David Sherfinski

Obama’s vow to Oklahoma: We will be there ‘as long as it takes’ to recover from tornado

Calling the devastating tornadoes that leveled parts of Moore, Okla., Monday some of the most destructive in history, President Obama pledged to devote all the resources available for as long as needed to assist those who have lost homes and loved ones.

May 21, 2013

Boehner: Obama administration will get what it needs for Oklahoma

House Speaker John A. Boehner said repeatedly on Tuesday that he will work with the Obama administration to make sure that it has the resources it needs to support Oklahoma in the wake of the deadly tornado that swept through the state Monday.

May 21, 2013

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin: Damage from tornado bigger than Oklahoma City

Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin said Tuesday the damage from the tornado that ripped through her state is bigger than anything she's seen in her 23 years in office, and Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb said it was "like a two-mile-wide lawnmower blade going over a community."

May 21, 2013

Rep. James Lankford: ‘Oklahomans watch out for Oklahomans’

Rep. James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, said Tuesday morning that the state has actually had fewer tornadoes this spring than in recent years and that it had been a relatively quiet season up until the last few days.

May 21, 2013

Obama approves major disaster declaration for Oklahoma

President Obama continued to receive updates overnight on the devastating tornadoes that blew across Moore, Okla., Monday, and he will deliver a statement in the State Dining Room at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

May 21, 2013

Va. GOP lieutenant governor nominee under fire for comments on abortion, gay rights

Virginia Democrats tried to shift the focus Monday away from their own embattled gubernatorial candidate to newly minted Republican lieutenant governor nominee E.W. Jackson, whose controversial remarks on abortion and gay rights have quickly landed the fiery Chesapeake minister in the national spotlight.

May 20, 2013

Ron Paul: Fix IRS by shutting it ‘once and for all’

Former Rep. Ron Paul of Texas called the recent IRS fiasco troubling — but writes that the only way Congress can protect the freedoms of Americans from a long pattern of suspected IRS abuse is to "shutter the doors" of the agency "once and for all."

May 20, 2013

White House knew of damaging IRS audit weeks before it became public: report

The White House counsel’s office knew that a Treasury Department inspector general’s report about the IRS targeting conservative groups had been completed in April — weeks before the matter became public.

May 20, 2013

Chesapeake bishop surprises, wins Va. GOP lieutenant governor nomination

Chesapeake Bishop E.W. Jackson, who mounted an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate last year, emerged the wire-to-wire winner in the race for the GOP nomination for Virginia's lieutenant governor at the state GOP's nominating convention Saturday.

May 19, 2013

Cuccinelli leads Va. slate that’s strongly conservative

Virginia Republicans will put up an unquestionably conservative ticket in the fall elections, a prospect delighting the party's base and presenting a crystal-clear contrast with Democrats in what is likely to be the marquee election of 2013.

May 18, 2013

Collateral Damage: ‘Heck no’ the IRS mess ‘doesn’t help us’ on gun control, Manchin says

Sen. Joe Manchin III, West Virginia Democrat, says the ongoing scandal surrounding the IRS certainly doesn't help his chances of winning expanded gun-purchase background checks.

May 17, 2013

Style may trump substance in GOP vote for Virginia lieutenant governor

With a slew of candidates who many in Virginia still don't know much about, the wide open contest for the Republican nomination to be the state's next lieutenant governor may actually come down to style over substance.

May 16, 2013

Ken Cuccinelli blazing own path in Virginia gubernatorial campaign

Virginia Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli II will formally accept the Republican nomination for governor Saturday, but he'll stand alone at the top of the GOP with neither the man he hopes to succeed nor his onetime rival for the nomination in Richmond to help him unify the party.

May 16, 2013

NRA comes out with guns blazing as convention opens

National Rifle Association Executive Vice President and CEO Wayne LaPierre lashed out at members of the media and "political elites" during a Friday speech at the group's national convention in Houston, accusing them of portraying the current battle over gun rights in a judgmental tone that most Americans resent.

May 3, 2013

Nancy Pelosi: ‘I pray’ Hillary Clinton runs for president

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday at an event in Little Rock, Ark., that she prays former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will run for president, saying it would send a powerful message to women in the world.

May 3, 2013

Pot laws enraged man who fired shots at White House in 2011

A man accused of trying to assassinate President Obama in 2011 was angry about the federal government's policy on the criminalization of marijuana, according to new court documents.

May 2, 2013

Feds: Suspected WH shooter angry over marijuana policy

A man accused of trying to assassinate President Obama in 2011 was angry about the federal government's policy on the criminalization of marijuana, according to new court documents.

May 2, 2013

Rhode Island poised to approve gay marriage

Rhode Island is poised Thursday to become the 10th state and the last of the six New England states to legalize same-sex marriage.

May 2, 2013

Now batting for the AFL-CIO … Bryce Harper?

Washington Nationals superstar Bryce Harper's ribs may be aching a bit, but he's apparently healthy enough for the AFL-CIO to tout a clip of him speaking about his father, a union ironworker — part of an hour-long film, "Being Bryce," that debuted on ESPN earlier this week.

May 2, 2013

Reid agrees with Baucus: Health care a ‘train wreck’ if not implemented properly

The Senate's top Democrat said this week he agrees with Sen. Max Baucus' recent comments warning of "a huge train wreck coming down" if President Obama's health care overhaul isn't implemented properly.

May 2, 2013