Seth McLaughlin

If you believe the candidates, Virginia’s governor race pits clueless Dem relic vs. Trump lackey

Republican Glenn Youngkin welcomed Democrat Terry McAuliffe to the general election race in Virginia's gubernatorial contest by casting Mr. McAuliffe as a relic who is out of touch with voters, including his base.

June 10, 2021

Most Americans don’t want to overturn Roe v. Wade: Gallup

A Gallup poll released Wednesday found that Americans by a 58%-32% margin do not want to nix the Supreme Court's landmark 1973 ruling that made abortion a constitutional right.

June 9, 2021

‘Never Trumper’ staves off Trump devotees in New Jersey gubernatorial primary

The most fervent supporters of former President Donald Trump fell short Tuesday in their underdog bids for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in New Jersey, but left with some bragging rights after collecting a sizable share of the vote.

June 8, 2021

Senate GOP campaign committee raises $10M in May

The campaign arm of Senate Republicans announced Tuesday it raised over $10 million last month thanks in part to a $5 million transfer from the Republican National Committee.

June 8, 2021

Trump loyalty put to the test in New Jersey GOP primary

Hirsh Vardhan Singh is closing out his underdog bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in New Jersey with a full-throated endorsement of former President Trump's claim that he won the 2020 election.

June 8, 2021

Obama on Trump-inspired GOP: ‘We have got a problem’

Former President Barack Obama says he is shocked at the GOP's reluctance to stand up against former President Donald Trump's stolen election claims.

June 7, 2021

Joe Biden honors the fallen on Memorial Day, vows to fight for stronger democracy

President Biden used his Memorial Day address to call on the nation to remember and honor the legacy and sacrifice of fallen members of the armed services and their families.

May 31, 2021

Joe Biden marks Memorial Day with a wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery

President Biden participated in a wreath-laying ceremony Monday at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to honor members of the military who died serving their country.

May 31, 2021

Donald Trump pays tribute to ‘fallen heroes’ on Memorial Day

Former President Donald Trump said Monday that Memorial Day is a chance to remember "the fallen heroes who took their last breaths in defense of our Nation, our families, our citizens, and our sacred freedoms."

May 31, 2021

Biden on Memorial Day: ‘Military community is spine of country’

President Biden said Sunday Memorial Day provides the opportunity to reflect on the sacrifices members of the military and their families have made to protect the United States and defend its values around the world.

May 30, 2021

Hakeem Jeffries: Dems won’t give up on Jan. 6 panel

The battle over the Jan. 6 commission is far from over, according to Democrats who say they are regrouping and exploring the best path forward after Republicans torpedoed a proposed 9-11 style commission to probe the U.S. Capitol attack.

May 30, 2021

Pete Buttigieg: Joe Biden’s budget is bold and responsible

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg pushed back against fiscal concerns over President Biden's spending plans, saying the $6 trillion budget blueprint is a "bold" and "responsible budget."

May 30, 2021

Arizona election audit promises more intrigue than answers

The ongoing audit of the 2020 election in Arizona has the state's Republican leaders at each other's throats and their disputes over the process are raising doubts about the outcome of the high-tech recount.

May 29, 2021

Senate GOP blocks Jan. 6 commission

Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a proposal to create an independent 9-11 style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, dismissing the Democrat-led push as a purely political exercise.

May 28, 2021

Nearly a quarter of Republicans embrace QAnon theories: poll

The "QAnon Shaman" apparently is one of many. A Public Religion Research Institute and the Interfaith Youth Core survey released this week found that 15% of Americans are QAnon believers.

May 28, 2021

Donald Trump dings Reagan Library, former Speaker Paul Ryan

Former President Donald Trump blasted the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum a day after former House Speaker Paul D. Ryan appeared there and delivered a thinly veiled critique of the 45th president's grip on the party.

May 28, 2021

Joe Biden tests big government popularity with $8 trillion in spending

President Biden is testing the theory that spending big pays in politics, with a total of nearly $8 trillion in spending either proposed or doled out so far this year.

May 27, 2021

Joe Manchin: ‘No excuse’ for Republicans to oppose Jan. 6 panel

Sen. Joe Manchin slammed his Republican colleagues Thursday over their continued opposition to a proposed 9/11-style commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

May 27, 2021

GOP rolls dice that Donald Trump helps score wins in midterms

Republican leaders and the vast majority of the party's rank-and-file members are betting they are better off with former President Donald Trump than they are without him heading into the 2022 midterm elections.

May 27, 2021

Republicans with 2024 election hopes pounce on Biden’s response to Israel-Palestine conflict

President Biden's response to the flare-up of violence in the Middle East has given an opening to Republicans with 2024 White House ambitions to draw political battle lines with the Democratic administration and score points with the GOP base.

May 19, 2021