Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Joe Biden: ‘No choice’ but for Nancy Pelosi, Democrats to move on impeachment
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Tuesday said it's "irrelevant" whether it would be harder to run against President Trump if the GOP-led Senate ends up acquitting the president in an upcoming impeachment trial. Published January 14, 2020
Amy Klobuchar: Time for ‘Medicare for All’ reality check
Sen. Amy Klobuchar said it is time for a reality check when it comes to being upfront about the cost of paying for Medicare for All and passing such a plan through Congress. Published January 14, 2020
Bernie Sanders splits with 2020 rivals, opposes USMCA
Sen. Bernard Sanders stood alone Tuesday in the Democratic presidential debate in his opposition to President Trump's plan to replace NAFTA with the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement. Published January 14, 2020
Bernie Sanders denies he told Elizabeth Warren a woman couldn’t get elected president
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont on Tuesday denied that he told Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts in 2018 that a woman couldn't get elected president. Published January 14, 2020
Amy Klobuchar: ‘I would start negotiations again’ on Iran nuclear deal
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota on Tuesday said she would seek to jump-start negotiations on a nuclear deal in order to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Published January 14, 2020
Elizabeth Warren calls for removing U.S. troops from Middle East
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts split with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden over pulling troops out of the Middle East, saying that if the nation is ever to bring an end to the "endless" wars that it must "get out combat troops out." Published January 14, 2020
Elizabeth Warren: ‘We need to cut our defense budget’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts on Tuesday advocated for budget cuts to the Pentagon as part of a rethink for the U.S. military. Published January 14, 2020
Bernie Sanders fears ‘lying’ Trump could spark war with Iran
Sen. Bernard Sanders said Tuesday he is concerned that President Trump is peddling lies that could lead to a war with Iran. Published January 14, 2020
Bernie Sanders: I knew Bush administration was lying on Iraq, Biden didn’t
Sen. Bernard Sanders said in the seventh Democratic presidential debate that his vote for the war in Afghanistan is far different from former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's support for the Iraq War in 2002. Published January 14, 2020
Donald Trump backs Bernie Sanders in Elizabeth Warren spat
President Trump is siding with Sen. Bernard Sanders in his "he said, she said" beef with Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Published January 14, 2020
Andrew Yang pushes on despite debate snub
Andrew Yang on Tuesday played the role of professor, rolling out a PowerPoint presentation for the first time on the presidential campaign trail that sought to help voters visualize the urgent need to address the devastating impact automation is having on jobs and the economy. Published January 14, 2020
Deval Patrick: Democratic presidential debate lineup doesn’t reflect the nation’s diversity
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said the lack of diversity in the field of contenders set to take the stage in the Democratic presidential debate here Tuesday does not "represent the nation." Published January 14, 2020
Black Lives Matter undercuts Pete Buttigieg campaign
Black Lives Matter's line of attack and public protests have made life more difficult for Pete Buttigieg, who has struggled to gain traction with black voters. Published January 13, 2020
Dave Loebsack, Iowa Democrat, endorses Pete Buttigieg
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has scored the endorsement of Rep. Dave Loebsack, giving him a well-known ally in an Obama-Trump district in Iowa as he kicks off another campaign swing through the first-in-the-nation caucus state. Published January 12, 2020
Impeachment duties likely to force Booker, Warren, Klouchar, Sanders, Bennet off campaign trail
Day jobs can stink. Published January 9, 2020
Elizabeth Warren looks to produce last-minute magic before Iowa caucus
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is deploying some of big guns to the early 2020 primary states, signaling she understands the Democratic presidential nomination could be slipping away if she doesn't produce some late-in-the-game magic on the campaign trail. Published January 8, 2020
Joe Biden: Trump must get ‘consent of the American people’ prior to war with Iran
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Tuesday President Trump cannot take the nation to with Iran "without the informed consent of the American people" and authorization from Congress. Published January 7, 2020
Bernie Sanders uses Iran airstrike to attack Biden
Sen. Bernard Sanders is welcoming the opportunity to weigh in on President Trump's airstrike against Iran's top security and intelligence commander, using it as a chance to remind Democratic primary voters what makes him different from some of his top rivals for the presidential nomination. Published January 5, 2020
Sanders to Iowa Voters: President Trump ‘put us on the path to another war’
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont said Friday that President Trump's decision to launch the airstrike that reportedly killed Iran's top security and intelligence commander has"tragically" put the nation on a path to another war that could pull more money away from programs that could address the needs of the American people. Published January 3, 2020
Pete Buttigieg: Iran strike must not lead to ‘another endless war’
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg said Friday he has "serious questions" over whether President Trump is prepared to deal with the consequences of his decision to launch the airstrike that reportedly killed Qassim Suleimani and said it must not lead to "another endless war." Published January 3, 2020
