Seth McLaughlin

Joe Biden’s $775 billion proposal aims to bolster nation’s recovery from coronavirus crisis

Joseph R. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, outlined a proposal Tuesday calling for $775 billion in federal spending to expand child care and home care services for older Americans and people with disabilities.

July 21, 2020

Ted Yoho calls Ocasio-Cortez ‘f—-ing bitch’

Things got personal on Capitol Hill this week after a GOP lawmaker told Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that attempting to attribute rising crime in New York City during the coronavirus to job losses and poverty is "disgusting."

July 21, 2020

MJ Hegar challenges John Cornyn for Texas Senate seat

Democrats are bullish about ousting Sen. John Cornyn in November from his seat from Texas, where they have MJ Hegar -- a tattooed, motorcycle-driving, decorated military combat veteran -- fighting to prove that the state is indeed trending away from Republicans.

July 20, 2020

Trump handling of coronavirus cost minority, younger voters

President Trump's hopes of eating into the Obama coalition have faded in recent weeks as his handling of the coronavirus has left a sour taste in the mouths of minorities, young voters and college graduates.

July 16, 2020

Tom Perez, DNC chairman: Trump has thrown seniors ‘to the wolves’

The head of the Democratic National Committee said Thursday President Donald Trump has thrown senior citizens "to the wolves" through his botched response to the coronavirus.

July 16, 2020

Biden opens up 15-point lead over President Trump: Poll

Joseph Biden has opened up a 15 point lead over President Trump in the 2020 presidential election according to the latest Quinnipiac Poll.

July 15, 2020

Kate Bedingfield: Trump should reimburse taxpayers for Rose Garden ‘spectacle’

Joseph R. Biden's campaign said taxpayers should be reimbursed after President Trump's used a Rose Garden press conference to unload a series of attacks against his Democratic rival.

July 14, 2020

Trump slams Joe Biden’s agenda to combat climate change

President Trump and Joseph R. Biden both delivered speeches Tuesday on the same topic: the Biden agenda.

July 14, 2020

Biden outlines $2 trillion climate change proposal

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden pledged Tuesday to invest $2 trillion into combating climate change during his first term in office.

July 14, 2020

Joe Biden: COVID-19 is so bad ‘even Donald Trump has decided to wear a mask’

Joseph R. Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Tuesday targeted President Trump's change of heart when it comes to sporting a mask in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

July 14, 2020

Joe Biden vows to ‘rewrite our economy’ for unions and working class

Joseph R. Biden said Wednesday that if he defeats President Trump in the November election that labor unions can count on him to champion their causes and rest assured they will have a seat at the table in the White House.

July 8, 2020

Susan Collins-Sara Gideon Maine Senate race takes nasty turn under national spotlight

Sen. Susan M. Collins is a Trump toady in the pocket of the insurance companies, and her likely Democratic opponent, Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon, is a liar who covers for child predators. That is, if all you had to go on were political ads.

July 7, 2020

Kelly Loeffler targets ‘defund police movement’ following violence in Atlanta

Sen. Kelly Loeffler said Monday supporters of the "defund police movement" deserve blame for the recent spate of violence across Georgia that included the shooting death of an 8-year-old Atlanta girl.

July 6, 2020

Trump sets new bar on political polarization: Poll

President Trump has taken political polarization to a new level, according to Gallup polling.

July 6, 2020

Kanye West White House hopes faces long odds

Hillary Clinton has a better chance of winning the 2020 presidential election than Kanye West, according to political oddsmakers at Betonline.

July 6, 2020

Joe Biden pledges to ‘transform’ the nation

Joseph R. Biden is vowing to "transform" the United States.

July 6, 2020

Joe Biden assails Donald Trump over EU barring U.S. travelers

Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden said Thursday President Trump's failure to confront the coronavirus is to blame for the European Union barring travelers from the United States.

July 2, 2020

Joe Biden, DNC outraise Donald Trump and RNC in June

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised $141 million in June, marking the second month in a row that they have outpaced President Trump and the Republican National Committee.

July 2, 2020

‘The Squad’ joins forces on fundraising

"The Squad," a group of four liberal Democratic lawmakers, on Wednesday launched a joint fundraising operation to support their reelection campaigns and bolster far-left candidates running for Congress across the nation.

July 1, 2020

USMCA trade deal goes into effect, replacing NAFTA for expected economic boost

President Trump's biggest trade achievement went into effect Wednesday as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement replaced NAFTA, with administration officials saying it highlights the president's commitment to saving American jobs.

July 1, 2020