David Sherfinski

Terry McAuliffe breaks seven ribs while in Africa

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is being admitted to a hospital Monday after breaking seven ribs while on a recent vacation with his family in Africa.

January 19, 2015

Marco Rubio invites Cuban activist to be official guest for State of the Union

Sen. Marco Rubio, who has emerged as one of the leading critics of President Obama's move to normalize relations with Cuba, is inviting the daughter of a prominent Cuban activist to be his official guest at Tuesday's State of the Union address.

January 19, 2015

Americans’ satisfaction on economy, quality of life up; sharply down on race relations: poll

As President Obama heads to his latest State of the Union address Tuesday evening, Americans' satisfaction with the country's economy and overall quality of life are up from a year ago, but their views on race relations are down sharply.

January 19, 2015

Rand Paul: Benghazi precludes Hillary Clinton from being considered for president

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, reiterated what could become a go-to attack line for a would-be presidential campaign over the weekend, saying that former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's response to the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, precludes her from becoming president.

January 19, 2015

Rick Perry: ‘I’m ready’ for another White House run

Outgoing Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who will hand over the reins of the Lone Star State this week after more than 14 years in office, says he's prepared to take another run at the White House in 2016 if he ultimately decides to enter the race.

January 19, 2015

Alan Gross, recently freed from Cuba, to sit with Michelle Obama at State of the Union

Alan Gross, a subcontractor recently freed by the Cuban government after five years of imprisonment, will be one of first lady Michelle Obama's guests at Tuesday's State of the Union address along with Mr. Gross' wife Judy.

January 19, 2015

Ted Cruz in South Carolina: Nominate a conservative in 2016, or Democrats will win

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, reiterated his pitch on Sunday that if Republicans nominate a moderate candidate to be their presidential nominee in 2016, they'll lose the White House to the Democrats again.

January 19, 2015

Hillary Clinton run wanted by 85 percent of Democrats: poll

Eighty-five percent of Democrats want to see former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the party's frontrunner for the 2016 presidential nomination, enter the race, compared to just 11 percent who say they don't want to see her run, according to a new poll from CBS News.

January 19, 2015

Mitt Romney getting support; 6 in 10 Republicans say they want to see him run in 2016: poll

About six in 10 Republicans want to see 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney run again for the White House in 2016 — the most favorable reception among Republicans out of a host of possible GOP candidates in a new poll.

January 19, 2015

RNC rolls out 2016 presidential debate schedule

The Republican National Committee unveiled Friday its schedule of sanctioned 2016 presidential debates, which will include at least nine from Aug. 2015 through March 1, 2016, and follows through on the party's push to reduce the number from the 2012 election cycle.

January 16, 2015

Obama on possible Mitt Romney presidential run: ‘No comment’

President Obama declined to offer his thoughts on the possibility that Mitt Romney, the man he defeated in winning re-election in 2012, could soon mount another run for the White House.

January 16, 2015

Ben Carson, attorney Benjamin Crump to participate in town hall on MLK Day

Retired neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, who is pondering a 2016 run for the White House, is set to participate in a town hall on race relations along with attorney Benjamin Crump on Monday, Martin Luther King Day.

January 16, 2015

Huckabee: Romney can ‘write himself a check and get the whole thing jump-started’

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee says 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is well-positioned for another possible run and that Mr. Romney is in a position to "write himself a check" to jump-start a potential candidacy.

January 16, 2015

Chris Christie on 2016: ‘Everybody just calm down, you know?’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling everyone to relax about 2016.

January 16, 2015

Scott Walker: 2016 ‘unique opportunity’ to find ‘a new fresh leader’

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker told members of the Republican National Committee Thursday that 2016 is a "unique opportunity" to find a "new fresh leader" from outside of Washington.

January 16, 2015

Terrorism rivals economy as top priority for Americans — the first time in five years

Amid overseas tumult and signs of an improving economy, the American public, for the first time in five years, said defending against terrorism is as high a policy priority as strengthening the economy, according to a recent survey.

January 16, 2015

Bobby Jindal: ‘Islam has a problem’

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will tell a conservative think tank in London next week that if Muslim leaders refuse to speak out against violent elements in the religion, they are essentially part of the problem.

January 16, 2015

Republicans to end in-state tuition for Dreamers in Virgina

In a move directly countering Virginia's Democratic attorney general, Republicans in the Virginia state Senate advanced a measure Thursday to bar some young illegal immigrants granted temporary amnesty from deportation from receiving in-state tuition rates.

January 15, 2015

Illegal immigration: Americans narrowly say main focus should be legalization: poll

Americans by a narrow margin say the U.S. government's main focus in dealing with illegal immigration should be developing legal status for illegal immigrants in the country, rather than border security.

January 15, 2015

Mitt Romney brings on Colin Reed, a staffer with ties to Chris Christie: report

As potential 2016 GOP presidential candidates start the jockeying for staff and lay the groundwork for possible runs, 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney has tapped a former staffer for New Jersey Gov. Christie as a media liaison, CNN reports.

January 15, 2015