Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Joe Biden: Donald Trump ‘should be impeached’
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Wednesday joined the list of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders calling for President Trump to be impeached, warning that the Republican commander-in-chief "is shooting holes in the Constitution and we cannot let him get away with it." Published October 9, 2019
Elizabeth Warren teacher story under scrutiny amid 2020 surge
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is getting a sense of what it is like to be viewed as a top contender in the 2020 presidential race, with the stories she shares on the stump facing extra scrutiny that has renewed questions over whether the Massachusetts Democrat has an authenticity problem. Published October 8, 2019
MSNBC, Washington Post to host Democratic debate on Nov. 20, DNC announces
The Democratic National Committee on Tuesday announced the fifth debate of the party's 2020 presidential nomination race is slated for next month in Georgia. Published October 8, 2019
Dianne Feinstein endorses Joe Biden for president, snubs Kamala Harris
Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday endorsed former Vice President Joseph R. Biden's 2020 presidential bid, citing his ability to steer the nation away from the "ideological polarization" that is dividing the nation. Published October 8, 2019
Mitt Romney: Trump’s actions are ‘wrong and appalling’
Sen. Mitt Romney said Friday that President Trump's pressuring of Ukraine officials to investigate 2020 rival Joseph R. Biden for corruption smacks of politics and is "wrong and appalling." Published October 4, 2019
Joe Biden broadens critique of Donald Trump to include Republicans amid Ukrainian whistleblower saga
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden signaled this week that he could be rethinking his theory that the GOP will have an epiphany about bipartisanship once President Trump leaves the White House, as Republicans, including some of his old friends, joined the White House's counteroffensive against him and his son Hunter. Published October 3, 2019
Cory Booker releases plan to reduce child poverty; Joe Biden has gun control plan
Sen. Cory A. Booker on Thursday released a plan intended to cut child poverty in the U.S. by about two-thirds. It includes an "allowance" for families with children, expanded federal welfare programs and new benefits regardless of a person's immigration status. Published October 3, 2019
Bernie Sanders ‘making progress,’ ‘cracking jokes’ after health scare
Sen. Bernard Sanders' wife said Thursday her husband is "up and about" and "cracking jokes" after undergoing emergency surgery for a clogged artery. Published October 3, 2019
Joe Biden invests $6 million in early state ad push
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has reserved $6 million for airtime to run television ads in the early primary states. Published October 3, 2019
Impeachment push endangers vulnerable senators from both parties
The impeachment push is putting the reelection chances of Sens. Doug Jones, Alabama Democrat, and Thom Tillis, North Carolina Republican, on shakier ground, according to political handicappers at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics. Published October 3, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren targets ‘excessive lobbying’ with new tax plan
Sen. Elizabeth Warren rolled out a new tax plan Wednesday that seeks to raise more government revenue off of "excessive lobbying" to help insulate Congress from the influence of big corporations. Published October 2, 2019
Poll: Support for impeachment inquiry increases
Support for impeaching President Trump is on the rise, according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll released Wednesday. Published October 2, 2019
Bernie Sanders hospitalized with artery blockage, cancels campaign events
Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking time off from the campaign trail after undergoing emergency surgery for a clogged artery, putting a spotlight on the 78-year-old's health and reviving a question that has loomed over the 2020 presidential race: How old is too old to be president? Published October 2, 2019
Trump calls for ‘sick’ Adam Schiff’s resignation
President Trump on Wednesday took aim at one of his favorite targets on Capitol Hill, calling on House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff to "resign" over the way he has handled the fallout from the whistleblower complaint. Published October 2, 2019
Amy Klobuchar pushes against ‘extremes’ in first 2020 ad
Sen. Amy Klobuchar is using her first television ad of the 2020 presidential campaign to drive home the message that she could be a good antidote for the polarization of the Trump era. Published October 2, 2019
Democrats push IRS on NRA’s tax-exempt status
Senate Democrats on Wednesday called on the IRS to look into whether the NRA should be stripped of its tax-exempt status. Published October 2, 2019
Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden are neck-and-neck in New Hampshire primary poll
The first-in-the-nation primary race in New Hampshire is looking more and more like a two-person race, according to a new survey that showed Sen. Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden running neck-and-neck in the Granite State. Published October 2, 2019
Kamala Harris formally requests Twitter CEO suspend President Trump’s account
Sen. Kamala Harris on Wednesday upped the ante in her quest to get President Trump booted from Twitter, formally calling on the group's founder to block the commander-in-chief's social media account. Published October 2, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential candidates post fundraising numbers
Sen. Bernard Sanders on Tuesday reminded his rivals that he remains a fundraising force in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, setting the bar by raking in more than $25 million over the third fundraising quarter of the campaign. Published October 1, 2019
Bernie Sanders releases first 2020 TV ad, casts himself as working-class fighter
Sen. Bernard Sanders unveiled his first television commercial of the 2020 presidential campaign, casting himself as a proven warrior for workers and those struggling to get by. Published October 1, 2019
