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Why a Parkland parent is cutting ads for Joe Biden but not endorsing him

WASHINGTON _ A week after his daughter, Jaime, was killed in the nation's deadliest high school shooting, Fred Guttenberg got a call from Joe Biden.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 24, 2020

Are cuts on the table for Southern Command as the Pentagon kicks off review?

DORAL, Fla. _ Defense Secretary Mark Esper launched a review of U.S. Southern Command on Thursday as part of the Pentagon's worldwide look at where it can reallocate forces, raising the possibility that the already small Florida-based command could see additional cuts.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 23, 2020

Epstein's alleged quadruple murderer cellmate: I tried to save him, not kill him

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. _ Jeffrey Epstein's name was uttered just once in the federal courtroom but his memory hovered like a cloud over Wednesday's hearing for an ex-cop who shared a cell with him on the day last July when the accused sex trafficker allegedly tried to kill himself.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2020

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Warren built a vaunted Iowa team early. Now she's counting on it for a comeback

NEWTON, Iowa _ Matthew Cox arrived at an Elizabeth Warren event here unsure of who he would support in the state's upcoming caucuses, indicating he was still deciding among four Democratic presidential candidates: Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Andrew Yang and Warren.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2020

White House has no plans to seek State of the Union postponement due to impeachment

WASHINGTON _ The White House is moving ahead with plans for President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 4 and does not plan to ask House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a delay, two White House officials told McClatchy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2020

New security measures after Pensacola shooting should provide more confidence, Esper says

NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, Fla. _ Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday acknowledged that a deadly shooting at this Florida military base had raised concerns about international students, but said new security measures should provide a "much higher degree of confidence."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 22, 2020

Impeachment is scrambling 2020 campaigning. Iowans don't think it will matter much

DES MOINES, Iowa _ Cydney Kelley drove two hours southwest from Cedar Falls on a frigid Sunday morning to a middle school gymnasium here to see Elizabeth Warren _ perhaps her last opportunity to catch the presidential candidate before the state's February caucuses.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 21, 2020

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'We've had it in Virginia': Thousands rally against proposed new gun control measures

RICHMOND, Va. _ Gun rights advocates filled the streets of downtown Richmond and the area around the Virginia statehouse Monday, demanding that lawmakers drop their consideration of several measures to limit gun rights and saying they will not comply with the new laws if passed.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 20, 2020

Michelle Obama's school lunch program faces new cuts on former first lady's birthday

WASHINGTON _ The Trump administration has announced plans to cut back school lunch nutrition standards led by former first lady Michelle Obama.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 17, 2020

New federal legislation would ban Epstein-like secret plea deals

WASHINGTON _ Two members of Congress filed a bill Friday that would increase punishment for prosecutors if they fail to inform crime victims of plea deals, an effort to prevent future, secret agreements like the one serial pedophile Jeffrey Epstein received from then-U.S. Attorney Alex Acosta in 2007.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 17, 2020

Giuliani associate Lev Parnas links Devin Nunes to Trump's Ukraine effort: 'He knows who I am'

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Devin Nunes on Wednesday publicly acknowledged for the first time that he spoke with Lev Parnas, an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani who allegedly helped carry out President Donald Trump's campaign to pressure the Ukrainian government for investigations that would benefit Trump's reelection.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 16, 2020

A 'calming factor' in the White House: Meet Trump's hidden hand on impeachment

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump has a lot of questions about how his Senate impeachment trial _ only the third in history _ will unfold. He's turning to one man for answers.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 16, 2020

Impeachment manager Val Demings has called for McConnell's recusal from Senate trial

WASHINGTON _ A Florida congresswoman who on Wednesday became an impeachment manager in President Donald Trump's upcoming Senate trial wants to remove the lead juror: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 15, 2020

Kansas Rep. Sharice Davids blasts 'golden parachute' for fired Boeing CEO

WASHINGTON _ Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids ripped Boeing Wednesday for the more than $60 million it will pay its fired CEO while Kansas aviation workers lose their jobs because of the grounding of the company's 737 Max airliner for safety issues.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 15, 2020

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 14, 2020

Ivanka Trump plans White House summit on human trafficking

WASHINGTON _ The White House will host a summit on human trafficking at the end of January marking 20 years since Congress made it a federal crime, amid an uptick in reported cases in recent years.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 14, 2020

The fickle voters who could decide the 2020 Democratic nominee

WASHINGTON _ Monica Vernon has spent the Democratic presidential race assessing an assortment of candidates from Elizabeth Warren ("sweet and relatable") to Amy Klobuchar ("down to earth") to Cory Booker ("impressive").

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 14, 2020

'No cameras, no C-Span, no coverage.' Rules will limit access during Trump's trial

WASHINGTON _ U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt said Tuesday that there will be restrictions to public and press access during President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, including periods when the Senate chamber is cleared of reporters.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 14, 2020

Should Trump declare California a national disaster to help homeless? One congressman's idea

WASHINGTON _ A California congressman wants to allow states to apply for emergency funding for homelessness crises in the same way they're granted funding for natural disasters like wildfires or hurricanes.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 14, 2020

Democrats offer substance but few fireworks for undecided voters at seventh debate

WASHINGTON _ Instead of a Bernie Sanders-Elizabeth Warren showdown, the seventh and final Democratic presidential primary debate before voting begins delivered stacks of substance and few fireworks.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 13, 2020

This federal tax cap that hits Democratic areas is still in effect this year

WASHINGTON _ Live in an area with a Democratic congressman? Then it's likely you were hurt more than people who live in Republican districts by the cap on deductions for state and local taxes.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 10, 2020

Why Trump's Iran moves matter for Florida's Jewish voters

WASHINGTON _ For Jewish voters in Florida deeply interested in U.S. policy in Israel and the Middle East, Donald Trump's presidency has posed something of a conflict.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 10, 2020

Trump's homeless czar went undercover in Fresno. Now he's making plans for California

WASHINGTON _ Before President Donald Trump picked him to reshape the nation's programs for the homeless, Robert Marbut Jr. had already built a complicated legacy as a consultant in California cities and across the country.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 10, 2020

Conservatives give GOP senators breathing room � they'll spend money on the House

WASHINGTON _ Influential conservative groups that have long been a thorn in the side of the Republican establishment are turning their focus to taking back the House in 2020 rather than pursuing primary challenges to GOP senators they view as too moderate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 10, 2020

Pelosi's impeachment strategy left them in the dark � even the Democrats

WASHINGTON _ For 23 days after voting to impeach President Donald Trump, even the most senior House Democrats said they had no idea when Speaker Nancy Pelosi would send the articles of impeachment to the Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 9, 2020

Trump's data operation is targeting women voters amid warning signs

WASHINGTON _ Republican campaign officials are deploying targeted marketing techniques to identify where undecided female voters will have the greatest impact in the 2020 election, amid warning signs that parts of the crucial bloc are abandoning the president.

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