Seth McLaughlin

Trump pits minority voters against illegal immigrants in effort to soften Biden coalition

Former President Donald Trump says the surge of illegal immigrants is more than a safety risk and a drain on public resources -- it's also hurting Black and Hispanic Americans' ability to get jobs.

June 20, 2024

Democrats struggle to counter Trump-led criticism of Biden on illegal immigration

Democrats are still looking for a political defense against the border chaos unleashed under President Biden.

June 19, 2024

In Wisconsin, Trump vows to rip up Biden’s ‘unconstitutional amnesty’

Former President Donald Trump said Tuesday that President Biden's push to loosen immigration restrictions is "an illegal, unconstitutional amnesty," a betrayal of the American people, and a desperate attempt to score political points before the November election.

June 18, 2024

Democratic Party has become a veritable pro-choice monolith

The Democratic Party's embrace of the pro-choice label has spiked in recent years to a near-universal level while the share of Republicans and independent voters who embrace the moniker has essentially stayed the same.

June 18, 2024

Jesse Ventura: RFK Jr.’s Nicole Shanahan pick was ‘money over votes’

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. missed an opportunity to send a message to voters when he tapped Silicon Valley billionaire Nicole Shanahan as his running mate, saying dollar signs drove the decision.

June 17, 2024

Trump’s big Iowa lead reflects Biden’s post-2020 slippage in middle America, key Rust Belt states

Former President Donald Trump is hardening his stranglehold on Iowa, sparking a fresh round of questions about President Biden's appeal across middle America and Rust Belt states that will decide his political fate.

June 17, 2024

That’s the ticket: Pros and cons of top contenders to be Trump’s VP

Former President Donald Trump has a list of political heavyweights and conservative stars to choose from for a running mate, but he says he has zeroed in on the V.P. pick he'll announce at the Republican National Convention in July.

June 15, 2024

Trump returns to Capitol Hill with wish list for Republican lawmakers

Former President Donald Trump will shed more light on his legislative priorities when he huddles with Republican lawmakers Thursday on Capitol Hill.

June 12, 2024

Trump leans into his star power on TikTok to court young voters

Former President Donald Trump expanded his unmatched social media reach this month when he opened an account on TikTok and, in less than 24 hours on the app, attracted more followers than President Biden. It was another warning sign for Mr. Biden.

June 12, 2024

Trump tells Christian conservatives ‘You just can’t vote Democrat’

Looking to shore up his Christian conservative support, former President Donald Trump pledged to stand "side-by-side" with pastors and faith leaders in the fight for "our values and our freedoms."

June 10, 2024

Red dawn? Trump aims to pull a Nixon in Minnesota, possibly upsetting Biden there

Former President Donald Trump is within striking distance of President Biden in Minnesota, lending weight to the idea that the Republican could put Democrat-friendly territory in play this fall.

June 10, 2024

Trump woos restaurant workers at Las Vegas campaign rally

Former President Donald Trump vowed Sunday during a campaign stop in Nevada to stop the IRS from classifying restaurant tips as taxable income, sending a clear overture to the swing state's huge pool of hospitality workers.

June 9, 2024

Trump trashes Biden’s ‘fake’ executive order on immigration in first post-conviction campaign stop

Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail Thursday for the first time since becoming the only former U.S. president in history to be convicted of a crime, using a stop in Arizona to eviscerate President Biden's new executive action aimed at securing the border.

June 6, 2024

Donald Trump to appear at business roundtable meeting in D.C.

Former President Donald Trump is returning to Washington next week to woo business leaders.

June 5, 2024

Trump pushes voters to embrace ‘early, absentee, by mail’ ballots after years of disparagement

Former President Donald Trump sent that message this week as he launched a "Swamp the Vote" campaign with the Republican National Committee urging voters to fully embrace the same early voting tools that he has spent years disparaging.

June 5, 2024

Trump ups his new-look voting message: Cast ballots early

Former President Donald Trump has changed his tune on early voting in a major way.

June 5, 2024

Trump hits Western campaign trail to test his post-conviction appeal

Former President Donald Trump is set to give voters an early sense of his post-conviction message during a campaign swing this week through the Mountain West.

June 4, 2024

Hogan to skip RNC convention amid abortion stance, clash with party co-chair Lara Trump

Maryland GOP Senate nominee Larry Hogan is working hard in the deep blue state to separate himself from former President Donald Trump and national Republicans, a position that has become a two-way street at times.

June 4, 2024

Republicans critical of Trump launch billboard campaign after guilty verdict

Anti-Trump Republicans have erected billboards in battleground states highlighting voters who backed former President Donald Trump in prior elections but can't stomach doing it again following his conviction.

June 4, 2024

GOP’s Larry Hogan can’t stop irking Trump

Maryland Republican Senate candidate Larry Hogan cut a path all his own this week when he preemptively implored the public to "respect" the jury's verdict in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial.

May 31, 2024