Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds warns Trump ‘can’t win’ in backing DeSantis
Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa says she is backing Gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential nomination in part because former President Donald Trump cannot win a general election race. Published November 6, 2023
Democrats in panic mode over Biden hemorrhaging support, trailing Trump in battleground states
President Biden's dire reelection picture is sending shock waves of fear through the Democratic Party's ranks and sparking public infighting over whether they should stick with their aging leader. Published November 6, 2023
Republicans test-drive post-Roe push for abortion limits in Virginia elections
The elections in Virginia on Tuesday will put Republicans' post-Roe push for limits on abortion to the test. Published November 5, 2023
RFK Jr. outpaces Biden, Trump among independents, poll finds
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the king of independents. Published November 1, 2023
DeSantis, Haley quarrel over China while chasing Trump; security threat key issue on trail
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida and former Gov. Nikki Haley of South Carolina are trading China-laced smackdowns in their bruising battle to become the clear alternative to former President Donald Trump in the 2024 GOP presidential race. Published November 1, 2023
Donald Trump is the cream of the crop in Iowa: Poll
Former President Donald Trump is running almost 30 percentage points ahead of his rivals for the Republican nomination race in Iowa less than three months before the caucuses. Published October 30, 2023
Dean Phillips is all in: Running against Joe Biden for the presidential nomination
Minnesota Rep. Dean Philips on Friday launched his upstart challenge against President Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination, saying it's "time for the torch to be passed to a new generation of American leaders." Published October 27, 2023
DeSantis calls for expanding U.S. Navy to counter ‘looming China threat’
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida said if he's elected president, he'll push for an expansion of the Navy to help combat the nation's biggest threat: China. Published October 27, 2023
Rep. Dean Phillips’ primary challenge puts spotlight on Biden’s New Hampshire snub
Things are getting messy for President Biden in New Hampshire. Rep. Dean Phillips on Friday kicked off his upstart bid against Mr. Biden in the Granite State days after the Biden campaign announced he would not be appearing on the New Hampshire ballot. Published October 27, 2023
Liberal group urges Biden to call it quits over his response to attack on Israel
Some liberal critics of President Biden say his "tone-deaf handling" of the Israel-Hamas conflict shows he is out of touch with most Americans and should pull the plug on his reelection campaign. Published October 26, 2023
DeSantis tries to lure Trump onto debate stage
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is trying to bait Donald Trump into entering the debates by saying the former president has lost his fastball and feels entitled to win the nomination. Published October 26, 2023
Sen. Tim Scott hopes race proves to be wild card against GOP presidential rivals
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina is focused increasingly on one of the things that separates him from the rest of the 2024 GOP presidential field -- his race. Published October 25, 2023
RFK Jr.’s White House bid softens Trump’s support? DeSantis says so
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is warning voters that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s independent presidential bid narrows former President Donald Trump's path to the White House next year. Published October 25, 2023
Christie says he will not vote for Trump or Biden in the general election
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he will not vote for President Biden or former President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. Published October 25, 2023
Ramaswamy wary of Israeli ground invasion of Gaza, calls for ‘revival of realism’ in foreign policy
GOP presidential contender Vivek Ramaswamy said Tuesday he is worried that an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza will trigger a series of events that will pull the U.S. into a larger conflict. Published October 24, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott blames ‘radical left’ for struggles of Black Americans
South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a 2024 GOP presidential candidate, took aim Monday at the "sinister" forces in the progressive movement, saying they are hurting the same black communities they claim to be helping. Published October 23, 2023
Trump turns courthouses into political stages to campaign for White House
Former President Donald Trump has been logging as much time in the courtroom as he has on the campaign trail, a potential obstacle that he is turning to his advantage. Published October 23, 2023
Loudoun County Democrats balk at Democratic congressional candidate trumpeting her Jewish faith
Eileen Filler-Corn, a candidate for the seat in Virginia's 10th Congressional District, is leaning too hard into her pro-Israel views for some of the Democrats she led for years as the first Jewish speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates. Published October 20, 2023
GOP race sharpens: DeSantis, Haley fighting over opening U.S. to Palestinians fleeing Gaza
Looking for a way to slow Nikki Haley's rise in the GOP presidential race, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is warning voters that she is soft on Palestinian resettlement in the U.S. and more interested in political correctness than sound policy plans. Published October 19, 2023
DeSantis challenges GOP White House rivals to say no to Biden’s $100 million aid package for Gaza
Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling on his rivals for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination to join him in opposing President Biden's plan for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Published October 18, 2023
