Seth McLaughlin

House Democrats: Collins arrest shows ‘fish rots from the head’ in Trump era

Looking to capitalize on Rep. Chris Collins' legal problems, House Democrats on Thursday said the New York Republican's arrest for insider trading shines a bright light on the corruption that has infected the GOP on President Trump's watch and gotten in the way of good governance.

August 9, 2018

Donald Trump casts himself as deciding factor in GOP election wins

President Trump said he's the magic touch for struggling Republican candidates after his picks won a series of victories Tuesday.

August 8, 2018

Tom Perez, DNC chair: Narrow Ohio special election loss is ‘good sign’ for Democrats in midterms

The head of the Democratic National Committee said their House candidate's near victory in Ohio's 12th Congressional District bodes well for the party's chances of flipping control of the House this fall.

August 8, 2018

Kris Kobach holds narrow lead in Kansas GOP gubernatorial race

The fate of the GOP gubernatorial race in Kansas between Gov. Jeff Colyer and Kris Kobach, the secretary of state, remained in limbo Wednesday as votes from the election continued to trickle in.

August 8, 2018

Liberals tout successes, ride ‘progressive wave’ in primaries

Liberals celebrated a number of primary victories Tuesday, saying voters will have the opportunity this fall to send more bold leaders to Congress as part of a "progressive wave."

August 8, 2018

Troy Balderson-Danny O’Connor Ohio House special election too early to call as polls close

Republican Troy Balderson clung to a narrow lead over Democrat Danny O'Connor in a barn burner of a special election race for an open House seat in Ohio, with the candidates separated by less an a percentage point hours after polls closed.

August 7, 2018

Scott Taylor re-election bid roiled by allegations of bogus signatures

Rep. Scott Taylor is facing scrutiny over allegations that his staffers collected bogus campaign signatures on behalf of an independent candidate in Virginia's 2nd Congressional District -- part of an effort that, according to political observers, appears to be aimed at siphoning votes away from his Democratic challenger Elaine Luria.

August 7, 2018

Donald Trump backs GOP nominee Troy Balderson in Ohio special election

President Trump's political reputation is on the line in a special congressional election in Ohio, where the White House is trying to pull Republican Troy Balderson over the finish line Tuesday.

August 6, 2018

Abdul El-Sayed leads liberal ‘identity politics’ push for Democrat diversity

The liberal push to remake the Democratic Party into a more progressive and diverse political organization will be tested this week in Michigan, where a coalition of grassroots groups has unified behind Abdul El-Sayed's underdog quest to become the nation's first Muslim governor.

August 5, 2018

Kamala Harris: Black women deserve bigger role in Democratic politics

Sen. Kamala Harris said Friday black women deserve to have a bigger voice in the upper echelons of the Democratic Party and launched a preemptive strike against those that might try to criticize her vision as "identity politics."

August 3, 2018

Cory Booker to liberal activists: ‘Reject the normalcy of injustice’

Sen. Cory Booker challenged liberal activists gathered Friday for the Netroots Nation Conference in New Orleans to fight against the "normalcy of injustice" in the United States and to "awaken the dream of this country again."

August 3, 2018

Ted Cruz campaign ad goes on air in tight Senate race against Beto O’Rourke

Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign said Friday it started airing its first campaign commercial of the 2018 midterm elections highlighting the Texas Republican's response to Hurricane Harvey.

August 3, 2018

Tom Steyer blasts Democrats over failure to impeach Trump

Billionaire Democratic donor Tom Steyer on Thursday shamed Senate Democrats and the Washington establishment for not embracing his quest to impeach President Trump.

August 2, 2018

Immigrant-rights group prepared to go for ‘jugular’ in midterm attack ads

The head of an immigrant-rights group said Thursday the chilling "American Nightmare" advertisement showing a Confederate-flag toting truck stalking young minority children that his group ran in Virginia's gubernatorial race last year could serve as a blueprint for television spots ahead of the midterm elections.

August 2, 2018

Liberal group thrusts Jim Jordan’s speaker bid into Ohio special election

Democrats are looking to flip the script on Republicans by calling on the GOP candidate in an Ohio special election to say whether he would support Rep. Jim Jordan's bid to become the next House speaker.

August 2, 2018

Ivanka Trump: ‘I do not feel the media is the enemy of the people’

Ivanka Trump said Thursday she doesn't view the news media as the "enemy of the people."

August 2, 2018

Jerry Falwell Jr., Liberty University president, questions Jeff Sessions’ loyalty to Donald Trump

The president of Liberty University said students at his evangelical Christian school sniffed out early on that Attorney General Jeff Sessions was never a true supporter of President Trump.

August 2, 2018

Donald Trump, John Kasich band together to push Troy Balderson in Ohio’s special election

The special election race for the open House seat in Ohio's 12th Congressional District is making for strange bedfellows, with President Trump and Gov. John Kasich pushing to help Republican Troy Balderson beat Democrat Danny O'Connor in a tight race.

August 1, 2018

Obama endorses Rep. Jacky Rosen in Nevada Senate race

Former President Barack Obama endorsed Rep. Jacky Rosen's bid for the Senate in Nevada, putting his stamp on one of the most watched Senate races of the 2018 election cycle.

August 1, 2018

Photo of Joe Arpaio in pink underwear more likely than Senate win, pollster says

The chances of Joe Arpaio winning the U.S. Senate race in Arizona are so absurd, according to a local pollster, that it is more likely voters will come across a photo of the former Maricopa County sheriff sporting the line of pink underwear he used to make inmates wear.

August 1, 2018