David Sherfinski

Pete Buttigieg releases plan aimed at bolstering benefits for seniors

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Monday released a plan aimed at bolstering health care and retirement savings options for seniors that includes changes to Social Security taxes for high-income earners and a new "public" 401(k) option.

November 25, 2019

Yang wants online poker to be legal in all 50 states; Warren plan combats white nationalist violence

Entrepreneur Andrew Yang on Sunday called for the legalization of online poker in all 50 states, earning praise from professional poker players such as Daniel Negreanu.

November 21, 2019

Michael Bloomberg files presidential paperwork with FEC

Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on Thursday moved one step closer to a Democratic presidential run, filing paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.

November 21, 2019

Pete Buttigieg takes lead in Iowa as Elizabeth Warren slips: Poll

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana, holds a 7-point lead in Iowa over his nearest rival for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, according to an Iowa State University/Civiqs poll released on Thursday.

November 21, 2019

Cory Booker camp says he’s hit the donor threshold for next debate

Though he has yet to hit the necessary polling thresholds, Sen. Cory A. Booker's presidential campaign on Thursday said the New Jersey senator has secured enough contributions to meet the "unique donor" requirement for the Democratic presidential debate next month.

November 21, 2019

Pete Buttigieg makes pitch to ‘future former Republicans’ fed up with Washington

Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Thursday continued to pitch himself as a candidate with experience outside of Washington, D.C., saying his background can appeal to people fed up with the nation's capital.

November 21, 2019

Cory Booker on Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax: ‘There are better ways to do this’

Sen. Cory A. Booker of New Jersey on Thursday pushed back against Sen. Elizabeth Warren's idea to tax the wealthy, saying the bureaucratic hoops it would create are much too cumbersome.

November 21, 2019

Pete Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard tangle over Mexico, Assad

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana said Wednesday that he was not proposing to invade Mexico and that Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was presenting an "outlandish" spin on comments he made about sending U.S. troops south of the border.

November 20, 2019

Cory Booker on Joe Biden marijuana comments: ‘I thought you might have been high’

Sen. Cory Booker on Wednesday said he thought former Vice President Joseph R. Biden might have been smoking something himself when he said he wasn't sure about full-blown legalization of marijuana.

November 20, 2019

Andrew Yang says he’d tell Putin: ‘Sorry I beat your guy’

Tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang on Wednesday said that if he defeats President Trump next year, he'd commiserate with Russian President Vladimir Putin for ousting Mr. Putin's favored candidate.

November 20, 2019

Tom Steyer: I’m the only candidate who will say climate change is ‘number one priority’

Billionaire former hedge fund manager Tom Steyer said on Wednesday he was the only candidate on the presidential debate stage who would say climate change is their "number one priority."

November 20, 2019

Joe Biden at Democratic debate: ‘Donald Trump doesn’t want me to be the nominee’

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden proclaimed himself the nominee Republicans fear the most Wednesday night as the candidates in the Democratic presidential field competed over who was the best person to go up against President Trump.

November 20, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: Democrats are obligated to be ‘fiscally responsible’

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it is incumbent on the 2020 presidential candidates to say how they are going to pay for their far-reaching visions.

November 20, 2019

Kamala Harris: Tulsi Gabbard ‘buddied up’ to Steve Bannon to get meeting with Trump

Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday tore into Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at the Democratic presidential debate, accusing her of spending too much time criticizing President Obama and cozying up to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

November 20, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: Pete Buttigieg would face more scrutiny if female

Sen. Amy Klobuchar stuck by her belief that South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg would face far more scrutiny if he was female, saying sexism is something that women across the country deal with all the time.

November 20, 2019

Amy Klobuchar: ‘I raised $17,000 from ex-boyfriends’

Bad breakups don't seem to be a big problem for Sen. Amy Klobuchar.

November 20, 2019

Pete Buttigieg warns against ‘commanding people’ to accept government-run health insurance

Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Indiana on Wednesday made the case that his Medicare opt-in proposal would help unify the country without the "divisive" step of ordering people to accept government-run insurance.

November 20, 2019

Joe Biden: Medicare-for-All doomed to fail

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said the Medicare-for-All push is doomed to fail and that American voters should be given a choice when it comes to purchasing health insurance.

November 20, 2019

Bernie Sanders: Democrats will lose election if ‘consumed by Donald Trump’

Sen. Bernard Sanders said at Wednesday's Democratic presidential debate that while President Trump is likely the most corrupt U.S. president in modern history, Democrats will lose if they direct too much of their focus at him.

November 20, 2019

Elizabeth Warren: ‘Wealth tax’ will unite nation

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Wednesday defended her far-left vision for the nation, saying in the fifth Democratic presidential debate her "wealth tax" will unite, rather than divide, the country.

November 20, 2019