Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Joe Biden slaps down possible impeachment trial testimony swap
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., said Wednesday he won't agree to appear as a witness before the Senate as part of a testimony swap with Republicans in President Trump's impeachment trial. Published January 22, 2020
Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren vie to break glass ceiling
Pete Buttigieg could be on the losing side of the debate over whether a woman or a gay person is more likely to shatter the glass ceiling in presidential politics. Published January 22, 2020
Hillary Clinton: ‘Nobody’ likes Bernie Sanders, not sure if she’d endorse him
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton momentarily poured gasoline on the simmering feud between her and Sen. Bernard Sanders, saying in a new interview the Vermont socialist is a career politician who "nobody likes" and refusing to say whether she would endorse him if he wins the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Published January 21, 2020
Bernie Sanders asks Iowa supporters to pick up slack during Senate impeachment trial
Sen. Bernard Sanders closed out the long weekend by urging supporters here in Iowa to pick up the slack for him while he is tied up in Washington with President Trump's impeachment trial. Published January 20, 2020
Pramila Jayapal urges Iowans to vote for Bernie Sanders
Rep. Pramila Jayapal told a crowd here Monday that she is "all-in" for Sen. Bernard Sanders in the 2020 presidential race, urging them to rally behind the Vermont socialist in the Iowa caucuses. Published January 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders supporters no lock to back Democratic nominee
Eli Newson is fired up about flexing her electoral muscle for the first time in a presidential race -- that is, as long as Sen. Bernard Sanders is in the 2020 mix. Otherwise, she's out. Published January 20, 2020
Joe Biden presidential campaign shows new signs of life before Iowa caucus
INDIANOLA, IOWA | Sue Sorden doesn't know who her first love will be in the 2020 Democratic presidential race, but she knows who her fallback option is: former Vice President Joseph R. Biden. Published January 19, 2020
Bernard Sanders, Elizabeth Warren feud: Bernie says being a woman a problem for candidates
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont said Sunday it is harder for a woman to win the presidency -- adding that several of the 2020 candidates, himself included, face challenges when it comes to such personal characteristics as age, sex and sexuality. Published January 19, 2020
Biden: Voters are tired of Trump’s ‘carny show’
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden on Saturday said during an Iowa campaign stop that President Trump has been exposed as a political huckster during his first term in office. Published January 18, 2020
Pete Buttigieg seizes Iowa advantage as impeachment trial pulls senators off trail
Former Mayor Pete Buttigieg had Iowa all to himself Thursday as most of his biggest rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination were stuck in Washington for the impeachment trial, foreshadowing the advantage he will have on the ground in the kickoff caucus state for the foreseeable future. Published January 16, 2020
Buttigieg: Calls for 2020 Democrats recusing themselves from impeachment are ‘preposterous’
Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg on Thursday dismissed the idea that the four Democratic Senators running for president should recuse themselves from the impeachment trial on Capitol Hill, calling it "preposterous." Published January 16, 2020
Cornel West warns against Bernie Sanders rivals’ attempt to sow division
Cornel West campaigned here Wednesday for Sen. Bernard Sanders, counseling voters against buying into what he called the shady ways in which the Vermont socialist's rivals are trying to sow division in the 2020 Democratic presidential race and his political revolution. Published January 15, 2020
Cornel West to foes of Sanders’ democratic socialism: ‘Get off the crack pipe!’
Cornel West has a message for those who want to cast Sen. Bernard Sanders' brand of democratic socialism in a negative light: "Get off the crack pipe!" Published January 15, 2020
Elizabeth Warren brands male rivals losers as Bernie Sanders spat spills into Democratic debate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday called the men in the Democratic presidential field losers and said the party needs to turn to a woman to go up against President Trump this year. Published January 14, 2020
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
