Trump launches ’45th President of the United States’ website WASHINGTON – Former President Donald Trump launched a new website designed to stay in touch with supporters. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 30, 2021
US nuclear weapons are aging quickly. With few spare parts, how long can they last? MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. — When hundreds of land-based nuclear armed ballistic missiles were first lowered into underground cement silos spread across the vast cornfields here in 1970, the weapons were only intended to last a decade before a newer system came in. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 30, 2021
Sen. Thom Tillis to undergo surgery for prostate cancer WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week, he announced Monday morning. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 29, 2021
Lara Trump has a new job, but says she’s still considering North Carolina Senate run WASHINGTON — Lara Trump still hasn’t made a decision about running for U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 2022. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 29, 2021
Anti-Trump group amps up pressure on GOP lawmakers who voted against election results WASHINGTON — A group that opposes former President Donald Trump is dialing up the pressure on Republican lawmakers who objected to the certification of the 2020 presidential election results. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 29, 2021
Pompeo courts Iowa Republicans, starting a flirtation with 2024 presidential bid URBANDALE, IOWA — Mike Pompeo had just taken the lectern to address a packed room of Iowa Republicans when he took notice of a row of TV cameras in the back. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 26, 2021
Kamala Harris faces political ‘trapdoors’ as she takes lead role on migrant border surge WASHINGTON – The humanitarian crisis at the southern border has vexed politicians in both parties for years. Now it’s Vice President Kamala Harris’ problem. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 26, 2021
Liberal candidates cost Democrats votes in key 2020 races, a post-election study suggests WASHINGTON — Moderate Democratic candidates outperformed their liberal counterparts in key 2020 U.S. House elections, according to a new analysis from a center-left think tank, coming closer to matching President Joe Biden’s performance in swing districts as many progressive favorites lagged much further behind. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 25, 2021
Liberal candidates cost Democrats votes in key 2020 races, a post-election study suggests WASHINGTON – Moderate Democratic candidates outperformed their liberal counterparts in key 2020 U.S. House elections, according to a new analysis from a center-left think tank, coming closer to matching President Joe Biden’s performance in swing districts as many progressive favorites lagged much further behind. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 25, 2021
How Biden plans to fight COVID-19 vaccine skepticism in Black and Latino communities WASHINGTON — The White House is planning to launch a major paid media campaign aimed at convincing reluctant Americans — notably Black and Latino Americans — to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 25, 2021
What Sen. Rand Paul gets wrong — and right — on wearing masks after COVID-19 vaccination WASHINGTON — When Sen. Rand Paul clashed with the nation’s most beloved doctor last week over the need for mask wearing after achieving vaccination from the coronavirus, he was unsurprisingly castigated by liberals and mocked by his opponents. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 25, 2021
Hawley stands by 2018 call for Greitens to resign WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., stands by his decision to call on then-Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to resign in 2018. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 23, 2021
Harris emerges as leading voice fighting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy WASHINGTON — When White House aides were deciding where in Florida Vice President Kamala Harris should travel this week to promote coronavirus vaccines, they looked at the numbers. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 23, 2021
Amid Trump-McConnell spat, GOP looks to avoid tea party-era ghosts in Senate primaries WASHINGTON — GOP Rep. Billy Long was walking through a Capitol hallway recently when he encountered Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who predicted aloud that the congressman would probably be a candidate for the newly open U.S. Senate seat in Missouri. McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 22, 2021
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 22, 2021 Amid Trump-McConnell spat, GOP looks to avoid tea party-era ghosts in Senate primaries WASHINGTON — GOP Rep. Billy Long was walking through a Capitol hallway recently when he encountered Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, who predicted aloud that the congressman would probably be a candidate for the newly open U.S. Senate seat in Missouri.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 20, 2021 Biden tries to balance racial equity, speed in rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden promised that COVID-19 vaccine distribution would be equitable, but health officials realized days into the new administration that they had a problem — the race and ethnicity of half the people who received the shot during the first month was not known.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 19, 2021 COVID-19 vaccine supply will remain flat through March, followed by a surge WASHINGTON — State and local officials throughout the country who are anxious for more doses of COVID-19 vaccines were told this week that supply will remain stagnant for most of this month, but should surge in the last days of March through the beginning of April.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 18, 2021 Some US troops view Capitol riots, racial protests equally, worrying Pentagon leaders WASHINGTON — During military training sessions to address extremism in the ranks, some service members have challenged why the Pentagon is not treating the violence during racial injustice protests last summer as equal to the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 17, 2021 Partidarios de Trump y grandes empresas se adelantaron para obtener préstamos PPP. Luego los devolvieron WASHINGTON — Los 349 mil millones de dólares que el Congreso destinó la primera vez a ayudar a las pequeñas empresas a través del Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) se evaporaron casi inmediatamente después de su publicación el pasado mes de abril.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 17, 2021 Joe Biden dijo que invertiría en universidades para afroamericanos. Esperan que Kamala Harris ayude WASHINGTON — Los líderes de los colegios y universidades históricamente afroamericanas (HBCU) dicen que esperan que los graduados de alto perfil en la administración de Biden, incluyendo a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, presionen para aumentar el apoyo federal a sus instituciones.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 17, 2021 China using COVID-19 vaccine to push Huawei in Latin America, Southern Command warns WASHINGTON — China is using “mask and vaccine diplomacy” to undercut U.S. influence in Latin America by offering coronavirus pandemic support tied to a push for Chinese telecommunications investments in the region, Southern Command chief Adm. Craig Faller warned Congress on Tuesday.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 16, 2021 Joe Biden said he’d invest in Black colleges. They hope Kamala Harris can help WASHINGTON — Leaders of historically Black colleges and universities say they hope high-profile graduates in the Biden administration, including Vice President Kamala Harris, will push for increased federal support for their institutions.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 16, 2021 Trump supporters, big businesses lined up early to get PPP loans. Then gave them back WASHINGTON — The $349 billion Congress first allotted to help small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program evaporated almost immediately after it was released last April.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 15, 2021 Analysis finds 'disappointing' 2020 Latino, Asian American turnout in California WASHINGTON — Despite voting in higher numbers, Latinos and Asian Americans fell further behind on their share of the vote in California in the 2020 election.
McClatchy Washington Bureau · Mar 15, 2021 New research suggests vaccines reduce risk of COVID-19 spread through nose and mouth WASHINGTON — People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 not only protect themselves, but are also likely reducing the risk of spreading the disease and infecting others, according to new Army research.