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After fresh Trump attacks, some signs the tide may be turning for McConnell

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell may have figured out the smartest response to a tantrum by former President Donald Trump: Ignore it and allow increasing exhaustion with the former president to fester among Republicans who believe unity is imperative for climbing back into the congressional majority.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 14, 2021

Desafío de inmigración para Harris: ayudar a los centroamericanos, no a sus gobiernos

WASHINGTON - La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, encargada recientemente de producir una estrategia para detener la avalancha de migrantes que huyen de sus hogares en Centroamérica, enfrenta el desafío de cómo ayudar a los países con gobiernos que Estados Unidos considera corruptos u hostiles.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 14, 2021

Biden promised less online drama. Strategy uses social media influencers, Instagram

WASHINGTON — Eugenio Derbez is a Mexican actor with a skeptical view of the coronavirus vaccine and a large following on Instagram.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 14, 2021

Army scientists hope their COVID-19 vaccine will be a universal booster shot

WASHINGTON — Army scientists are testing whether their new COVID-19 vaccine candidate, which entered human trials this week, can serve as a universal booster shot for all other available coronavirus vaccines.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 9, 2021

Biden’s infrastructure tax hike worries some Democrats about impact on wealthy voters

WASHINGTON — Can President Joe Biden keep the loyalty of the wealthy, suburban Americans who helped put him in the White House — many of them former Republicans — even when he pushes for tax increases to fund priorities such as infrastructure?

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 9, 2021

‘Wrong message.’ Blunt, others reassert opposition to Capitol fencing after deadly attack

WASHINGTON – Last week’s attack on the Capitol was the second in the span of three months that resulted in the death of a police officer.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 8, 2021

McConnell suggests users pay for infrastructure – not corporations

WASHINGTON – Mitch McConnell is adamant that raising taxes on corporations to pay for President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package is something Republicans are “not going to do.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 8, 2021

Trump attracted scores of new donors. Will they give to other Republicans now?

WASHINGTON — As former President Donald Trump prepares to make his first appearance in front of a group of the GOP’s top donors since leaving office, some Republican officials and fundraisers fear that his own political group will cannibalize a significant portion of the party’s financial base heading into a…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 8, 2021

Can Georgia Democrats’ 2020 election success work in SC? This trio is banking on it

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Three Black female veterans of Democratic Party politics are ripping a page out of Georgia’s successful playbook by launching a new South Carolina-focused political action committee with the goal of reengaging and registering more voters ahead of 2022.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 7, 2021

California Republican is donating money from Rep. Matt Gaetz to women’s shelter

A California Republican congressman donated campaign contributions given to him by Rep. Matt Gaetz, who is reportedly under investigation related to allegations that he broke federal sex trafficking laws.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 5, 2021