Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Joe Biden calls on Trump to end ‘heartless crusade’ against Obamacare
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Thursday President Trump is on a "heartless crusade" to strip away health care coverage from millions of Americans at a time when they could need it most. Published June 25, 2020
DNC opts for virtual convention
The Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday the party's national convention will be scaled back into a virtual event -- putting the party in stark contrast with President Trump's push to hold a larger scale convention amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published June 24, 2020
Jamaal Bowman declares victory over Rep. Eliot Engel in New York primary
Jamaal Bowman declared victory Wednesday over Rep. Eliot L. Engel in New York's 16th Congressional District Democratic primary -- scoring a win for the party's far-left and signaling the end of the incumbent's 30-year career in the House. Mr. Engel's upset loss will have implications in the next Congress for the Democratic leadership of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, which he currently chairs. Published June 24, 2020
Pro-Trump group runs ad: ‘Does Joe Biden have dementia?’
A pro-Trump super PAC is asking voters in a new television to consider whether former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is suffering from dementia. Published June 24, 2020
Barack Obama praises ‘Great Awakening’ to challenge social norms during Joe Biden fundraiser
Former President Barack Obama headlined a virtual fundraiser Tuesday for presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden, praising his former right-hand man as a healer-in-chief and saying he takes inspiration from a "Great Awakening" that has risen on President Trump's watch to challenge political and social norms. Published June 23, 2020
Joe Biden: Donald Trump’s Arizona visit is ‘reckless and irresponsible’ distraction
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday President Trump's decision to hold a rally in Arizona amid an uptick in coronavirus cases is "reckless and irresponsible." Published June 23, 2020
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushed for Chuck Schumer primary challenge
Liberals are kicking around the idea that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could launch a 2022 primary challenge against a titan of the Democratic Party establishment: Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer. Published June 21, 2020
Trump reelection fears driving Biden backers, Fox poll shows
The biggest thing Joseph R. Biden could have going for him in the 2020 presidential race is the fear that voters have that President Trump could win a second term. Published June 18, 2020
Biden presidential campaign begins ad blitz for general election
Joseph R. Biden launched a multistate ad blitz Thursday, marking the Democratic presidential candidate's first major ad campaign of the general election and sending a strong signal about where he thinks the 2020 race will be won or lost. Published June 18, 2020
Trump campaign: Joe Biden is hiding from voters and media
President Trump's reelection campaign is hoping to flush Joseph R. Biden out onto the campaign trail by accusing him of hiding from the public eye. Published June 16, 2020
Joe Biden running away from his record on criminal justice: RNC
The GOP says presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is trying to run away from his own shadow in his push to defeat President Trump. Published June 16, 2020
Barack Obama to headline Joe Biden fundraiser next week
Former President Barack Obama is slated to team up with Joseph R. Biden on the virtual campaign trail next week to raise money for Mr. Biden's 2020 presidential bid. Published June 16, 2020
Joe Biden and DNC rake in $80 million in May
Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's joint fundraising operation with the Democratic National Committee announced Monday that they raised $80 million last month. Published June 15, 2020
Joe Biden gaffes are Achilles heel, Trump campaign says
President Trump is convinced that Joseph R. Biden has an Achilles heel and it's none other than Joe Biden himself. Published June 14, 2020
Joe Biden divides Democrats, among weakest primary winners in modern history
Joseph R. Biden may have sewn up the Democratic presidential nomination, but that has not translated into unity in a party where a sizable chunk of voters is still turning out to vote against him in primary elections. Published June 11, 2020
Trump campaign demands networks ‘stop protecting Biden’
President Trump's campaign team is calling on the television networks to give Joseph R. Biden more -- not less -- airtime, saying they want the public to get a good look at the former vice president's struggles on the stump. Published June 11, 2020
Joe Biden calls for federally funded coronavirus paid-leave
Joseph R. Biden said Thursday the federal government should provide paid leave to any employee who has to miss work because of the coronavirus. Published June 11, 2020
Joe Biden wants reparations for blacks to include Native Americans
Joseph R. Biden passed Wednesday during a virtual town hall event with the NAACP on the chance to endorse reparations for black Americans. Published June 10, 2020
Joe Biden backs increasing penalties on false race-based 911 calls
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden supports upping the penalties on people who make false race-based 911 emergency phone calls. Published June 10, 2020
Joe Biden ‘does not believe that police should be defunded’
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden broke his silence Monday on the growing calls to "defund" police, saying he doesn't support the push but understands the emotions that are fueling the demand. Published June 8, 2020
