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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

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center, speaks during a news conference at West Miami Middle School in Miami on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. (Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald via AP) ** FILE **

‘Rock star’ DeSantis positioned himself as a Trump successor

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has become a sort of Donald Trump without the Twitter tantrums. As Republicans debate their party's future after four tumultuous years of President Trump, Mr. DeSantis has flashed a refined brand of Trumpism that captures the hard-charging policies of Mr. Trump but with fewer self-inflicted rhetorical wounds. Published June 23, 2021

President Donald Trump, left, shakes hands with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., right, during a rally at AMSOIL Arena in Duluth, Minn., Wednesday, June 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says he has no interest in House speaker talk

Former President Donald Trump threw cold water Monday on the idea he is interested in becoming the next House speaker if Republicans flip control of the lower chamber in the 2022 midterm elections. Published June 21, 2021

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a press event providing an update on the state's COVID-19 response at Dow Diamond on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Midland, Mich. Michigan will fully lift outdoor capacity limits on June 1 and, starting July 1, end indoor gathering caps that were put in place to curb COVID-19, Whitmer announced Thursday in a major loosening of economic restrictions. (Kaytie Boomer/The Bay City Times via AP) ** FILE **

Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 shutdown ‘hypocrisy’ energizes GOP challengers for 2022

Tudor Dixon missed out on a final face-to-face goodbye with her grandmother amid the coronavirus pandemic and the strict nursing home visitation rules Michigan imposed. Ms. Dixon now wants to take down the woman she blames: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat whose handling of the pandemic made her a top target for Republicans in next year's elections. Published June 21, 2021

In this March 5, 2021, file photo, protesters supporting former President Donald Trump march down Fifth Avenue on their way toward Times Square in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) ** FILE **

Trump looms over ‘shadow primary,’ early jockeying of 2024 GOP hopefuls

Sen. Rand Paul is among a group of high-profile Republicans making moves in the 2022 midterms in a way that seizes the media's attention, boosts their appeal in the eyes of grassroots activists and maybe helps the party seize power in Congress. Welcome to the early jockeying among the potential 2024 presidential contenders. Published June 17, 2021

Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are fenced in a secure area as a box is delivered to be examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, Thursday, May 6, 2021, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool) ** FILE **

Arizona audit of 2020 election has become a mecca for GOP candidates

Kristina Karamo wants voters to know she made the 2,000-mile trek from Michigan to Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix to get a firsthand glimpse of the Maricopa County election audit that has become a cause celeb for supporters of former President Donald Trump. Published June 15, 2021

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber for final votes before the Memorial Day recess, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, May 28, 2021. Senate Republicans successfully blocked the creation of a commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection by rioters loyal to former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate GOP campaign committee raises $10M in May

The campaign arm of Senate Republicans announced Tuesday it raised over $10 million last month thanks in part to a $5 million transfer from the Republican National Committee. Published June 8, 2021

Former President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd before he speaks at the North Carolina Republican Convention Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

Trump loyalty put to the test in New Jersey GOP primary

Hirsh Vardhan Singh is closing out his underdog bid for the GOP gubernatorial nomination in New Jersey with a full-throated endorsement of former President Trump's claim that he won the 2020 election. Published June 8, 2021