David Sherfinski

Elizabeth Warren should reconsider vow against W.H. run: Boston Globe ed board

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts should reconsider her stated vow that she is not running for president in 2016, the Boston Globe editorial board said.

March 23, 2015

Aaron Schock to be investigated by Justice Dept., FBI: reports

The FBI and the Justice Department are investigating the financial activities of Rep. Aaron Schock of Illinois as Mr. Schock prepares to leave Congress amid scrutiny of his campaign expenses and business activities, multiple outlets reported Friday.

March 20, 2015

John Boehner to visit Israel, Netanyahu

House Speaker John A. Boehner will visit Israel during the next district work period, amid heightened tensions between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the White House.

March 20, 2015

Martin O’Malley: ‘Too many Democrats’ ‘complicit in the backslide toward less regulation’

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley kicked off a two-day swing through the early presidential state of Iowa by calling out both parties on Wall Street reform, saying most congressional Republicans are "hell-bent" on rolling back a 2010 law passed in the wake of the financial crisis while too many Democrats have been "complicit" in the "backslide toward less regulation."

March 20, 2015

Scott Walker: If you’re on our team, ‘you need to respect the voters’

Speaking in South Carolina Thursday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker alluded indirectly to the recent departure of a communications aide he had brought onto his political team after she had drawn fire over tweets she sent about Iowa, an early presidential state.

March 20, 2015

Subpoena issued for emails for ‘close to a dozen’ State employees under Hillary Clinton: report

Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican and chairman of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, said a subpoena has been sent to the State Department for emails of nearly a dozen people who worked under former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Reuters reported.

March 20, 2015

Scott Walker touts ‘grassroots,’ nationwide fundraising network in S.C.

As he lays the groundwork for a possible White House run with potential donors and voters in early states, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday touted the national network of support he's built up through running in and winning three elections in four years.

March 19, 2015

‘Joe Biden defense’ fails, jury convicts man for firing gun to scare away robbers

A local jury in Washington state has convicted a man who justified his firing a gun to scare away purported robbers by saying he was simply following instructions from Vice President Joseph R. Biden.

March 19, 2015

Ludacris opens for Jeb Bush in Georgia state House

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush urged Georgia state lawmakers to "be bold" on education Thursday — but said he had an ulterior motive in traveling to the state Capitol.

March 19, 2015

Mitt Romney: I wish we had reached out more to minority communities

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he could have done a better job sufficiently communicating his message to minority communities in the country during the last presidential election, and he also said he should have fought back harder against attacks he says were not accurate.

March 19, 2015

Marco Rubio on Obama’s mandatory voting comments: ‘Not voting is also a legitimate choice’

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, pushed back on comments President Obama made during a stop in Ohio on Wednesday in which the president endorsed the idea of mandatory voting in the country.

March 19, 2015

Eric Holder on Loretta Lynch vote: Almost as if Republicans ‘have discovered a new fondness for me’

Attorney General Eric Holder took an indirect shot at congressional Republicans Wednesday over the delay in the confirmation vote of his would-be replacement, Loretta Lynch, asking where the "love" he's currently feeling from the Hill has been for the past six years.

March 18, 2015

Donald Trump forming presidential exploratory committee

Real estate and reality television mogul Donald Trump said Wednesday he's launching a presidential exploratory committee ahead of a possible 2016 White House run.

March 18, 2015

Marco Rubio: Next president shouldn’t be bound by potential Iran deal

Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, said the next president shouldn't be bound by any potential deal on Iran's nuclear program negotiated by President Obama.

March 18, 2015

David Simas: Going to ‘give space’ to Israeli coalition government

David Simas, director of the White House's Office of Political Strategy Outreach, congratulated "the Israeli people" for Tuesday's elections in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party emerged victorious.

March 18, 2015

Carly Fiorina: If hackers can get into Sony, they can get into server in Clinton’s basement

Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina cast doubt on Wednesday on the security of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham's private email system that she used when working for the Obama administration, saying if hackers could breach Sony, they could get into a server on Mrs. Clinton's property.

March 18, 2015

Jeb Bush atop potential 2016 GOP field in new poll

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush leads a new national poll on the potential 2016 Republican presidential field, as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee dropped 6 points from a month ago and out of the lead.

March 18, 2015

Dick Cheney: Obama, Eric Holder playing the ‘race card’

Former Vice President Dick Cheney says President Obama and Eric Holder are playing the "race card" in suggesting that race is a factor in some of the criticism they receive.

March 18, 2015

Elizabeth Warren urged to run for president by 27 current, former N.H. lawmakers

A growing tide of Democratic power brokers are pleading with Sen. Elizabeth Warren to run for the Democratic presidential nomination against scandal-scarred Hillary Clinton.

March 18, 2015

Scott Walker’s political aide quits following Iowa comments

An aide to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's political team has stepped down after drawing fire for comments she has made about the early presidential state of Iowa.

March 18, 2015