David Sherfinski

Bernie Sanders builds double-digit lead in New Hampshire: Poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont holds a 12-point lead over his nearest 2020 Democratic presidential rival in New Hampshire, according to a WBUR poll released on Thursday.

January 23, 2020

Pete Buttigieg: Democrats should get ‘a lot more comfortable’ owning deficit issue

Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg said Democrats should get "a lot more comfortable" owning the issue of deficits, as he looks to draw a contrast with his more liberal rivals in the closing stretch ahead of Iowa.

January 23, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard: I won’t let Hillary Clinton ‘intimidate’ me into silence

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii on Thursday said she's not going to let failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton "intimidate" her into "silence," a day after she filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that Mrs. Clinton defamed her last fall.

January 23, 2020

Michael Bloomberg surpasses quarter-billion-dollar mark in spending on 2020 campaign

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has surpassed the quarter-billion-dollar mark in spending on his presidential campaign -- a total that easily dwarfs the amount of money his 2020 Democratic presidential rivals have sunk into their campaigns.

January 23, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton for defamation

Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard filed a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton in federal court Wednesday, saying Mrs. Clinton's false labeling of her as a "Russian asset" last year has cost her at least $50 million in damages.

January 22, 2020

Joe Biden on Senate impeachment trial: ‘I was embarrassed for the institution’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday said he was "embarrassed for the institution" of the U.S. Senate after the first day of President Trump's impeachment trial.

January 22, 2020

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders escalate attacks over Social Security

The momentary truce between former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont didn't last long, with both camps accusing one another of going negative in dueling ad spots on Social Security.

January 22, 2020

Bernie Sanders moves past Joe Biden to top 2020 Democratic presidential field: Poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont picked up 7 points of support since last month to move past former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and lead the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to a CNN poll released on Wednesday.

January 22, 2020

Hillary Clinton on Harvey Weinstein association: ‘How could we have known?’

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton defended her past association with disgraced Hollywood megaproducer Harvey Weinstein, saying she would have acted differently had she known about his alleged predatory behavior.

January 21, 2020

Elizabeth Warren would task DOJ with investigating Trump admin. officials for bribery, corruption

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday released a set of proposals designed to root out government corruption that included a vow to have the Justice Department launch a new task force to go after Trump administration officials for bribery and other potential crimes.

January 21, 2020

Hillary Clinton: ‘Nobody’ likes Bernie Sanders, not sure if she’d endorse him

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton momentarily poured gasoline on the simmering feud between her and Sen. Bernard Sanders, saying in a new interview the Vermont socialist is a career politician who "nobody likes" and refusing to say whether she would endorse him if he wins the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

January 21, 2020

Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden sit atop 2020 Dem field in New Hampshire: Poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont holds a scant lead over former Vice President Joseph R. Biden in New Hampshire, according to a Suffolk University/Boston Globe poll released on Tuesday.

January 21, 2020

Adam Schiff: Calling Hunter Biden as witness would be ‘abuse’ of impeachment trial

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, the lead House impeachment manager, said calling Hunter Biden as a witness would be an "abuse" of President Trump's impeachment trial.

January 21, 2020

Joe Biden says Trump impeachment trial isn’t necessarily an advantage for him

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said the Senate impeachment trial that will keep several of his 2020 Democratic presidential rivals off the campaign trail isn't necessarily a logistical advantage for candidates who aren't also U.S. senators.

January 21, 2020

Bernie Sanders apologizes for surrogate op-ed saying Joe Biden has a ‘big corruption problem’

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Monday apologized for an op-ed from a surrogate saying that 2020 Democratic presidential rival Joseph R. Biden has a "big corruption problem."

January 21, 2020

Liberals try to elevate judiciary as key issue in 2020 election

Liberal advocates are furiously trying to elevate the federal judiciary as a key voting issue in 2020 and remind voters of the effects President Trump's nominees are having not only on the Supreme Court but at the appellate and district levels as well.

January 20, 2020

Michael Bloomberg said he’d vote to convict Donald Trump in impeachment trial

Democratic presidential hopeful and billionaire Michael Bloomberg said he would vote to convict President Trump if he were in the U.S. Senate but that it would be better to let the voters decide whether Mr. Trump should remain in office.

January 20, 2020

Joe Biden predicts more ‘desperation’ amid back-and-forth with Bernie Sanders

Amid a back-and-forth with Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden predicted increasing "desperation" from others in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

January 20, 2020

Amy Klobuchar: Some Republicans would vote for witnesses in impeachment trial

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on Friday said there are some Republicans who would vote to have witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate.

January 17, 2020

Tulsi Gabbard wins pushup contest at New Hampshire campaign event

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who is going all-in on New Hampshire ahead of the Feb. 11 Democratic presidential primary, won a pushup contest at a Manchester campaign event on Thursday.

January 17, 2020