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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

Articles by Seth McLaughlin

Beto O'Rourke speaks during the general session at the Texas Democratic Convention Friday, June 22, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas. (AP Photo/Richard W. Rodriguez)

Democrats’ Senate control hopes dim after Kavanaugh battle

Democrats' dreams of flipping the Senate have dimmed over the past month as their candidates faltered in some key races, leaving Republicans confident that they will retain their grasp -- and the ability to advance at least part of President Trump's agenda. Published October 25, 2018

After years of complaining that GOP-run states have curtailed voting rights, Democrats are expecting their base will respond this year at the polls in a sign of defiance. (Associated Press)

Flyers, politicians aim to stir up Democratic base in Alabama, Georgia

In Alabama, voters are seeing a campaign-season flyer warning that hate crimes are on the rise -- with a photo of President Trump giving a thumbs-up next to photos of the Ku Klux Klan and a young boy wrapped in a "White Power" flag giving the Nazi salute. Published October 23, 2018

Unlike some other Libertarian candidates, Lucy Brenton earned a place on stage in a debate in Indiana, where she said Libertarians can offer voters an alternative in the severely divided politics of Washington. (Associated Press/File)

Libertarians poll high enough to tip key races

A number of Libertarians' poll numbers are high enough to more than account for the difference between Republicans and Democrats in key midterm races. Published October 21, 2018

"I will continue to be an independent voice for Alabama who cares more about the issues that unite us than those that divide us," said Sen. Doug Jones. (Associated Press)

Doug Jones represents conservative Alabama, votes like New England liberal

While other senators' votes got more attention, perhaps the most curious "No" vote on Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh came from Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama, a Democrat who represents one of the reddest states in the country but has been voting, at times, like a New England liberal. Published October 17, 2018

Georgia Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams is trying to become the nation's first female black governor. Real Clear Politics average gives her opponent Brian Kemp a 2-percentage point lead. (Associated Press)

GOP’s Brian Kemp unable to shake liberal Stacey Abrams in Georgia governor’s race

Republicans have derided Stacey Abrams as a tax cheat and enabler of illegal immigrants, and dubbed her the "most radical liberal to ever run for governor" in Georgia. Yet GOP nominee Brian Kemp has been unable to shake Ms. Abrams, who has energized the Democratic base by running unapologetically from the party's left wing and could make history as the nation's first female black governor. Published October 16, 2018

Sen. Joe Donnelly, Indiana Democrat, defended his vote against Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh by saying he voted "yes" on Neil Gorsuch's confirmation to the Supreme Court and on 77 percent of Mr. Trump's judicial nominees. (Associated Press/File)

Red-state Democrats avoid Donald Trump attacks

The midterm elections next month are being billed as a referendum on President Trump, but don't tell that to red-state Democrats who are shying away from their party's red-meat attacks against the commander in chief. Published October 8, 2018

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, heads to the Senate floor for the vote on the confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Susan Collins Kavanaugh vote angers liberal activists

As the Senate emptied Saturday, the tension of Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation finally lessening, Sen. Susan M. Collins went desk to desk picking up discarded copies of the Congressional Record from the day before. Published October 7, 2018

"I've been clear that I believer we'll pick up the House," said Rep. Ben Ray Lujan. "I never said it would be easy, I always said that it would be tough and that we'd have to fight for every seat," he said. He is the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. The midterm election is Nov. 6. (Associated Press)

60 House Democrats raise over $1 million for midterm races

Sixty House Democratic candidates raised more than $1 million apiece for their campaigns over the last three months, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Thursday, putting them on firm financial footing roughly a month before the midterm elections. Published October 4, 2018

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., waves to another member of the committee during a hearing of the the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for Steven D. Dillingham to be Director of the Census, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Kamala Harris makes fundraising pitch for Joe Donnelly

Sen. Kamala Harris of California is pleading with voters to chip in money to help defend Sen. Joe Donnelly, the vulnerable Indiana Democrat who has come under fire for coming out against Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. Published October 4, 2018

U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona, shakes hands with a guest following an address in Manchester, N.H., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. Flake, days after a critical vote in support of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, made his second visit this year to New Hampshire. The visit will once again stoke suggestions that he might run against President Trump in 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) (Associated Press)

Jeff Flake calls for ending ‘destructive partisan tribalism’ in New Hampshire

Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake traveled to the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire on Monday to call for a new kind of politics that rejects the "destructive partisan tribalism" that has infected Washington and prevented elected leaders from tackling the nation's biggest problems. Published October 1, 2018

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., speaks to media during a break in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018, with Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Kirsten Gillibrand, 2020 Democrats latch onto Christine Blasey Ford’s political coattails

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand claimed a prominent seat in the audience during Thursday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing and rushed to the cameras afterward to proclaim her support for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh of sexual assault when they were in high school. Published September 27, 2018

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a member of the Judiciary Committee, stops to speak to members of the media as he heads to Senate Chamber floor on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) **FILE**

Jeff Flake: Pro-Trumper threatened to take my family ‘out’ over SCOTUS pick

Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday his family have faced threats over his insistence that the Senate hear testimony from Christine Blasey Ford, holding it up as an example of the "toxic political culture" that has engulfed the nation and the nomination battle over Brett Kavanaugh. Published September 26, 2018