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Emotional support squirrel's owner flips the bird as she's kicked off Frontier flight

A flight from Florida to Ohio was delayed nearly two hours on Tuesday after a woman tried to fly with her emotional support squirrel.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 10, 2018

Help wanted: Haley's exit leaves White House without one of its best messengers

WASHINGTON _ The departure of Nikki Haley, one of the most polished messengers of President Donald Trump's policy, will leave a void in a chaotic White House where, after two turbulent years, few officials remain who are trusted by Republicans of all stripes.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 9, 2018

2 years after 'trauma' of hack, DNC builds a tech team with a veteran bench

WASHINGTON _ The digital operations team at the Democratic National Committee hit some dark days after Russian hackers mauled their networks in 2016, hijacking dozens of computers and pilfering tens of thousands of emails to hand over to WikiLeaks and onto the internet.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 9, 2018

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Are wireless voting machines vulnerable? Some states say they're safe enough

WASHINGTON _ Barely a month before midterm elections, voting integrity advocates and electronic voting experts want the federal government to issue an official warning to states that use voting machines with integrated cellular modems that the machines are vulnerable to hacks, potentially interfering with the ballot counting.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 8, 2018

Kavanaugh drama vaults McConnell to status of Republican hero and villain to Democrats

WASHINGTON _ Mitch McConnell didn't break his trademark stoic expression Saturday afternoon as his colleagues methodically voted, one by one, on whether to place Brett Kavanaugh on the U.S. Supreme Court.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 6, 2018

After Kavanaugh fight, parties to fight for educated women's votes

WASHINGTON_The prolonged and contentious fight over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court has energized Republican voters angry at the new justice's perceived mistreatment.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 6, 2018

Most states don't restrict DNA collection from minors

Imagine that your son or daughter is hanging out with friends, unaware a crime is unfolding a few blocks away. The police stop them and frisk them, and then tell your child and other minors they are free to go _ if they consent to providing DNA samples. Your teenager…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 6, 2018

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Potential 2020 contender Kamala Harris uses Kavanaugh to help at-risk Democrats

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Kamala Harris has been using Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's highly partisan, polarizing confirmation process to build her own political network _ a boost that could be valuable as the 2020 presidential election nears.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 5, 2018

Republican enthusiasm surges amid Supreme Court battle

WASHINGTON _ They are getting outraised. They are struggling in suburbia. And their top guy is dividing America. But suddenly, five weeks from Election Day, Republicans are seeing tangible evidence of a spike in GOP enthusiasm that has eluded them all cycle.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 4, 2018

Lindsey Graham won't read the FBI report on Kavanaugh, but he's ready to vote

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Lindsey Graham said he has no plans to personally read the FBI report on Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh, but he's confident the supplemental background check found no evidence to corroborate allegations of sexual misconduct.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 4, 2018

'I was screaming at the TV': Anti-Kavanaugh activists frustrated with Sen. Feinstein

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Dianne Feinstein's style is to work behind the scenes, craft careful arguments and lobby fellow members. But that's not what a lot of activists protesting Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh want.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 4, 2018

Pence intensifies warnings about China. Venezuela is Exhibit A

WASHINGTON _ Vice President Mike Pence accused China of seeking to undermine the Trump administration and sow divisions with its allies. And he used Latin America as a pointed example of Beijing's aggressive moves.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 4, 2018

Trump administration repeals train safety regulation, triggering new oil spill fears

WASHINGTON _ The Trump administration has repealed a safety regulation governing trains that carry large quantities of oil, sparking new fears among state officials and environmental activists that devastating oil spills could be more likely.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 3, 2018

Senators demand probe of FEMA awards to inexperienced bidders after Hurricane Maria

WASHINGTON _ Two U.S. senators called Wednesday for an investigation into FEMA's awarding of multimillion-dollar contracts to companies with "little to no experience" doing the work required in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 3, 2018

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 3, 2018

After money surge, GOP frets Democrats can 'buy rage in bulk'

WASHINGTON _ House Democratic candidates are raising money like never before in the run-up to Election Day _ and their record-setting hauls are alarming already anxious Republicans who now worry that a difficult political environment is becoming even worse.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 3, 2018

Washington sends $1.7 billion to the Carolinas in Hurricane Florence aid

WASHINGTON _ Congress is sending $1.7 billion to the storm-ravaged Carolinas.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 2, 2018

Are national Republicans abandoning Yoder?

WASHINGTON _ Republican campaign officials are sending strong signals they're abandoning Rep. Kevin Yoder, one of Kansas' most powerful House members who's struggling to survive against a well-funded Democrat.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 2, 2018

NRA's spending is way down in the 2018 midterms. Does it have 'a popularity problem?

WASHINGTON _ The National Rifle Association's political spending is sharply down heading into the 2018 midterm elections, a shift that could reflect declining fundraising in the wake of a string of mass shootings and an FBI investigation into the group's Russia ties.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 2, 2018

Democrat Sharice Davids outraises GOP's Kevin Yoder in Kansas

WASHINGTON _ Kansas Democrat Sharice Davids outraised incumbent GOP Rep. Kevin Yoder by more than $1.6 million over the past three months, a strong sign of Democratic enthusiasm in a race that could determine which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 1, 2018

Visa program for Canadian professionals survives NAFTA talks intact

WASHINGTON _ Despite promising to cut the program, the Trump administration on Monday agreed to allow tens of thousands �� if not hundreds of thousands �� of Canadian engineers, doctors and nurses who come to work in the United States to keep their visas as part of the new U.S.…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 1, 2018

Mississippi's Cindy Hyde-Smith is selling her DC ties and getting Trump's help

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith believes it's better to be seen in Washington working _ and seen with President Donald Trump _ than debating her opponents back in Mississippi prior to the Nov. 6 special Senate election.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Oct 1, 2018

Republicans call for investigation of Feinstein over Ford's letter

WASHINGTON _ Republicans are calling for an investigation into who leaked Christine Blasey Ford's letter accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, focusing particularly on Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 29, 2018

US intelligence agencies see new threats from global rivals, and say it may be Cold War 2.0

WASHINGTON _ As the intelligence community shifts its primary focus from counterterrorism to threats from Russia and China, some leaders voice a sense of deja vu and even eagerness at the challenge.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 28, 2018

Graham's defense of Kavanaugh has conservatives applauding. How long will that last?

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Lindsey Graham is ready to run for re-election in 2020.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Sep 28, 2018

US spies see new threats from global rivals, and say it may be Cold War 2.0

WASHINGTON _ As the intelligence community shifts its primary focus from counterterrorism to threats from Russia and China, some leaders voice a sense of deja vu and even eagerness at the challenge.

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