Seth McLaughlin

Amy Klobuchar pushes against ‘extremes’ in first 2020 ad

Sen. Amy Klobuchar is using her first television ad of the 2020 presidential campaign to drive home the message that she could be a good antidote for the polarization of the Trump era.

October 2, 2019

Democrats push IRS on NRA’s tax-exempt status

Senate Democrats on Wednesday called on the IRS to look into whether the NRA should be stripped of its tax-exempt status.

October 2, 2019

Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden are neck-and-neck in New Hampshire primary poll

The first-in-the-nation primary race in New Hampshire is looking more and more like a two-person race, according to a new survey that showed Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden running neck-and-neck in the Granite State.

October 2, 2019

Kamala Harris formally requests Twitter CEO suspend President Trump’s account

Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday upped the ante in her quest to get President Trump booted from Twitter, formally calling on the group's founder to block the commander-in-chief's social media account.

October 2, 2019

2020 Democratic presidential candidates post fundraising numbers

Sen. Bernard Sanders on Tuesday reminded his rivals that he remains a fundraising force in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, setting the bar by raking in more than $25 million over the third fundraising quarter of the campaign.

October 1, 2019

Bernie Sanders releases first 2020 TV ad, casts himself as working-class fighter

Sen. Bernard Sanders unveiled his first television commercial of the 2020 presidential campaign, casting himself as a proven warrior for workers and those struggling to get by.

October 1, 2019

Cory Booker raises $6 million in 3rd quarter, trails rivals

Sen. Cory Booker raised $6 million over the third fundraising quarter, marking his best haul of the 2020 presidential campaign, but leaving him far behind some of his rivals.

October 1, 2019

Leaked audio fuels tiff between Elizabeth Warren and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg

The beef between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mark Zuckerberg intensified Tuesday after audio surfaced of the Facebook CEO saying a Warren presidency would "suck" because her pledge to break up tech giants likely would lead to an unwanted legal battle that she would lose.

October 1, 2019

Mark Warner urges intelligence community to protect whistleblower’s identity

Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday it is "deeply disturbing" that President Trump is trying to out the whistleblower at the center of the Ukraine complaint and called on intelligence officials to protect their identity.

October 1, 2019

Kamala Harris calls for Trump Twitter ban

Sen. Kamala D. Harris, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, is going after President Trump's bullhorn, calling on Twitter to pull the plug on his social media account.

October 1, 2019

Hillary Clinton: If Mike Pompeo listened in on Trump-Ukraine call, he should have done more

Hillary Clinton criticized Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday night for not doing more after reportedly listening in on the call between President Trump and Ukraine's president that is at the center of the whistleblower complaint.

October 1, 2019

Bernie Sanders records $25 million 3rd quarter fundraising haul

Sen. Bernard Sanders flexed his fundraising muscle over the last three months, pulling in $25.3 million in his quest for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

October 1, 2019

Pete Buttigieg posts $19.1 million quarterly fundraising haul

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Peter Buttigieg announced Tuesday that he had raised $19.1 million over the last three months.

October 1, 2019

Cory Booker meets 2020 campaign fundraising goal

Sen. Cory A. Booker has met a self-imposed fundraising deadline to keep his campaign alive, marking the latest political stunt from the New Jersey Democrat who has shown a flair for the dramatic over his political career.

September 30, 2019

Chris Collins expected to plead guilty to insider trading: Report

Rep. Chris Collins of New York is expected this week to plead guilty to federal insider trading charges.

September 30, 2019

Corey Lewandowski a polarizing figure even in his hometown as a potential Senate candidate

It seems that for everyone who is jazzed up about sending President Trump a loyal New Hampshire foot soldier, there is another person who is downright horrified by the prospect of Corey Lewandowski running for the what's been called the world's most exclusive club.

September 29, 2019

Joe Biden Ukraine questions loom over 2020 campaign

The Bidens' history in Ukraine is getting another look in the aftermath of a whistleblower complaint accusing President Trump of using threats to cut off U.S. military aid to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens and the son's profitable business dealings in Ukraine.

September 26, 2019

Cory Booker: ‘It is a sad day for America’

Sen. Cory A. Booker of New Jersey on Thursday described the whistleblower complaint leveled against President Trump as "explosive" and said it is incumbent upon Congress to investigate the matter.

September 26, 2019

Elizabeth Warren winning over Bernie Sanders in New Hampshire

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is winning the next-door-neighbor battle in New Hampshire, where the Massachusetts Democrat has climbed to the top of the pack in the 2020 primary race, wresting the far-left mantle away from Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont four months out from the first votes being cast.

September 25, 2019

Pete Buttigieg touts ‘very different’ health care plan in new Iowa ad

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg starting airing a new presidential campaign ad in Iowa touting his plan to expand health care access across the country.

September 25, 2019