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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. Thad Cochran (left), who has served in Congress for over four decades, is facing a challenge from Republican state Sen. Chris McDaniel. (associated press photographs)

Thad Cochran’s seat in peril with Chris McDaniel’s edge

Hours after the polls closed, Republican incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran and insurgent challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel had yet to capture enough of the vote Tuesday in the Mississippi primary to win the GOP nomination for the Senate seat outright, setting up a June 24 run-off. Published June 3, 2014

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS "The policies of this administration are bad for the economy," said Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour. "While this administration has been great for Wall Street, Main Street has never really gotten out of the last recession."

Haley Barbour: Tea party distorting Mississippi senate race

As Republican primary voters in Mississippi go to the polls Tuesday to choose between 42-year incumbent Sen. Thad Cochran and conservative challenger state Sen. Chris McDaniel, the state's former governor is complaining that outside groups and major GOP figures are distorting the race to boost their own profile. Published June 2, 2014

Sen. Thad Cochran, Mississippi Republican, has promised that, if re-elected, he will continue to fight to make sure his state gets its "fair share" of the federal government pie. His primary challenger, tea party-backed state Sen. Chris McDaniel called Mississippi a "welfare state" and pledged to get the federal government off the state's back. (Associated Press)

Sen. Thad Cochran promises pork to Mississippi

Sen. Thad Cochran is closing out the final days of his primary campaign by promising voters that if he's re-elected he will keep doing what he has done for decades: fighting to make sure that Mississippi gets its "fair share" of the federal pie. Published June 1, 2014

Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour addresses the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La., Friday, May 30, 2014. Midterm election campaigns are in full swing, but several thousand Republicans gathering in Louisiana look toward a bigger prize. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Haley Barbour: Ideological purity is the ‘enemy of victory’

Former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour warned Friday that ideological purity is the "enemy of victory" and that the GOP must broaden the Republican coalition to win elections and to enact conservative policies that will change the direction of the nation. Published May 30, 2014

Louisiana Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal addresses the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, La., Thursday, May 29, 2014. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal blasts Common Core

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal made it clear Thursday that he no longer supports the nationwide K-12 school stands known as Common Core, which have become a lightning rod for the GOP base. Published May 29, 2014

** FILE ** This Feb. 4, 2014, file photo shows Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss, center, speaking during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Mississippi mud-slinging of Cochran, McDaniel turns off voters

Henry Barbour, a major player in Mississippi Republican politics, says he never would have stood behind Sen. Thad Cochran's re-election push so quickly if not for the early onslaught by out-of-state tea party groups eager to slay the veteran lawmaker. Published May 29, 2014

With his wife Elaine Chao, left, looking on, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell addresses his supporters following his victory in the republican primary, Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Mariott Louisville East in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

Sen. McConnell challenges Grimes to ‘Lincoln-Douglas’ debates

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday challenged his Democratic rival Allison Lundergan Grimes in the high-profile Kentucky Senate race to join him in three "traditional Lincoln-Douglas" style debates, saying it will give voters to get a clear view of their thinking before the airwaves are blanketed with campaign ads. Published May 21, 2014

U.S. Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes gave her victory speech at her primary election night celebration at the Carrick House in Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (AP Photo/The Lexington Herald-Leader, Pablo Alcala)

Democrat Grimes vows to answer to voters, not president, in new ad

Fresh off her primary win, Alison Lundergan Grimes rolled out her first television ad in her general election campaign against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, casting herself as a post-partisan figure who is ready to shake things up in Washington and is not going to be a rubber stamp for any president. Published May 21, 2014

With his wife Elaine Chao, left, looking on, Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell addresses his supporters following his victory in the republican primary, Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Mariott Louisville East in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)

McConnell wins in landslide in Kentucky primary

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell promised to "crush" the tea party in this primary election season, and the Kentucky Republican did his part Tuesday night by winning a landslide primary victory over businessman Matt Bevin — the latest victory for the Republican establishment. Published May 20, 2014

“It’s going great so far,” American Conservative Union Chairman Al Cardenas says of the start of this week’s CPAC gathering in Prince George’s County. “I’d rate it a 9.5 right now. Pretty good for the first day of the festivities.” (Associated Press)

Cardenas to step down as ACU leader

Al Cardenas is stepping down as chairman of the American Conservative Union after spending more than three years leading the nation's oldest grass-roots conservative organization. Published May 20, 2014