Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Lawmakers revive bipartisan push to repeal military force consent
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing the push to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force, the law that presidents have relied on to greenlight armed action without congressional approval. Published December 16, 2025
Republicans see relief at the pump as a political opening
Republicans are pointing to falling gas prices as proof they can ease voters' pocketbook pain heading into next year's midterm elections. Published December 15, 2025
‘Not a priority’: GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy criticizes FDA’s delay on mifepristone study
Sen. Bill Cassidy said Sunday the Trump administration isn't treating abortion drug safety as a priority. Published December 14, 2025
GOP Sen. Rand Paul warns the Trump-led redistricting battle could fuel ‘more violence’
Sen. Rand Paul is sounding the alarm over President Trump's nationwide redistricting push -- and the Democrats' counterattacks. Published December 14, 2025
Sen. Raphael Warnock: A nation that tolerates mass shootings is ‘in need of moral repair’
Sen. Raphael Warnock said that Saturday's deadly shooting at Brown University is yet another reminder that America's leaders need to do more to stop gun violence. Published December 14, 2025
Sen. Jim Banks predicts Trump’s redistricting foes face tough primary cycle in Indiana
Sen. Jim Banks warned Sunday that Indiana Republicans who thwarted President Trump's push for a new redistricting map will pay for it in the spring GOP primary. Published December 14, 2025
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
