David Sherfinski

Jeb Bush sits atop GOP field in N.H. as Scott Walker, Rand Paul edge Hillary Clinton: poll

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leads a crowded Republican presidential field in the early state of New Hampshire, while Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky lead in head-to-head match-ups against former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a new poll.

April 27, 2015

Elizabeth Warren: I will cast shadow over 2016 presidential debate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts says even though she's not running for president in 2016, she still foresees having an effect on the political debate.

April 27, 2015

Michael Bloomberg gun group’s research director refuses on-air debate with longtime researcher

The research director for Everytown for Gun Safety, the gun control advocacy group co-founded by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, recently refused to appear for an on-air debate with longtime gun law researcher John Lott on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal."

April 27, 2015

George W. Bush warns against lifting Iran sanctions

Former President George W. Bush warned over the weekend against lifting sanctions against Iran as he made a rare foray into offering commentary on current political events.

April 27, 2015

Rand Paul: Have to trust that your commander-in-chief ‘wouldn’t actually sell the country’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he's talked to people in the Senate about whether there will be an investigation into recently unearthed donations to the Clinton Foundation from people involved in a Russian uranium deal, and that people need to trust that a president "wouldn't actually sell the country" while in the White House.

April 27, 2015

Marco Rubio: ‘No way’ a governor is ready to manage foreign policy on Day One

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida says there's "no way" a governor would be ready to manage U.S. foreign policy on Day One of a hypothetical presidency.

April 27, 2015

About 6 in 10 U.S. voters support gay marriage: poll

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments on the issue of same-sex marriage this week, a new poll shows about six in 10 Americans support gay marriage.

April 27, 2015

Jeb Bush tops Hillary Clinton, leads 2016 GOP field in Virginia

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida have separated themselves a bit from the rest of the 2016 GOP pack in the battleground state of Virginia, with Mr. Bush the only Republican to top former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in a head-to-head match-up as others inch closer to the Democratic frontrunner.

April 27, 2015

Elizabeth Warren: Let people see trade deal ‘before we have to grease the skids’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is calling on President Obama to make a proposed trade deal with Pacific Rim nations public before Congress decides whether to press forward on it.

April 24, 2015

John Boehner: ‘If I’m 70 years old still walking around here, just shoot me’

House Speaker John A. Boehner hinted this week that there could be a new sheriff in town in relatively short order.

April 24, 2015

Mitt Romney on Clinton Foundation uranium story: ‘It looks like bribery’

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said that a report of donations to the Clinton Foundation linked to a deal involving Russian uranium interests "looks like bribery."

April 24, 2015

Rubio surges to front of GOP pack in another poll as voters doubt Clinton’s trustworthiness

Sen. Marco Rubio has jumped out to take a slim lead in a new national poll on the 2016 GOP field — the second poll released this week showing the Florida Republican out in front.

April 24, 2015

John Boehner may hold House vote to subpoena Hillary Clinton’s email server

House Speaker John A. Boehner said Thursday that the full House may have to vote to subpoena former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's email server, as the chairman of the Benghazi investigative committee officially called on her to testify twice to his panel.

April 23, 2015

Hillary Clinton called by Benghazi committee to testify in May

The House Select Committee on Benghazi is asking former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham to testify in two upcoming public hearings, one to be held during the week of May 18 on her use of a private email system while serving as the nation's top diplomat, and another to be held by June 18 specifically on the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on the U.S. compound in Libya.

April 23, 2015

Chris Christie: ‘You’ll find out exactly what I think’ of 2016 field if I run

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he plans to make an announcement in May or June on whether he's running for president in 2016 and that he can "get another job" if people don't like his persona.

April 23, 2015

Bobby Jindal slams Indiana, Arkansas leaders for ‘retreat’ on religious liberty bills

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is slamming politicians in Indiana and Arkansas for a "retreat" on so-called religious freedom legislation and says he isn't going to be pressured by corporate America into backing off of his support for similar legislation in his home state on the issue of marriage.

April 23, 2015

Trey Gowdy: Benghazi inquiry would be done sooner with help from Obama, John Kerry

Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican and chairman of the Select Committee on Benghazi, said the committee's inquiry into the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack would be done "much sooner" than 2016 if government departments were more responsive to its document requests.

April 23, 2015

Secret Service left Bush 41 vulnerable; house alarm broken for 13 months

The Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that alarms at the Houston home of former President George H.W. Bush were broken for more than a year — the latest embarrassment for the embattled Secret Service.

April 23, 2015

John McCain: Rand Paul is the ‘worst possible candidate’ on national security

Sen. John McCain of Arizona says Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is the "worst possible candidate" in the Republican presidential field on national security.

April 23, 2015

Hillary Clinton haunted by Benghazi with probe likely to extend into 2016

The special panel investigating the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi indicated Wednesday that its inquiry could continue into next year, as House Speaker John A. Boehner said the Obama administration has made it "virtually impossible" to get to the bottom of what happened.

April 22, 2015