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Why Kamala Harris is stuck in neutral

WASHINGTON _ She's taken a nose-dive in polling, struggled to hit her stride on an overarching message _ and now donors are beginning to wonder about her long-term viability.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 22, 2019

Devin Nunes will get a day in court against Twitter this week. Will the case be dismissed?

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Devin Nunes' lawsuit against social media giant Twitter is scheduled for its first hearing in a Virginia courtroom on Friday, and it might be its last.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 22, 2019

'Robocalls are a scourge.' Phone companies pledge to combat them in deal with states

WASHINGTON _ The average American has received more than 100 robocalls already this year: annoying and unwanted calls, scammers looking to exploit vulnerable populations, and all manner of alerts _ some important and others simply fake.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 22, 2019

House Democrats weigh action against US and Israel ambassadors over banned visit

WASHINGTON _ Senior Democratic members of Congress are considering action against top emissaries of the Israeli government and the Trump administration for their roles in Israel's decision to bar two House members from entering the country.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 16, 2019

Trump's UN ambassador confronts ethics questions over climate change

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's new ambassador to the United Nations will decide whether to recuse herself from issues involving fossil fuels on a case-by-case basis after a recent briefing with ethics lawyers, State Department officials said.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 16, 2019

'We are dropping like flies.' Ex-fighter pilots push for earlier cancer screenings

WASHINGTON _ Former Air Force and Navy fighter pilots are calling on the military to begin cancer screenings for aviators as young as 30 because of an increase in deaths from the disease that they suspect may be tied to radiation emitted in the cockpit.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 15, 2019

After being called 'fake farmer,' Devin Nunes reports he owns small farm that earns no income

WASHINGTON _ For the first time in more than a decade, Rep. Devin Nunes is reporting that he owns a stake in a farm.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 15, 2019

How Devin Nunes turned Twitter parody accounts into a political 'weapon' � against himself

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Devin Nunes in a recent court filing referred to the parody social media accounts that taunt him on Twitter as a "weapon."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 14, 2019

Trump aides see incompetence, not conspiracy, in Epstein's death

WASHINGTON _ Trump administration officials suspect a portrait of incompetence, rather than conspiracy, will emerge from a series of federal investigations underway into the Bureau of Prisons' handling of Jeffrey Epstein's death at a Manhattan jailhouse.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 13, 2019

Americans are sick of robocalls. Can Congress agree on how to block them?

WASHINGTON _ Fake charity appeals or IRS tax delinquency notices. Tricks that tempt you to call an overseas hotline _ and rack up expensive charges. By one estimate, Americans lost more than $10 billion thanks to scam phone calls over the last year.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 12, 2019