Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Undecided voters still up for grabs in Michigan
Late-breakers were key to President Trump's upset victory in 2016, according to analysts, but this year there are fewer of them but they could still swing close races in battleground states like Michigan. We interviewed a few undecided voters on the ground in the Wolverine State who shared why they're still on the fence. Published September 26, 2020
Trump signs executive order preserving preexisting condition coverage
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that says it is the "policy of the United States" that health insurers cannot deny coverage to people with preexisting conditions, even if the Supreme Court strikes down the same protections in Obamacare. Published September 24, 2020
‘Hidin’ Biden’ bets Trump will be his ‘own worst enemy’
Joseph R. Biden is giving President Trump a run for his money when it comes to being "Mr. Unconventional" in the 2020 presidential race. Published September 23, 2020
Cindy McCain endorses Joe Biden
Cindy McCain, the widow of the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona, endorsed Joseph R. Biden for president on Tuesday, calling him a good and honest man who will lead the country with dignity. Published September 22, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death reshapes competitive Senate races
Sen. Susan M. Collins' already iffy chances of reelection suffered another blow after the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with a new opening on the Supreme Court adding to still-simmering anger in Maine over her previous vote for Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh. Published September 21, 2020
Collins’ seat in jeopardy as Maine contests ‘Leans Democrat’
Sen. Susan M. Collins of Maine is the underdog in her reelection race against Democrat Sara Gideon, according to the latest breakdown from the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. Published September 21, 2020
Joe Biden at CNN Town Hall: William Barr sick for slavery comparison
Joseph R. Biden says it is "sick" for Attorney General Bill Barr to liken the calls for a nationwide coronavirus lockdown and stay-at-home orders to slavery. Published September 17, 2020
Biden frames election as contest between ‘Scranton and Park Avenue’
Joseph R. Biden on Thursday said that President Trump is too consumed with Wall Street to understand the struggles of ordinary people trying to make ends meet. Published September 17, 2020
Trump says coronavirus vaccine distribution starting in October
President Trump on Wednesday said the government is poised to begin distributing a coronavirus vaccine as soon as next month, potentially giving the country and his reelection campaign a shot in the arm Published September 16, 2020
Joe Biden backs mask mandate executive order
Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that, if it is deemed within his scope of power as president, he would sign an executive order mandating masks across the United States as a way to slow the spread of the coronavirus and save lives. Published September 16, 2020
Biden: ‘I trust vaccines, I trust scientists, but I don’t trust Donald Trump’
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday he will not let politics get in the way of the development and delivery of a coronavirus vaccine and warned that President Trump cannot be trusted to do the same. Published September 16, 2020
Joe Biden college campus support threatened by coronavirus
Biden backers fear their candidate could lose much of the campus-based youth support Democrats have come to count on in years past. Published September 15, 2020
Biden dings Trump as ‘climate arsonist’
Joseph R. Biden on Monday slammed President Trump's views on climate change, calling the Republican a "climate arsonist" and warning the wildfires raging in the West are a bigger threat to the nation's suburbs than immigration. Published September 14, 2020
Biden targets Black voters in new ads
Joseph R. Biden is wooing the Black vote in a series of ads his campaign released this week featuring barbershop talk focusing on the importance of voting and backing the Biden-Harris ticket. Published September 14, 2020
Joe Biden vies to win moral argument Hillary Clinton lost
Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is trying to make sure the 2020 election isn't seen as a choice between the lesser of two evils. Published September 13, 2020
Biden top choice of 65-plus crowd: Poll
Joseph R. Biden is the preferred pick of seniors in the 2020 White House race, according to a Monmouth University survey that shows the Democrat with a 9-point lead over President Trump among registered voters and a 7-point lead among likely voters. Published September 10, 2020
President Trump deflects criticism, points finger at Woodward
President Trump said Thursday if Bob Woodward was so worried about the fallout from his decision to downplay the coronavirus then the veteran journalist should have sounded the alarm earlier on. Published September 10, 2020
Biden: Trump ‘lied’ about threat of coronavirus
Joseph R. Biden pounced on the news Wednesday that President Trump purposely downplayed the threat of the coronavirus in the pandemic's early stages, calling his conduct a "life and death betrayal of the American people." Published September 9, 2020
Trump campaign ad knocks Biden’s ‘shut it down’ economy comment
The Trump campaign got back into the TV ad wars Tuesday after ceding the airwaves to Joseph R. Biden in recent weeks, hitting the Democratic challenger for threatening to bring the president's "great American comeback" to a screeching halt by again shutting down the economy. Published September 8, 2020
Biden demands Trump apologize for reportedly disparaging service members
Joseph R. Biden said Friday if a recent report that President Trump called U.S. Marines who died in World War are "suckers" and "losers" is true that he should apologize to the members of the military and their families. Published September 4, 2020