Seth McLaughlin

Barbara Lee skips State of Union, says Trump ‘denigrated’ presidency

Rep. Barbara Lee accused President Trump of peddling lies, bullying political opponents and "fanning the flames of racism, sexism and bigotry."

January 30, 2018

Democrats add speeches to official response with Joe Kennedy III

Democrats remain a conductor-less choir a year into President Trump's tenure, delivering a cacophony of responses to his State of the Union address on Tuesday.

January 30, 2018

Joe Kennedy III to deliver State of the Union response speech

Democrats looking to rebuild President Obama's election-winning hope-and-change coalition of women and minorities have chosen a white guy named Kennedy to deliver their chief response to President Trump's State of the Union.

January 29, 2018

Kirsten Gillibrand invites Carmen Yulin Cruz, San Juan mayor and Trump critic, to SOTU address

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York plans to bring San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a major critic of President Trump's response to the hurricane last year that slammed Puerto Rico, to the State of the Union address this week in Washington.

January 29, 2018

Joe Biden set to headline Indianapolis fundraiser for Sen. Joe Donnelly next month

Former Vice President Biden is scheduled to parachute into Indiana to lend his political starpower to incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly at a fundraiser next month.

January 26, 2018

Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, dinged over Chuck Schumer fundraiser

Sen. Joe Donnelly's rivals are taking aim at him over news reports indicating the Indiana Democrat is set to attend a fundraiser this weekend headlined by Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, who Republicans have blamed for orchestrating the recent government shutdown.

January 26, 2018

Conor Lamb, Democrat, will be a ‘sheep’ for Nancy Pelosi, conservative group warns in attack ad

A Republican group is poking fun at Conor Lamb's surname and his attempts to distance himself from Nancy Pelosi, cautioning voters in a new ad that he is going to be a liberal "sheep" for the polarizing House Democratic leader if he wins an open congressional seat in western Pennsylvania.

January 26, 2018

Luke Messer, Indiana GOP Senate candidate, circulates petition against NFL over ‘Please Stand’ ad

A Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Indiana is circulating a petition demanding the NFL rethink its decision to not run a one-page "Please Stand" advertisement that a military veterans group wanted included in the Super Bowl program.

January 25, 2018

Virginia school board renames Jefferson Davis Middle School after slave

A Virginia school board has renamed a middle school that has been named after Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States, according to the Daily Press.

January 25, 2018

U.S. Conference of Mayors cancels meeting with President Trump over immigration beef

Some of the country's top mayors canceled a planned meeting with President Trump on Wednesday to protest his attempted crackdown on sanctuary cities, complaining he was hurting their ability to "protect immigrant communities."

January 24, 2018

Senate Conservatives Fund backs Patrick Morrisey in West Virginia GOP Senate primary

The Senate Conservatives Fund on Wednesday endorsed West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate.

January 24, 2018

Republican governors in New England defy Donald Trump, gain voter approval

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed legislation this week loosening the state's pot laws, putting the Republican at odds on the issue with the Trump administration, which just announced a federal crackdown on marijuana.

January 23, 2018

Democrat special election wins signal Republican midterm trouble

Democrats in special election races are easily topping the numbers put up by the party's 2016 presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, suggesting energized voters and big troubles for Republicans heading into November.

January 22, 2018

Likely 2020 Democrats oppose deal to reopen federal government, citing Dreamers

Democrats in the U.S. Senate that are thought to be laying the groundwork for 2020 presidential bids opposed a bill Monday that cleared for the federal government to reopen following a three-day shutdown.

January 22, 2018

Donald Trump, GOP lawmakers shoulder more blame for government shutdown: Poll

More than half of registered voters blame President Trump and Republicans that control both chambers of Congress for the government shutdown, according to a recent poll.

January 22, 2018

Corey Stewart vows to be ‘strongest fighter against illegal immigration’

Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart rolled out his plan Thursday to crack down on illegal immigrant and reshape the legal immigration system, vowing to be the "strongest fighter against illegal immigration the U.S. Senate has ever seen."

January 18, 2018

Donald Trump to tout tax cut law in Pennsylvania

President Trump is heading to western Pennsylvania on Thursday to tout the new tax cut law, returning to the blue-collar voters who backed him in 2016 to highlight his efforts to "bring back" manufacturing jobs and revitalize the region.

January 17, 2018

Democrats tout Wisconsin legislative win as evidence of possible blue wave

Republicans said they're growing worried after suffering a stunning loss in state elections in Wisconsin on Tuesday in territory that was considered solidly Republican.

January 17, 2018

John Kasich hints at Donald Trump challenge in 2020

From his perch in the Ohio governor's mansion, Republican John Kasich is keeping a keen eye on President Trump's every move and showing a willingness -- some say eagerness -- to hurl rotten tomatoes toward the leader of his party when he gets upset with the act.

January 15, 2018

John Kasich expected to field GOP candidate in Ohio Senate race

When the GOP's top pick for Ohio's Senate seat abruptly pulled out of the race this month it upended the Republican primary and set the stage for a wide-open battle over Trumpism.

January 15, 2018