Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Vance emerges as an early favorite at CPAC to carry the MAGA flag into 2028
If anything has dulled the GOP's elation over the start of President Trump's second term, it is that, barring a political meteor, this term will be his last. Published February 20, 2025
At CPAC, Vance says leaders who enable illegal immigration are ‘greatest threat’ to U.S., Europe
Vice President J.D. Vance on Thursday warned that the greatest threat to the U.S. and Europe is the flood of illegal immigrants and attempts to snuff out opposition to it. Published February 20, 2025
Musk set to make CPAC debut
Elon Musk is coming to CPAC. Published February 20, 2025
DOGE shows the receipts to rebuff its Democratic opponents
The Department of Government Efficiency recently blew the whistle on the federal government's plans to spend taxpayer dollars on male circumcisions in Mozambique, housing illegal immigrants in New York hotels, and grants to environmental activists promising "climate justice travels through a Free Palestine." Published February 18, 2025
Trump treated like NASCAR royalty at Daytona 500
President Trump traveled Sunday to the Daytona 500, the most significant event on the NASCAR calendar, to celebrate the iconic race and the nation's renewed "spirit." Published February 16, 2025
Democrats hunt for Trump vulnerability, zero in on inflation
Democrats, scrambling to find a weak spot in President Trump's political armor, are accusing him of abandoning his vow to lower costs for American families. Published February 16, 2025
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: Quid pro quo concerns taint dismissal of charges against NYC mayor
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he is "very concerned" that President Trump is using the justice system to pressure Mayor Eric Adams to help enact his immigration agenda in New York City. Published February 16, 2025
Democrats suspect Elon Musk is only in DOGE for the money
It's no surprise that the government is a major client of a man who runs a rocket ship company that can reach the space station, builds armored electric vehicles and owns a network of communications satellites. But when that man is Elon Musk, every one of his transactions draws scrutiny for cronyism. Published February 14, 2025
Democrats focus on Musk, ignore MTG’s plea for bipartisanship at first DOGE subcommittee meeting
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene kicked off the inaugural DOGE subcommittee hearing with a plea to her colleagues to set aside the political theater and partisan attacks in their quest to identify waste, fraud and abuse in federal spending. Published February 12, 2025
MTG opens DOGE panel with call to avoid ‘political theater’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene opened the first meeting of the DOGE subcommittee by vowing to work with President Trump and Elon Musk to expose the "waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government" and offer "plans to fix the tremendous problems." Published February 12, 2025
Judge pauses NIH plan to cap ‘indirect’ costs in response to lawsuit from states
A Massachusetts federal judge put a pause Monday on the Trump administration's push to change how the National Institutes of Health funds research. Published February 10, 2025
Up next? Steel tariffs: Trump continues early-term blitz over Super Bowl weekend
President Trump announced Sunday he plans to slap a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum imports, marking his latest move to reshape global trade. Published February 9, 2025
Trump inks Gulf of America proclamation over the renamed Gulf of Mexico
President Trump on Sunday signed a Gulf of America Day proclamation as he flew over the body of water that the rest of the world still calls the Gulf of Mexico. Published February 9, 2025
Trump: Trudeau is right, I do want Canada to be 51st state
President Trump said Sunday he is serious about making Canada the nation's 51st state. Published February 9, 2025
Trump favors Chiefs over Eagles in Superbowl
President Trump is picking the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl. Published February 9, 2025
Musk demands impeachment of judge for thwarting his DOGE squad
Elon Musk says the judge who temporarily blocked political appointees, including from the Department of Government Efficiency, from accessing payment systems in the Treasury Department should be impeached. Published February 9, 2025
National security adviser defends Trump’s push to dismantle USAID
President Trump's national security adviser defended the administration's push to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development. Published February 9, 2025
Poll: Most Americans approve of Trump’s opening weeks
President Trump is getting solid marks from voters as he prepares to become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl. Published February 9, 2025
Trump says Elon Musk ‘not gaining anything’ from cost-cutting efforts, access to Treasury data
President Trump is sending a clear message to critics of the Elon Musk-led push to cut government spending: get used to it. Published February 9, 2025
Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem tells immigrant rights groups: ‘Get your priorities straight’
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday rejected claims by immigrant rights groups that the Trump administration is trampling the rights of illegal immigrants it recently started holding at the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Published February 9, 2025
