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These are the Democrats winning the 'Never Trump' Republican primary

WASHINGTON _ As Democrats debate which presidential contender could beat Donald Trump, anti-Trump Republicans _ and recent ex-Republicans _ can think of a few names.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 11, 2019

Forget their records. Presidential hopefuls will leverage the Senate to build their brand

WASHINGTON _ Senators running for president have instant advantages. They're political stars. They're the darlings of Washington, where dozens of reporters mob them every time they wait for a Capitol elevator or cross a street.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 8, 2019

Jaime Harrison takes first official step to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate

WASHINGTON _ After hinting for months about a 2020 challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, Democrat Jaime Harrison took the first step Thursday toward officially entering the race.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 7, 2019

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Border security deal could reverse Trump administration's strict asylum rules

WASHINGTON _ A Democratic proposal to reverse strict guidance on who can be granted asylum in the United States is a sticking point in ongoing congressional border security negotiations aimed at averting another government shutdown.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 7, 2019

Trump's offer to revisit popular California tax deduction hits GOP resistance

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's off-hand offer to revisit a popular tax deduction that benefited millions of Californians met quick opposition from the Republican leader of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 7, 2019

Venezuela says plane from Miami delivered weapons for use by enemies of Maduro

WASHINGTON _ Venezuelan authorities say a U.S.-owned air freight company delivered a crate of assault weapons earlier this week to the international airport in Valencia to be used in "terrorist actions" against the embattled government of Nicolas Maduro.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 7, 2019

DACA off the table in border wall negotiations, 2 lawmakers say

WASHINGTON _ Lawmakers working toward a border security deal have already taken one negotiating point off the table _ protections for thousands of young people known as "Dreamers" who were brought to America as children.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 6, 2019

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Trump says he cares about stopping gun violence, but offers few specifics

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump said his silence on school safety and anti-gun violence policies during Tuesday night's State of the Union address doesn't mean he isn't working on the issue.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 6, 2019

Trump says he listens to Marco Rubio's guidance on Venezuela

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump fawned praise on a former presidential rival on Wednesday, saying he "respects" the foreign policy guidance he's received from Sen. Marco Rubio.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 6, 2019

Democrat Jaime Harrison may challenge Sen. Lindsey Graham in SC

WASHINGTON _ An announcement could be imminent that a prominent South Carolina Democrat plans to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham in 2020.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 5, 2019

Abrams blasts Trump in Democratic State of the Union response

WASHINGTON _ Stacey Abrams used the Democratic State of the Union response Tuesday to blast President Donald Trump for the 35-day partial government shutdown, calling it a stunt that "defied every tenet of fairness and abandoned not just our people _ but our lives."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 5, 2019

Pompeo talks trade � not 2020 Senate run � at Missouri-Kansas Forum breakfast

WASHINGTON _ If attendees of the Missouri-Kansas Forum breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday were looking for any hints that guest of honor Mike Pompeo might still consider a Senate run in 2020, they came up empty.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 5, 2019

Trump boosts hopes of immigration hard-liners by sticking to tough talk on wall

WASHINGTON _ Conservatives hungry for tighter immigration laws breathed easier on Tuesday night after President Donald Trump called again for a border wall, squashing concerns that he shared the conciliatory approach being taken by other Republicans negotiating border security.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 5, 2019

Inside Trump's 'Cubanization' of America's Venezuela policy

WASHINGTON _ The new top diplomat from Venezuela strode to the microphones outside the White House and asked for the free world's help to "liberate" Venezuela from a Cuban colonist.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 5, 2019

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 4, 2019

As O'Rourke mulls 2020 bid, Democrats warn he has major challenges

WASHINGTON _ For a minute, Beto O'Rourke looked like a politician who could win by losing.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 4, 2019

Ousting Maduro from Venezuela without violence appears unlikely, experts say

WASHINGTON _ The pressure is building on Nicolas Maduro.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 4, 2019

Decision on NC's 9th District election expected this month

WASHINGTON _ The newly appointed North Carolina board of elections plans to vote on whether to certify the election _ or call for a new one _ in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District after a hearing on Feb. 18 and 19 in Raleigh, the board's chairman said Monday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 4, 2019

Rand Paul accuses McConnell and other senators of forming a 'war caucus'

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Rand Paul accused his Senate colleagues Monday of being warmongers and serving in a "war caucus" _ as fellow Kentucky Republican Mitch McConnell led a bid to protest the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria and Afghanistan.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 4, 2019

Not included in Capitol Hill's friendly border negotiations: Trump

WASHINGTON _ Capitol Hill negotiators are toiling away on a deal Republicans and Democrats can support to fund border security _ without the input of President Donald Trump.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 1, 2019

Democrats are headed to Texas to probe suspected voter suppression

WASHINGTON _ Democrats trying to restore a landmark voting rights law are going on offense in Texas next week _ where Republican election officials are engaged in an effort to stamp out what they call a widespread problem of voter fraud.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 1, 2019

A 'lane for hope'? Democratic primary to test Booker's message of optimism

WASHINGTON _ Love. Unity. "Courageous empathy."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 1, 2019

Democrats ready to deal on border barrier � just not a 'wall'

WASHINGTON _ Jim Clyburn wants to call his border security plan a wall, even though it's really not.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 31, 2019

How social media will force 2020 Democrats to sideline traditional campaigning

WASHINGTON _ Elizabeth Warren made a big deal of drinking a beer while live-streaming. A Kamala Harris aide shared a video of her boss desk dancing to Cardi B. Cory Booker posts Instagrams of himself taking selfies.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 31, 2019

Relief for wildfire, hurricane victims tied up in federal talks about border wall

WASHINGTON _ Disaster recovery funds for victims of California's wildfires and other natural disasters have emerged as a bargaining chip in the battle to build President Donald Trump's border wall.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jan 31, 2019

White House surprised agencies, industry with Venezuela sanctions

WASHINGTON _ Just hours before the Trump administration announced crippling oil sanctions against the Venezuela government Monday, a high-ranking State Department official was still telling people involved in Latin American policymaking that oil sanctions weren't coming anytime soon.

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