Seth McLaughlin

Christie making trade mission to Mexico

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicks off a three-day trade mission to Mexico on Wednesday in a trip that will give the potential 2016 presidential contender a chance to burnish his foreign policy credentials abroad and bolster his image with Hispanic voters back home.

September 2, 2014

Republican Senate candidates struggling to open leads despite Obama unpopularity

Despite a highly touted class of candidates, Republicans have struggled in a number of conservative states — leaving the fate of the Senate to be fought out over the next two months

September 1, 2014

Martin O’Malley to headline Democratic dinner in N.H.: report

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is heading back to New Hampshire next month, stoking additional speculation about his presidential aspirations.

August 29, 2014

DeMint: Ted Cruz hotter 2016 commodity than Rick Perry

Former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint says that Sen. Ted Cruz would have the upper hand right now in a potential showdown with Texas Gov. Rick Perry in the 2016 GOP presidential primary.

August 29, 2014

Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes released new ad in Kentucky Senate race

Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes says in a new television ad that she has a track record of standing up for those without a voice — and winning.

August 29, 2014

‘Fake’ tea party groups need to butt out of New Hampshire: Granite State tea party coalition

The New Hampshire Tea Party Coalition said "fake" national branches of the grassroots movement should stay out of the U.S. Senate race in the Granite State.

August 29, 2014

Poll shows growing support for U.S. to take tougher stance in global affairs

A plurality of Americans say the United States plays too big a role in solving global problems — though support is growing for the nation to have a tougher stance in foreign affairs, a new poll shows.

August 29, 2014

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett losing by a wide margin in re-election race

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is in big trouble heading into the stretch run of his re-election campaign.

August 29, 2014

Elizabeth Warren to headline D.C. fundraiser for Iowa’s Bruce Braley

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a darling of liberal Democrats, plans to host a Washington fundraiser on behalf of Rep. Bruce Braley, who is running for the Senate in Iowa against Republican Joni Ernst.

August 28, 2014

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley sends political troops to South Carolina

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is lending a hand to to the South Carolina Democratic party ahead of the November election.

August 28, 2014

Braley, Ernst in dead heat in Iowa Senate race: poll

Iowa Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democrat, and state Sen. Jonie Ernst are tied at 40 percent in the race to replace retiring Sen. Tom Harkin, a Democrat.

August 28, 2014

Karl Rove: GOP must show ‘constructive’ agenda to takeover Senate

Karl Rove said the GOP is poised to take over the Senate if it can link Democrats to President Obama and offer a vision of "constructive change."

August 28, 2014

Sen. Rand Paul warns against interventionism in Middle East

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said the United States cannot be the world's police and is warning against listening to the "interventionists" in both parties, as he argues that their approach to the Middle East has "never been good foreign policy" because it is founded in the idea of "shooting first and asking questions later."

August 28, 2014

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker locked in tight re-election fight: poll

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is struggling to shake his Democratic opponent in the 2014 election, the outcome of which could impact his presidential aspirations.

August 28, 2014

UVA Center for Politics: GOP poised to pick up upwards of eight Senate seats

Heading into the Labor Day weekend, the University of Virginia Center for Politics predicts that Republicans are poised to snag somewhere between four and eight Senate seats in the November election.

August 28, 2014

Sen. Mark Pryor and Rep. Tom Cotton running neck and neck in Arkansas Senate race: poll

Sen. Mark Pryor is locked in a tight re-election battle with Rep. Tom Cotton, according to a Rasmussen Reports survey.

August 28, 2014

Republican 2016 hopefuls reverse course to appeal to conservative base

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's lawsuit Wednesday challenging the federal Common Core education curriculum makes him the latest GOP presidential hopeful to use the dog days of August to recalibrate himself toward the conservative voters who will decide the 2016 Republican presidential nominee.

August 27, 2014

Former Iowa state senator pleads guilty to accepting bribe in 2012 presidential campaign

The Department of Justice announced that former Iowa State Sen. Kent Sorenson pleaded guilty Wednesday to concealing payments he received from former Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign in exchange for his support.

August 27, 2014

Cruz, Jindal to headline Faith and Freedom Coalition event

Sen. Ted Cruz and Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will headline a September gathering of social conservatives in Iowa, which is home to one of the most watched Senate races of the midterm elections and the first stop of the 2016 presidential race.

August 27, 2014

Obama should seek congressional approval for ISIL strikes: James Clyburn

A top House Democrat says that President Obama should seek congressional authorization before taking military action against radical Islamic militants in the Middle East.

August 27, 2014