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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

Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who is a candidate to run the Democratic National Committee, speaks during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp)

Tom Perez wins hard-fought DNC race to become Democrats’ first Latino chairman

Tom Perez was elected Saturday as the first Latino chair of the Democratic National Committee, overcoming stiff opposition from the Bernie Sanders wing of the party and delivering a win for former President Barack Obama, who recruited him for the job. In his first act as chairman he immediately moved to unify Democrats by tapping Rep. Keith Ellison, the preferred pick of progressives, as his deputy chair. Published February 25, 2017

On Feb. 25, 2017, the DNC voted to not resurrect an Obama-era ban on corporate donations, angering liberal activists but relieving moderates concerned with the party's ability to finance its operations. In this file photo from Sept. 22, 2016, supporters of Washington State's Initiative 735 hold a banner above the I-5 freeway during the evening commute in Lacey, Wash. Proponents of the statewide ballot initiative wanted to get big money out of politics by backing a federal constitutional amendment that says free speech in the form of political contributions belongs to people, not corporations. Opponents of the measure said the government shouldn’t limit the First Amendment. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) **FILE**

DNC shoots down resolution barring corporate donations

The Democratic National Committee tabled a resolution Saturday that called on the party to reinstate a ban on corporate donations and on federal corporate lobbyists from serving as at-large members of the DNC. Published February 25, 2017

Howard Dean was sitting on a 30 percentage point lead in New Hampshire in 2004 until the infamous "Dean scream." He lost there to John Kerry, and his campaign was over. (Associated Press/File)

DNC chair hopefuls aim to apply Howard Dean’s 50-state strategy

Howard Dean has gone from rage to sage. More than a decade after the infamous "Dean scream" in the Iowa caucuses crippled his presidential dreams, the former Vermont governor has become one of the wise old men of the Democratic Party. Published February 23, 2017

Tom Perez speaks in Birmingham, Ala., in this Aug. 21, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Jaime Harrison pulls out of DNC chairman race, endorses Tom Perez

South Carolina Democratic Chairman Jaime Harrison announced Thursday he is ending his bid to lead the Democratic National Committee and throwing his support behind former Labor Secretary Tom Perez -- shaking up the race days before party officials pick a new chair. Published February 23, 2017