Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Pete Buttigieg vows not to increase deficit with campaign promises
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Sunday night that his vision for the nation will not add a penny to the national deficit. Published November 3, 2019
Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg show strength at fabled Iowa dinner
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg won the crowd over at the Iowa Democratic Party's fabled fall dinner -- all while outlining competing visions for the best way forward for the party and the nation. Published November 1, 2019
Tom Vilsack, former Iowa governor, questions who can take a punch in 2020 race
Former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Friday that it too early to tell whether Sen. Elizabeth Warren or any of the candidates -- except for former Vice President Joseph R. Biden -- can "take a punch" in the 2020 Democratic presidential race. Published November 1, 2019
Elizabeth Warren says plan to pay for ‘Medicare for All’ will not raise taxes on middle class
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday rolled out a plan to pay for "Medicare for All" that she says will not raise "taxes a penny on middle-class families" -- pushing back against the critics who pressured her to be more upfront about the cost of her proposal, and challenging her rivals to prove they have something better to offer. Published November 1, 2019
Joe Biden Communion snub may have been calculated, political observer suggests
It may have seemed a snub at the time, but one political observer says when former Vice President Joseph R. Biden was denied Holy Communion at a Catholic church in South Carolina last weekend, it may have been intentional. Published October 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg channels Obama, expands electorate as moderate 2020 alternative to Elizabeth Warren
Pete Buttigieg is poised to do something no other Democratic presidential candidate has done: open a campaign office in Dallas County, Iowa, before the state's first-in-the-nation caucuses. Published October 27, 2019
Elizabeth Warren bid to end Senate filibuster threatens to backfire on Democrats
If Sen. Elizabeth Warren got her way and the Senate filibuster were eliminated, it's likely Congress already would have gutted Obamacare, allocated billions of more dollars to President Trump's border wall and even erased the Massachusetts Democrat's own brainchild idea, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which grew out of the Wall Street collapse a decade ago. Published October 23, 2019
Julian Castro, cash-strapped White House hopeful, throws financial Hail Mary
Former Housing Secretary Julian Castro on Monday became the latest 2020 presidential contender to send out a financial SOS, warning that if he can't pad his campaign coffers over the coming days, then he is toast. Published October 21, 2019
Joe Biden backers lose confidence in electability
Joe Biden's support has softened across the early primary states, cutting into his image as the most electable candidate in the field and raising questions about whether the 76-year-old can rebound from his well-documented struggles. Published October 20, 2019
Pete Buttigieg 2020 hopes rise on far-left attacks
Pete Buttigieg is making his move in the Democratic race, sharpening his presidential campaign messages with a dire warning that the party's far-left wing is deepening the country's political divide by infuriating middle-of-the-road voters and thereby could throw the election to President Trump. Published October 16, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to endorse Bernie Sanders: Report
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont is poised to win an endorsement from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Published October 15, 2019
Elizabeth Warren takes heat in Democratic debate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren got a first taste of what it is like to be the front-runner on the debate stage Tuesday when her rivals ganged up on her and questioned whether her tax-the-rich rhetoric was too "punitive" for an already polarized nation. Published October 15, 2019
Joe Biden: With age comes wisdom
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., dismissed concerns about his age in the fourth Democratic presidential debate, saying with age comes the sort of wisdom that one needs to perform the duties of commander-in-chief. Published October 15, 2019
Bernie Sanders reassures voters after heart attack
Sen. Bernard Sanders in Tuesday's debate reassured voters that he is healthy enough for the presidential race after suffering a heart attack earlier this month. Published October 15, 2019
Pete Buttigieg, Beto O’Rourke clash over mandatory gun buybacks
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said that former Rep. Beto O'Rourke's calls for mandatory gun buybacks could hurt the ability of elected leaders to come together to pass less divisive plans to combat gun violence. Published October 15, 2019
Beto O’Rourke: Elizabeth Warren too ‘punitive’
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke said Sen. Elizabeth Warren can come off as too "punitive" in the fourth presidential debate. Published October 15, 2019
Andrew Yang: Elizabeth Warren ‘wealth tax’ bound to fail
Entrepreneur Andrew Yang took aim at Sen. Elizabeth Warren's proposed "wealth tax," warning that elected leaders should recognize the idea has failed in other countries. Published October 15, 2019
Amy Klobuchar: Elizabeth Warren needs ‘reality check’ on billionaire claims
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said in Tuesday's debate that Sen. Elizabeth Warren needs a "reality check" if she is going to accuse her rivals in Democratic presidential nomination of coddling billionaires. Published October 15, 2019
Pete Buttigieg hits Elizabeth Warren over Medicare for All
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg took Sen. Elizabeth Warren to task in the fourth presidential debate Tuesday over her reluctance to say whether she will raise taxes on the middle class to pay for her Medicare for All vision. Published October 15, 2019
Joe Biden: Hunter Biden business deals nothing compared to ‘Trump’s corruption’
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday batted away questions about his son Hunter's sweetheart foreign business deals by saying the focus should be on President Trump's corruption. Published October 15, 2019