Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Elizabeth Warren rakes in $19.1 million for presidential bid
Sen. Elizabeth Warren raised $19.1 million for her 2020 presidential campaign over the last three months, providing more evidence that the Massachusetts Democrat is gaining momentum in the race after stumbling out of the block earlier this year. Published July 8, 2019
CNN: Debate lineups will be announced July 18 on live television
The lineup for the second presidential debate is set to be announced on live television next week, according to CNN. Published July 8, 2019
Mark Warner posts $1.8 million second-quarter fundraising haul
Sen. Mark Warner raised $1.8 million for his reelection bid over the past three months, leaving the Democrat with more than $5 million cash on hand. Published July 8, 2019
Scott Taylor, former congressman, launches challenge against Democratic Sen. Mark Warner
Former Rep. Scott Taylor announced Monday that he is running to unseat Sen. Mark Warner in Virginia, saying the incumbent Democrat has moved too far to the left since first getting elected in 2008. Published July 8, 2019
Joe Biden, Amy Klobuchar, Michael Bennet fight to reclaim moderate Democratic policies
Centrists in the Democrats' 2020 presidential field have begun to push back against their party's leftward drift, warning that voters who would otherwise be ready to oust President Trump will be scared away by some candidates' liberal wish lists. Published July 7, 2019
Cory Booker unity message struggles in Elizabeth Warren divide-and-conquer style primary
While many of his competitors rage against "them" -- the wealthy, the Republicans, the capitalists -- Sen. Cory A. Booker's presidential campaign is pitching his candidacy on the idea that we're all in this thing together. Published July 7, 2019
Kamala Harris raises $12 million in second quarter
Sen. Kamala Harris raised almost $12 million over the past three months in her 2020 presidential bid, according to the California Democrat's campaign. Published July 5, 2019
Bernie Sanders raises $24 million in second quarter
Bernie Sanders pulled in $24 million over the course of the second quarter of the year, according to his 2020 presidential campaign. Published July 2, 2019
Joe Biden skips visit to immigrant children’s facility in Florida
The one guy who should have some answers for activists protesting what they see as "imprisonment" of unaccompanied alien children, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden passed up a chance to join most of the other 2020 presidential hopefuls in making the pilgrimage to an emergency shelter for youths in South Florida. Published June 30, 2019
Kamala Harris, post-debate, raises $2 million
Sen. Kamala D. Harris is cashing in on her widely praised performance in the first Democratic presidential debate. Published June 29, 2019
Marianne Williamson challenges Donald Trump to love-fear showdown
New Age guru Marianne Williamson on Thursday conjured a strategy to confront President Trump's politics of fear with the power of love. Published June 27, 2019
Kamala Harris attacks Joe Biden on race, busing
Sen. Kamala Harris delivered a sharp rebuke of former Vice President Joe Biden's history on race - taking particular aim at his opposition to the federal government playing a role in busing to desegregate schools in the 1970s. Published June 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders defends Medicare for All push
Sen. Bernard Sanders defended his Medicare for All plan in the Democratic presidential debate on Thursday, arguing people are fed up with their private insurance and would be much happier under a government run system. Published June 27, 2019
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders attack Donald Trump, economy in Democratic debate
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. blamed President Trump for "enormous income inequality" in the U.S. and Bernie Sanders called Mr. Trump a "pathological liar and a racist," as the top Democratic presidential candidates met on the debate stage Thursday. Published June 27, 2019
Joe Biden rejects Eric Swalwell call to ‘pass the torch’
Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden slapped down a younger rival who urged him to "pass the torch," putting the generational rift in the party at center stage in the Democratic presidential debate Thursday. Published June 27, 2019
Bernie Sanders opens Democratic debate with call for tax increases
Sen. Bernard Sanders kicked off the second night of Democrats' first 2020 presidential primary debates by acknowledging middle class Americans will have to pay more in taxes to get the massive new government programs he's offering. Published June 27, 2019
Bill de Blasio channels Che Guevera at airport strike, riles Cuban Americans
Democratic presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio on Thursday rallied striking airport workers with a phrase in Spanish that he borrowed by communist revolutionary Che Guevera. Published June 27, 2019
Beto O’Rourke joins protest at UAC detention center
Beto O'Rourke on Thursday climbed atop a stepladder and peered over the fence of a detention center for Unaccompanied Alien Children, calling out a message of support in Spanish to the youngsters inside. Published June 27, 2019
Beto O’Rourke demands Trump impeachment start immediately at debate
Former Rep. Beto O'Rourke on Wednesday called for Congress to immediately begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump, and he vowed that an O'Rourke Justice Department would pursue criminal charges against Mr. Trump when he leaves office. Published June 26, 2019
Tim Ryan: Democrats viewed as too coastal, too elitist
Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio warned Wednesday the Democratic Party has a "perception problem," saying it is imperative that the party reconnect with working-class voters if it wants to advance its top priorities. Published June 26, 2019
