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Articles by Seth McLaughlin

Rob Quist is the Democrats' hope to win their first U.S. House seat in Montana in two decades. A poll shows the cowboy poet 8 percentage points behind Republican candidate Greg Gianforte in the deep-red state. (Associated Press)

Rob Quist, Montana candidate, gives Democrats hope for House seat

Still searching for their first major electoral victory against President Trump, Democrats are pinning their hopes on a cowboy poet to channel the energy of the grass roots into winning a Montana seat that Republicans have held for two decades.

May 11, 2017
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie speaks during a tea party debate at Goochland High School in Goochland, Va., Saturday, April 22, 2017. He and two others face off in a primary on June 13. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Democrats: Ed Gillespie should condemn Trump over Comey firing

President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey has spilled over into the gubernatorial race in Virginia, where Republican Ed Gillespie is coming under fire from his primary and possible general election rivals for refusing to say whether he agrees with the move.

May 10, 2017
Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, said he was enticed to support the Obamacare repeal bill with an additional $8 billion for health care risk pools. (Associated Press)

Talks, incentives swing Republican votes

Rep. Robert J. Wittman was adamant back in March: The Republican health care bill didn't protect Medicare and Medicaid, cut health care costs or empower individuals enough to earn his vote.

May 4, 2017
Immigration advocates march against President Trump’s policies and rhetoric. Many who received amnesty under President Reagan are calling for another one. (Associated Press)

Reagan amnesty children fight for another

More than 30 years after President Reagan signed an amnesty for 2.7 million illegal immigrants, some of those who were legalized are leaders in the movement to resist President Trump.

May 4, 2017
President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday having faced unwavering opposition to his agenda from Democrats. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats mark 100 days of ‘resistance’

Still sour over the way Republicans treated President Obama, the Democratic minority has one word to describe its strategy toward President Trump: resistance.

April 27, 2017