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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks to supporters in Hope, Ark., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Huckabee announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2016 race for president. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Mike Huckabee defends diabetes product infomercial

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says he's no longer doing infomercials for a product that claims to reverse diabetes now that he's a presidential candidate and said dietary supplements were just one of the elements of a plan he was advocating.

May 11, 2015
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush listens to his introduction before giving the commencement address at Liberty University in Williams Stadium at the school in Lynchburg, Va., Saturday, May 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Jeb Bush: I would have authorized the invasion of Iraq

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he, too, would have authorized the invasion of Iraq but said that once the United States helped remove Saddam Hussein from power there wasn't enough of a focus on security.

May 11, 2015
Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., waves to supporters at a rally after speaking at Arizona State University Friday, May 8, 2015, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Rand Paul, Scott Walker tied atop 2016 Republican field in New Hampshire

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are tied atop a crowded 2016 GOP primary field in the early state of New Hampshire, with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush slipping into a tie for third with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who picked up some support since a separate poll was released in February.

May 11, 2015
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat (left) listen to Melissa Crews during a stop at the Farnum Center in Manchester, N.H., on May 7, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Chris Christie: Deflategate ‘way, way overblown’

New Jersey Gov. and potential GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie, who is in the early voting state of New Hampshire this week, is offering somewhat of a defense of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady amid the newly-released report on the "Deflategate" incident.

May 8, 2015
Former U.S President Bill Clinton speaks during a plenary session at the Clinton Global Initiative Middle East & Africa meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday May 6, 2015. Bill Clinton has largely stayed on the sidelines during the early weeks of his wife's presidential bid, opting to focus on his foundation work instead of visiting early primary states with his wife. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

Bill Clinton: ‘I just work here — I don’t know’

Former President Bill Clinton says allegations in a newly-released book documenting foreign contributions to the Clinton Foundation while former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was in office "won't fly" and that "you just have to learn to deal with" the fact that "there's one set of rules for politics in America and another set for real life."

May 6, 2015
Carly Fiorina speaks at the Republican Leadership Summit in Nashua, N.H., in this April 18, 2015, file photo. The former technology executive formally entered the 2016 presidential race on Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Carly Fiorina: ‘You can’t buy every domain name’

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina is brushing aside recent issues with the website carlyfiorina.org, defending her record as the company's chief executive and making light of the incident during an appearance on late-night television.

May 6, 2015
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to the media about his agenda in running for president, Thursday, April 30, 2015, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Bernie Sanders: ‘No special interest that we have not taken on’

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont defended his record on Wednesday that includes opposing free trade agreements and taking on big banks, saying it will be up to voters to put his resume against that of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential nominating contest.

May 6, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks Monday, May 4, 2015, at the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, Mich., during a lunch hosted by the Ingham County Republican Party. (Dave Wasinger/Lansing State Journal via AP) ** FILE **

Scott Walker leads GOP field in Iowa: poll

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is maintaining a sizable lead in the early caucus state of Iowa, according to a Quinnipiac poll released Wednesday morning, with Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas making moves forward since a similar survey was released in February.

May 6, 2015
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks to supporters in Hope, Ark., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Huckabee announced that he is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2016 race for president. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Mike Huckabee: ‘We’re stripping elderly grandmothers electronically naked’ in the TSA process

Former Arkansas Gov. and 2016 presidential candidate Mike Huckabee decried the security situation in the United States Wednesday, saying something's out of balance when the elderly get subjected to intrusive airport searches even as one suspect in this week's shooting in had reportedly hinted at an attack on social media before later opening fire outside of a cartoon contest in Garland, Texas.

May 6, 2015