Seth McLaughlin

Anti-Trump ‘Biden Republicans’ backing Kelly Loeffler, David Perdue in Georgia Senate runoffs

Kevin Broughton made personal history by casting his ballot for a Democratic presidential candidate for the first time in his life. But he said there's no way he will back Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in next week's runoff Senate elections in Georgia.

December 29, 2020

McConnell blocks Democrats’ bid for quick approval of $2,000 stimulus checks

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats' attempt Tuesday to more than triple COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, and moved to link any increase -- which has the backing of President Trump -- with a repeal of liability protections for Big Tech, leading Democrats to delay action on a major defense bill.

December 29, 2020

GOP voters view Trump as model for party rebuild: Poll

President Trump's tenure at The White House is coming to an end, but his grip on the Republican Party won't be fading away any time soon.

December 28, 2020

Christmas Eve $2,000 stimulus check push fizzles out in the House

Republicans shot down a last-minute Christmas Eve push from Democrats to rush through $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans.

December 24, 2020

Georgia Senate runoffs: Attack ads dominate airwaves, galvanize voters

Sen. David Perdue has been warning television viewers across Georgia that a vote for his Democratic rival Jon Ossoff is a vote against the police, the military and private health insurance.

December 23, 2020

David Perdue-Kelly Loeffler runoff races complicated by Trump relief rip

President Trump could be making life harder for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in their runoff races in Georgia after announcing Tuesday the coronavirus relief package that the Republican Senators touted as a big win falls far short of his own expectations.

December 22, 2020

Trump threatens to primary ‘RINO’ John Thune in 2022

President Trump provided a glimpse of what he might plan to do with all the money he's been bankrolling in the name of overturning the 2020 election: Primarying Republicans in 2022 that didn't fully embrace his controversial claims.

December 22, 2020

Ivanka Trump in Georgia: David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler will block ‘radical socialist agenda’

Ivanka Trump rallied voters in Georgia on Monday on behalf of Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, saying the two Republicans are the last line of defense against the "most radical socialist agenda in American history."

December 21, 2020

Ivanka Trump to campaign with David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler in Georgia

Ivanka Trump plans to stump next week in Georgia on behalf of Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, seeking to bolster the GOP's chances of defending the seats in crucial runoff races.

December 18, 2020

Kamala Harris to campaign in Georgia for Democrats in Senate runoffs

Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris is scheduled to travel to Georgia next week to put her stamp on the two Senate runoff races that will decide how much wiggle room the Biden administration has with Congress.

December 18, 2020

Georgia Senate runoffs hinge on evangelical voters

Social and religious conservatives are the GOP's biggest weapon in the high-stakes Senate runoff races in this Bible Belt state.

December 17, 2020

Mike Pence tells Georgia voters: ‘If you don’t vote, they win’

Vice President Mike Pence said Thursday the stakes are too high for voters in Georgia to stay at home in the Senate runoff races.

December 17, 2020

Joe Biden tells Georgia voters in ad: ‘I need’ Raphael Warnock, Jon Ossoff in Senate

President-elect Joseph R. Biden is telling Georgia voters in a new television ad that "we need" Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the U.S. Senate.

December 17, 2020

Mike Pence set to lead Georgia rallies in call for voters to stay engaged in runoff races

Vice President Mike Pence is slated to return Thursday to headline a pair of rallies for Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, becoming the latest in a series of high-profile political figures to call on Georgia voters to stay engaged in the crucial Jan. 5 Senate runoff races.

December 16, 2020

Joe Biden goes to bat for Democrats in Georgia runoff races

President-elect Joseph R. Biden urged voters in Georgia to seize the rare opportunity to tip the scales of power in Washington by delivering victories for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the high-profile Senate runoff races here.

December 15, 2020

Georgia Senate runoffs may make or break Joe Biden’s agenda

Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, the Republican incumbents, and Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, the Democratic challengers, may be the names on the ballot for the Jan. 5 runoffs. But for voters, the most important name is Joseph R. Biden's.

December 14, 2020

Senate filibuster threatened by Ossoff, Warnock wins in Georgia runoffs

Liberal Democrats want the two candidates, if they win, to join calls to blow up the legislative filibuster in the Senate -- a move that would render the GOP virtually powerless on Capitol Hill.

December 13, 2020

Trump urges voters to oust GOP governors Kemp, Ducey

President Donald Trump is out for revenge against Republican Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Doug Ducey of Arizona for refusing to overturn the results of the election in their states.

December 12, 2020

Erick Erickson: Ken Paxton, facing FBI probe, ‘would love’ a presidential pardon

Influential conservative commentator Erick Erickson says Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's "absurd" lawsuit against the results of the 2020 election could be more about staying on President Trump's good side and scoring a presidential pardon than anything else.

December 10, 2020

Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia governor, announces he is running again

Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe officially returned to the political fray Wednesday, announcing he was seeking another term in the governor's mansion in Richmond.

December 9, 2020