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Seth McLaughlin

Seth McLaughlin, a reporter on the Politics Desk, can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com. Follow him on Twitter: @SethMcLaughlin1

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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks about his new book, 'Where We Go From Here: Two Years in the Resistance', at a George Washington University/Politics and Prose event, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders says he’s running for president in 2020

Sen. Bernard Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign shaped the contemporary Democratic Party, pushing it to embrace "democratic socialism" in a way that would have been unthinkable just a few years before. Published February 19, 2019

In this June 14, 2016 file photo, people stand outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Paul Holston, File)

DNC sets criteria for presidential primary debates

The Democratic National Committee announced Thursday it plans to rely on a "two-path" system to decide which of the presidential contenders get invitations to participate in the first two national televised debates of the 2020 nomination race. Published February 14, 2019

In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, the 2018 Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, speaks during a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Beto O’Rourke leads El Paso march against Trump border wall

Looking to buck President Trump's message on immigration, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke countered the commander in chief's rally Monday with one of his own, telling activists that it is time to take a stand against the administration's proposed border wall and to be more welcoming to immigrants. Published February 11, 2019

"I don't have a political machine," said Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Minnesota Democrat. "I don't come from money, but what I do have is this — I have grit." (Associated Press)

Amy Klobuchar announces 2020 presidential campaign, joins growing field of Democrats

Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on Sunday launched her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on a Mississippi River bank, promising a crowd braving the cold and snow that she will "lead from the heart" and fight to move the country away from "the petty and vicious nature of our politics." Published February 10, 2019

In this pool image from video, Stacey Abrams delivers the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 from Atlanta. Abrams narrowly lost her bid in November to become America's first black female governor, and party leaders are aggressively recruiting her to run for U.S. Senate from Georgia. Speaking from Atlanta, Abrams calls the shutdown a political stunt that "defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people, but our values." (Pool video image via AP)

Stacey Abrams dings Donald Trump, GOP leaders in Democratic response

Stacey Abrams joined President Trump in calling for more bipartisanship to address the nation's biggest challenges in the Democratic response to the State of the Union address Tuesday night, but she also blamed the White House and Republicans for crushing the hopes of the middle class and failing to stand up for the nation's "shared values." Published February 5, 2019

Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams watch as former President Barack Obama speaks during a campaign rally at Morehouse College Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) ** FILE **

Stacey Abrams gives Democratic response to State of the Union in national audition

Stacey Abrams wowed Democratic activists with her narrow loss last year in Georgia's governor's race. The rest of the country will get a chance to see her work her political magic Tuesday when she delivers the English-language Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union address. Published February 4, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., left, and Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., confer as Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

No pro-life Democrats in 2020 race for president

The field of potential Democratic presidential candidates is expected to be the largest in history -- yet none of the two dozen high-profile names being bandied about is a pro-lifer. Published February 3, 2019

Sen. Bernie Sanders campaigns for Nevada Democrats on the University of Nevada, Reno campus on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP) ** FILE **

Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign buzz excites loyalists

Reports that Sen. Bernard Sanders is planning to run for president in 2020 are news to key operatives from his last national campaign, who say they have yet to hear from their champion. Published January 29, 2019