Seth McLaughlin

Values Voters Emcee: Democratic response to Keith Ellison abuse allegations has been crickets

The emcee of the annual Values Voters Summit cast Democrats as hypocrites for the way they've responded to allegations of abuse that an ex-girlfriend has leveled against one of their own, former Rep. Keith Ellison.

September 21, 2018

Christine Blasey Ford remembered in Dewey Beach bar scene

Christine Blasey Ford grew up in Washington's affluent Maryland suburbs, graduated from an expensive all-girls private high school and spent summers immersed in the wild nightlife of this Eastern Shore resort town.

September 20, 2018

RNC records biggest monthly haul in August, surpasses $250M for 2018 election cycle

The Republican National Committee announced a record-breaking month of fundraising under President Trump, pulling in $16 million in August and bringing its total haul for the midterm campaign to more than $250 million.

September 20, 2018

Republicans blast Democrats’ ‘ambush’ on Brett Kavanaugh

Republican candidates running for Senate in red states are rallying around Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh and the party leaders pushing for his confirmation on Capitol Hill, picking sides in what has turned into a politically poisonous debate.

September 19, 2018

Ron Paul endorses Chris McDaniel in Mississippi Senate race

Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul on Wednesday waded into the Mississippi Senate race, throwing his support behind state Sen. Chris McDaniel's bid to unseat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

September 19, 2018

Ted Cruz casts Democratic rival Beto O’Rourke as soft on immigration in new ad

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz thrust the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront of his race with Rep. Beto O'rourke, releasing a new television ad painting his Democratic challenger as weak on border security.

September 19, 2018

Tim Kaine up double digits in Virginia Senate race: Poll

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine has a double-digit lead over Republican Corey Stewart in his re-election campaign in Virginia, according to a new poll.

September 18, 2018

Kavanaugh vote becomes landmine for GOP candidates in Senate races

Mike Braun's Senate campaign has sounded like a broken record in recent weeks, repeatedly demanding to know whether Sen. Joe Donnelly, his Democratic opponent, would vote to confirm Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.

September 17, 2018

Record number of women running for office in 2018 midterms

Women roared in the primary elections this year, pulling out victories all across the country and shattering records along the way in what activists say is a reaction to President Trump.

September 17, 2018

Andrew Gillum leads Florida gubernatorial race: Poll

Democrat Andrew Gillum, a darling of liberal activists, leads Republican Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor's race, according to a new poll.

September 14, 2018

Marijuana use climbed in 2017: Study

A new study from Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) found that twice as many people are smoking pot on a daily basis than a decade ago.

September 14, 2018

Andrew Cuomo-Cynthia Nixon New York governor primary high-stakes for incumbent, even if he wins

The strength of public polling, the appeal of celebrity and the power of incumbency will be on the line Thursday in New York where Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo faces off against a Hollywood actress who has hammered away at the two-term Democratic governor's liberal credentials.

September 12, 2018

Majority of voters oppose impeachment, support House Democrats on generic ballot: Poll

A majority of voters do not support beginning impeachment proceedings against President Trump, according to a new poll released Wednesday that also found that House Democrats have expanded their lead over Republicans in a generic ballot test less than two months out from the midterm elections.

September 12, 2018

Newt Gingrich, Republicans float new Contract with America

Republicans have poll-tested a Contract with America-style agenda to carry into the fall elections as they ponder whether they need to give voters a bolder plan for what they will do if they keep control of Congress.

September 11, 2018

New Hampshire, Rhode Island hold final primaries before midterm election

Voters go to the polls this week for the final congressional primaries of the year, with Democrats having done what they need to build a field of candidates capable of winning enough seats to flip control of the House.

September 10, 2018

Lindsey Graham: Obama criticism of Trump bound to backfire

Sen. Lindsey Graham pushed back Friday against former President Obama's criticism of the Trump administration, saying that if Mr. Obama wants Mr. Trump to win a second term, the Illinois Democrat should keep reminding voters about his time in the White House.

September 7, 2018

Tom Carper defeats Kerri Harris in Delaware Senate primary

Democratic Sen. Tom Carper fended off an outsider challenger Thursday in the Delaware primary, bucking the trend of liberal activists coalescing around minority candidates to oust long-established white men.

September 6, 2018

Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins further divide Democrats

Liberal activists said Ayanna Pressley's platform helped energize voters, giving her a 17-point margin of victory over Rep. Michael Capuano, the second longtime Democratic lawmaker to fall in a primary this year to a more liberal candidate. It's also vastly different than the platform Democratic leaders are selling.

September 5, 2018

Joe Crowley: Pressley primary win good for Democrats, reflects demographic changes

Rep. Joe Crowley said Wednesday that Ayanna Pressley's victory in Massachusetts is a good thing for the Democrats moving forward and underscores the growing political strength of minorities and women in certain congressional districts.

September 5, 2018

Steve Bannon’s open revolt against GOP establishment sputters

Steve Bannon entered the 2018 election cycle vowing to run primary challengers against nearly every Republican incumbent, looking to shake the party establishment to its core. The establishment, however, appears to have won.

August 29, 2018