David Sherfinski

Mike Bloomberg rolls out millionaire tax plan; Bernie Sanders legislation would ban fracking

Former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Saturday released a series of proposed tax increases, including a new special surtax on people making more than $5 million per year.

February 6, 2020

Bernie Sanders claims victory in Iowa

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Thursday claimed a win in Monday's Iowa caucuses, touting a "decisive victory" in the popular vote with nearly all precincts reporting.

February 6, 2020

Tom Perez, DNC chairman, calls for Iowa ‘recanvass’

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Thursday called on the Iowa Democratic Party to conduct a "recanvass" of the results from the Feb. 3 caucuses, adding further uncertainty to what has already been a massively embarrassing debacle for the party.

February 6, 2020

Joe Biden opens up about overcoming stutter

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday provided more details on trying to overcome his stutter and offered to give his private number to people dealing with the issue.

February 6, 2020

Bernie Sanders raised $25 million in January

Sen. Bernard Sanders raised $25 million for his presidential campaign in January, his campaign announced Thursday, a substantial sum that represents the single-best fundraising month for his campaign.

February 6, 2020

Iowa chaos: Democrats undone by reporting fiasco; Buttigieg declares victory, Bernie counters

The biggest news out of Iowa on Monday was that there wasn't any news about who actually won the caucuses thanks to reporting mishaps that threw the race into a state of chaos.

February 4, 2020

Iowa caucus results delay ‘not a hack or an intrusion,’ Democrats say

The Iowa Democratic Party on Monday said an extended delay in the reporting of results from the first-in-the-nation caucuses was not a result of "a hack or an intrusion" but that there have been "inconsistencies" in the results.

February 4, 2020

Amy Klobuchar vows to take campaign to New Hampshire

Amid delays of the Iowa caucus results, Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota said she was "feeling good" and vowed to get on a plane at some point to take her campaign to New Hampshire.

February 3, 2020

‘Quality checks’ delay Iowa caucus results

The Iowa State Democratic Party was slow to release the results Monday night, sparking fears of a major snafu in the tabulations and possibly casting doubt on the outcome.

February 3, 2020

Pete Buttigieg wins Iowa caucus site in Altoona

Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg emerged with one more supporter than Sen. Bernard Sanders at one Altoona caucus site - which, with rounding, translated to one more delegate than a trio of Mr. Buttigieg's competitors, according to unofficial results.

February 3, 2020

Dick Harpootlian downplays Joe Biden Iowa results, will win in Nevada, South Carolina

South Carolina State Sen. Richard "Dick" Harpootlian, one of former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's most prominent backers in the Palmetto State, predicted on Monday that it will be full steam ahead for Mr. Biden beyond the Iowa caucuses.

February 3, 2020

Iowa Democrats go to caucuses fretting their choice won’t beat Trump

Iowa Democrats made the quadrennial pilgrimage to their state's first-in-the-nation caucuses Monday, kicking off the 2020 presidential nomination race dogged by fears that they will make the wrong pick.

February 3, 2020

Joe Biden dings Bernie Sanders at Iowa rally: Next president won’t have time for on-the-job training

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden rallied here a day before the Iowa caucuses to urge supporters to turn out for him on Monday, saying the next president will inherit a mess and there isn't going to be time to get them up to speed.

February 2, 2020

Amy Klobuchar: I’ve been punching ‘way above my weight’

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on Sunday said she's been punching "way above my weight," trying to embrace the role of an underdog who is poised for a surprise finish in Monday's caucuses while being outgunned financially by some of her 2020 Democratic presidential rivals.

February 2, 2020

Elizabeth Warren, 2020 Democrats make final push in Iowa

The stars of the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race spent their final full day of pre-caucus campaigning crisscrossing Iowa and delivering closing arguments that they hope will resonate enough to earn them one of the fabled "three tickets" out of the state

February 2, 2020

Elizabeth Warren: Some billionaires cry about my wealth tax, ‘others are running for president’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Saturday said that while some billionaires have gone on TV to cry about her wealth tax, others are making White House runs of their own.

February 1, 2020

Bernie Sanders: We will know ‘very, very early’ on Monday who wins Iowa

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont tried to rally supporters here on Saturday by warning them that it will be a frustratingly early night on Monday if they don't drive enough people out to caucus for him.

February 1, 2020

Joe Biden on GOP attacks: ‘It’s nice to be loved by so many people’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden joked Friday that it's nice to be "loved" by so many people as he ran through a litany of recent GOP attacks on him, saying President Trump and Republicans are fixated on damaging his presidential campaign.

January 31, 2020

John Delaney, Democratic candidate, ends 2020 White House bid

Former Rep. John Delaney of Maryland on Friday announced he was ending his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, just days before the Feb. 3 Iowa caucuses.

January 31, 2020

Iowa influence on selecting presidential nominees questioned

Questions persist about Iowa's first-in-the-nation tradition and the state's outsize influence in framing the presidential race, given that just 41 pledged delegates are up for grabs in a national contest where it will take close to 2,000 delegates to clinch the party's nomination.

January 30, 2020