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Democrats call on Biden to pause Haitian deportations after Moïse assassination

A group of House Democrats are calling on the Biden administration to halt deportations and make changes to Haitian immigration policy a week after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 14, 2021

White House says violent crackdown in Cuba over protests is ‘unacceptable’

The Cuban government’s crackdown on protesters is “unacceptable” and has largely stopped protests across the island nation, the White House said on Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 14, 2021

‘Afghanistan is unraveling.’ McConnell skewers Biden again on withdrawal

WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday again lambasted President Joe Biden’s rapid withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, claiming that the Taliban is already closing in on a military victory that will spark a humanitarian crisis.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 13, 2021

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Nearly 60% in US say they are ‘thriving’ — the highest in over 13 years, poll finds

The number of Americans saying they are satisfied with their lives has reached a 13-year high, according to a new poll.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 12, 2021

Biden says US stands with Cuban people, protests are a ‘clarion call for freedom’

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Monday the United States supports the Cuban people and called their rare protests a “clarion call for freedom and relief” from the pandemic and decades under dictatorship.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 12, 2021

Biden says US stands with Cuban people, protests are a ‘clarion call for freedom’

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden said the United States supports the Cuban people and called their rare protests a “clarion call for freedom and relief” from the pandemic and generations of dictatorship.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 12, 2021

Senators are helping pay Sen. Burr’s legal expenses. Here’s a closer look at the donors

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is getting help paying his expensive legal bills related to a Department of Justice investigation for stock sales — and a lot of that assistance is coming from his Senate colleagues, according to documents filed with the Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 10, 2021

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Los nuevos estímulos por hijos comenzarán a llegar el 15 de julio. ¿Quién es elegible?

WASHINGTON – Si tiene hijos, presentó una declaración de impuestos electrónicamente para 2019 o 2020 y sus ingresos califican, verá entre $250 y $300 por hijo en su cuenta bancaria el 15 de julio.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 9, 2021

New child tax payments will start hitting bank accounts July 15. Who is eligible?

WASHINGTON – If you have children, filed a tax return electronically for 2019 or 2020 and your income qualifies, you’ll see up to $250 to $300 per child in your bank account on July 15.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 9, 2021

Sen. Cornyn wants Senate to OK keeping DACA recipients in the US

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, wants the Senate to permit people brought to the U.S. as children to stay in this country permanently.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 8, 2021

Biden calls assassination of Haiti president a ‘heinous act,’ offers US assistance

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned the “heinous” killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse on Wednesday, saying the assassination was a “worrisome” sign for the Caribbean nation.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 8, 2021

White House pledges Black colleges won’t be left out of Biden infrastructure deal

WASHINGTON – The White House is promising Black colleges they won’t be left out of the president’s legislative agenda this year amid hand-wringing in Congress over what counts as infrastructure.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 7, 2021

US grapples with Latin America and Caribbean bureaucracies in COVID-19 vaccine rush

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration says it is fighting local bureaucracies across Latin America and the Caribbean in its rush to deliver coronavirus vaccine doses to its neighbors, where COVID-19 cases are spiking and where only one in 10 adults are fully vaccinated, according to the World Health Organization’s Americas…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 3, 2021

Chasing July 4 vaccine target, White House taps Kamala Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff

WASHINGTON – On the verge of missing its July 4 national COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration turned to second gentleman Doug Emhoff to help promote the benefits of getting the shot to young Americans.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 2, 2021

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 1, 2021

McConnell has warned of 'likely catastrophe' over US troop pullout in Afghanistan. Will he be proved right?

WASHINGTON — For more than two months, Mitch McConnell has excoriated President Joe Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan as a “hasty abandonment” that will “threaten the U.S. homeland” and lead to a “likely catastrophe.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 29, 2021

Biden to visit Fla. community where condo collapsed

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will visit Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to thank first responders and meet families of the victims, one week after the collapse of a residential building left at least 11 people dead and 150 missing.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 29, 2021

A federal agency has done 4 disaster investigations in 20 years. Surfside may be No. 5

WASHINGTON — A federal agency staffed with some of the world’s preeminent chemists and engineers has conducted only four investigations into building failures in the past 20 years, each time when the loss of life is high or the cause couldn’t immediately be determined.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 29, 2021

Liberal groups set up ‘war room’ to push Democrats to extend child tax credit

WASHINGTON — Two progressive groups are launching a new initiative this week urging the permanent extension of an enhanced child tax credit program, arguing that Democrats must embrace the measure as Congress debates its future amid ongoing spending negotiations.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 25, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris pushes back at immigration critics during visit to US-Mexico border

EL PASO, Texas — After a barrage of criticism from Republicans for not going to the southern U.S. border, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to El Paso on Friday, saying the visit was about “looking at the effects of what we have seen happening in Central America.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 25, 2021

Venezuelan opposition visits Washington looking to discuss US sanctions

Venezuelan opposition leaders meeting with Biden administration officials this week sought to find out whether the Latin American nation can get relief from U.S. sanctions in exchange for free elections safeguards during upcoming talks with Nicolas Maduro’s regime organized by Norway, sources familiar with the situation said.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 25, 2021

Trump returns to campaign-style rallies. Can he reach an audience beyond the GOP base?

WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump’s megaphone, once the loudest in politics, will be put to the test in the coming weeks as he prepares to hold his first rallies since leaving office.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 25, 2021

In the face of Republican criticism, Vice President Kamala Harris heads to the border

EL PASO, Texas – After a barrage of criticism from Republicans for not visiting the southern U.S. border, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to El Paso, Texas, on Friday to meet with migrants.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 25, 2021

There’s an app for that: Biden plans to bring tips on domestic terror to police phones

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration with “a sense of urgency” is developing new tools such as a mobile app and handheld booklets to help local law enforcement combat violent domestic extremists, a senior White House official said.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 24, 2021

‘We want the administration to do more’: Liberal frustration with Biden on the rise

WASHINGTON — This week’s setback of a marquee voting rights legislation is, more than ever before in his 5-month-old presidency, putting President Joe Biden’s relationship with progressives under pressure.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 23, 2021

Aliados de Kamala Harris instan a la vicepresidenta a resistir la lucha fronteriza

WASHINGTON — El trabajo de inmigración de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris se ha convertido en el blanco de críticas con una pregunta singular: ¿cuándo visitará la frontera sur?

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