Seth McLaughlin

Chuck Schumer urges Paul Ryan to ‘break free from the hard right’ in final months on the job

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said Wednesday he hopes House Speaker Paul Ryan will "break free" from the hard-right Republicans in his party now that he is not seeking re-election.

April 11, 2018

Fired up donors help Democrats hit early fundraising records

Anti-Trump donors are opening their checkbooks wide this year, helping Democratic candidates set early fundraising records as they hope to send a message in November's elections.

April 10, 2018

Virginia Rep. Dave Brat’s Democratic rivals amass solid war chests in primary campaign

The Democrats running to unseat GOP Rep. Dave Brat in Virginia's 7th Congressional District are sitting on about a half million dollars after the first fundraising quarter of the year -- putting them on stronger financial footing than any of the incumbent's prior rivals.

April 10, 2018

Michael Grimm qualifies for the GOP primary in New York’s 11st Congressional District

Michael Grimm has qualified for the Republican primary in New York, putting the former congressman and former felon a step closer to returning to Capitol Hill.

April 10, 2018

Sherrod Brown sets new mark for 1st quarter fundraising in Ohio

Sen. Sherrod Brown raised $3.3 million over the first three months of the year, leaving him with $11.8 million cash on hand at the end of March.

April 10, 2018

Rick Scott, Florida gov., launches Senate bid, seeks to unseat Bill Nelson

Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Monday entered the U.S. Senate race in Florida, setting the stage for a high-profile and costly race against Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and giving Republicans a boost seven months out from the midterm elections.

April 9, 2018

Joe Donnelly breaks his quarterly fundraising record

Sen. Joe Donnelly's campaign announced Monday the Indiana Democrat has posted the biggest fundraising quarter of his career, raking in $1.63 million since the beginning of the year.

April 9, 2018

Conservatives, liberals stake out NAFTA deals

As negotiations over NAFTA heat up, liberals and conservatives have begun outlining what they want to see President Trump include in the new deal he strikes with Mexico and Canada.

April 5, 2018

Congressional Progressive Caucus demands pro-worker NAFTA changes

Liberal lawmakers on Thursday said there is a prime opportunity to put Americans workers first in new NAFTA trade deal that the Trump White House is hashing out with Canada and Mexico.

April 5, 2018

Dave Brat slammed by opponents for losing touch with constituency

Rep. Dave Brat became a political celebrity in 2014 when he ousted then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican primary, accusing him of having spent too much time in Washington and losing touch with his constituents.

April 4, 2018

Donald Trump rewrites GOP playbook on trade

President Trump has rewritten the Washington playbook on trade politics, and many Republican Senate candidates are chasing after him, embracing get-tough approaches that would have been unthinkable for them just a few years ago.

April 3, 2018

Todd Rokita claims Trump mantle in new ad, casts fellow Senate GOP hopefuls as disloyal

Rep. Todd Rokita went full MAGA in his latest campaign ad, dinging one of his fellow Senate hopefuls as a "RINO" and the other as a "Never Trumper" as he seeks to gain an edge with GOP primary voters a month from the Indiana primary election.

April 3, 2018

Dennis Kucinich mounts populist bid for Ohio governor

For two decades, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich was on the cutting edge of liberal politics, standing with then-Rep. Bernard Sanders to denounce a free-trade deal with Mexico and Canada on the floor of the House in the 1990s and signing on as one of the original sponsors of universal health care legislation.

March 29, 2018

Pennsylvania may become bluer after midterm election

Pennsylvania helped secure President Trump's victory in 2016, but two years later it could be the state that undercuts his presidency by helping deliver control of the House to Democrats.

March 26, 2018

Mike Braun casts his Indiana GOP Senate rivals as cardboard cutouts

Businessman Mike Braun released a new television ad Monday in which he strolls around town mocking his rivals -- Reps. Luke Messer and Todd Rokita -- in the Indiana GOP Senate primary as a couple of cardboard cutouts.

March 26, 2018

Spending bill draws lines among midterm election candidates

The 2,232-page spending bill -- which was unveiled, cleared through both chambers of Congress and signed by Mr. Trump all in the span of about 40 hours -- is already proving to be a dividing line as lawmakers approach the November midterm elections.

March 25, 2018

Conor Lamb victory in Pennsylvania came through unclear stance on abortion

Conor Lamb has been declared the winner in Pennsylvania's special congressional election, showing Democrats a path to victory in blue-collar Trump country by defusing the issue of abortion by muddying the waters on his stance.

March 22, 2018

Mississippi GOP Gov. Phil Bryant taps Cindy Hyde-Smith for Sen. Thad Cochran’s seat

The governor of Mississippi's appointed Cindy Hyde-Smith to fill the seat of retiring Sen. Thad Cochran on Wednesday, setting up what's likely to be a vicious intraparty battle when the seat is up for election in November.

March 21, 2018

Republicans call Arthur Jones, Illinois GOP congressional nominee and Holocaust denier, a ‘disgrace’

Republicans sought to distance themselves Wednesday from a Holocaust denier who won the GOP primary race in Illinois 3rd Congressional District, saying he is a "disgrace" and not reflective of the party's values.

March 21, 2018

Pro-life groups praise Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski’s win in Illinois primary

Pro-life groups on Wednesday celebrated Democratic Rep. Dan Lipinski's razor-thin victory in the Illinois primary over a challenger who captured the support of the Bernie Sanders wing of the party and had the backing of national pro-choice groups.

March 21, 2018