Seth McLaughlin

Sen. Tim Kaine defends Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer from liberal backlash

Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia pushed back Sunday against liberal critics of Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer.

November 16, 2025

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Epstein files for breakup with Trump

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said Sunday that President Trump cut political ties with her because she's pushing for the release of the Epstein files.

November 16, 2025

Epstein files emerge as flashpoint in 2026 Republican primaries

Ed Gallrein is running hard on his loyalty to President Trump as he challenges Rep. Thomas Massie in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, and it shows when the discussion veers into the Epstein files.

November 13, 2025

Sen. Fetterman’s maverick mantra of ‘country over party’ increasingly frustrates fellow Democrats

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman's independent streak is once again drawing fire from Democrats and praise from Republicans, as he reinforces his wild-card image in a political party divided over strategy and messaging.

November 12, 2025

Bernie Sanders’ revolution keeps growing with another left-wing candidate added to his lineup

Sen. Bernard Sanders is diving into another high-stakes Democratic primary -- this time in Minnesota -- by endorsing Peggy Flanagan for Senate.

November 10, 2025

MTG warns GOP has drifted off the America First course, rejects 2028 presidential rumors

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rejected the storyline that she's broken with the Republican Party. She says it's the other way around.

November 7, 2025

Election wins give Democrats new swagger, reveal Americans’ economic angst and dissatisfaction

Democrats' sweep of the off-year elections this week gave the party renewed vigor for battling President Trump and confidence that the victories are a springboard for the 2026 midterm campaigns.

November 5, 2025

Schumer’s nightmare scenario: Mamdani’s win rekindles rumblings of AOC primary showdown

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's resounding election win is giving Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer plenty to worry about.

November 5, 2025

Abigail Spanberger wins, makes history as Virginia’s first female governor

Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia's gubernatorial race Tuesday, becoming the state's first female governor and delivering a major win for Democrats ahead of next year's midterm elections.

November 4, 2025

Off-year elections to tap voter mood from coast to coast

After months of mudslinging, feisty debates and relentless door-knocking, voters in Virginia and New Jersey head to the polls Tuesday to decide high-stakes races that could offer early clues about the national political mood 10 months into President Trump's second term and one year out from the 2026 midterm elections.

November 3, 2025

Jeffries backs socialist Mamdani for mayor of New York, but says he’s not the party’s future

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is pumping the brakes on the notion that Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist leading New York City's mayoral race, represents the future of the Democratic Party.

November 3, 2025

SNAP benefits in jeopardy as government shutdown drags into fifth week

The government shutdown, entering its fifth week, has begun to threaten vital food assistance programs used by tens of millions of Americans, prompting a surge in demand and long lines at food banks nationwide.

November 2, 2025

Newsom: Tuesday’s elections will mark turning point in Trump presidency

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said Sunday that he is "deeply confident" that voters this week will sign off on new congressional maps that favor Democrats, framing it as part of a broader rejection of President Trump's failed leadership.

November 2, 2025

Spanberger holds double-digit edge over Earle-Sears in Virginia gubernatorial race, poll shows

Democrat Abigail Spanberger has the upper hand against Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in polling for Virginia's gubernatorial race.

November 2, 2025

Democrats accuse Trump admin, GOP of weaponizing hunger amid legal battle over SNAP benefits

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday accused the Trump administration of choosing to "weaponize hunger" during the ongoing government shutdown, citing the dispute over payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which serves tens of millions of low-income Americans.

November 2, 2025

Speaker defends Trump’s Caribbean strikes amid bipartisan criticism

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson defended the Trump administration's recent military strikes in the Caribbean, citing "exquisite intelligence" as justification for targeting alleged drug traffickers.

November 2, 2025

Earle-Sears’ Virginia campaign bus catches fire

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears' campaign for governor is catching fire -- literally.

October 30, 2025

AG Jason Miyares’ surge in polls offers GOP hope in Virginia

Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares' reelection campaign is closing strong.

October 30, 2025

Obama steps in, Biden sidelined in high-stakes Democratic campaigns

As a Democratic congresswoman less than two years ago, Abigail Spanberger delivered votes for then-President Joseph R. Biden's agenda on everything from spending to gun control to immigration. But now, with Ms. Spanberger running for governor in Virginia -- one of the country's marquee political races this year -- Mr. Biden is nowhere to be seen.

October 29, 2025

Doug Wilder, America’s first Black governor, backs scrapping Virginia’s redistricting commission

Former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder said the redistricting fight in Richmond has stripped away the moral facade of the bipartisan commission once touted as a tool for fairer politics.

October 29, 2025