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Trump in trouble? Rank-and-file Republicans are as confident as ever of victory

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump trails Joe Biden by 10 points in national polls. He's getting badly outspent due to a depleted war chest. And his contraction of the coronavirus has yet again turned a harsh light on his handling of a seven-month pandemic.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 14, 2020

Without COVID-19 vaccine before election, Trump pushes experimental drug for seniors

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump is promising emergency approval of a drug produced by Regeneron, which he credits with his own swift recovery from COVID-19, as a way to appeal to senior citizens who are breaking sharply away from his campaign over his response to the pandemic.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 13, 2020

If Biden falters in the Midwest, Democrats are banking on Arizona as an insurance policy

PHOENIX _ Call it their fail-safe option.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 12, 2020

After woman confirms affair, her husband calls on Cunningham to drop out of NC Senate race

WASHINGTON _ The husband of the woman who confirmed an extramarital affair with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham said he should drop out of the North Carolina race.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 7, 2020

Coronavirus at the forefront of a civil showdown: 5 takeaways from the Pence-Harris VP debate

WASHINGTON _ Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump administration's response to the coronavirus "the greatest failure" of any White House in U.S. history, deserving of forfeiture of reelection.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 7, 2020

Cunningham apologizes for 'hurt' he caused after affair claims

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham apologized for his personal scandal during his first public appearance since a California woman said she had an affair with him and sexual text messages between the two were published.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 7, 2020

'VIP syndrome'? Trump's coronavirus treatments are publicly available � except one

WASHINGTON _ Americans hospitalized with the coronavirus currently have access to every one of the medications that President Donald Trump received _ with one exception.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 5, 2020

A US astronaut was potentially exposed to COVID-19 by Russia � which kept quiet, emails show

WASHINGTON _ U.S.-Russian relations have long been strained but an exception to that has always been mutually beneficial joint efforts in space. Or so it seemed.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 5, 2020

Trump's team, hobbled by coronavirus in final stretch, scrambles to salvage campaign

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's campaign is running out of money, running out of people and running out of time.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 3, 2020

Trump campaign tells staff with COVID-19 exposure to self-quarantine, cancels events

WASHINGTON _ Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien on Friday advised staff who were exposed to anyone who tested positive for the coronavirus to self-quarantine immediately.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 2, 2020