David Sherfinski

Ex-Mont. Gov. Schweitzer: Of course I’d be better president than Hillary

Former Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer said he'd be a better president than Hillary Rodham Clinton, taking shots at the former Secretary of State's ties to Wall Street and votes on the Iraq War.

June 5, 2014

NASA review: We’re not going to Mars

A 286-page government report 18 months in the making could burst the bubble of aspiring space explorers with a disheartening conclusion: We're not going to Mars.

June 5, 2014

61 percent of independents disapprove of Obama’s job performance, poll shows

Sixty-one percent of independent voters disapprove of the job President Obama is doing, said a new survey in which fewer than 40 percent of overall voters approve of how he's doing on the economy, health care, and foreign policy.

June 5, 2014

P90X creator on Obama workout: ‘He’s not Putin, thank God’

Tony Horton, the founder of the P90X workout regiment, gave President Obama "a solid B+, maybe an A-" for the president's recent workout at a hotel gym in Poland on a overseas trip that was captured on video.

June 5, 2014

Sen. Angus King: No guarantee from administration that Gitmo detainees will stay out of fight

Sen. Angus King said Thursday the Obama administration did not offer senators at a closed-door briefing Wednesday assurances or a guarantee that the five former Taliban commanders involved in a prisoner swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will not return to the fight or pose a threat to the United States or its allies.

June 5, 2014

Public split on prisoner/POW exchange with Taliban: Poll

A new survey shows likely voters are effectively split on whether they agree with the United States' decision to exchange the transfer of five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo Bay for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the last prisoner of war in the U.S. conflict in Afghanistan.

June 4, 2014

Harry Reid: ‘We rescue our soldiers first and ask questions later’

Amid growing questions surrounding the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid took to the chamber floor Wednesday to offer a vigorous defense of the Obama administration's actions and ask rhetorically whether critics of the prisoner exchange would rather see the Taliban mete out justice than the U.S. military.

June 4, 2014

Rep. Marsha Blackburn: ‘Leave no man behind’ why people are upset about Benghazi

Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Tennessee Republican, said Wednesday that the military's "leave no man behind" ethos at play in the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is partly why Americans are upset about the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.

June 4, 2014

Sen. Saxby Chambliss asks Obama to declassify detainee info

Sen. Saxby Chambliss says he's written a letter to President Obama urging Mr. Obama to declassify — to the extent he can — information on the five Taliban commanders recently transferred from Guantanamo Bay in the swap for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.

June 4, 2014

Mississippi GOP chairman: We’re going to win this seat in November

Mississippi GOP Chairman Joe Nosef said regardless of who ends up being the party's nominee in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race there, Republicans will win the general election contest in November.

June 4, 2014

Obama can’t pump up his approval ratings no matter how hard he tries

Forty-three percent of Americans approve of how President Obama is handling his job and 55 percent disapprove — ratings that mirror perceptions from March.

June 4, 2014

Sen. Elizabeth Warren got $525,000 advance for new book

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat who has made a name for herself for her consumer advocacy, scored a $525,000 advance for her latest book, "A Fighting Chance."

June 4, 2014

N.J. Gov. Chris Christie to speak at conference hosted by Ralph Reed group

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be a headline speaker at an annual conference later this month hosted by the Faith and Freedom Coalition, a conservative group chaired by Ralph Reed that emphasizes faith and family values.

June 4, 2014

Sen. Nelson: ‘Real question’ of prisoner swap if Bergdahl deserted

While emphasizing he was not prejudging the circumstances under which Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was taken by the Taliban, Sen. Bill Nelson said Tuesday that there's a "real question" of whether the prisoner swap should have been made if Sgt. Bergdahl deserted.

June 3, 2014

Carney: Obama administration made Bergdahl rationale clear to Congress

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that the administration has made it clear to members of Congress why they bypassed a rule requiring 30 days of notification for prisoner transfers such as the moving of five prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Qatar to secure the freedom of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from Afghanistan.

June 3, 2014

Sen. Levin: Congress ‘should not be surprised’ by Bergdahl swap

Sen. Carl Levin, Michigan Democrat and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that President Obama put Congress "on notice" in December that he intended to exercise his powers to negotiate detainee transfers.

June 3, 2014

Obama approval rating at 46 percent, poll shows

Forty-six percent of Americans approve of President Obama's job performance in a new poll, compared to 51 percent who disapprove.

June 3, 2014

Army to investigate desertion claims against Bergdahl: Gen. Martin Dempsey

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday the Army may still pursue an investigation into the conduct of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was recently freed after nearly five years of being held captive in Afghanistan.

June 3, 2014

Dick Cheney: Bowe Bergdahl deal represents ‘really bad staff work’

Former Vice President Dick Cheney said he believes the Obama administration did negotiate with terrorists in securing the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl — and that they didn't get a very good deal.

June 3, 2014

Majority of Americans back additional Benghazi investigation, poll shows

A majority of Americans — including 52 percent of political independents — support an additional congressional investigation into the Obama administration's handling of the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya.

June 3, 2014