Seth McLaughlin

With Election Day around the corner, Democrats deploy Dave Matthews

Democrats running in marquee Senate races are going full jam-band in the homestretch of the 2022 midterm races, turning to musician Dave Matthews to jazz up his devoted fans and get them and others marching to the polls.

October 25, 2022

Democrats’ dreams of rebound turn into a nightmare entering final two-week sprint to Election Day

The summer euphoria for House Democrats thinking they had the momentum to defend their slim majority has given way to a new reality: They are walking into an Election Day buzz saw.

October 23, 2022

Playing with fire: How Trump’s push against mail-in voting is likely to impact GOP turnout

Former President Donald Trump has been railing against mail-in voting since it was expanded in the 2020 elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now some Republicans worry it will narrow opportunities for their base in the fast-approaching Nov. 8 elections.

October 23, 2022

Pence on backing possible Trump 2024 bid: ‘There might be somebody else I’d prefer more’

Former Vice President Mike Pence is not jumping at the opportunity to throw his support behind former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race.

October 20, 2022

Trump’s trashing of mail-in voting threatens to undermine GOP turnout

Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans are discouraging mail-in voting, narrowing opportunities for their base to help get Republican candidates elected in the fast-approaching Nov. 8 elections.

October 19, 2022

Fetterman’s doctor says Democrat has ‘no work restrictions’ despite persistent post-stroke symptoms

Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman got the all-clear from his doctor that he is fit to serve in office after suffering a stroke earlier this year.

October 19, 2022

Laxalt woos ‘disillusioned’ Hispanics, blasts Cortez Masto for acquiescing to inflationary policies

Adam Laxalt, the Republican nominee in the Nevada Senate race, is making a play for Hispanic voters in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto.

October 18, 2022

Ryan says Vance pandered to Trump as Ohio Senate candidates vie for independent mantle

Democrat Rep. Tim Ryan and his GOP Senate rival J.D. Vance jousted Monday over who would be more of an independent voice for Ohio and less of a lapdog for party leaders.

October 17, 2022

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto scrambles to recreate the late Harry Reid’s Democratic political machine

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto is the most vulnerable Senate Democrat in this year's elections for many reasons, but a big one is the absence of Harry Reid.

October 17, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: GOP’s Adam Laxalt raises $6.2 million heading into final stretch of Nevada Senate race

GOP candidate Adam Laxalt raised $6.2 million over the last three months, according to his campaign, which is touting it as another sign of momentum in his bid to unseat Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto in Nevada.

October 14, 2022

No respite for politics-weary in Sin City where campaign attacks ads take over the airwaves

To get a taste of what it is like to live in a battleground state with high-stakes races on the ballot, all you have to do is turn on the TV for a few minutes in Las Vegas.

October 13, 2022

Pence, Ducey boost Blake Masters’ underdog Senate run as best bet to block Biden agenda

PHOENIX -- Former Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona sought Tuesday to reassure their conservative supporters they should be comfortable voting to send Blake Masters to the Senate.

October 11, 2022

Trump’s stolen-election claims remain article of faith for GOP voters, will be tested in midterms

The sentiment runs so deep among some voters that it has transformed the national political landscape, forcing candidates to pick sides.

October 11, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Senate candidate Blake Masters vows shutdown showdown over Biden’s border chaos

Senate candidate Blake Masters said if Arizona voters elect him, he's prepared to shut down the government to force President Biden to reverse course on his border policies.

October 10, 2022

Trump stumps in Arizona for Blake Masters, Kari Lake and down-ticket Republicans

Former President Donald Trump, looking to boost his Republican picks for U.S. Senate and governor in this former GOP stronghold, on Sunday called on his supporters to flood the polls on behalf of Blake Masters and Kari Lake.

October 9, 2022

Democrats go for the jugular in tight Senate races when GOP gains momentum

Democrats are feverishly promoting stories about Republicans hiding abortion and killing puppies as the party scrambles to shift the conversation away from kitchen table issues that are top-of-mind priorities for voters.

October 4, 2022

Herschel Walker to sue Daily Beast over report he paid for abortion in 2009

Herschel Walker, the GOP Senate nominee in Georgia, said Monday that he plans to sue a news website after it reported he paid a woman to have an abortion in 2009.

October 3, 2022

Democratic dreams for Abrams, O’Rourke in danger of crumbling to dust

Beto O'Rourke and Stacey Abrams shot into the political stratosphere four years ago when the fresh-faced Democrats electrified the party on their way to better-than-expected showings in statewide races in deep-red Texas and purple Georgia.

October 2, 2022

On debate stage, Gov. Greg Abbott, Beto O’Rourke clash on immigration, guns and abortion

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday said his Democratic rival Beto O'Rourke supports the "open border" policies of the Biden administration that have forced Texas to spend billions to combat the surge of illegal immigrants coming across its border and violent drug cartels flooding the nation with fentanyl.

September 30, 2022

Pennsylvania Senate race tightens, Oz eats into Fetterman’s lead, poll shows

The race for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania is tightening, according to a new poll that finds Democrat John Fetterman's lead over Republican Mehmet Oz has shrunk to a statistical tie.