Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
!["Sen. [Rand] Paul and Sen. [Ted] Cruz are both isolationist," Sen. Lindsey Graham said, arguing that the United States should go after ISIS in Iraq and Syria and reinstate the NSA's controversial bulk metadata program. (Associated Press)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2015/12/15/Graham_c0-77-4218-2535_s652x380.jpg?fb7d5b1668e63edfb0fab0009d63de6308ae05c8)
Lindsey Graham drops out of presidential race
Sen. Lindsey Graham is the latest GOP presidential candidate to fall, ending his campaign Monday after he failed to win public support among Republican primary voters for a more hawkish foreign policy abroad and a more liberal approach to global warming and immigration back at home. Published December 21, 2015
Donald Trump defends Muslim ban as security dominates Republican debate
Donald Trump defended his call for a halt on Muslim visitors to the U.S., taking credit for having ignited a needed conversation over the roots of terrorism, as he and the rest of the Republican presidential field faced off Tuesday in their final debate of the year with fear of another terrorist attack growing among the electorate. Published December 15, 2015
Donald Trump mocks ‘tough guy’ Jeb Bush
GOP presidential contender Donald Trump laughed off the idea Tuesday that former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is a "tough guy" in a testy exchange between the rivals in the GOP presidential debate. Published December 15, 2015
Rand Paul warns against toppling Syria’s Bashar Assad
GOP presidential contender Rand Paul distanced himself from several of his rivals Tuesday by warning against the United States pushing to militarily topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Published December 15, 2015
Carly Fiorina channels Margaret Thatcher: Want to get something done? Ask a woman
Carly Fiorina suggested that she is best equipped to take on the threat of international terrorism and get the job done because she is a woman in the fifth GOP presidential debate of the 2016 campaign that focused on national security and foreign policy. Published December 15, 2015
Ted Cruz vs. Marco Rubio becomes key dynamic in race during GOP debate
The GOP presidential field wrestled over the issue of the nation's surveillance programs, with Sens. Ted Cruz defending his opposition to the bulk collection of telephone data under the Patriot Act against charges that his stance left the nation less safe. Published December 15, 2015
!["I blame Obama for [the Islamic State], not Bush," Sen. Lindsey Graham said in the Republican undercard debate Tuesday in Las Vegas. "I am tired of beating on Bush, I miss George W. Bush. I wish he were president right now. We wouldn't be in this mess." (Associated Press)](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2015/12/15/Lindsey_c0-203-2648-1746_s652x380.jpg?cefa0525a06d74f35015aa42033bec120af40f65)
Lindsey Graham declares ‘I miss George W. Bush’
There are signs that former President George W. Bush has gone from being a political pariah in Republican ranks to once again being part of the in-crowd. Published December 15, 2015
Lindsey Graham says Ted Cruz, Rand Paul are ‘isolationists’
GOP presidential contender Lindsey Graham said Tuesday he has been calling for more American combat troops to be sent into the Middle East to destroy the Islamic State before it was the hip thing to do in the GOP presidential race and criticized fellow Sens. Rand Paul and Ted Cruz for not echoing that sentiment. Published December 15, 2015
Donald Trump’s rival candidates to debate for other Republican voters
Donald Trump has bulldozed his way atop the Republican presidential race over the past six months, leaving the carcasses of fellow candidates and conventional political wisdom in his wake and confounding the survivors. Published December 14, 2015
Ben Carson threatens to bolt from the GOP if party leaders manipulate convention
GOP presidential contender Ben Carson said Friday he would consider bolting from the party if Republican leaders try to steer the party's nomination toward a candidate of their liking in a "brokered" convention. Published December 11, 2015
Ted Cruz: Arm Kurds, step up astrikes to destroy Islamic State
Facing criticism over his anti-terror plans, GOP presidential contender Sen. Ted Cruz said Thursday he would wipe out the Islamic State by stepping up airstrikes and arming Kurdish forces to handle the ground work — though he left the door open for U.S. troops. Published December 10, 2015
John Kasich: I could change my mind about supporting Trump
Ohio Gov. John Kasich left open the door Wednesday to the possibility of backing someone other than Donald Trump in the presidential race if he wins the GOP presidential nomination. Published December 9, 2015
John Kasich: Donald Trump’s Muslim ban ‘doesn’t represent what we are’
Republican presidential candidate John Kasich said Wednesday that Donald Trump's call to ban most Muslims from the United States would weaken the nation and "doesn't represent what we are." Published December 9, 2015
Ted Cruz: ‘I do not agree’ with Donald Trump’s Muslim moratorium
Sen. Ted Cruz moved Tuesday to put some distance between himself and fellow presidential hopeful Donald Trump, pushing back against the billionaire businessman's call to halt Muslim visitors to the U.S. as part of a controversial anti-terror plan. Published December 8, 2015
Donald Trump: Chris Christie knew about Bridgegate
GOP presidential contender Donald J. Trump said Monday that Chris Christie had to know about plans to close the George Washington Bridge. Published December 7, 2015
Michael McCaul of Homeland Security Committee calls for end to Obama Syrian refugee program
The head of the House Committee on Homeland Security said Monday that members of the Islamic State have explored entering the United States through the refugee resettlement program, a claim that could ramp up additional pressure on President Obama to rethink his plan to resettle 10,000 refugees from Syria and Iraq. Published December 7, 2015
Donald Trump calls for ban on Muslims entering U.S.
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump proposed Monday a complete and total ban on Muslims entering the United States in response to recent terrorist attacks, drawing an immediate rebuke from nearly every quarter for trampling on the religious freedom that is the founding principle of America. Published December 7, 2015
Ted Cruz seizes lead for first time in Iowa: poll
For the first time in the 2016 presidential race, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is the top pick of likely GOP caucus-goers in Iowa, according to a Monmouth University poll. Published December 7, 2015
Trump fares worst with Latino voters in 2016 White House race
A new poll challenges Donald J. Trump's repeated assertion that Hispanic voters love him in the 2016 presidential race. Published December 7, 2015
Ted Cruz, Jeff Sessions demand immigration information on California attackers
The shootings this week in California are escalating the debate on Capitol Hill over terrorism and immigration, and two of the Senate's most vocal opponents of President Obama's approach to both issues are now demanding the administration shares the immigration history of the San Bernardino attackers. Published December 4, 2015
