Tag: Health

In this May 5, 2019 photo, migrants walk between tents, left, and cars waiting to cross the border in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, and Arizona. The tent slots are for families about to be called, allowing them to be ready on a momentâs notice.

Infectious diseases a rising threat among migrants at southern border

Anna Giaritelli · May 23, 2019 1:24 pm

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks before signing a measure that makes Washington the first state in the nation to establish a program to help offset the costs of long-term care, Monday, May 13, 2019, in Olympia, Wash. Starting in 2025, the program promises a benefit for those who pay into the program, with a lifetime maximum of $36,500 per person, indexed to inflation, paid for by an employee payroll premium.

Beltway Confidential

Washington’s Cascade Care will bring a cascade of problems

Sally Pipes · May 22, 2019 7:29 pm

Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas.

Clarence Thomas rebukes fellow justices over Supreme Court refusal to hear medical malpractice case

Diana Stancy Correll · May 20, 2019 9:40 pm

Amy Klobuchar and Jim Klobuchar.

Amy Klobuchar gets personal on Alzheimer’s issue: My dad’s in memory care

Naomi Lim · May 20, 2019 1:42 pm

Jay Inslee.

Jay Inslee: Abortion access should be a civil right

Naomi Lim · May 18, 2019 11:32 pm

In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash.

NC becomes first state to sue e-cigarette maker Juul over targeting teens

Melissa Quinn · May 16, 2019 5:03 pm

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee member Josh Hawley, R-Mo., listens to witnesses during the Committee's hearing on 'Unprecedented Migration at the U.S. Southern Border: By the Numbers', on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2019.

Josh Hawley: Alabama abortion ban is ‘direct response’ to New York’s late-term abortion law

Diana Stancy Correll · May 16, 2019 4:51 pm

Former President Jimmy Carter, and Rosalynn Carter hold hands as they walk from a State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush at the National Cathedral, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Washington.

Jimmy Carter, Rosalynn Carter both released from hospital

Caitlin Yilek · May 16, 2019 2:26 pm

Joy Behar speaks onstage at Investigation Discovery and Glamour's Fourth Annual Inspire a Difference Honors Event at Dream Hotel Downtown on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, in New York City.

Joy Behar: Alabama lawmakers who voted for abortion ban should get a vasectomy

Diana Stancy Correll · May 15, 2019 7:56 pm

Beltway Confidential

Spinning Philadelphia's soda tax

Guy Bentley · May 15, 2019 6:06 pm

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Here’s a better way for pro-lifers to win the battle for public opinion

Tiana Lowe Doescher · May 15, 2019 5:11 pm

Lucia Hermo, with megaphone, leads chants during a rally against a ban on nearly all abortions, outside of the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.

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The pro-life cause should and can care about rape victims, too

Tiana Lowe Doescher · May 15, 2019 2:39 pm