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Articles by Seth McLaughlin

FILE - In a Dec. 2, 2016 file photo, U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., listens with Jamie Harrison, back, chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, as Ray Buckley, chair of the party in New Hampshire, speaks during a forum on the future of the Democratic Party, in Denver.  Ellison said Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016,  that he'll resign his seat in Congress if he’s picked as chairman by DNC members at the late February elections. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Keith Ellison’s past views on race praised by white nationalist

The leader of a white nationalist group is celebrating Rep. Keith Ellison's past views on race, saying the front-runner to become the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee was spot-on more than two decades ago when he wrote about the separation of races.

December 8, 2016
FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with retired Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as he leaves Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse in Bedminster, N.J. Trump said at a rally on Dec. 1, that he will nominate Mattis as defense secretary. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

James Mattis to be defense secretary, Trump says

As he kicked off this thank-you tour in Cincinnati, Ohio, President-elect Donald Trump announced -- sort of -- that he was naming U.S. Marine Corps Gen. James N. Mattis as defense secretary. But he told the crowd and the TV cameras not to let it out of the room.

December 1, 2016
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks to reporters following the House Democratic Caucus elections on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2016, for House leadership positions. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, challenged Pelosi, but lost, 134-63. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Nancy Pelosi re-elected as leader of House Democrats

House Democrats renewed Rep. Nancy Pelosi's lease on power Wednesday, voting to keep her as party leader and insisting she bears no blame for her party's staggering electoral losses over the past six years.

November 30, 2016
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio suggests that he will send the bill to the federal government to secure properties of President-elect Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s property security unprecedented

Donald Trump's win in the presidential election is causing some heartburn for New Yorkers and headaches for law enforcement officials trying to balance how best to protect the president-elect and his iconic properties from attacks without placing an undue burden on city residents and businesses.

November 27, 2016