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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

Then-Rep. David Jolly, R-Fla., answers questions from reporters, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 14, 2016, after members of the House of Representatives received a closed intelligence briefing from FBI Director James Comey and Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson on the mass shooting at an LGBT club in Orlando. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

David Jolly, Florida Republican, to forego Senate run: report

Rep. David Jolly announced Friday that he will forgo a bid for the U.S. Senate, and instead seek re-election to his House seat in Florida -- a decision that will increase speculation that Sen. Marco Rubio has had a change of heart and plans to seek re-election to a seat that could decide whether Senate Republicans retain their majority. Published June 17, 2016

As presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign turns a year old, his unlikeability is increasing in polls, and Democratic presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton is taking a double-digit lead over him. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump campaign, at one-year mark, burns both Democrats and GOP

Donald Trump's presidential campaign turns a year old Thursday amid just as much controversy as when he entered the contest, with his calls to ban Muslims from entering the U.S. angering Democrats, and his new openness to halting some gun sales leaving his fellow Republicans scratching their heads. Published June 15, 2016

Donald Trump, the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee, announced Wednesday via Twitter that he plans to meet with the NRA about "not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or the no fly list, to buy guns." (Associated Press)

Donald Trump joins Democrats in post-Orlando gun control push

Brushing aside warnings that they'll tip off terrorists to secret investigations, Democrats pressed ahead Wednesday with plans for new gun controls after the Orlando shooting, and even enlisted an unlikely potential ally -- Donald Trump, who said he's open to a discussion about banning firearm sales to those on the government's no-fly list. Published June 15, 2016

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Herman Cain: ‘Mitt, you know nothing about racism’

Herman Cain on Wednesday mocked Mitt Romney's suggestion that Donald Trump could usher in an era of "trickle-down racism," saying the 2012 GOP presidential nominee doesn't have a clue of what true racism is. Published June 15, 2016

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s Orlando response distances other Republicans

Donald Trump may be their party's leader, but Republicans on Capitol Hill are doing their best to ignore what he is saying on the campaign trail and hoping it inoculates them against efforts to tie them to their likely presidential nominee. Published June 14, 2016

Donald Trump tells Christian voters: ‘I am with you 100 percent’

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump assured Christian conservatives Friday that he will fight for "our shared values" and warned that Hillary Clinton will push policies that ignore the "will of the people" and crush working families. Published June 10, 2016

In his speech Tuesday, presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump said he gets the fear he's spawned among other Republicans that his mouth will cost them all in November. "I understand the responsibility of carrying the mantle and I will never ever let you down," Mr. Trump said in a speech read off a teleprompter. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump’s teleprompter gives hope to anxious Republicans

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump used a teleprompter yet again this week -- and managed to stay on script, raising hopes among Republicans that if he can control himself, and deliver a crisper message, he may be OK. Published June 8, 2016

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Donald Trump vows to make party proud in general election

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump cast himself as an outside agent of "real change" and sought to reassure Republicans that he is prepared to lead the party into the general election fight against Hillary Clinton. Published June 7, 2016