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Sanders, Warren blast politics of 'small ideas' as Democrats debate Medicare for All

WASHINGTON _ U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren traveled to Tuesday's Democratic debate in Detroit each seeking to emerge as the clear challenger to former Vice President Joe Biden in the presidential primary by dismantling arguments for a more moderate nominee.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 30, 2019

'A moment of reckoning.' Senators release Olympic abuse investigation, propose reform

WASHINGTON _ After an 18-month Senate investigation found the U.S. Olympic Committee failed to protect athletes from sexual abuse, a pair of senators wants to empower Congress to dissolve the committee.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 30, 2019

Democrats tried to pass TPS for Venezuelans. Senate Republicans blocked it

WASHINGTON _ The U.S. Senate will leave for a six-week break without passing a bill to grant Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Venezuelans even though the House of Representatives passed a similar measure last week.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 30, 2019

Colleges fail unprepared athletes, UNC whistleblower says in Congress

WASHINGTON _ Former University of North Carolina learning specialist Mary Willingham, who blew the whistle on a two-decade "paper classes" scheme intended to keep student-athletes at the school eligible, said some of the athletes she worked with were unable to read, yet they were admitted to the university because of…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 25, 2019

1 donor is backing 14 candidates. Why big-dollar Democrats aren't picking sides for 2020

WASHINGTON _ Most Democrats haven't settled on a favorite candidate in their historically large presidential primary field _ and the party's biggest donors are no exception.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 25, 2019

Democratic super PAC launches 'hyper-local' ads targeting Trump supporters in rural America

WASHINGTON _ A Washington-based Democratic super PAC has quietly begun running ads as part of a multi-million dollar campaign targeting an unexpected group of Donald Trump's base: rural voters.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 25, 2019

Temporary protected status for Venezuelans passes House, heads to Senate

WASHINGTON _ The House of Representatives passed a bill to grant temporary protected status, or TPS, for Venezuelans, the most significant legislative action to date in response to Venezuela's humanitarian crisis.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 25, 2019

'Their party is in shambles:' Trump says Mueller hearings will hurt Democrats in 2020

President Donald Trump said Democrats hurt their 2020 election chances with back-to-back hearings in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday at which Special Counsel Robert Mueller testified.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 24, 2019

TPS for Venezuelans blocked by House Republicans

WASHINGTON _ Republicans voted down a bill Tuesday that would provide Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans, a setback for South Florida lawmakers from both parties.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 23, 2019

Jared Kushner is deploying a data operation to sway Arab media on Middle East peace

WASHINGTON _ At Jared Kushner's direction, U.S. government agencies have combined data tools and human expertise for the first time to officially rank Arab media outlets over their coverage of the Middle East peace process.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 23, 2019