Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Trump leans into his star power on TikTok to court young voters
Former President Donald Trump expanded his unmatched social media reach this month when he opened an account on TikTok and, in less than 24 hours on the app, attracted more followers than President Biden. It was another warning sign for Mr. Biden. Published June 12, 2024
Trump tells Christian conservatives ‘You just can’t vote Democrat’
Looking to shore up his Christian conservative support, former President Donald Trump pledged to stand "side-by-side" with pastors and faith leaders in the fight for "our values and our freedoms." Published June 10, 2024
Red dawn? Trump aims to pull a Nixon in Minnesota, possibly upsetting Biden there
Former President Donald Trump is within striking distance of President Biden in Minnesota, lending weight to the idea that the Republican could put Democrat-friendly territory in play this fall. Published June 10, 2024
Trump woos restaurant workers at Las Vegas campaign rally
Former President Donald Trump vowed Sunday during a campaign stop in Nevada to stop the IRS from classifying restaurant tips as taxable income, sending a clear overture to the swing state's huge pool of hospitality workers. Published June 9, 2024
Trump trashes Biden’s ‘fake’ executive order on immigration in first post-conviction campaign stop
Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Thursday for the first time since becoming the only former U.S. president in history to be convicted of a crime, using a stop in Arizona to eviscerate President Biden's new executive action aimed at securing the border. Published June 6, 2024
Donald Trump to appear at business roundtable meeting in D.C.
Former President Donald Trump is returning to Washington next week to woo business leaders. Published June 5, 2024
Trump pushes voters to embrace ‘early, absentee, by mail’ ballots after years of disparagement
Former President Donald Trump sent that message this week as he launched a "Swamp the Vote" campaign with the Republican National Committee urging voters to fully embrace the same early voting tools that he has spent years disparaging. Published June 5, 2024
Trump ups his new-look voting message: Cast ballots early
Former President Donald Trump has changed his tune on early voting in a major way. Published June 5, 2024
Trump hits Western campaign trail to test his post-conviction appeal
Former President Donald Trump is set to give voters an early sense of his post-conviction message during a campaign swing this week through the Mountain West. Published June 4, 2024
Hogan to skip RNC convention amid abortion stance, clash with party co-chair Lara Trump
Maryland GOP Senate nominee Larry Hogan is working hard in the deep blue state to separate himself from former President Donald Trump and national Republicans, a position that has become a two-way street at times. Published June 4, 2024
Republicans critical of Trump launch billboard campaign after guilty verdict
Anti-Trump Republicans have erected billboards in battleground states highlighting voters who backed former President Donald Trump in prior elections but can't stomach doing it again following his conviction. Published June 4, 2024
GOP’s Larry Hogan can’t stop irking Trump
Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan cut a path all his own this week when he preemptively implored the public to "respect" the jury's verdict in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. Published May 31, 2024
Biden losing Arab American voters due to his support for Israel
President Biden's support for Israel's targeted attacks on Gaza is tarnishing his image among Arab American voters who helped him win four years ago but threaten to desert him in swing states this fall. Published May 30, 2024
Team Trump sets sights on Virginia; Dems say it’s a pipe dream
Former President Donald Trump and Republicans are promoting the idea that Virginia will be in play in the general election this fall. Published May 30, 2024
Trump braces for ‘rigged’ guilty verdict as hush money case goes to jury
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Mother Teresa couldn't beat the "rigged" charges against him in his hush money trial, signaling the former president isn't banking on exoneration as a Manhattan jury began deliberations that will determine whether he campaigns as a felon. Published May 29, 2024
Kennedy files FEC complaint against CNN for barring him from Biden-Trump debate
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing CNN of violating federal campaign finance law by "colluding" with the Trump and Biden campaigns on debate criteria that excluded him. Published May 29, 2024
Trump Jr. says voters will reject Biden’s ‘weaponization of the government’ regardless of verdict
Donald Trump Jr. made it clear Wednesday that "no matter the verdict" in his father's hush money trial, the Trump campaign will win by emphasizing the case is an underhanded attempt to throw President Biden a lifeline in his reelection push. Published May 29, 2024
Biden team ramps up focus on Trump’s legal baggage, Jan. 6 ties
The Biden administration was mum Tuesday about the president's reported plans to weigh in from the White House on whatever verdict is handed down in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial. Published May 28, 2024
Biden’s campaign deploys Jan. 6 police officers to the battleground state of Nevada
President Biden's reelection campaign is dispatching two former Capitol police officers to Nevada Wednesday to warn voters of the threat former President Donald Trump poses to American democracy. Published May 28, 2024
Trump wants to know if Biden is up to the test
The Constitution only requires a president to be over the age of 35, a resident for 14 years and a natural-born citizen. But former President Donald Trump says voters should demand something more. Published May 24, 2024
