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How has the electorate changed since Trump? The gender gap is wider, research shows

WASHINGTON _ There are several noticeable changes in the makeup of the Democratic and Republican parties since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, according to the Pew Research Center.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 15, 2020

Utter frustration: Devin Nunes' attorney says he's at 'dead end' in quest to reveal identity of Twitter cow

RICHMOND, Va. _ The attorney for Rep. Devin Nunes said on Friday that he is at a "dead end" in attempting to identify anonymous people who criticize the California Republican on Twitter as he asked a Virginia judge to hold the company responsible for social media criticism.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 12, 2020

Army selects coronavirus vaccine candidate and sets human trials for summer

WASHINGTON _ Army scientists have a vaccine candidate that they believe has the potential to fight COVID-19 _ and that may be able to protect individuals from future coronaviruses, "from season to season, for decades to come."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 11, 2020

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Staring down a polling slide and growing unease, Trump campaign enters perilous moment

WASHINGTON _ A months-long precipitous slide in the polls, an unfocused message, and deepening doubts about his ability to soothe a nation wracked by a trio of crises have suddenly recast President Donald Trump as an undisputed underdog in the 2020 campaign.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 11, 2020

Fired IG's testimony shows ongoing investigation into role of Pompeo's wife

WASHINGTON _ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's wife, Susan, was at the center of an ongoing investigation by the State Department Inspector General's office, according to a transcript of a congressional interview with fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick released on Wednesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 10, 2020

DC National Guard members test positive for COVID-19 after responding to protests

WASHINGTON _ Members of the D.C. National Guard who were responding to protests in the nation's capital over the death of George Floyd have tested positive for COVID-19, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 9, 2020

'Don't be proud': Trump urges states to call up National Guard for weekend protests

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump is calling for an increase in National Guard forces across the country ahead of large marches expected this weekend spurred by the death of George Floyd, while Washington's mayor publicly rebuked him over the military presence in the nation's capital.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 5, 2020

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Why did this Facebook account steer gun lovers, George Floyd protesters to the same spot?

WASHINGTON _ Word spread quickly across social media platforms. A Facebook account with the username Scobo had sent community invites for competing events. It invited Pennsylvanians to a gun-rights rally on June 8, 10 a.m. in the capital city of Harrisburg. Separately, he also invited Pennsylvanians to a rally in…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 5, 2020

As White House braces for largest protest yet, Pentagon sends troops home

WASHINGTON _ The nation's capital is bracing for the largest protest yet on Saturday since the death of George Floyd, expanding a massive fenced perimeter around the White House, even as the Pentagon sent home hundreds of active duty troops positioned outside the city.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 4, 2020

Military leadership, Mattis defend protester rights amid Trump threat to send troops

WASHINGTON _ The nation's top military leaders, caught off-guard accompanying President Donald Trump to a photo op after nonviolent protesters were dispersed with military support, reached out to service members afterward with a message: This is not what we're about.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 3, 2020

Kamala Harris for vice president? Here are the pros and cons for Joe Biden

WASHINGTON _ Some see California Sen. Kamala Harris as the ideal Democratic vice presidential candidate, especially now that the African American community is pleading for more leadership in Washington.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 3, 2020

As Trump confronts protests, civil rights leaders see parallels to the past

WASHINGTON _ Disproportionately high rates of coronavirus. Historic levels of joblessness. Repeated cases of police violence toward African Americans. The crises have created a "perfect storm" of intolerable conditions that have pushed the nation to the brink, black leaders told McClatchy this week, comparing the current turmoil to the turbulence…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 3, 2020

'Up there with World War II and the Civil War': Three-headed crisis reshapes Biden-Trump race

WASHINGTON _ The death of George Floyd and subsequent vitriolic nationwide demonstrations against police violence have added yet another crisis to a presidential campaign already gripped by a public health emergency and economic calamity, thrusting the race into unprecedented terrain as Donald Trump and Joe Biden seek to show they…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 2, 2020

Army labs say 'some form' of COVID-19 vaccine will be ready this year, but not for all

WASHINGTON _ Army labs conducting research on the coronavirus are confident that "some form" of a vaccine will be identified by the end of this year, but cautioned that large-scale access to it will take time and that much remains unknown about COVID-19.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 2, 2020

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 1, 2020

Will Joe Biden make a former Florida police chief his 2020 running mate?

WASHINGTON _ Val Demings' rise from Orlando, Fla.'s first black woman police chief to a congresswoman with a central role in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial landed her on Joe Biden's vice presidential shortlist.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 1, 2020

Military police on alert at White House as Trump orders crackdown on protesters

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump has ordered the creation of a military "central command center" to deploy federal assets to local governments struggling to respond to a surge of protests and riots over the death of George Floyd in police custody, the White House said Monday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 29, 2020

With $3 billion PFAS cleanup price tag looming, Pentagon looks to industry for ideas

WASHINGTON _ Staring down a $3 billion _ and growing _ tab to clean up water sources at military installations across the country that are contaminated with cancer-causing chemicals linked to firefighting foam, the Defense Department is now in discussions with private companies about potential cleanup solutions that might reduce…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 29, 2020

'Trust us': RNC members want convention to stay in Charlotte, but chafe at COVID restrictions

WASHINGTON _ They say they love the city. They generally praise the cooperation of local officials. And despite the threat to move it, many members of the Republican National Committee think their late summer convention will ultimately stay in Charlotte.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 28, 2020

Kansas Republican Susan Wagle drops out of Senate race after conversations with GOP leaders

WASHINGTON _ Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle has dropped out of the race for U.S. Senate four days ahead of the filing deadline.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 27, 2020

Joe Biden backs new California labor law as Uber, Lyft and DoorDash try to undo it

Joe Biden has declared himself firmly against the California initiative to overturn the new state law requiring companies to provide more benefits to app-based workers for Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and others.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 26, 2020

Judge moves Rep. Devin Nunes' Washington Post lawsuit. It's his second court setback in a week

WASHINGTON _ A Virginia judge overseeing a pair of Rep. Devin Nunes' lawsuits against news organizations handed the California Republican two setbacks in one week, granting motions by The Washington Post and CNN to move the cases to other jurisdictions.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 22, 2020

When coronavirus vaccine arrives, 72% of Americans say they'll get one, survey finds

A new survey from the Pew Research Center found the majority of Americans expect a coronavirus vaccine in the next year and 72% would get one when it arrives.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 22, 2020

White House opposes extending $600 a week benefit for jobless workers beyond July

WASHINGTON _ The White House does not support extending increased federal unemployment assistance to workers who lost jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, economic advisers to President Donald Trump say they prefer to help closed businesses reopen.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 20, 2020

'It's all just crazy': Pompeo criticizes leaks of fired IG's investigations

WASHINGTON _ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried leaks to the media about internal investigations into his office on Wednesday, calling allegations that the department's inspector general was fired in retaliation for his inquiries "patently false."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · May 20, 2020

3M billed government $7.63 for 85-cent earplugs. It now has $1 billion COVID contract

WASHINGTON _ The company that has been awarded the largest single COVID-19 federal contract once boasted it charged the Defense Department $7.63 for earplugs that cost 85 cents a pair to produce.

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