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Sen. Marshall’s effort to limit consequences of military vaccine mandate passes Congress

WASHINGTON — Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall succeeded on Wednesday in his effort to restrict how members of the military who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are punished.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 16, 2021

Officials forecast long, expensive recovery for Kentucky. ‘Hundreds of millions of dollars at least’

WASHINGTON — Kentucky’s recovery from last weekend’s historic tornado outbreak will take “months if not years,” and cost “hundreds of millions of dollars,” according to public officials and experts who are still assessing the full scale of the loss and damage.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 14, 2021

CDC director says omicron could dominate in the US within ‘weeks’ over delta variant

WASHINGTON — Omicron is rapidly spreading and could become the predominant variant of the coronavirus in the United States “on the order of weeks” over the delta variant, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 14, 2021

President Biden to make SC return to give graduation speech at HBCU South Carolina State

President Joe Biden will visit South Carolina this week, his first trip back to the Palmetto State since he was elected president in November 2020.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 13, 2021

Mother of missing journalist Austin Tice meets with top Biden official after criticizing White House

WASHINGTON — The mother of Austin Tice, an American journalist who went missing in Syria in 2012, met at the White House with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday after criticizing the Biden administration for being a “hurdle” to the release of her son.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 10, 2021

Gov. DeSantis wants $8 million to remove ‘unauthorized aliens’ from Florida, escalates Biden feud

MIAMI — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ fight with the Biden administration over immigration has led to a $1.6 million state-funded border mission in Texas, a lawsuit against the federal government and an executive order enlisting the state’s law enforcement agency to collect information on “potential illegal immigrants” relocated to Florida…

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 10, 2021

UN disability rights treaty was Dole’s unfulfilled wish. Will his death spur action?

WASHINGTON — Disability rights advocates say if lawmakers want to honor Sen. Bob Dole’s legacy, they should finally ratify a United Nations treaty on disability rights the Kansas Republican icon championed in his later years.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 10, 2021

Gun control advocate frustration boils over after ‘very weak’ response to Michigan shooting

WASHINGTON — Manuel Oliver remembers when a school shooting could spark a national conversation about gun control. His son, Joaquin, was one of 17 people killed in 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, an act of violence that briefly transformed the policy debate over access to firearms.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 10, 2021

Treasury takes aim at shell companies, corruption in real estate

The U.S. Treasury Department announced proposed rules to curb the use of shell companies and laundering of illicit money through American real estate.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 10, 2021

White House is a ‘hurdle’ to son Austin Tice’s release, mother says

WASHINGTON — The mother of abducted journalist Austin Tice said Thursday that the White House has become a “hurdle” to freeing her son from captivity, suggesting that his release was not a priority for the highest levels of the Biden administration.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 10, 2021