Tag: Zika Virus

Providing funding to combat the Zika virus is a "basic responsibility" of Congress, he said. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: Zika mosquitoes already in U.S.

Susan Crabtree · July 1, 2016 3:53 pm

Reid Falsely Claims Women Will ‘Have No Place’ to Get Birth Control Under Zika Bill

John McCormack · June 30, 2016 6:05 pm

Majorities of voters in both parties want more investment in Zika. Eighty percent of Democrats and 66 percent of Republicans said more money should be spent on prevention efforts. (AP Photo)

Poll: Three in four Americans want Zika funding

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 30, 2016 7:00 am

Congress ignored the $1.9B requested by Obama, and the $1.1B that passed the House failed in the Senate. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

NIH has ‘no money’ to fight Zika

Robert King · June 29, 2016 4:28 pm

Dems Kill Zika Funding After Not Getting Extra Cash for Planned Parenthood

Jim Swift · June 28, 2016 11:48 pm

"I would say to my Democratic friends, there are some disadvantages to being in the minority," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said. "You don't get everything exactly the way you want." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McConnell to Dems: Zika negotiations are over

Susan Ferrechio · June 28, 2016 8:31 pm

"Republicans now apparently see Zika funding as the vehicle to allow the display of Confederate flags in cemeteries across the country," Josh Earnest said. (AP Photo)

WH chastises GOP for combining Confederate flag issue with Zika money

Nicole Duran · June 28, 2016 8:29 pm

The abortion lobby has long benefitted from its use of the anodyne label "pro-choice." (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Pro-choice’ army continues its offensive in the culture war

Timothy P. Carney · June 28, 2016 7:37 pm

Ryan didn't say in a statement Tuesday whether the House plans to negotiate new legislation to fund Zika . (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Ryan: Dems blocking Zika money ‘ridiculous’

Susan Ferrechio · June 28, 2016 5:23 pm

Shooting down the bill, Johnny Isakson said, "is saying to pregnant moms in America, we don't think the case of the Zika virus is that important. You're going to have to run the risk yourself." (AP Photo)

GOP senator: ‘Unbelievable’ Dems voted down vets, Zika bill

Pete Kasperowicz · June 28, 2016 5:11 pm

Senate Dems block House Zika funding

Senate Dems block House Zika funding

Susan Ferrechio · June 28, 2016 3:24 pm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has so far reported that four other infants have been born in the U.S. with birth defects caused by the Zika virus. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

First baby with Zika-connected microcephaly born in Florida

Paige Winfield Cunningham · June 28, 2016 3:00 pm