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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

President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd before boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., in this Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, photo. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez) ** FILE* *

GOP rolls dice that Donald Trump helps score wins in midterms

Republican leaders and the vast majority of the party's rank-and-file members are betting they are better off with former President Donald Trump than they are without him heading into the 2022 midterm elections. Published May 27, 2021

In this file photo, Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks during a news conference held by Gov. Brian Kemp at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, Monday, March 22, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) **FILE**

Donald Trump cheers Geoff Duncan calling it quits in Georgia

Former President Trump is celebrating the news that Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced he will not seek re-election. "He was the one who, along with Governor Brian Kemp, stopped the Georgia State Senate from doing the job they wanted to do on the 2020 Presidential Election Fraud," Mr. Trump said in a statement Tuesday. "Duncan's fight against Election Fraud made him unelectable." Published May 18, 2021

In this March 26, 2021, photo, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the West Side Conservative Club in Urbandale, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) **FILE**

Mike Pompeo: Biden’s weakness opened door to turmoil in Middle East

President Biden has signaled weakness to the key actors in the Middle East, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday, blaming the new administration for helping foment the worst clashes in years between Israel and its Palestinian population. Published May 18, 2021

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. The audit, ordered by the Arizona Senate, has the U.S. Department of Justice saying it is concerned about ballot security and potential voter intimidation arising from the unprecedented private recount of the 2020 presidential election results. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool)

Maricopa County board calls for end of ‘grift disguised as an audit’

The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday called on the GOP-led state Senate to pull the plug on the ongoing audit of the 2020 election results, saying the effort has made Arizona a "laughing stock" for the nation and "weakens our democratic republic." Published May 17, 2021

The sight of protective masks in public will start to fade away as totally vaccinated Americans feel safe to go out without them. (Associated Press/File)

CDC: Mask policy driven by ‘evolving science,’ not Joe Biden

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention flipped the script on masks based on plummeting cases and "evolving science" about the COVID-19 vaccines, its director said Sunday, attempting to quell suspicion that the administration whisked out the guidance to give President Biden a win in a rough week. Published May 16, 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference because of her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in instigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Associated Press/File)

Liz Cheney to GOP: ‘Soul of our democracy’ at stake

Rep. Liz Cheney, booted from House Republican leadership last week after months of withering criticism of former President Donald Trump and his claims of a stolen election, continued her assault unabated Sunday by warning fellow Republicans that the "soul of our democracy" is at stake. Published May 16, 2021

Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., speaks to reporters after House Republicans voted to oust her from her leadership post as chair of the House Republican Conference because of her repeated criticism of former President Donald Trump for his false claims of election fraud and his role in instigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House GOP boots Liz Cheney from leadership post

Rep. Liz Cheney emerged from her ouster as the Republican Conference chair on Wednesday as the latest casualty of conservatives who've stood up to former President Donald Trump since he crashed onto the political scene in 2015. Published May 12, 2021