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David Sherfinski

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David Sherfinski covered politics for The Washington Times.

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Democratic presidential candidate Michael R. Bloomberg hit 5% support in a Morning Consult poll released this week, a tie for fifth place with Sen. Kamala D. Harris, who dropped out of the race on Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Mike Bloomberg makes presence felt in narrowing 2020 presidential field

Barely a week after launching his late bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is already making his presence felt, surging past more tenured candidates in the polls and drawing backhanded attacks from his more liberal adversaries about his substantial wealth.

December 4, 2019
Cory Booker speaks Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Atlanta. Booker, along with Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar, Andrew Yang and Tom Steyer, all presidential hopefuls, spoke at the breakfast event hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. (AP Photo/ Ron Harris) ** FILE **

Cory Booker laments potentially all-white Democratic debate stage

Sen. Cory A. Booker of New Jersey on Tuesday said he's "a little angry" that a supposedly diverse Democratic presidential field will now be without Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California and that the next debate stage could feature no minority candidates.

December 4, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro did not qualify for 2020 debate on Wednesday. Mr. Castro recently suggested that the first primaries of the campaign season should be relocated to states other than Iowa and New Hampshire because their populations aren't diverse enough. (Associated Press)

Julian Castro: Kamala Harris held to a ‘double standard’

Democratic presidential hopeful Julian Castro said Sen. Kamala D. Harris of California, who dropped her White House bid on Tuesday, was held to a "double standard" that is "grossly unfair," citing recent news reports that "basically trashed her campaign and focused on just one small part of it."

December 4, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden greets audience members during a stop on his bus tour, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Joe Biden questions ‘enthusiasm’ for Elizabeth Warren

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Monday questioned whether Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, one of his top rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, is truly generating "enthusiasm" among voters on the campaign trail.

December 3, 2019
In this Jan. 26, 2015, photo, a supporter of open carry gun laws wears a pistol as he prepares for a rally in support of open carry gun laws at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Supreme Court set to hear first major gun control case since 2010

The Supreme Court on Monday is set to hear its first major Second Amendment case in nearly a decade, weighing a challenge against a regulation in New York City that prevented licensed firearm owners from taking their weapons into and out of the city.

November 30, 2019
In this Oct. 25, 2018, file photo, George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, arrives for his first appearance before congressional investigators, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

George Papadopoulos officially announces congressional bid in California

George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign staffer and key figure in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, on Monday announced that he is running for Congress in California's 25th House district, adding a high-profile name to a crowded race for the recently vacated seat.

November 25, 2019