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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

Articles by David Sherfinski

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington in this Sept. 17, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Rand Paul hits Jeb Bush over Common Core

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, took a direct shot at former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's support for Common Core educational standards Tuesday, shortly after Mr. Bush announced he was actively exploring a bid for the White House in 2016.

December 17, 2014
CIA Director John Brennan speaks during a news conference at headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Most Americans say CIA treatment of terror suspects justified: poll

Most Americans think the CIA's post-9/11 treatment of terror suspects was justified in a new poll that comes in the wake of a Senate report that detailed some of the techniques and said the agency misled Congress and the White House about its interrogation program.

December 16, 2014
Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., watches at center as President Barack Obama greets New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie after speaking to military members and families Monday, Dec. 15, 2014, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, in Wrightstown, N.J. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J. is at right. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

Christie defends Cowboys fandom: ‘Worst-kept secret in America’

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who was spotted sitting with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones during the Cowboys' 38-27 win over the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday night, defended his rooting for Dallas during Townsquare Media's December edition of "Ask the Governor."

December 16, 2014
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney (right) talks with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush as they fly on Mr. Romney's campaign plane to Miami on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) ** FILE **

Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush lead GOP 2016 field

Former Massachusetts Gov. and 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney leads the Republican field of presidential contenders with former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush in second, a new poll said.

December 16, 2014
In this Dec. 10, 2014, file photo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than 300 former campaign staffers and organizers for President Barack Obama have signed on to a letter urging Warren to run for president in 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

MoveOn.org nudges Elizabeth Warren: Group plans ‘Draft Warren’ rally in Des Moines: report

As it launches a new million-dollar effort to try to convince Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts to run for president in 2016, the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org is reportedly holding a rally on Wednesday in Des Moines aimed at demonstrating the freshman senator would enjoy grassroots support in the early presidential state if she does run.

December 15, 2014
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a rally for Kentucky senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 369 meeting hall in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) ** FILE **

Elizabeth Warren: ‘I am not running for president’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who helped rally Democratic opposition to a trillion-dollar spending bill that passed over the weekend, provided an opportunity for fresh 2016 political tea-leaf reading in an interview for NPR's "Morning Edition."

December 15, 2014
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Charles Schumer wants federal probe into airline fare prices

Sen. Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, wants the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation to investigate why airline fares are so high even as gas prices are falling across the country and airlines are raking in billions in profits.

December 15, 2014