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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

President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 25, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Joe Biden puts GOP on notice in long-delayed press conference

President Biden survived his long-delayed first formal press conference in a very Bidenesque fashion, mixing calls for bipartisanship with partisan threats and long-winded responses on policy that marked a dramatic break with his predecessor in both style and substance. Published March 25, 2021

President Joe Biden holds a face mask as he speaks during an event to mark Equal Pay Day in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Bookmaker eyes Biden’s bite at first formal presser

President Biden's choppers are getting a little added attention ahead of his first formal press conference, thanks to a political oddsmaker handing gamblers the chance to plunk down money on whether the commander in chief's "dentures pop out at any point." Published March 25, 2021

A new survey finds that a majority of Americans say the total number of immigrants admitted to the U.S. each year should be 1 million or less. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Support for border wall surges as border ‘crisis’ intensifies

Americans are increasingly saying, "Build the wall." A majority of voters now say they want to see the government finish construction of former President Donald Trump's border wall, according to new polling from the Senate Opportunity Fund, which also found Americans itching for a tougher approach to illegal immigration than President Biden is taking. Published March 23, 2021

In this March 21, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden speaks with members of the press on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Biden is going to Ohio to showcase health insurance cost cuts at what may be the best time for Democrats to talk up the Affordable Care Act since it became law. Biden’s COVID-19 relief law pumps up “Obamacare” subsidies for premiums to address longstanding problems of affordability, particularly for people with solid middle-class incomes. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Jane Timken attacks President Biden on immigration

A GOP Senate candidate in Ohio released a campaign ad Tuesday attacking President Biden's approach to the southern border, accusing him of caring more about illegal immigrants than struggling Americans. Published March 23, 2021

Mariannette Miller-Meeks answers a question during a debate with Rita Hart in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via AP, File)

Mariannette Miller-Meeks win over Rita Hart in Iowa faces House challenge

The "Stop the Steal" slogan is back, this time in the ongoing battle over the election result in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. House Democrats are moving full speed ahead with an investigation that could replace Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks with Democrat Rita Hart, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, is not standing in the way. Published March 22, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden waves to supporters after speaking at a drive-in rally for Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

White House: Border situation is ‘not a crisis’

The White House said Monday the photos of immigrants crowded into border patrol facilities provide a snapshot of the challenge facing the nation on the U.S.-Mexico border. Published March 22, 2021

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks about COVID-19 vaccinations in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

President Harris? Biden flubs reference to VP

President Biden on Thursday accidentally gave Vice President Kamala Harris a promotion at a press conference, dubbing his No. 2 as "President Harris." Published March 18, 2021