Seth McLaughlin

Democrats preparing to fight GOP to be ‘party of the parents’ in 2022 midterms

Democratic Party officials insist they're ready for the debate over education after parental anger at public schools helped Republicans score a string of upset victories in the Virginia elections this month.

November 15, 2021

Douglas Wilder warns Dems of voter backlash from $450K payouts to illegal immigrants

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said Democrats will pay a price at the ballot box next year if they start cutting taxpayer-funded checks to migrants.

November 11, 2021

Pelosi celebrates Trump court defeat in Jan. 6 inquiry

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday praised a federal judge's ruling rejecting former President Trump's request to block the National Archives from turning over documents sought by the House select committee investigating the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.

November 10, 2021

Youngkin’s win rewrites Trump campaign playbook for Republicans, Democrats

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin's victory in Tuesday's election is offering Republicans a roadmap for escaping former President Donald Trump's glare and forcing Democrats to rethink their strategy of running against the de facto leader of the GOP in the midterm elections.

November 3, 2021

Trump: ‘My BASE’ drove Glenn Youngkin’s victory

Former President Donald Trump credited his supporters with fueling Republican Glenn Youngkin's victory in Virginia's gubernatorial race.

November 2, 2021

Youngkin defeats McAuliffe in Virginia

Republican Glenn Youngkin upset Democrat Terry McAuliffe in Virginia's gubernatorial race, breaking his party's losing streak in the state and giving the GOP a reason to be optimistic heading into the congressional elections next year.

November 2, 2021

Too early to call: Polls close in Virginia gubernatorial race

The supercharged gubernatorial race in Virginia between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin was in the hands of election officials Tuesday an hour after polls closed.

November 2, 2021

‘Tis the season: Trump offering donors ‘Trump Gift Wrapping Paper’

Former President Trump is offering supporters "NEW Trump Gift Wrapping Paper" in exchange for a $35 donation to his political operation.

November 2, 2021

McAuliffe, Youngkin scramble for votes in homestretch of Virginia’s neck-and-neck gubernatorial race

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin barnstormed Virginia on Monday in their final get-out-the-vote push on the eve of the governor's election -- the first competitive statewide election since President Biden took office in January.

November 1, 2021

Virginia Democrats betting money talks in House of Delegates races

Eighteen candidates running for the Virginia House of Delegates have raised more than $1 million for their campaigns, for a job that pays less than $18,000 a year.

October 31, 2021

Trump cheers Kinzinger exit: ‘2 down, 8 to go!’

Former President Donald Trump celebrated the news Friday that GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger won't be seeking reelection. "2 down, 8 to go!" Mr. Trump said in a statement.

October 29, 2021

GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger, outspoken Trump critic, won’t seek reelection

Rep. Adam Kinzinger announced Friday that he will not seek reelection, saying tribalism is ripping apart the political fabric of the country and has so dramatically undermined democratic institutions that "government is the problem."

October 29, 2021

Mark Meadows: ‘I would put all my money’ on Trump 2024 bid

Mark Meadows is so convinced that former President Donald Trump will run for the White House in 2024 that he says he would put "all his money" on it.

October 29, 2021

Glenn Youngkin closes out campaign with traditional conservative message

Republican Glenn Youngkin is going back to the future with his closing argument in the homestretch of his gubernatorial bid against Democrat Terry McAuliffe. Looking to coax undecided voters off the sidelines, Mr. Youngkin is barnstorming Virginia with a traditional conservative Republican message anchored in kitchen-table issues.

October 26, 2021

Biden works to turn out Democrats in N.J., Va., as approval, fortunes teeter

President Biden swept into Democratic strongholds of New Jersey Monday, hoping to breathe life into his "Build Back Better" agenda and the reelection bid of Gov. Phil Murphy, who is clinging to a solid but dwindling lead in a contest that will test the party's post-Trump momentum.

October 25, 2021