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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

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) ** FILE **

Keith Ellison demands Donald Trump ‘condemn the terrorist attack’ on Muslim center

Rep. Keith Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Wednesday that it is an "outrage" that President Trump has refused to "condemn the terrorist attack" on an Islamic center in Minnesota and even more appalling that one of his aides has floated the notion that the event is an example of "fake hate crimes." Published August 9, 2017

"In past years, the budget has only been a vision, but now, with the Republican Congress and a Republican White House, this budget is a plan for action," said Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican. (Associated Press/File)

House budget blueprint boosts military, cuts benefits

House Republicans unveiled a budget road map Tuesday that lays the groundwork for a tax code rewrite, shifting focus from the Senate's stalled effort to repeal and replace Obamacare and setting up another intraparty battle with conservative lawmakers. Published July 18, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts had progressives calling for her to run for president in 2020 after a clash with the Senate majority leader in February. Republicans signaled that they would be happy to have Ms. Warren as the face of the Democratic Party. (Associated Press/File)

Elizabeth Warren Republicans’ weapon against Democrats running for Congress

Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn't as toxic as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi -- yet -- but Republican operatives are laboring to change that, saying they will use the run-up to the elections next year to try to make the rising liberal star too poisonous for Democrats to handle. Published July 16, 2017

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he is on a fact-finding mission to look into the lives of his customers, but politicos say the visits look like the sort of activity of someone preparing for a presidential run. (Associated Press/File)

Mark Zuckerberg travels path of presidential candidates

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has stood in the pews at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, where in 2015 a deranged teenager with an affinity for white nationalism killed nine people, sparking a national debate over gun control and Confederate symbols. Published July 10, 2017

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is shown Thursday, March 3, 2016, outside the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby) ** FILE **

Patrick Morrisey announces U.S. Senate bid in West Virginia

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced via video Monday he is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in the 2018 election, casting himself as the true conservative in the race and vowing to help President Trump "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C. Published July 10, 2017

Democratic activists looking for new blood said it shouldn't be seen as a slap at their elders but instead as a recognition of political realities. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats look to next generation for president

Some Democratic ranks increasingly think it's time to look beyond the party's current crop of liberal firebrands such as Sens. Bernard Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and turn to the next generation to find leadership for the 2020 presidential election. Published July 6, 2017

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fiercely defended her tenure last week. Fervor against her dissipated when it became clear that no one else was ready to take over. (Associated Press/File)

Nancy Pelosi stays, but Democrats look for successor

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has weathered yet another round of calls for her ouster, but fellow House Democrats are beginning to look beyond her tenure and cast about for a list of successors. Published June 28, 2017

"I'm a master legislator, I am a strategic, politically astute leader, my leadership is recognized by many around the country, and that is why I'm able to attract the support that I do, which is essential to our election, sad to say," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. (Associated Press/File)

Nancy Pelosi says she’s staying: ‘I think I’m worth the trouble’

Defiant House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she's not going anywhere, brushing back complaints from rank-and-file Democrats that she has led them to political oblivion and insisting that whatever the election losses she has overseen, she is "worth the trouble." Published June 22, 2017