Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Indiana Republicans defy Trump, block redistricting push
President Trump's redistricting push slammed into a stone wall Thursday in Indiana, where Republicans in the state Senate refused to break tradition and redraw congressional maps designed to protect the GOP's slim House majority in next year's midterms. Published December 11, 2025
Trump world turns up the heat on Indiana GOP senators ahead of redistricting vote
Trump and his allies are mounting a final full-court press on Republican holdouts in the Indiana state Senate as the fight over new congressional maps hangs in the balance. Published December 11, 2025
All eyes on Indiana as ‘huge’ redistricting vote tests Trump’s influence
When President Trump wants something from Republicans, he usually gets them to fall in line. But in Indiana, his grip is being tested. Published December 10, 2025
Trump’s economic reset collides with ballot box results as Democrats celebrate more wins
President Trump and Republicans woke up Wednesday nursing their wounds after another crushing night at the ballot box. Published December 10, 2025
Gov. Shapiro tries to seize spotlight as Trump visits Pennsylvania
Gov. Josh Shapiro started Tuesday the way he's spent much of December -- drawing sharp contrasts with President Trump, this time just hours before the Republican's high-profile visit to Pennsylvania. Published December 9, 2025
Trump dubs Marjorie Taylor Greene a ‘Rotten Apple,’ as GOP feud boils over
President Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is less a Georgia peach and more of a "rotten apple." Published December 8, 2025
Omar doubts Minnesota fraud linked to terrorism, warns of harms of Trump calling Somalians ‘garbage’
Rep. Ilhan Omar is not buying the idea -- embraced by some on the right -- that Minnesota's massive fraud case had ties to terrorism. Published December 7, 2025
Media’s take on economy irks Trump, Bessent says, as poll numbers sink and cost of living still high
President Trump isn't thrilled with the headlines about his economy. Published December 7, 2025
Border czar Tom Homan defends Trump’s targeting of illegal Somali immigrants in Minnesota
White House border czar Tom Homan on Sunday brushed off criticism of immigration raids in Minnesota's Somali communities. Published December 7, 2025
Trump accuses Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of disloyalty after post-pardon reelection announcement
President Trump on Sunday slammed Rep. Henry Cuellar's decision to seek reelection as a Democrat despite receiving a pardon last week for himself and his wife on federal bribery and money laundering charges. Published December 7, 2025
Mark Kelly grabs the political spotlight and stirs talk of a White House run
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is getting an early spin on the carousel of 2028 Democratic hopefuls. Published December 6, 2025
Win in a loss: Democratic Party official sees loss in Nashville as harbinger of doom for Trump’s GOP
Even in defeat, the top brass at the Democratic National Committee claimed victory coming out of a special election this week that their candidate lost in a reliably red Tennessee congressional district. Published December 3, 2025
Van Epps wins in Tennessee special election
Republican Matt Van Epps scored a closely watched win Tuesday over Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn in a special congressional election in Tennessee. Published December 2, 2025
Indiana House GOP’s new congressional maps would likely knock out all Democrats
Republicans in the Indiana House have rolled out proposed changes to their congressional maps that could net them two new seats in the U.S. House, putting them at the center of the nationwide redistricting battle. Published December 1, 2025
Trump says the ‘whole world is watching’ Tuesday’s special election in Tennessee
House Speaker Mike Johnson decided to phone a friend on Monday to rally voters behind Republican Matt Van Epps in a congressional special election in Tennessee that's drawing outsized attention as a test of the political mood heading into next year's midterm elections. Published December 1, 2025
The success of Trump’s mid-decade redistricting strategy hinges on court action
Four months into the redistricting fight, President Trump's push to carve out more GOP-friendly seats has slipped into legal limbo, raising the chance that Democrats could end up with the upper hand. Published November 28, 2025
How a wave of Muslim politicians came to power across the United States
The 2025 election may well be remembered as a turning point for Muslim representation in American politics. Published November 28, 2025
From loyalist to dissenter: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit raises questions about MAGA’s future
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's abrupt resignation from Congress after her bitter falling-out with President Trump is exposing divisions within the MAGA movement less than a year before the crucial midterm elections that will shape the final two years of the Trump presidency. Published November 23, 2025
NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani keeps Trump ‘fascist’ label after White House meeting
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is standing by his description of President Trump as a "fascist," even after a face-to-face meeting at the White House. Published November 23, 2025
Slotkin calls Trump’s threat ‘inappropriate’ over debate on illegal military orders
Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan on Sunday condemned President Trump's assertion that several Democratic lawmakers should face the death penalty over a video urging U.S. military members to reject unlawful orders. Published November 23, 2025
