David Sherfinski

Donald Trump: ‘Domestic terrorists’ have taken over in Seattle

President Trump said late Wednesday that "domestic terrorists" have taken over in Seattle, Washington, where some activists have established an "autonomous zone" amid the ongoing national unrest.

June 11, 2020

Fed foresees interest rates near zero through 2022

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it was keeping benchmark interest rates at or near zero and reiterated that those rates would stay there until officials are confident the economy has sufficiently weathered the recent coronavirus-related damage.

June 10, 2020

Steven Mnuchin: ‘Definitely’ think we will need more economic rescue legislation

Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin on Wednesday endorsed a new round of federal spending to help the U.S. climb out of a steep economic downturn from the coronavirus crisis, a marked shift from the administration's previous "wait-and-see" approach after already spending trillions to save the economy.

June 10, 2020

Ronna McDaniel: Jacksonville in frontrunning position to host parts of GOP convention

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Wednesday said Jacksonville, Florida is in the "front-running position" to host parts of the Republican National Convention as organizers continue hunting for alternate sites.

June 10, 2020

More Democrats want Joe Biden to pick woman of color for veep: Poll

With protests and racial unrest gripping the country, more Democrats want presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden to pick a woman of color to be the party's vice presidential candidate, according to polling released on Wednesday.

June 10, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci: Wouldn’t be surprised if protesters get infected with COVID-19

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government's top infectious diseases expert, on Wednesday said he wouldn't be surprised if protesters who have congregated in mass demonstrations after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month ultimately test positive for the coronavirus.

June 10, 2020

William Barr to Muriel Bowser: Federal response necessary to quell ‘escalating security crisis’

Attorney General William P. Barr said in a letter to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released late Tuesday that the recent presence of federal law enforcement and National Guard members in the nation's capital was necessary because of nearly unprecedented rioting last weekend.

June 10, 2020

HBO Max pulls ‘Gone With the Wind’

HBO Max has removed the classic 1939 film "Gone With the Wind" from the platform amid heightened racial tensions in the U.S., saying the movie is a "product of its time" and "depicts some of the ethnic and racial prejudices that have, unfortunately, been commonplace in American society."

June 10, 2020

Police responses satisfy most Americans despite ‘defunding’ push

Calls to defund the police because of brutality and racism don't match the experience of most Americans when they call law enforcement for help, according to the most recent comprehensive national data collected by the U.S. Justice Department.

June 9, 2020

New York police union officials fume over de Blasio, public response to law enforcement

New York police union officials on Tuesday fumed over public treatment of law enforcement in recent weeks, which included New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's asking for a light touch from the NYPD as protests engulfed the city following the Memorial Day killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

June 9, 2020

Priorities USA Action, leading Dem super PAC, moves into Arizona with TV campaign

Priorities USA Action, a leading Democratic super PAC, on Tuesday announced plans to expand its ongoing TV ad campaign against President Trump into Arizona, where recent polling has indicated Mr. Trump is vulnerable.

June 9, 2020

Art Acevedo, Houston police chief, does not support defund the police efforts

Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo on Tuesday said he does not support "defund the police" efforts, saying vulnerable communities can be the ones who need proper policing the most.

June 9, 2020

Kamala Harris backs Eric Garcetti in push to cut LAPD funding

Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California on Tuesday said she applauds Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti for his move to cut about $150 million from a planned increase to the city's police budget but that the ongoing push for law enforcement reform "doesn't mean we get rid of police."

June 9, 2020

Half of Americans say police have handled peaceful protesters ‘about right’: Poll

More Americans than not say police have handled peaceful protesters in the wake of George Floyd's death "about right" as law enforcement tactics get renewed scrutiny after the Memorial Day killing of the unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.

June 9, 2020

Ronna McDaniel, RNC chief: Decision on convention will likely have to come in next week or so

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Tuesday said organizers planning the Republican National Convention will likely have to decide in the next week or so on where parts of it will be relocated.

June 9, 2020

Joe Biden: ‘No, I don’t support defunding the police’

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden on Monday said he doesn't support defunding the police -- a movement among some on the left that has taken hold after the killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last month.

June 9, 2020

Unemployment more lucrative than work for most would-be recipients in extension: CBO

Roughly 80% of recipients of expanded federal unemployment insurance would get more money from the benefits than they could expect to earn from a job if the emergency program is extended another six months, Congress' official budget scorekeeper said Thursday.

June 4, 2020

Mitch McConnell offers public support for embattled Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday offered public support for Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper a day after the White House declined to specifically say President Trump has confidence in his defense secretary.

June 4, 2020

Lindsey Graham to James Mattis: ‘You’re missing something here, my friend’

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham on Thursday responded to former Defense Secretary James Mattis' scathing rebuke of President Trump by suggesting that Mr. Mattis needs some perspective on what Mr. Graham described as an ongoing campaign to destroy Mr. Trump.

June 4, 2020

Keith Ellison, Minn. AG: ‘We will charge anything that the facts and the law allow’

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison on Thursday left open the possibility that former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin could ultimately be charged with first-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd in Minnesota last week.

June 4, 2020