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Miami Republicans respond with rhetorical force on Venezuela

WASHINGTON _ After 24 hours of minute-by-minute updates on the failed push to deliver humanitarian aid in Venezuela, Marco Rubio tweeted his first omen at 2 a.m. Sunday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 26, 2019

White House sours on Kris Kobach for Senate, Cabinet

WASHINGTON _ Republican hardliner Kris Kobach's inner circle is hinting that he has President Donald Trump's support for either a Senate run or Cabinet position.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 26, 2019

Liberal Democrats want Medicare for all. The House's top budget guy isn't convinced

WASHINGTON _ The increasingly powerful Democratic left sees a huge opening this year to promote Medicare for all in Congress. But they need to convince Rep. John Yarmuth, and that's going to be tough.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 25, 2019

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As the Democratic Party moves left, can Sanders still stand out?

WASHINGTON _ Bernie Sanders' boundary-pushing policy agenda defined the septuagenarian senator as a fresh, revolutionary candidate to legions of young and progressive supporters, helping carry him to unexpected success in his first try for the presidency.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 25, 2019

Pence to meet with Venezuelan leader who called for 'all options' to restore democracy

WASHINGTON _ Vice President Mike Pence will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido in Colombia Monday, two days after Guaido's call to use "all options" to liberate and restore democracy in Venezuela.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 24, 2019

Democrats say military projects are at risk as they prepare to defy Trump on wall

WASHINGTON _ House Democrats plan to vote Tuesday on a measure to block President Donald Trump's border wall emergency order _ and they'll be armed with some powerful ammunition, a list of military projects from coast to coast that they say could be casualties of the White House's decision.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 22, 2019

Trump threatens to deport Venezuelan military officials' families in US

WASHINGTON _ The Trump administration is threatening to deport the family members of Venezuelan military officials _ including some who live in the Miami area _ who don't disobey the Nicolas Maduro government and allow aid from the United States to enter Venezuela.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 22, 2019

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Vice President Mike Pence will go to Colombia to demand Maduro step down

WASHINGTON _ Vice President Mike Pence will go to Colombia on Monday to speak with the Colombian president and regional leaders about the ongoing turmoil in Venezuela and rally the international community behind opposition leader Juan Guaido.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 21, 2019

'You're my guy': Top Senate Dem urges Jaime Harrison to challenge Lindsey Graham

WASHINGTON _ Days after announcing his exploratory bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina in 2020, Democrat Jaime Harrison might have already secured the support of key national Democratic leaders.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 20, 2019

Jared Kushner is privately working on reshaping legal immigration

WASHINGTON _ As debate in public rages about illegal immigration and a border wall, Jared Kushner has been holding private meetings in the West Wing on ways to overhaul the legal immigration system, according to six people familiar with the conversations and documents obtained by McClatchy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 20, 2019

Republicans rally around Trump after McCabe's assertions

WASHINGTON _ Republicans have launched a counteroffensive to discredit former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe's reports that Justice Department officials discussed removing President Donald Trump from office.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 20, 2019

Why Trump's tweets could be used against him in California's border emergency lawsuit

WASHINGTON _ California is using President Donald Trump's own tweets against him in the state's lawsuit seeking to block his declaration of a national emergency at the Mexico border.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 19, 2019

'Incompetence and malfeasance' led to voter suppression effort, Stacey Abrams says

ATLANTA _ Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams told a congressional subcommittee examining ways to boost voting rights that a toxic combination of "incompetence and malfeasance" led to a systemic voter suppression effort in Georgia.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 19, 2019

Sen. Ted Cruz wants stiffer penalties for moving gold for Venezuela, Iran

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Ted Cruz is leading a group of Republican lawmakers that has devised a plan to punish countries, industries or financial institutions caught moving gold for Venezuela or Iran.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 15, 2019

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 15, 2019

Former federal housing agency chief misused post, tried to 'coerce' worker into relationship, report says

WASHINGTON _ Former federal housing agency director Mel Watt misused his position to pursue a relationship with a woman working for him, according to a formal inquiry by the agency's Inspector General.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 14, 2019

Venezuela's opposition acts like a government and makes plea for money

WASHINGTON _ In a display of their ability to act as a government, several Venezuelan opposition leaders traveled to Washington on Thursday to share first steps of their plan to lead the country out of its humanitarian crisis, and to ask the international community for money to do it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 14, 2019

Democrats demand detailed plans for defeating Trump in 2020

WASHINGTON _ They can't ignore Donald Trump forever.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 13, 2019

Mitch McConnell is a 2020 target but Democrats don't yet have anyone to take him on

WASHINGTON _ Democrats are eager to find a candidate to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2020, but no top tier challenger has jumped in yet.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 13, 2019

Accusations of socialism drive GOP's 2019 (and 2020) playbook

WASHINGTON _ Republicans are determined to paint Democrats as out-of-control, out-of-their minds socialists. And they think Democrats are helping.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 13, 2019

Trump and Colombian president huddle on how to get aid to Venezuelans

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart _ the two Western Hemisphere leaders with the most at stake in ousting Nicolas Maduro _ huddled Wednesday at the White House to search for a way to get millions of dollars' worth of humanitarian aid into Venezuela.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 11, 2019

Pot is legal in 10 states, but the industry still can't use banks. Will Congress change that?

WASHINGTON _ When a tax deadline approaches, county officials in the heart of California's marijuana country ring up millions of dollars in cash deliveries from licensed growers.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 11, 2019

'Weaker candidate than Hillary': Democrats cast deep doubt on Biden's 2020 value

WASHINGTON _ Joe Biden is everything a Democratic political consultant should love: He's experienced, well-liked, and his poll numbers look great against Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 11, 2019

McConnell steps out of the shadows and becomes top Democratic enemy

WASHINGTON _ Democrats' new congressional Enemy No. 1, thanks to his opposition to the party's effort to expand voting rights for everyone: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 11, 2019

Rubio says sanctioned Maduro loyalists can receive amnesty, but only if they act soon

WASHINGTON _ Getting humanitarian aid into Venezuela is the top priority for lawmakers, but Nicolas Maduro's military is blocking it.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 11, 2019

Walter Jones, congressman who worked to atone for his Iraq war vote, is dead at 76

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., an Eastern North Carolina congressman who made it his mission to atone for his vote sending U.S. troops into Iraq in the early 2000s, died Sunday on his 76th birthday. Jones, like his father, served his district for nearly a quarter-century.

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