Seth McLaughlin

Donald Trump’s Virginia visit a slap to Tim Kaine

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump marched into Sen. Tim Kaine's home state Monday and criticized Hillary Clinton for tapping the Virginia Democrat as her running mate, saying it is an insult to Bernard Sanders' supporters.

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump mocks Hillary Clinton’s ‘rotten’ maiden name

Donald Trump poked fun Monday at Hillary Clinton's maiden name, suggesting that the former secretary of state has stopped using "Rodham" because it sounds too much like "rotten."

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump: Bernie Sanders ‘folded’ by sticking with Hillary Clinton

Donald Trump said Monday that Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders "folded" by sticking with presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton amid an email scandal that revealed how party officials were conspiring against him.

July 25, 2016

Donald Trump completes takeover of Republican Party, declares ‘I am your voice’

Donald Trump completed his takeover of the Republican Party on Thursday, claiming the presidential nomination, calling for unity within the party and holding himself out as the real agent of change all voters have been waiting for.

July 21, 2016

Early Trump backers bask in glory at convention

Amid all the holdouts and lukewarm backers at the convention here, there are a handful of prominent Republicans who bought early tickets on the Trump Train, and they are now collecting their due.

July 21, 2016

Mike Huckabee: Ted Cruz supporters embarrassed by him

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Thursday that Sen. Ted Cruz damaged his brand with his refusal to endorse Donald Trump as the GOP presidential nominee.

July 21, 2016

Stacey Plaskett, a congresswoman from the V.I., asks police to investigate racy photos of her online

A delegate to Congress has asked police to investigate after racy photos of her turned up online -- and she said they had been "illegally obtained" from her accounts.

July 21, 2016

Newt Gingrich: Ted Cruz ‘misunderstood’ by booing convention crowd

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich told the thousands that showered Sen. Ted Cruz with boos at the Republican National Convention that they "misunderstood" the Texan's refusal to explicity endorse Donald Trump.

July 20, 2016

Ted Cruz withholds Donald Trump endorsement in convention speech

Conservatives continued to battle for the soul of the Republican Party at its national convention Wednesday, with Sen. Ted Cruz refusing to endorse nominee Donald Trump and instead delivering a speech that many in the crowd saw as the kickoff of the 2020 presidential campaign.

July 20, 2016

Marco Rubio urges Republicans to ‘come together,’ rally behind Donald Trump

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida called for unity Thursday in a video message at the Republican National Convention, urging party activists to rally behind Donald Trump and assuring them that the New York billionaire is poised to put the nation on a more conservative path.

July 20, 2016

Scott Walker: ‘America deserves better than Hillary Clinton’

Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin erased any doubt about his support for Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, saying the nation must not settle for Hillary Clinton in the November election.

July 20, 2016

Donald Trump campaign remains clumsy despite experience of Paul Manafort

Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort was hired to bring a steady hand, professionalism and competence Donald Trump's presidential operation, but the first two days of the GOP convention signaled the campaign remains clumsy.

July 20, 2016

Anti-Clinton message trumps job, national security themes

The Trump campaign declared jobs and national security the themes of their convention, but a fierce anti-Hillary Clinton message has instead dominated the early going.

July 19, 2016

Donald Trump officially claims Republican nomination

Donald Trump earned enough votes to become Republicans' presidential nominee Tuesday, with his home state of New York officially putting him over the top.

July 19, 2016

Mike Pence touts congressional record, battles with Bush administration

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence played up the wars he waged against the Bush administration and GOP leaders on Capitol Hill, holding them up as a badge of honor before a group of conservative activists days after being tapped as presumed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate.

July 19, 2016

GOP leaders stamp out anti-Trump push at Republican National Convention, skip roll call vote

GOP leaders steamrolled over anti-Trump delegates Monday, pushing through the party's rules binding delegates and ensuring Donald Trump will claim the nomination later this week.

July 18, 2016

‘Never Trump’ delegates gather signatures needed to force roll-call vote

Anti-Trump forces say they have gathered enough signatures to force a roll call vote on the Republican convention's rules package, hoping for a late groundswell of support to show the depths of antipathy toward Donald Trump becoming their nominee.

July 18, 2016

Donald Trump to garner support of Latino leaders

Latino leaders dramatically switched gears Monday by announcing their plans to endorse Donald Trump in the wake of the recent shootings in the United States and terrorist attacks overseas.

July 18, 2016

Anti-Trump forces adopt ‘Hail Mary’ strategy

The dump-Trump movement has yet to concede defeat.

July 18, 2016

Republican National Convention kicks off amid tensions of terrorism, cop killings

The Republican National Convention kicks off in Cleveland on Monday amid an atmosphere of heightened tensions, with last week's terror attack in France and the weekend slaying of three police officers in Louisiana fresh on the minds of delegates gathering in Cleveland.

July 17, 2016