Seth McLaughlin

Donald Trump’s base hopes Paul Ryan exit will unite GOP behind ‘America First’ agenda

President Trump's core supporters are happy that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan is retiring but say they are not ready for a full housecleaning in Congress, holding out hope that the rest of the Republican leadership team will see Mr. Ryan's departure as a chance to do more to back Mr. Trump.

April 24, 2018

Nancy Pelosi promises ‘pro-choice gavel when we win the Congress’

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday the Democratic Party doesn't have litmus tests for its congressional candidates -- though she made it clear that if Democrats flip control of the House, they will fight for abortion rights.

April 24, 2018

Trump campaign mocks DNC’s fundraising struggle as ‘conspiracy theory’

The Democratic National Committee has laid out a conspiracy theory to explain away its fundraising struggles in the 2016 election.

April 22, 2018

RNC raises $13.9 million in March, breaking party record

The Republican National Committee set new fundraising record for the month of March, announcing they have raked in $13.9 million last month.

April 20, 2018

DNC: Fundraising woes tied to 2016 conspiracy

The Democratic National Committee, in a lawsuit filed Friday, blamed the party's fundraising woes during the 2016 presidential race on an nefarious plot, engineered by the Trump campaign, Russian officials and WikiLeaks, to disrupt the election.

April 20, 2018

DNC files lawsuit alleging Trump campaign, Russia conspired to influence 2016 election

The Democratic National Committee filed a lawsuit Friday against the Trump campaign, Russia and WikiLeaks, accusing them of plotting to tilt the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

April 20, 2018

Gingrich: James Comey is ‘almost a pathological liar’

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Friday that James Comey is an amateur fibber and described the former FBI director as "almost a pathological liar."

April 20, 2018

Jim Himes says Mike Pompeo would be ‘good secretary of state’

Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut said Friday that CIA Director Mike Pompeo would make a good secretary of state, breaking with most of his fellow Democrats in the Senate who are lining up against President Trump's pick to lead the department.

April 20, 2018

Ed Markey: Donald Trump’s obsession with Russia probe reflected in James Comey’s memos

Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts said Friday that the Comey memos show how President Trump has been "obsessionally focused" on the probe into possible collusion between Russia and his 2016 campaign.

April 20, 2018

Ben Cardin: Mitch McConnell says he wants to protect Robert Mueller

A Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Friday that it is important that special counsel Robert Mueller can complete his investigation into potential ties between Russia and President Trump's 2016 campaign without any interference from the White House.

April 20, 2018

Donald Trump shreds ‘Shadey James Comey’ over ‘third rate book’

President Trump said Friday that former FBI Director James B. Comey should have never been allowed to write and cash in on a "third rate book," saying the situation is un-American.

April 20, 2018

Donald Trump pumped about addressing ‘GREAT’ Naval Academy graduating class

President Trump let the world know Friday that he is thrilled about the chance to speak at the Navy Academy commencement next month.

April 20, 2018

Richard Cordray off to rocky start in Ohio gubernatorial campaign

Ohio gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray thought he could lay claim to being the champion of the left, having run President Obama's Wall Street cop agency and led a prominent battle to constrain President Trump.

April 19, 2018

FreedomWorks launches Draft Jim Jordan for Speaker campaign

A conservative group announced it has launched a campaign to draft Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio to run to replace outgoing House Speaker Paul Ryan.

April 19, 2018

Mark Meadows predicts speaker’s race will be shaped by midterm election

Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina said he doesn't expect the race to replace House Speaker Paul Ryan to take shape until after the November election.

April 19, 2018

GOP Rep. Mark Meadows: Trump running ‘strong’ for second term

The chairman of the House Freedom Caucus brushed aside the idea that President Trump won't run for a second term.

April 19, 2018

Americans for Prosperity, a conservative group, hopes Donald Trump rethinks trade stance

The head of a Koch-backed conservative group said Thursday he is hopeful that President Trump's inflammatory rhetoric on trade won't ultimately be reflected in his actions.

April 19, 2018

David Cicilline warns Trump meeting with Kim Jong-un ‘may not be historic in a good way’

A Democratic member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Thursday the stakes will be "very high" if President Trump follows through with his plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

April 19, 2018

Bob Corker ‘not sure’ Donald Trump will seek re-election

Retiring Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee said Thursday he has real doubts about President Trump's political future, saying it is "very questionable" whether Mr. Trump will seek a second term.

April 19, 2018

Elizabeth Warren and Elijah Cummings seek $100 billion to fight opioid epidemic

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland teamed up Thursday on a proposal that calls on Congress to invested $100 billion to combat the nation's opioid epidemic over the next decade.

April 19, 2018