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Seth McLaughlin

Seth McLaughlin, a reporter on the Politics Desk, can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com. Follow him on Twitter: @SethMcLaughlin1

Articles by Seth McLaughlin

In this photo from Thursday, July 27, 2017, Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind., heads to the Senate floor at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Joe Donnelly breaks his quarterly fundraising record

Sen. Joe Donnelly's campaign announced Monday the Indiana Democrat has posted the biggest fundraising quarter of his career, raking in $1.63 million since the beginning of the year. Published April 9, 2018

Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, speaks about NAFTA and Canada-US relations at an Empire Club meeting in Toronto on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (Chris Donovan/The Canadian Press via AP)

Conservatives, liberals stake out NAFTA deals

As negotiations over NAFTA heat up, liberals and conservatives have begun outlining what they want to see President Trump include in the new deal he strikes with Mexico and Canada. Published April 5, 2018

Rep. Dave Brat, Virginia Republican, is poised to face the winner of the June 12 Democratic primary between Dan Ward and Abigail Spanberger. (Associated Press)

Dave Brat slammed by opponents for losing touch with constituency

Rep. Dave Brat became a political celebrity in 2014 when he ousted then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in a Republican primary, accusing him of having spent too much time in Washington and losing touch with his constituents. Published April 4, 2018

President Trump had long been a critic of U.S. trade policy, and as president he's backed up his talk with action. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump rewrites GOP playbook on trade

President Trump has rewritten the Washington playbook on trade politics, and many Republican Senate candidates are chasing after him, embracing get-tough approaches that would have been unthinkable for them just a few years ago. Published April 3, 2018

Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich smiles before speaking at a news conference announcing his run for Ohio governor, Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018, in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. Kucinich said he would muster state resources to fight poverty and violence, boost arts and education and expand economic opportunity. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

Dennis Kucinich mounts populist bid for Ohio governor

For two decades, former Rep. Dennis Kucinich was on the cutting edge of liberal politics, standing with then-Rep. Bernard Sanders to denounce a free-trade deal with Mexico and Canada on the floor of the House in the 1990s and signing on as one of the original sponsors of universal health care legislation. Published March 29, 2018

FILE - In this March 14, 2018 file photo, Conor Lamb, the Democratic candidate for the March 13 special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District celebrates with his supporters at his election night party in Canonsburg, Pa. A longtime congressional stronghold for Republicans, Pennsylvania is emerging in dramatic fashion as a source of hope for Democrats in their quest to take control of the U.S. House in November's mid-term elections. This week cemented Democratic victories in two key battles: Republicans dropped talk of legal challenges to Lamb's improbable victory in a special election in southwestern Pennsylvania and federal courts rejected two GOP lawsuits seeking to block a state court-drawn map of more competitive districts.(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Pennsylvania may become bluer after midterm election

Pennsylvania helped secure President Trump's victory in 2016, but two years later it could be the state that undercuts his presidency by helping deliver control of the House to Democrats. Published March 26, 2018

The 2,232-page spending bill is already proving to be a dividing line as lawmakers approach the November midterm elections. (Associated Press/File)

Spending bill draws lines among midterm election candidates

The 2,232-page spending bill -- which was unveiled, cleared through both chambers of Congress and signed by Mr. Trump all in the span of about 40 hours -- is already proving to be a dividing line as lawmakers approach the November midterm elections. Published March 25, 2018