Seth McLaughlin

Trump received warmly by Christian leaders

Donald Trump received a standing ovation heading into a meeting with evangelical Christian leaders Tuesday and on the way out, as the New York billionaire sought to assure social conservatives that he is on their side following some of the rockiest weeks of his presidential campaign.

June 21, 2016

Donald Trump: I could have unlimited campaign cash ‘if need be’

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump downplayed the idea Tuesday that his campaign's fundraising operations is lackluster, saying his efforts so far have been "incredible" and saying he can always dip into his own pocket for general election funds.

June 21, 2016

Carlos Beruff: Marco Rubio should pass on 2020 White House run if he seeks re-election

The Carlos Beruff for Senate campaign questioned Monday whether Sen. Marco Rubio should be trusted to serve out a full six-year Senate term if he chooses to run for re-election, and not use the seat as a springboard for another presidential run.

June 20, 2016

Donald Trump dumps Corey Lewandowski from campaign

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is parting ways with his campaign manager, about a month before the GOP convention in Cleveland.

June 20, 2016

Marco Rubio Senate re-election campaign would require several about-faces

Sen. Marco Rubio was so over the Senate that he missed more than half of the chamber's votes in late 2015 and repeatedly mocked his colleagues for being useless.

June 19, 2016

David Jolly, Florida Republican, to forego Senate run: report

Rep. David Jolly announced Friday that he will forgo a bid for the U.S. Senate, and instead seek re-election to his House seat in Florida -- a decision that will increase speculation that Sen. Marco Rubio has had a change of heart and plans to seek re-election to a seat that could decide whether Senate Republicans retain their majority.

June 17, 2016

Donald Trump prepared to go it alone if GOP won’t get on board

GOP leaders have yet to abandon Donald Trump, but the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said this week he's ready to kick them to the curb and go it alone against Hillary Clinton if they don't man up.

June 16, 2016

Spanish-language ad warns Trump will steer nation into dark place of intolerance

A progressive group rolled out Spanish-language ads in swing states warning that Donald Trump has shown during the first 365 days of his presidential campaign that if elected he would steer the nation into a "dark place where intolerance, racism, and hate rule."

June 16, 2016

Donald Trump campaign, at one-year mark, burns both Democrats and GOP

Donald Trump's presidential campaign turns a year old Thursday amid just as much controversy as when he entered the contest, with his calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. angering Democrats, and his new openness to halting some gun sales leaving his fellow Republicans scratching their heads.

June 15, 2016

Donald Trump joins Democrats in post-Orlando gun control push

Brushing aside warnings that they'll tip off terrorists to secret investigations, Democrats pressed ahead Wednesday with plans for new gun controls after the Orlando shooting, and even enlisted an unlikely potential ally -- Donald Trump, who said he's open to a discussion about banning firearm sales to those on the government's no-fly list.

June 15, 2016

Herman Cain: ‘Mitt, you know nothing about racism’

Herman Cain on Wednesday mocked Mitt Romney's suggestion that Donald Trump could usher in an era of "trickle-down racism," saying the 2012 GOP presidential nominee doesn't have a clue of what true racism is.

June 15, 2016

Donald Trump’s Orlando response distances other Republicans

Donald Trump may be their party's leader, but Republicans on Capitol Hill are doing their best to ignore what he is saying on the campaign trail and hoping it inoculates them against efforts to tie them to their likely presidential nominee.

June 14, 2016

Trump casts Hillary Clinton’s immigration stance as anti-gay

Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton Monday to spell out why she supports an immigration policy that could increase the levels of anti-gay sentiment in the United States.

June 13, 2016

Donald Trump calls for temporary freeze on immigration from terrorist hotbeds

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump promised to unilaterally enact a temporary ban on immigration from countries that have served as breeding grounds for terrorists.

June 13, 2016

Marco Rubio pressed on re-election thoughts in wake of Orlando attack

Sen. Marco Rubio deflected questions Monday about whether he would reconsider a re-election bid after an Islamic State-inspired U.S. citizen carried out the nation's worst-ever mass shooting in his home state of Florida.

June 13, 2016

Donald Trump tells Christian voters: ‘I am with you 100 percent’

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump assured Christian conservatives Friday that he will fight for "our shared values" and warned that Hillary Clinton will push policies that ignore the "will of the people" and crush working families.

June 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton’s liberal record helps evangelicals overcome Donald Trump ‘trepidation’

Bishop Patrick Lane Wooden Sr. is not sure whether Donald Trump supports North Carolina's "bathroom law" requiring transgender residents to use the facilities of the sex they were assigned at birth, but he knows Hillary Clinton opposes the law -- and that's good enough for him to roll the dice with the presumptive Republican nominee.

June 9, 2016