Seth McLaughlin

Republicans raise pressure to oust RNC’s McDaniel; Trump champions are loudest

The pressure is ratcheting up on Ronna McDaniel to step aside as chair of the Republican National Committee but the inter-party revolt has not nearly reached critical mass, according to GOP insiders.

November 15, 2023

New Hampshire ignores Biden, schedules January primary

New Hampshire will hold the first-in-the-nation presidential primary on Jan. 23 -- officially rejecting President Biden's push to have South Carolina hold the party's first contest.

November 15, 2023

Ramaswamy launches petition to fire RNC’s McDaniel

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy started a petition Wednesday calling for the ouster of Ronna McDaniel as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.

November 15, 2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson is ‘all-in’ for Trump in 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson made it clear Tuesday that he supports former President Donald Trump's bid for the 2024 Republican nomination.

November 14, 2023

Younger Trump voters in Arizona pick the man over the party

Former President Donald Trump is bigger than the Republican Party in the minds of his youngest supporters in the battleground state of Arizona.

November 14, 2023

No Labels sets mid-April deadline for fielding a unity ticket

The bipartisan political group No Labels has set mid-April as its drop-dead deadline to pull the trigger on a "Unity Ticket" in the 2024 presidential election.

November 10, 2023

RFK Jr. ‘loving’ GOP debate among candidates he says can’t win

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gives the third GOP presidential debate a thumbs up and the five candidates who shared the stage a thumbs down.

November 8, 2023

Trump rally in Florida upstages nearby GOP presidential debate

Donald Trump's rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination hoped the debate stage in Miami would put them at the center of the political universe Wednesday.

November 8, 2023

Biden campaign says Trump can’t have it both ways on abortion issue

President Biden's reelection campaign is reminding voters that former President Donald Trump took credit for the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, in the aftermath of an election in which the abortion issue fueled Democratic wins in red and purple states.

November 8, 2023

Youngkin’s efforts on abortion limits fail: Democrats win full control of Virginia Legislature

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's dream of finishing out his final two years in office with Republican legislative control in Richmond was dashed Tuesday after Democrats defended the state Senate and claimed to have seized control of the House of Delegates.

November 7, 2023

Democrat Andy Beshear overcomes Biden’s unpopularity to win reelection as Kentucky governor

Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear survived a reelection challenge from Republican Daniel Cameron and dissatisfaction with President Biden to capture a second term in the red state of Kentucky.

November 7, 2023

Trump’s 2024 rivals desperate for breakout moment in third debate

Gov. Ron DeSantis and former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley are out to prove in the GOP presidential debate Wednesday that they are the strongest alternative to former President Donald Trump in the nomination race.

November 7, 2023

Kim Reynolds teams with DeSantis to bash Trump on campaign trail

Gov. Ron DeSantis hit the campaign trail Tuesday in Iowa with his newest and most powerful ally in the state: Gov. Kim Reynolds.

November 7, 2023

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds warns Trump ‘can’t win’ in backing DeSantis

Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa says she is backing Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential nomination in part because former President Donald Trump cannot win a general election race.

November 6, 2023

Democrats in panic mode over Biden hemorrhaging support, trailing Trump in battleground states

President Biden's dire reelection picture is sending shock waves of fear through the Democratic Party's ranks and sparking public infighting over whether they should stick with their aging leader.

November 6, 2023

Republicans test-drive post-Roe push for abortion limits in Virginia elections

The elections in Virginia on Tuesday will put Republicans' post-Roe push for limits on abortion to the test.

November 5, 2023

RFK Jr. outpaces Biden, Trump among independents, poll finds

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the king of independents.

November 1, 2023

DeSantis, Haley quarrel over China while chasing Trump; security threat key issue on trail

Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina are trading China-laced smackdowns in their bruising battle to become the clear alternative to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race.

November 1, 2023

Donald Trump is the cream of the crop in Iowa: Poll

Former President Donald Trump is running almost 30 percentage points ahead of his rivals for the Republican nomination race in Iowa less than three months before the caucuses.

October 30, 2023

Dean Phillips is all in: Running against Joe Biden for the presidential nomination

Minnesota Rep. Dean Philips on Friday launched his upstart challenge against President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying it's "time for the torch to be passed to a new generation of American leaders."

October 27, 2023