Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Joe Biden blames Trump for Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot
Joseph R. Biden pointed a finger Thursday at President Trump following the news that the FBI had thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Published October 8, 2020
Trump rips Kamala Harris as gaffe machine, cheers Mike Pence
President Trump on Wednesday weighed in on the first and only vice presidential debate Wednesday, cheering on his right-hand man Mike Pence and dubbing Sen. Kamala Harris a "gaffe machine." Published October 7, 2020
Mike Pence attacks Joe Biden economic plan that would raise taxes
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday delivered a blistering critique of Joseph R. Biden's economic vision, warning that the Democrat is poised to raise taxes and enact policies that would cost hundreds of thousands of jobs. Published October 7, 2020
Kamala Harris targets Mike Pence over coronavirus response
Sen. Kamala Harris opened up the vice presidential debate against Vice President Mike Pence by saying the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus is the "greatest failure of any presidential administration in our history." Published October 7, 2020
Joe Biden rips Trump ‘blessing from God’ video remark on coronavirus infection
Joseph R. Biden says it is a "tragedy" that President Trump is treating his coronavirus diagnosis as a "blessing from God." Published October 7, 2020
Kamala Harris gives Joe Biden invaluable boost with Black voters
Joseph R. Biden has something going for him that Hillary Clinton lacked four years ago -- a running mate who energizes Black voters here and in other battlegrounds. Published October 6, 2020
Michelle Obama hammers President Trump in “Closing Argument”
Former First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday delivered a blistering critique of President Trump in a "closing argument" to voters that cast the Republican as a poster boy for negligence. Published October 6, 2020
Ilhan Omar undercuts vulnerable Democrats in Minnesota
The GOP has unleashed a secret weapon against Democrats here in Minnesota: Rep. Ilhan Omar. Published October 5, 2020
Minnesota swing voters turned off by Trump tough message
Louella Anderson, a 64-year-old self-described Republican from this Minneapolis suburb, would seem like an easy vote for President Trump, but she is backing Democratic nominee Joseph R. Biden. Published October 4, 2020
Obama extends ‘best wishes’ to President Trump, hopes for speedy recovery
Former President Barack Obama extended his "best wishes" to President Trump and first lady Melania Trump following their diagnosis with the coronavirus. Published October 2, 2020
Voters on Trump COVID-19 diagnosis: ‘He kind of asked for it’
President Trump's jarring announcement that he and first lady Melania Trump contracted the coronavirus isn't winning him a ton of sympathy from voters in this key Minneapolis suburb. Published October 2, 2020
Donald Trump Proud Boys ‘stand by’ comment sets off firestorm, shakes up campaign
President Trump's remark telling the far-right Proud Boys group to "stand by" took on a life of its own Wednesday -- setting off a firestorm of criticism that he was fanning the flames of white supremacists in America and opening the door to more violence in the nation's cities. Published September 30, 2020
David Axelrod on CNN: Trump flushed chances of winning down toilet
The former chief strategist for Barack Obama's presidential campaign said President Trump likely flushed his chances of winning a second term down the toilet in the first presidential debate. Published September 29, 2020
Joe Biden nickname for Donald Trump is ‘Putin’s puppy’
Joseph R. Biden has a new nickname for President Trump: "Putin's puppy." Published September 29, 2020
Trump: The far left is ‘going to dominate you, Joe’
President Trump warned in the first presidential debate that former Vice President Joseph R. Biden is going to be a puppet for the "radical left" of the Democratic Party if he wins the White House. Published September 29, 2020
Trump says ‘nobody will show up’ at Joe Biden rallies
President Trump said Joseph R. Biden isn't holding rallies because "nobody will show up." Published September 29, 2020
Joe Biden mocks earpiece, drug testing drama
Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday evening mocked the idea that he's preparing to climb onto the debate stage with a hidden earpiece. Published September 29, 2020
Joe Biden braces for Donald Trump offensive in debate
Joseph R. Biden is expected to walk into a buzzsaw Tuesday when he climbs onto the stage for the first time to debate President Trump, and the way the Democratic presidential nominee responds could shape the contours of the race for the closing weeks of the campaign. Published September 28, 2020
GOP Michigan Senate challenger John James: Amy Barrett is ‘highly qualified’
Republican Senate candidate John James says the battle over President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court shows that Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, is a fall-in-line Democrat -- not the independent, follow-his-own-lead independent he claims to be. Published September 26, 2020
Joe Biden: Amy Coney Barrett is a threat to Obamacare
Joseph R. Biden warned Saturday Obamacare is doomed if Amy Coney Barrett wins confirmation to the Supreme Court. Published September 26, 2020