Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Donald Trump on email investigation: System ‘might not be as rigged as I thought’
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump is rethinking his charge that the political system is "rigged" against him, following the FBI's announcement that it has renewed its investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails. Published October 28, 2016
Trump: FBI can right ‘horrible mistake’ with revived Clinton email probe
Donald Trump seized on the news Friday that the FBI has renewed its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, saying law enforcement officials now have a chance to "right the horrible mistake that they made" by refusing to recommend criminal charges against the Democrat earlier this year. Published October 28, 2016
Local politicians hope to ride Donald Trump’s populist wave to election
Whether Donald Trump wins or loses, his acolytes are already laying plans to harness his iconoclastic campaign in future races, hoping a little of the Trump magic can carry over to statehouses and Congressional elections. Published October 27, 2016
Trump: Obamacare has been a ‘catastrophic event’
Donald Trump called Obamacare a "catastrophic event" at a rally Wednesday in Ohio, telling supporters that insurance premium hikes have exposed the lies President Obama relied on to promote the health care law. Published October 27, 2016
Donald Trump’s path to victory runs through Florida, where enthusiasm is ‘through the roof’
Prognosticators have issued a grim assessment of Donald Trump's chances, but the GOP nominee's path to the White House is still alive and runs through Florida, where his campaign has gained momentum in the final stretch of the race. Published October 26, 2016
Paul Ryan’s defeated primary foe announces bid to unseat him as House Speaker
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan easily defeated Paul Nehlen in his Republican primary race and apparently will have to outdo the businessman once again if he wants to reclaim the top post in the lower chamber. Published October 26, 2016
Donald Trump praises Newt Gingrich for clash with Megyn Kelly on Fox News: ‘We don’t play games’
Donald Trump congratulated former House Speaker Newt Gingrich Wednesday for his much-hyped televised clash with Fox News host Megyn Kelly the previous evening, expressing his solidarity in the notion that the two men "don't play games." Published October 26, 2016
Trump touts Old Post Office renovation as ‘metaphor’ for nation’s potential
Donald Trump took a detour from the campaign trail Wednesday to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Washington marking the official opening of his new luxury hotel blocks from The White House -- sparking questions about whether it was the best use of his time less than two weeks out from the election. Published October 26, 2016
Tea partyers back Donald Trump despite his pricey fiscal plan
Donald Trump's tax and spending plans would explode the deficit, according to independent analyses, but tea party voters, the political movement born as a protest against government debt, are still willing to roll the dice with the billionaire businessman, saying he is the closest thing they have to a political home this year. Published October 25, 2016
Hillary Clinton allies’ donations to campaign of Jill McCabe, FBI official’s wife, draw scrutiny
Donald Trump demanded an investigation Monday after revelations that Hillary Clinton's allies invested heavily in the state Senate campaign of a Democrat at a time when her husband oversaw part of the FBI's investigation into Mrs. Clinton's secret email account. Published October 24, 2016
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