David Sherfinski

Elizabeth Warren backers plan 200-plus events for Super Bowl weekend

Liberal activist groups have more than 200 "house party" events planned across the country this weekend as part of an effort to get Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, to run for president in 2016.

January 29, 2015

Lindsey Graham sets up committee to ‘test the waters’ on 2016 run

Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican, has set up a committee to allow him to test the waters on a potential run for the White House in 2016.

January 29, 2015

Eric Cantor to join Coakley, Hagan, Quinn at Harvard

Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will be a visiting fellow this spring at Harvard University's Institute of Politics, the university announced Thursday.

January 29, 2015

Scott Walker: Rather be ‘bland and uncharismatic’ than ‘dumb,’ ‘ignorant,’ ‘corrupt’ or ‘old’

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says being pigeonholed as a "bland and uncharismatic" figure in the field of potential 2016 contenders is at least better than some of the alternatives.

January 29, 2015

Mitt Romney leads in South Carolina among likely GOP voters: poll

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads a host of other possible Republican 2016 contenders in a poll of likely GOP voters in South Carolina, home of the "first in the south" primary.

January 29, 2015

New Hampshire GOP April summit to attract 2016 contenders

The New Hampshire Republican party is planning to host a summit in mid-April certain to attract potential GOP presidential contenders looking to increase their visibility in the early presidential primary state.

January 29, 2015

Rick Perry: I’ll be better prepared ‘when I stand on the stage and debate this next time’

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry says if he jumps into the 2016 presidential race, he's going to be a different candidate than he was in 2012.

January 29, 2015

Six in 10 dissatisfied with current immigration levels: poll

Six in 10 Americans say they're dissatisfied with the level of immigration into the United States, as House Republicans think about joining the legal fight over President Obama's executive actions on the issue.

January 29, 2015

Virginia gun law would prevent ownership if convicted of domestic abuse

A Virginia state Senate panel on Wednesday advanced a modified version of a bill that would prevent people convicted of domestic abuse crimes from possessing or transporting a gun.

January 28, 2015

Second pro-Romney radio ad hits Christie, Bush, Palin

A production company owned by a supporter of 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney has released its second radio ad boosting Mr. Romney in as many weeks and indirectly knocking a few of his potential 2016 rivals in the process.

January 28, 2015

Rick Perry: Judge’s refusal to dismiss felony case won’t affect 2016 timetable

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said a judge's declining to dismiss an abuse-of-power case over actions he took as governor isn't going to affect his timetable on making a decision on a 2016 run for president.

January 28, 2015

Rand Paul blasts ‘petulant’ Obama over Netanyahu snub: ‘Childish’

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said he was fine with House Speaker John A. Boehner's inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a joint meeting of Congress and blasted President Obama for his decision not to meet with Mr. Netanyahu while he's in Washington.

January 28, 2015

Scott Walker on White House run: Not a good idea to bet against me

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he's eyeing a decision on a presidential run by midsummer and that the country needs leadership from "outside Washington" — a pitch that's become a common refrain from governors and former governors considering 2016 bids.

January 28, 2015

Rick Perry gets support from 2016 presidential hopefuls after judge’s ruling

Several of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry's would-be rivals for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination are rushing to his defense after a judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a case accusing Mr. Perry of abusing his power while in office.

January 28, 2015

Virginia Senate OKs bills on exercise, discipline in school

The Virginia state Senate easily passed bills Tuesday that would require students in kindergarten through fifth grade to exercise an average of at least 20 minutes per day and direct the state Board of Education to develop regulations on the use of isolation and restraint of children in public schools.

January 27, 2015

Scott Walker sets up ‘Our American Revival’ committee ahead of 2016

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has joined other potential 2016 presidential contenders by setting up a political group, "Our American Revival," that will allow him to raise money and test the waters for a possible presidential run.

January 27, 2015

Rand Paul: ‘Place in the party for moderates’ like Chris Christie, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, said Tuesday he hopes that enough moderates like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush enter the 2016 Republican presidential contest to divvy up the vote and pave the way for a conservative nominee.

January 27, 2015

Koch network hopes to spend nearly $1 billion in 2016: reports

The network backed by the conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch plans to spend nearly $1 billion on the 2016 elections, laying down a financial marker well before the cycle truly gets under way.

January 27, 2015

Rick Perry heading to South Carolina and Pennsylvania after Iowa

Fresh off a trip to Iowa, home of the first-in-the-nation caucuses, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is scheduled to attend two public events in the first-in-the-south presidential primary state of South Carolina Tuesday before heading to Pennsylvania for a Republican party dinner Friday.

January 27, 2015

Rick Santorum in Iowa pitches foreign policy expertise, chides governors

Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania made the pitch in Iowa Monday that he has the foreign policy chops to go toe-to-toe with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2016 and that governors don't have the vision to think outside the box on issues like education.

January 27, 2015