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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

Sen. Joe Manchin, West Virginia Democrat, has a conservative voting record and often aligns with Senate GOP. However, Mr. Manchin's seat will be challenged. Republicans say he's too liberal and Democrats say he's too conservative. President Trump won West Virginia in the 2016 election. (Associated Press)

Joe Manchin III’s Senate seat will be challenged in 2018 midterm election

He's often Republicans' best Democratic friend in the Senate, but Sen. Joe Manchin III also sits in a deeply red state -- making him a top target for a new high-powered GOP political action committee seeking to boost their party's chances going into next year's elections. Published May 7, 2017

Rep. Fred Upton, Michigan Republican, said he was enticed to support the Obamacare repeal bill with an additional $8 billion for health care risk pools. (Associated Press)

Talks, incentives swing Republican votes

Rep. Robert J. Wittman was adamant back in March: The Republican health care bill didn't protect Medicare and Medicaid, cut health care costs or empower individuals enough to earn his vote. Published May 4, 2017

Immigration advocates march against President Trump’s policies and rhetoric. Many who received amnesty under President Reagan are calling for another one. (Associated Press)

Reagan amnesty children fight for another

More than 30 years after President Reagan signed an amnesty for 2.7 million illegal immigrants, some of those who were legalized are leaders in the movement to resist President Trump. Published May 4, 2017

In this Wednesday, March 15, 2017, photo Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Congressman Tom Perriello listens during a town hall in Richmond, Va. Perriello is running against Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam in in the June 13 primary. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Ralph Northam prepares to face Tom Perriello in Virginia gubernatorial primary

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph S. Northam, Democrat, met Tuesday with pro-choice activists in Northern Virginia and started airing television ads boasting of opposition to gun-rights groups, seeking to strengthen his position among the state's liberal voters ahead of the gubernatorial primary in June. Published May 2, 2017

President Trump marks his 100th day in office on Saturday having faced unwavering opposition to his agenda from Democrats. (Associated Press/File)

Democrats mark 100 days of ‘resistance’

Still sour over the way Republicans treated President Obama, the Democratic minority has one word to describe its strategy toward President Trump: resistance. Published April 27, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally for Omaha Democratic mayoral candidate Heath Mello, Thursday, April 20, 2017, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **

Draft Bernie activists invite Bernie Sanders to town hall

The progressive activists pushing Sen. Bernard Sanders to leave the Democratic Party have invited the Vermont independent to a town hall event to discuss the possibility of creating a new third party. Published April 25, 2017

Sen. Bernard Sanders' role in the Democratic Party is unclear. Activist Cornel West has called upon the Independent from Vermont to leave the party and start his own. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

What’s Bernie Sanders’ role in the Democratic Party now?

As Sen. Bernard Sanders tries to figure out his role in national politics, the 75-year-old's supporters are divided over how tied he should be to the Democratic Party, with some saying they're gaining ground within the Democratic National Committee, while others say the party is rotten and must be forsaken. Published April 24, 2017

Democratic candidate for Georgia's Sixth Congressional seat Jon Ossoff talks with supporters at a campaign field office Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in Marietta, Ga. Voters began casting ballots on Tuesday in the special election to fill the House seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Jon Ossoff nears first place in Georgia House race

Democrat Jon Ossoff took first place in Tuesday's "jungle primary" in Georgia's 6th Congressional District, but he appeared to fall short of winning a majority of the vote and securing the empty seat. Published April 18, 2017

In a Monday, March 27, 2017 photo, Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff is seen with supporters outside of the East Roswell Branch Library in Roswell, Ga., on the first day of early voting. President Donald Trump is attacking Ossoff, the leading Democratic candidate for a special election in a typically conservative Georgia congressional district, with Republicans bidding to avoid a major upset. On Twitter, Trump said Monday April 17, 2017, that "The super Liberal Democrat in the Georgia Congressional race tomorrow wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes!" (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

DCCC ‘nervous’ about special election for Georgia’s empty House seat

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee hit the panic button Monday in a fundraising email warning activists that the early-voting tallies are making them "nervous" about their chances of winning the special election Tuesday in Georgia's 6th Congressional District. Published April 17, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Democrat, will turn 68 this year. In today's column, Matt Mackowiak argues that Democrats aren't the Party of the Future because much their leadership is over retirement age. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Conservative group launches anti-Elizabeth Warren initiative

Looking to tarnish Sen. Elizabeth Warren's political image, a conservative group announced Monday that it is launching an effort to tear the Massachusetts senator down ahead of her re-election race next year and possible 2020 presidential bid. Published April 17, 2017

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Jon Ossoff, Democrat, tests Georgia GOP strength in House race

Even if a Democrat emerges as the top vote-getter in Georgia's special congressional election Tuesday, the race is almost certain to go to a runoff, where Republican strategists said they will prevail and notch another win for President Trump. Published April 16, 2017

Republican Ron Estes won narrowly in a special election in Kansas' 4th district on Tuesday. The special election was held to fill the seat vacated by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. Democrats are saying that the narrow victory is a sign of backlash against the GOP. (Associated Press)

Democrats tout narrow loss in Kansas special election as a victory

Republicans held onto a Kansas congressional seat in Tuesday's special election, though the margin was narrow for the overwhelmingly GOP district, giving Democrats hope heading into a more hotly contested race next week in Georgia. Published April 12, 2017