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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 greets supporters after giving a speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Trump dedicates record-breaking crowd at Liberty U. to MLK

GOP presidential contender Donald Trump paid his respects to Martin Luther King Jr. by dedicating the record-breaking crowd that turned out to see him at Liberty University to the memory of the late civil rights leader. Published January 18, 2016

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a speech at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Va., Monday, Jan. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Donald Trump vows to protect Christianity at Liberty University

Making the case that he is the GOP establishment's worst nightmare, Republican presidential contender Donald Trump looked to assure the religious right in an address at Liberty University Monday that he would defend their religious liberty and shake up the status quo in Washington. Published January 18, 2016

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie delivers his State of the State address, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Chris Christie pushes to expand drug treatment in State of the State address

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie used his State of the State address Tuesday to call for a world where drug offenders get treatment rather than prison, as he and the rest of the Republican presidential field sought to draw clear contrasts with the grim dystopia they said President Obama laid out for the country in his State of the Union speech. Published January 12, 2016

Rand Paul won't be on the main stage for Thursday night's Republican debate. (Associated Press)

Rand Paul, Carly Fiorina bumped from main stage at next Republican debate

Sen. Rand Paul and businesswoman Carly Fiorina missed the cut for this week's prime-time Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, Fox Business Network announced Monday, dealing a blow to their presidential aspirations three weeks out from the first binding votes in the Republican nomination race. Published January 11, 2016

Donald Trump, left, and Ted Cruz joke about remarks Cruz has made about Trump's temperament during the CNN Republican presidential debate at the Venetian Hotel & Casino on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ** FILE **

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz running circles around the GOP field in Iowa: poll

Businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas are locked in a tight race for first place in Iowa, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll that showed the two 2016 GOP presidential candidates are easily outpacing their closest rivals three weeks out from the state's caucuses. Published January 11, 2016

Then-Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee speaks with moderators at an economic forum, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford) **FILE**

Undecided voters give hope to struggling candidates

Six months, six debates and unprecedented media attention still haven't been enough for GOP voters in Iowa and New Hampshire, most of whom say they still haven't completely decided who they'll back when the voting starts Feb. 1. Published January 10, 2016

Grandstanding: Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz (with microphone) is vying with his fellow GOP hopefuls to sound the toughest on border security and terrorism, decreeing "America is off track." (Associated Press)

2016 Republican hopefuls take aim at ISIS, Obama, each other in campaign ads

GOP presidential contender Rick Santorum, the winner of the 2012 Iowa caucus, launched his first campaign ad this week characterizing Sen. Ted Cruz, the current Iowa front-runner, as a Mr. Rogers-like figure better suited for reciting lines from children's books than tackling terrorist threats. Published January 5, 2016

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. speaks at a town hall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Marco Rubio ratchets up attacks against Ted Cruz, Chris Christie

Criticized for keeping a less-than-rigorous campaign schedule, Sen. Marco Rubio and his allies are starting to make more noise in the early primary states, leveling stiff attacks against a couple of the Florida Republican's closest rivals in the hopes of bolstering his bid four weeks from the beginning of the nomination race. Published January 5, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas speaks at Charlie's Steakhouse at the Carrollton Inn in Carroll, Iowa, Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ted Cruz knocks mainstream media over immigration in new ad

GOP presidential contender Ted Cruz took aim at the "mainstream media" Tuesday by charging in a new television ad that it would see the issue of illegal immigration through a different prism if a herd of lawyers, bankers and journalists were charging across the U.S.-Mexico border. Published January 5, 2016