Seth McLaughlin

Donald Trump’s Scotland jaunt baffles Republican strategists

Fresh off a campaign reboot, Donald Trump jetted to Scotland on Thursday for a trip shaping up as more a chance to see to his business dealings than to burnish his foreign policy chops on the world stage, raising questions about whether the detour could cost him back home. Published June 23, 2016

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton use Supreme Court deportation ruling for campaign fodder

Hillary Clinton booed and Donald Trump cheered the news that a deadlocked Supreme Court put President Obama's deportation amnesty on ice, deepening the divide in the presidential race over Supreme Court picks and the executive branch's role in carving out immigration policy. Published June 23, 2016

Carlos Beruff: Marco Rubio is now what he once campaigned against

Sen. Marco Rubio decision to seek re-election is opening him up to criticism that he has become something he once despised: a Washington insider coddled by party leaders. Published June 23, 2016

House Democrats look to cash in on sit-in

The sit-in by House Democrats failed to yield the votes on gun control they had been demanding, but it did give them the chance to line their campaign coffers ahead of the November election, where they hope to cut into the Republican majority. Published June 23, 2016

Donald Trump moves to turn race into Hillary Clinton referendum

Donald Trump moved Wednesday to make the race for the White House a referendum on Hillary Clinton, saying his Democratic rival has padded her pockets at the expense of Americans and the security of the nation. Published June 22, 2016

Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton’s immigration plan would hurt minority workers

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump warned Wednesday that Hillary Clinton's "radical immigration platform" would hurt the same minority communities that she claims to be fighting for on the campaign trail, as the New York billionaire moved to turn the 2016 election into a referendum on the Democratic standard-bearer. Published June 22, 2016

Carlos Beruff: Marco Rubio is part of the problem, not the solution

Businessman Carlos Beruff signaled Wednesday that he plans to paint Sen. Marco Rubio as the sort of career politician who has angered voters by preserving the status in Washington. Published June 22, 2016

Donald Trump kicks off campaign revamp with shaky fundraising numbers

Donald Trump's push to revamp his presidential campaign got off to a rocky start with dismal fundraising numbers, and he looked to rebound Wednesday by meeting with religious conservatives in New York, and sharpening his attacks on Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Published June 21, 2016

Trump received warmly by Christian leaders

Donald Trump received a standing ovation heading into a meeting with evangelical Christian leaders Tuesday and on the way out, as the New York billionaire sought to assure social conservatives that he is on their side following some of the rockiest weeks of his presidential campaign. Published June 21, 2016

Donald Trump: I could have unlimited campaign cash ‘if need be’

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump downplayed the idea Tuesday that his campaign's fundraising operations is lackluster, saying his efforts so far have been "incredible" and saying he can always dip into his own pocket for general election funds. Published June 21, 2016

Carlos Beruff: Marco Rubio should pass on 2020 White House run if he seeks re-election

The Carlos Beruff for Senate campaign questioned Monday whether Sen. Marco Rubio should be trusted to serve out a full six-year Senate term if he chooses to run for re-election, and not use the seat as a springboard for another presidential run. Published June 20, 2016

Donald Trump dumps Corey Lewandowski from campaign

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is parting ways with his campaign manager, about a month before the GOP convention in Cleveland. Published June 20, 2016

Marco Rubio Senate re-election campaign would require several about-faces

Sen. Marco Rubio was so over the Senate that he missed more than half of the chamber's votes in late 2015 and repeatedly mocked his colleagues for being useless. Published June 19, 2016

David Jolly, Florida Republican, to forego Senate run: report

Rep. David Jolly announced Friday that he will forgo a bid for the U.S. Senate, and instead seek re-election to his House seat in Florida -- a decision that will increase speculation that Sen. Marco Rubio has had a change of heart and plans to seek re-election to a seat that could decide whether Senate Republicans retain their majority. Published June 17, 2016

Donald Trump prepared to go it alone if GOP won’t get on board

GOP leaders have yet to abandon Donald Trump, but the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said this week he's ready to kick them to the curb and go it alone against Hillary Clinton if they don't man up. Published June 16, 2016

Spanish-language ad warns Trump will steer nation into dark place of intolerance

A progressive group rolled out Spanish-language ads in swing states warning that Donald Trump has shown during the first 365 days of his presidential campaign that if elected he would steer the nation into a "dark place where intolerance, racism, and hate rule." Published June 16, 2016

Donald Trump campaign, at one-year mark, burns both Democrats and GOP

Donald Trump's presidential campaign turns a year old Thursday amid just as much controversy as when he entered the contest, with his calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. angering Democrats, and his new openness to halting some gun sales leaving his fellow Republicans scratching their heads. Published June 15, 2016

Donald Trump joins Democrats in post-Orlando gun control push

Brushing aside warnings that they'll tip off terrorists to secret investigations, Democrats pressed ahead Wednesday with plans for new gun controls after the Orlando shooting, and even enlisted an unlikely potential ally -- Donald Trump, who said he's open to a discussion about banning firearm sales to those on the government's no-fly list. Published June 15, 2016

Herman Cain: ‘Mitt, you know nothing about racism’

Herman Cain on Wednesday mocked Mitt Romney's suggestion that Donald Trump could usher in an era of "trickle-down racism," saying the 2012 GOP presidential nominee doesn't have a clue of what true racism is. Published June 15, 2016

Donald Trump’s Orlando response distances other Republicans

Donald Trump may be their party's leader, but Republicans on Capitol Hill are doing their best to ignore what he is saying on the campaign trail and hoping it inoculates them against efforts to tie them to their likely presidential nominee. Published June 14, 2016