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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

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says he is on a fact-finding mission to look into the lives of his customers, but politicos say the visits look like the sort of activity of someone preparing for a presidential run. (Associated Press/File)

Mark Zuckerberg travels path of presidential candidates

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has stood in the pews at the Mother Emanuel AME Church in South Carolina, where in 2015 a deranged teenager with an affinity for white nationalism killed nine people, sparking a national debate over gun control and Confederate symbols. Published July 10, 2017

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is shown Thursday, March 3, 2016, outside the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/John Raby) ** FILE **

Patrick Morrisey announces U.S. Senate bid in West Virginia

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced via video Monday he is running to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in the 2018 election, casting himself as the true conservative in the race and vowing to help President Trump "drain the swamp" in Washington, D.C. Published July 10, 2017

Democratic activists looking for new blood said it shouldn't be seen as a slap at their elders but instead as a recognition of political realities. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats look to next generation for president

Some Democratic ranks increasingly think it's time to look beyond the party's current crop of liberal firebrands such as Sens. Bernard Sanders and Elizabeth Warren and turn to the next generation to find leadership for the 2020 presidential election. Published July 6, 2017

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi fiercely defended her tenure last week. Fervor against her dissipated when it became clear that no one else was ready to take over. (Associated Press/File)

Nancy Pelosi stays, but Democrats look for successor

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has weathered yet another round of calls for her ouster, but fellow House Democrats are beginning to look beyond her tenure and cast about for a list of successors. Published June 28, 2017

"I'm a master legislator, I am a strategic, politically astute leader, my leadership is recognized by many around the country, and that is why I'm able to attract the support that I do, which is essential to our election, sad to say," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. (Associated Press/File)

Nancy Pelosi says she’s staying: ‘I think I’m worth the trouble’

Defiant House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she's not going anywhere, brushing back complaints from rank-and-file Democrats that she has led them to political oblivion and insisting that whatever the election losses she has overseen, she is "worth the trouble." Published June 22, 2017

Jan Yanes and other backers of House Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff had red-state blues Tuesday night in Atlanta. (Associated Press)

Jon Ossoff’s defeat puts Democrats at loss

After losing another special election that party leaders had hoped would signal a rebuke of the Trump presidency, Democrats on Wednesday cast about for someone or something to blame: from Nancy Pelosi, the leader of the House Democrats, to ill-managed campaigns to candidates who were too liberal — or not liberal enough. Published June 21, 2017

Karen Handel makes an early appearance to thank her supporters after the first returns come in during her election night party in the 6th District race with Jon Ossoff on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Karen Handel defeats Jon Ossoff in Georgia race

The high hopes Democrats had of striking a political blow against President Trump in the battle for Georgia's open congressional seat were shattered Tuesday. Republican Karen Handel emerged victorious in the runoff race for the U.S. House seat in Georgia's 6th Congressional District -- beating back the "Resistance" movement and defending a seat in the wealthy Atlanta suburbs the GOP has held for decades. Published June 20, 2017

Republican Karen Handel campaigns at a restaurant in Johns Creek, Ga., Friday, June 16, 2017, ahead of runoff election to replace former Rep. Tom Price. Democrat Jon Ossoff is trying for an upset over Handel in the GOP-leaning 6th Congressional District that stretches across greater Atlanta's northern suburbs. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz) ** FILE **

Karen Handel: Ad politicizing Scalise shooting is ‘disgusting’

Republican Karen Handel on Monday called on a GOP-aligned group to pull a television ad that warns a vote for her opponent Democrat Jon Ossoff is a vote for the "unhinged left" that is celebrating the shooting of Majority Whip Steve Scalise. Published June 19, 2017

Bikers for Trump canvassed a suburban Atlanta neighborhood this weekend on behalf of a Republican Karen Handel in a hard-fought runoff race against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Chris Cox, founder of Bikers for Trump, carried the group's flag from door to door. (Seth McLaughlin/The Washington Times)

Karen Handel gets Bikers for Trump help before Georgia election

The political activity from Bikers for Trump is symbolic of the interest that the Georgia race has drawn from both parties as well as outside groups battling for bragging rights in a closer-than-expected battle. The historically Republican 6th District was once Newt Gingrich's seat, but Mr. Trump carried it by less than 2 percentage points over Hillary Clinton in November. Published June 18, 2017