Seth McLaughlin

Democratic PAC looks to flip statehouses, starting with Virginia in 2017

A political action committee launched by veterans of the Obama White House and business allies said Wednesday their push to give Democrats more say over redistricting in 2021 starts this fall with the legislative races in Virginia, where they hope to flip control of the House of Delegates.

September 6, 2017

Bob Corker may be challenged by Joe Carr in 2018 Senate primary

Former state Rep. Joe Carr is laying the foundation to run against Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee in the Republican primary next year, accusing the incumbent of being too reluctant to back President Trump's agenda.

September 5, 2017

Progressives: Donald Trump taking cues from white supremacists on DACA

President Trump's decision to pull the plug on Obama-era protections for illegal immigrant children sparked an outcry from progressive groups who accused the commander-in-chief of siding with white supremacists.

September 5, 2017

Luther Strange joins Donald Trump’s calls for scrapping legislative filibuster

Sen. Luther Strange of Alabama said Tuesday he supports President Trump's desire for congressional leaders to end the legislative filibuster, arguing it must be done to get around "obstructionist tactics by Democrats" and advance the White House's "America First" agenda through the upper chamber on a simple majority vote.

September 5, 2017

Robert Menendez trial puts other Democrats at legal risk

As Sen. Robert Menendez prepares to face corruption charges, Republicans are confident and Democrats fearful that the taint of a weekslong trial will snare other prominent Democrats in New Jersey and Washington.

September 4, 2017

Bernie Sanders asked by grass-roots activists to lead new party

Sen. Bernard Sanders is giving the silent treatment to progressive activists clamoring for him to end his political marriage with Democrats and pilot a new party committed to making his progressive vision a reality.

August 30, 2017

Republican candidates run on Donald Trump loyalty

Undeterred by election losses, a spate of conservative candidates are wrapping themselves in the Trump mantle, believing the loyalty they have shown the president will pay off at the ballot box next year.

August 29, 2017

Roy Moore and Luther Strange locked in tight runoff race in Alabama: Poll

Roy Moore and Sen. Luther Strange are locked in a neck-and-neck battle in their runoff race in Alabama, according to a poll released Tuesday that also shows President Trump is very popular among likely runoff voters.

August 29, 2017

Confederate monuments law in Virginia may be revised

For more than a century, Confederate monuments in Virginia have been protected by a law that blocks local authorities from removing, defacing or disturbing them.

August 24, 2017

Ed Gillespie eyes Northern Virginia voters in ad, touts working-class roots

Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie on Wednesday started airing his first general election television ad in the Washington, D.C., media market, reintroducing himself to potential supporters in the voter-rich suburbs just outside the nation's capital.

August 23, 2017

Al Franken angles for center stage gravitas on Capitol Hill

Al Franken appears to be that rarest of senators -- one who doesn't see himself as president.

August 22, 2017

Ralph Northam leads Ed Gillespie by 7 points in Virginia governor’s race: Poll

Democrat Ralph Northam has a 7 percentage point lead over Republican Ed Gillespie in the Virginia gubernatorial race, according to a new survey that also shows that close to six in 10 voters disapprove of President Trump and are unhappy with the federal government.

August 22, 2017

Sen. Rand Paul calls Trump’s revised Afghanistan plan a ‘terrible idea’

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says that President Trump's decision to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan is a "terrible idea" that will leave more families with lost or injured love ones and add to the trillions of dollars that American taxpayers have already funneled into the 16-year-old war.

August 22, 2017

Democrats blast any Joe Arpaio pardon ahead of Trump Arizona trip

Democrats on Monday slammed the prospect of President Trump granting a pardon to former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, saying it would mark a win for "white supremacy" and set the stage for the commander-in-chief to use his constitutional power to keep his family out of legal trouble.

August 21, 2017