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Details scarce, but White House says it's actively working to bring journalist Austin Tice home

WASHINGTON _ Six years after journalist Austin Tice disappeared in war-torn Syria, the State Department says it believes he is alive and that his case has "attention at the highest level" of the Trump administration, including its new envoy for hostage affairs, Robert C. O'Brien.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 13, 2018

In 2014, political spending at Trump properties was $35,000; in 2018, it's $3.5 million

BEDMINSTER, N.J. _ At least 125 Republican campaigns and conservative political groups spent more than $3.5 million at President Donald Trump's resorts, hotels and restaurants since January 2017, the month he was sworn in, according to an analysis by McClatchy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 13, 2018

Erroneous 'official' Georgia data is preliminary, state says 12 weeks after primary

In large red letters atop a Georgia Secretary of State's office web page featuring precinct-by-precinct vote tallies from the May 22 primary election stand the words: "Official Results."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 13, 2018

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Abrams could be the first black, female governor: 'I'm Georgia-grown but Mississippi-raised'

TUNICA, Miss. _ Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams says she likes to tell people that she's Georgia-grown but Mississippi-raised.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2018

Venezuelan military deserter faces deportation back to government US calls dictatorship

WASHINGTON _ A Venezuelan military officer who deserted his country's army to seek asylum in the United States faces deportation next week, back to the government the U.S. claims is a dictatorship that must be punished.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2018

Tomato fight divides growers in Florida and the West Coast. Will it trip up NAFTA?

WASHINGTON _ Florida and Mexico are having a food fight over tomatoes and other fresh produce. Will farmers in California and Washington get caught in the crossfire?

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 10, 2018

In South Carolina, Democrats try forgiving a candidate with abuse in his past

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Jim Clyburn is of two minds about Archie Parnell.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 9, 2018

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Rand Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin in Russia

WASHINGTON _ Sen. Rand Paul, one of the few Republicans who has defended President Donald Trump's outreach to Russia, has gone even further to solidify ties: During a trip to Moscow he announced that he'd delivered a letter from Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2018

Trump, Congress try to breathe life into long-delayed criminal justice reform package

WASHINGTON _ Jon Ponder has lived both sides of the debate on criminal justice reform.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2018

Companies controlled by Rick Gates took in cash from fraud-linked accounts

WASHINGTON _ Two companies controlled by Paul Manafort's former right-hand-man, Rick Gates, received more than $200,000 in 2015 from accounts linked to a multimillion-dollar fraud scam, according to filings in a federal lawsuit.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2018

Conservative group throws money into a dozen House races

WASHINGTON _ The political affiliate of a major conservative organization is charging into 12 House districts, seeking to insulate Republican candidates from a challenging national environment ahead of November's midterm elections.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2018

Blue wave? Republicans say Democrats are overestimating their strength

WASHINGTON_Democrats are crowing about forcing the GOP to again defend solidly red territory _ this time, Ohio's 12th congressional district. It's a sign, they say, of a sure blue wave that hands the left control of the House of Representatives in November.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 8, 2018

McCaskill, Hawley Senate matchup set after both win easily in Missouri primaries

WASHINGTON _ Missouri's Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley will face Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill in November in a race that will be crucial for deciding control of the U.S. Senate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2018

Trump wants to clear more trees to halt fires. The feds need to spend more, experts say.

WASHINGTON _ When it comes to wildfires, California is "not on the side of nature," Gov. Jerry Brown acknowledged in an Aug. 1 press conference. "We're fighting nature."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2018

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2018

Trump tariffs could nix savings that car buyers might see from environmental rollbacks

WASHINGTON _ Driving down costs for car buyers was a stated rationale of the Trump administration's decision last week to lower Obama-era fuel economy standards and challenge California's ability to set its own vehicle emission limits.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2018

Mormon distaste for Trump could hurt GOP candidates in 2018

WASHINGTON _ In 2016, some of the Republican Party's most reliable voters _ Mormons _ rebuked candidate Donald Trump at the ballot box. Two years later, many are so uneasy with President Trump that they could sit out the midterms, jeopardizing GOP candidates in several races critical to Republican control…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 7, 2018

Trump has raised $135M at 29 fundraisers. But nearly half the events have been for himself

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump has headlined 29 fundraisers since he was sworn into office, raising at least $135 million _ but unlike the five previous presidents, nearly half of the events benefited himself, instead of just his party or candidates, according to an analysis by McClatchy.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 6, 2018

670 ballots in a precinct with 276 voters, and other tales from Georgia's primary

WASHINGTON _ Habersham County's Mud Creek precinct in northeastern Georgia had 276 registered voters ahead of the state's primary elections in May.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 6, 2018

Hemp advocates angry at federal felon ban � but states already impose barriers

WASHINGTON _ The Senate farm bill would bar people convicted of drug felonies from growing hemp _ but some states already go further than that.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 3, 2018

Georgia election officials knew system had 'critical vulnerabilities' before 2016 vote

WASHINGTON _ Georgia election officials got a friendly warning in August 2016 that their electronic voting system could be easily breached.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 3, 2018

Kansas Democrats accuse Yoder, dark money group of meddling in primary

WASHINGTON _ "We don't need more Obama-Sanders progressives."

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 2, 2018

Overturning Roe v. Wade wouldn't be the biggest obstacle for abortion access in California

WASHINGTON _ California was one of the first states in the country to legalize abortion, and its expansive laws on reproductive rights mean that it will still be legal to terminate a pregnancy in the state, even if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 2, 2018

Trump's challenge of California's emissions rules could zap its electric car industry

WASHINGTON _ California helped birth the nation's electric vehicle industry. It used its laws and market size to prompt automakers to make and sell electric vehicles. It encouraged Tesla and other innovators to build manufacturing plants.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 2, 2018

Congress sends firefighting planes to California, but they won't help this year

WASHINGTON _ More help is on the way for the increasingly devastating California fire season, thanks to Congress.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Aug 2, 2018

In the next spending fight, GOP defense goals hinge on the left's wish list

WASHINGTON _ Three months away from tough midterm elections, Republicans urgently want to secure bragging rights for their work boosting the military and giving troops a pay raise.

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