David Sherfinski

Rob Portman taking a pass on 2016 presidential run

GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio, considered by some to be a possible dark horse candidate for president, said he won't make a bid for the White House in 2016 and plans to run for re-election.

December 2, 2014

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton make last-minute pitches in Louisiana Senate contest

Two potential 2016 presidential heavyweights are making last-minute pitches in the final outstanding U.S. Senate race of 2014.

December 1, 2014

About half of voters want Congress to stop Obama’s immigration plans: Poll

As lawmakers come back to D.C. following Thanksgiving recess, nearly half of likely voters in the country want to see Congress try to stop President Obama's recently-announced executive action on immigration.

December 1, 2014

Elizabeth Lauten, GOP Hill staffer, resigns after criticizing Obama’s daughters

A Republican staffer on Capitol Hill is resigning amid controversy over her criticizing the conduct of President Obama's daughters, Sasha and Malia, at last week's ceremonial pre-Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony, according to several media reports.

December 1, 2014

Deval Patrick: Hillary Clinton’s narrative of inevitability is ‘off-putting’ to voters

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick had kind words for former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Sunday, but also said a narrative of inevitability surrounding her possible 2016 bid for the presidency is "off-putting" to voters.

December 1, 2014

Mary Landrieu, Bill Cassidy race: GOP early voting up ahead of Louisiana Senate runoff

The number of Republicans voting early ahead of the Dec. 6 runoff between GOP Rep. Bill Cassidy and Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu increased from last month even as early participation from other groups fell, the New Orleans Times-Picayune said.

December 1, 2014

Rick Perry leads way in Iowa events among potential 2016 GOP contenders

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has done more events in the early presidential state of Iowa over the past few years than any major potential GOP presidential contender in 2016, according to a tally from the Des Moines Register.

December 1, 2014

Three-quarters of adults see midterm elections as rejection of Democratic policies: poll

As Democrats and Republicans try to chart respective paths forward after this year's midterms, nearly three-quarters of adults say the elections were more of a rejection of Democratic policies than they were a mandate for the GOP's priorities.

December 1, 2014

Obama’s immigration approach leaves Americans split: poll

A new poll shows Americans are split on how President Obama is handling immigration, but that Mr. Obama enjoys support on the issue from key Democratic constituencies.

November 26, 2014

Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for heart surgery

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent heart surgery Wednesday morning to place a stent in her right coronary artery, the high court said in a statement.

November 26, 2014

Michael Brown’s mother on Darren Wilson’s story: ‘I don’t believe a word of it’

The mother of Michael Brown says she doesn't believe Officer Darren Wilson's version of what happened in the Aug. 9altercation that left her son dead.

November 26, 2014

Rand Paul calls for leader outside of politics ‘to preach a gospel of hope and prosperity’

Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, wrote Tuesday that tensions in communities such as Ferguson, Missouri, are emblematic of larger problems with the country's criminal justice system and the so-called "War on Drugs," pledging to continue the fight for reforms while calling for a leader outside of politics to preach "a gospel of hope and prosperity."

November 25, 2014

Michael Brown’s reps say D.A. ‘went out of his way’ to discredit him

Benjamin Crump, an attorney for the family of Michael Brown, cast doubt on the process behind the Missouri grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson as lawyers build the argument that the jury was pushed toward its decision by the prosecuting attorney on the case.

November 25, 2014

Obama approval dips below 40 percent in new poll

Just 39 percent of American voters approve of President Obama's job performance and are divided on whether he should address the immigration issue if Congress fails to act, according to a new poll.

November 25, 2014

Dillon Taylor: Ferguson decision could spark renewed interest in Utah case

A grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, announced this week, could spark renewed interest in a case in Utah involving a young, unarmed man killed by a police officer outside a 7-Eleven.

November 25, 2014

Gregory Meeks: Ferguson prosecutors didn’t want indictment

Rep. Gregory Meeks, New York Democrat, said Tuesday he questioned whether or not the prosecuting attorney in the case of Officer Darren Wilson really wanted an indictment.

November 25, 2014

Jeff Roorda, Darren Wilson’s friend: ‘This is a trying time for him and our community’

Democratic Missouri State Rep. Jeff Roorda said Tuesday that prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch is being wrongly criticized for how he handled the case of Officer Darren Wilson, a white police officer who a grand jury decided not to indict after he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in August.

November 25, 2014

Ted Cruz floats Joe Lieberman as possible replacement for Chuck Hagel

Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, is putting forward former Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut as one possible option for President Obama as the president weighs a replacement for outgoing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

November 25, 2014

Jeb Bush to speak at University of South Carolina commencement next month

As former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush ponders a possible presidential run in 2016, he'll get to spend some time in the early primary state of South Carolina next month as the speaker at the University of South Carolina's winter commencement exercises on Dec. 15.

November 24, 2014

Obama makes GQ’s list of least influential people of 2014

In a year in which the White House press secretary found himself defending Mr. Obama's relevance, the president found himself on GQ's list of the year's 30 least influential people.

November 24, 2014