Seth McLaughlin

Kamala Harris copies Obama’s political playbook

In California, she at times was known for being too cautious during her tenure as attorney general. Now in Washington, Sen. Kamala D. Harris is quickly shedding that reputation.

June 7, 2017

Karen Handel debates Jon Ossoff in fight for Georgia 6th congressional district

Republican Karen Handel warned voters Tuesday in the first debate in the runoff race for Georgia's empty congressional seat that a vote for her rival Jon Ossoff is nothing more than a vote for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and her misguided liberal values.

June 6, 2017

Jimmy Gomez poised to beat Robert Lee Ahn in California special election

Latino voters appear poised to power one of their own, California Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, to victory Tuesday in a special congressional election that has turned into a test of the power of two ascendant minority communities.

June 5, 2017

Corey Stewart, Republican candidate for Virginia governor, applies Trump playbook in election

Financially outgunned in the Virginia governor's race GOP primary, Corey Stewart is trying to blow a hole in the conventional political wisdom that winning comes down to who racks up the biggest war chest.

May 31, 2017

Donald Trump voters show little regret

Despite an onslaught of ridicule from the national media, chiding from their neighbors and repeated public relations flare-ups from the White House, President Trump's voters remain remarkably loyal to him, pollsters and analysts say.

May 28, 2017

Greg Gianforte beats Rob Quist in Montana special election House race

Republican Greg Gianforte muscled his way to victory in Montana, overcoming a stiff challenge from Democrat Rob Quist and an election-eve scuffle with a reporter that led to criminal charges being filed against him.

May 25, 2017

Greg Gianforte’s alleged assault on reporter is subject of last-minute election ad by Democrats

Democrats released a new ad Thursday highlighting the audio of Republican Greg Gianforte's tussle with a reporter that led to the Republican being charged with misdemeanor assault on the eve of a special election in Montana to fill the state's lone congressional seat.

May 25, 2017

Billings Gazette pulls Greg Gianforte endorsement after election eve scuffle with reporter

The Billings Gazette announced Thursday it was withdrawing its endorsement of Greg Gianforte in the special election to fill Montana's at-large seat in Congress, hours after the Republican was accused of body slamming a reporter and charged with misdemeanor assault.

May 25, 2017

Greg Gianforte accused of body slamming Guardian reporter

As Republicans wrestled with the latest analysis of their health care proposal, a reporter claimed Wednesday that Greg Gianforte, the Republican in Thursday's special election for Montana's empty House seat, took more immediate action -- by body-slamming him. Mr. Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault.

May 24, 2017

Elijah Cummings raises concerns over potential emolument violations by Donald Trump

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called on The Trump Organization Wednesday to shed more light on the moves it has made to shield President Trump from possible violations of the emoluments clause of the Constitution.

May 24, 2017

Ed Gillespie touts experience, George W. Bush ties in new ad in Virginia governor’s race

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie makes the case in a television ad that the experience he has gained working in the political trenches -- including as an adviser to President George W. Bush -- has given him the expertise needed to improve the lives of middle-class families.

May 24, 2017

Super PAC ad for Georgia special election ties Jon Ossoff to Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco

A super PAC aligned with House GOP leaders released Wednesday a satirical attack in Georgia's special congressional election playing up the notion that liberal elites in San Francisco are giddy over the prospect of voters from the Atlanta suburbs sending Democrat Jon Ossoff to Congress.

May 24, 2017

Greg Gianforte’s Montana race a health care bellwether

House Republicans' Obamacare replacement bill could claim its first victim Thursday in businessman Greg Gianforte, the GOP's candidate in a special congressional election in Montana.

May 23, 2017

Equality Virginia PAC endorses Northam in Virginia gubernatorial race

The political arm of Equality Virginia on Tuesday endorsed Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam's campaign for governor, giving the Democrat a boost in his race against former Rep. Tom Perriello three weeks out from the primary election.

May 23, 2017

Donald Trump impeachment on local agendas

Local communities, eager to show their solidarity with the national "resistance" movement opposing President Trump, are taking up resolutions demanding Congress pursue impeachment against the new chief executive.

May 21, 2017

Bernie Sanders staffer says candidate failed to harness progressive energy

A former top outreach staffer for Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign says that behind the scenes the operation was at times a mess as the candidate surrounded himself with his own group of insiders and failed to harness the progressive energy out in the country.

May 18, 2017

Progressives stick with impeachment demand

Progressive groups doubled down Thursday on their calls for President Trump's impeachment, arguing the selection of a special counsel to handle the investigation in alleged Trump-Russian ties should not deter Congress from initiating the politically charged process.

May 18, 2017

Impeaching Trump is still premature, Democratic leaders say

Democratic leaders have tried to pump the brakes on impeachment, but calls are growing among the party's rank-and-file members on Capitol Hill and among progressive activists across the county fed up with President Trump.

May 17, 2017

Tom Perriello, Ralph Northam, Virginia Democratic governor candidates, split on gas pipeline

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello warned in a Virginia gubernatorial debate Tuesday that Dominion Energy's push to construct a natural gas pipeline in the state is "going to move Virginia backwards" -- as he sought to distance himself from Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in the Democratic primary.

May 16, 2017

Ralph Northam, Tom Perriello attack one another’s conservative pasts in Virginia

The Virginia gubernatorial primary has turned into a sprint to the left -- but it's a race for both Democratic candidates, who each have very prominent conservative baggage they're hoping voters will overlook.

May 15, 2017