David Sherfinski

Rand Paul gets highest marks in Marijuana Policy Project’s presidential voter guide

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky received the highest grade among more than 20 declared and potential 2016 presidential candidates in a voter guide released Friday by a marijuana policy group, while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania fared the worst.

June 26, 2015

Carly Fiorina: Hillary Clinton’s ambition ‘far outweighs’ her ability to be an effective leader

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who has not shrunk from criticizing former Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, says Mrs. Clinton's ambition for the White House "far outweighs" her ability to be an effective leader.

June 26, 2015

Carly Fiorina: Marco Rubio is a ‘politician with a great future,’ ‘would make a great veep’

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, asked for rapid-fire assessments of some of her Republican rivals, said Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida would be a good selection for a presidential ticket -- but maybe not in the slot Mr. Rubio has in mind at this point.

June 26, 2015

Mark Meadows reinstated to subcommittee chairmanship after being booted over trade vote

A Republican congressman who had been stripped of a subcommittee chairmanship after voting against his party's wishes on trade legislation has been reinstated.

June 25, 2015

Marco Rubio gives Obama an ‘F’ on VA issues

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida on Thursday gave President Obama a failing grade on issues related to the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs.

June 25, 2015

Pro-Martin O’Malley super PAC goes after Bernie Sanders on guns

A super PAC supporting the 2016 presidential candidacy of former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is going after Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont on the issue of gun control.

June 25, 2015

Bernie Sanders: Gun control won’t solve all our problems

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, says he's supportive of certain gun control measures but that they're not a cure-all and that it's important for people in urban areas to understand the cultural ties the issue has for people of rural America.

June 25, 2015

George W. Bush jokes: ‘I miss having a shower on an airplane. I miss the pastry chef’

Former President George W. Bush, making a rare return to Washington, D.C. Wednesday, revealed what he truly misses about his time in the White House.

June 25, 2015

Jindal campaign website: ‘Bobby is a scientific anomaly; and scientists should probably study him’

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who jumped into the 2016 presidential race Wednesday, is a "scientific anomaly" worthy of further study -- and that's according to his own campaign website.

June 25, 2015

Mike Huckabee: Get government out of veterans’ health care business

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee wants the U.S. to get out of the business of veterans' health and medical care.

June 25, 2015

Bernie Sanders cuts into Hillary Clinton’s leads in Iowa, N.H.: polls

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont has cut into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's still-sizable leads in the early presidential states of Iowa and New Hampshire, two new polls show.

June 25, 2015

Hillary Clinton is not honest and trustworthy, voters say, but is still the Dem frontrunner

A majority of voters say former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not honest and trustworthy and that her claim to be a fighter for the middle class is just a campaign slogan, but she is still retaining a tight lock on the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination contest and leads all but one of her Republican rivals.

June 25, 2015

Jeb Bush, Donald Trump running first and second among 2016 GOP field: poll

A new poll shows former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush sitting atop the 2016 GOP presidential field, with businessman and reality television show host Donald Trump jumping to second place in the wake of his recent campaign kick-off.

June 25, 2015

Jim Webb urges respect for ‘complicated’ history of the Civil War

Former Sen. James Webb of Virginia, weighing in publicly Wednesday on the ongoing debate over the Confederate flag, said the battle flag has "wrongly been used" for racist and other purposes in recent decades, while he urged respect for the "complicated" history of the Civil War.

June 24, 2015

John Kasich: ‘The Republican party is my vehicle and not my master’

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Wednesday he isn't going to be told what to do on issues like immigration and that people need to realize that they are Americans and can't be "just pure ideologues and partisans."

June 24, 2015

Univision, Washington Post to host GOP presidential candidate forum

Univision News and the Washington Post are sponsoring a Republican presidential candidate forum in early 2016 after the four earliest GOP primary contests presumably winnow down the field.

June 24, 2015

Roger Wicker of Mississippi: ‘I now believe our state flag should be put in a museum’

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, Mississippi Republican, said Wednesday he believes the state flag of Mississippi, which features the Confederate emblem, should be replaced.

June 24, 2015

Bobby Jindal: Lot of ‘talkers’ in presidential race; ‘we need a doer’

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, who is announcing his 2016 plans later Wednesday, said the upcoming presidential race is "wide open" and that the Republican nomination is going to be "earned" and will not be a "coronation" or an "auction."

June 24, 2015

John Kasich: George W. Bush was a ‘steamroller’ in 2000

Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who is scheduled to be in the early caucus state of Iowa Wednesday, says former President George W. Bush was a "steamroller" during the 2000 presidential election cycle, when Mr. Kasich ran briefly but dropped out.

June 24, 2015

Pat Toomey: New gun legislation ‘probably not likely’

In the wake of last week's shooting deaths at a church in South Carolina, President Obama and others have renewed a call to address gun violence in the country. But a leading lawmaker on the issue said Wednesday he doesn't see gun-related legislation happening at the federal level.

June 24, 2015