David Sherfinski

Kevin McCarthy: ‘If the election was today, yes, you’re concerned’

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Friday said President Trump's sagging poll numbers are a concern for the immediate future but predicted Mr. Trump will ultimately be reelected once a clear contrast with Joseph R. Biden develops.

June 26, 2020

William Barr: Geoffrey Berman was an ‘interim’ U.S. attorney ‘living on borrowed time’

Attorney General William P. Barr said in a new interview that former U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman had always been "living on borrowed time" and that he was "interim."

June 26, 2020

Joe Biden: I would insist anyone in public wear a mask

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said if he were elected president tomorrow, he would demand that anyone who ventures out in public wear a mask amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

June 26, 2020

House Democrats’ police overhaul bill aims to ‘fundamentally transform’ law enforcement

The House on Thursday passed Democrats' sweeping overhaul of policing, with lawmakers touting new national standards for police conduct and the stripping of legal protections for officers as the only adequate response to Americans' demands for racial justice.

June 25, 2020

Larry Kudlow: We’re not shutting down the economy again

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Thursday said the U.S. economy is not going to shut down again amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases across some southern and western states.

June 25, 2020

Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas governor: Northeast quarantine ‘not particularly helpful’ for economy

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday said a new mandatory quarantine for people traveling from his state to the northeast isn't going to be helpful when it comes to the budding economic recovery.

June 25, 2020

Andrew Cuomo: Travelers flying into New York will be tracked, randomly checked

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said officials will track people flying into New York and conduct random checks to make sure they are where they're "supposed to be" in light of new quarantine rules for visitors from coronavirus "hot spots."

June 25, 2020

Joe Biden builds leads across six battleground states

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden has built leads of between 6 and 11 points across six battleground states President Trump carried in 2016 and that both parties see as the likely path to the presidency this time around, according to polling released on Thursday.

June 25, 2020

Democrats block Republican policing bill, setting up partisan gridlock

Senate Democrats blocked the Republican policing package Wednesday, setting up a stalemate over how Congress will address racial justice and police accountability for use of force.

June 24, 2020

Nancy Pelosi: ‘Absolutely’ will not apologize for saying Republicans trying to get away with murder

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said she absolutely will not apologize for saying Republicans were "trying to get away with murder ... the murder of George Floyd" in the ongoing debate over rewriting U.S. policing laws.

June 24, 2020

Madison Cawthorn, 24, says Donald Trump called him after primary runoff win in N.C.

Madison Cawthorn, a 24-year-old motivational speaker who won a GOP congressional primary runoff in North Carolina on Tuesday, said Wednesday he got a congratulatory call from President Trump even though Mr. Trump had endorsed his opponent.

June 24, 2020

Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 14 points: Poll

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden has a 14-point lead over President Trump, a national poll of registered voters said Wednesday.

June 24, 2020

Nancy Pelosi: Republicans were ‘trying to get away with murder’ on policing legislation

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday said Republicans were trying to "get away with murder ... the murder of George Floyd" when it comes to passing policing overhaul legislation amid the ongoing calls for racial justice after Floyd's death last month.

June 24, 2020

Senate Democrats threaten to kill GOP’s policing bill

The Senate is bracing for a partisan showdown Wednesday on Republicans' policing package, with Democrats threatening to kill the bill before it gets to a full debate on the floor.

June 23, 2020

Senate Democrats say GOP policing bill is ‘not salvageable’ ahead of test vote

Three top Senate Democrats said in a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday that Senate Republicans' policing overhaul bill is "not salvageable" -- the strongest indication yet that Democrats plan to block floor debate on the issue from moving forward this week.

June 23, 2020

University of Michigan bows out of hosting second presidential debate

The second presidential debate is moving from the University of Michigan to Miami, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Tuesday, amid concerns over bringing the event to campus amid the coronavirus pandemic.

June 23, 2020

Tim Scott: Dem leadership wants to block debate on police overhaul legislation

Sen. Tim Scott on Tuesday said Democratic leaders are telling their troops to block procedural action on a policing overhaul bill in an effort to keep the issue hot ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

June 23, 2020

Donald Trump threatens 10 years of jail time for people who vandalize monuments, statues

President Trump on Tuesday said people caught destroying or defacing statues or monuments on federal property will face up to 10 years behind bars.

June 23, 2020

Donald Trump: John Bolton is a ‘criminal’ who should ‘go to jail’

President Trump said in an interview that aired Tuesday that former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton is a "criminal" who should go to jail for publishing classified information.

June 23, 2020

Donald Trump blames Tulsa crowd on curfew, ‘horrible press’

President Trump blamed a less-than-full arena at his rally in Oklahoma on Saturday on a curfew in Tulsa and apocalyptic press in the days leading up to the event, according to a new interview that aired on Tuesday.

June 23, 2020