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Thousands of legal immigration slots would be slashed under House plan

WASHINGTON _ Tens of thousands of immigrants will be barred from entering the country under the compromise plan the House is about to consider.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 19, 2018

Trump planned to erect tent cities to house immigrants since the start of his presidency

WASHINGTON _ Since the earliest days of the Trump presidency, the administration has been preparing to erect tent cities to house immigrants who had come to the country illegally.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 19, 2018

'Little Russian media project' tries to turn America against itself

NEW YORK _ Alexander Malkevich is an information warrior for Russia.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 19, 2018

Afghan interpreters face new trouble trying to get US visas

WASHINGTON _ Four years ago, Ahmad Shirin was in his native Afghanistan, fearing that the Taliban would kill him for serving as an interpreter for the U.S. Army, a job dutifully and dangerously carried out for 12 years.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 18, 2018

Koch group presses Republicans and Democrats to trim unspent dollars

WASHINGTON _ A powerful conservative group is pressing senators this week to back President Donald Trump's effort to eliminated an unspent $15 billion in federal spending that Congress has already approved.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 18, 2018

Have politicians learned from the 2016 email hacks? Experts are not so sure

WASHINGTON _ A new reality has set in to political campaigns: Candidates must expect that their private email accounts will be hacked, and the contents splashed onto the internet, possibly squandering their chances of victory or exposing personal secrets.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 15, 2018

Democratic poll: Texas Senate race between Cruz, O'Rourke in the single digits

WASHINGTON _ Texas Sen. Ted Cruz leads Democrat Beto O'Rourke 49 to 43 percent in a new poll conducted for one of O'Rourke's Democratic allies.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 15, 2018

Republicans blindsided by Trump opposition to immigration plan

WASHINGTON _ House Republicans who spent months carefully crafting an immigration reform plan found themselves not rounding up votes Friday but refreshing their phone messages to see if a presidential tweet would blow up the entire effort.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 15, 2018

Judge plans to rule by July 1 on Kentucky's Medicaid overhaul

WASHINGTON _ A federal judge says he hopes to rule by July 1 on whether Kentucky can carry out its controversial overhaul of the state's Medicaid program that would require some recipients to find jobs, volunteer or lose their benefits.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 15, 2018

Senate now open to considering House immigration plan

WASHINGTON _ Republican senators who previously said immigration was a dead issue said Thursday the House immigration plan drafted by House Speaker Paul Ryan could get a vote in their chamber.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Jun 14, 2018