Articles by Seth McLaughlin
People are losing faith in Washington's ability to tackle their top concerns four months out from the 2022 midterm elections when Democrats are defending their slim majorities in the House and Senate.
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July 5, 2022
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What a difference a year makes. President Biden strutted into the Fourth of July a year ago on solid political footing, declaring the nation's independence from the coronavirus.
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July 1, 2022
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Rep. Liz Cheney said that the Republican Party must choose between following former President Donald Trump or adhering to the U.S. Constitution.
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June 29, 2022
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Anti-Trump Republicans hoping the Jan. 6 hearings are breaking the former president's hold on the party's base were disappointed this week after another round of Trump-backed GOP primary candidates marched to victory in Republican strongholds.
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June 29, 2022
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Rep. Mary Miller defeated Rep. Rodney Davis in the Illinois GOP primary in the newly drawn 15th Congressional District.
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June 28, 2022
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Rep. Steven Palazzo lost the Republican primary runoff in Mississippi's 4th Congressional District after being dogged by ethics questions about campaign spending.
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June 28, 2022
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President Biden and Democrats are framing the midterm election as a referendum on the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. They are hoping abortion energizes their dispirited voters.
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June 27, 2022
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Democrat Josh Shapiro is avidly pro-choice. Republican Doug Mastriano is avidly pro-life. The views of the gubernatorial candidates in Pennsylvania are now going to get more attention with the Supreme Court's decision to kick the issue of abortion back to the states.
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June 24, 2022
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Sen. Rick Scott, head of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, came out strongly Thursday against the bipartisan gun bill before it passed the upper chamber, putting more daylight between him and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who made the gun deal possible.
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June 23, 2022
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Sen. Rick Scott, head of the Senate GOP's campaign arm, said Thursday he will vote against the bipartisan gun bill that has won the blessing of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, putting more distance between the two powerbrokers.
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June 23, 2022
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More than a third of Republicans say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who says the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump, a new poll shows.
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June 23, 2022
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Missouri Republican Senate candidate Eric Greitens on Tuesday brushed aside the blowback he has received about a campaign ad he released this week that urges voters to join him on a hunt for RINOs, or Republicans in Name Only.
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June 21, 2022
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned Americans against traveling to Ukraine to fight in the war against Russia following the confirmed death of a second American in the war zone.
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June 21, 2022
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Elon Musk's praise of Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to have improved the Florida governor's odds of becoming the nation's next president.
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June 21, 2022
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Former Vice President Mike Pence says he will not let Democrats use the House's Jan. 6 hearings to shift attention from President Biden's failures and the challenges facing the nation.
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June 21, 2022
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski is out to prove her centrist brand of politics and willingness to buck the party line still has a place in today's Republican Party.
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June 20, 2022
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Every villain story also needs a hero, and Democrats investigating last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol have found a most unlikely one: former Vice President Mike Pence.
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June 17, 2022
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Nikki Haley is headed back to the first-in-the-nation caucus state of Iowa -- a visit that will add to speculation about her presidential aspirations.
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June 16, 2022
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Democrat Beto O'Rourke is gaining ground on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in their Texas gubernatorial showdown following the mass shooting at a Uvalde elementary school.
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June 16, 2022
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Rep. Tom Rice's landslide loss in the South Carolina Republican primary could prove to be a bad omen for Rep. Liz Cheney's reelection push in Wyoming.
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June 15, 2022
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