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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

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves during a campaign event in Lawrenceville, N.J., on May 19, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Donald Trump, RNC roll out team for joint fundraising effort

Likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee rolled out Tuesday a list of big-time fundraisers who will help raise cash for the fall elections, as the billionaire businessman takes another step away from the self-funded nature of his primary campaign. Published May 24, 2016

Hillary Clinton is 3 inches taller than the average American woman, according to this year's reports. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton matchup set to test ‘size matters’ election adage

Separated by at least 7 inches in height, presidential contenders Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are set to test the adage that "size matters," according to researchers, who have found that voters, whether they acknowledge it or not, are often influenced by a candidate's physical stature and overall appearance. Published May 23, 2016

Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks with legislators at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on May 18, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

RNC has ‘zero’ concerns about Gary Johnson candidacy

The Republican National Committee is dismissing the idea that presumptive Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson's third-party candidacy could cut into Donald Trump's chances of winning the White House in the fall election. Published May 23, 2016

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, speaks before the Tennessee Republican Party's 2016 Statesmen's Dinner in Nashville on May 13, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bob Corker downplays VP talk amid Trump visit

Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Monday he has no reason to believe that Donald Trump is considering him as a possible running mate following a meeting with the presumptive GOP presidential nominee in New York City. Published May 23, 2016

Despite building a border wall at the U.S. southern border with Mexico being a major part of his campaign, some top Republican officials say it's doubtful that the campaign cornerstone will make the party's platform, to be crafted this summer. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Mexico wall unlikely to be part of GOP party platform

Building a border wall has become the signature of Donald Trump's campaign, but some top GOP officials say it's doubtful his pledge will make it into the party's platform this summer, raising questions about just how much influence the Republican nominee will have over the agenda. Published May 18, 2016

A Kentucky state flag is visible as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking at a get out the vote event at James E. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville, Ky., Monday, May 16, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) ** FILE **

NRSC ad: Hillary Clinton is burden on Democrats candidates

Republicans rolled out a television ad Wednesday that makes the case that Hillary Clinton will be a major drag on down-ticket Democrats in the November elections, describing the former first lady as the "living embodiment of everything people hate about politics." Published May 18, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Spokane, Wash., Saturday, May 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Democratic governors look to cash in on Trump

The Democratic governors' campaign arm is hoping that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's positions on women's issues become a cash cow for their candidates running in the fall election. Published May 13, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves as he arrives for a meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., at the Republican National Committee Headquarters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Donald Trump, Paul Ryan ‘totally committed’ to party unity after meeting

Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul D. Ryan emerged from a meeting Thursday declaring the GOP is coming together, but lawmakers continued to resist the billionaire businessman's unconventional agenda, and so far their main point of unity is a desire to beat Hillary Clinton in November. Published May 12, 2016

House Speaker Paul Ryan, whose goals conflict with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, meets Thursday with the businessman. (Associated Press)

Paul Ryan, Donald Trump set for symbolic meeting

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan and Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump will meet Thursday for the first time since 2012. The political world will dissect every smoke signal sent from Thursday's meeting, but the mere fact that they are meeting is symbolically important. Published May 11, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tosses his notes as he speaks during a Suffolk County Republican Committee fundraising reception April 14 in Patchogue, N.Y. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump campaign ‘complete opposite’ of RNC’s 2016 blueprint

Donald Trump is not who GOP leaders imagined when they conducted their autopsy of what went wrong in the 2012 presidential election and laid out their path to retake the White House in 2016, beginning with a gentler approach to women and illegal immigrants. Published May 11, 2016