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Seth McLaughlin

Seth McLaughlin, a reporter on the Politics Desk, can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com. Follow him on Twitter: @SethMcLaughlin1

Articles by Seth McLaughlin

In this July 15, 2019, photo, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., speaks as, from left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., listen during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington. Long before President Donald Trump attacked the four Democratic congresswomen of color, saying they should “go back” to their home countries, they were targets of hateful rhetoric and disinformation online.(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**

‘The Squad’ joins forces on fundraising

"The Squad," a group of four liberal Democratic lawmakers, on Wednesday launched a joint fundraising operation to support their reelection campaigns and bolster far-left candidates running for Congress across the nation. Published July 1, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to speak with families who have benefited from the Affordable Care Act, Thursday, June 25, 2020, in Lancaster, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Trump’s cash edge over Biden is fading

Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden is eating into President Trump's cash advantage in the 2020 race for The White House. Published June 26, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden pauses while speaking, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Darby, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ** FILE **

DNC opts for virtual convention

The Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday the party's national convention will be scaled back into a virtual event -- putting the party in stark contrast with President Trump's push to hold a larger scale convention amid the coronavirus pandemic. Published June 24, 2020

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D, New York, center, meets a cluster of media beside a campaign truck plastered with her promotional material in Astoria, Queens, Tuesday, June 23, 2020, on primary election day in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Jamaal Bowman declares victory over Rep. Eliot Engel in New York primary

Jamaal Bowman declared victory Wednesday over Rep. Eliot L. Engel in New York's 16th Congressional District Democratic primary -- scoring a win for the party's far-left and signaling the end of the incumbent's 30-year career in the House. Mr. Engel's upset loss will have implications in the next Congress for the Democratic leadership of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, which he currently chairs. Published June 24, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden arrives for a meeting with small business owners, Wednesday, June 17, 2020, in Yeadon, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Biden presidential campaign begins ad blitz for general election

Joseph R. Biden launched a multistate ad blitz Thursday, marking the Democratic presidential candidate's first major ad campaign of the general election and sending a strong signal about where he thinks the 2020 race will be won or lost. Published June 18, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable on economic reopening with community members, Thursday, June 11, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Joe Biden and DNC rake in $80 million in May

Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden's joint fundraising operation with the Democratic National Committee announced Monday that they raised $80 million last month. Published June 15, 2020