David Sherfinski

Rudy Giuliani: Didn’t mean to question Obama’s ‘motives or the content of his heart’

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani now says he didn't mean to question what was in President Obama's heart when he said last week he doesn't believe the president "loves America" and said the episode overshadowed a broader point he was trying to make.

February 23, 2015

Maureen McDonnell, ex-Virginia first lady, sentenced to 1 year

Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced to one year and one day behind bars Friday for her role in a corruption scheme in which she and her husband, former Gov. Bob McDonnell, were found guilty of promoting a wealthy businessman's products in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans.

February 20, 2015

Jeb Bush, Scott Walker top 2016 GOP contenders in South Carolina

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush was first and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was a close second in a new poll on potential 2016 GOP presidential contenders in the early primary state of South Carolina.

February 20, 2015

Maureen McDonnell, former Virginia first lady, faces sentencing for corruption

Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell is to be sentenced Friday in Richmond after being convicted last year of conspiring with her husband, former Gov. Bob McDonnell, to promote a wealthy businessman's interests in exchange for more than $165,000 in gifts and loans.

February 19, 2015

Ben Carson taps senior political adviser for possible presidential bid

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has tapped Mike Murray, president and CEO of media firm TMA Direct, to serve as a senior adviser for a would-be presidential campaign in 2016.

February 19, 2015

Jason Kander to challenge Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt in 2016

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander announced Thursday that he will run for the U.S. Senate against Republican incumbent Sen. Roy Blunt in 2016.

February 19, 2015

Rick Perry: Unrealistic to send 11 million illegal immigrants home

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said that while a conversation about immigration reform has to start with border security, it's unrealistic to think that the approximately 11 million people in the country illegally can just be sent home.

February 19, 2015

Mike Huckabee: If GOP doesn’t talk about wage stagnation, Hillary Clinton will be next president

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Wednesday that Republicans need to talk more about the issue of wage stagnation or else former Secretary of State and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Rodham Clinton will end up in the White House.

February 19, 2015

Economic optimism doesn’t substantially boost Obama’s approval: poll

Renewed optimism from Americans on the state of the U.S. economy has not translated to a marked bump for President Obama's approval ratings, a new poll said.

February 19, 2015

Bobby Jindal, Carly Fiorina head to New Hampshire in April for GOP summit

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina have signed on to attend the New Hampshire Republican Party's "#FITN (first in the nation) Republican Leadership Summit, to be held April 17-18 in Nashua.

February 19, 2015

Obama underwater in Colorado, Virginia, Iowa: poll

A majority of voters in three swing states disapprove of how President Obama is handling his job and by wide margins want to see the next president shift away from his policies.

February 19, 2015

Virginia lawmakers pass gun transport bill for concealed carry holders

The Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday approved a bill to exempt concealed carry permit holders from local prohibitions against carrying or transporting a loaded shotgun or rifle in a vehicle.

February 18, 2015

Mike Huckabee takes lead in new poll on 2016 GOP contenders

A new national poll gives a narrow edge to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the race for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination, with support for Mr. Huckabee jumping 10 points from a similar survey in December.

February 18, 2015

Hillary Clinton, Rand Paul running nearly even in Colorado, Virginia: poll

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton tops several potential GOP presidential candidates in the swing states of Iowa, Colorado and Virginia, but is also in a virtual tie with Sen. Rand Paul and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker in Colorado and is essentially tied with Mr. Paul in Virginia, where she's deadlocked with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.

February 18, 2015

Scott Walker on quitting college: People judge ‘what have you done lately?’

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pushed back on Tuesday on questions over his college exit, saying he simply left early to take a job and people want to judge others on their recent records anyway.

February 18, 2015

Jeb Bush: Obama has left America ‘less influential in the world’

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Wednesday will slam an Obama administration he says has lost the confidence of friends and no longer inspires fear in enemies.

February 18, 2015

Tim Tebow rules: Virginia Senate OKs home-schoolers for public varsity teams

After getting sacked for years by the Virginia legislature, the state Senate on Tuesday passed a version of the so-called "Tebow bill" to allow home-schooled children to participate in public school interscholastic sports, likely putting the issue before Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

February 17, 2015

Rick Perry in Iowa: Americans won’t make ‘small correction’ after Obama

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry echoed what could become part of a presidential campaign stump speech while in Iowa Monday, saying the country is ready for a "substantive shift" after electing a "young, inexperienced" U.S. senator in President Obama in 2008.

February 17, 2015

Congress’ approval rating up slightly to 20 percent

More than a month into the 114th Congress, 20 percent of Americans say they approve of how the legislative body is handling its job — up slightly from the 16 percent final approval rating of the last Congress, Gallup said.

February 17, 2015

Chris Christie in New Hampshire: ‘America has lost respect in the world’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie slammed President Obama's overseas policies while at a stop in New Hampshire on Monday, saying that "America has lost respect in the world" and questioning whether U.S. allies know what it means to be the country's friend anymore.

February 17, 2015