Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Buttigieg calls for more regulations in response to toxic train wreck in Ohio, shifts blame to Trump
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Thursday that the train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, demands "raising the bar on regulation." Published February 23, 2023
NTSB says operators responded to alarm with attempt to stop train before Ohio derailment
The crew of the Northfolk Southern train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, tried to stop the train when they heard an alarm warning that wheel bearings hit "critical" temperatures, according to a preliminary federal report. Published February 23, 2023
Trump assures community near Ohio train derailment ‘you are not forgotten,’ dings Biden for no-show
Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday that President Biden and his administration have turned their backs on the people of East Palestine, Ohio, in the aftermath of a train derailment that spilled toxic chemicals into the community and triggered an array of health concerns. Published February 22, 2023
Democratic Sen. Jon Tester seeking reelection in Montana
Sen. Jon Tester of Montana announced Wednesday he is running for reelection in what is shaping up to be one of the most watched races of the 2024 election cycle. Published February 22, 2023
Knocked down again: Fetterman’s debilitating post-stroke depression imperils his political future
Sen. John Fetterman's feel-good story has given way to the harsh realities of recovering from a near-fatal stroke and the difficulty of doing it on the national stage. Published February 21, 2023
Dem Sen. Fetterman checks into hospital to receive treatment for clinical depression
Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, who is battling the lingering effects of a stroke, has checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to "receive treatment for clinical depression." Published February 16, 2023
Atlanta special grand jury investigating Trump 2020 election reports finds possible witness perjury
The special purpose grand jury tasked with investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia has found that perjury "may have been committed by one or more witnesses testifying before it." Published February 16, 2023
Nikki Haley launches 2024 campaign with calls for fresh leadership in GOP, White House
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday she is running for president, saying it is time for a new generation of leadership and for the nation's gray-haired leaders to undergo mandatory mental capacity tests to serve in public office. Published February 15, 2023
Republican underdogs start to step in
Nikki Haley's announcement Tuesday that she is diving into the 2024 presidential race has brought the official end to former President Donald Trump's time as the sole candidate running for the GOP nomination. Published February 14, 2023
Georgia judge orders partial release of Trump 2020 election special grand jury report
The world is set to get a partial glimpse this week into the special grand jury report on the efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. Published February 13, 2023
DeSantis vs. Trump fills up most of GOP field
The harsh reality confronting Nikki Haley as she prepares to launch her 2024 GOP presidential bid -- and the others that follow suit -- is that the contest has already turned into a two-person race between former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Published February 10, 2023
DeSantis has an edge over Trump in a head-to-head matchup
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting the better of former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 Republican presidential primary head-to-head matchup. Published February 9, 2023
DeSantis responds to Trump attack: ‘I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday brushed aside former President Donald Trump's attempts to cast him as a "groomer" of young women, saying he is not interested in spending his time chopping down fellow Republicans. Published February 8, 2023
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders rips Biden as more interested in ‘woke fantasies’ than reality
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas on Tuesday warned that President Biden is steering the nation in a dangerous direction and seems more interested "in woke fantasies than the hard reality Americans face every day." Published February 7, 2023
Trump helps circulate photo accusing DeSantis of drinking with underage girls
Former President Donald Trump took a potshot Tuesday at Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, sharing an old photograph floating around social media that purported to show him drinking alcohol with minors. Published February 7, 2023
Nikki Haley to hit Trump on age issue, says it’s time for a new generation of GOP leaders
After former President Donald Trump called 2024 soon-to-be rival Nikki Haley "overly ambitious," she took to Twitter to revive a proposal she floated over a year ago that every person serving in public office be required to take a cognitive test. Published February 3, 2023
Joe Biden set to encounter ‘Don’t Run Joe’ protests at DNC’s annual meeting
President Biden will be on the receiving end of liberal criticism when he travels Friday to Philadelphia to address the Democratic National Committee, throwing a kink in the party's desire to show a unified front at the annual meeting. Published February 2, 2023
Pelosi backing Schiff in Senate race in California if Feinstein retires
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is backing Rep. Adam B. Schiff's bid for a California Senate seat -- so long as Sen. Dianne Feinstein exits, stage left. Published February 2, 2023
Ron DeSantis to headline Alabama GOP dinner
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is set to cross his state's border to headline the Alabama Republican Party's winter meeting. Published February 1, 2023
Who will blink first? Battle over N.H.’s first-in-the-nation primary set for DNC winter meeting
The standoff between the Democratic National Committee and New Hampshire Democrats will take center stage at the national party's annual meeting this week in Philadelphia where members are expected to pass President Biden's plan to overhaul the presidential nomination calendar. Published February 1, 2023
