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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

Rep. Scott Taylor during a town hall meeting at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP) ** FILE **

Scott Taylor: Donald Trump exhibited ‘failure of leadership’

Republican Rep. Scott Taylor of Virginia said Wednesday that President Trump whiffed in his response to the racial unrest Charlottesville, Virginia, by trying to draw a moral equivalency between the white supremacists and the counterprotesters who showed up to oppose hate and bigotry. Published August 16, 2017

Republican candidate for governor, Ed Gillespie, center, gestures during a news conference with his running mates, Lt. Gov. candidate Jill Vogel, left, and Attorney General candidate John Adams, right, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) ** FILE **

Northam, Gillespie denounce neo-Nazis

Both of the major candidates for governor in Virginia say racists have no place in the Old Dominion — but Democratic nominee Ralph Northam said President Trump's response to the ugly events is also an issue for state voters. Published August 15, 2017

Ed Gillespie was optimistic about Virginia’s ability to tackle hate groups. “We have stared down racism, and Nazism and white supremacy before, and we will stare it down again,” Mr. Gillespie said. (Associated Press)

Ralph Northam, Ed Gillespie denounce racists, neo-Nazis

Both of the major candidates for governor in Virginia say racists have no place in the Old Dominion -- but Democratic nominee Ralph Northam said President Trump's response to the ugly events is also an issue for state voters. Published August 14, 2017

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., speaks during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) ** FILE **

Keith Ellison demands Donald Trump ‘condemn the terrorist attack’ on Muslim center

Rep. Keith Ellison, the deputy chairman of the Democratic National Committee, said Wednesday that it is an "outrage" that President Trump has refused to "condemn the terrorist attack" on an Islamic center in Minnesota and even more appalling that one of his aides has floated the notion that the event is an example of "fake hate crimes." Published August 9, 2017

"In past years, the budget has only been a vision, but now, with the Republican Congress and a Republican White House, this budget is a plan for action," said Rep. Diane Black, Tennessee Republican. (Associated Press/File)

House budget blueprint boosts military, cuts benefits

House Republicans unveiled a budget road map Tuesday that lays the groundwork for a tax code rewrite, shifting focus from the Senate's stalled effort to repeal and replace Obamacare and setting up another intraparty battle with conservative lawmakers. Published July 18, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts had progressives calling for her to run for president in 2020 after a clash with the Senate majority leader in February. Republicans signaled that they would be happy to have Ms. Warren as the face of the Democratic Party. (Associated Press/File)

Elizabeth Warren Republicans’ weapon against Democrats running for Congress

Sen. Elizabeth Warren isn't as toxic as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi -- yet -- but Republican operatives are laboring to change that, saying they will use the run-up to the elections next year to try to make the rising liberal star too poisonous for Democrats to handle. Published July 16, 2017