David Sherfinski

Bernie Sanders edges Joe Biden in post-debate national poll

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont has a slight lead over former Vice President Joseph R. Biden in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to a national Reuters/Ipsos poll taken after Tuesday's debate.

January 17, 2020

Mike Pence: Senate Democrat standing against impeachment would be ‘profile in courage’

Vice President Mike Pence said it would be a "profile in courage" for a Senate Democrat to "stand up" and reject a "partisan impeachment passed by the Democrat-controlled House."

January 17, 2020

Warren plan sidesteps Congress to tackle student debt; Klobuchar plan helps people with disabilitie

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday released a plan that would use existing law to sidestep Congress and start implementing her proposal to cancel student loan debt on "day one."

January 16, 2020

Tom Steyer: Hunter Biden testimony a ‘sideshow’ in impeachment trial

Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Steyer said that hearing from Hunter Biden at a Senate impeachment trial would likely be a "sideshow" and that he'd only be open to getting testimony from him if it was relevant to proving whether President Trump is corrupt.

January 16, 2020

Mark Pocan, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, endorses Bernie Sanders

Rep. Mark Pocan, who co-chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, on Thursday endorsed Sen. Bernard Sanders for president, handing Mr. Sanders official support from a key liberal ally in the all-important state of Wisconsin.

January 16, 2020

Liberal groups call for unity amid Sanders-Warren spat

Eighteen liberal advocacy groups are banding together to call for unity and try to rally against candidates supported by the "corporate wing" amid the recent spat between Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

January 16, 2020

Annie Kuster of New Hampshire endorses Pete Buttigieg

Rep. Annie Kuster, New Hampshire Democrat, on Wednesday endorsed Pete Buttigieg for president, giving Mr. Buttigieg a significant boost with less than a month to go until the New Hampshire primary.

January 16, 2020

Cornel West warns against Bernie Sanders rivals’ attempt to sow division

Cornel West campaigned here Wednesday for Sen. Bernard Sanders, counseling voters against buying into what he called the shady ways in which the Vermont socialist's rivals are trying to sow division in the 2020 Democratic presidential race and his political revolution.

January 15, 2020

Penny Pritzker, former Obama commerce secretary, endorses Joe Biden

Penny Pritzker, who served as President Barack Obama's commerce secretary, on Wednesday endorsed former Vice President Joseph R. Biden for president.

January 15, 2020

Michael Bloomberg: Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax ‘just doesn’t work’

Democratic presidential hopeful and billionaire Michael R. Bloomberg on Tuesday advocated for increasing taxes on the wealthy, but said the "wealth tax" proposed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts isn't the way to go.

January 15, 2020

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders don’t shake hands after debate

Shortly after sparring in Tuesday night's Democratic presidential-primary debate, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders did not shake hands.

January 14, 2020

Elizabeth Warren brands male rivals losers as Bernie Sanders spat spills into Democratic debate

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called the men in the Democratic presidential field losers and said the party needs to turn to a woman to go up against President Trump this year.

January 14, 2020

Joe Biden: ‘No choice’ but for Nancy Pelosi, Democrats to move on impeachment

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday said it's "irrelevant" whether it would be harder to run against President Trump if the GOP-led Senate ends up acquitting the president in an upcoming impeachment trial.

January 14, 2020

Amy Klobuchar: Time for ‘Medicare for All’ reality check

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it is time for a reality check when it comes to being upfront about the cost of paying for Medicare for All and passing such a plan through Congress.

January 14, 2020

Bernie Sanders splits with 2020 rivals, opposes USMCA

Sen. Bernard Sanders stood alone Tuesday in the Democratic presidential debate in his opposition to President Trump's plan to replace NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement.

January 14, 2020

Bernie Sanders denies he told Elizabeth Warren a woman couldn’t get elected president

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday denied that he told Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in 2018 that a woman couldn't get elected president.

January 14, 2020

Amy Klobuchar: ‘I would start negotiations again’ on Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on Tuesday said she would seek to jump-start negotiations on a nuclear deal in order to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.

January 14, 2020

Elizabeth Warren calls for removing U.S. troops from Middle East

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts split with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden over pulling troops out of the Middle East, saying that if the nation is ever to bring an end to the "endless" wars that it must "get out combat troops out."

January 14, 2020

Elizabeth Warren: ‘We need to cut our defense budget’

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday advocated for budget cuts to the Pentagon as part of a rethink for the U.S. military.

January 14, 2020

Bernie Sanders fears ‘lying’ Trump could spark war with Iran

Sen. Bernard Sanders said Tuesday he is concerned that President Trump is peddling lies that could lead to a war with Iran.

January 14, 2020