Seth McLaughlin

Sinema goes full McCain, tests patience of own party on Capitol Hill

First came Barry Goldwater, then John McCain, and now Kyrsten Sinema. The independent streak of Arizona's senators that made Washington bristle for decades is back in the spotlight in high-stakes spending talks.

September 29, 2021

Impending release of election audit results puts Arizona AG on the spot

Of all the eyes watching Friday's release of results from the election audit in Maricopa County, arguably nobody has more on the line than Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who will face intense pressure to take action.

September 23, 2021

Fight or flight: Gonzalez retreat begs question of which anti-Trump Republican is next

Rep. Anthony Gonzalez weighed the pros and cons of running for reelection and concluded he had no future in a party beholden to former President Donald Trump.

September 22, 2021

Democrats harness vaccinated Americans’ ire at holdouts as a political force

Democrats face some beastly headwinds as they prepare for next year's congressional elections, but they believe they've got a silver bullet or two: mounting rage against COVID vaccine refuseniks, coupled with smoldering scorn for former President Donald Trump.

September 17, 2021

Trump celebrates Gonzalez’s exit: ‘1 down, 9 to go!’

Former President Donald Trump on Friday celebrated Rep. Anthony Gonzalez's decision to not seek re-election by delivering stern warning for the other House Republicans who voted to impeach him.

September 17, 2021

Glenn Youngkin win in Va. governor’s race would require focus on economic issues, George Allen says

Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin's path to victory over former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial race could come down to grocery bills, according to one of the more iconic figures of the state's GOP politics.

September 16, 2021

Youngkin’s calls for bagging Virginia’s grocery tax may hit home for economy-minded voters

Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin's path to victory over former Gov. Terry McAuliffe in the Virginia gubernatorial race could come down to grocery bills, according to one of the more iconic figures of the state's GOP politics.

September 16, 2021

‘Finger in the wind’: Immigration rights activists unsatisfied with Biden’s evolution on border laws

Now in the White House, Joe Biden has attempted to plant himself far to the left on immigration, yet activists still aren't sold.

September 6, 2021

Fauci optimistic about Pfizer booster shot approval by Sept. 20

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday the Pfizer-BioNTech booster shot will likely be approved and ready to be administered the week of Sept. 20.

September 5, 2021

Democrats scramble to scrap filibuster, codify Roe v. Wade

The Supreme Court's decision to let stand a Texas ban on most abortions has sent Democrats scrambling to safeguard abortion rights and to prevent the law from becoming a blueprint for other states.

September 5, 2021

Amy Klobuchar: Supreme Court’s decision on abortion ‘cries out’ for Breyer retirement

Sen. Amy Klobuchar said Sunday that the Supreme Court's recent decision allowing a Texas law banning most abortions to stand "cries out" for Justice Stephen G. Breyer to consider retiring "sooner rather than later."

September 5, 2021

McCaul: Taliban holding six planes loaded with Americans, translators

The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Sunday the Taliban is preventing flights filled with American civilians and allies from leaving Afghanistan.

September 5, 2021

Democrats renew calls to ‘abolish’ filibuster after court decision on abortion

Democrats are renewing their calls to abolish the filibuster and expand the Supreme Court after justices allowed a Texas ban on most abortions to stand.

September 5, 2021

White House downplays Manchin’s hesitation on $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain said Sunday he is still confident that President Biden's push for a $3.5 trillion reconciliation package can survive after Sen. Joe Manchin III urged his colleagues to put the brakes on the package, citing concerns about the price tag and inflation.

September 5, 2021

Herschel Walker scrambles Senate race in Georgia, rivals rush to redefine him

NFL legend Herschel Walker's fledgling Senate bid is a little over a week old and he is already being cast as a political opportunist and damaged goods -- and that's by fellow Republicans.

September 4, 2021

Utah voters ready for Romney replacement, poll shows

Utah Republicans are fed up with Sen. Mitt Romney, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

September 1, 2021

President Biden’s approval sinks in New Hampshire amid frenetic Afghanistan exit

President Biden's approval rating is tumbling among registered voters in New Hampshire -- a plurality of whom are not buying the Democrat's attempts to blame former President Donald Trump for the situation in Afghanistan.

September 1, 2021

Biden’s challenges mount with fallout from chaotic Afghanistan exit

As the dust settled from the chaotic U.S. troop pullout, the politics of war and withdrawal revved up in Washington with President Biden declaring the end of the 20-year mission an "extraordinary success" and Republicans ripping his decision to leave Americans behind in Afghanistan.

August 31, 2021

N.Y. GOP plots comeback on Cuomo’s downfall, expected ‘national wave election’ for Republicans

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's abrupt resignation brought down the curtain on a titan of New York politics and opened up a new chapter in the state that offers the GOP a fresh opportunity to rebound from two decades of disappointments.

August 30, 2021

Biden’s political fate tied to Taliban

President Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal -- and along with it, his own political fate -- now rests in the hands of the Taliban, which just spent the last two decades at war with the U.S. and now finds itself in control and better armed than ever.

August 26, 2021