Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
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
Cory Booker raises $6 million in 3rd quarter, trails rivals
Sen. Cory Booker raised $6 million over the third fundraising quarter, marking his best haul of the 2020 presidential campaign, but leaving him far behind some of his rivals. Published October 1, 2019
Leaked audio fuels tiff between Elizabeth Warren and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg
The beef between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Mark Zuckerberg intensified Tuesday after audio surfaced of the Facebook CEO saying a Warren presidency would "suck" because her pledge to break up tech giants likely would lead to an unwanted legal battle that she would lose. Published October 1, 2019
Mark Warner urges intelligence community to protect whistleblower’s identity
Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Tuesday it is "deeply disturbing" that President Trump is trying to out the whistleblower at the center of the Ukraine complaint and called on intelligence officials to protect their identity. Published October 1, 2019
Kamala Harris calls for Trump Twitter ban
Sen. Kamala D. Harris, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, is going after President Trump's bullhorn, calling on Twitter to pull the plug on his social media account. Published October 1, 2019
Hillary Clinton: If Mike Pompeo listened in on Trump-Ukraine call, he should have done more
Hillary Clinton criticized Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Monday night for not doing more after reportedly listening in on the call between President Trump and Ukraine's president that is at the center of the whistleblower complaint. Published October 1, 2019
Bernie Sanders records $25 million 3rd quarter fundraising haul
Sen. Bernard Sanders flexed his fundraising muscle over the last three months, pulling in $25.3 million in his quest for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Published October 1, 2019
Pete Buttigieg posts $19.1 million quarterly fundraising haul
South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Peter Buttigieg announced Tuesday that he had raised $19.1 million over the last three months. Published October 1, 2019
