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Articles by Seth McLaughlin

** FILE ** This this Oct. 29, 2010, file photo shows Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Rep. Bruce Braley on damage control after anti-Grassley comments

Rep. Bruce Braley, a Democratic candidate of the U.S. Senate, woke up Wednesday to some tough headlines in local newspapers after a video was unearthed in which he warned that if the GOP takes control of the Senate, then Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley, "a farmer" who "never who "never went to law school," would takeover the Senate Judiciary Committee.

March 26, 2014
** FILE ** In this Jan. 8, 2014, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Marco Rubio: GOP should focus on economic issues in 2014 midterms

Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Tuesday that the GOP will be in a better position to takeover the Senate in the 2014 election if it sticks with an economic message of small government and low taxes that unites the party — not the emotional social issues that can divide it.

March 25, 2014
**FILE** Bob Barker is inducted into National Association of Broadcasters hall of fame at the Las Vegas Hilton on April 14, 2008. (Associated Press)

GOP strategist: Bob Barker had hand in David Jolly’s Florida win

A media strategist for David Jolly's successful campaign in Florida's recent special congressional election said that part of the reason the Republican emerged victories was that he had a secret weapon: former "Price is Right" game show host Bob Barker.

March 25, 2014
**FILE** Former President George H.W. Bush (center) is joined by his sons, former President George W. Bush and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, as he recounts Friday's birthday jump with the Army Golden Knights parachute team to celebrate his 85th birthday. (Associated Press)

Jeb Bush a formidable foe for emerging GOP field

Jeb Bush is casting a shadow over the entire field of potential Republican presidential candidates, as the former Florida governor continues to ponder a run in 2016 and keep his political options open.

March 20, 2014
Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, a Republican, is exploring the possibility of running for senate in his new home state of New Hampshire. The seat is currently occupied by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat. (Associated press)

Scott Brown’s bid for New Hampshire U.S. Senate seat a win-win for GOP

Former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown's bid for a Senate seat in neighboring New Hampshire is shaping up to be a win-win for the GOP — giving the party a chance to unseat first-term Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and, at the same time, forcing Democrats to spend money defending her.

March 19, 2014
** FILE ** In this Jan. 24, 2014, file photo, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus is seen at the RNC winter meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Reince Priebus urges GOP to tone down anti-immigrant rhetoric

Republican Party chief Reince Priebus said Tuesday that the GOP can make big gains among Hispanic voters even if it doesn’t support legalizing illegal immigrants, as long as the party finds better messengers and tones down anti-immigrant rhetoric.

March 18, 2014
Midland University president and Republican Senate candidate Ben Sasse is pictured on campus in this photo from June 5, 2013, in Fremont, Neb. The Senate Conservatives Fund, a national conservative group, has endorsed Sasse in Nebraska's U.S. Senate race on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013, setting him up as the race's tea party candidate. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

No clear-cut leader in Nebraska Republican primary

Tea party and conservative groups have been able to pick a clear favorite in most of this year's Senate GOP primaries — but that's not the case in Nebraska, where four candidates, all claiming conservative bragging rights, are running.

March 16, 2014
Republican David Jolly

David Jolly wins in Florida, GOP keeps swing district seat

Republican David Jolly won Tuesday's special election for the open seat in Florida's 13th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Alex Sink in a hard-fought race that offered both parties the chance to test-drive their political messages ahead of the midterm elections.

March 11, 2014