Seth McLaughlin

Thomas Perez, DNC leadership candidate, touts White House experience

Former Labor Secretary Thomas Perez's message in his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee boils down to two words: experience matters.

February 5, 2017

Ed Gillespie up double digits in GOP gubernatorial race in Virginia: Poll

Ed Gillespie holds a double-digit lead over his gubernatorial rivals in the Virginia GOP primary, according to a new poll -- though half of registered Republican and Republican-leaning voters are still up for grabs.

February 2, 2017

Leaderless Democratic party revolves around fight against Trump

Democrats, by their own admission, are leaderless right now, and it is showing as the party struggles to settle on a coordinated strategy to combat the early moves made by President Trump.

February 1, 2017

Joe Biden backs Tom Perez in DNC race

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday endorsed former Labor Secretary Tom Perez's bid to become the next chair of the Democratic National Committee.

February 1, 2017

Vincent Tolliver ejected from DNC chair race over criticism of Keith Ellison’s Muslim faith

The Democratic National Committee has ousted a candidate running for party chair over comments he made regarding Rep. Keith Ellison's Muslim faith.

February 1, 2017

Michael Moore cautions Senate Dems: Filibuster Trump’s SCOTUS pick or face primary challenge

Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore is threatening Senate Democrats that they will face a primary challenge from the left if they refuse to filibuster President Trump's pick for the Supreme Court.

February 1, 2017

Democrats grapple with filibuster option for Neil Gorsuch

Eleven years ago this week, Democrats made history by attempting the first -- and to date only -- partisan filibuster of a Supreme Court nominee.

January 31, 2017

Patrick Leahy mocks voter fraud claims: Unicorns next?

The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Tuesday President Trump's claims of rampant voter fraud in the 2016 election have been debunked, but said he still expects the ridiculous claims to continue.

January 31, 2017

Joe Manchin opposes Trump travel restrictions, says it defies common sense

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia distanced himself Monday from President Trump's ban on travel from seven countries scattered across the Middle East and North Africa, saying the executive order defied common sense.

January 30, 2017

Bernie Sanders: Remove Stephen Bannon from National Security Council

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont is calling for Stephen Bannon to be removed from National Security Council, saying it is not the place for "an extreme right-wing political operative."

January 30, 2017

Heidi Heitkamp opposes Betsy DeVos as education secretary

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp announced Monday that she plans to vote against President Trump's pick for education secretary.

January 30, 2017

One week into Trump presidency, DNC chair candidates vow resistance

The candidates running to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee said Saturday that President Trump's first week in office drives home the need for the party to regain its footing and join the resistance against the White House.

January 28, 2017

Vincent Tolliver, candidate for DNC chair, blames Clinton loss on Tim Kaine

A candidate for the Democratic National Committee blames Hillary Clinton's loss in the 2016 election on her decision to tap Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia as her running mate.

January 28, 2017

DNC chair hopefuls divided on degree to block Trump Court nominee

Rep. Keith Ellison, the front-runner in the race for chairman of the Democratic National Committee, has been strikingly silent on whether his party should flex the filibuster to block a GOP Supreme Court nominee, giving his competitors an opening to draw distinctions.

January 26, 2017

Corey Stewart, Ed Gillespie race for Virginia governor shaping up as referendum on Trump

Even before President Trump was sworn in on the steps of the U.S. Capitol last week, the first test of the future of Trumpism was already playing out to the south, across the river, in the Republican governor's race in Virginia.

January 25, 2017

Democrats put aside decorum to immediately resist Donald Trump

Eight years after President Obama's rise inspired his party to dream of decades of Democratic control in Washington, his party looked on Friday as President Trump put the final nail in those hopes.

January 22, 2017

Richard Spencer, Alt-Right leader, gets sucker-punched at Trump inauguration

The leader of an alt-right group got sucker-punched in the face in the middle of an interview during Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony - and then he said he got spat on.

January 20, 2017

Bernie Sanders swarmed by supporters on post-Trump inauguration trip out of D.C.

Sen. Bernie Sanders received a hero's welcome Friday as he prepared to board an airplane flight out of Washington.

January 20, 2017

Democrats quickly vow to pushback against Trump agenda

Eight years after President Obama's rise inspired his party to dream of decades of Democrat-control in Washington, his party looked on Friday as President Trump put the final nail in those hopes.

January 20, 2017

D.C. denizens backing Trump say he’ll win over skeptics

Donald Trump supporters in the District -- all 4 percent of the city's electorate -- are relishing the chance to live behind enemy lines with the new president, saying they're confident they'll win converts once people see what he has in store for them and their city.

January 19, 2017