Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Tom Steyer blasts Democrats over failure to impeach Trump
Billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer on Thursday shamed Senate Democrats and the Washington establishment for not embracing his quest to impeach President Trump. Published August 2, 2018
Immigrant-rights group prepared to go for ‘jugular’ in midterm attack ads
The head of an immigrant-rights group said Thursday the chilling "American Nightmare" advertisement showing a Confederate-flag toting truck stalking young minority children that his group ran in Virginia's gubernatorial race last year could serve as a blueprint for television spots ahead of the midterm elections. Published August 2, 2018
Liberal group thrusts Jim Jordan’s speaker bid into Ohio special election
Democrats are looking to flip the script on Republicans by calling on the GOP candidate in an Ohio special election to say whether he would support Rep. Jim Jordan's bid to become the next House speaker. Published August 2, 2018
Ivanka Trump: ‘I do not feel the media is the enemy of the people’
Ivanka Trump said Thursday she doesn't view the news media as the "enemy of the people." Published August 2, 2018
Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty University president, questions Jeff Sessions’ loyalty to Donald Trump
The president of Liberty University said students at his evangelical Christian school sniffed out early on that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was never a true supporter of President Trump. Published August 2, 2018
Donald Trump, John Kasich band together to push Troy Balderson in Ohio’s special election
The special election race for the open House seat in Ohio's 12th Congressional District is making for strange bedfellows, with President Trump and Gov. John Kasich pushing to help Republican Troy Balderson beat Democrat Danny O'Connor in a tight race. Published August 1, 2018
Obama endorses Rep. Jacky Rosen in Nevada Senate race
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Rep. Jacky Rosen's bid for the Senate in Nevada, putting his stamp on one of the most watched Senate races of the 2018 election cycle. Published August 1, 2018
Photo of Joe Arpaio in pink underwear more likely than Senate win, pollster says
The chances of Joe Arpaio winning the U.S. Senate race in Arizona are so absurd, according to a local pollster, that it is more likely voters will come across a photo of the former Maricopa County sheriff sporting the line of pink underwear he used to make inmates wear. Published August 1, 2018
Democrats top Republicans in midterm elections fundraising in heartland states
Democratic House candidates in the country's heartland are raking in the cash, outpacing Republicans in fundraising in many key races and putting the party on solid ground to reclaim the chamber in this year's congressional elections. Published July 23, 2018
RNC Selects Charlotte for 2020 convention
The Republican National Committee voted Friday to hold its 2020 party convention in Charlotte. Published July 20, 2018
Senators plan to resurrect resolution backing intelligence community on Russia
Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Friday they plan to revive a non-binding resolution that failed to pass this week and that would have put the chamber on record as supporting the intelligence community and its findings that Russian interfered in the 2016 election. Published July 20, 2018
Ronna Romney McDaniel, RNC chairwoman: ‘Democrats are more divided than ever’
The head of the Republican National Committee said the GOP is poised for victory in the 2018 midterm elections in part because of the the infighting among Democrats. Published July 20, 2018
Joe Biden scheduled to campaign with Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona Senate race
Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to hit the campaign trail Friday with Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat running in a U.S. Senate race in Arizona that is viewed as one of Democrats best chances to flip a GOP seat. Published July 20, 2018
Donald Trump invites Vladimir Putin to Washington in the fall
President Trump is inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Washington, the White House said Thursday, brushing aside the furor over Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential election and catching many officials off guard, including the president's director of national intelligence. Published July 19, 2018
Republican leaders block bipartisan resolution backing intelligence community
Senate GOP leaders blocked a non-binding bipartisan resolution Thursday that would have put the chamber on record as standing behind the intelligence community and its findings that Russian interfered in the 2016 election. Published July 19, 2018
Donald Trump dreams of Biden 2020 challenge, says Obama ‘took him out of the garbage heap’
President Trump said Thursday that he relishes the prospect of running against former Vice President Joseph R. Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Published July 19, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez irks Democrats by undermining incumbents, pushing left-wing agenda
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in a matter of weeks, has gone from being a little-known activist to a liberal sensation and highly sought-after national figure after riding a Bernie Sanders-inspired anti-establishment message to a stunning victory over Rep. Joe Crowley in New York City. Published July 18, 2018
House expresses support for ICE, denounces calls to abolish agency
The GOP-controlled House passed a resolution Wednesday putting the chamber on record in supporting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, which, they say, has become a scapegoat for the left wing of the Democratic Party. Published July 18, 2018
Charles Schumer calls President Trump’s Putin walk back ‘pathetic’ and ‘weak’
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said President Trump's "half-hearted" and "ham-fisted" attempts to distance himself from controversial comments he during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin are ringing hollow. Published July 18, 2018
Kelli Ward: Trump’s summit critics suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome
A Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Arizona dismissed the blowback over President Trump's meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as another example of "#TrumpDerangementSyndrome." Published July 17, 2018