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Anti-Trump GOP group uses billboards to call on 2 NC congressmen to resign

WASHINGTON — New billboards paid for by a Republican group have gone up in North Carolina calling on two Republicans to resign from the U.S. House in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 29, 2021

As odds of conviction in impeachment trial fade, Trump’s grip on GOP holds

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said Donald Trump “provoked” a violent mob. Roy Blunt called the former president’s actions “reckless.” Lindsey Graham declared that “enough is enough.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 29, 2021

¿Son suficientes los lazos de Biden con los republicanos del Senado para aprobar la ley de alivio de COVID-19?

WASHINGTON — El presidente Joe Biden cuenta con sus relaciones personales con senadores republicanos veteranos para que ayuden a que su primera propuesta importante (un enorme paquete de ayuda por el coronavirus) pase el bloqueo legislativo y se convierta en ley.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 29, 2021

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Are Biden ties with Senate Republicans enough to win votes for COVID-19 relief bill?

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is counting on his personal relationships with veteran Republican senators to help his first major proposal — a massive coronavirus relief package — overcome legislative gridlock and become law.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 27, 2021

Pompeo lands spot at think tank amid speculation over 2024 presidential ambitions

WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo won’t be returning to Wichita, Kansas, just yet. Instead, he’ll take a job on Pennsylvania Avenue in the nation's capital.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 27, 2021

UK coronavirus variant identified in 26 states, CDC director says

WASHINGTON — A highly contagious variant of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom is now in 26 states and has infected at least 308 people, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 27, 2021

Biden orders Justice Department to stop renewing private prison contracts

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden in one of his first steps to address racial inequality has directed the Justice Department not to renew contracts with privately operated prisons, advancing a priority of civil rights organizations.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 27, 2021

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Sen. Rand Paul challenges constitutionality of Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul is challenging the constitutionality of the looming Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, arguing that the process is illegal because he no longer holds office.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 26, 2021

Senate defeats Rand Paul’s constitutional challenge to Trump impeachment trial

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Tuesday rejected an effort by Sen. Rand Paul to declare the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump unconstitutional, clearing the way for the unprecedented proceeding to commence next month.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 26, 2021

Congress asks Pentagon to restore military base construction funds from border wall

WASHINGTON — Congress is asking the Department of Defense to return billions of dollars that former President Donald Trump diverted from local military base construction projects to fund the border wall and was never spent.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 26, 2021

Biden saw a quick fix to increase COVID-19 vaccine supply. Will Pfizer go along with it?

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s coronavirus response team thought it had found a quick fix to increase the nation’s supply of Pfizer vaccine doses. The question is whether the pharmaceutical company will go along with it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 25, 2021

Hawley seeks probe of Democrats for ethics complaint against him

WASHINGTON — Facing an ethics complaint for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley filed his own complaint Monday against the seven Democratic senators seeking an investigation of him.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 25, 2021

Biden’s $1,400 stimulus payments might take a while. Here’s why Congress is reluctant

WASHINGTON — Don’t look for that $1,400 stimulus check from President Joe Biden anytime soon.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2021

McConnell faces growing conservative heat on impeachment

WASHINGTON — A myriad of conservative voices are warning Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell against doing anything to facilitate a conviction of former President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial that he’s proposing begin next month.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2021

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2021

Army Corps of Engineers halts border wall construction after Biden’s executive order

WASHINGTON — The Army Corps of Engineers halted construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday following President Joe Biden’s executive order, which ended the national emergency declaration that former President Donald Trump had used to justify the project.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2021

Liberal group renews pressure on Biden, Democrats to expand Supreme Court

WASHINGTON — A progressive activist group will launch a new TV ad Sunday demanding President Joe Biden expand the Supreme Court, a sign that the Democratic Party’s left flank plans to continue applying pressure on the issue even amid the frenzy of a new administration taking power.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2021

Biden wants schools open by May. Experts say COVID-19 testing needs to ramp up first

WASHINGTON — Health and education experts say a massive ramp up in coronavirus testing is necessary for most public schools to safely reopen by May — the target set by President Joe Biden.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 21, 2021

Biden moves quickly on immigration reform

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday proposed sweeping new legislation that would overhaul the country’s immigration system, part of a broader effort to signal his administration considers the issue a priority even as it prepares to grapple with an ongoing pandemic and economy that has lost tens of millions…

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 21, 2021

Trump leaves a note for Biden in the Oval Office, an Inauguration Day tradition

WASHINGTON – Before leaving the White House, President Donald Trump left a note for his successor, Joe Biden, in the Oval Office, carrying on at least one tradition of the peaceful transition of power.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2021

What it will mean to have Californian Kamala Harris in the room at the White House

WASHINGTON – Kamala Harris is the first vice president from the West Coast since Richard Nixon served under President Dwight Eisenhower more than 60 years ago.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2021

Biden debe entregar resultados rápidos o arriesgarse a una reacción violenta, dicen los aliados

WASHINGTON - Joe Biden se encontrará con un público enojado e impaciente tras asumir el cargo el miércoles, uno que ha soportado un año tumultuoso de crisis que han desgarrado el tejido social de la nación.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2021

Trump signs executive order for study of troops at ‘black goo’ base who got cancer

WASHINGTON – In one of his final acts in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order late Tuesday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to conduct a study of all veterans who served at a toxic base in Uzbekistan after 9/11, a step toward making it easier for their…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2021

Trump leaves a note for Biden in the Oval Office, an Inauguration Day tradition

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has left a note for his successor, Joe Biden, in the Oval Office, carrying on at least one tradition of the peaceful transition of power, two Trump administration officials said on Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2021

‘He’s got to fix it’: Biden must deliver swift results or risk backlash, allies say

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden will encounter an angry and impatient public when he assumes office Wednesday, one that has endured a tumultuous year of crises that have torn at the nation’s social fabric.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2021

Virus, election loss, Capitol attack mar Meadows' time as Trump chief of staff

WASHINGTON — In the final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency, as loyalists fled or were pushed out, a once unlikely figure emerged as one of the last senior officials by his side: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.

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