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Articles by Seth McLaughlin

"Sadly, the American dream is dead," Donald Trump said from atop an American flag-filled stage inside his iconic Trump Tower skyscraper in New York City. "But if I get elected president, I will bring it back bigger and better and stronger than ever before, and we will make America great again." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump is running for president, for real

Donald Trump ended years of flirtation and jumped into the presidential campaign Tuesday, casting himself as the ultimate maverick and vowing to use his turnaround-artist powers, honed on his own financial resurrection, to rescue the nation from clueless politicians "selling this country down the drain."

June 16, 2015
American Renewal Project founder David Lane said he doesn't want to force pastors into politics but is looking for those who feel a calling. "If they are not called to run, we don't want them to run," he said. "We want people to discern whether God is calling them to run. If that happens, we are going to flood grass-roots-level conservatives into the public square."

David Lane’s American Renewal Project mobilizing pastors to run for office

The way the Rev. Mike Gonzalez sees it, the United States has turned away from God, and Christianity is under attack. The situation is so dire, Mr. Gonzalez says, that he is considering taking the plunge from the pulpit into the political arena, hoping to return the nation to the "Judeo-Christian values" he says the founders intended.

June 15, 2015
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush waves as he takes the stage as he formally announced he is joining the race for president with a speech, Monday, June 15, 2015, at Miami Dade College in Miami. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Jeb Bush announces bid for 2016 GOP presidential nomination

Vowing to "disrupt" Washington's political culture, Jeb Bush officially entered the Republican presidential race Monday, saying he would focus on economic growth and pursue the same fiscal policies he used as a two-term Florida governor to balance budgets, lower taxes and create jobs.

June 15, 2015
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (Associated Press/File)

GOP 2016 long shots fear missing their Gingrich moment in first debates

Fear is growing among the 2016 GOP presidential candidates that the Republican National Committee's debate criteria could rob them of their chance on stage and the opportunity for a breakthrough moment like the one that propelled Newt Gingrich to a victory in the South Carolina primary in 2012.

June 11, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson speaks in Manchester, N.H., in this May 10, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm, File)

N.H. Republicans urge Fox News, RNC to revise debate rules

Dozens of New Hampshire Republicans are calling on Fox News and the Republican National Committee to rethink limiting the number of candidates in the first televised debate to 10, warning that the criteria being used could eliminate viable candidates and goes against the interest of voters.

June 10, 2015