Seth McLaughlin

Republican presidential hopefuls put federal agencies, departments on the chopping block

The 2024 Republican presidential contenders are espousing ways to not only starve the federal beast but sever its limbs.

October 2, 2023

Trump, DeSantis teams bet on border madness to energize GOP voters

The chaos at the border is filling TV screens in Iowa as ads by the super PACs backing former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis try to convince voters their candidate is best prepared to stop the influx of migrants and illegal drugs.

September 29, 2023

South Carolinians duke it out in GOP presidential debate

For a brief moment, the second Republican presidential debate devolved into a spat over curtains between the two dignitaries from South Carolina.

September 27, 2023

Christie quacks up a new name for the no-show former president: ‘Donald Duck’

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has a new name for Donald Trump: "Donald Duck."

September 27, 2023

Trump vows to fight for autoworkers against Biden and the ‘ultra-left-wing lunatics’

Former President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to lead a "revival of economic nationalism" that will protect the auto industry jobs that he said the Biden administration is threatening through its push for electric vehicles.

September 27, 2023

And then there were seven: Trump rivals look for a breakout moment in the second debate

The second GOP presidential debate is set to feature seven candidates -- and like the first debate, it will go on without the favorite in the race, former President Donald Trump.

September 26, 2023

Trump tests the strength of his pro-life support with a more nuanced stance on abortion

From free trade to defense policy, former President Donald Trump has blazed new directions for Republicans, and party voters have followed. Abortion, though, could be his biggest test.

September 26, 2023

‘Completely un-American’: GOP voter outrage over two-tiered justice system bolsters Trump in Iowa

As former President Donald Trump's indictments pile up, so do his poll numbers and that's because of people like Randy Toenjes.

September 22, 2023

Trump promises Iowans he will stop illegal ‘invasion’ on Day 1

Former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he plans to reinstate and expand the travel ban that he implemented against several majority-Muslim countries as part of his plan to strengthen the nation's borders and immigration system.

September 20, 2023

Trump looks to harden his hold on Iowa amid abortion blowback

Former President Donald Trump returned to Iowa on Wednesday for the second time in as many weeks, looking to press his advantage in the Republican 2024 presidential primary race and dash any hopes that his rivals would catch him before the caucuses in January.

September 20, 2023

The specter of a Kamala Harris presidency roils the 2024 race for the White House

Forget about President Biden, Nikki Haley is warning voters the 2024 election is about making sure his sidekick Kamala Harris does not slip through a backdoor to the presidency.

September 19, 2023

Governors eclipsed by Trump in GOP race, hobbled by voters’ anti-establishment fervor

Time was when voters liked having a governor take the reins in the White House.

September 18, 2023

Christie looking to pop Trump’s air of inevitability in New Hampshire

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is spoiling for a fight with former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race, but so far, he is shadowboxing.

September 16, 2023

Trump machine churns out plans for transition; campaign team smooths out bumps of 2016

Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign is more of a well-oiled machine than his first scattershot bid when he learned on the fly and threw together an operation that ignored the traditional nuts and bolts of running for president.

September 15, 2023

Gov. Chris Sununu calls Democrats ‘fools’ for thinking they can bump New Hampshire’s first primary

If Florida is where "woke" policies go to die, then New Hampshire is where Democrats' dreams of a new primary calendar go to die.

September 15, 2023

Republicans highlight Sen. Jon Tester’s support for Biden in Montana Senate race

Sen. Jon Tester's ties to President Biden are being tested in Big Sky Country.

September 12, 2023

Trump dominates the Iowa race, but his infrequent visits give GOP rivals a glimmer of hope

Donald Trump's visit to Iowa on Saturday for a marquee college football matchup marked just the sixth time the former president has visited the state since entering the Republican nomination race roughly 10 months ago.

September 10, 2023

Pence says 2024 is a ‘time for choosing,’ framing it as battle of conservatism vs. Trump populism

Former Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday cast the 2024 GOP presidential nomination race as the last chance to save conservative thoughts and ideas from the Trump-inspired political populism that he says puts the nation and the party on a "road to ruin."

September 6, 2023

Ex-Rep. Mike Rogers announces Michigan Senate bid, lifting the GOP’s hopes

Former Rep. Mike Rogers is running for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, giving the GOP a well-known candidate in a growing field of contenders in an election that could shift control of the upper chamber.

September 6, 2023

Trump supporters dismiss electability challenges, see him as best hope against Biden

A flood of national and early-state surveys indicate that most Republican primary voters either disagree or, frankly, just don't care about President Trump's legal problems.

September 5, 2023