Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
GOP voters view Trump as model for party rebuild: Poll
President Trump's tenure at The White House is coming to an end, but his grip on the Republican Party won't be fading away any time soon. Published December 28, 2020
Christmas Eve $2,000 stimulus check push fizzles out in the House
Republicans shot down a last-minute Christmas Eve push from Democrats to rush through $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans. Published December 24, 2020
Georgia Senate runoffs: Attack ads dominate airwaves, galvanize voters
Sen. David Perdue has been warning television viewers across Georgia that a vote for his Democratic rival Jon Ossoff is a vote against the police, the military and private health insurance. Published December 23, 2020
David Perdue-Kelly Loeffler runoff races complicated by Trump relief rip
President Trump could be making life harder for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in their runoff races in Georgia after announcing Tuesday the coronavirus relief package that the Republican Senators touted as a big win falls far short of his own expectations. Published December 22, 2020
Trump threatens to primary ‘RINO’ John Thune in 2022
President Trump provided a glimpse of what he might plan to do with all the money he's been bankrolling in the name of overturning the 2020 election: Primarying Republicans in 2022 that didn't fully embrace his controversial claims. Published December 22, 2020
Ivanka Trump in Georgia: David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler will block ‘radical socialist agenda’
Ivanka Trump rallied voters in Georgia on Monday on behalf of Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, saying the two Republicans are the last line of defense against the "most radical socialist agenda in American history." Published December 21, 2020
Ivanka Trump to campaign with David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler in Georgia
Ivanka Trump plans to stump next week in Georgia on behalf of Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, seeking to bolster the GOP's chances of defending the seats in crucial runoff races. Published December 18, 2020
Kamala Harris to campaign in Georgia for Democrats in Senate runoffs
Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris is scheduled to travel to Georgia next week to put her stamp on the two Senate runoff races that will decide how much wiggle room the Biden administration has with Congress. Published December 18, 2020
Georgia Senate runoffs hinge on evangelical voters
Social and religious conservatives are the GOP's biggest weapon in the high-stakes Senate runoff races in this Bible Belt state. Published December 17, 2020
Mike Pence tells Georgia voters: ‘If you don’t vote, they win’
Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday the stakes are too high for voters in Georgia to stay at home in the Senate runoff races. Published December 17, 2020
Joe Biden tells Georgia voters in ad: ‘I need’ Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff in Senate
President-elect Joseph R. Biden is telling Georgia voters in a new television ad that "we need" Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the U.S. Senate. Published December 17, 2020
Mike Pence set to lead Georgia rallies in call for voters to stay engaged in runoff races
Vice President Mike Pence is slated to return Thursday to headline a pair of rallies for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile political figures to call on Georgia voters to stay engaged in the crucial Jan. 5 Senate runoff races. Published December 16, 2020
Joe Biden goes to bat for Democrats in Georgia runoff races
President-elect Joseph R. Biden urged voters in Georgia to seize the rare opportunity to tip the scales of power in Washington by delivering victories for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the high-profile Senate runoff races here. Published December 15, 2020
Georgia Senate runoffs may make or break Joe Biden’s agenda
Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbents, and Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the Democratic challengers, may be the names on the ballot for the Jan. 5 runoffs. But for voters, the most important name is Joseph R. Biden's. Published December 14, 2020
Senate filibuster threatened by Ossoff, Warnock wins in Georgia runoffs
Liberal Democrats want the two candidates, if they win, to join calls to blow up the legislative filibuster in the Senate -- a move that would render the GOP virtually powerless on Capitol Hill. Published December 13, 2020
Trump urges voters to oust GOP governors Kemp, Ducey
President Donald Trump is out for revenge against Republican Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Doug Ducey of Arizona for refusing to overturn the results of the election in their states. Published December 12, 2020
Erick Erickson: Ken Paxton, facing FBI probe, ‘would love’ a presidential pardon
Influential conservative commentator Erick Erickson says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's "absurd" lawsuit against the results of the 2020 election could be more about staying on President Trump's good side and scoring a presidential pardon than anything else. Published December 10, 2020
Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia governor, announces he is running again
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe officially returned to the political fray Wednesday, announcing he was seeking another term in the governor's mansion in Richmond. Published December 9, 2020
Joe Biden to name attorney general, defense secretary picks this week
Presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden said Monday that he plans to name his picks for attorney general and defense secretary this week. Published December 7, 2020
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan: It is not hard to say Donald Trump lost Georgia
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan took umbrage Monday over the refusal of President Trump and his allies to accept the results of the election in Georgia, where presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden was declared the winner. Published December 7, 2020
