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If Trump hatred hands a GOP seat to Dems, it will be this California district

IRVINE, Calif. _ Robert Farnsworth is a moderate Republican voter, someone who thinks climate change is real but who's skeptical about raising the minimum wage.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 27, 2018

Democrats' fall strategy: Stop talking about Trump

WASHINGTON �� Democrats are betting that with the help of a wave of TV and digital ads they can finally make the upcoming election about health care and taxes.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 24, 2018

The odd couple: Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul

WASHINGTON _ Mitch McConnell's primary mission is to show that the Senate is efficient and workmanlike _ and avoid a costly government shutdown just before the critical November election.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 24, 2018

These Republicans co-wrote a bill to protect Mueller: Now they won't push for it

WASHINGTON _ Republicans who co-authored an effort to bar President Donald Trump from firing Special Counsel Robert Mueller now say they don't see the need right now for their initiative.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 22, 2018

Lindsey Graham: 'Too early to tell' whether Trump could be impeached

WASHINGTON _ It's "too early to tell" if the public was starting to turn against President Donald Trump in such a way as to make impeachment politically tenable, Sen. Lindsey Graham told McClatchy Wednesday _ a view at odds with most Republicans' insistence that such a step shouldn't even be…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 22, 2018

Loyal Democratic donors: We're done with the DNC 'until they get their act together'

WASHINGTON_While Democratic donors have eagerly opened their wallets ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, helping Democratic candidates and groups largely outraise their Republican counterparts, one notable exception has stood out: The Democratic National Committee _ the party's signature organization _ has posted its worst midterm fund raising totals in more…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 22, 2018

Trump, Sessions feud spills over into dispute over policy on criminal justice reform

WASHINGTON _ Attorney General Jeff Sessions' disconnect with his boss, President Donald Trump, is extending beyond their disagreement about the Russia probe to disagreeing on policy issues for which Sessions would normally speak for the administration _ notably, prison reform.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 21, 2018

Two Republicans want to be called farmers on the ballot. Democrats say they're not

WASHINGTON _ Reps. Jeff Denham and Devin Nunes say they're farmers, and that's how they're going to be described on this fall's California election ballots.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 21, 2018

Georgia officials say it's too late to switch to paper ballots despite security concerns

County election officials across Georgia say it's too late to switch to paper ballots in the upcoming elections, despite warnings that hackers could easily penetrate the state's antiquated electronic voting system and that Russia could unleash a new wave of disruptive cyberattacks.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 20, 2018

Trump's budget director tries to protect home-state business from tariffs

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's budget director, Mick Mulvaney, is trying to help a South Carolina business that could be hurt by the White House's trade policies.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 20, 2018