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Americans are already weary of COVID constraints. Will omicron response help or hurt Biden?

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is down in the polls, beset by rising inflation and struggling to get his message across to voters.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 3, 2021

White House shakes up economic message as Biden battles inflation, low poll numbers

WASHINGTON — The White House is shifting its economic argument to focus on Republicans as evidence mounts that its messaging on the politically tricky issue of inflation has fallen flat with most Americans.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 2, 2021

Democrats look to ‘go on offense’ on abortion as Supreme Court weighs Roe v. Wade

WASHINGTON — As Democrats seek to turn the political tide less than one year out from the midterm elections, they are increasingly leaning into the volatile issue of abortion, with the Roe v. Wade decision hanging in the balance at the U.S. Supreme Court.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 2, 2021

McConnell slow walks ‘must-pass’ defense bill as funding deadline looms

WASHINGTON — Back in early October, Mitch McConnell took to the Senate floor to thrash Democrats for leaving the annual bill that funds national defense “in procedural limbo for months.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 1, 2021

NC Senate candidate’s allies bet millions on Trump endorsement strategy. Is it working?

WASHINGTON — An influential conservative organization that has been spending millions of dollars on ads telling Republicans who former President Donald Trump is backing in the North Carolina Senate race says its strategy is paying off.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Dec 1, 2021

CDC expands omicron testing to four airports as direct flights continue from southern Africa

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded testing for the omicron variant of the coronavirus to four U.S. airports, including ones that continue to receive direct flights from South Africa, where the mutation was first identified.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Nov 30, 2021

¿Será California un centro de abortos? Cómo una decisión de la Corte Suprema afectaría al estado

WASHINGTON — La Corte Suprema podría alterar las leyes sobre el aborto en todo el país cuando atienda una impugnación de la ley de Mississippi que restringe el acceso después de las 15 semanas de embarazo el 1º de diciembre.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Nov 30, 2021

Mayors scramble for face time with Buttigieg with billions of infrastructure dollars at stake

WASHINGTON — With hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants up for grabs under the infrastructure law President Joe Biden signed this month, mayors from Sacramento to Miami-Dade are anxiously seeking face time with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a former mayor who could green-light their pet projects.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Nov 29, 2021

The Senate still hasn’t funded Israel’s Iron Dome. Jewish Democrats blame Rand Paul

WASHINGTON — When progressive House Democrats fought a vote to pass aid for Israel’s Iron Dome defense shield, the outrage among both mainstream Democrats and Republicans boiled over.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Nov 25, 2021

‘Is that it?’ Democrats warn Biden spending bill isn’t enough to satisfy party base

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden may be on the verge of enacting a massive social spending plan that’s widely considered to be the crown jewel of his legislative agenda.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Nov 25, 2021