Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
U.S. and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs, agree to pause for 90 days
The White House on Monday released more details of the trade deal the United States had reached with China over the weekend. Published May 11, 2025
Sean Duffy unveils plan for new air traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced an overhaul of the nation's air traffic control system following a high-profile crash in Washington and near tragedies elsewhere that have shaken confidence in the industry and highlighted the challenges facing the outdated system. Published May 8, 2025
Scare at Newark Airport exposes lingering challenges facing Trump administration at busy hub
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy and air travelers are dealing with the fallout from a technology failure at Newark Liberty International Airport that has left pilots flying blind, traumatized air traffic controllers taking a leave of absence, and numerous flight delays and cancellations at the busy hub. Published May 6, 2025
Heads of NPR, PBS explore legal challenges against Trump’s push to strip their funding
The leaders of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service said Sunday they are mulling over their legal options now that President Trump is seeking to strip them of public funding. Published May 4, 2025
‘The Rock’ reboot?: Alcatraz may get new life under President Trump
President Trump wants to reopen the maximum security prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to house the "dregs of society." Published May 4, 2025
Trump unsure whether noncitizens are afforded constitutional right to due process
President Trump says the courts are preventing him from delivering on his campaign promise to rid the nation of violent unauthorized immigrants, adding that he doesn't know if the noncitizens must be afforded due process rights. Published May 4, 2025
Trump rejects China’s request for a tariff pause as a prerequisite for trade talks
President Trump says he will not drop the tariffs he has imposed on China to jump-start trade negotiations. Published May 4, 2025
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ reconciliation bill could leave top earners paying higher taxes
The chair of the House Ways and Means Committee on Sunday refused to rule out allowing tax rates to increase on wealthy Americans to help offset the costs of tax cuts for the working class and older adults in President Trump's reconciliation package. Published May 4, 2025
Trump cheers on Stephen A. Smith’s potential presidential bid: ‘I would love to see him run’
Count President Trump among the people who would like to see sports commentator Stephen A. Smith run for president in 2028. Published May 1, 2025
Common cents: GOP, Democratic lawmakers agree with Trump’s penny play
A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to codify President Trump's penny-pinching ways into law. Published April 30, 2025
Democrats rely on anti-Trump message as they seek new leaders, new pitch to blue-collar voters
The turbulence of President Trump's first 100 days may have hit Democrats the worst of all. Published April 29, 2025
Gerry Connolly retiring from Congress, stepping down from top committee post after cancer relapse
Rep. Gerald E. Connolly announced Monday that his cancer has returned and that next year he will not seek another term representing Virginia's 11th Congressional District. Published April 28, 2025
Trump dismisses ‘fake’ polls showing voters losing faith in him
President Trump says recent surveys showing voters are souring on him are "fake polls from fake news organizations" that he says are "truly the enemy of the people!" Published April 28, 2025
Trump believes Zelenskyy is willing to give up Crimea as part of a peace deal with Russia
President Trump believes that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would be willing to cede Crimea as part of a peace deal with Russia, following their brief meeting over the weekend Published April 27, 2025
Sen. Bernie Sanders shoots down the idea of spearheading a third party
Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont reiterated Sunday that he is not interested in launching a third party, dismissing the notion that the self-avowed socialist does not find common cause with the Democratic Party. Published April 27, 2025
Russia escalates drone assault as Trump frustration with Putin grows
Russia ramped up its drone assault on Ukraine on Sunday, one day after President Trump expressed a new skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin's interest in ending the three-year conflict. Published April 27, 2025
Polls show Americans souring on President Trump as he nears 100-day mark in second term
President Trump's second-term honeymoon has hit a rough patch, according to a series of polls showing voters have soured on the commander-in-chief and leader of the Republican Party as he nears the end of his first 100 days in office. Published April 27, 2025
Rubio says Russia-Ukraine peace deal ‘needs to happen soon’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that Russia and Ukraine are edging "closer" to a peace deal but "it's still not there." Published April 27, 2025
Sen. Chuck Schumer says he’s concerned Trump will ‘sell out’ Ukraine, ‘cave’ to Putin
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Sunday he is concerned that President Trump will "cave" to the demands of Russian President Vladimir Putin amid rising skepticism over whether a peace deal can be reached to end Moscow's war in Ukraine. Published April 27, 2025
Trump’s treasury secretary says China ‘cannot sustain’ high tariffs on imports
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is confident that President Trump has the upper hand in the trade war with Beijing because the Chinese economy relies heavily on shipping inexpensive goods to the U.S. Published April 27, 2025
