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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush visits the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta in this March 19, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Jeb Bush: Not ‘appropriate’ for adviser to speak to J Street

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said he didn't think it was appropriate for former Secretary of State James Baker, who is advising Mr. Bush on foreign policy, to speak at the annual conference of the left-leaning J Street group earlier in the week, but also said he's "honored" to have Mr. Baker's counsel.

March 26, 2015
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker puts on a cap given to him by a member of the New Hampshire Gun Owners Association while answering questions at a training workshop for the New Hampshire state Republican Party in the auditorium at Concord High School Saturday, March 14, 2015, in Concord, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Jeb Bush, Scott Walker lead GOP pack in New Hampshire

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker are running first and second in an early look at the 2016 GOP presidential primary in New Hampshire, according to a Suffolk University poll released Thursday.

March 26, 2015
Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/File)

Mitt Romney: Jeb Bush ‘is one of those new faces’

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney says he wasn't leaving out former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush when he said in late January that one of the "next generation" of Republican leaders may well emerge as being better able to beat the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee.

March 26, 2015
Former Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum speaks during the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation legislative day event on Tuesday, March 17, 2015, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) ** FILE **

Rick Santorum: Not worried about support from GOP backer Foster Friess

Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania said the wide-open 2016 GOP presidential field would likely narrow into focus after about a few weeks of nominating contests, and that he's not concerned about the prospect of GOP backer Foster Friess, who boosted Mr. Santorum's candidacy in 2012, leaving him for someone else.

March 26, 2015
Mitt Romney. (AP Photo/File)

Mitt Romney: ‘Hell hath no fury like Obama scorned’

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney weighed in on the ongoing tensions between the White House and Israel this week, saying on Fox News that "hell hath no fury like Obama scorned."

March 25, 2015
In this March 19, 2015, photo, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, left, walks with former campaign staff member Rufus Montgomery, right, while visiting the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Jeb Bush hits Obama admin. on Israel: ‘This is no time for schoolyard antics’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is criticizing the Obama administration's recent handling of the Islamic State terrorist group, Iran and Israel, saying in a new opinion piece that rather than projecting "American determination and leadership," the president "has either withdrawn from the stage or chosen to trust our enemies."

March 25, 2015
Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas (right) announced his candidacy for the White House on Monday, and fellow Sen. Rand Paul is planning an ambitious five-state, five-day rollout of his own starting April 7 in his home state of Kentucky. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul: Ted Cruz and I might differ on ‘winnability’

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, says one difference between himself and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas might be "winnability" and that he is polling the strongest against former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the Democratic frontrunner for president in 2016.

March 25, 2015
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, speaks at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, Monday, March 23, 2015, in Lynchburg, Va., to announce his campaign for president. Cruz, who announced his candidacy on twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) **FILE**

Ted Cruz: My music preferences changed on 9/11

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, the first major Republican presidential candidate to announce a run in 2016, says that while he grew up listening to classic rock, his music preferences changed on 9/11.

March 25, 2015
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, formally initiated his candidacy, first by announcing on Twitter, and then going to evangelical Liberty University in Virginia to make a public televised speech. Mr. Cruz later did an hour on Sean Hannity's Fox News show. (Associated Press photographs)

Ted Cruz’s spokesman: Obamacare decision still in the works

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, the first major Republican candidate to jump into the 2016 presidential race, raised some eyebrows by telling news outlets in recent days that he had plans to sign up for health insurance through Obamacare — a law he's repeatedly vowed to scrap.

March 25, 2015
Ben Carson speaks in San Diego in this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi, File)

Ben Carson: I have much to learn

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, acknowledging recent missteps on the campaign trail, says he still has a lot to learn about being a better presidential candidate, acknowledging a significant learning curve in terms of developing an ability to communicate to a broad cross section of the American people.

March 25, 2015