Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
House Speaker Mike Johnson warns Senate against changing cap on state and local taxes
House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging Senate Republicans not to make dramatic modifications to the proposed increase in the federal deduction for state and local taxes in President Trump's "big, beautiful bill." Published May 25, 2025
Trump agenda bill’s proposed increase to debt ceiling draws pushback from fiscal hawk in Senate
Sen. Rand Paul said Sunday he would consider voting for President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" if GOP leaders scrap plans to raise the nation's borrowing limit. Published May 25, 2025
Democrat Abigail Spanberger leads GOP’s Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia governor race: Poll
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has a double-digit lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia's governor's race, according to a recent poll. Published May 22, 2025
Nancy Mace wants to expel Lamonica McIver from Congress over antics at ICE detention center
Rep. Nancy Mace wants to expel Rep. Lamonica McIver from Congress after she was charged with assaulting two federal agents outside a migrant detention facility. Published May 21, 2025
Education Secretary Linda McMahon vows to abide by the law in push to dismantle department
Education Secretary Linda McMahon vowed Wednesday to uphold the law in the Trump administration's push to eliminate her department. Published May 21, 2025
New legislation in the Senate would end ‘birth tourism’ to snag U.S. citizenship
Sen. Marsha Blackburn is looking to crack down on birth tourism. Published May 20, 2025
RFK Jr. accuses senator of making Americans ‘sickest people in the world’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clashed Tuesday with Senate Democrats over the Trump administration's push to eliminate "waste, fraud, and abuse" at federal health agencies. Published May 20, 2025
Biden cancer bombshell ignites accusations of extreme political cover-up
Former President Joseph R. Biden's newly revealed prostate cancer has ignited burning questions about whether his doctors, aides and Democratic allies covered up the grim diagnosis while he was in the Oval Office. Published May 19, 2025
Biden diagnosed with ‘aggressive form’ of prostate cancer
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Published May 18, 2025
Sen. Chris Murphy: ‘We all bear responsibility’ for President Biden’s failed 2024 bid
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said the loyalty Democrats showed President Joseph R. Biden haunted the party in the 2024 election. Published May 18, 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson says chamber is ‘on track’ to pass Trump’s budget bill by Memorial Day
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday he is confident Republicans will meet their self-imposed Memorial Day deadline for passing President Trump's "big beautiful" bill through the lower chamber. Published May 18, 2025
Trump administration brushes off credit downgrade as ‘lagging indicator’
The Trump administration is not alarmed by the recent downgrading of the nation's credit. Published May 18, 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Qatar luxury jet is ‘gift to the American government’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed Sunday the criticism President Trump has received over his plan to accept a $400 million luxury jet from the Qatari royal family. Published May 18, 2025
Biden mental decline casts shadow over Democrats’ 2028 presidential hopefuls
Who knew what and when about President Biden's physical and mental erosion is now an early test for likely 2028 presidential contenders who will need to restore the public's trust in a party accused of covering up what voters eventually saw with their own eyes. Published May 16, 2025
David Hogg’s infusion of young blood, wild ideas into the Democratic Party makes its leaders squeal
The hottest thing in Democratic politics right now is a 25-year-old who is challenging the party's old guard in ways not seen in years. Published May 15, 2025
Sen. John Cornyn takes early shot at ‘Crooked Ken Paxton’ in Texas GOP primary showdown
Sen. John Cornyn's reelection campaign is sharpening its knives early on in the Texas U.S. Senate primary race and taking a stab at what it sees as Attorney General Ken Paxton's political warts. Published May 14, 2025
Transportation Secretary Duffy calls for probe of Biden’s failure to fix air-traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday he is requesting an investigation into the "failures" of the "Biden-Buttigieg administration" that the Trump administration blames for the recent airline scares at the Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey. Published May 12, 2025
Democrats eyeing 2028 can’t escape Trump’s trolling
President Trump has yet to decide about his own legally iffy bid for a third presidential term, but he has many views on the Democrats who are looking to succeed him. Published May 12, 2025
New Jersey Democrats blame ICE for confrontation at Newark facility
The three New Jersey Democratic lawmakers accused of assaulting ICE officers at a detention facility in their home state are blaming law enforcement officials for allowing the confrontation to escalate. Published May 11, 2025
Republicans seek distance from Trump’s willingness to hike taxes on wealthiest Americans
President Trump's flirtation with allowing tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans to expire is going over like a lead balloon among Republicans. Published May 11, 2025
