Clinton in N.H.: Poll

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont independent, leads former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton by 7 points in the early state of New Hampshire, according to a poll released Tuesday that showed support for Mr. Sanders increasing by 30 points since April.

August 25, 2015
FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2015, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump poses for the media during the third day of the Women's British Open golf championship on Trump's Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland. Trump sells himself as a bold empire builder, the kind of risk taker who can force through big changes in Washington as president the country needs. Yet a review of the billionaire’s financial filings and recent deals suggests he’s no swashbuckler. Trump is reluctant to take on debt after it nearly ruined him in the 1990s, holds few stocks for someone of his wealth and has grown increasingly dependent on making money by lending out his name to others rather than developing real estate himself. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)

Donald Trump leads by 15 in South Carolina, Ben Carson second

Donald Trump has a sizable lead on his 2016 GOP rivals in the first-in-the-south state of South Carolina, according to a Monmouth University poll released Tuesday that also found a preference among Republican voters for a president who comes from outside the government.

August 25, 2015