Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Ronna Romney McDaniel, RNC chair: Democrats ‘hate this president more than they love this country’
The head of the Republican National Committee said Friday the top priority for Democrats has been to doing everything in their power to obstruct President Trump and further polarize American politics. Published February 2, 2018
Mitt Romney teases Feb. 15 announcement for Senate bid decision
Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, plans in two weeks to end the speculation about whether he plans to run for the U.S. Senate in Utah. Published February 1, 2018
Rep. Luke Messer embraces Notre Dame leprechaun in mascot debate
Rep. Luke Messer sided Thursday with fans of Notre Dame's "Fighting Irish" leprechaun mascot after an ESPN host said it should be retired as part of a purge of sports logos that have come to be seen as offensive and racist. Published February 1, 2018
Conor Lamb outraises Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania House race
Democrat Conor Lamb has opened up a fundraising lead over Republican state Sen. Rick Saccone in their special election race in western Pennsylvania, according to campaign finance reports. Published February 1, 2018
Trump surge traps Democrats in ‘resistance’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi was an island unto herself on Tuesday, sticking out sorely as she stood and clapped for President Trump's call to respect the national anthem. Published January 31, 2018
GOP trying to sink Conor Lamb with Pelosi attack
Republicans are hoping that distaste for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi will once again help them defend a congressional seat -- this time in western Pennsylvania, where the party and allied super PACs are warning voters that Democrat Conor Lamb's opposition to the Trump tax cuts shows he will join the Californian's "liberal flock." Published January 31, 2018
Joe Kennedy III shiny lips light up Twitter
Sen. Marco Rubio's 2013 response to the State of the Union is remembered for the Florida Republican's need to take a swig of water, while then-Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine's 2006 rebuttal is remembered for his jumpy eyebrow. Published January 30, 2018
Cecile Richards, Planned Parenthood president, warns against abortion restrictions
Cecile Richards said the Trump administration and GOP lawmakers have tried to use "the power of the state to deny women health care" and "their right to an abortion." Published January 30, 2018
Barbara Lee skips State of Union, says Trump ‘denigrated’ presidency
Rep. Barbara Lee accused President Trump of peddling lies, bullying political opponents and "fanning the flames of racism, sexism and bigotry." Published January 30, 2018
Democrats add speeches to official response with Joe Kennedy III
Democrats remain a conductor-less choir a year into President Trump's tenure, delivering a cacophony of responses to his State of the Union address on Tuesday. Published January 30, 2018
Joe Kennedy III to deliver State of the Union response speech
Democrats looking to rebuild President Obama's election-winning hope-and-change coalition of women and minorities have chosen a white guy named Kennedy to deliver their chief response to President Trump's State of the Union. Published January 29, 2018
Kirsten Gillibrand invites Carmen Yulin Cruz, San Juan mayor and Trump critic, to SOTU address
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York plans to bring San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a major critic of President Trump's response to the hurricane last year that slammed Puerto Rico, to the State of the Union address this week in Washington. Published January 29, 2018
Joe Biden set to headline Indianapolis fundraiser for Sen. Joe Donnelly next month
Former Vice President Biden is scheduled to parachute into Indiana to lend his political starpower to incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly at a fundraiser next month. Published January 26, 2018
Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, dinged over Chuck Schumer fundraiser
Sen. Joe Donnelly's rivals are taking aim at him over news reports indicating the Indiana Democrat is set to attend a fundraiser this weekend headlined by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, who Republicans have blamed for orchestrating the recent government shutdown. Published January 26, 2018
Conor Lamb, Democrat, will be a ‘sheep’ for Nancy Pelosi, conservative group warns in attack ad
A Republican group is poking fun at Conor Lamb's surname and his attempts to distance himself from Nancy Pelosi, cautioning voters in a new ad that he is going to be a liberal "sheep" for the polarizing House Democratic leader if he wins an open congressional seat in western Pennsylvania. Published January 26, 2018
Luke Messer, Indiana GOP Senate candidate, circulates petition against NFL over ‘Please Stand’ ad
A Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Indiana is circulating a petition demanding the NFL rethink its decision to not run a one-page "Please Stand" advertisement that a military veterans group wanted included in the Super Bowl program. Published January 25, 2018
Virginia school board renames Jefferson Davis Middle School after slave
A Virginia school board has renamed a middle school that has been named after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States, according to the Daily Press. Published January 25, 2018
U.S. Conference of Mayors cancels meeting with President Trump over immigration beef
Some of the country's top mayors canceled a planned meeting with President Trump on Wednesday to protest his attempted crackdown on sanctuary cities, complaining he was hurting their ability to "protect immigrant communities." Published January 24, 2018
Senate Conservatives Fund backs Patrick Morrisey in West Virginia GOP Senate primary
The Senate Conservatives Fund on Wednesday endorsed West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. Published January 24, 2018
Republican governors in New England defy Donald Trump, gain voter approval
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation this week loosening the state's pot laws, putting the Republican at odds on the issue with the Trump administration, which just announced a federal crackdown on marijuana. Published January 23, 2018
