Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Trump calls Clinton-linked donations to FBI official’s wife ‘shocking’
Donald Trump said the "shocking" revelations that Hillary Clinton's allies donated close to a half-million dollars last year to the campaign of the wife of a FBI official that helped oversee the investigation into her private email server is yet more evidence of how the system is "rigged" against him and how his Democratic rival is corrupt. Published October 24, 2016
Donald Trump: Obama should spend less time campaigning and more time governing
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said President Obama should be logging more time on his day job and less time campaigning on behalf of Democrat Hillary Clinton. Published October 21, 2016
45 percent of Republicans might not go along with election outcome: Poll
Donald Trump is not the only one hedging on accepting the outcome of the 2016 election, a poll released Friday shows. Published October 21, 2016
Trump-Clinton race tight in Georgia: Poll
There are some troubling signs for Donald Trump in Georgia, where a poll out Friday shows him running neck and neck with Hillary Clinton. Published October 21, 2016
Paul Ryan: This is a ‘make-or-break time for America’
As part of his ramped-up public relations campaign, House Speaker Paul Ryan is warning in a video released Friday that elected leaders are running the risk of leaving the United States in worse shape for future generation if they continue to avoid tackling the nation's biggest problems. Published October 21, 2016
Donald Trump maintains lead in presidential race: Rasmussen Reports
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump remains ahead of Democrat Hillary Clinton in the White House race, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll. Published October 21, 2016
Cardinal Timothy Dolan shares ‘touching’ moment between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Before Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump busted each other's chops in public at the Alfred E. Smith Dinner with some canned jabs, the two presidential contenders evidently shared a "touching" behind-the-scenes moment. Published October 21, 2016
Jeff Flake urges Congress to move on Merrick Garland Supreme Court nomination in lame-duck session
Sen. Jeff Flake said it is time for Congress to move forward as if Hillary Clinton is president-elect and plan to take up President Obama's nomination of Judge Merrick B. Garland to the Supreme Court during the lame-duck session of Congress. Published October 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton maintains national lead over Donald Trump in first post-debate poll
Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained the lead that she carried into the final presidential debate with Republican Donald Trump, according to a new poll. Published October 21, 2016
Sheriff David Clarke says Obama administration ignoring ‘white voter intimidation’
Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke said Friday that the Obama administration's silence on the dirty election tricks linked to Hillary Clinton's campaign that were exposed by undercover videos has further diminished the public's trust in the federal government. Published October 21, 2016
Newt Gingrich thinks presidential polls are wrong
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said he no longer believes in the presidential polls, saying the odds are very high that Republican nominee Donald Trump can defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton if he stays on message and sticks to both the teleprompter and big ideas. Published October 21, 2016
Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump disagreement on drinking shines light on presidential temperance
Donald Trump shuns booze, while Hillary Clinton has been known to hoist a glass of beer on the campaign trail and even whack back a shot as part of her "Joe Six Pack" outreach. Published October 20, 2016
Donald Trump: I pledge to accept election results — ‘if I win’
Republican nominee Donald Trump said Thursday that he will accept the result of the presidential race on Nov. 8 -- if he defeats Democrat Hillary Clinton. Published October 20, 2016
Donald Trump: U.S. has ‘no idea’ who is behind Wikileaks hacks
Donald Trump said Wednesday that security officials have "no idea" who is responsible for the hacked political emails that are causing Hillary Clinton headaches on the campaign trail three weeks out from the Nov. 8 election. Published October 19, 2016
Trump vows to kick the ‘bad hombres’ out of the United States
Donald Trump said Wednesday that if he is elected president he we make sure that the "bad hombres" that are living here illegally are booted out of the country. Published October 19, 2016
Donald Trump’s campaign staff cleaning up from his verbal gaffs
Donald Trump stood on stage face to face with Hillary Clinton earlier this month and told her he'd send her to jail. Published October 19, 2016
Donald Trump’s electoral map looking worse than Mitt Romney’s in 2012 as red states lean blue
Donald Trump's electoral map looks worse than Mitt Romney's did four years ago at this point in the race, upending the billionaire businessman's claim that his unorthodox appeal would be able to put new states in play for the GOP. Published October 19, 2016
Marco Rubio gives WikiLeaks warning to Republicans
Democrats have found some unexpected Republican allies in contesting WikiLeaks' embarrassing revelations about Hillary Clinton because of Russia's suspected involvement in the email hacks. Published October 19, 2016
Marco Rubio warns against playing politics with WikiLeaks, says it could haunt Republicans
Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, who is running for re-election, is breaking with Donald Trump over making the WikiLeaks emails a campaign issue, saying Republicans should not play politics with the hacked emails. Published October 19, 2016
Curt Schilling will run for Senate if his wife permits
Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said Tuesday that he will challenge Sen. Elizabeth Warren in the 2018 election if he can get the green light from his wife. Published October 18, 2016