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Businesses linked to McCaskill's husband get $131 million in federal dollars

WASHINGTON _ Businesses tied to U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill's husband have been awarded more than $131 million in federal subsidies since the Missouri Democrat took office in 2007, an analysis by The Kansas City Star found.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 23, 2018

Sharp increase in liver-disease deaths is fueled by young Americans drinking

From 1999 to 2016, liver disease deaths rose 65 percent, a study by two University of Michigan professors found.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 21, 2018

Fake, misleading social media posts exploding globally, study finds

WASHINGTON _ Russia's social media blitz to influence the 2016 U.S. election was part of a global "phenomenon" in which a broad spectrum of governments and political parties used internet platforms to spread junk news and disinformation in at least 48 countries last year, an Oxford University study has found.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 20, 2018

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This moderate Democrat's model is being copied where it matters � in Trump territory

WASHINGTON _ Forget the democratic socialist in New York. If Democrats retake the House of Representatives on Election Day, it will be because of people like Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 19, 2018

Will Southern voters be swayed by Democrats' health care attacks on GOP?

WASHINGTON _ In Southern states where Republican opposition to the 2010 health care law has been strongest, Democrats are using heightened concerns about health care to woo undecided voters and challenge GOP candidates who don't support the Affordable Care Act and its key provisions.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 19, 2018

Nunes used political dollars for $15K in Celtics tickets, winery tours and Vegas trips

WASHINGTON _ Rep. Devin Nunes used political donations to pay for nearly $15,000 in tickets to Boston Celtics basketball games as well as winery tours and lavish trips to Las Vegas, according to reports from the Federal Election Commission and two nonpartisan watchdog groups.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 19, 2018

Latin American diplomats: US lacks authority to seek help on Venezuela migrant crisis

WASHINGTON _ Latin American diplomats say the United States lacks moral authority to encourage the region to take steps it's unwilling to take in the Venezuelan migration crisis because of the Trump administration's own border policies, according to more than a half-dozen current and former diplomats and officials in Latin…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 18, 2018

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Trump developer ignores demands for information on Chinese deal at Dubai development

WASHINGTON _ A developer of a Trump-branded golf resort in Dubai ignored a demand by a key member of Congress to explain how and why it awarded a contract to a company owned by the Chinese government.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 18, 2018

Route 66 gets a congressional cheer but few quick repairs

WASHINGTON _ Congress is celebrating the centennial of historic Route 66. But that's about all Washington is doing immediately for California's repair-starved sections of the road.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 18, 2018

New tactic by politicians: Set up fake news websites as a campaign gambit

WASHINGTON _ Despite complaints from Congress about the Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign that included "fake news" sites designed to sway voters, at least three members of Congress seeking re-election have posted similar sites designed to help them win re-election.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 18, 2018

Rand Paul and Donald Trump bond over Trump's performance with Putin

WASHINGTON _ The senator who once dubbed Donald Trump an "orange-faced windbag" and the president _ who derided Rand Paul as "truly weird" _ are now fast friends, thanks to Paul's support for Trump's performance in talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 17, 2018

Interior Secretary Zinke to visit California as GOP steps up fight over state's water

WASHINGTON _ With little clout in Sacramento, Republicans are trying to use their power in Washington to reshape California's water policies.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 17, 2018

Republicans say Rubio's bill is the way for Congress to deter Russian meddling

WASHINGTON _ Conservatives are lining up behind Marco Rubio's plan to automatically sanction Russia for any future election meddling a day after President Donald Trump's meeting in Helsinki, Finland, with Russian President Vladimir Putin drew widespread derision from the entire political spectrum.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 17, 2018

Diplomats say it's settled. They can't rely on Trump

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's extraordinary remarks Monday, siding with Russian President Vladmir Putin's denials of 2016 campaign meddling over U.S. intelligence agencies' conclusion, has left U.S. and foreign diplomats worried that the United States will no longer be a reliable partner, will no longer defend other countries and will…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 16, 2018

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 16, 2018

Kavanaugh in line to decide 'sleeper case' that could rein in EPA, other agencies

WASHINGTON _ Conservative groups and jurists, including U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, have long advocated restricting the latitude of the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies to set rules and regulations, beyond what Congress has specifically authorized.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 13, 2018

Speculation grows S. Carolina's Clyburn may run for House speaker

WASHINGTON _ A whisper campaign is underway to promote U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn of South Carolina as the next speaker of the House of Representatives.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 13, 2018

Russia probe indictments spotlight risk of bitcoin, digital currency

WASHINGTON _ The use of so-called cryptocurrencies in global finance is likely to come under increased scrutiny after the Justice Department announced indictments Friday against 12 Russian military intelligence officers whose alleged conspiracy used bitcoin to set up and maintain hacking activities designed to undermine U.S. elections in 2016.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 13, 2018

'Just a dumb move': Democrats dismiss potential vote on abolishing ICE as bad politics

WASHINGTON _ House Democrats are brushing off the looming threat of a vote on a controversial proposal to abolish Immigrations and Customs Enforcement that Republicans believe will be a "political lose-lose" for Democrats.

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McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 12, 2018

Ex-gubernatorial candidate in Georgia has 'mission' to damage Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle

MACON, Ga. _ Georgia voters can expect to hear more snippets from a secretly recorded conversation with Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle in the days ahead of the July 24 Republican gubernatorial runoff, according to the man who made the recording.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 12, 2018

Trump lost millions at golf courses in Scotland, but US voters weren't told that

WASHINGTON _ President Donald Trump's pair of golf resorts in Scotland have steadily lost money, with losses calculated at $23 million the last year his company reported figures to United Kingdom officials.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 12, 2018

Trump administration: Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega and his family need to 'get out of the way'

WASHINGTON _ The Trump administration called for new leadership in Nicaragua, charging that the government of President Daniel Ortega has hollowed out democratic institutions, won't cooperate with international human rights investigators and directed state security forces to violently suppress protests.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 11, 2018

CDC joins investigation into 'sonic attacks' in Cuba and China

WASHINGTON _ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has joined the investigation into the sonic incidents that have injured U.S. diplomats and have confounded U.S. officials and scientists since first discovered last year in Cuba.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 11, 2018

Opponents of Brett Kavanaugh hope a MeToo link will derail nomination

WASHINGTON _ Opponents of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday unveiled a new line of attack _ questioning whether Kavanaugh, as a clerk to 9th U.S. Circuit Court Judge Alex Kozinski in the early 1990s, knew about Kozinski's alleged sexual harassment of fellow clerks.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 11, 2018

Why the government missed the deadline to reunite immigrant families

WASHINGTON _ Criminal background checks, DNA tests, deportations, illnesses and cumbersome communication between three federal government agencies and even more sub-agencies have delayed the reunification of immigrant families that were separated at the border.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jul 10, 2018

Congress has no plan to end immigrant child separation, says guidance needed

WASHINGTON _ Congress appears to be kicking the can on a fix to the separation of immigrant families, even as the federal government admits it will not be able to reunite separated immigrant children under age 5 with their parents by a court-imposed deadline Tuesday.

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