Seth McLaughlin

Kevin Nicholson, GOP Senate candidate, promotes #WalkAway movement

GOP Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson is holding up his political split with his parents over their ideological differences in Wisconsin as a way to urge others born into Democratic families to join the #walkaway movement and abandon "the intolerance of a political philosophy that stands on the false platform of tolerance."

Scott decisively leads Nelson in fundraising for Florida Senate seat

Gov. Rick Scott of Florida showed the ability to raise and spend oodles of money during his successful gubernatorial campaigns and he has flipped on the financial switch again in his bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.

DNC Chair Tom Perez demands President Trump call off meeting with Russian President

The head of the Democratic National Committee on Friday joined calls for President Trump to cancel a scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir V. Putin following the indictment of 12 Russians for hacking.

Red state Democrats plan to give Brett Kavanaugh a fair hearing

The most venomous jabs on Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court are coming from coastal Democrats, hindering the party's attempt to shed the idea it's become disconnected from middle America.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accuses Joe Crowley of mounting third-party bid, which he denies

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the new darling of the political left after defeating Rep. Joe Crowley in a Democratic primary last month, ignited a firestorm Thursday when she suggested Mr. Crowley was still secretly plotting a third-party bid to stop her.

GOP Sen. Ted Cruz raises $4.6 million, trails Democrat Beto O’Rourke in money chase

Sen. Ted Cruz is playing catch up on the fundraising front in his re-election race against Democrat Rep. Beto O'Rourke.

Mike Braun reports $2.5 million fundraising haul in Indiana Senate race

With Kavanaugh hearing, some Democrats see opportunity to bolster 2020 campaigns

Sen. Kamala Harris suggested this week that President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court might have derailed efforts to end racial segregation if he'd been on the bench in the 1950s.

Plurality of Democrats want to abolish ICE: Poll

The calls to do away with ICE could be gaining steam among Democrats, according to a new survey released Wednesday that found nearly half of liberal voters would be more likely to support a candidate that wants to scrap the agency.

Conservatives say they have Rep. Jim Jordan’s back ‘100 percent’

Conservatives lawmakers are rallying behind Rep. Jim Jordan amid allegations that the Republican turned a blind eye to sexual abuse by a team doctor when he was a coach for the Ohio State wrestling team.

GOP challengers knock red-state Senate Democrats over Kavanaugh nomination

Republicans running against vulnerable red-state Senate Democrats are jumping at the chance to celebrate President Trump's nomination of federal appeals court Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Ayanna Pressley hopes to unseat Mike Capuano in Massachusetts

Rep. Michael E. Capuano opposed the war in Iraq, wins high marks from liberal-leaning groups such as Planned Parenthood and is part of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joining the most left-leaning members of the House.

Patrick Morrisey: Joe Manchin in ‘lose-lose’ situation over next Supreme Court pick

Sen. Joe Manchin is on the hot seat over President Trump's next Supreme Court nominee in West Virginia, where his Republican rival Patrick Morrisey says the incumbent Democrat is in a "lose-lose" situation.

Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski pressured to reject Donald Trump nominee to Supreme Court

When Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, returns to Washington this week she'll find coat hangers -- an abortion-rights symbol -- that pro-choice activists sent to her office as part of an effort to pressure her to oppose President Trump's next Supreme Court nominee.

Ted Cruz urges Donald Trump to nominee Mike Lee to the Supreme Court

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas said President Trump should nominate Sen. Mike Lee to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the Utah Republican is "a sure thing" and "battle-tested, ready, and willing to serve."

Liberals, Democrats riding new wave of optimism before 2018 midterms

Liberal activists say their troops are buzzing with energy and ready to stun the country in November, riding a new wave of optimism after a major Democratic primary victory last month and with the stakes in the upcoming elections growing.

Wide gender gap four months out from election: Poll

Nearly six in 10 women say they would vote for Democratic House candidates if the election were held today, according to a new Quinnipiac University survey, which also found that most voters support Roe v. Wade.

Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination to pressure red-state Democrats

Red-state Democrats seeking re-election this fall were already facing the difficult task of navigating between their own virulently anti-Trump national party and the Republican-leaning voters needed to win back home. But that narrow path has become even more of a tightrope now that incumbents will be asked to take sides on the president's impending Supreme Court nomination.

Democrats face tea party-style internal battle as progressives push for change

Rep. Joe Crowley's primary loss this week sent shockwaves through congressional Democrats, who face the prospect of a nasty internal battle every bit as divisive as the tea party-fueled fights the GOP suffered in recent years.

Michael Grimm in GOP New York congressional battle over Trump loyalty

Former Rep. Michael Grimm is out for political redemption in the boroughs of New York City, where he is running to unseat Rep. Dan Donovan and put behind him a checkered past that includes a prison sentence for tax fraud, as well as a memorable moment on Capitol Hill when he threatened to hurl a reporter over a balcony and break him in half "like a boy."