Seth McLaughlin

Billings Gazette pulls Greg Gianforte endorsement after election eve scuffle with reporter

The Billings Gazette announced Thursday it was withdrawing its endorsement of Greg Gianforte in the special election to fill Montana's at-large seat in Congress, hours after the Republican was accused of body slamming a reporter and charged with misdemeanor assault.

May 25, 2017

Greg Gianforte accused of body slamming Guardian reporter

As Republicans wrestled with the latest analysis of their health care proposal, a reporter claimed Wednesday that Greg Gianforte, the Republican in Thursday's special election for Montana's empty House seat, took more immediate action -- by body-slamming him. Mr. Gianforte was charged with misdemeanor assault.

May 24, 2017

Elijah Cummings raises concerns over potential emolument violations by Donald Trump

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, called on The Trump Organization Wednesday to shed more light on the moves it has made to shield President Trump from possible violations of the emoluments clause of the Constitution.

May 24, 2017

Ed Gillespie touts experience, George W. Bush ties in new ad in Virginia governor’s race

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Ed Gillespie makes the case in a television ad that the experience he has gained working in the political trenches -- including as an adviser to President George W. Bush -- has given him the expertise needed to improve the lives of middle-class families.

May 24, 2017

Super PAC ad for Georgia special election ties Jon Ossoff to Nancy Pelosi, San Francisco

A super PAC aligned with House GOP leaders released Wednesday a satirical attack in Georgia's special congressional election playing up the notion that liberal elites in San Francisco are giddy over the prospect of voters from the Atlanta suburbs sending Democrat Jon Ossoff to Congress.

May 24, 2017

Greg Gianforte’s Montana race a health care bellwether

House Republicans' Obamacare replacement bill could claim its first victim Thursday in businessman Greg Gianforte, the GOP's candidate in a special congressional election in Montana.

May 23, 2017

Equality Virginia PAC endorses Northam in Virginia gubernatorial race

The political arm of Equality Virginia on Tuesday endorsed Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam's campaign for governor, giving the Democrat a boost in his race against former Rep. Tom Perriello three weeks out from the primary election.

May 23, 2017

Donald Trump impeachment on local agendas

Local communities, eager to show their solidarity with the national "resistance" movement opposing President Trump, are taking up resolutions demanding Congress pursue impeachment against the new chief executive.

May 21, 2017

Bernie Sanders staffer says candidate failed to harness progressive energy

A former top outreach staffer for Sen. Bernard Sanders' presidential campaign says that behind the scenes the operation was at times a mess as the candidate surrounded himself with his own group of insiders and failed to harness the progressive energy out in the country.

May 18, 2017

Progressives stick with impeachment demand

Progressive groups doubled down Thursday on their calls for President Trump's impeachment, arguing the selection of a special counsel to handle the investigation in alleged Trump-Russian ties should not deter Congress from initiating the politically charged process.

May 18, 2017

Impeaching Trump is still premature, Democratic leaders say

Democratic leaders have tried to pump the brakes on impeachment, but calls are growing among the party's rank-and-file members on Capitol Hill and among progressive activists across the county fed up with President Trump.

May 17, 2017

Tom Perriello, Ralph Northam, Virginia Democratic governor candidates, split on gas pipeline

Former U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello warned in a Virginia gubernatorial debate Tuesday that Dominion Energy's push to construct a natural gas pipeline in the state is "going to move Virginia backwards" -- as he sought to distance himself from Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in the Democratic primary.

May 16, 2017

Ralph Northam, Tom Perriello attack one another’s conservative pasts in Virginia

The Virginia gubernatorial primary has turned into a sprint to the left -- but it's a race for both Democratic candidates, who each have very prominent conservative baggage they're hoping voters will overlook.

May 15, 2017

Tom Perez, DNC chair: SCOTUS ruling on N.C. voter-ID law a ‘blow to Republicans’

Tom Perez, the head of the Democratic National Committee, on Monday celebrated the Supreme Court's refusal to reinstate North Carolina's voter ID law, calling it a "huge victory for voters and a massive blow to Republicans trying to restrict access to the ballot, especially in communities of color."

May 15, 2017

Ed Gillespie promises to be strong on immigration if he wins Virginia gubernatorial race

Virginia gubernatorial hopeful Ed Gillespie vowed to be "very strong" on immigration if he wins this year's election, saying he'll encourage use of the federal 287(g) program that enlists state and local police to help enforce immigration laws.

May 14, 2017

Rob Quist, Montana candidate, gives Democrats hope for House seat

Still searching for their first major electoral victory against President Trump, Democrats are pinning their hopes on a cowboy poet to channel the energy of the grass roots into winning a Montana seat that Republicans have held for two decades.

May 11, 2017

Justin Amash calls for bipartisan commission to investigate Russia interference in election

Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan has signed legislation that calls for an independent bipartisan commission to investigate Russian meddling in the 2016 election, making him the second Republican to jump aboard the proposal.

May 11, 2017

David Cicilline, Rhode Island Democrat, calls on DOJ watchdog to investigate James Comey’s firing

Rep. David N. Cicilline, a Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, on Thursday requested that the watchdog at the Department of Justice investigate whether President Trump's firing of FBI Director James B. Comey is the latest in a series of politically motivated actions, saying it is imperative that the agency operates free of interference from elected officials.

May 11, 2017

NRCC sneers at Democrat Jon Ossoff’s national security credentials in new ad

The National Republican Congressional Committee released a new ad Thursday casting Democrat Jon Ossoff as soft on terrorism, ahead of his runoff race against Republican Karen Handel for an open congressional seat in Georgia.

May 11, 2017

Democrats: Ed Gillespie should condemn Trump over Comey firing

President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey has spilled over into the gubernatorial race in Virginia, where Republican Ed Gillespie is coming under fire from his primary and possible general election rivals for refusing to say whether he agrees with the move.

May 10, 2017