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Articles by Seth McLaughlin

Then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech on the second day of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) ** FILE **

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
Sen. Patrick Leahy (Associated Press)

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
U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., listens during a forum on the future of the Democratic Party, in Denver in this Dec. 2, 2016, file photo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) ** FILE **

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
President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, right, arrive at a pre-Inaugural "Make America Great Again! Welcome Celebration" at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. At left is daughter Tiffany Trump. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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