David Sherfinski

Bernie Sanders in Iowa: No way to address country’s problems without ‘political revolution’

Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, said in Iowa Tuesday he's trying to gauge whether or not he'll be able to mobilize enough grassroots support against the "billionaire class" to make a serious run at the White House in 2016.

December 17, 2014

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

Hillary Clinton could get half of American voters’ support in 2016, poll

Half of American voters say they could see themselves supporting former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton if she runs for president in 2016 and 48 percent oppose her, a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll said.

December 17, 2014

Hillary Clinton: U.S. ‘should not practice or condone torture anywhere in the world’

In the wake of a recent Senate report detailing the CIA's post-9/11 techniques of interrogating terrorism suspects, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she's "proud" to have been a part of an Obama administration that banned some of the practices.

December 17, 2014

Rick Perry: Obama has a ‘totally different’ understanding of ‘secure border’ than me

Texas Gov. Rick Perry says talk from the White House about increased personnel deployed to secure the U.S.-Mexico border doesn't wash with what he's seeing in the Lone Star State.

December 16, 2014

Mike Lee: ‘Crazy’ to think Harry Reid wouldn’t ‘move heaven and earth’ for Obama nominees

Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, said anyone who thinks outgoing Majority Leader Harry Reid was going to leave town before pushing through the presidential nominees he wanted to confirm is "crazy."

December 16, 2014

Hillary Clinton needs primary challenger, Democratic voters say in poll

Democratic voters appear ready to get behind the would-be presidential campaign of former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton — but they also want to see an active primary challenge for Mrs. Clinton, a new poll said.

December 16, 2014

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

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

Ted Cruz: ‘Open question’ on whether GOP defunds amnesty next year

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, says it's an "open question" as to whether Republicans will follow through and fight to defund President Obama's executive actions on immigration next year when the GOP will have a majority in the U.S. Senate

December 16, 2014

Jack Kingston: ‘Absolutely no excuses’ for Republicans in January

Retiring Rep. Jack Kingston, Georgia Republican, said Sen. Ted Cruz's push over the weekend for an on-the-record vote by his peers on President Obama's executive actions on immigration puts pressure on Republicans to follow through next year.

December 16, 2014

Six in 10 Democrats favor nominee moving away from Obama

President Obama said recently that the American people are going to want that "new car smell" in 2016 — and a new poll shows that might apply to members of his own party.

December 16, 2014

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

Jeb Bush to South Carolina grads: Dream big, don’t be afraid to change, have fun

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told graduates at Monday's fall commencement ceremony at the University of South Carolina to dream big, don't be afraid of change and have fun.

December 15, 2014

Hillary Clinton: Good decisions based on ‘evidence,’ not ideology, gut feelings

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made a pitch to increase data-driven research and solutions with the end goal of improving the lives of women and girls around the world, saying good decisions in government, business, and life, are based on evidence rather than ideology or gut feelings.

December 15, 2014

Waterboarding, other interrogation techniques sometimes justified, half of Americans say: poll

A new poll shows that seven in 10 Americans think waterboarding is torture, but 49 percent say such "aggressive" interrogation tactics are sometimes justified, compared to 36 percent who say they are never justified.

December 15, 2014

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

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

Republican National Committee has 34 candidates in 2016 presidential straw poll

For evidence of the wide-open nature of the 2016 GOP field of potential presidential candidates, look no further than the Republican National Committee's presidential straw poll, which contains 34 names of past and possibly future candidates.

December 15, 2014

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