David Sherfinski

Bernie Sanders: ‘The young people of this country are on our side’

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont said on Wednesday that the ideas he's championing in his presidential campaign are winning and that the "young people" in the U.S. are on his side.

March 12, 2020

Tom Perez: Not contemplating an online Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez said he isn't going to cancel the party's national convention in July due to the escalating coronavirus outbreak, which is quickly disrupting people's lives both in the U.S. and around the globe.

March 12, 2020

Senate Dems roll out economic relief proposals in response to coronavirus outbreak

Senate Democrats on Wednesday rolled out a grab bag of economic and federal assistance proposals as a response to the expanding coronavirus outbreak, saying their approach targets people who might be hurting directly as a result of the spreading virus.

March 11, 2020

Bernie Sanders wins Dem presidential caucuses in North Dakota

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont has won the North Dakota caucuses, notching at least one victory in what otherwise has been a rough stretch for his presidential hopes.

March 11, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard: Why are the elites trying to ‘erase’ my candidacy?

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii on Tuesday questioned why the political elites in Washington, D.C., were trying to "erase" her presidential campaign as former Vice President Joseph R. Biden was tightening his grip on the Democratic nomination.

March 11, 2020

Biden campaign touts ‘greatest political comeback in American history’

Former Vice President Joe Biden's campaign said his resurrection in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary contest amounts to a historically great political comeback.

March 11, 2020

Ro Khanna: Bernie Sanders will debate Joe Biden on Sunday

Rep. Ro Khanna, a national co-chair for Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign, on Wednesday predicted that Mr. Sanders would soldier on with his White House run at least through Sunday's debate in Arizona.

March 11, 2020

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders cancel Cleveland rallies over coronavirus concerns

Sen. Bernard Sanders and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden both canceled campaign events that had been planned for Tuesday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, marking the first apparent instances of the 2020 campaign schedule falling victim to the coronavirus.

March 10, 2020

Joe Biden gets in heated exchange over gun control: ‘You’re full of s—-‘

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden got into a heated exchange Tuesday morning over the issue of the Second Amendment and gun rights at an auto plant in Michigan as voters were heading to the polls in the critical state.

March 10, 2020

Mike Bloomberg announces new local coronavirus initiative

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday announced a new project through several of his organizations that will provide mayors across the country with information on how to best mitigate and deal with the expanding coronavirus outbreak.

March 10, 2020

Bernie Sanders says he wouldn’t close borders as part of coronavirus response

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Monday said he wouldn't shutter U.S. borders as part of a potential response to the coronavirus outbreak.

March 10, 2020

Joe Biden leads Bernie Sanders by 6 points in Washington: Poll

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden held a 6-point lead over Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont in Washington state, one of six states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday, according to a survey released on the eve of the primary.

March 10, 2020

Joe Biden suggests he could veto ‘Medicare for All’ bill if it got to his desk

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said that if a "Medicare for All" bill got to his desk as president, it would not automatically earn his signature.

March 10, 2020

Leading Democratic super PAC to ‘protect and defend’ Joe Biden in key states

The head of a leading Democratic super PAC on Tuesday said that while they're still officially neutral in the Democratic presidential primary contest, the time has come to give former Vice President Joseph R. Biden some air cover in key states amid GOP attacks.

March 10, 2020