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Following primary loss, Kansas Rep. Watkins faces House Ethics investigation

WASHINGTON _ Kansas Republican Rep. Steve Watkins will face a House Ethics investigation during his final months in Congress.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 13, 2020

Is California ready for a mail-in election? Democrats are worried about two 'wild cards'

California Democrats are worried about two major "wild cards" for the state's biggest-ever mail-in voting election: changes to the U.S. Postal Service and President Donald Trump's rhetoric.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 13, 2020

Air Force helicopter shot at while flying over Virginia, injuring 1

WASHINGTON _ An Air Force helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing at a Virginia airport Monday after someone shot at it, injuring a member of the crew, local and military officials said.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 12, 2020

Dr. Marshall vs. Dr. Bollier: Kansas Senate race offers sharp contrast on health policy

WASHINGTON _ During a global pandemic, Kansas voters will have a choice between two doctors offering competing remedies for the current crisis and the health care system as a whole.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2020

Trump says he may sign an executive order to boost unemployment checks. Can he do that?

WASHINGTON _ Can President Donald Trump quickly issue an executive order and start hundreds of dollars in unemployment payments flowing to millions of Americans again? Maybe, but he'd face significant hurdles.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2020

A coronavirus vaccine by November? Severe outbreaks may speed up research, Fauci says

WASHINGTON _ Surging coronavirus cases across the United States may offer one upside, increasing the chances of a vaccine breakthrough before November, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leading infectious disease expert on the White House coronavirus task force, told McClatchy in an interview Friday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2020

Rep. Devin Nunes can't sue Esquire magazine over Iowa dairy story, judge rules

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Devin Nunes cannot sue Esquire magazine over a 2018 story that described his family's farm in Iowa, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, marking the congressman's second loss in the cluster of lawsuits he filed against news organizations and critics.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 6, 2020

From defeat to a first-ever bill: How veterans are fighting back on toxic exposure

WASHINGTON _ When Rosie Torres first knocked on Congress' doors almost a decade ago, asking for help for her husband and other veterans who became sick following exposure to military burn pits, she gained little traction.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 6, 2020

Rep. Karen Bass faces rush of attacks as Biden's VP selection enters uncertain final stretch

WASHINGTON _ Last week, allies of Karen Bass saw her vice presidential prospects on the ascent, believing she had supplanted fellow Californian Kamala Harris as one of the finalists to be Joe Biden's running mate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 5, 2020

A week before Kobach's defeat, Kansas asked the Supreme Court to revive his voter law

WASHINGTON _ Kansas quietly filed its petition last week with the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate Kris Kobach's signature policy requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 5, 2020