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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

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., walks off the stage after speaking at the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Lindsey Graham creating buzz in Iowa, state party chair says

The head of the Iowa GOP said Monday that Sen. Lindsey Graham is creating some buzz in the first-in-the-nation caucus state and making the sort of moves that would suggest the South Carolina Republican is serious about running for president in 2016. Published March 30, 2015

FILE - This Jan. 15, 2014, file photo, a Los Angeles Police officer wears an on-body cameras during a demonstration for media in Los Angeles. A small number of Cleveland patrol officers will take to the streets Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, equipped with new city-owned body cameras, technology that officials hope will provide more accountability within the troubled department and close the gap of mistrust of police within the community. Cleveland joins a growing roster of big cities that equip officers with body cameras, including Los Angeles, which announced a plan in December to provide them to 7,000 officers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Rand Paul backs police body-camera pilot programs

Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky is teaming up with a few Democrats to push a measure that would help state and local law enforcement cover the cost of purchasing or leasing body-worn cameras as part of pilot programs that will test whether the equipment could help increase public trust in law enforcement and bolster public safety. Published March 26, 2015

Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana Republican, said he doesn't want to be serving in the Senate when he is nearly 80 years old. Plenty of younger Republicans will be scrambling for his seat. (Associated Press)

Dan Coats’ Senate retirement sets off Indiana election race for seat

Sen. Dan Coats' surprise announcement Tuesday that he will not seek another term will set off a scramble among fellow Indiana Republicans looking to replace him and give Democrats another chance to eat into the Republican majority in elections next year. Published March 24, 2015

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas and his wife Heidi watch as their daughter Caroline, 6, center, high-fives members of the crowd after Cruz announced his campaign for president, Monday, March 23, 2015, at Liberty University, founded by the late Rev. Jerry Falwell, in Lynchburg, Va. Cruz, who announced his candidacy on twitter in the early morning hours, is the first major candidate in the 2016 race for president. Also pictured is Catherine Cruz, 4, left. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Ted Cruz, top Obamacare critic, signing up for Obamacare

Fresh off his presidential announcement, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas made another big decision Tuesday: he is signing up for Obamacare, the health insurance program that he vows to scrap if elected to the White House. Published March 24, 2015

Polls show Sen. Ted Cruz is running toward the back of the pack for the 2016 Republican nomination and has work to do to attract fellow Hispanics. (Associated Press)

Ted Cruz immigration crackdown advocacy sparks fierce Hispanic backlash

Sen. Ted Cruz announced a bid for the White House on Monday, drawing praise from grass-roots conservatives but a fierce backlash from Hispanic groups that said they were appalled at the prospect of the first Hispanic to announce for president this cycle being such a firm champion of a crackdown on illegal immigrants. Published March 23, 2015

Sen. Rand Paul claimed former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton believes she and her husband are "above the law." (Associated Press)

Rand Paul emerges as the harshest GOP critic of Clinton emails

Sen. Rand Paul has emerged as the chief Clinton critic within the likely 2016 Republican presidential field, firing barbs against the former secretary of state and her husband as he tries to lead the attack on Democrats' presidential front-runner. Published March 16, 2015

Several of the GOP's 2016 presidential contenders, including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, are hopeful that providing the public with access to their voluminous emails will head off any issues such as the one plaguing former Secretary of State and presumed Democratic front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton, who admitted to using a private email address and is thus far refusing to turn over her server to investigators. (associated press)

Republicans weighing 2016 run facing Clinton email trap

Current and former Republican governors considering 2016 presidential runs say that they have abided by their state laws when it comes to personal emails that included government business — putting them in the same boat as former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has defended her use of a secret email account by insisting she complied with federal laws. Published March 15, 2015

Iowa Republican Party members listen during a Jan. 10, 2015, meeting at the party headquarters in Des Moines to discuss whether the state party should carry on with a presidential straw poll. Despite criticism from some prominent Republicans, the Republican Party of Iowa's central committee unanimously voted to keep the event going. (Associated Press/The Des Moines Register, Charlie Litchfield) **FILE**

Iowa GOP moves 2015 straw poll to Boone

The Republican Party of Iowa announced Thursday that the 2015 straw poll will be moving about 20 miles down the road from Ames, Iowa, to Boone. Published March 12, 2015

Although he's down in presidential polls, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie told town hall meeting Tuesday that he's "still standing." Using the event to cement his no nonsense image, Mr. Christie continued to tout his budget plans for the upcoming fiscal year. (Associated Press)

Chris Christie uses town halls to cement image

Tanking in presidential polls and juggling economic and political problems at home, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie held his 130th town hall Tuesday, hoping his retail-politics approach can salvage his state budget and give him a boost nationally. Published March 10, 2015

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

GOP presidential hopefuls split over federal biofuels mandate

Less than a year out from the Iowa caucus, the likely GOP presidential contenders are staking out opposing views over Uncle Sam’s role in the alternative energy industry, making it the latest dividing line in the early jockeying among the party’s White House hopefuls. Published March 8, 2015

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during the Iowa Agriculture Summit, Saturday, March 7, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Ted Cruz: Don’t let ‘anti-science zealotry’ shutdown GMOs

Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that the nation should push back against the "hysteria" over food made with genetically modified organisms, saying these innovations in science should be celebrated for the positive impact they've had both at home and abroad. Published March 7, 2015