David Sherfinski

Republican conservative base shrinks: Gallup poll

The percentage of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who identify as both social and economic conservatives is now 42 percent, according to Gallup - the lowest level since 2005 - as 2016 GOP presidential contenders prepare to navigate the forthcoming nomination process.

June 3, 2015

Chris Christie warns South Carolina: ‘I am like the problem relative you invite for the holidays’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie assured -- or warned -- people in the early presidential state of South Carolina on Wednesday that they can expect to see more of him in the future.

June 3, 2015

Scott Walker: ‘I hope in the future we’ll re-establish the Patriot Act’

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Wednesday called for a full reauthorization of the Patriot Act, a day after the U.S. Senate voted to rewrite the post-9/11 law and overhaul the NSA's bulk data collection program.

June 3, 2015

Iowa Republicans warming to George W. Bush advising a Jeb Bush administration: poll

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's family history in the White House is proving to be a mixed bag as he lays the groundwork for a possible 2016 presidential run, but new numbers out of Iowa indicate Republicans are warming to the idea of former President George W. Bush's advising his brother's would-be administration.

June 3, 2015

Bobby Jindal to announce presidential intentions June 24

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is scheduled to announce on June 24 in New Orleans whether or not he's running for president in 2016.

June 3, 2015

Lindsey Graham on Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton would be able to ‘tear him apart’

Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says he plans to support the Republican nominee for president in 2016 but that if the nominee is Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Democratic frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton would be able to "tear him apart" on foreign policy.

June 3, 2015

Obama favorability below all living White House predecessors, poll shows

President Obama's favorability is now below that of all his other living predecessors in the White House, including former Presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter, according to a new poll.

June 3, 2015

Marco Rubio calls for ‘new generation’ as legacies hobble Hillary Clinton, Jeb Bush

Sen. Marco Rubio called Tuesday for a "new generation of leaders" to take control of government, delivering a challenge to the heavyweight legacy candidates in both the GOP and Democratic primaries who are fighting to keep the White House under control of a baby boomer.

June 2, 2015

Jeb Bush on GOP primary: ‘This isn’t tiddlywinks we’re playing’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush extended somewhat of an olive branch on Tuesday to the 2016 GOP field, saying any of the Republicans running for president would be better than former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton or President Obama, while also predicting there will be some "elbows and knees under the boards" in the intra-party nominating contest to come.

June 2, 2015

‘Stop Hillary’ group pointedly refuses to change name after FEC request

A group called the "Stop Hillary PAC" is pointedly refusing to change its name after the Federal Election Commission (FEC) said it could be running afoul of campaign finance laws by using former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's name without her authorization.

June 2, 2015

Scott Walker: Hillary Clinton’s ‘Washington knows best’ approach ‘should be left in the past’

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Tuesday pitched his ability to make inroads with younger voters and blasted what he called former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's affinity for a "Washington knows best" approach that he called "tired" and said "should be left in the past."

June 2, 2015

Rick Perry: ‘I would rescind any agreement’ Obama makes with Iran

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said one his first acts if elected president would be to rescind any negotiated agreement President Obama works out on Iran's nuclear program and said Mr. Obama has not demonstrated sufficient leadership in departments like the embattled Veterans Administration.

June 2, 2015

Marco Rubio: ‘The time has come for a new generation of leaders’

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida helped kick off the latest 2016 Republican cattle call Tuesday by calling for a "new generation of leaders" at Florida Gov. Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Orlando.

June 2, 2015

Bernie Sanders: ‘I smoked marijuana twice — didn’t quite work for me’

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, a 2016 presidential candidate on the Democratic side, says he has smoked marijuana two times but that it "didn't quite work" for him.

June 2, 2015

Rand Paul: My views on data collection popular outside ‘Washington establishment’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has mounted a campaign on Capitol Hill against the NSA's spying powers, says his views on government surveillance and data collection are popular outside the confines of Washington, D.C.

June 2, 2015

Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush sit atop crowded 2016 GOP field: poll

Sen. Marco Rubio sits atop a jumbled 2016 GOP presidential field in a new poll on the race, with fellow Floridian and former Gov. Jeb Bush close behind but with less support than about a month ago.

June 2, 2015

Elizabeth Warren to be given petition; ‘Run Warren Run’ movement to suspend campaign June 8

Two liberal activist groups trying to draft Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts into the 2016 presidential race are officially suspending the effort next week.

June 2, 2015

Hillary Clinton numbers take a hit since campaign launch: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's standing has taken a hit since entering the 2016 presidential race, with half of all Americans viewing her in a negative light.

June 2, 2015

Rand Paul hails ‘big victory’ for privacy: Obama ‘will be rebuked’

Sen. Rand Paul on Monday hailed a "big victory for privacy" in his fight against the National Security Agency's bulk data collection program after key provisions of the post-9/11 Patriot Act lapsed late Sunday.

June 1, 2015

Martin O’Malley: ‘Big banks on Wall Street’ shouldn’t choose president

Early on in his presidential campaign, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is repeatedly hitting on a reported quote from a top Wall Street executive to suggest that neither former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton nor former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush would do enough to rein in big banks in the wake of the 2008 economic collapse.

June 1, 2015