David Sherfinski

Ted Cruz doubts Congress will pass new coronavirus relief before election

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas on Wednesday said he doubts Congress will authorize another round of coronavirus relief between now and Election Day in November.

September 9, 2020

Joe Biden proposes new offshoring tax penalty

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday proposed a new offshoring tax penalty as part of a plan to try to slow the exodus of U.S.-based jobs overseas.

September 9, 2020

Donald Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after Israel-UAE deal

A Norwegian politician announced on Wednesday that he nominated President Trump for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, citing Mr. Trump's brokering of a historic normalization of relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel.

September 9, 2020

E. Jean Carroll lawsuit: Justice Department seeks to defend Donald Trump

The Justice Department on Tuesday moved to intervene in a defamation lawsuit filed by author E. Jean Carroll, who claims President Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

September 8, 2020

Trump campaign ad knocks Biden’s ‘shut it down’ economy comment

The Trump campaign got back into the TV ad wars Tuesday after ceding the airwaves to Joseph R. Biden in recent weeks, hitting the Democratic challenger for threatening to bring the president's "great American comeback" to a screeching halt by again shutting down the economy.

September 8, 2020

Mark Meadows: Optimistic that Donald Trump will release new Supreme Court list in ‘coming days’

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows on Tuesday said President Trump plans to release another list of potential U.S. Supreme Court picks very shortly.

September 8, 2020

Pfizer CEO:Albert Bourla: ‘Best guess’ is we’ll know efficacy of vaccine by end of October

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said the company hopes to know whether it will be able to have a safe and effective coronavirus vaccine by the end of October.

September 8, 2020

Joe Biden: Watch how I run up ramps while Donald Trump ‘stumbles down’

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden this week disputed the Trump campaign's contention that the 77-year-old Mr. Biden has lost a step or two by touting his ability to run up ramps.

September 8, 2020

Joe Biden ad calls to ‘start fresh’ from ‘darkness’ under Donald Trump

Joseph R. Biden's presidential campaign released an ad on Tuesday pitching Americans on a chance to "start fresh" after a "darkness" that has emanated across the country under President Trump.

September 8, 2020

Daniel Gade, Virginia Senate candidate, sees military service parallels

Daniel Gade says he doesn't see his Senate bid in Virginia this year as all that different from his military service, which included losing his right leg after he survived an explosion in Iraq in 2004.

September 7, 2020

Democrats grind away to keep voter registration edge

Democrats are working overtime to maintain their voter registration edge in battleground states after losing ground to Republicans in places such as Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County, where President Trump rallied supporters Thursday.

September 3, 2020

Joe Biden: Trump has legitimized the dark side of human nature

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden met Thursday with Jacob Blake's family in Wisconsin, putting his stamp on the national debate over policing and racial injustice and seizing the opportunity to accuse President Trump of legitimizing the "dark side of human nature."

September 3, 2020

Joe Biden lands in Wisconsin, meets with Jacob Blake’s family

Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden touched down in Wisconsin on Thursday and met with the family of Jacob Blake, a Black man who was shot by police on Aug. 23 and left partially paralyzed.

September 3, 2020

Bill Stepien warns Joe Biden against ‘injecting politics’ with visit to Kenosha

Bill Stepien, President Trump's campaign manager, on Thursday said it's not a time to be "injecting politics" into the ongoing violence and civil unrest in the country ahead of Joseph R. Biden's trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin, later in the day.

September 3, 2020

Facebook to ban new political ads ahead of election, remove ‘misinformation’ about voting

Facebook on Thursday said it won't accept new political ads the week before the November election and will clearly label content that seeks to "delegitimize" the election's outcome.

September 3, 2020

Trump ads: Criminals terrorizing Wisconsin, Minnesota as Biden ‘takes a knee’

President Trump's campaign on Wednesday released a pair of TV ads ripping Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's response to the recent violence and unrest in places such as Wisconsin and Minnesota.

September 2, 2020

Mike Pence: ‘I don’t recall’ being told to be on ‘stand-by’ over Donald Trump’s health

Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday said he doesn't "recall" being put on alert to potentially assume the responsibilities of the presidency for a period of time when President Trump made a trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in November.

September 2, 2020