Seth McLaughlin
Articles by Seth McLaughlin
DeSantis has an edge over Trump in a head-to-head matchup
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is getting the better of former President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2024 Republican presidential primary head-to-head matchup. Published February 9, 2023
DeSantis responds to Trump attack: ‘I don’t spend my time trying to smear other Republicans’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday brushed aside former President Donald Trump's attempts to cast him as a "groomer" of young women, saying he is not interested in spending his time chopping down fellow Republicans. Published February 8, 2023
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders rips Biden as more interested in ‘woke fantasies’ than reality
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas on Tuesday warned that President Biden is steering the nation in a dangerous direction and seems more interested "in woke fantasies than the hard reality Americans face every day." Published February 7, 2023
Trump helps circulate photo accusing DeSantis of drinking with underage girls
Former President Donald Trump took a potshot Tuesday at Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, sharing an old photograph floating around social media that purported to show him drinking alcohol with minors. Published February 7, 2023
Nikki Haley to hit Trump on age issue, says it’s time for a new generation of GOP leaders
After former President Donald Trump called 2024 soon-to-be rival Nikki Haley "overly ambitious," she took to Twitter to revive a proposal she floated over a year ago that every person serving in public office be required to take a cognitive test. Published February 3, 2023
Joe Biden set to encounter ‘Don’t Run Joe’ protests at DNC’s annual meeting
President Biden will be on the receiving end of liberal criticism when he travels Friday to Philadelphia to address the Democratic National Committee, throwing a kink in the party's desire to show a unified front at the annual meeting. Published February 2, 2023
Pelosi backing Schiff in Senate race in California if Feinstein retires
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is backing Rep. Adam B. Schiff's bid for a California Senate seat -- so long as Sen. Dianne Feinstein exits, stage left. Published February 2, 2023
Ron DeSantis to headline Alabama GOP dinner
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is set to cross his state's border to headline the Alabama Republican Party's winter meeting. Published February 1, 2023
Who will blink first? Battle over N.H.’s first-in-the-nation primary set for DNC winter meeting
The standoff between the Democratic National Committee and New Hampshire Democrats will take center stage at the national party's annual meeting this week in Philadelphia where members are expected to pass President Biden's plan to overhaul the presidential nomination calendar. Published February 1, 2023
So much winning: DeSantis brushes off Trump’s criticism by pointing to the electoral scoreboard
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday countered former President Donald Trump's assertion he has been "disloyal" and touted his recent landslide reelection victory in Florida. Published January 31, 2023
Trump says he’s ‘more committed now’ in his first campaign events in New Hampshire, South Carolina
Former President Donald Trump over the weekend gave GOP supporters a glimpse into how he plans to freshen up his act and confront simmering concerns over him leading the 2024 ticket. Published January 29, 2023
Trump says he’s ‘more committed now’ in the first early stops of the 2024 campaign
Former President Donald Trump struck out on the campaign trail for the first time this year, effectively kicking off the 2024 GOP nomination race, and providing voters with their first glimpse of the message he plans to lean on to convince Republicans he is still their strongest standard-bearer. Published January 28, 2023
McDaniel wins reelection for fourth term as RNC chair
Ronna McDaniel was reelected Friday to an unprecedented fourth term as chair of the Republican National Committee after members of the national party veered away from calls for a leadership shakeup following a disappointing midterm election cycle. Published January 27, 2023
Dhillon banks on secret ballot surprise to beat McDaniel in RNC chair election
The consensus among members of the Republican National Committee gathered here for their winter meeting is Ronna McDaniel is on a glide path to capturing an unprecedented fourth term as their chairwoman. Published January 26, 2023
DeSantis calls for change at RNC, boosts Harmeet Dhillon’s insurgent bid against McDaniel
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida on Thursday gave a boost to Harmeet Dhillon's bid for chair of the Republican National Committee, saying it is time for a change of leadership after "three substandard election cycles in a row." Published January 26, 2023
Rough-and-tumble race for RNC chair gives the party’s committeemen the willies
The race for chair of the Republican National Committee has turned into an acrimonious affair that has exposed lingering rifts and left some members wondering whether this family feud has been good for the GOP. Published January 25, 2023
Pence classified document revelations complicate probes of Biden, Trump
The revelation Tuesday that classified documents were discovered at former Vice President Mike Pence's home in Indiana threatens to change the political and legal landscape under Justice Department probes of former President Donald Trump and President Biden mishandling government secrets. Published January 24, 2023
Harmeet Dhillon warns of ‘crony capitalism’ at RNC, breaks with Trump on early voting
Harmeet Dhillon said she is concerned "crony capitalism" has infected the Republican National Committee, sapping it of the energy and innovation the party needs if it wants to win elections in 2024. Published January 24, 2023
Trump heads to New Hampshire to address state GOP
Former President Donald Trump, the consensus front-runner in the 2024 Republican presidential race, is slated to headline the New Hampshire GOP's annual meeting this weekend. Published January 23, 2023
Trump urges GOP to spare Social Security, Medicare in any budget cuts
Former President Donald Trump is pressuring Republicans in Congress to steer clear of making cuts to the biggest drivers of the national debt -- Medicare and Social Security -- in their quest to bring some fiscal sanity to Washington. Published January 20, 2023
