Seth McLaughlin

Sherrod Brown: Donald Trump resisting Russian probe, which is ‘getting close’

Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio dismissed the idea that the Trump administration's ouster of FBI Director James B. Comey was motivated by actions that Mr. Comey took during the 2016 presidential campaign, which Democrats have blamed in part for Hillary Clinton's loss.

May 10, 2017

Ron Wyden questions Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ ‘fitness for office’

Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon said Wednesday the role Jeff Sessions played in the firing of FBI Director James Comey has raised serious questions about the attorney general's "fitness for office."

May 10, 2017

Tom Perez calls Comey firing disgraceful abuse of power

The head of the Democratic National Committee on Tuesday called President Trump's firing of FBI Director James Comey "a brazen and disgraceful abuse of power."

May 9, 2017

Raul Labrador jumps into Idaho governor’s race: Report

Rep. Raul Labrador is running for governor in Idaho.

May 9, 2017

Resistance groups launch Payback Project against ‘Trumpcare’ supporters

Leaders of the resistance movement against President Trump have launched a new initiative, aimed at harnessing the pushback against GOP lawmakers that voted for "Trumpcare," through a series of scheduled "die-ins" across the country.

May 9, 2017

Joe Manchin III’s Senate seat will be challenged in 2018 midterm election

He's often Republicans' best Democratic friend in the Senate, but Sen. Joe Manchin III also sits in a deeply red state -- making him a top target for a new high-powered GOP political action committee seeking to boost their party's chances going into next year's elections.

May 7, 2017

Talks, incentives swing Republican votes

Rep. Robert J. Wittman was adamant back in March: The Republican health care bill didn't protect Medicare and Medicaid, cut health care costs or empower individuals enough to earn his vote.

May 4, 2017

Reagan amnesty children fight for another

More than 30 years after President Reagan signed an amnesty for 2.7 million illegal immigrants, some of those who were legalized are leaders in the movement to resist President Trump.

May 4, 2017

Ralph Northam prepares to face Tom Perriello in Virginia gubernatorial primary

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, Democrat, met Tuesday with pro-choice activists in Northern Virginia and started airing television ads boasting of opposition to gun-rights groups, seeking to strengthen his position among the state's liberal voters ahead of the gubernatorial primary in June.

May 2, 2017

John Kasich: Time for North Korea’s leadership to go

Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Friday the leadership of North Korea needs to go, and said he expects military leaders are considering options on how best to accomplish that goal.

April 28, 2017

Democrats mark 100 days of ‘resistance’

Still sour over the way Republicans treated President Obama, the Democratic minority has one word to describe its strategy toward President Trump: resistance.

April 27, 2017

Keith Ellison touts ‘new spirit’ of Democratic Party to progressive activists

Rep. Keith Ellison said a "new spirit" has emerged in the Democratic Party as he reached out to progressive activists seeking to translate their protests into real electoral power.

April 25, 2017

Draft Bernie activists invite Bernie Sanders to town hall

The progressive activists pushing Sen. Bernard Sanders to leave the Democratic Party have invited the Vermont independent to a town hall event to discuss the possibility of creating a new third party.

April 25, 2017

What’s Bernie Sanders’ role in the Democratic Party now?

As Sen. Bernard Sanders tries to figure out his role in national politics, the 75-year-old's supporters are divided over how tied he should be to the Democratic Party, with some saying they're gaining ground within the Democratic National Committee, while others say the party is rotten and must be forsaken.

April 24, 2017

Donald Trump has failed to deliver on promises over first 100 days, Democrats say

With President Trump nearing the 100-day mark of his presidency, Democrats launched a campaign Monday aiming to drive home the message that the Republican has failed to deliver on a number of promises he made to the "forgotten man and woman" on the campaign trail last year.

April 24, 2017

Can Karen Handel unite fractured GOP to win Georgia’s special election runoff?

Republicans narrowly managed to avoid an embarrassing defeat in Georgia's special congressional election this week, but their chance of winning the runoff in June depends on forging unity that's been sorely lacking in the GOP since President Trump took office.

April 19, 2017

Jon Ossoff nears first place in Georgia House race

Democrat Jon Ossoff took first place in Tuesday's "jungle primary" in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, but he appeared to fall short of winning a majority of the vote and securing the empty seat.

April 18, 2017

DCCC ‘nervous’ about special election for Georgia’s empty House seat

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee hit the panic button Monday in a fundraising email warning activists that the early-voting tallies are making them "nervous" about their chances of winning the special election Tuesday in Georgia's 6th Congressional District.

April 17, 2017

Conservative group launches anti-Elizabeth Warren initiative

Looking to tarnish Sen. Elizabeth Warren's political image, a conservative group announced Monday that it is launching an effort to tear the Massachusetts senator down ahead of her re-election race next year and possible 2020 presidential bid.

April 17, 2017

Jon Ossoff, Democrat, tests Georgia GOP strength in House race

Even if a Democrat emerges as the top vote-getter in Georgia's special congressional election Tuesday, the race is almost certain to go to a runoff, where Republican strategists said they will prevail and notch another win for President Trump.

April 16, 2017