Seth McLaughlin

Luther Strange joins Donald Trump’s calls for scrapping legislative filibuster

Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama said Tuesday he supports President Trump's desire for congressional leaders to end the legislative filibuster, arguing it must be done to get around "obstructionist tactics by Democrats" and advance the White House's "America First" agenda through the upper chamber on a simple majority vote.

September 5, 2017

Robert Menendez trial puts other Democrats at legal risk

As Sen. Robert Menendez prepares to face corruption charges, Republicans are confident and Democrats fearful that the taint of a weekslong trial will snare other prominent Democrats in New Jersey and Washington.

September 4, 2017

Bernie Sanders asked by grass-roots activists to lead new party

Sen. Bernard Sanders is giving the silent treatment to progressive activists clamoring for him to end his political marriage with Democrats and pilot a new party committed to making his progressive vision a reality.

August 30, 2017

Republican candidates run on Donald Trump loyalty

Undeterred by election losses, a spate of conservative candidates are wrapping themselves in the Trump mantle, believing the loyalty they have shown the president will pay off at the ballot box next year.

August 29, 2017

Roy Moore and Luther Strange locked in tight runoff race in Alabama: Poll

Roy Moore and Sen. Luther Strange are locked in a neck-and-neck battle in their runoff race in Alabama, according to a poll released Tuesday that also shows President Trump is very popular among likely runoff voters.

August 29, 2017

Confederate monuments law in Virginia may be revised

For more than a century, Confederate monuments in Virginia have been protected by a law that blocks local authorities from removing, defacing or disturbing them.

August 24, 2017

Ed Gillespie eyes Northern Virginia voters in ad, touts working-class roots

Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie on Wednesday started airing his first general election television ad in the Washington, D.C., media market, reintroducing himself to potential supporters in the voter-rich suburbs just outside the nation's capital.

August 23, 2017

Al Franken angles for center stage gravitas on Capitol Hill

Al Franken appears to be that rarest of senators -- one who doesn't see himself as president.

August 22, 2017

Ralph Northam leads Ed Gillespie by 7 points in Virginia governor’s race: Poll

Democrat Ralph Northam has a 7 percentage point lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia gubernatorial race, according to a new survey that also shows that close to six in 10 voters disapprove of President Trump and are unhappy with the federal government.

August 22, 2017

Sen. Rand Paul calls Trump’s revised Afghanistan plan a ‘terrible idea’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says that President Trump's decision to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan is a "terrible idea" that will leave more families with lost or injured love ones and add to the trillions of dollars that American taxpayers have already funneled into the 16-year-old war.

August 22, 2017

Democrats blast any Joe Arpaio pardon ahead of Trump Arizona trip

Democrats on Monday slammed the prospect of President Trump granting a pardon to former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying it would mark a win for "white supremacy" and set the stage for the commander-in-chief to use his constitutional power to keep his family out of legal trouble.

August 21, 2017

Joe Donnelly launches re-election bid

Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana on Monday made it official that he is seeking re-election to the U.S. Senate, casting himself as a bipartisan lawmaker who is willing to work across the aisle to make life better for his constituents.

August 21, 2017

Terry McAuliffe, Va. governor, puts temporary hold on demonstrations at Lee statue

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed an executive order on Friday putting a temporary freeze on demonstrations at the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville.

August 18, 2017

Nancy Pelosi backs effort to censure Donald Trump

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi threw her support Friday behind an effort to censure President Trump over his response to the violent clashes in Charlottesville.

August 18, 2017

Charles Barkley: Worrying about Confederate statues, neo-Nazis a waste of time

Former NBA All-Star Charles Barkley says he isn't going to waste his time worrying about "stupid" Confederate statues or trying to convince white nationalist and neo-Nazis that their views are wrong.

August 18, 2017

Mitt Romney urges Donald Trump to ‘apologize’ to the nation over his Charlottesville response

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the GOP's 2012 presidential nominee, called on President Trump Friday to apologize to the nation for his failed response to the violence in Charlottesville.

August 18, 2017

Capitol’s Confederate statue removals pose difficult questions

As Democratic leaders threw their support Thursday behind a proposal to take down any statue connected with the Confederacy, President Trump wondered where they would draw the line.

August 17, 2017

Steve Cohen introducing articles of impeachment against Donald Trump

Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee announced Thursday he is introducing articles of impeachment against President Trump following the violence in Virginia.

August 17, 2017

Cory Booker vows legislation to remove Confederate statues from U.S. Capitol

Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey plans to introduce legislation that calls for the removal of Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol building.

August 17, 2017

Levar Stoney, Richmond mayor, directs commission to look at removing city’s Confederate statues

Mayor Levar M. Stoney of Richmond, Va., said Wednesday he is ordering a commission to explore the possible removal or relocation of Confederate statues that now decorate Monument Avenue, saying they should be "part of our dark past and not of our bright future."

August 16, 2017